Articles Written By: Berl Tiskus
DAYTON — The theme was Gangsters, Molls and the Roaring Twenties, and suspenders, fedoras and flapper dresses were the dress dujour at the annual Dayton Daze celebration on Sept. 5. The celebration raises money each year to benefit the Chief Cliff Fire Service Area. The Idle Spur, usually the host o...
POLSON — “Breezy” Bob Alm landed his Breezy at Polson Airport Saturday. The aircraft looked like a pair of wings welded to couple of ladders. Immediately he began peeling off layers of down coats, although he said the weather wasn’t too bad on Sept. 5 for the Polson Fly-In. D...
POLSON — Rob McDonald, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal communications director, spoke on the State of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes at the Sept. 3 Polson Chamber of Commerce luncheon. “Relations between the tribes and the larger community are the best they’ve ...
Elizabeth Lask teaches math at Two Eagle River School. She moved here from Missoula, where she just earned her master’s degree in math education. Before that, Lask taught in Browning. In her spare time, she plays the piano and hangs out with her cat, Roscoe. “I just love working w...
POLSON — Sunshine and just enough of a chill for a jacket, made for good weather for the Mission Valley Doggy Dash Saturday morning. The dash, a fundraiser for the Mission Valley Animal Shelter, took place at Linderman Elementary School’s track with a walk and other contests. Dog owners col...
POLSON — As the walls go up on the O’Reilly Auto Parts store in the Ridgewater Subdivision, locals wonder if Polson can support another auto parts store. With stores in 17 Montana towns and cities, O’Reilly’s has also expanded to Columbia Falls, Hamilton and currently is cons...
It’s a typical family portrait; the child in the photo looks like he’d rather be eating spinach than getting his photo taken. Francis Stanger was about 11 when the photo was taken with his “grandpa” Bill Finley — who was really a great uncle — Marcelline Finley As...
POLSON — When Patsy Miller learned of her stomach and liver cancer from her oncologist, he asked if there was anything that would help. “Yes,” she said, “A Bud Light and red fingernails.” That definitely is not your everyday response, but that’s Patsy. Her oncologist...
Whether it was a plea from Mayor Heather Knutson for area residents to be more involved in their local government or letters sent on Aug. 8 to people on the west shore regarding zoning next to U.S. Highway 93, the Aug. 26 city/county planning board meeting was well attended. Approximately 35 people...
POLSON — After a 7-year-old girl was either kicked or stepped on by wild horses on Wild Horse Island Aug. 17, Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks officials are investigating the incident. The girl was feeding the horse some fruit when the incident happened. “This is not the first ti...
