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POLSON – Does splashing, sloshing, digging and diving around in the mud sound like fun to you? Team registration is open for the first annual Bump, Set Splat Mud Volleyball Tournament on Saturday, July 17, at the Polson Fairgrounds. The purpose of the Bump, Set Splat Mud Volleyball Tournament, which is hosted by the Boys and Girls Club of the Flathead Reservation and Lake County, is a fundraiser that will turn the rodeo arena dirt into sloppy muck-filled volleyball courts giving participants a messy and muddy way to make a difference in someone’s life. The tournament is scheduled to begin 9 a.m. with dry camping available at the fairgrounds on Friday and Sat...
News from Polson P.E.O Chapters CA POLSON — Have you noticed how pretty the Polson downtown bump-outs look? P.E.O. Chapters CA and BY members volunteer several hours a month weeding, trimming, watering, raking gravel and picking up trash from these downtown corners. When you see them working, plea...
News from the Office of the Governor MONTANA — With every region of Montana facing severe to extreme drought conditions, Governor Greg Gianforte called on U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to identify all counties in Montana as primary natural disaster areas. “As we continue to se...
More help is on the way for Montana families trying to strike a balance between work and taking care of their children, but concerns remain about whether more one-time funding will bring about long-lasting change. Governor Greg Gianforte announced June 29 that $31 million in funding from the America...
POLSON — It’s no understatement to say Anna Loehrke, director of the Port Polson Players’ production of “The Pin-Up Girls,” was born into the theater. The daughter of Players producers Neal and Karen Lewing took her first turn on stage as a 2 year old in a production of “S...
News from the North Lake County Public Library POLSON — Our Summer Reading Program is in full swing. Reading is for everyone and our program is for all ages. Special programs will be Thursday mornings starting at 10 a.m. You can still register. Get the READ SQUARED app free for both Android (Googl...
Brenda Grogan and Lance Best, owners of The Barking Lot, groom dogs by day and tend their menagerie of critters – including two cattle dogs, two dachshunds (one with puppies), a team of sled dogs, two mares and a foal, a BLM rescue burro, and free-roaming chickens and turkeys – by night. &n...
News from CSKT PABLO — Winona Tanner, long-time Chief Judge of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Court and tribal employee for almost 40 years, passed away Friday. CSKT’s Tribal Council ordered that flags be flown at half-mast in her honor. Tanner began working at Tribal L...
News from the LCCD LAKE COUNTY – The Lake County Conservation District invites people to get ready for this fall’s local scenic bike route, featuring local farms and food. Mission Mountain Area Pedal to Plate will be held on Sept. 25. Participants will get to view local farms in the missi...
ST. IGNATIUS — Allison Delaney, daughter of Stan and Sheri Delaney of St. Ignatius, is a local recipient of a Northwest Farm Credit Services Scholarship. Northwest Farm Credit Services has awarded 85 students from its five-state territory, a total of $212,500 in scholarships. In Montana, 21 scholarship...
