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🌱 How a Polson senior turned one leadership award into many local wins
Polson, Montana Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Polson! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Polson senior turned one leadership award into many local wins
- Want to help Polson’s Main Street bloom with native plants?
- See which Polson students just shared $63,500 in local scholarships
Also on today's calendar: Polson Farmers Market Cooperative and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 69 and low of 47 degrees.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and delightful, temps: high: 72, low: 43.
- Sunday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 75 and low of 46 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Community-focused Polson senior earns leadership award (leaderadvertiser.com) — A Polson High School senior, Emma Boogerd, has earned the Winslow Nichols Leadership Award for her extensive leadership at school and around the Polson community, from cheer captain to DECA and Links Crew. She’s donating the $250 award back to the PHS cheer team and plans to study elementary education while cheering at Rocky Mountain College, carrying her community-first mindset beyond Polson. 
2. Master Gardeners tackle Main Street corners (leaderadvertiser.com) — Main Street corners in Polson are getting a native-plant makeover thanks to Mission Valley Master Gardeners, who are tending bump-outs at Main and Third while also rejuvenating raised beds at Providence St. Joseph Assisted Living Center. Volunteers plan to keep watering, weeding, and planting with residents all summer, and organizers are inviting more locals to help keep more than 40 downtown beds thriving.
3. PSEF awards $63,500 to seniors and former grads (leaderadvertiser.com) — Polson families will want to know that the Polson Scholarship and Education Foundation has awarded 44 scholarships totaling $63,500 to Polson High seniors and recent grads this year. Local donors, civic groups, and events like the Lake City Open Golf Tournament are helping hundreds of Polson students chip away at college costs, with awards ranging from $500 matches to larger $2,000 scholarships.
4. Work still taking place, lawsuit unfolding on residential property taxes (newsfromthestates.com) — Residential property tax relief in Montana is still a work in progress, and Polson’s Sen. Greg Hertz is at the center of efforts to fix unexpected increases in Lake County and beyond. Lawmakers are preparing new bills for the 2027 Legislature while a lawsuit over Senate Bill 542 moves through court, aiming to protect both constitutional process and meaningful long-term relief for homeowners and renters.
5. For 6,000 years humanity controlled water. Climate change is changing the equation (resilience.org) — Polson gets a brief spotlight through the Séliš Ksanka Ql’ispé (Kerr) Dam, used as a visual example in a sweeping look at how climate change is reshaping water systems worldwide. The piece argues that communities must shift from tightly controlling water to working with natural flows, highlighting emerging “slow water” and green infrastructure strategies that could influence future decisions even in places like Polson.
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Port Polson Players performance of “The Schoolhouse Blizzard” →
Port Polson Players Theatre, Boetcher Park, US-93, Polson
7:30 pm
Saturday June 13
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Other local events
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Lost Civilization - An Archaeological Investigation
Polson City Library 2 First Avenue East, Polson, MT 59860
4:00 pm -
Book Donation Day
Polson City Library 2 First Avenue East, Polson, MT 59860 -
Adult Coloring Program - "Summer Gardens & Blooms"
Polson City Library 2 First Avenue East, Polson, MT 59860
10:30 am -
Page Turner's Youth Book Club
Polson City Library 2 First Avenue East, Polson, MT 59860
4:00 pm -
SRP Program - Movie Day!
Polson City Library 2 First Avenue East, Polson, MT 59860
10:00 am -
Polson Farmers Market Cooperative →
Cove Deli & Pizza, 11 3rd Ave W, Polson
9:00 am -
Bookfest Club
Polson City Library 2 First Avenue East, Polson, MT 59860
11:00 am
Monday June 15
Tuesday June 16
Wednesday June 17
Thursday June 18
Friday June 19
Saturday June 20
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Lost Civilization - An Archaeological Investigation
Polson City Library 2 First Avenue East, Polson, MT 59860
4:00 pm -
Book Donation Day
Polson City Library 2 First Avenue East, Polson, MT 59860 -
Adult Coloring Program - "Summer Gardens & Blooms"
Polson City Library 2 First Avenue East, Polson, MT 59860
10:30 am -
Page Turner's Youth Book Club
Polson City Library 2 First Avenue East, Polson, MT 59860
4:00 pm
Monday June 15
Tuesday June 16
Wednesday June 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Sam's Club posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Polson. Apply here.
- Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Polson. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Polson here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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