POLSON — The Port Polson Players kick off their 47th season of summer productions this week at the scenic Theatre on the Lake, adjacent to Boettcher Park in Polson. Helmed by actors, producers and directors Karen and Neal Lewing – both Governor’s Arts Award recipients – the homegrown theatre company offers a savory season of comedy, romance and relevance. First up is “Home Games,” a charming comedy by Tom Ziegler, July 7-24. Mert, a lonely truck dispatcher, lives with a blind cat and her father, Anton, a retired baseball player still reliving his glory days. Mert meets Frank at night school, and as they fall in love, t...
ST. IGNATIUS — Hope everyone had an enjoyable holiday weekend. Our menu next week: — Wednesday, July 6: dinner at 5:30 - pork loin, veggies, potatoes, coleslaw, rolls, flag cake — Friday, July 8: chicken with mashed potatoes and gravy, veggies, rolls, fruit, choc...
POLSON — Enjoy July. It is one month of Summer … plus September. August doesn’t count as summer. I just call it the season of fire. Exercise for Mobility: Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Tai Ji: begins Aug. 2, Tuesdays and Thursdays, Bridge:...
POLSON — Despite numerous press reports announcing future plans to build a 50-megawatt data center in Polson, it’s clear that the project is in very preliminary stages. The announcement came June 3 during the Montana “On The Rise” Economic Summit, cohosted by Sen. Steve Dain...
POLSON — The City of Polson held another public workshop last Wednesday, June 22, to discuss the possible implementation of a business license. The workshop began with changes made to the framework of the proposal thanks to feedback from the previous meeting. The first major change made was defining...
POLSON — Temperatures Saturday were in the 70s, and Riverside Park in Polson would typically be overflowing with families and kids frolicking in the still frigid (in this reporter’s opinion) waters of Flathead Lake. While the playground still had a few customers, the swim area was close...
MONTANA — Montana’s elected officials reacted to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling Friday overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, which had made abortion legal nationwide for nearly 50 years. The majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, written by Justice Samu...
POLSON — Under partly cloudy afternoon skies, summer was officially rung in by the arrival of the Mission Mountain Rodeo. Sanctioned by the Northern Rodeo Association (NRA), the rodeo pulled out all the stops, full of events from bareback riding to breakaway, and even some talented travelling ...
ST. IGNATIUS — The St. Ignatius Volunteer Fire Department kicked off their fundraising for the summer with the 26th Annual VFD Auxiliary Picnic on Saturday, June 25. Bustling with activity, the day started off with a silent auction and a pig roast “with all the fixin’s,” a bouncy h...
PABLO — CSKT Tribal Health brought awareness to National Men’s Health Month through the first in-person Men’s Health and Family Safety Fair since the start of the pandemic. Held outdoors at the Salish Kootenai College campus to prevent any Covid spread during a time of rising infec...
