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Vol. 19, No. 19
January 25, 2023
Healthcare pg. 5
Sports pg. 14
CLOSER INDEED HILARY LOZAR PHOTO
Ice arena receives deed to future location after 10 years of effort By Taylor Davison / Valley Journal
Fundraiser pg. 16
POLSON — The Mission Valley Ice Arena Association (MVIAA) recently announced a major development in the progress of creating a skating rink: the acquisition of a deed that will finally make the ice arena a reality. The idea of a local ice arena got its start in 2013 when a community survey con-
ducted by the Greater Polson Community Foundation revealed an ice rink as a top desire among residents. The city commission called community members together to discuss the likelihood of such a project. Following the meeting a few members of the public sat down and formed a non-profit board that would bring the goal to fruition. Four of those members have been on the diverse board of nine ever since, including
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the Chair, Hilary Lozar. Lozar took an interest in the project years ago after becoming involved in a hockey team with some coworkers from Ronan Elementary. “I’d never participated in such an addicting activity. It was unbelievably fun,” she commented. After recruiting her husband and father-in-law to play hockey as well, their years of carpooling to Missoula
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