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

Wed Dec 11 23:32:36 UTC 2013

Hi Dar.  Most of those cities named are small towns.  As far as being afraid
of Indians, I want to encourage you to step out and embrace all people as
possible friends.  Yes, "Indians" often experience a different culture then
most of the people you and I know and they can sometimes be rough around the
edges as a result of this but we all have personality "qwerks" that differ
from one another.  I would recommend that you use sensible caution when
interacting with any person as anyone has the ability to hurt anyone else
but please don't be afraid of anyone before you have had one on one
interactions with that individual. You could miss out on the opportunity to
know some really great people if you allow experiences with one individual
you had as a child to influence how you feel about an entire race of people.
Becca  

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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:
> http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/article_5902e470-61fe-11
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