Articles Written By: Rob Zolman
POLSON – The annual Parade of Lights put on a spectacular display. Lights, music and holiday cheer filled downtown Polson on Friday evening. A wintery chill to the air added to the excitement. More than two- dozen brightly illuminated floats and fire trucks inched their way down Main Street past hundre...
POLSON – Christmas trees, wreaths and holiday packages were on display at the KwaTaqNuk conference and banquet center this past weekend during the annual Mission Valley Festival of Trees. The festival opened Friday evening with a public viewing, which included a hot coco bar and a special visit from...
PABLO – The Polson Pirate wrestling team had a nice start to the new 2018-19 wrestling season by winning the team title in the Owen Invitational. The Pirates hosted the tournament at home this past weekend. Due to last winter’s snowstorm damage to Linderman gym, the Joe McDonald Health and Fit...
FRENCHTOWN – Charlo Vikings and Lady Vikings opened their 2018-2019 basketball seasons with back- to-back wins during the Western Classic C Tip-off Tournament in Frenchtown on Friday and Saturday. On Friday, the Vikings outlasted the Valley Christian Eagles 38-35. Viking Landers Smith led with 20 po...
POLSON – How about a little exercise before Thanksgiving dinner? Runners and walkers from all over the Mission Valley came out on Thursday morning to celebrate Thanksgiving and sneak in an early holiday workout during the 11th annual 5K Turkey Trot hosted by Polson Running. At the start of the race,...
COLUMBIA FALLS – On Saturday, Nov. 17, the Polson High School Speech and Debate team clinched a fourth-place team finish during competition at Columbia Falls. The PHS debaters entered the competition prepared for the wrong topic due to a mix-up on the Montana High School Association calendar a...
LAKE COUNTY – Eighteen members of varsity football teams across Mission Valley earned All-Conference and All-State recognition from the Montana Coaches Association for their efforts this season. In Class A, Polson Pirate Trevor Schultz was awarded First Team All-Conference honors on offense in the t...
POLSON – Student safety was at the forefront of the Polson School Board meeting on Monday, Nov. 12. The board approved a bus route addition during the meeting. Transportation Services Director Mike Anderson proposed the addition due to an overcrowding issue on school bus routes 15 and 8. The new rou...
PABLO – As temperatures start to drop, the children at Pablo Elementary School will stay warm thanks to the donation of more than 200 hand-knit hats from a knitter in Pennsylvania. “The students are very excited to get the hats,” said Kathy Smith, Pablo Elementary reading facilitat...
POLSON – The 2018 girls’ volleyball all-state and all-conference selections were recently released and nine Mission Valley area high school volleyball players were among those honored. In Class C, four girls from Charlo and Arlee were named to either the first-team or second-team all-conferenc...
