Articles Written By: Berl Tiskus
POLSON — Dampness from installation of the new heating and cooling system at Polson City Hall Commissioner’s Chambers caused the city commissioners to meet at the fairgrounds fire station for their May 16 meeting. Even with a change in venue about 40 community members packed the meeting ...
PABLO — Although the Women 4 Wellness Health Fair was slated to begin at 10 a.m. on May 12, volunteers opened an hour early to register a line of eager women. Event organizers asked women attending the fair to “help us help others” by donating a pair of socks of any size, bath towe...
MOIESE — “What is this animal?” Janene Lichtenberg asked students as she held a stuffed weasel before a tepee full of fourth graders. After the students decided it was a weasel, Lichtenberg, a Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal biologist, asked them to name a weasel’s favorite fo...
POLSON — The Polson School Board welcomed new members Nancy Lindsey and Bob Ricketts at a meeting held at Polson High School auditorium on May 9. During board reorganizaton trustees elected Caryl Cox chair and John Laimbeer vice-chair. Then they returned to work on the budget deficit. The p...
POLSON — Arrows, targets, air pistols, and shotguns as well as scholarships for a Boy Scout leadership camp, new tent stoves and camping supplies are in the future for Lake County 4-H Shooting Sports youngsters and Boy Scout Troop 1947. The two groups each received $1,500 from the Youth Outdoor Fair.&n...
ELMO — Ronan fifth graders gained insight into Kootenai Indian culture last week at Ronan School District’s Native American Culture Day and had some fun, too. A full day of activities at the Elmo Culture Center included a drumming and singing group. Allan Hewankorn provided a drum and drumstic...
Polson fourth graders piled off the school bus at Mac and Pat Binger’s ranch in Irvine Flats last Thursday to learn about agriculture-related topics from local experts. There to greet them was a ranch dog who liked to chase sticks and thoughtfully brought one along for students to throw. Montana Sta...
POLSON — Cool weather and threatening grey skies didn’t stop Polson shoppers who turned out in force for the first farmers' market of the 2011 season on May 6. Several patrons said they had waited all winter for a taste of Jayna Brown’s freshly baked whole-wheat cinnamon roll...
POLSON — Turning the regatta grounds at the Polson Fairgrounds into a boat launch has been discussed for the last 10 years, but it was discussed again at the Lake County Park board meeting on May 4 in the Lake County Commissioners office. After other business, Tom McDonald, division manager for the ...
POLSON — The Meridian building, also known as the old Tamsco building, showed up on the Polson City commissioners' agenda again for at least the second time. Polson City manager Todd Crossett said Mike Maddy approached him with an offer to sell the Meridian building to the city of Polson for $590,00...
