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Rock Skipping Championships return to Polson Rock Skipping Championships return to Polson

POLSON — The Polson Rock Skipping Championships are making their return after a three-year hiatus, coming up on the morning of June 3.  First started in 2015 by Kevin Avison and Mike Lozar, the event aimed at raising funds for the Mission Valley Ice Arena. In its early days the event saw an att...

Scholarship offered

POLSON — The Montecahto Club is a non-profit social service club. We are, once again, offering a vocational scholarship of up to $1000 to an individual in Lake County. Our intent is to make this available to an individual who is pursuing a less-traditional training program for certification or licensur...

Alexander Muzquiz, Shawntaya Burland make the SFCC, SCC honor roll

News from SFCC/SCC SPOKANE, WA — Alexander Muzquiz of Polson has earned a place on the Spokane Falls Community College honor roll for Winter Quarter 2023. Shawntaya Burland of Polson has earned a place on the Spokane Community College Honor Roll for Winter Quarter 2023. Students must earn a GPA of...

Community-wide matching challenge begins

News from the Flathead Lakers FLATHEAD LAKE — Building on momentum and enthusiasm for preserving Owen Sowerwine, a Challenge Match Campaign will take place now through July 31. This fundraising push looks to the wider community to help close the gap for the remaining funding needed to purchase a c...

MT Stockgrowers Foundation accepts applications for scholarship program

News from the MSGA HELENA — Montana Stockgrowers Foundation (MSF) is accepting applications for its annual Education Heritage Scholarship Program. Scholarships will be awarded to three students in the amounts of one $5,000 scholarship and two $2,500 scholarships. Each year, MSF awards college s...

Superintendent gives update on assessment participation

News from OPI HELENA — Superintendent Arntzen is pleased to announce that 3,493 or 41.6% of 11th-grade students have completed the online ACT during the first testing window. The first window was opened on March 28 and closed on April 6. During the 2021-2022 school year, 90.5% of high school junio...

Kilty Edwards named to Dean’s List

News from University of Dallas IRVING, TX — Kilty Edwards of Polson was one of more than 450 University of Dallas undergraduate students named to the fall 2022 Dean’s List for earning a semester GPA of 3.5 or higher. Edwards is a sophomore majoring in Mathematics. Located in one of the la...

Superintendent expands MAST pilot program, seeks public comment

News from OPI HELENA — Superintendent Elsie Arntzen is expanding the Montana Alternative Student Testing (MAST) Pilot Program to grades three through eight in math and reading for the 2023-2024 school year. Due to this expansion, the Office of Public Instruction (OPI) is seeking a Field Test Flexi...

Superintendent Arntzen opens stronger connections grant for healthy students

News from OPI HELENA — Superintendent Elsie Arntzen is opening the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) Stronger Connections Grant Program on March 27 through Montana’s digital Egrants system. In June 2022 the federal congressional BSCA awarded the Office of Public Instruction (OPI) $4.8 ...

Think about elementary modular buildings

News from Polson School District POLSON — As you consider how to vote in Polson School District’s upcoming bond election, the Polson School Improvement Committee wants to make sure you have plenty of information. I’m Katrina Venters, a Polson community member and high school teacher wh...


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