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News from Polson Heart and Soul POLSON — The winner of the Polson Heart and Soul Art Car Contest and Giveaway was announced at the conclusion of the Polson Winter Carnival on the afternoon of Sunday, March 16. As the Winter Carnival crowd exited Polson High School, many gathered in an...

News from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints RONAN — John Romero, a local resident and graduate of Ronan High School, recently returned March 5 from a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. On March 5, 2012, Romero arrived at the Missionary Train...
LAKE COUNTY — The Lake County Commissioners have passed a resolution putting a senior citizens services mill levy increase on the June primary ballot. The resolution follows a successful petition drive by senior citizen groups and agencies in the county. The increase in the levy from less than one m...

Polson mother and son musicians Cole Halford and Jeri Currie entered the International Walmart Talent Search at the end of February, and the duo made the top 30 semi-finalists out of 800 entries from 14 countries. Now the world decides who will be in the top six to perform for the shareholder’s meeting...

With the cold hard winter in the past, Lake County residents are looking forward to signs of springtime. On March 20, the first day of spring, Valley Journal Photographer Nicole Tavenner captures small signs of hope throughout the valley.
ST. IGNATIUS — The Mission area ukulele group will perform in the St. Ignatius Senior Citizens Center during the center’s evening meal Wednesday, April 2. The dinner will begin at 5:30 p.m. The center is still accepting good, clean donations for its annual spring rummage sale, which will...
ARLEE — A Smart Driver Class (formerly known as “55 Alive”) will be held at the Arlee Senior Citizen’s Center on April 3, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The fee for this class for AARP members is $15; the fee for non-members is $20. Montana mandates auto insurance dis...
POLSON —Will the real Otis Peckinpod please come forward. A person of interest was located but no amount of harsh interrogation methods or threat of waterboarding could make him crack. But a donut and a cup of coffee were waved in front of his face and he folded. Almost. What was learned was that...
RONAN — A big thanks to all who joined us for our “Welcome Back” dinner last Wednesday. We had 70 people join us for a great chicken dinner, door prizes and a 50/50 raffle. A special thanks goes to Glen Rogers, who donated his share of the 50/50 raffle back to the center. Our monthly bir...
News from the Polson Little Guy Wrestling Club ARLEE — Polson Little Guy Wrestling Club wrestled in the six-team Unit Two Tournament in Arlee on Saturday. The future Pirates had 36 wrestlers in the Beginner, Novice, and Middle groups place and will advance to the Inter-Valley Tournament in Columbia ...