Articles Written By: Linda Sappington
POLSON — The Marine Corps League Hellroaring Detachment #1041 held their Marine Corps Birthday Ball on Sunday, Nov. 10, the 238th birthday or the Corps. The traditional cake cutting ceremony honored the guest of honor as well as the oldest and youngest Marine in attendance. The oldest Marine, ...
POLSON — Polson resident Harvey A. Town recently published a book, “Jesus, the talk of the Town.” The books will be available at a book signing Sunday, Nov. 17 following church services at Terrace Lake Community Church, roughly noon. Town will again sign copies of his book at the Ronan Seni...
Options to watch a movie at home have changed dramatically in the past decade with the influx of online and vending machine movie providers. Video rental stores are disappearing — except for a small Polson business now celebrating its 10th anniversary. “It definitely is a milestone,” Ste...
POLSON — Local Polson entrepreneur Rachel Edington, owner of Gluten Free Mama, has been suffering from Trigeminal Neuralgia, considered by the medical profession as the “suicide disease” due to its excruciatingly painful nature. She also suffers from Multiple Sclerosis. Edington is...
Our World War II vets are dying at a rate of more than 600 a day, according to statistics released by the Veteran’s Administration. This means there are only about 1.2 million veterans remaining of the 16 million who served our nation in World War II. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Viet...
Whether it was the steaming spaghetti, the generous door prizes, or the chance to run a flat and fall color-laden course, something enticed 142 runners to participate in the “Live Locally” 5K Run/Walk Saturday in Polson. Perhaps it was the chance to support Polson Youth Soccer Association through...
All across the state at 10:23 a.m. Oct. 23, Montana individuals, schools and businesses will participate in The Great Rocky Mountain ShakeOut, an earthquake disaster preparedness drill. Perhaps you’ve never been in an earthquake and don’t know what to expect. Or maybe you’ve grown up in ...
Sgt. Travis M. Arndt of Bozeman was just 10 days out of coming home from serving in Iraq. He planned to surprise his girlfriend, and family members believed he was going to ask her to marry him. But he never made it home, and those dreams ended Sept. 21, 2005 when he was killed in action. He was jus...
Ronan veteran Bob Bell, better known for his support of military through the Patriot Riders motorcycle group, has a garden. And not just any garden. It started with compost — large, decomposed piles of fresh-cut grass trimmings, leaves, wood chips and his secret ingredient: fish. Mack Days lak...
Surrounded by pelts, Phil Peck sits on a stoop knotting sisal, a very visual reminder that in the 19th century, if trappers and Indians needed to bundle hides, first they must create the rope. And that meant scouring for fiber from plants and cedar bark — no Ace Hardware, True Value or Home Depot in si...
