MontanaPBS to show documentaries
Access to public media continues to expand in the Flathead Valley, thanks to efforts by the state’s public television and radio groups.
MontanaPBS will launch a free over-the-air signal to the Flathead Valley this fall, and Montana Public Radio has improved its service to the Flathead. To celebrate — and to continue to raise money for its free services — the groups will hold three “Power to the Towers” screening events in Northwest Montana.
The events will screen two popular documentaries.
“4-H: Six Montana Stories,” follows six young Montanans as they learn that 4-H is about having fun responsibly.
“It's about refusing to give up on the runt of the litter and staying up all night to bottle feed a sick calf while knowing someday you’ll have to say goodbye,” according to a description by MontanaPBS. “It's about knowing where you’re headed, but never forgetting where you’ve been. And it's about pledging your head, your heart, your hands and your health — not for yourself, but to help others.”
The documentary will be shown at 7 p.m. Monday in the Columbia Falls High School auditorium and at 7 p.m. Oct. 4 in room 139 in the Arts and Technology Building at Flathead Valley Community College.
“Boom! Behind the Bakken,” explores the second oil boom that has hit western North Dakota and eastern Montana.
“This Bakken formation has impacted more than just the oil industries,” the MontanaPBS description says. “Towns around the Bakken oil formation are experiencing sudden growth in population. This program features those besieged by these new changes as well as those who are capitalizing on the oil boom.”
The film will be screen at 7 p.m. Sept. 24 in the Whitefish Middle School auditorium.
The shows are free and open to the public. The screenings also offer a chance to learn about the new, free, over-the-air service MontanaPBS will launch this fall, and an opportunity to meet the producers and station managers.
Find out more at montanapbs.org or mtpr.org, or by calling (866) 832-0829.