Articles Written By: Linda Sappington
POLSON — Two men who survived a three-car wreck north of Polson on Feb. 25 were honored on Friday with a Saved by the Belt award, presented by Diana Schwab, representing Montana Department of Transportation’s Buckle Up program, and Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Terry Rosenbaum. Robert R...
A dozen years ago, artist Edna Lemm dreamed of a workshop where Polson children could come together to create through movement, media and a bit of mayhem. That vision took flight Saturday as more than 100 kids, grades K-8, gathered at Polson Middle School for the first-ever “Kids Create”...
It’s safe to say the prizes at Friday’s After School Program Bingo weren’t worth a hill of beans — they were worth much, much more. Valuable prizes donated by community members and businesses far exceeded the 50-cent price per bingo card and the resourceful bowls full of unco...
Healthy hearts were pounding to musical beats Wednesday in Linderman gym, as red-faced, sweaty and laughing schoolchildren jumped at the chance to support the American Heart Association. Rock and roll tunes motivated students as they exercised with colorful hula-hoops, jump ropes and a variety of items meant...
When Tracy Morigeau Frank looked out the window of her home on Terrace Lake Road Sunday morning, water was just beginning to creep into her driveway. Within three hours, floodwaters engulfed most of her yard and entirely blocked her exit. “It went quickly,” she said. At about a foot deep, s...
MISSOULA — Eight-year-old swimmer Hannah Simpson was the lone qualifier to represent the Flathead Lake Monsters at State in their inaugural year. On Friday, Simpson competed in the Montana State Championship State Swim Meet held at the University of Montana Griz pool, placing 33rd in the 25-yard backst...
With blizzard warnings calling for 25-50 mph winds and 100 percent chance of snow, travel on back roads was treacherous throughout Lake County Friday and through the weekend. Even a state snowplow was seen stuck near Pablo. “This was one of the worst storms I’ve seen in 14 years with the Sheri...
Eleven women’s teams and 12 men’s teams joined the Salish Kootenai College Bison and Lady Bison Thursday through Sunday for the 2014 American Indian Higher Education Consortium National Basketball Tournament hosted by SKC in Pablo. Teams represented colleges from Montana, Washington, North Dakota...
LAKE COUNTY — Four Lake County athletes who have gone on to wrestle for NAIA colleges have qualified to compete in the NAIA National Championships to be held March 7-8 in Topeka, Kansas. Ronan’s Cameron Neiss, Edward Cheff and Toby Cheff all wrestle for Montana State-Northern in Havr...
CHARLO — A winter phenomenon called snow rollers have been cropping up on local ponds, drawing curious onlookers to wonder how these natural snowballs were created. Snow rollers form when a light layer of snow falls atop ice; the wind picks up the layer and literally rolls the snow up across the sur...
