Articles Written By: Rob Zolman
POLSON – Three blocks of downtown Polson were closed off to traffic as basketball players and fans filled the streets for the annual Flathead Lake 3-on-3 basketball tournament this past weekend. The two-day event, first played in 1992, has grown into one of Montana’s most popular and longest- ...
SPOKANE – The 14U Polson Lakers and 16U Montana Mustangs girls softball teams joined more than 40 other teams from six states to compete in the 2019 “A” Fastpitch Western National Championship held at the Dwight Merkel Sports Complex in Spokane, Washington. The near weeklong tournament, ...
POLSON – Polson School District board members took less than an hour to approve all items listed on the agenda during the Monday evening, July 15, meeting. Polson School District Superintendent Rex Weltz gave an updated progress report on the Linderman gymnasium rebuild project. According to Weltz, ...
Thick slimy mud on the faces of the competitors couldn’t hide the smiles as they wallowed, sloshed, and splashed their way through the muck and mire during the Sixth Annual Polson Mud Run hosted by the Boys and Girls Club of the Flathead Reservation and Lake County at the Polson Fairgrounds on Saturday...
POLSON – Thousands packed the streets of downtown Polson this past weekend for the two-day family-friendly Flathead Cherry Festival. This annual Mission Valley festival celebrates the beginning of the Flathead Cherry harvest with all sorts of summertime family-friendly fun. “Cherry sales...
RONAN – In spite of numerous objections raised by local residents, the Ronan City Council approved a controversial rezoning request on Monday, July 1. In a five to one vote, council members agreed to rezone vacant properties totaling nearly 20 acres to one single zoned parcel to accommodate the cons...
CHARLO – The Ninepipes Museum of Early Montana showcased a little more than a dozen local crafters, artists and food vendors during the museum’s Fourth Annual Cultural Arts Fair on the museum’s lawn last Saturday. Fairgoers were afforded the opportunity to enjoy fine art in mediums such ...
MISSOULA – Eight Mission Valley girls fastpitch teams saw plenty of softball action this past weekend during the three-day Montana USA Junior Olympic State Softball Tournament held in Missoula. In the under-10 bracket on Friday, the Mission Valley All-Stars clobbered Belgrade 16-7 to open the tourna...
PABLO – After a long winter, the Mission Valley Super Oval (formerly Mission Valley Speedway) opened the 2019 race season under new management. The season opened about seven weekends ago. Tony Undem and his all-star team have been feeding people’s need for speed with a paved oval racing venue ...
POLSON – Suicide has been a persistent problem in Montana, but one high school student is trying to change that trend, starting with her community. “I have lost so many people to suicide,” said Lexie Gauthier, a sophomore at Ronan High School and 2019 Miss Flathead Lake Teen USA. ...
