Arlee Celebration: Following the footprints of elders

Arlee welcomed hundreds of onlookers and dancers to the powwow grounds June 29-July 2 to celebrate the annual Arlee Esyapqeyni Celebration. Grand entry for the powwow was 1 p.m. July 1-2 and 7 p.m. June 30-July 2.

Tribes studying porcupine decline

Tribal Wildlife Biologists have witnessed a decline in porcupine numbers in recent years and ask for public volunteers to assist in reporting sightings of porcupines in the field.

Elizabeth (Betty) Alexine McGiffin

ELIZABETH (BETTY) ALEXINE MCGIFFIN

Richard ("Dick") Wells Banghart, 89

Richard (“Dick”) Wells Banghart, 89, of Grinnell, Iowa, and formerly of Polson, passed away on Feb. 9, 2025, under hospice care at his home in Grinnell.

Letters to the editor

Oct. 15

Grizzly pulled woman out of her tent in Ovando attack

California woman was on a long-distance bicycling trip and had stopped in Ovando.

Practice proper oral care for infants and young children

Caring for the teeth of infants and small children is an often overlooked but is very important component of keeping the child healthy.

Canadian trick rider wows crowd at Polson rodeo

Big Tasty might sound like a mouth-watering hamburger, but he’s really one of Canadian champ Bella Da Costa’s trick riding horses. The big grey gelding was used as a pickup horse, but he didn’t like that work.

Dixon's Hamel, Polson museum headed to Cowboy Hall of Fame

Inductees will be honored at the MCHF Annual Induction Ceremony & Western Heritage Gathering on April 9 in Great Falls.

Lake level points to another inconvenient truth

“Uncharted territory.” “The new norm.” Those were the headlines as the Earth experienced its hottest week ever recorded, in the wake of the warmest June on record. Those headlines could also apply to Flathead Lake.

City of Ronan hears golf course proposal

RONAN — Though a number of details need to be hammered out, the Ronan City Council seems interested in the idea of buying Mission Mountain County Club.

Lady Pirates fall to Kalispell Emeralds

Polson fell to the Kalispell Emeralds-Vivian on Sunday, June 9, in bracket play at the 2024 Emeralds SMASH at the KidsSports Complex in Kalispell, but beat teams from Canada and Utah.

Ninepipes is great

Editor,

Zana Niblack

The memorial service for Zana Niblack is at the Polson Presbyterian Church on Saturday, April 15, at 2 p.m.

View from the Library: Plenty of fall programs

Fall is upon us and with falling leaves come rising program opportunities.

Ruth (Snow) McCollum

Ruth (Snow) McCollum passed away peacefully of natural causes on March 4, 2014. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Croxfords Funeral Home of Great Falls. Visitation and rosary is Sunday at Croxfords Funeral Home, funeral service is Monday at St. Ann’s, times to be announced.

Suspected Arlee sex offender arrested at Canadian border

By BRETT BERNTSEN

U14 girls capture state title

GREAT FALLS — The only way for the Polson FC U14 girls soccer team to top off their impressive spring soccer season was to win the Montana Youth Soccer Association (MYSA) State Cup in Great Falls June 14-16, and they did just that in exciting fashion.

Griz show defensive dominance in Ronan

High winds hindered the Griz passing attack, but it’s the team’s stingy defense from the Ronan scrimmage that has the town talking

RONAN – The cold, windy conditions may have silenced the Grizzlies offense, but the weather certainly didn’t affect the players’ intensity, as vicious hits echoed throughout Laverne Parrish Memorial Field in Ronan when the Griz held their second spring scrimmage Saturday.  

Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil

As I read David Daniels’ letter to the editor (Feb. 29 edition) I felt I must respond. It is tragic that he did not understand that salvation is a free gift and that you cannot earn it.