Articles Written By: Berl Tiskus
A road trip on the endless highway across Wyoming helped spawn the idea for a brewery. It was near Rock Springs, Wyoming, when Dave Ayers started daydreaming about starting Glacier Brewing Company. He even thought of a couple of beer names, one of which was Golden Grizzy Ale. Chris Ayers, his wife, was as...
POLSON — Snow removal on Polson streets has just gotten easier and quicker. The City of Polson Roads Department recently purchased a snow blower that can be mounted on the front of a small loader. When the streets are plowed in downtown Polson, a berm of snow forms in the middle of the street....
POLSON — Brody, Polson Police Department’s new canine officer, has a new safety vest, bulletproof and stab proof; and Rich Rimley has a beautiful new quilt. A Stitch in Time, a Mission Bay quilting group, sewed a quilt made with Kaffe Fassett fabrics to raffle off for a vest for Brody, a...
POLSON — Owl expert Denver Holt entertained and informed Mission Valley Audubon Club members at their meeting on Dec. 11, sharing with audience members various observations he and his team have made about the creatures over the years. Holt, who started the Owl Research Institute in the Ninepipe area...
Emergency service vehicles flashed their lights and carried a special passenger on Dec. 17 — Santa. Santa was assisting the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with a food, coats for kid and homeless gear drive. Between 150 and 200 church members joined the drive. It’s a two-day ...
POLSON — In a courtroom filled with many of John Pierre Jr.’s relatives and friends, the trial for Makueeyapee Whitford, 32, Browning, who allegedly stabbed Pierre, began on Dec. 15. Pierre was stabbed to death in the early morning hours of March 15, 2013, in the yard at 1605 First Stree...
POLSON — Commissioners discussed the golf course’s liquor license and a possible sale of that license at their Dec. 15 meeting. If the commission decides to sell, commissioner Stephen Turner said he would like to see a starting price, a base price. “My big concern is that...
POLSON — Sixth, seventh and eighth grade academic bowl teams from Charlo, Polson, Ronan and St. Ignatius gathered for a “mixer” tournament at Polson Middle School on Dec. 17. Instead of competing with classmates, students were mixed with competitors from other schools to learn the ...
It all started with a front page story in the Oct. 29 Valley Journal, Sherlee Santorno said. The article was about the Bread Basket food bank in Ronan struggling to keep groceries on their shelves. Santorno had just been asked to coordinate the Mission Valley Cruisers Christmas party. So sh...
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church was buzzing on Saturday as Mason Niblack and the Mission Valley Choral Society practiced for their annual concert on Sunday, joined by the Flathead Flute Choir and the Polson High School brass ensemble. Against a background of a tall Christmas tree and a stable for the ...
