ST. IGNATIUS — The Mission Valley Choral Society and String Quartet filled the St. Ignatius Mission with holiday music on Saturday, Dec. 16 during their annual “Winter Holiday Spectacular” performance. Cathy Gillhouse, event director, said: “I started preparing a month in advance to choose the music and get all the materials ordered so we could practice. We have been preparing for this event for 12 weeks.” The hours of practice, she added, paid off. “It’s great to see a group peak right at the perfect time,” she said. Susan Raub-Fortner, president of the Mission Valley Choral Society, said the biggest challenge was having enough...
ARLEE — A 17-year-old boy from Arlee was killed Dec. 15 and his 19-year-old male passenger injured during an early morning single-vehicle wreck on Theresa Adams Lane. According to a Montana Highway Patrol crash report, the crash occurred at 2:44 a.m. when the driver failed to negotiate a lefthand cu...
News from FLIC The Flathead Lake International Cinemafest (FLIC) celebrates its 12th winter film festival during the weekend of Feb. 16-18, 2024 at the Showboat Stadium 6, 416 Main Street, Polson. FLIC screens full-length narrative and documentary features, shorts, animation, and student films. FLIC ...
MISSION VALLEY — Beginning with the New Year, the Valley Journal will resume remote business operations. “We look forward to serving you in 2024 and meeting you face to face in your offices or public spaces regularly as we transition to working from remote offices,” said Summer Goddard, pub...
Cherry Valley recently restarted a music program. It has been since the early 2000s that music has been formally taught to our youngest learners. A staffing reconfiguration provided an opportunity to kick-start the new program. Former first grade Cherry Valley teacher Whitney Buchmann is leading the way in o...
POLSON — The Polson Senior Center will be closed on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. Happy Christmas to all. My memory seems to get shorter by the day. I’m hoping Santa Claus has a short memory. I tried to be nice, mostly, if that counts. I just must wait and see. Activities: ...
RONAN — The Mission Valley Senior Center is located across from St. Luke’s Hospital.We are open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for lunch and other activities. Our menu: Dec. 20th: baked potato bar, salad, dessert Dec. 22nd: fried chicken, potatoes, salad, dessert Dec. 25th: Merry Chr...
ARLEE — Here it is the last month of 2023. We’ve enjoyed the bounties of Thanksgiving, the friends and families around the table the many stories of the past and, of course, always so much to be thankful for in our lives. Now we are on to preparing for Christmas, which includes, shopping, sending...
POLSON — The Polson Senior Center will be closed on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. Happy Christmas to all. My memory seems to get shorter by the day. I’m hoping Santa Claus has a short memory. I tried to be nice, mostly, if that counts. I just must wait and see. Activities: ...
RONAN — The Mission Valley Senior Center is located across from St. Luke’s Hospital.We are open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for lunch and other activities. Our menu: Dec. 20th: baked potato bar, salad, dessert Dec. 22nd: fried chicken, potatoes, salad, dessert Dec. 25th: Merry Chr...
