Articles Written By: Berl Tiskus
POLSON — Beat poets in berets and black shirts gathered at the Poetry Café for a poetry reading on April 1. In the dimly lit café, black tablecloths covered the small tables, and audience members snapped their finger to show their appreciation for the poets and their work. Although it ...
POLSON — Montanans know the state legislature is carving money out of the budget, but many don’t realize just how those cuts will impact them locally. Lake County Family Planning stands to be cut entirely. Currently LCFP offers the only sliding scale fees in Lake County for contraception, breast ...
POLSON — When Eddie and Gracie Schumacher married in 1936, they meant every word of their vows. They’ve been married 75 years to prove it. Gracie is 92, and Eddie is 94. Their family – daughters Denise and Donna, three grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews, and Eddie...
Though it’s only March and there is still snow on the Mission Mountains, the Flathead Lake Cherry Growers are thinking ahead to pruning, spring, cherry blossoms and ripe red sweet cherries in the summer. The FLCG held their 76th annual cherry growers meeting on March 26 at the Yellow Bay Club ...
POLSON — The Polson Community Development Agency’s fundraising sub-committee received $12,000 from its first mailing, according to Joslyn Shackelford, Alpine Landscape and Design. Shackelford, a volunteer on the committee, gave Polson City commissioners a PowerPoint update on progress on Main Str...
MISSOULA — “I was just tired of it; I just decided I’d sue the government,” Elouise Cobell said, making the audience laugh. Speaking at the Lessons of Our Land series at the University of Montana Payne Family Native American Center on March 23, Cobell said she had grown tired to tr...
POLSON — The Polson School Board of Trustees voted to propose a building reserve levy and a technical levy at its meeting on March 14. Both levies are for the elementary and high school and will be on the May 3 ballot. Yearly, the building reserve levy would be $200,000 at the elementary le...
POLSON — Sunshine and blue skies brought out lots of runners, walkers and dogs for Polson Running’s March Meltdown held on March 12 at 10 a.m. “We had a great turnout thanks to the beautiful weather,” Tyana Smith, race organizer, said. “Hills, sweat and smiles are alway...
POLSON — “Oh, did you see that hippopotamus skull?” “You get to shoot a bow and arrow over there.” These were just a couple of comments from kids who attended the Youth Outdoor Fair from 5 to 9 p.m. upstairs at the Veteran’s of Foreign Wars on March...
POLSON — Summarizing the technical team’s work at the Reserve Water Rights Compact Commission negotiating session held March 16 at the KwaTaqNuk Resort, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal hydrologist Seth Makepeace said the team has brought the technical work near to culmination. These conce...
