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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 ...

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News from CSKT FLATHEAD LAKE – The 2019 Spring Mack Days fishing event sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and sanctioned by Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks concluded on May 19 with awards and a fish fry at the Blue Bay campground.  A record total of 40,357 lake trout ...

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...

ST. IGNATIUS — One flag, one land, one heart, one hand, one nation, evermore … happy Memorial Day. The free community dinner will take place on Wednesday, May 29, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Our card party will be on Monday, June 10, at 6:30 p.m. and all are welcome. Our fo...

News from Glacier National Park  WEST GLACIER – In the spring, many visitors head to the park for hiking and biking up the Going-to-the-Sun Road. These activities have increased steadily in popularity over the years. But, like other park activities, traveling by foot or bike on Going-to-the-S...

In 1967, Allen Corneliusen left home to go to Butte, Montana, which is where he ended up enlisting in the Army for three years. He called home and told his parents what he had done.   As he recalls, he went by train to Fort Lewis, Washington, where he attended about six weeks of basic training. He&rs...

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...