POLSON — At Cherry Valley Elementary in Polson, the wriggly kindergarten and first grade students forming a line for recess are among those whose futures will be most impacted by votes cast in the next few weeks. After all, these kids are apt to spend the next 12 years learning, playing, and growing in the four schools encompassed by the Polson School District. District voters received ballots in the mail last week asking their support for bond measures that could, if approved, dramatically improve the educational environment for all the district’s students. At first glance, kids are thriving in the elementary school, built in 1963. In Kaitlyn Keniston’s...
POLSON — When the Flathead Reservation Water Management Board met last week in Polson, members unanimously agreed to move ahead with two pivotal decisions: advertising for a water engineer and establishing an interim approach for processing domestic water allowances. The five-member board conv...
HOT SPRINGS — A group of high school students in Hot Springs were awarded a $5,000 grant on April 14 from the Montana History Foundation for their upcoming work on the LaRue Hot Springs Museum. The Youth Entrepreneur/Jobs for Montana Graduates (YE/JMG) class is a combined program under a national um...
RONAN — The Ronan Cooperative Brewery and the Ronan Volunteer Fire Department teamed up on April 1 to raise funds for local first responders. According to head brewer Jim Myers, the idea to partner with community organizations for fundraisers dates back to the start of the brewery, when organi...
LAKE COUNTY — Community voices rang out together on April 10 and 11 in choir concerts benefiting both the Mission Valley Choral Society and Helping Hands. Helping Hands is a local non-profit that addresses the needs of individuals and families in Lake County. Supported in part by area churches...
LAKE COUNTY — Overcast skies, snow, and brisk winds couldn’t keep hundreds of egg-cited children from having a hoppin’ good time this past weekend at various community sponsored Easter Egg Hunts held throughout the Mission Valley. “We had an eggs-traordinary turn out this year,&rdq...
ST. IGNATIUS — I hope everyone had a good Easter weekend. We will be having a belated Easter dinner on Wednesday, April 20. Menu for the week: — Wednesday, April 20: dinner at 5:30: ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, rolls, cherry pie salad, veggies and Amish sugar cookies — &n...
DIXON — The Dixon Senior Center continues to serve our community and hopes everyone is staying happy and healthy. All are invited to come enjoy dinner. Meals will be served Monday and Thursday evenings at 5 p.m. Meals are $4 per serving and are deliverable to Dixon residents upon request. We are also a...
POLSON — I am a “Star Trek” fan. I loved those special effects, especially the teleporter. “Beam me up, Scotty” is common place statement these days, as a statement that means you hope you can disappear from where you are. As in, “Beam me up, Scotty. No intelligent life he...
POLSON — On Saturday, April 9, the Polson Chamber of Commerce held the Denim and Diamonds Banquet to celebrate those who go above and beyond for the community. An annual event, chamber president Mandy Smith says the award ceremony is meant to highlight volunteers and the people who have taken ...
