Articles Written By: Berl Tiskus
BIG ARM — With a new paint job completed, and a new concrete slab and water line installed and finished last week, the historic Big Arm School was ready for a party on July 30. The Big Arm Family Fun Day brought about 200 people out for barbecued beef brisket and corn on the cob with all the fixings...
PABLO — With tall metal tepee poles anchoring each end, the bike path/pedestrian overpass from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Complex across Highway 93 to Salish Kootenai College was officially opened on July 27. After SKC Art Department Chair Corwin “Corky” Clairmont blesse...
RONAN — The Sew and So Club made their last raffle quilt in 2010. Although they made a quilt this year, it honors the club’s 100-year anniversary and is embroidered with the names of the original members so it won’t be raffled off. One of the oldest clubs in Lake County, the Sew and So ...
RONAN — In the heat of the day,Cornelius and Alfonzo were stretched out full length taking a nap. With such aristocratic names, the two could be refined gentlemen resting in a Venetian hotel, but they are hogs snoozing on fluffy shavings at the Lake County Fair. Cousins, the two Duroc cross pigs we...
POLSON — Cycle, inspire, unite is a motto shared by 4K for Cancer bicyclists, and they really mean it. Their goal is to inspire and unite communities across the United States in the fight against cancer. Pedaling from Baltimore, Md. to Seattle, 26 4K for Cancer bikers paused on their journey and spe...
POLSON — Even though it’s summer time, quilters are still sewing, preparing for quilt shows and county fairs around the Mission Valley. The Flathead Cherry Festival quilt show had 18 entries this year, all constructed from cherry fabrics or featuring cherries in some way, according to show organi...
ELMO — Beautifully beaded dance regalia and eagle feathers were the norm at the Standing Arrow Powwow parade, but Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Elder Francis Stanger, a World War II Marine, wore his khaki uniform to walk in the Standing Arrow Powwow parade carrying the American flag. Stanger&...
POLSON — “The number one question asked is ‘Can I ride in the rollover vehicle?’” Michelle Erb, Room to Live Respect the Cage Safety Campaign staffer said. The rollover cab looks like a front portion of a car and contains two dummies, Eddie and Little Eddie. Eddie does not w...
PABLO — A Native American drum does not usually share the stage with violins, a viola, a guitar, a bass and a cello. But on July 20, a mutual love of music brought members of the Native Heart drum and baroque musicians together at the People’s Center. This is the eighth year musicians from the...
Polson and surrounding communities were stunned when Kathie Sammons, vice president of Whitefish Credit Union in Polson, went missing and so did $676,872 from the credit union on June 23, 2010. Since a theft at a credit union is turned over to the federal government, the Federal Bureau of Investigation to...
