Articles Written By: Berl Tiskus
POLSON — Giant sunflowers with free form petals in different shades of gold and yellow and a wall of black and white cats all wearing boots are just some of the art hung on the walls at Cherry Valley School on April 28. It was Cherry Valley Night of the Arts. This year it’s titled Art Ac...
POLSON — The Salish Point Committee announced plans for rejuvenating the old city docks at a press conference on April 18. City of Polson park superintendent Karen Sargeant, manager of CSKT Wildland Recreation Program Lester Bigcrane, and division manager for CSKT Fish, Wildlife, Recreation and Conserv...
POLSON — Community members met with the Polson School Board of Trustees on April 27 to discuss ways to cut money from the budget. The meeting was held at the Polson High School auditorium. At issue is the elementary district’s shortfall of approximately half a million dollars. Eight paraprofes...
POLSON — Montana Representative Denny Rehberg listened to and answered questions from about 100 constituents at the Lake County Courthouse on April 29. Rehberg serves on the House Appropriations Committee, but he tries to lead by example cutting $23 billion from his subcommittee. He also said Congre...
POLSON — Pumpkins that weigh 800 up to 1,000 pounds or more? If giant pumpkins pique your interest, come listen to Emmett May. May is a local giant pumpkin grower and contest winter. He’ll be sharing information at the Polson Indian Senior Citizens Center, 701 1st Street E, on April 26 from 6 to ...
POLSON — Boy Scouts from Troop 1947 were pushing wheelbarrows piled high with straw, raking, sprinkling compost and peat moss and breaking up clumps of straw as they readied the community garden for the 2011 gardening season. The scouts, parents, siblings and community members gathered after s...
POLSON — The Polson School Board called a special meeting for April 28 at 9 a.m. with two agenda items, public participation on non-agenda items and budget cuts. About 50 teachers and paraprofessionals had questions. Audience members suggested a salary schedule for administrators and asked whether o...
POLSON — Voters will choose two candidates for three-year terms on the Polson School Board. Running for the seats are incumbents Vernon Finley and Mark A. Russell and Nancy J. Lindsey and Robert A. Ricketts. In addition, incumbent Bob Hanson will seek another three-year term in the high sch...
POLSON — The Polson School Board called a special meeting on April 28 at 9 a.m. with two agenda items, public participation on non-agenda items and budget cuts. Although the trustees hoped to go through the budget line by line, about 50 teachers and paraprofessionals had questions. Audience members ...
POLSON — After a five-day trial in Judge C.B. McNeil’s court, Aaron Jess Spang was found guilty of mitigated deliberate homicide, a felony, in the stabbing death of 32-year-old Frank Martin He Does It on Nov. 27, 2010. Spang was also found guilty of possession of a dangerous drug, a felony. Th...
