Articles Written By: Summer Goddard
POLSON — A 25-foot bronze sculpture of the Flathead Lake monster serenely gazes toward the Flathead River and the Polson bridge from its new riverfront home in Sacajawea Park. The creature appears to be surfacing as its neck and head, body, side fins and tail are all visible above ground level. The &ld...
Malicious Monster Trucks ripped around the Mission Valley Speedway Super Oval last weekend, entertaining audiences both Friday and Saturday night as they threw dirt in high-speed turns, launched airborne over jumps and performed daring maneuvers during several rounds of fierce competition. The five monste...
It was a full house in Polson last weekend as thousands of rodeo enthusiasts converged on the county fairgrounds to watch bronc and bull riders, steer ropers, barrel racers and more compete in the annual Mission Mountain Rodeo. A Northern Rodeo Association sanctioned event, contestants competed for money ...
Flathead Lake is currently full but unlikely to stay that way as predicted hot, dry summer conditions take hold in July. Brian Lipscomb, CEO of Energy Keepers Inc., anticipates that the lake’s water level will sag by a foot or possibly more next month. When inflows drop below minimum outflows, the lake...
RONAN — Hundreds of people gathered in Ronan last week to watch chainsaw carvers create both large and small out of raw, wooden logs. The Ronan Area Chamber of Commerce hosted the fifth annual Chainsaw Carving Rendezvous June 5-9 at the county fairgrounds in Ronan. Twelve chainsaw carvers had ...
RONAN — The Ronan Revitalization committee met with representatives from KLJ Engineering on May 21 to review draft reports of a Downtown Master Plan and 5-year Economic Development Strategic Plan. Ronan Revitalization is a subcommittee of the Ronan Area Chamber of Commerce with representation from t...
RONAN — Spring fire training with a live burn and helicopter air operations practice took place at the CSKT Division of Fire Management headquarters on Saturday, May 18. Crews managing fires from wildland to structures came together to build camaraderie and skills. This year’s event was hosted...
PABLO — After 16 years and 12 fairs, soon 13, the Women 4 Wellness Health Fair has expanded from its original purpose to provide free health screenings, becoming a teaching event for students going into medical, dental and science fields. According to event co-coordinator Eleanor Vizcarra, the...
FLATHEAD LAKE — A tiny creature that poses a huge threat to Flathead Lake was the subject of an annual mussel walk event held April 24 at Salish Point in Polson. Polson Middle School seventh graders cycled through six stations that explained what quagga and zebra mussels are, how they’re detec...
