🌱 Local Clinic Helps Refugees With Dental Work + Missoula Marathon

Hello, everybody. It's me, Amy Mayo, your host of the Missoula Patch newsletter — back in your inbox with all the most important things happening in the community today.

But first, your local weather:

• Thursday: A stray afternoon t-shower. High: 71 Low: 47.
• Friday: Turning cloudy. High: 80 Low: 49.

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Here are the top three stories today in Missoula:

1. Partnership Health Center, based in Missoula, has joined hands with the International Rescue Committee to offer essential dental services to refugees entering the United States. These services include regular exams, teeth cleanings, and X-rays, addressing the potential lack of access or prior exposure to such dental care among refugees before their arrival in the country. A community health clinic, Partnership Health Center offers a sliding scale fee process and accepts a wide variety of insurers, as well as telehealth interpretation via phone and video. (Missoula Current)
2. This year's Missoula Marathon will be held on Jun. 25. Named the Best Marathon In the U.S. in 2010 by Runner's World Magazine, and in 2017 and 2018 by The BibRave 100, the Marathon has a number of high-profile participants this year, which includes some Olympic trial qualifiers. (KPAX)
3. The Missoula County government has allocated $833,000 in funding towards the ongoing efforts to transform the former Clark Fork Inn into a transitional housing center for veterans.Missoula County commissioners have devised a plan to allocate funds from the American Rescue Plan Act towards the transitional housing center project initiated by the Poverello Center. In 2021, the Poverello Center purchased the site with $1 million provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs. According to Heidi West, the grants administrator of Missoula County, the project is scheduled to be put out for bidding later in the summer. The aim is to complete the construction and renovations, making the facility fully operational by the end of 2024. (KPAX)

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Today and tomorrow in Missoula:

Thursday, June 15

• Fort Missoula Native Garden Tour And Nature Journaling At Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden (10:00 AM)
• Sweat Lodge At Missoula Urban Indian Health Center (1:00 PM)
• West African Dance Class At The Barn Movement Studio (6:00 PM)

Friday, June 16

• Snack & Shop With Stuffed 406 At Gull Ski and Snowboard (11:00 AM)
• Two Spirit History - Past & Present At Missoula Public Library (9:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The University of Montana's 2023 Go Griz Days have gone off without a hitch this year! Planning on becoming a future grix? You can schedule a visit to the University of Montana, here. (University of Montana via Facebook)
• REMINDER - As you contemplate your weekend plans, remember that Missoula Pride and the Missoula MADE Fair are happening this weekend. Missoula Pride will take place from June 16-18, while the Missoula MADE Fair is scheduled for Jun. 18. Don't miss out on these exciting events! (Missoula Downtown via Instagram)

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— Amy Mayo

About me: Amy Mayo is a writer, visual artist, and political scientist, living in the NC Research Triangle. She graduated from the University of North Carolina Asheville with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and has worked in a variety of fields outside of copywriting including policy advocacy, the healthcare industry and pharmaceuticals, and education. She hopes one day to live up to the stringent expectations of her cat, Morty.