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Articles with the Tag: Polson

Montana artist focuses on unique elements from local towns Montana artist focuses on unique elements from local towns

LAKE COUNTY – Three towns in Lake County have been checked off an artist’s list of places to paint in Montana. Laura Blaker is determined to paint scenes from about 200 towns in the state in the next few years. She has finished the scenes for Polson, Ronan, St. Ignatius, and several more. ...

Tennis coach Robert Hislop honored

News from the Montana Coaches Association   The Montana Coaches Association is pleased to announce that Robert Hislop, tennis coach at Polson High School, along with 13 other Montana coaches and one athletic director, have been selected as “finalists” for National Coach or AD of the Yea...

Polson

POLSON — My New Years resolution is to help all my friends gain ten pounds so I’ll look skinnier. Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and we still have See’s Candy available. The toe nail clinic will be on Wednesday, Feb. 14, from 10 a.m. to noon. The AARP Safe Driving ...

FLiC Festival is a wrap FLiC Festival is a wrap

News from FLiC The Flathead Lake International Cinemafest concluded Jan. 28 with an awards ceremony and early evening screening of some of the most popular films of the festival. Encore presentations continued last week. The festival was a great success – with almost 900 people viewing the 68 film...

Polar bears, late UM professor featured in FLIC film Polar bears, late UM professor featured in FLIC film

POLSON — Local filmmaker Frank Tyro got emotional while working on “Walking Bear Comes Home.” “There were times I just had to walk away and come back to it,” he said, referring to the 57-minute documentary about the life of his mentor and friend, the late Charles Jonkel, a ...

Children’s play spreads message of kindness Children’s play spreads message of kindness

Parents, grandparents, siblings, friends and teachers anxiously waited in a line that backed out through the high school’s double doors and outside to purchase tickets for the Friday night production of The Elves and the Shoemaker.  Buzzing with enthusiasm in anticipation of watching young acto...

Lake County bans e-cigarettes in public buildings

POLSON — Lake County is the sixth county in the state to ban the use of electronic cigarettes in public places. It is now unlawful to smoke e-cigarettes in a place of work or an enclosed public space or within 25 feet of such a building.  Lake County Commissioners unanimously passed a resolu...

City settles lawsuit for $8K

POLSON — The city of Polson and its engineer have settled a lawsuit brought against them by Sandry Construction Co. of Bigfork. City Manager Mark Shrives said he signed the papers two weeks ago.  The city will pay $8,000 in the settlement and did not admit any wrongdoing, he said, adding tha...

County commissioners opt to make density map advisory, not regulatory

POLSON — Lake County is undergoing the process of repealing its density map and then approving it for use as an advisory document, county commissioners said last week. County Planning Director Jacob Feistner said the goal is to repeal the 2005 document — which is a standalone document used for...

Gianforte touts tax bill in visit to Polson Gianforte touts tax bill in visit to Polson

POLSON — Montana’s congressman came to town last week to meet locals and discuss goings-on in the nation’s capital during the past seven months since he was sworn in.  Rep. Greg Gianforte spoke at Lake City Bakery & Eatery for an hour Wednesday morning, Jan. 24, and touted the i...


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