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Mission man receives deferred sentence for threatening school
The imposition of sentencing was deferred for three years in District Court in Polson April 30 for a man accused of making threats to St. Ignatius Elementary School.
Election results posted for schools, library and fire districts
Across Lake County last week, a smattering of mail ballots – 3,665 in all – were cast for school board, library and fire district trustees, as well as in three school levies.
Garden of the Rockies Museum reopens in June
The Garden of the Rockies Museum in Ronan provides a place where the essential connections between generations, represented by the materials, images, and stories of local history can be protected, shared and used as educational tools.
The graduation season begins
With six high schools and one college in Lake County, graduation season is hectic for students, families and friends.
Repertory Dance Theatre delivers world-class dance to Mission Valley
Mission Valley Live wraps up its performing arts season with a splash, courtesy of Repertory Dance Theatre of Utah. Members of the nation’s oldest and most successful repertory dance company will bring a dozen programs to area schools and other Mission Valley venues, before taking the stage at the Ronan Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m. next Friday, May 16.
Kiwanis luncheon honors groups that nurture kids
The mission of Kiwanis is serving children, one child at a time. At last Thursday’s luncheon at KwaTaqNuk Resort and Casino, that mission came to fruition as the group dispensed checks to organizations that help children.
SKC names health science building for Dorene Vallee
Salish Kootenai College honors the legacy of Dorene Dupuis Vallee with a ceremony naming the Vallee Building at 11 a.m. May 30.
Polson music students earn superior ratings at state festival
Several members of the Polson High School Band and Choir received Superior ratings at the State Music Festival, May 2-3 in Great Falls.
River Honoring celebrates elders, educators
With the Flathead River flowing behind him, Elder Johnny Arlee opened the 38th annual River Honoring on Monday night with a prayer in Salish and some special words for the gathering. This year’s River Honorees are elders Violet Trahan and Germaine White and educators Nicole Camel, Polson, and Jennifer Jilot and Bill Stockton, Arlee.
Dennis Joe (Denny) LaBonty, 76
Dennis (aka “Denny”) Joe LaBonty, Ph.D., passed away peacefully while surrounded by family and loved ones on May 3, 2025, at his home in Polson. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 10, 2025, at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Polson with a reception to follow at 1 p.m. at the Polson Bay Golf Course Bunkers Bar & Grill clubhouse.
Two Eagle students showcase talent at Art Slam
Emcee Tilden Sankadore held up his cell phone flashlight and started swaying to the song one of the Two Eagle River students was singing and the audience joined him. Singing was one of the many talents on display last Wednesday at Two Eagle River School’s 23rd annual Art Slam.
Mission Valley Calendar
Upcoming events and meetings in the Mission Valley
Polson Tennis wraps busy week with strong showings against conference rivals
Polson High School’s tennis teams powered through a packed week of competition, racking up a string of victories in both boys and girls' action, highlighted by dominant performances over Ronan and close battles against Columbia Falls, Corvallis, and Hamilton.
Pro and amateur golfers compete at Lake City Open
The 35th Annual Polson Scholarship & Education Foundation Lake City Open once again brought some of Montana’s premier amateur and professional golfers to the Polson Bay Golf Course May 3-4.
Mission Valley Calendar
Upcoming events and meetings in the Mission Valley
Ag Days brings kids to the Cheff ranch
Sun shining through trees dappled the grass and washed over the bright spring grass as school buses trundled down the road to Fourth Grade Ag Days at Buddy and Brittany Cheff’s place above Kicking Horse Reservoir, south of Ronan.
New pediatric dentist comes to town
If one walks into the recently opened building that sits diagonally across the highway from Mcdonald’s they might think it to be like any other dental office in the United States. Big glass doors enter into an open waiting area with a semi-oval desk to check-in at. That is living life at the level of an adult.
Casino construction gets underway
Kraus-Anderson (KA) recently began construction on 400 Horses Casino, located west of Polson on tribal land and managed by S&K Gaming for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.
Time Capsule: From the archives of local weeklies
Stories harvested from the Lake County Leader, May 17, 2001
Polson Tennis qualifies several for State
Polson High School tennis athletes turned in a gritty, resilient performance at the Western A Divisional Tournament last week, qualifying several competitors for the state tournament and finishing second overall in the girls team standings behind Whitefish.