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Articles with the Tag: Polson

Volunteers advocate for children through court battles Volunteers advocate for children through court battles

POLSON — Volunteerism is no stranger to Lake County, and while hundreds of community members donate their time and efforts to enrich life in the Mission Valley through a variety of programs and projects, many people have no idea the work put in by one small group of volunteers. They are Court Appointed...

‘Chubby Chicks’ fight heart disease ‘Chubby Chicks’ fight heart disease

POLSON — While it sounds like the Defibrillators and Bloodclotters would cross paths in an emergency room, they’ll actually meet in the second annual Chubby Chicks basketball game.  The game will be held on Friday, April 26, at 7 p.m. at the Linderman Elementary School gym. Admission...

School faces Title 1 budget shrink

POLSON — At the monthly school board meeting on April 15, Polson Superintendent Linda Reksten announced that funding for Title 1 would be reduced by 15 percent, due to sequestration. Title 1 was established to meet the needs of educationally disadvantaged students and students at risk of not meeting...

City commission waives restrictive covenants

POLSON — In a short meeting on April 15, the Polson City Commissioners approved a waiver of the restrictive covenants to LaVista Overlook. This waiver said the city doesn’t have any interest in approving or disapproving further restrictive covenants, according to Polson City Attorney James Raymon...

Chamber sponsors Polson ‘summer memories’ photo contest

POLSON — The Polson Chamber of Commerce is having a contest to see who captured the best image representing “summer memories” in Polson. The winner may have their photo featured on the 2013 Polson Visitor Map and Brochure, on the Chamber website, Chamber Facebook page, and could be eligible...

Local software firm retains nearly all customers

POLSON — Black Mountain Software announced that the company is entering its 25th year of doing business with a lifetime customer retention rate of 98 percent. The Montana-based company develops and sells fund accounting software and utility billing software products in the B-to-G (business-to-governmen...

Polson skunks Hamilton, Whitefish

The Polson Lady Pirate softball team had another winning week, bringing their record to 8-1 overall, 4-0 in conference on the season. At Hamilton on Thursday, Polson shut down Hamilton 11-0, ending the game after five innings due to the mercy rule. Shalaina Duford pitched a two-hit shutout with seven s...

Rain dampens play in Polson

The Polson boys and girls tennis teams got in some heated action against Whitefish Saturday morning before competition was called off due to rain. “The Pirates and Lady Pirates both had big days in singles, winning three matches each against our toughest conference opponents,” head coach Bob H...

Polson Bible ‘quizzers’ shine at state contest Polson Bible ‘quizzers’ shine at state contest

POLSON — On April 12-13, New Life Christian Center hosted the 2013 State Competition for Junior Bible Quiz. Teams from Billings, Missoula and Polson were competing for two days over Bible information studied this past season.  Polson New Life had one “A” team of fifth and sixth-grad...

Mission Valley Animal Shelter welcomes new director Mission Valley Animal Shelter welcomes new director

POLSON — Many dogs and cats have found their “forever homes” after a stay at the Mission Valley Animal Shelter. New director Jill Simpson has been on the job for about a month, and she hopes to continue the shelter’s work for years to come Learning how the place works has kept Simp...


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