Articles Written By: Berl Tiskus
It is the season for buying Christmas gifts, and many people like to give handmade or handcrafted presents but either don’t have the time or the talent to produce their own items. To fill this need, bazaars are common this time of year. The People’s Center held a bazaar on Dec. 3 and 4, ...
POLSON — At the Dec. 6 Polson City Commission meeting, one of the first agenda items was a COPS grant received by the Polson Police Department. The grant would provide a salary for a 13th officer for three years. Then the city would need to pay the officer’s salary for the fourth year. ...
POLSON — To explore all possibilities for its planned aquatic center, the Mission Valley Aquatics Board met with the Polson City Commissioners on Nov. 30 to discuss the possibility of an alternative site. “Mission Valley Aquatics is asking if the city would like to partner in the vision ...
Thanksgiving Day was cold, but 73 runners and walkers showed up for the third annual 5-K Turkey Trot at 9:30 a.m. to work off their Thanksgiving meal before they even ate. Teenagers Jimmy Bjorge and Alex Nystrom finished first and tied at 18 minutes and 52 seconds. Polson Running, who sponsors the t...
Ours has always been a candy making family at Christmas. My grandma used to make Rosemary candy. It was wonderful, but you had to beat it for a long time by hand. We’d all take a turn and beat until our arms played out. I probably didn’t help much because I was small. Our cousin Jack made the ...
KALISPELL — The Ronan High School Speech, Debate and Drama team competed in the Kalispell Invitation/David M. Hashley Drama Tournament on Nov. 19 and 20. Thirty-three other teams from across Montana brought their speech squads, also. Pantomime was a good event for RHS with Elise Bold placing s...
KALISPELL — The Kalispell Invitational/David M. Hashley Drama Tournament drew 34 speech, debate and drama teams from across Montana encompassing Class AA, A, B and C schools. The two-day tournament took place on Nov. 19 and 20. The Polson High School drama competitors placed fourth in overall ...
POLSON — Thanksgiving is a day for counting blessings, spending time with family and friends and eating turkey dinner. Many Polson community members chose to dine at the Polson Senior Center on Thanksgiving Day. A few folks shared their blessings. “I’m thankful for the snow,” Sc...
POLSON — Aaron Jess Spang was arraigned in Justice Court on Nov. 29 at 1:30 p.m. for the alleged stabbing death of 32-year-old Frank Martin He Does It on Nov. 27. Spang, 18, was charged with deliberate homicide in the matter. The Lake County assistant district attorney asked that no bail be granted ...
With winter snow and cold temperatures, people compensate with sweaters, coats, boots, hats and gloves. But Montana is home to approximately 2.5 million cows, at least 130,000 registered horses, and lots of grade horses as well as other domestic animals and wildlife. Most animals don’t buy a new win...
