Local News
RAVALLI – Every summer the Windmill Village Bakery provides the community with irresistible treats, but this year the community is supporting the baker. According to a GoFundMe page, owner and baker Nancy Martin was diagnosed with cancer in November 2018. The shop closed early for the 2018 season so Martin could be treated for her illness. The bakery normally opens again in April, but Martin is still undergoing treatment, so the business has remained closed this spring. Martin said she has finished treatment for her illness and is waiting for test results to determine whether she is cancer free. If the tests show that she is healthy, Martin plans to open the bakery the sec...
News from the Mission Valley Museum Consortium ARLEE Arlee/Jocko Valley Museum Our historic site will open on the Fourth of July. View our beautiful war memorial by driving by. The memorial is outside of our site. ST. IGNATIUS St. Ignatius Mission Church ...
News from the Northwest Accordion Association The Northwest Accordion Association has been in existence for over 35 years in Kalispell and the Mission Valley. Dances were held at the Elks in Polson and at the Eagles in Kalispell on the first and third Sunday of each month. It was a sad da...
News from the Ninepipes Museum of Early Montana CHARLO – Saturday, June 1, promises to be a splendid and fun-filled day at Ninepipes Museum of Early Montana. The June “First Saturday” event takes place from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and offers one watercolorist, one jewelry maker, a DVD film show...
LAKE COUNTY – A subscription drive for the Valley Journal, your homegrown newspaper, is currently underway. The Journal will transition from a free to a paid newspaper on July 3. The July 3 issue will be the first to be mailed to new subscribers. The newspaper will cost $1.25 at newsstands but is avail...
RONAN – Rainy weather and a few muddy puddles couldn’t dampen the enthusiasm of more than 40 cyclists who attended a family-friendly bike ride around Ronan on Saturday during the Mission Mountain Family Pedal to Plate. “It was really wonderful to see people out biking in our community,&r...
LAKE COUNTY – Sen. Dan Salomon (R) sponsored a bill to help make irrigation elections easier, and the Governor signed it into law on May 1 after a 50-0 vote on the third reading. Senate Bill 116 revises the voter requirements in irrigation district elections across the state. “Numerous i...
LAKE COUNTY – The unofficial results for the mail-in 2019 District Election are waiting to be canvased. In the Arlee School District, voters were asked to vote for two candidates for the school board for three-year terms. Kris Gardner has 194 votes; Brian BigSam has 175 votes, and Cr...
POLSON – Where there once stood a cute little white cottage with blue trim is now just an empty 50-foot lot. The space is located in downtown Polson between the Showboat Cinemas and the Payne West Insurance buildings. At 9 a.m. on Friday morning, crews from Abel Moving and Rigging out of Arlee began...
News from Montana University System MONTANA – The Montana University System has announced that local students have been offered the prestigious Montana University System Honor Scholarship. The MUS Honor Scholarship is a renewable scholarship offered by the Montana Board of Regents t...
