Articles Written By: Berl Tiskus
POLSON — A pack of bikers poured across the Armed Forces Memorial Bridge a little before 8 a.m. on May 21 as the Polson Police held traffic in the east bound lane. The bicycle riders included kindergarten through 4th graders, parents and friends who had met in Swanee’s Bar and Grill parking...
PABLO — Yamncut drummed and sang the processional as 18 graduating seniors walked to the dias. Friends and family crowded the gym at Two Eagle River School at 4 p.m. on May 23 to honor the class of 2010. Cameras flashed as girls in white graduation robes and mortarboards and the boys in red seated them...
PABLO — The Gate Millennium Scholars Program has announced its 2010 cohort of scholars. Five Montana students were selected for the good-through-graduation college scholarship, and two of those students attend Two Eagle River School. Tiana Ness and James Maestas III are two of the 1,000 schola...
Four Republicans candidates are running for Lake County Commissioner for District #2. Since there are no other opponents, the primary election on June 8 will decide their race. The candidates are Roy Anderson , Ann Smith Brower , Ron Merwin and Paul Tryon . The candidates were asked for thei...
POLSON — The south side of the John Dowdall Theatre has all new landscaping, thanks to a grant from the Greater Polson Community Foundation and lots of hard work from Chuck Jarecki. Jarecki, from the Mission Valley Friends of the Arts, has spent three or four days at the site, cutting down and diggi...
POLSON — The animals at the Mission Valley Animal Shelter got a special treat on Friday — more people who came to play. Puppies were getting snuggled and held, kittens and cats were batting at fingers poked in cages. Faculty and staff, both full time and part time, from Salish Kootenai College...
POLSON — Newly sworn in trustees Beth Hoel and Steve Stanley jumped right into action at the Polson Rural Fire District meeting on May 12 at 7 p.m. at the Fairgrounds Fire Station. The slate of officers elected were Fred Nelson, chair, Jack Clapp, vice chair, and Beth Hoel, secretary/treasurer...
POLSON — The 42nd Governor’s Conference on Aging drew senior citizens from around the area on May 10 and 11. The Western Montana Area VI Agency on Aging hosted the event at the KwaTaqNuk Best Western. According to Director Duane Lutke, 186 people registered for the first day and 160 the second...
POLSON — The Polson City Commission Chamber was chock full of Boy Scouts and Scoutmasters at the 7 p.m. meeting on May 17. The Boy Scouts were lending support to fellow Scout Clay Frissell when he asked the commissioners for permission to develop trails at Travis Dolphin Dog Park. These trails will be ...
POLSON — It’s going to be easier to recycle in Polson soon. Polson Parks Director Karen Sargeant and Lake County Solid Waste District Program Manager Mark Nelson held a joint press conference to announce recycling grants. The city of Polson received about $24,000 from the Recycling Infra...
