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Polson author tells childhood story in ‘The Fair Sombrero’ Polson author tells childhood story in ‘The Fair Sombrero’

POLSON — With a scary chase, a Brahma bull, 9-year-old best friends and their horses, Kalispell and the Northwest Montana Fair in the 1950s, “The Fair Sombrero” by Polson author Joye Ann Albert is a great story.  “It’s a true story, too,” Albert said, at a book sig...

New names, products and jobs come to Polson New names, products and jobs come to Polson

POLSON — New businesses are cropping up all around Polson, some in repurposed buildings and some in buildings constructed specifically for them. Progress on the new Walmart Supercenter structure provided conversation in Polson for months.  It’s been a rocky road for the Walmart Superce...

Meeting set to discuss possible Polson ice rink

POLSON — An organizational meeting to discuss the viability of an outdoor refrigerated ice rink to serve all of Lake County and the Flathead Indian Reservation will take place at City Hall in Polson on Monday, June 10 at 7 p.m.  Possible uses would include ice hockey, figure skating, curling, r...

Taber funds now administered by Greater Polson Community Foundation

News from the Greater Polson Community Foundation POLSON  – When Polson resident George Taber passed away in November 1999, he left much of his hard-earned money to the Taber Foundation. In an effort to ensure the greatest benefit possible is achieved from Mr. Taber’s gift, the Taber Foun...

Envision Polson meeting features plan to grow businesses

News from Envision Polson POLSON  – The June meeting of Envision Polson will feature an update by local businessperson Heather Knutson on the Polson Business Growth Action Plan. The plan began to be formed by Knutson and Todd Erickson, a local Job Service professional and Polson City Councilman...

Glacier Bank wins award, sees economic increases

POLSON — Recently, Glacier Bank won the Montana U.S. Small Business Administration’s annual Top Performing Lender award after helping 70 small businesses throughout the state with loans totaling nearly $12.5 million in 2012.  “What it really amounts to, if you do the math, is about ...

Farmers Market thriving in Polson Farmers Market thriving in Polson

POLSON — Bright red and pink geraniums, quilts, loaves of homemade bread, pastries filled with fruit, fresh made doughnuts, early vegetables, flower, herb and vegetable plants, jewelry, soap ... browsers, buyers, sellers and children, even a man selling advice for 50 cents — Polson’s Farmer...

PoArtry event gathers poets, artists PoArtry event gathers poets, artists

POLSON — It may have been the first ever community poetry reading at Riverside Park.  After a shower swept through Polson on May 31, the skies cleared for the PoArtry In the Park event planned by Annabelle Smith and Sophie Sisler. The eighth graders are in Tamara Fisher’s gifted and ta...

Swimmers, visitors welcome at Mission Valley Aquatic Center pool Swimmers, visitors welcome at Mission Valley Aquatic Center pool

POLSON — The Mission Valley Aquatic Center’s pool is full, open for swimmers and approximately 82 degrees, quite a bit warmer than Flathead Lake. MVA officially opened on May 20, according to Tana Seeley, MVA project director, but the staff is easing into things with open swim from noon to 6 p...

‘Memorable’ Polson class of 2013 graduates ‘Memorable’ Polson class of 2013 graduates

POLSON — “Don’t be forgettable, be memorable,” commencement speaker Taryn Harrison told the class of 2013.  Harrison, who as a substitute teacher got to know many of the class members, said the students were all special and amazing and worth remembering, which is what memorabl...


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