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Rotary chili event cooks up nearly $23,000 for county kids programs Rotary chili event cooks up nearly $23,000 for county kids programs

POLSON — Kids were splashing in the water in the inflatable pool, jumping in the bouncy house, getting their faces painted or putting a golf ball while their parents tasted great chili at the Polson Rotary Chili Cook-Off.  The event was held Saturday, Aug. 22 at Riverside Park. The band Gladys ...

Sparkle and steers Sparkle and steers

POLSON — Chasing calves and steers from the arena during the Flathead River Rodeo was Miss Indian Rodeo Devalyn Crowe. Wearing glittery shirts and beautiful chaps, Crowe, 20, is from Toppenish, Washington, which is near Yakima. She’s been a cowgirl all her life, learning to ride when she wa...

Committees continue efforts to improve Polson Committees continue efforts to improve Polson

News from Envision Polson Envision Polson was formed to continue the work and efforts of the Polson Heart & Soul Project. The committees listed below align with the community values that were identified by our citizens throughout this process. These committees will help to assure our community continu...

Miss Montana USA tours Lake County, shoots with Women on Target Miss Montana USA tours Lake County, shoots with Women on Target

POLSON — The title Miss Montana conjures up a glittering evening gown, a tiara and a satiny sash. Miss Montana USA Tahnee Peppenger certainly can hold her own in a sparkly dress, but she was equally at home at the Polson Shooters Association shooting range on Aug. 22. Peppenger, 27, is a Montana nat...

Polson High golf begins busy season

The Polson boys and girls golf teams opened their 2015 season with a busy week, traveling to three competitions in four days and showing steady improvement all the while. On Aug. 17, the Pirates traveled to the Butte Central Invite held at Highlands View Golf Course, where Mat Hobbs (77) and Kiyara McC...

Watch for children, stop for buses Watch for children, stop for buses

School is starting around the Mission Valley, and that means big yellow school buses on Lake County roads. That means buses stopping to pick up or unload students.  Mike Anderson, Polson School District 23 transportation services director, had advice for drivers.  “If the overhead red l...

Polson

POLSON – Want to know a little known fact? Mahatma Gandhi did a lot of walking, often without shoes. He had serious calluses on his feet. Because of his meager diet he was quite frail and it contributed to his bad breath. He was ... wait for it ... a super — callused fragile mystic hexed with hal...

Smokey summer Smokey summer

Despite smoky skies, swimmers enjoy the summer at Riverside Park.

Fire causes evacuation of animal shelter

POLSON — Fourteen dogs and 32 cats and kittens were evacuated from the Mission Valley Animal Shelter Friday when a grassfire threatened the structure on Reservoir Road in Polson. Shortly after 4 p.m. high winds felled a large tree across the road west of the shelter, taking power lines dow...

True Blue True Blue

Skies brightened and thunderheads moved north just in time for the start of the Flathead Lake Blues Festival on Friday evening along the lakeshore at Salish Point. “It was great, especially considering the forecast,” Brian Higgins of Kalispell said. A high wind advisory was in effect Friday. I...


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