Articles Written By: Berl Tiskus
POLSON — Clad in coats, hats and mittens, Polson High School students began “Occupy Polson” to protest proposed cutbacks in federal student aid Jan. 2. The evening shift started about 4 p.m. when students gathered and asked Lake County Commissioners for permission to stay until 10 p.m. inst...
Compared to last year’s snow banks, ice chunks and 4-degree air temperature at the Flathead River, this year’s Polar Plunge at Riverside Park was balmy. The temperature on the First Citizen’s Bank sign read 31 degrees, and the water was 40 degrees, according to Dave Bull. Bull an...
POLSON — It was dark in the Polson High School Auditorium with squares of light from cell phones dotted throughout the crowd. All the seats were full for the annual PHS talent show on Dec. 22. The show gives PHS students a chance to sing, dance, play an instrument or display any other talents. It&rs...
POLSON — Want to learn more about Excel, PowerPoint or photo editing or just get some computer basics? Just visit the North Lake County Library and talk to Jessica Wilson. Wilson is the technology training specialist headquartered at the library, and she teaches free computer classes. With eight ...
POLSON — Let’s face it, a Montana winter is usually cold. Last winter was nasty, and predictions are this winter won’t be great either. Anne Engebretson has been doing something about cold winters for 13 years with her “coats for kids” program. Her program is not affiliated w...
POLSON — The City of Polson has a new police chief: Wade Nash. Nash served as a Polson Police Department sergeant since 2007 but has been in law enforcement for 13 years. Nash grew up in Eugene, Ore., with a logging background. After attending Linn-Benton Community College in Albany, Ore., he moved ...
POLSON — Ronald Paul Foltz, who audited the City of Polson’s books, “found them to be in order,” according to Polson City Manager Todd Crossett at the Dec. 19 Polson City Commissioners meeting. Crossett said Foltz did recommend the city pay down the debt service at the golf course and...
Light streamed from the windows of the Valley View Clubhouse on Thursday night, beckoning moms and dads, grandmas and grandpas, aunts, uncles and cousins for the annual holiday program presented by the Valley View Elementary School students. The atmosphere was warm as neighbors visited and ate a potluck d...
POLSON — “Layaway angels” around the United States have been paying off layaway tabs at Kmarts and Walmarts. The angels also visited Walmart in Polson, according to Cody Grove, Walmart Manager. Grove said five people came into the store and paid off layaways for items for kids. One cu...
POLSON — Proving that high school students do pay attention and do care, Polson High School seniors Clay Frissell, Riley Kenney, Ian Laimbeer, Riley Lemm and Megan Pope have selected issues that will directly affect all of them and want to do something about it. The issues are Republican-leadership-...
