POLSON — The annual Flathead Cherry Festival returns to downtown Polson Saturday, July 31, through Sunday, Aug. 1. The two-day event, sponsored by the Polson Business Community and Flathead Lake Growers Inc, will feature family-friendly activities and summertime fun while celebrating the Flathead Cherry industry. While the majority of the festival activities will be in full swing, the cherry pit spitting and a cherry pie eating contest will once again be canceled due to health and safety concerns stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. The start date of the festival has also changed. According to festival organizers, this year the event has been shifted to a later weekend so the...
More help is on the way for Montana families trying to strike a balance between work and taking care of their children, but concerns remain about whether more one-time funding will bring about long-lasting change. Governor Greg Gianforte announced June 29 that $31 million in funding from the America...
POLSON — It’s no understatement to say Anna Loehrke, director of the Port Polson Players’ production of “The Pin-Up Girls,” was born into the theater. The daughter of Players producers Neal and Karen Lewing took her first turn on stage as a 2 year old in a production of “S...
RONAN — The hot summer days are upon us. Hope you are all staying coo.l We are still running the “Senior of the Year” contest and if you have any nominations, please let the center know. Also, if you bring someone new into the center and they come back two or more times, you will get a f...
DIXON — The Dixon Senior Center invites all 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. for $4 per serving and are deliverable to Dixon residents upon request. The menu: ...
RONAN — Rainbow flags of all sizes waved at the Ronan City Park on Saturday afternoon to celebrate Pride Month and support the LGBTQ community. Pride was celebrated by millions of LGBTQ people and allies in many communities around the world this past month with parades, films, art and mo...
Municipal elections in the Mission Valley’s three incorporated communities suddenly became races when multiple candidates filed on, or just before, the deadline of June 21. All three towns went from one, or in Polson’s case, no candidates for mayor to contests for each seat. In St. Ignat...
FLATHEAD LAKE – Lake County Sheriff Don Bell reported that a human skull was located in the Flathead Lake on Wednesday, June 23, at 1:30 p.m. “Lake County 911 took a report that a human skull was located,” Bell said. “The report was made by operators of a gill netting boat who located...
ST. IGNATIUS — The St. Ignatius Volunteer Fire Department got back to having an annual picnic this year with their Saturday fundraiser after last year was canceled due to the pandemic. “We had a nice rebound after one year of nothing,” said department chief Reece Bailey. Bailey ...
An observance of Race Unity Day returned to the Mission Valley this year after a necessary absence last summer. Everyone was invited to bring a sack lunch and meet at the big shelter in the Ronan City Park for a conversation on healing the racism that has plagued our beloved country since well before its inc...
