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Polson celebrates homecoming week, teams win games Polson celebrates homecoming week, teams win games

POLSON – The Polson High School campus was buzzing with school spirit as the students, faculty and community members celebrated homecoming festivities last week. Homecoming activities included a parade, pep assembly, hall decorating, float construction, tailgate party, dress-up days, a barbeque and bonfire and the crowning of the king and queen. On Tuesday, both the Pirates and Lady Pirates soccer teams notched homecoming wins and moved to 3-5 on the season. In the girls game, Sophia Moderie scored the lone goal as the Lady Pirates defeated the Bigfork Valkyrie 1-0. Kaden Nelson led the Pirates with game high three goals as the boys outscored the Bigfork Vikings 5-2 in their win...


Valley Voices — Real people; real opinions. Valley Voices — Real people; real opinions.

Courtney Mitchell: “My favorite fall activity is going out and taking pictures of the leaves.” Matt Warren:   “Just fall football: high school football on Fridays, watching college football on Saturdays and NFL football on Sundays. Just sitting down relaxi...

Alternatives offered to private memorial on highways

Loss of life from a vehicle crash has a devastating impact on families and friends of the victim when a loved one is suddenly no longer with us. It has become a practice for people who have lost loved ones due to a fatal crash to express their grief by placing a memorial within the highway right of way near ...

Kingfisher offers beautiful display as photographer 'becomes a rock' Kingfisher offers beautiful display as photographer 'becomes a rock'

A small stream flows into the canal two miles from our place in St. Ignatius. At that confluence, it also happens that the canal makes a 90-degree turn. The result of the waters merging in this way is a deeper and wider section of the canal; in fact, locals know it as a fairly good place to catch trout now a...

Fires cause permanent damage as weather warms Fires cause permanent damage as weather warms

Grass could soon replace the evergreens that blanket the base of the Mission Mountains, according to a new study. As summer weather gets hotter and dryer, ponderosa pines and Douglas fir seedlings in the northwest United States are less likely to survive to maturity, a study from the University of Montana...

St. Ignatius seniors for Oct. 2, 2019

ST. IGNATIUS — How do you fix a broken pumpkin? With a pumpkin patch. Our center will be offering flu shots on Wednesday, Oct. 2, from 4-5 p.m. The cost is $30. The AARP Safe Driving class will be on Friday, Oct. 11, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Please call 406-745-0057 to get signed up.  We wil...

Polson seniors for Oct. 2, 2019

POLSON — There will be a flu shot clinic on Oct. 3, from 10 a.m. to noon. Medicare will cover this. The veterans’ representative will be here on Friday, Oct. 4, from 10 a.m. to noon.  Lunch for the week:  —  Wednesday, Oct. 2: Salisbury steak, whipped potatoes &mdash...

DPHHS program aims to reduce falls  

News from DPHHS The Department of Public Health and Human Services officials say that every 11 seconds in the United States an older adult ends up in the emergency room as a result of a fall. In fact, in a recent report about the burden of falls in Montana, falls are the third leading cause of accide...

Pedal to Plate bike ride shines light on locally produced food Pedal to Plate bike ride shines light on locally produced food

RONAN – Cyclists left the Lake County Fairgrounds on Sunday morning for the all-day 40-mile Mission Mountain Area Pedal to Plate ride to support several goals. Janet Sucha, one event organizer, took a minute to talk to about 60 riders. “We wanted to do this to increase biking in Lake County,&r...

New date set for jail levy vote

LAKE COUNTY – Lake County Commissioners voted Thursday afternoon to move the Criminal Justice Facilities-Operations mill levy mail-in vote to Jan. 28, 2020. The vote was considered for an earlier date. The purpose of the date change is to satisfy a Montana State statute that requires an 85-day waiti...

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