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September 24, 2016 marked the 175th anniversary of the Jesuit missionaries’ arrival to the Bitterroot Valley. For many years, St. Mary’s Mission celebrates its founding with reenactments of the historical events which shaped the relationship between the Bitterroot Salish and the Jesuits. Their friendship has endured through many challenges, including the forced removal of the…

Student producers in MAPS Works have created impressive documentaries and public service announcements that shine the spotlight on local non-profit organizations and boost the caring community. Clare Ann Harff, MAPS president and program director, said Peter Rosten started the MAPS Media Institute in 2004 with the idea of always giving back to the community in…

The successful MAPS program with staffing changes, is starting its 13th season of programming and is hosting an open house Tuesday, Sept. 13. MAPS Media Institute, the afterschool hands-on technology-learning center, offers free classes to all Ravalli County students in grades 8–12. The community is welcome to tour the MAPS studios, meet the staff and…

The MAPS Media Institute is growing stronger with another year of recognized success. MAPS Media CEO and founder Peter Rosten was honored, MAPS staff was promoted and replaced and productions were awarded. MAPS begins its 13th year of programming with new community partnerships and student opportunities. Rosten, MAPS Media CEO and founder, was inducted into…

The President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities selected the MAPS Media Institute of Hamilton as one of the top 50 afterschool programs in the nation for providing excellent arts and humanities learning opportunities to young people. Megan Beyer, executive director for the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, congratulated the MAPS program….

When Peter Rosten, a Hollywood producer with over 30 years of film biz experience, retired to Darby, Mont., in 2002, he noticed the absence of an arts curriculum in the state’s education system and decided that needed to change. In 2004, with $10,000 of his own savings, Rosten founded Maps Media Institute, an after-school arts…

MAPS founder received the Silver Circle award from the Northwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Peter Rosten, founder and CEO of MAPS Media Institute in Hamilton, is being honored as an industry professional. Rosten said the awards are an honor. “NATAS are the folks who hand out Emmy awards and…

The Big Sky Documentary Film Festival is presenting “Filmmakers in the Schools” in Ravalli County at the MAPS Media Institute on Tuesday, Feb. 23. MAPS Founder and CEO Peter Rosten said MAPS is honored. “They had been exclusive to Missoula, but decided to reach out to Ravalli County and they reached out to us,” Rosten…

Ravilli County DUI Task Force Coordinator Glenda Wiles and member Katelyn Lester watch as the MAPS production crew re-creates the scene of Lester’s near-fatal DUI accident that happened in Florence five years ago… HAMILTON – Katelyn Lester is the “poster child” for preventing over-service of alcohol at bars and restaurants. Seventeen surgeries and a medical…

The founder and CEO of the MAPS Media Institute in the Bitterroot Valley, Peter Rosten, has been confirmed by Gov. Steve Bullock as the newest member of the Montana Ambassadors. The Montana Ambassadors is a volunteer organization of business and education professionals who work with Bullock, the state Department of Commerce and the Office of…