Articles Written By: Berl Tiskus
Charlo — David E. Chenette, age 74, of Charlo, passed away at his home on Sunday, Sept. 25, from natural causes. Arrangements are pending and will be announced by Shrider - Thompson Funeral and Cremation Services of Ronan.
POLSON — Polson City Commissioners approved a 5 percent across-the-board increase for golf fees at the Polson Bay Golf Course. Golf Board President Dave Sheesley said that correlates to about a $20 to $25 increase depending on which pass is purchased. The funds are needed to offset the cost of fuel ...
POLSON — An extraordinary story: A baby girl adopted at two months, three siblings who had no idea they had a baby sister and Ancestry.com all combined through a series of miraculous consequences to reunite a family. That baby girl, Marie Fong, 56, had grown up and was living in Polson with her f...
POLSON — “My favorite workshop was about historical trauma.” “I liked learning more about the Salish Kootenai College science department.” “My favorite parts were the intuitive Native math games.” “Native games. I honestly enjoyed them all. There...
Fields of wheat the color of a bronc rider’s buckrein stretch towards the Mission Mountains. It’s nearing the end of September, and the grain in Gene Erb’s fields is ready to be cut. On Sept. 7, Brian Bohn arrived with two combines to cut the wheat. It’s good harvest weather, Bohn ...
POLSON — The Polson Shooters Association will be holding its annual free sight-in-your-hunting-rifle day on Saturday, Sept. 24 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the shooting range. To get to the range, turn and head west on Kerr Dam Road and turn right after about 1/8 of a mile. The road is labeled Polson Shoot...
POLSON — Jere Mayfield presented the final draft of the Indian Education for All district-wide comprehensive plan at the Sept. 12 meeting of the Polson School Board. Mayfield and a team of eight Polson teachers have been crafting the plan for a year and a half. A $25,000 grant enabled the district t...
POLSON — The medical record from Don Bartlett’s first doctor’s appointment read “freak, Indian cleft palate baby.” The doctor told his mother Bartlett would never talk, never learn and she should send him away. With the story of his childhood and how teachers, natural and cer...
POLSON — Thousands of plein air artists around the world participated in the Worldwide Paint Out on Saturday, Sept. 10. Plein air simply means the painters work outside. John Davis said 17 people in the Polson area signed up to paint during the day. The plein air painters met at Riverside Park at 9 ...
POLSON — Green beans, tomatoes, marigolds and sprawling squash and pumpkin plants are just some of the flowers and vegetables growing contentedly behind the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in the community garden. According to Carla Buffington, Community Garden Coordinator, the garden recently...
