Valley Journal
Valley Journal

Articles Written By: Rob Zolman

Superintendent holds community forum regarding Linderman gym Superintendent holds community forum regarding Linderman gym

POLSON – The Linderman gymnasium was the topic of discussion during a Jan. 19 evening forum held at the Polson High School auditorium. Polson School District Superintendent Rex Weltz provided an update to about 50 people including school board members and district staff on the current status of the Lin...

sports shorts for Dec. 19, 2018 sports shorts for Dec. 19, 2018

Girls Basketball Arlee Scarlets Alyssia Vanderberg dominated the game Tuesday night, Dec. 18, knocking down 23 points as Arlee defeated the Plains Trotters 68-43 in District 14C girls basketball action. In the road win for the Scarlets, Emily Fiddler added 14 points.    Mission L...

Working together is a ‘big dill’ for Polson pickleball Working together is a ‘big dill’ for Polson pickleball

POLSON – The Polson Parks and Recreation Department recently held a ceremony to celebrate a project milestone at the pickleball courts located at O’Malley Park.  “It was a cold chilly day but it was a big dill for the Greater Polson Community Foundation, the board members of the Fri...

Warriors look to win third straight title, Scarlets shooting for first Warriors look to win third straight title, Scarlets shooting  for first

ARLEE – With the 2018-19 basketball season well under way, one could say this season is sort of a swan song for the Arlee boys and girls basketball teams so far. Because of increasing enrollment numbers, both the Warriors and Scarlets will be moving back up to Class B next season where they had played ...

Lake Monsters welcome swimmers annual swim meet Lake Monsters welcome swimmers annual swim meet

POLSON – The Lake Monsters Swim Club hosted the annual Montana Holiday Classic Swim Meet on Saturday and Sunday at the Mission Valley Aquatics Center. Six swim clubs from around Western Montana competed in the meet featuring more than 40 swimmers participating in 38 relay and individual events. F...

Sports Shorts for Dec. 19, 2018 Sports Shorts for Dec. 19, 2018

Boys Basketball Charlo Vikings The Charlo Vikings boys' basketball team defeated the St. Regis Tigers 45-39 on Friday night in St. Regis.  Landers Smith led the Vikings with 14 points. Phil Marquez and Garett Vaughn chipped in nine points. Nate Delaney scored 10. The Vikings moved to 5-0...

Montana waters test negative for mussels Montana waters test negative for mussels

HELENA – This year was record-setting for Montana Fish Wildlife and Park’s statewide partners in the rigorous battle against Aquatic Invasive Species. “Our AIS staff and partners have done fantastic work to increase our watercraft inspection and monitoring efforts,” said Tom Woolf,...

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Mission Valley It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Mission Valley

The Mission Valley is officially aglow for the holidays with thousands of twinkling lights at the Ronan fairgrounds.  This is the sophomore year for the annual Lights Under the Big Sky festival, which came to fruition as a way for communities to come together to celebrate the holiday season and as a ...

Polson business leaders raise concerns about downtown safety Polson business leaders raise concerns about downtown safety

POLSON – About 30 Polson city residents and downtown business owners voiced their collective concerns and frustration regarding the increased occurrences of petty crimes in the downtown area, which are negatively affecting their quality of life and businesses. The Thursday evening meeting was held a...

Bulldogs win titles at Bob Kinney Invite Bulldogs win titles at Bob Kinney Invite

SUPERIOR — Ronan, Polson and Mission Valley grapplers battled on the road this past weekend. The combined Mission and Charlo teams, known together as the Bulldogs, had two wins with Walker Murphy (120) and Isaiah Allik (170) capturing individual titles to help the Bulldogs to a third-place finish du...


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