POLSON — Polson cartoonist Sarah Walt Weaver recently designed a witty and colorful Montana-themed poster to help people gauge the appropriate social distance during the pandemic. “I wanted to create something educational and fun for our communities,” said Weaver. People viewing the posters may find her clever comparisons easy to commit to memory. She offers the six-foot wingspan of a bald eagle stealing a fish from an angry angler as an example of what six feet looks like. Other ways to visualize six feet include imagining one antelope and another half of one, the height of an average bull bison or the length of a wolf dining on a deer leg. “They are simple...
POLSON — Over the last couple of weeks, student athletes from the Mission Valley Christian Academy Lady Eagles volleyball team have been making baby blankets and bibs for a baby box donation project. The group was joined by students participating in an afterschool sewing class, sponsored by th...
DIXON — Merry Christmas from the Dixon Senior Center. We will have our Christmas dinner celebration on Monday at 5:30 p.m. The doors will be open for eating in. Feel welcome to celebrate the holiday with friends and neighbors. Social distance precautions will be taken. We are also accepting take-out me...
ST. IGNATIUS — Happy holiday season, everyone. Our holiday meal will be served next Wednesday, Dec. 16, at 5:30 p.m. at the St. Ignatius Senior Center. Takeout orders will be taken. Please call as early as possible to reserve your meal; by 10 a.m. on the day of the meal at the latest. There wi...
POLSON — The Polson Senior Center is open with masks. The center cannot guarantee your safety from COVID-19, so use your best judgment. Activities are: exercise on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 10:30-11:30 a.m.; mahjong on Wednesdays at 12:30 p.m.; pinochle on Thursdays at 12:30 p.m.;...
POLSON — Although the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact countless businesses across the state, local entrepreneur Demetrius Joslin decided that there was no better time than now to start a new business. Polson Taxi began taking calls for around-the-clock service in Polson and the surrounding ...
POLSON — Maclaen Burningham, of Polson, has volunteered his time to create an environment of inclusion in the state of Montana for several years, and he is asking for the community to get involved. His overall goal is “to help people with and without disabilities.” Maclaen saw the import...
POLSON — Mick Holien, legendary play-by-play announcer at the University of Montana, died Friday morning, Nov. 27, at age 76 due to complications from multiple sclerosis. Holien, known as the “Voice of the Griz” to generations of fans provided the soundtrack to many U of M Grizzly athlet...
MPR presents ‘Honor, Hope and Healing’ week News from Montana Public Radio MISSOULA — Honor, Hope and Healing Week runs Monday, Dec. 7 through 14 on Montana Public Radio with over 40 hours of special programming. “We wanted to take a look back at this extraordinary year and ...
DIXON — The Dixon Senior Center continues to serve our community and hopes everyone is staying happy and healthy. We have opened the doors for eating in, continuing to adhere to social distancing precautions, so our friends and neighbors can spend some time visiting with each other. We are also accepti...
