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Elmo woman opens dog grooming business Elmo woman opens dog grooming business

By Caleb M. Soptelean Valley Journal ELMO – After 14 years of working as a dog groomer for someone else, Beverly Weimar was ready to strike out on her own.  She opened the Dog House at 27534 Ricketts Road full-time in June.  She had been an apprentice and then a dog groomer at the...

End of summer gymnastics program offered at Head Over Heels End of summer gymnastics program offered at Head Over Heels

By Rob Zolman                    Valley Journal POLSON – What are you doing the rest of this summer? Head Over Heels gymnastics studio has an end of summer program that will make you flip. Head Over Heels is now offering classes in gymnastics, tum...

Second dog park to be built in Polson

POLSON – Thanks to some donated land, Polson will be getting a second dog park in the not-too-distant future.  The Morehead Trust donated 1.9 acres near South Bayshore Drive and Morehead Lane near a bike/walking path.  Trey Nowlen, the city’s parks and recreation director, told th...

Total-ly new Home coming soon for Boys and Girls Club Total-ly new Home coming soon for Boys and Girls Club

 RONAN – Though final paperwork hasn’t been finished, the staff at the Boys and Girls Club of the Flathead Reservation and Lake County are in the preliminary process of moving.  “We are ecstatic about this opportunity,” said Aric Cooksley, Boys and Girls Club executive di...

Huckleberry pancakes served at annual fly-in Huckleberry pancakes served at annual fly-in

ST. IGNATIUS – Dozens of airplanes flew into the St. Ignatius Airport on Sunday for the annual fly-in breakfast including a small one-person sized aircraft, experimental planes, and the PC-12 turboprop air ambulance for what has become a traditional event to end the Good Old Days weekend. Every year...

Lovely Lavender ... Lovely Lavender ...

It’s been a bountiful lavender harvest this July for local grower Eileen Neill, owner of Spotted Bear Vineyards and Lavender Farm on Finley Point.   

Plans for restaurant canceled, city cites parking issues Plans for restaurant canceled, city cites parking issues

POLSON – A local couple have canceled plans to open a restaurant in town after the city cited parking issues. Bill and Cynthia Barrett had planned to convert the building at 51145 U.S. Highway 93 that previously housed Great Clips into “Dude’s Place,” a restaurant featuring tapas, ...

New homes help seniors maintain independent living New homes help seniors maintain independent living

RONAN – Beth Preston wanted in as soon as she saw the plans for the new independent living facility for the east side of Eisenhower Street, but she had to wait for The Peaks to be built along with the road that leads to it. “I was living alone in a big house, and I wanted something different,&rdq...

Whitefish Credit Union Gives Back to Members

News from Whitefish Credit Union WHITEFISH, Mont., June 30, 2017 – Whitefish Credit Union has announced a 0.94% dividend for the six months ended June 30, 2017. This dividend represents a 38% increase over the 0.68% declared at December 31, 2016. “We are constantly striving to provide our...

Lane brings boot and shoe repair business to Polson  Lane brings boot and shoe repair business to Polson 

POLSON – Something’s afoot in Polson. Dale Lane – who opened Cowboy’s Toys in Ronan 1990 and sold the business to Steve Krum in 2000 – has brought a boot and shoe repair business back to town.  Lane, 55, and a Ronan native, opened Lane’s Boot and Shoe Repair Apr...


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