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Editor, I want to thank the entire Polson community for the tremendous amount of support and assistance offered during the Class A State Speech, Debate and Drama Meet over the past weekend. The meet was very successful, in large part due to the tremendous response from literally hundreds of...
Editor, Red, white and blue. American history. A handful of proud veterans and 50-plus middle school students. All of the above components created an emotional and delightful couple of evenings at the Ronan Performing Arts Center as the Ronan Middle School Drama Department presented “Sea to Shini...
Editor, “One party is as bad as another.” Is it? The Republican Party is still the party of less government, stronger conservative values and free enterprise. The Democratic Party upholds its tradition of big government, liberal values, high taxes, and regulations that strangle economic growth...
Editor, Every time I open a paper, it seems that nearly a third of it is dedicated to the glorification of those that are involved in athletics. At the same time, students in our school system work just as hard in other activities, such as music, art, speech and drama, or Business Professionals o...
Editor, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" movie was showing at the Polson theater this week. Even though we had not read the series, my husband and I decided to view the movie and found it quite dark. What was most disturbing to us, though, were the three 12-year-old boys watching this R-rated movie witho...
Editor, Congratulations to Pat and Ruby O’Connor for winning the half a beef for the Mission Valley Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation banquet. Also, thank you to all who purchased a raffle ticket. Your donations to the Elk Foundation are greatly appreciated. Raylene Wall Polson
Editor, I always enjoy reading my weekly edition of the Valley Journal, especially the “letters” section. Occasionally, something sparks my interest, recognizing that the publication of it is a broadcast of individual thoughts and open to rebuttal. The recent running input over ICLEI’s i...
Editor, On Jan. 27-28, an amazing play presented by a group of young middle school students entitled “From Sea to Shining Sea” was shared with an enthusiastic audience in the Ronan Performing Arts Center. Many of these young people had never been in a play, never performed in front of an audienc...
Editor, This editorial is in response to Janna Taylor’s Legislative Notes printed in the Valley Journal on Jan. 18, 2012. She would, according to her article, like to revamp the food stamp program in Montana. She would like to eliminate items “high in fructose corn syrup, cholesterol, sodium...
Justice of the Peace Chuck Wall dealt with the following cases Jan. 20-26: Rindi Rae Hornseth , 22, pleaded guilty to failure to carry proof or exhibit insurance in vehicle, second offense. She was found guilty, sentenced to two days in jail and fined $350 plus $35 in court costs. Krystal Dawn Goodsel...
