POLSON — The Polson Chamber of Commerce held its annual awards banquet on Jan. 28 at the KwaTaqNuk Resort to celebrate local businesses and members of the community. This year’s event, “Moonlight Over Polson, a Roaring Good Time,” encouraged attendees to dress up and enjoy a 1920s themed evening. According to Chamber President Louis Cross, the annual banquets have been going on since before he joined the board in early 2010 and have always had a theme to help add extra entertainment to the evening. “The Chamber Banquet is a time that we can recognize our members through a dinner, we can all network and get together and see each other,” Cross c...
HELENA — One week before Gov. Greg Gianforte was scheduled to give his State of the State address to the Montana Legislature, a panel of lawmakers tabled and then revived one of the flagship bills in his tax package, which would spend a quarter of the state’s nearly $2 billion surplus on property...
RONAN — The Ronan Revitalization Committee held their first meeting of the new year on Jan. 23 to discuss progress toward improving the town and projects to look forward to. As part of the requirement for participating in the Montana Main Street (MMS) program, members of the committee, along w...
POLSON — The Flathead Lake International Cinemafest (FLIC) will be celebrating its 11th year in Polson later this month, Feb. 24-26. To kick off the festival, numerous restaurants from throughout Polson will provide a Taste of Polson with food at the Showboat Stadium 6 starting 4:30 p.m. This ...
News from the Office of the Governor HELENA — On Wednesday, Jan. 25, Governor Greg Gianforte delivered his second State of the State address to a joint session of the Montana Legislature and directly to the people of Montana. Gov. Gianforte’s address highlighted Montana’s accomplish...
POLSON — Thought for Feb. 5: It’s the Snow Full Moon. Well, “duh!” Winter is not over until March 20. I don’t care what the groundhog told me. St. Valentine’s Day is the day to spoil your sweetheart. Buy a box of See’s Candy, now on sale at the P...
RONAN — We’ve made it through the holidays, freezing cold days, and snow, so now we can get started on that dreaded tax season. Speaking of taxes, the AARP tax service will begin on Feb. 1. You can call the Mission Valley Senior Center for the days and times tax service is available and to set up...
POLSON — The Mission Valley Ice Arena Association (MVIAA) recently announced a major development in the progress of creating a skating rink: the acquisition of a deed that will finally make the ice arena a reality. The idea of a local ice arena got its start in 2013 when a community survey con...
MONTANA — Jenna Eisenhart spent nearly six years as a licensed therapist in Colorado before deciding to move to a place with a greater need for her services. She researched rural states facing a shortage of behavioral health providers and accepted a job as a lead clinical primary therapist at Shodair C...
POLSON — The City of Polson website and digital communications announced at their Jan. 18 meeting they are getting some much-anticipated improvements. Led by Special Projects Manager Tyler Baker and Commissioner Ruggless, Baker has begun work on cityofpolson.com to improve its existing structu...
