Articles Written By: Berl Tiskus
Although the mild weather beckoned people to enjoy the outdoors, movie fans headed for the Flathead Lake International Cinemafest held at Showboat Cinemas Friday through Sunday. FLIC opened with “Where God Likes to Be,” filmed on the Blackfeet Reservation around Browning. The do...
PABLO — The ‘60s seem far away in the past to grade school children, and sometimes they don’t understand civil rights and the importance of historic leaders such as Martin Luther King, Jr. Foster Grandparents and community readers came to Pablo Elementary School Jan. 20 to make King&rsqu...
POLSON — Quilts in a kaleidoscope of colors and patterns were on display in the windows of downtown stores. The bright blankets are part of the annual Quilt Walk to celebrate All in Stitches’ 15th anniversary in business. Quilts are as different as the people who stitch them. ...
The lower floor of the KwaTaqNuk Resort and Casino was awash with ranching men and ladies Saturday as the Western Montana Stockgrowers Association held their winter meeting. The WMSA presented their Lifetime Achievement Award to the Western Montana Cattlewomen. They were active for roughly 50 years,...
POLSON — Polson commissioners discussed the sale of the city’s all beverage liquor license at the Jan. 21 meeting. They unanimously voted at the Sept. 15, 2014 meeting to declare the all-beverage license as surplus, according to Polson Finance Officer Cindy Dooley. That’s the...
ARLEE — Spending the day learning to run, hide, or fight isn’t usually what happens in Arlee schools, but Lake County Sheriff Deputies Levi Read and School Resource Officer Clay Shoemaker and Detective Rick Lenz were on hand to train educators on procedures to deal with an armed intruder on Jan. ...
A staggering statistic presented at the workshop on human trafficking at Salish Kootenai College on Jan. 15 is that one third of juveniles living on the street will be approached by a pimp or lured into prostitution within 48 hours. The presentation at the Johnny Arlee/Victor Charlo Theatre brought ...
BIG ARM — A manhunt on Melita Island Lane Jan. 15 netted James Rand Hernvall, 34, and Jessica Erin Taylor, 37. Both were wanted on warrants — Hernvall in Montana and Idaho and Taylor in both Flathead and Lincoln County. Law enforcement was alerted when a resident called Lake County dispatch at...
Suspects fled approximately 1 mile down Duck Road outside Ronan before Lake County law enforcement apprehended them. Officers asked Lake County Search and Rescue trackers to search the scene for any evidence dropped or lost during the flight. This was the scenario for a LCSAR training on Jan. 17, accordin...
POLSON — An effort to encourage local shopping at Christmastime resulted in more than 700 community members participating in the Polson Business Community holiday promotion, according to Jackie Cripe, co-owner of Jackie M’s Footwear. The PBC asked shoppers to save their receipts from dow...
