Articles Written By: Berl Tiskus
POLSON — Trustees of School District 23 and about 30 community members gathered in the Polson High School Library for a special meeting on Jan. 18 to continue the evaluation for Superintendent David Whitesell and to consider an ethics policy for trustees. Before the evaluation started, PHS Athletic ...
POLSON — Dr. Mel Currie calls his visits to Polson High School math classes “taking a peek under the hood of mathematics,” according to Polly Dupuis, mathematics teacher at PHS. Currie, a career mathematician from the National Security Administration, made guest appearances in Dupuis&rsq...
Grinde Bay Winery began with three men in a garage, and now one of the winery’s first vintages will be named just that: Three Men in a Garage 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon. The three men are Gary Rice, winemaker and owner, and his friends Mac Swan and John Winegart, production and marketing specialists. T...
POLSON — Teachers in School District 23 returned to school for a Pupil Instruction Related day on Jan. 4. Polson High School Athletic Director Scott Wilson shared at the Jan. 9 Polson School Board of Trustees meeting how the teachers used that time to work on district goals. After they were divided int...
The name Enzo means head of the house, and in Enzo Steven Stinger’s case, it might be true, especially since new babies tend to rule the household. Enzo was the first baby born in Providence St. Joseph’s Medical Center in 2012. At 8 pounds, 11 ounces, Enzo was brought into the world Monday,...
MISSOULA — Polson High School Speech, Debate and Drama competitors traveled to Missoula for the Loyola Sacred Heart Invitational Speech and Drama Meet on January 7. Held at the University of Montana, the meet welcomed AA, A and B schools from around Northwestern Montana. According to Jon Petersen, h...
POLSON — If a fire can happen at a good time, the structure fire at 806 14th Ave. E. in Polson did. Firefighters were already gathered at the fire hall for the monthly Polson Volunteer Fire Department business meeting when the call came. When firefighters showed up, there was smoke coming out of the...
POLSON — Polson Fire Chief John Fairchild reported December was a slow month for the fire department at the Polson Rural Fire District meeting on Jan. 11. Firefighters made 14 runs, nine of which were rural and two were crashes, Fairchild noted during the chief’s report. As far as figures f...
RONAN — The hum of sewing machines, laughter, the aromas of soup and fresh coffee were all clues that the Mission Mountain Quilt Guild was in residence at the Ronan Alliance Church on Jan. 7. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 18 members of the guild gathered for a sewing day. Many stitched baby blankets for a...
POLSON — John Campbell, Todd Erickson, Dan Morrison and Stephen Turner were sworn is as new Polson City Commissioners during the Jan. 4 meeting. Polson City Judge Doug Olson administered the oath, and the new commissioners took their places for the meeting. Four items were added to the consent agend...
