POLSON — “Fast away the old year passes; hail the new ye lads and lasses!” With the new year now upon us, The Polson Senior Community Center would like to thank all those who have contributed toward the success of our programs and activities for senior citizens. We thank our employees for their hard work and dedication. Thank you to the officers and Board of Directors for their diligence in leadership positions, and thanks to the various non-profit organizations who support our nutrition program. Thank you, city, county, state, and federal governments, for financial assistance from tax dollars. Thanks to those who provide food to the center, in particular, Country...
St. Ignatius By Barb Plouffe for the Valley Journal ST. IGNATIUS — Wishing all a Merry Christmas. May you have family and/or friends to spend some time with on Christmas Day. I am sending out a ...
ST. IGNATIUS — The Mission Valley Choral Society and String Quartet filled the St. Ignatius Mission with holiday music on Saturday, Dec. 16 during their annual “Winter Holiday Spectacular” performance. Cathy Gillhouse, event director, said: “I started preparing a month in advance t...
ARLEE — A 17-year-old boy from Arlee was killed Dec. 15 and his 19-year-old male passenger injured during an early morning single-vehicle wreck on Theresa Adams Lane. According to a Montana Highway Patrol crash report, the crash occurred at 2:44 a.m. when the driver failed to negotiate a lefthand cu...
News from FLIC The Flathead Lake International Cinemafest (FLIC) celebrates its 12th winter film festival during the weekend of Feb. 16-18, 2024 at the Showboat Stadium 6, 416 Main Street, Polson. FLIC screens full-length narrative and documentary features, shorts, animation, and student films. FLIC ...
MISSION VALLEY — Beginning with the New Year, the Valley Journal will resume remote business operations. “We look forward to serving you in 2024 and meeting you face to face in your offices or public spaces regularly as we transition to working from remote offices,” said Summer Goddard, pub...
Cherry Valley recently restarted a music program. It has been since the early 2000s that music has been formally taught to our youngest learners. A staffing reconfiguration provided an opportunity to kick-start the new program. Former first grade Cherry Valley teacher Whitney Buchmann is leading the way in o...
POLSON — The Polson Senior Center will be closed on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. Happy Christmas to all. My memory seems to get shorter by the day. I’m hoping Santa Claus has a short memory. I tried to be nice, mostly, if that counts. I just must wait and see. Activities: ...
RONAN — The Mission Valley Senior Center is located across from St. Luke’s Hospital.We are open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for lunch and other activities. Our menu: Dec. 20th: baked potato bar, salad, dessert Dec. 22nd: fried chicken, potatoes, salad, dessert Dec. 25th: Merry Chr...
ARLEE — Here it is the last month of 2023. We’ve enjoyed the bounties of Thanksgiving, the friends and families around the table the many stories of the past and, of course, always so much to be thankful for in our lives. Now we are on to preparing for Christmas, which includes, shopping, sending...
