POLSON — The Mission Valley Ice Arena recently held a fundraiser in their ongoing efforts to complete the final push towards starting construction. Held in Polson’s Glacier Brewery, board member Hilary Lozar said the event was standing room only. “It went incredibly well. We were super pleased with the attendance,” Lozar commented. With live music from the ShamRockers and auction items from around 20 private and business donors, the community turned up in mass to support the ice arena project. “Anyone that we approached seemed so excited to give us something. No one turned us down. We had an incredible amount of support from the local business...
RONAN — The Mission Valley Senior Center is located across from St. Luke’s Hospital in Ronan. We are open Monday, Wednesday and Friday for lunch and other activities. Our menu: — Wednesday, March 22: turkey pot pie, salad, dessert — Friday, March 24: lasagna, s...
ST. IGNATIUS — Beautiful Sunshine and warmer temperature are a welcome site. Menu: — Friday, Feb. 24: fish, rice, veggies, fruit/Jell-O, blueberry muffins — Tuesday, Feb. 28: taco hashbrown casserole, corn/bean salad, fruit, lemon cake If you are interested in a take...
ST. IGNATIUS — It’s beginning to look like spring in around the next corner. According to the calendar we have reached the first day of spring. We have seen new calves, green grass and a few warm days. We would like to introduce our new Site Manager who joined our staff, Susan Mis...
POLSON — Time to begin the “Rites of Spring,” like digging out your umbrella and rain gear, if you can remember where you put them. April showers bring May flowers, as the old saying goes. I say April showers bring more showers, and if it lets up enough to plant your garden, you should. ...
RONAN — Funding of Public Law 280, protecting the interests of a community at odds with a corporation, and the purpose of a law that erodes parental rights were concerns Lake County citizens brought to their legislators during a March 6 meeting. The legislative update, hosted by Northwest Counties F...
HELENA — There’s broad bipartisan agreement in the Montana Capitol that rising housing costs, driven by the state’s finite supply of homes and rapid in-migration from other states, rank among the most pressing issues facing Montana residents. According to real estate website Zillow...
MONTANA — As the 2023 Legislature enters its second half, Montana Free Press is assessing how bills falling under the environmental umbrella — broadly defined — fared during the first 45 days of the session. Here we zero in on proposals to strike, add or amend laws and rules regulating coal...
The 2023 Legislature has made it to the session’s halfway point. For those who spend their time at the Capitol, it means marathon days, intense rhetoric, and heightened tempers. We went into this session laser-focused on an agenda that supports Montana families, like cutting property taxes for...
POLSON — If you forgot to set your clocks ahead one hour you can go ahead and set them now, or wait six months and then it will be standard time again. If you need more things to gripe about you can always pick time changes in the USA. One thing we can’t change is the first day of each season. Th...
