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  by Mack McConnell for the Valley Journal ST. IGNATIUS — The St. Ignatius Senior Citizens’ Center elected board members and officers during its annual meeting Jan 14. Newly elected to the board is Lorraine Courville, replacing Ruth Krantz, who served on the board for many years. ...

  News from U.S. Senator Jon Tester POLSON— Polson High School student Tel Motichka, 17, has been accepted to the prestigious U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. A talented athlete, Motichka lettered in track, cross-country and wrestling at Polson High. Outside of school, he served ...

  News from Montana State University BOZEMAN — Montana State University has announced its undergraduate honor rolls for fall semester 2013. Students with a perfect 4.0 grade point average for the semester were named to the President's Honor Roll, which is noted with an asterisk. The ...

News from the Mission Mountain Audubon Society POLSON — “The Great Backyard Bird Count: the Winter Birds of the Mission Valley” by Pat Jamieson, outdoor recreation planner for the National Bison Range, will be the next educational program of the Mission Mountain Audubon Society on Wednes...

POLSON — The Polson Chamber of Commerce and Lake County Job Service are pleased to announce that they have launched a “tool kit” to welcome new businesses to our town. This project, which is Phase 1 of what is being called the “Polson Business Growth Action Plan,” seeks to provi...

RONAN — There are six senior citizens’ centers located in Lake County and in conjunction with the Lake County Council on Aging, we are putting together a petition to get a mil levy on the ballot in June. This mil levy will be to raise funds to allow the centers and the LCCOA to keep their doors o...

DIXON — Is it spring yet? That’s my question every January and February. In my little valley the snow is very light, I’ve only been plowed out once so far and the temperature is nearly 40 right now. The mountains are bare of snow and it could be mistaken for the end of winter. But, of cours...

ST. IGNATIUS — St. Ignatius Senior Citizens’ Center’s diners are reminded that the evening meals are changed to the third and fifth Wednesday evenings this month only.  The following are the activities in the center for January: Lunches begin at noon.   Quilters quilt in ...

News from Northwest Montana AARP LAKE COUNTY — Seniors are reminded that as of January 2014 the new AARP Drivers Safety Course has been renamed to the “AARP Smart Driver Course,” and that the fee for the course has also been increased from $12 for AARP members and $14 for non-members to ...

  RONAN — There are six senior citizens’ centers located in Lake County and in conjunction with the Lake County Council on Aging, we are putting together a petition to get a mil levy on the ballot in June. This mil levy will be to raise funds to allow the centers and the LCCOA to keep the...