POLSON — So here it is again, where the Irish celebrate being Irish at the Polson Senior Center on March 17. Corned beef is not traditional in Ireland, but Irish soda bread served warm with butter is… and stout beer. Remember, this is the one day a year you can celebrate the Irish, even if you’re not. The first day of spring is March 20 this year. Scientists call it the vernal equinox. Its opposite is the autumnal equinox which is on Sept. 20, the first day of fall. The word equinox is hard to say, spell and explain, so I just call it almost summer, or almost winter, depending. Tax assistance by trained personnel is available for free at the center from...
POLSON — Polson police are currently investigating a BB gun shooting that occurred recently in Riverside Park. Brandy Wallace had been at the park with seven children, all under the age of 11, when she felt a BB hit her leg. When she looked in the direction it came from, a second BB hit her in...
MONTANA — With the filing deadline for county, state and federal offices less than a week away, candidates are tossing their proverbial hats in the ring… or at least thinking about it. Several county offices are open, including county attorney, clerk and recorder, south county commissio...
MONTANA — As part of the National Invasive Species Awareness Week, the Upper Columbia Conservation Commission (UC3) and the Montana Invasive Species Council (MISC) partnered to help Montanans take a stand against destructive invasive species. The organizations then collaborated with the Montan...
News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks KALISPELL — Hunter education courses are open to registration in Kalispell, Polson, Eureka, and Plains. Registration is free and available online at: https://fwp.mt.gov/education/hunter-education. Additional courses will become available this spring...
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 — The Polson Senior Center serves the senior citizens of the Polson area and beyond. Our organization is committed to serving citizens in their ‘golden’ years. It sure sounds better than ‘graying’ or ‘sagging’ years. So here it is again, where the Iri...
News by Valley Journal Staff LAKE COUNTY — More than two dozen prisoners have filed lawsuits against various officials in the City of Polson and Lake County and the entities themselves in the past six months in regard to conditions at the Lake County Jail. A judge in federal court in Miss...
LAKE COUNTY — I’ve been in sleuth-mode lately. With the Flathead Reservation Water Management Board fully formed and a deadline of March 16 looming to register “existing uses” of water with the state Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC), I’ve been navigating t...
RONAN — The Ronan Revitalization Committee announced during a Feb. 22 meeting that the city of Ronan was recently able to purchase property behind the Second Chance Saloon. “We’ve been trying to buy that property for years,” Public Works Director Dan Miller commented. ...
