Articles Written By: Rob Zolman
By Rob Zolman / Valley Journal POLSON – Upon crossing the finish line of the 2020 Sorry ‘Bout That half marathon, overall race-winner Jason Delaney exclaimed: “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” He was quoting Forrest Gump from the fam...
POLSON – On Jan. 8, 15,748 mail-in election ballots were sent out. Registered Lake County voters are asked to approve or disapprove of the county commissioner’s levy request for the ability to collect up to $2.5 million annually for 20 years to help finance a proposed new jail and courtroom expan...
RONAN – The Ronan High School boys and girls basketball teams split a doubleheader with visiting Polson Pirates and Lady Pirates on Friday night. The Maidens defeated the Lady Pirates 61-11, while the Pirates won against the Chiefs 63-48. In the first game of the evening, the Lady Pirates struggled ...
POLSON – Chill seekers splashed into the nippy waters of Flathead Lake to kick off the first day of 2020 during the 22nd Annual Polson Polar Plunge. The event was held along the boat ramp and shoreline of Polson’s Riverside Park on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 1. For some Mission Valley res...
RONAN – Mission Valley area prep wrestling teams from Ronan, Mission/Charlo and Polson returned to the mats from their winter holiday vacation this past weekend during the Western Montana Duals in Ronan. The Polson Pirate wrestling team finished fourth out of 20 western Montana teams that competed d...
PABLO – The Two Eagle River School Eagle and Lady Eagle basketball squads played host in their 14C conference to the Charlo Vikings and Lady Vikings on Friday evening. In the early game of the night, the Lady Vikings prevailed over a very young scrappy Lady Eagles team 57-8. “I am very prou...
LAKE MARY RONAN – Cast your line out in Lake Mary Ronan and you’ll likely find a northern pike on the other end. On Dec. 4, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks fish biologists Kenneth Breidinger and Sam Bourret held a forum at the Mountain Meadow Resort located along the shoreline of Lake Mary Ro...
RONAN – A $1,400 per month rent increase may close the book on the Ronan Public Library and leave the town without the service. “If a rent of this nature were imposed, the library would definitely have to close its doors,” said John Moon, Ronan District library budget board member ...
POLSON – According to new projections by AAA Travel, more than 116 million motorists are expected to be dashing through the snow to visit family and friends during this holiday season, which means the highways will be jam-packed with travelers. "4.3 million more Americans will travel this year...
Squirming, wriggling and fidgeting in line while waiting for their turn at the microphone, a group of Pablo Elementary School students gathered in the gymnasium to share and recite their recently written poetry in front of an audience of family members and classmates. One youngster mused in a poem about h...
