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Editor, As the honorary consul of France in Montana, I am pleased to announce that I am looking for some World War II veterans. Did you help in the liberation of France during World War II? If so, you could be eligible to receive the French Legion of Honor Medal. Created to honor extraordinary co...
POLSON — Childhood friends and high school sweethearts are getting hitched. Claryl left for Vietnam in 1969 and circumstances lead Jeri to believe that he was killed in combat. Upon returning in 1972 he caught word that she had married, although she hadn’t, so he reenlisted. Jeri continu...
RONAN — It only seemed fitting that the team called Pat’s Pals won the 10th annual Sagmiller/Williams ALS Golf Tournament on Saturday, July 7. The tournament is played annually in memory and honor of Ken Sagmiller and Pat Williams, both avid local golfers who succumbed to ALS, or Lou Gehrig&rs...
Justice of the Peace Chuck Wall dealt with the following cases June 22-28: Lavar Rashgke Gibson , 34, pleaded not guilty to the amended offense of disorderly conduct. He was found guilty, sentenced to 10 days in jail, four suspended, and fined $100 plus $85 in court costs. Gibson received credit for four...
POLSON - Lindy Dupuis is proud to announce the arrival of her little sisters Elise Jeanette and Ella Lou Dupuis who were born on June 20, 2012 at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center. Elise weighed 5 pounds, 5 ounces and Ella weighed 5 pounds, 11 ounces. Parents are Daylen and Anna Dupuis. Paternal grandp...
Editor, Have you noticed that property owners along Highway 93 through Polson are keeping those strips of grass neatly mowed and the shrubbery cared for? And thanks to Mayor Pat and her husband Dennis Devries, the traffic island at the intersection of Highways 93 and 35 is now clean and tidy because they ...
Editor, On June 25, the Ronan City Council moved a “community decay” ordinance to a second reading. The ordinance is not in its final form yet, but the motion was passed with a 3-2 vote. The community decay ordinance was discussed on June 11. The original discussion was on keeping yards cle...
Editor, It’s getting to be that time of year again. I was just watching the swimming events for the upcoming Olympics. I had this thought of how many swimmers might become Olympians from right here in Lake County. With the soon-to-be Mission Valley Aquatics pool fast becoming a reality, we might fin...
Editor, It is that time of year again when the Big Arm community comes together to host a Family Fun Day for all local communities. July 14 between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., the Big Arm school will be the site of the day’s activities to be enjoyed by attendees of all ages. The day’s event is a fundr...
Editor, The thing is, with all due respect to Nancy Teggeman (Valley Journal, June 20), you can't compromise with lies. I've never done that, and I don't expect to start now. Also, the quotation ascribed to Abraham Lincoln appeared first in the Bible - see Mark 3:25. Carol Cummings Polson
