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A celebration of life has been set for Missoula's oldest resident and one of University of Montana's most loyal alums who died last weekend. The community is invited to attend the celebration for Emma B. Lommasson on Tuesday December 17 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the University Center Ballroom on the UM campus.

Emma Lommasson, Missoula's oldest resident at 107 and the longest serving alumna at the University of Montana, passed away over the weekend, according to family and friends.

The Chilean Air Force is reporting that a Missoula paraglider has died while competing in an international paragliding championship in Chile. According a report from the Chilean Air Force, Casey Bedell was found by a Chilean search and rescue team after the team had successfully rescued one other paraglider who was competing in the championship.

There on the second M Trail switchback, with the Missoula Valley spreading below, Tracy Berg and her sisters had a plan. They had commissioned a memorial bench to remember their parents, Lyle and Ellie Berg, who passed in 2015 and 2017, respectively.

More than 2,000 local families now have the chance to celebrate the holidays with a traditional Thanksgiving meal, thanks to the Missoula Food Bank’s annual turkey distribution.

The Montana Board of Regents approved construction of a new privately funded $6 million Montana Heritage Pavilion at the University of Montana on Friday.

Expecting a passing vote, Montana Museum of Art and Culture Director H. Rafael Chacon said placing the museum in a more visible spot will mark a turning point for the institution.

University of Montana computer science researcher Travis Wheeler recently was awarded a four-year $1.1 million grant to develop machine learning approaches to improving the accuracy and speed of sequence annotation.

First-year UM students entering the fall semester in 2020 may be invited to the Direct Admit Program within the business college. The new program will allow UM freshmen to declare business as their major rather than waiting until they are sophomores.

As the Montana State Department of Public Health and Human Services announces the first death associated with vaping in the state, students at the University of Montana have organized an event to increase awareness about the health impacts of e-cigarettes.