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Editor, The reminder that "this too shall pass" is one way for me to calm down my anxieties or my knee-jerk reactions to something going on or something someone says that goes against my beliefs. And if I catch myself soon enough, I can actually calm down any strong emotions which may come up. I suppose w...
Editor, Should a candidate for local public office be criticized for not saying the Pledge of Allegiance? The author of a letter to the editor in the Oct. 26 issue of the Valley Journal thinks so. The issue deserves close inspection, for large issues are at stake. There are two considerations. Firstly,...
Editor, Good-bye eggplant; so long fresh garlic; bye-bye carrots, and flowers and jewelry, breads, and all things hand-crafted. What a grand market it was every Friday in Polson. Special thanks to those businesses on Third Street West that cooperated with sharing their store fronts for this event. We say a...
Editor, The challenge to my allegiance to the United States, in a letter to the editors right before the elections, was an attack against me as a candidate for a Polson City Commission seat. The letter aimed to exploit the unfortunate fact that among most people there is probably a very limited knowledg...
ARLEE — The Scarlets tied with the Charlo Lady Vikings for second place and the potential second seed at district Saturday. The Scarlets swept Charlo in three games, 25-15, 25-12, 25-20. They finished the regular season 11-5 and 7-3 in conference play. Charlo also finished the season 7-3. A tiebreak...
Judge Justin Bartels dealt with the following cases from Aug. 26-Oct. 13: Jolene Marie Burland , 25, pleaded guilty to a seatbelt violation. She was found guilty and fined $20. Bradley Allen Lehuta , 30, pleaded guilty to operating with expired registration, failure to reregister. He was found guilty...
Judge C.B. McNeil dealt with the following cases Wednesday, Oct. 19: Robert Deneault , 42, Ronan, was sentenced to 20 years in the Department of Corrections with 15 suspended for the amended offense of sexual assault, a felony, and one year with all suspended but 30 days for the amended offense of partne...
POLSON — Polson has a fully packed election for city commissioners. In Ward 1 for a four-year term, incumbent John Campbell faces Joslyn Shackelford. A two-year term for Ward 1 drew candidates incumbent Todd Erickson and write-in candidate Rory Horning. Running for a four-year seat in Ward ...
POLSON — After struggling with health issues, Betty Cook, 86, of Polson, peacefully passed away in her sleep on the morning of Sept. 28, at the Polson Health Rehabilitation Center. Betty was born on May 15, 1925, to Colonel Charles Clifton Agar and Dorothy Thompson Agar in Holden, Mass. She had a gr...
St. Ignatius — Ella E. (Borntrager) Yutzy, 81, passed away October 19, 2011, in Missoula. Born in Yoder, Kan. on November 20, 1929 to Eli and Mattie (Schrock) Borntrager, she married David G. Yutzy on April 18, 1951 in Fairbank, Iowa. A loving wife, mother and grandmother, they lived in holy matrimo...
