LAKE COUNTY — On Thanksgiving Day, a smidge more than 130 people enjoyed a traditional in-person sit-down dinner hosted at the Ronan Community Center. “All those who came were very happy and thankful,” said dinner organizer Rita Ulutoa. The free community feast featured classic Thanksgiving fixings — turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie. In lieu of an in-person, sit-down meal, the Mission Valley Elks Lodge provided the community with to-go turkey dinners. The “scratch-made” dinner was free of charge to any who would enjoy it and was available by either curbside pickup or delivery. Vehicles be...
POLSON — The Polson Running club hosted its in-person turkey day running tradition on Thursday morning. With a few people bringing their four-legged companions to run beside them, nearly 100 people ran, walked and jogged their way through the club’s annual Thanksgiving Turkey Trot 5K. ...
POLSON — The documentary feature film “Open Field,” which provides a hard hitting inside look inside the world of women’s tackle football and features NFL greats who have supported them, including Kyle Shanahan, head coach of the San Francisco 49ers, and Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Fa...
POLSON — The Polson Senior Center, located at 504 Third Ave. E, is open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays. Lunch is available from 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. weekdays. Memberships are available for $15 per year on a voluntary basis. Use of the facilities is open to the public. If your small group wou...
RAVALLI — A quiet evening at home for a Mission Valley family was interrupted by gusting winds that ripped the roof off of their mobile home last week. Dawn and John McNutt were home with their four children watching television when a loud noise shook the home. “Imagine you’re i...
POLSON — A resolution allowing the city to charge the Golf Fund for indirect costs related to operating Polson Bay Golf Course elicited the most comment during the Polson City Commission’s regular meeting on Nov. 15. City Manager Ed Meece prefaced the discussion by explaining that the is...
POLSON — The Polson Fire Department responded to a car fully engulfed in flames along U.S. Hwy 93 in Polson late Wednesday afternoon. Fire crews got the call around 4:19 p.m. According to PFD Chief Clint Cottle, the fire started in the engine compartment of a newer model Jeep Liberty and no one w...
RONAN — Design plans and a preliminary construction schedule to widen U.S. Hwy. 93 from two to four lanes north of Ronan were shared last week during two virtual open houses held via Zoom. A team of engineers and officials with the Montana Department of Transportation and KLJ Engineering provided pr...
Although last Monday’s hand recount of ballots at the Lake County Courthouse failed to break a tie in the race to represent Ward 1 in Ronan, it did yield a couple of civic lessons. First, voting matters. Incumbent Marilynn Tanner and opponent Ryan Corum each mustered 68 votes. The one ballot t...
POLSON — On Wednesday, Nov. 17, officials from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, Lake County and the Montana Department of Transportation sat down at the Polson Red Lion Inn to discuss infrastructure concerns regarding Lake County roads. Also joining the conversation were Montana Lt. Gove...
