[Nfbmt] Bus service between Missoula, Whitefish, 8 other cities to begin

[d m gina]

Hello,
the cities that were named, are they just small cities?
This is fun to learn more names out there.
I visited white fish at most four times.
Still have friends living there if not close to there.
I also am pleased that the Indian reservation is interested in helping out.
I grew up with a gentleman who was indian probably passed away now, 
where if he got mad holy cow.
That made me afraid of them.
I often wonder if this happens at times for us, where folks can be afraid.
Either a bad experience they had anything like that.
Thanks for sharing.
I will keep watching to see when the larger cities will be served again.

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> Greetings,
> Below is the link, processed to a word document.
> Ted
> ***
> Bus service between Missoula, Whitefish, 8 other cities to begin

> PABLO - Starting next week, folks on the Flathead Indian        Reservation
> and in communities north will have a bus to catch.
> It's been a while.
> Daily passenger service between Missoula and Whitefish will resume Monday
> with stops in eight more communities along the way, including Polson and
> Kalispell.
> Flathead Transit, a service of the Confederated and Salish Kootenai Tribes,
> will offer the public transportation.
> It's been eight years since bus service was offered between Missoula and the
> Flathead Valley, according to Greyhound spokeswoman Alexandra Pedrini.
> Federal funds administered through the Montana Department of Transportation,
> and funding from Greyhound, are making it possible.
> It's the first time Greyhound has collaborated with an Indian tribe or
> tribes to offer bus service according to Corky Sias, transportation manager
> for Flathead Transit.
> "The federal funds are for routes that can't sustain themselves," says David
> Jacobs, transit section supervisor for MDT. "They subsidize routes that are
> not profitable, to provide transportation for people who need it."
> The route will provide connections to Greyhound in Missoula, Amtrak in
> Whitefish, and local and regional services in Missoula and Kalispell, he
> said.
> "More importantly, it re-establishes mobility options for Montanans who rely
> on public transit out of necessity or choice," Jacobs added.
> The annual federal funds total $204,688, according to Jacobs. Greyhound is
> adding another $133,934, and no state or local funds will be used to
> subsidize the service.
> Flathead Transit must use the fares it collects to pay bills connected to
> operating the service before the federal or Greyhound funds are accessed,
> Jacobs added, and the service is only subsidized to the break-even point.
> Sias says Flathead Transit will start running the route with a 17-passenger
> "cutaway" bus already in its fleet, and purchase a larger vehicle down the
> road if demand merits it.
> When bus service did exist on the route, it averaged 10 to 13 riders a day,
> depending on the day of the week, he said.
> Flathead Transit worked with Greyhound to establish fares. A one-way ticket
> between Missoula and Whitefish will cost $31, according to Sias. A one-way
> ticket between Missoula and Polson will be $19.
> Between Missoula and Whitefish the service will make stops in Evaro, Arlee,
> Ravalli, St. Ignatius, Pablo, Polson, Lakeside and Kalispell. Flathead
> Transit is still seeking a business in Ronan that is open seven days a week,
> and at the right times of day, that is interested in serving as a stopping
> point there.
> "This new service will be available to the general public and anyone needing
> transportation along this route," Sias said in the news release. "We are
> also proud to be partnering with Greyhound to offer service nationwide."
> The route will leave Missoula at 11:30 a.m. seven days a week and make stops
> in Evaro (11:50 a.m.), Arlee (noon), Ravalli (12:10 p.m.), St. Ignatius
> (12:15 p.m.), Pablo (1 p.m.), Polson (1:25 p.m.), Lakeside (2:10 p.m.),
> Kalispell (2:30 p.m.) and Whitefish (3:10 p.m.).
> The return route departs Whitefish at 4:45 p.m., and then leaves Kalispell
> at 5:25 p.m., Lakeside at 5:45 p.m., Polson at 6:30 p.m., Pablo at 6:40
> p.m., St. Ignatius at 7:40 p.m., Ravalli at 7:45 p.m., Arlee at 7:55 p.m.
> and Evaro at 8:05 p.m. It is scheduled to arrive back in Missoula at 8:25
> p.m.
> Tickets can be purchased at the Greyhound Terminal in Missoula, Stuart's
> Cenex in St. Ignatius, Quick Silver in Pablo, Kwa Taq Nuk Resort in Polson
> and Brian's Conoco in Kalispell. Customers can also purchase tickets to and
> from the 10 communities on the route through any Greyhound selling locations
> nationwide or online.
> The service is offered in cooperation with Greyhound as part of its
> Greyhound Connect program, which serves small towns and rural communities in
> the U.S.
> As of Tuesday, the new route and fares were not displayed at the Greyhound
> website. The link to Greyhound Connect showed it offers service in six
> states, but Montana had not yet been added to the list.
> Greyhound president and CEO Dave Leach said in the news release the bus
> company looks forward "to maintaining this partnership for the traveling
> public for years to come."
> ***
> EDWARD C "TED" ROBBINS
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> Bus service between Missoula, Whitefish, 8 other cities to begin:
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