Valley Journal
Valley Journal

This Week’s e-Edition

Current Events

Latest Headlines

What's New?

Send us your news items.

NOTE: All submissions are subject to our Submission Guidelines.

Announcement Forms

Use these forms to send us announcements.

Birth Announcement
Obituary

Articles with the Tag: Mission Valley Aquatic Center

Middle schoolers to compete in cardboard boat challenge

News from Polson Middle School POLSON — Polson Middle School’s 492 students are sailing into the second semester-literally. Mission Valley Aquatic Center will be hosting the second ever PMS Duck Boat Dynasty Challenge. This fun team-building activity offers students the opportunity to showca...

Making Waves Making Waves

POLSON — With a strong nucleus of eight returning swimmers and nine newcomers, the Polson Pirate Swim Teams look to make a splash again this season after wrapping up last year with a second-place overall state medal for boys swimmers.  Girls and boys team scores combined earned Polson a second-...

Greater Polson Community Foundation awards grants Greater Polson Community Foundation awards grants

News from the Greater Polson Community Foundation POLSON — It’s our most favorite time of the year, On June 29, the Greater Polson Community Foundation awarded our Annual IMPACT Grants to 12 local non-profits as part of its 2023 IMPACT grant cycle. Directors and Team members were on hand fro...

MVAF celebrates ten year anniversary MVAF celebrates ten year anniversary

POLSON — Mission Valley Aquatics and Fitness (MVAF) will be celebrating 10 years in the community on June 10.  Though their official anniversary is May 21, having the celebration on June 10 not only gives the board more time to prepare a fun and family friendly event, but also makes for a fun t...

Polson swimmers to compete in state championships Polson swimmers to compete in state championships

News, photos from Mission Valley Aquatics POLSON — Six swimmers from the Lake Monster swim team are going to represent the Mission Valley in Missoula next weekend, July 21 to 24, at Montana Long Course State Championships. They will be swimming in an Olympic sized pool (50m) and showing why they a...

Lake Monsters splash Lake Monsters splash

The Lake Monsters Swim Team competed during the Nov. 6-7 MAC Fall Classic hosted by the Missoula Aquatic Club at the Mission Valley Aquatics Center. Results were not available by press time.

PHS swim team boasts state titles in inaugural season PHS swim team boasts state titles in inaugural season

POLSON — More than 150 of the state’s best swimmers gathered to compete during the Class A-B State Swim Championship at the Mission Valley Aquatic and Fitness Center on Saturday. The MVAFC has been the host for numerous swim events in the past, but Saturday’s championship was the first o...

Polson Lake Monsters make a splash Polson Lake Monsters make a splash

POLSON – Nearly 400 youth swimmers and swim fans converged at the Mission Valley Aquatic Center on March 7-8 for the B/C State Championships Swim Meet.  In all, there were 14 clubs represented from around Western Montana, including Polson’s Lake Monsters, who competed in more than 200 eve...

GPCF grant helps children learn to swim   GPCF grant helps children learn to swim  

News from the Greater Polson Community Foundation POLSON ­— “Thank you, thank you, thank you” was the recurring message delivered by Darcie Laud’s third-grade class from Linderman Elementary School as they completed their second year of swimming lessons.   The childre...

Swimming lessons can save lives

News from Mission Valley Aquatics and Fitness POLSON – The community of Polson and the surrounding areas in Lake County are filled with beautiful natural water features. We have Flathead Lake, as well as multiple rivers, streams, ponds and canals.  As beautiful and inviting as this water is dur...


Sponsored by: