Articles Written By: Berl Tiskus
POLSON — After an hour of deliberation, a Lake County jury Tuesday found Brent Arthur Wilson guilty of theft, deceptive practices and tampering with public records or information, all felonies, and criminal mischief, a misdemeanor. He faces a maximum of 30 years in prison and fines up to $151,...
POLSON — Just as the Polson Fourth of July Parade was getting started, runners and walkers finished the 2nd Annual Firecracker 1776 Run or Walk in front of The First Resort on Main Street. The 1.1 mile run/walk started at 11:40 a.m. at St. Joseph Medical Center with the entire course on Main S...
POLSON — Miles Finch wrote “Somewhere by Chicago” to have the look and feel of a novel, but every separate story is true. “‘Somewhere’ is Polson,” Finch said. “The ‘Chicago’ part of the title is explained in the first chapter.” The book ...
POLSON — A lasagna garden brings thoughts of tomatoes, basil and garlic melding together. While the lasagna garden being planted in the community garden behind the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church did have lots of cherry tomato plants, there were no layers of pasta oozing cheese. ...
PABLO — A new master’s partnership with a special education endorsement is available for Native American students in education at Salish Kootenai College. Dr. Merle Farrier, Ed.d., is coordinating the program through the University of Montana. Students must apply and be accepted for t...
POLSON — Hungry Horse Reservoir and its supply of water topped the agenda at the Water Rights negotiation held at the KwaTaqNuk Casino and Resort on June 30 at 9 p.m. Clayton Matt, head of the CSKT Natural Resource Department, asked if supplemental water from Hungry Horse Reservoir was availab...
Not only was the 2010 Polson Fourth of July parade a celebration of Polson’s Centennial, but the beginning of an engagement for two young people. On the corner of Main Street and Third Street E., two men held up a sign that said “Rossie, will you marry me?” Zak Taylor, Winnett, stopped t...
RONAN — It was an idyllic setting — a weathered fence, falling down in places, an open meadow of yellow flowers ringed with pine trees, a slight breeze, blue skies and temperatures in the 70s. The only noise was the occasional bee loading up on pollen and once in a while a vehicle crunching past ...
RONAN — Eva Boyd learned to make baskets when she was about 10 from her grandmother, Mary Louise Paul. Mrs. Paul lived in Camas Prairie, and Eva remembers her grandmother sitting out by the water making split cedar root baskets. Now Boyd is a grandmother, even a great-grandmother, with 12 gran...
POLSON — The Charlie Russell Riders from Bigfork wearing sparkly royal blue blouses led the Polson Pet Parade down Main Street and back on 1st Street E. The parade started at 11 a.m. on June 25. The parade was a precursor to the Polson PRCA Rodeo held on June 25 and 26. Following the pretty...
