Flooring, stone and tile store delivers wide variety at new location

People planning to redecorate their homes, do-it-your-selfers, and new developers are just some of the folks who come into Home Floor Covering and Polson Stone and Tile at its new location, 35923 Mud Lake Trail, Polson, just east of Hwy. 93.

Ski resort adds improvements to Summit House

WHITEFISH, MT – April 8, 2015 – Whitefish Mountain Resort’s commitment to improving the guest experience will be taken to new heights this summer as the ski area plans to invest over $1.2 million in improvements at the summit of the Big Mountain pending approval from the U.S. Forest Service. A proposed one million dollar renovation to the Summit House would add seating to the restaurant, restrooms to the main floor and renovate the exterior of the building with a new façade. The resort also plans to build a new ski patrol headquarters building at the summit. If approved, this would be the third consecutive summer of major construction which included the new Flower Point chairlift, new terrain and a renovation of the Base Lodge.

Cowboy Ball packs the tent at Polson Fairgrounds

Inside the big tent on the Polson Fairgrounds Friday night, a sea of western hats and decked-out ladies ebbed and flowed around the dining tables into groups of friends, three silent auction “corrals,” two no-host bars catered by the Perfect Shot Tavern, and the live auction items. It was the 31st annual Cowboy Ball banquet and auction held by Polson Fairgrounds, Inc.

Tribal Health celebrates with open house

POLSON - A few months after opening for service, the brand new Tribal Health Building held an open house last Wednesday for all to explore the interior of the three-story structure on the corner of 1st St. West and Third Ave in Polson.

Clinic nearing completion

POLSON - Nearly 22,000 square feet of elbow room is awaiting the staff at the Tribal Health and Human Service Polson Community Clinic when they move across the alley to the almost ready, state-of-the-art new building.

Community celebrates Paradise Center opening

{Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of articles about the Paradise Center in Paradise, a depiction of some local history, and the future of the arts in the community.}

Man gets three years for trying to provide alcohol to minors

A Polson man who admitted providing alcohol to a 15-year-old girl who later died was sentenced to eight years last week, with five suspended, after his probation officer caught him trying to buy beer for a minor last summer.

Judge remarks man lucky to be alive

During a change of plea hearing Wednesday, a judge shared his surprise that the defendant lived through the ordeal for which he accumulated three charges.

Among other things: Rockin' and shakin', Alaska style

It doesn’t seem like 50 years ago, but it was – Good Friday afternoon, March 24, in the Anchorage area of Alaska. Several Flathead and Mission Valley people were living in Anchorage, Wasilla, Kodiak Island, Valdez and Seward. Many of them wrote letters to relatives and friends in Montana describing their experiences. We reported excerpts in the Flathead Courier.

Helena update: Rep. John Fleming

Hello from Helena! As you may or may not know, this is a busy place. Even as bills begin to trickle onto the house floor for votes, the committee hearings are in full swing. The trickle will soon become a torrent with nearly 2,000 bills proposed. Of course, the committee hearings are the most critical point in the life of a bill as it journeys into law or the wastebasket.

Building Blitz: Community comes together to build Jake's House

From 30 to 40 volunteers were swarming the building site for Jake's House the weekend of Aug. 9-11. They were carrying boards, sweeping concrete, putting in floor joists, wheeling equipment around the site and installing a subfloor.

Update from Helena

Last Friday, Saturday and Monday we heard HB 2 (the budget) on the floor of the House. It was difficult and often contentious. At times it sure seemed like theater, as speeches were read on the floor.

Park gets cleaned up, ready for trails

POLSON - The piles of scrap metal and glass shards on the banks of the Flathead River seemed endless to the Boy Scouts and Scout leaders of Troop 1947 during a cleanup Saturday of the Travis Dolphin Dog Park.

Polson Men's Golf results

Week 13, 2-Man Scramble July 26 

Candidate claims record was distorted

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Cold weather speeds fuel cleanup efforts

Ali Bronsdon, Leader Staff

Helena update: Rep. John Fleming

Hello from Helena. With week 14 completed, it is important to note the legislature has 12 days remaining to finish the people’s business. The state spending budget is the basic job that must be completed prior to adjournment.

Tax appeal denied on Flathead Lake luxury island home

Sandpiper Gallery gleams after remodel

In January of each year, the Sandpiper Art Gallery and Gifts in Polson closes for “work days,” and this year gallery director Margery Christensen, along with gift shop director Denise Zemke, used the time to spruce up the space.

Sports briefs, July 22

Hole-in-ones at Polson Golf Course