Articles Written By: Berl Tiskus
When William Cleveland and his family entered the arena on Saturday night, the crowd at the Polson Fairgrounds, Inc., applauded and cheered for the Polson policeman. The Bull-a-rama event was a benefit and tribute to Cleveland, who’s been diagnosed with stage 4 esophageal cancer that’s spread ...
POLSON — During their business meeting on Sept. 10, one of the items the Polson Rural Fire District discussed was the split between the Polson Fire Department and the Polson Rural Fire District. Polson Rural received a letter on Sept. 2 from Shrives. In the letter from Shrives, he said no m...
POLSON — A packed agenda led to a three-hour Polson City Commission meeting on Sept. 7 before commissioners went into executive session to discuss City Manager Mark Shrives’ annual review. One agenda item generating a lot of comments and concerns was Polson Landing, an affordable housing...
DAYTON — A band of outlaws and gunslingers boldly walked the streets in Dayton as the annual Dayton Daze parade wound its way around the tiny town twice last Saturday. Renegades were a welcome sight during this year’s outlaws and gunslingers themed event - and could be seen all ov...
Deftly moving his fingers among the red-veined leaves, Ken Pitt clipped small clusters of dusty purple Marquette grapes, checked for green ones and then placed them in a five-gallon bucket. It was a beautiful sunny Friday, a good day to be outside. Picking grapes is a back-breaker, whether the picke...
PABLO — When Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Council Chairman Vernon Finley said, “Let’s name it after the owners of the dam — The Salish Kootenai Dam,” the crowd at the dam acquisition ceremony smiled and applauded. After 30 years of litigation and negotiation, the C...
POLSON — Rumblings among the membership, studies conducted to get to the bottom of the fire department’s unrest, resignations and hirings all stirred up with a busy fire season finally brought the implosion — the Polson Fire Department and the Polson Rural Fire District will be separate and...
Ever since the land was new, before Flathead Lake and the Flathead River had names, snow has been falling on the mountains, melting and finding its way down the timbered slopes, into small creeks and streams before flowing into the lake. The lake narrows into Flathead River, where five miles southwe...
POLSON — A patient, caramel-colored pony stood facing a roping dummy, with Sage Nicolai of Arlee on his back. Sage was roping the dummy under the tutelage of Zanen Pitts of Dixon. “You’re swinging that rope pretty good, Sage,” Pitts said. Around the area, other cowbo...
Homegrown tomatoes are ripening, corn is at its peak and Flathead peaches, pears, plums and grapes are bursting their skins, loading the Polson Farmers Market with fresh produce and fruit. To help Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients buy more fresh food, Lou Anne Hoskinson and Meliss...
