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ST. IGNATIUS – Jiu-jitsu students in the Cross Collar Academy can now practice their skills without competing for space with basketballs. “We’ve got a much bigger space,” instructor Justin Dumontier said. Dumontier moved his jiu-jitsu studio from behind the basketball courts at the Community Center to a new building with three times the space, just a block from the school. The grand opening was on Friday night. But first, he had to remodel the building. “It was pretty run down,” he said. Dumontier worked in construction before he became a full-time instructor. He used those skills to put up drywall, texture and paint the new locati...
MISSOULA – Lake County is one of 16 counties in Montana that does not produce conventional energy resources – coal, natural gas or oil — but that doesn’t mean plummeting gas prices won’t have some impact locally. Economists and experts gathered at the University of Mont...
POLSON — An effort to encourage local shopping at Christmastime resulted in more than 700 community members participating in the Polson Business Community holiday promotion, according to Jackie Cripe, co-owner of Jackie M’s Footwear. The PBC asked shoppers to save their receipts from dow...
When the Montana Foodbank Network backed up to the dock at White’s Wholesale Meats on Jan. 14, Kyle Middlemist, director of the Western Montana Stockgrowers Association, and Jack Stivers, secretary for the WMSA, were ready to help load hamburger. To help stretch budgets and fill stomachs with ...
News from Flathead Lake International Cinemafest Judging is complete and the schedule is set. Now, the public is invited to join emerging and veteran filmmakers at Polson’s third annual Flathead Lake International Cinemafest film festival Friday through Sunday at the Showboat Cinema in Polson. Festi...
Berl Tiskus/Valley Journal Jim Duford opened the First Resort in downtown Polson in 1970, and it’s been an anchor in the community since then. The store closed briefly in 1991 and then reopened in 1992 when Jim and daughter Tali Duford-Barron started it up again. Jim retired in 2014. Now the l...
A road trip on the endless highway across Wyoming helped spawn the idea for a brewery. It was near Rock Springs, Wyoming, when Dave Ayers started daydreaming about starting Glacier Brewing Company. He even thought of a couple of beer names, one of which was Golden Grizzy Ale. Chris Ayers, his wife, was as...
News from Montana Health CO-OP HELENA — Treasa Glinnwater of Ronan was recently elected to serve on the first member-wide board of directors for Montana Health CO-OP for the next two years. She joins seven other board members from across Montana. Glinnwater has owned a full-time, private pra...
News from Red Lion Hotels Corporation POLSON — Construction of the Red Lion Ridgewater Inn & Suites in Polson is set to be completed in June, according to Red Lion Hotels Corporation. The company signed a franchise agreement with Montana developer Management Consultants, Inc., who broke...
ST. IGNATIUS – Free lunch was a reality at the Cornerstone Pizza shop on Christmas Eve where slices of pizza were going fast. “We did this as a way to wish our community a Merry Christmas and to give back to our community,” said Craig Waldron, manager. “The community really support...
