Articles Written By: Berl Tiskus
RONAN — Buffalo meat, sliced thin, marinated and dried the traditional Indian way, is “a real testament to Indian technologies,” Matthew Silent Thunder said, describing the tasty jerky his company produces. Using meat preservation methods learned from his family, Silent Thunder and his c...
POLSON — “We found some bones,” Cub Scouts Trey Manry, Connor Pierce and Kellen Wright shouted. The bones were the latest in a series of exciting finds, including a tire and a dollar bill. The Cub Scouts from Pack 4947, accompanied by Wright’s mom Kim and sister Kaycee, were picking u...
POLSON — “What two states border the Okefenokee Swamp?”, “ What is the world’s smallest mammal?” and “What is the square root of 7?” were just some of the tough questions the Polson Middle School Academic Bowl team had to answer to bring home the trophy this ye...
POLSON — “If you build it, he will come,” is the famous line from the baseball movie “Field of Dreams.” So far Shoeless Joe Jackson hasn’t shown up at the new ball field in front of the Foursquare Church, but lots of Polson kids will play ball there. Practices and games ha...
With American flags beside him, Chuck Lewis might be found on a street corner anywhere from Missoula to Kalispell. Always a Marine, Lewis will be standing tall and wearing his dress blues to collect either physical or monetary donations for wounded veterans returning to the United States from Iraq or Afghani...
POLSON — As lawns and fields are greening up, and crocuses and grape hyacinths peek out of the soil, locals are itching to clean out flowerbeds, roto-till their gardens and rake dried grass out of their lawns. The City of Polson has a plan to help with all the yard waste, leaves, downed branch...
POLSON — For his senior English project on stuttering, Jason Fant handed out an information sheet on tea. Some words were highlighted in yellow, some in blue. Fant called on classmates to read the sheet and asked them to stutter when they came to a word highlighted in yellow. A blue word meant the read...
POLSON — Polson Commissioners got the scoop on activities planned for the community at their April 4 meeting. Kelly Ware, Jason Moore and Bud Papin presented information promoting local food production and their plan for public gardens and gardening classes in Polson. They did not want any action f...
POLSON — Ah, spring — a time when crocuses peek through last year’s grass, birds start nesting and high school seniors decide where or if to attend college. Polson High School senior Mesa Starkey, a stellar runner, considered Montana State University, the University of Montana, the Unive...
POLSON — A team named Broken Toaster braved damp conditions to cruise to a first place finish at the first-ever Main Street Relay Race on Sunday, March 27. Team members Mike Sitter, Shawn Hendrickson, Clay Bird and Sarah Hartsoch completed the two-mile course in 12:06, 42 seconds ahead of the second...
