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POLSON — A local gymnastics gym, Head Over Heels, has reopened after being shut down due to the pandemic. What began as a few private classes at the Mission Valley Christian Academy in the summer of 2010 by owners Jessica and Jason Edwards and their four children, grew to a full-fledged business three years later. Head Over Heels got its name and a location of its own in 2013 after community interest spurred it on. As with many businesses, however, the family-owned gym faced hard times during 2020. “The rent was just really expensive, and our business was shut down by mandate for four months,” Jessica recalled. “We actually had a lot of com...
News from the Bureau of Indian Affairs WASHINGTON —The Bureau of Indian Affairs announced the launch of its new website dedicated to solving missing and murdered cases in Indian Country. The tool draws attention to unresolved cases involving indigenous persons that the BIA, Office of Justice Servi...
News from Gina Kerzman / U.S. National Park Service WEST GLACIER – Visitors to Glacier National Park in 2022 can expect to use a ticket system to access portions of the park from May 27 through Sept. 11. This will be the second year of the pilot ticket system in the park, designed ...
ST. IGNATIUS – Nestled beneath the picturesque peaks of the Mission Mountains, just off US Highway 93 in St. Ignatius, Mission Valley entrepreneur Donald Pierce recently launched a full-service meat processing facility. Since its grand opening back in October, D& J Meats has been inundated with ...
POLSON — Mission Valley Elks Lodge #1695 held its annual Elks Hoop Shoot on Saturday at the Linderman Gymnasium. “We were very excited by such a strong turnout. We had a total of 45 boys and girls participate in the free throw competition this year,” said event coordinator David Rensvold...
News from the North Lake County Public Library District LAKE COUNTY — Mondays mean Mother Goose. Join us at 9:15 a.m. Mother Goose is geared for ages 0 to 3, but all are welcome. We encourage parents and caregivers to participate with their children for this early learning time. The doors open at ...
News from FLIC POLSON — The Flathead Lake International Cinemafest (FLIC) will celebrate its 10th anniversary the weekend of Jan. 28-30 at the Showboat Stadium 6 in Polson, Montana. FLIC screens full-length features, shorts, animation, student films, and documentaries. FLIC 2022 once again offe...
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News from Fred Barrett Elks Lodge 1695 POLSON — On November 23rd, Thanksgiving Day, Mission Valley Elks Lodge 1695 began the monumental task of preparing for the Thanksgiving Day takeout and delivery of 1396 dinners to the Polson Montana community. Thanks to the coordinating efforts of our comm...
News from the office of Senator Daines MONTANA — The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, a Montana-based sportsmen and conservation group, presented U.S. Senator Steve Daines with their first-ever Excellence in Advocacy Award for his bipartisan work on conservation and forest management. “Cons...
News from Polson School District #23 POLSON — The Polson School District responds to its substitute teacher shortage by increasing the daily sub rate from $96 to $120. The daily rate had been $96 since 2017. “We have struggled to fill teacher vacancies since the beginning of the year,”...
