ST. IGNATIUS — As we start the month of August, I hope we are all finding ways to stay cool and calm. We are looking forward to our fall yard sale, although we have not determined a date as of yet. If you have some treasures to donate from summer reorganizing, please save them until our yard sale date. We will let you know the exact date after the next board meeting on Aug. 10. We do so appreciate your past generosity. Our Wednesday night dinners have been well attended since reopening, and we would like to remind you that all are welcome to our Tuesday and Friday lunches, also. We serve at noon and play bingo afterward if there are enough folks who want to participate. Menu for...
DIXON — The Dixon Senior Center continues to serve our community and hopes everyone is staying happy and healthy. All are invited to come enjoy dinner, breakfast, and/or pinochle. We are also accepting take-out meal requests. Meals will be served Monday and Thursday evenings at 5 p.m. Meals are $...
On Monday, as the drought’s grip on the Mission Valley intensified, the city of Polson declared a water emergency, and shut off water for up to 12 hours to around 60 residences on the south side of town in order to fill critically low reserve tanks and save an essential booster pump from burning up. ...
RONAN — Sydney Taylor was back at the Lake County Fair this year for the sixth time to exhibit the end results of a year’s worth of work, but first, she had to get Faith to the chute. In regular fair fashion, participants bring livestock and pets, as well as projects in photography, science, b...
RONAN — Mission Valley children brought Johnny Appleseed to life during a Missoula Children’s Theater production last Friday at the Ronan event center. In one week, a cast assembled from the Boys and Girls Club of the Flathead Indian Reservation and Lake County learned the lines for a complete...
POLSON — Housing – or lack of it – was at the forefront of a Polson City Commission meeting last Monday, July 19. City manager Ed Meece and community development director Juan Escano gave the commission a rundown of efforts to address what city government is calling a “housing cris...
Valley Journal The Lake County Commissioners are hosting a retirement party for Commissioner Dave Stipe from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, July 29, in the commissioners’ chambers. The public is invited. Stipe, a Ronan area rancher, has served the commission for more than 16 years, first from 1...
All of Lake County moved into moderate drought conditions last week, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, significantly different from the week before, when the easternmost portion of the county was listed as only “abnormally dry.” At this time last year, nearly all of Montana was in the &ld...
RONAN — Crustacean connoisseurs gathered at the Ronan Fairgrounds for the annual Crab Fest on Friday evening. “I love crab feeds,” said one participant who was waiting in line for a plate. “It’s a tasty and fun way to hang out with friends.” The event is an ann...
POLSON — Art festival-goers filled Sacajawea Park this past weekend during the Flathead Lake Festival of Art held along the tree-lined shores of Flathead Lake. The two-day festival, presented by the Sandpiper Art Gallery, offered a relaxing atmosphere for shoppers to browse a diverse array of artisa...
