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Thanksgiving: Time to share turkey and gratitude
Scores of volunteers across Lake County are preparing turkeys and all the glorious amendments for free holiday mea…
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Duck Boat Dynasty: Middle schoolers build inventive cardboard crafts
A flotilla of cardboard boats, held together with duct tape and ingenuity, churned across the Mission Valley Aquatic Center pool last Wednesday and Thursday, e…
Spreading the word: Rotary donates student dictionaries
The Polson Rotary Club distributed more than 400 student dictionaries to third-grade classrooms in 12 Mission Valley schools, both public and private, this fall.
Polson Seniors: Super 1 to the rescue
A special thanks to Super One Foods of Polson for allowing use of their freezer to store food from one of our disabled commercial kitchen freezers. Their rapid and generous response allowed us to salvage our frozen…
Ronan Seniors: Birthday dinner served Friday
The Birthday Dinner is served Friday, Jan. 26, at noon, and includes roast beef, potatoes, salad and dessert. Also on the menu this month: soup and sandwiches, Jan. 24; and hot beef sandwiches, Jan. 29.
St. Ignatius Seniors: Meal price goes up $1
There is some news that we need to let everyone know: there will be an increase in the cost of the meals by $1 in February due to the increased cost of food supplies, power, heat and other supplies.
Monster Mania: Polson students collaborate on multi-faceted project
“What is your monster’s name?” Cherry Valley teacher Joanie Bowen asked Jackson Mays. “Bob,” the first grader replied. He held his orange and green, eight-legg…
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Polson Seniors: Tai Chi classes start Jan. 23
Last week’s blizzard reminded us of what Montana weather can be: dangerous for us and devastating for livestock. People who want to live here should visit in January or February, then decide. Tai Chi classes meet 1…
Ronan Seniors: Tax help available
AARP tax people will be here every Wednesday from Feb. 7 to April 10. They will prepare taxes for any age and income.
St. Ignatius Seniors: Brave bingo players
Thank you to all who braved the cold and snow to play bingo last Saturday. We had fun, stayed warm, ate snacks, celebrated a birthday and enjoyed the company. We are happy to say due to the number of players we wer…
Swanky Sisters Merc: Nirvana for fabric lovers
Swanky Sisters Mercantile in Ronan has fabric galore for quilters and sewers – who all qualify as swanky, according to owner Beverley Osterwyk. The store also …
Weather sabotages Winter Fest
The cold weather snap Polson is enduring didn’t agree with some of the vintage snow machines at the Miracle of America Museum. Even proprietor Gil Mangels coul…
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