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News from the North Lake County Public Library POLSON — The North Lake County Public Library is pleased to conduct a supply drive to support the Mission Valley Animal Shelter. They can use: pet food, dog toys, cat trees, cat toys, swimming pools for dogs and milk replacement for kittens and puppies. Thank you for your help and support. We will collect items through Aug. 5. The library offers curbside service for holds pickup during all business hours. Stay in the comfort of your air conditioned vehicle and keep kids and pets safe. We are happy to bring your items to your vehicle. Just call the library at 406-883-8225 and give us the last five digits of your library card ...
RONAN — Good morning. How many of you are tired of this heat and worry every time the fire whistle goes off? Me too. We will be voting for the “Senior of the Year” this week, so watch the blackboard for the names that have been nominated. It’s nice to see all the new faces coming to e...
POLSON — Activities at the Polson Senior Center include exercise classes on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Bridge is played on Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. The veterans’ representative visits the center every first Friday of each month. Each week on Wednesdays Mahjong is played a...
ST. IGNATIUS — Here’s to keeping cool and safe in this difficult weather. I hope everyone had a wonderful time at the Good Old Days celebration as we enter the last two weeks of July. Our menu: — Wednesday, July 21: 5:30 p.m. dinner - roast turkey, rolls, pot...
DIXON — The Dixon Senior Center continues to serve our community and hopes everyone is staying happy and healthy. All are invited to come enjoy dinner, and/or pinochle. We are also accepting take-out meal requests. Meals will be served Monday and Thursday evenings at 5 p.m. Meals are $4 per serving and...

Handmade quilts were back on the auction block this year during the Amish Community Auction held on Saturday in St. Ignatius to raise money to run the school house. “It looks like we might have a record crowd here today,” said organizer Marty Miller, as he looked out across the field on Foothi...
POLSON — In a somewhat muddled voting process, the Polson City Commission chose Laura Dever to represent Ward 2 for the remainder of a four-year term vacated in June by interim commissioner Patricia Corrigan-Ekness. Dever received four votes and candidates David Coffman and Tim Delaney each re...
ST. IGNATIUS — Much of the St. Ignatius Town Council’s July meeting was spent discussing the upcoming finalization of a property purchase, as well as how to handle the recent resignation of the town’s municipal judge. The property in question houses the Mission Valley Food Pantry, as wel...
News from Special Olympics Montana MONTANA — Five Valleys Special Olympics needs community members from the Bitterroot, Missoula, and Flathead Reservation areas to be coaches, unified partners, team helpers and event volunteers for the first ever Five Valleys Area Basketball Tournament and Special...
News from the office of Senator Tester POLSON — U.S. Senator Jon Tester announced that $8,246,070 in relief has, so far, gone to live venues, theatres and concert halls across Montana through the Small Business Administration’s Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program. Additional grant ...