Articles Written By: Berl Tiskus
POLSON — Although it sounds like a movie, this is a story about a girl who loves horses and a young horse who trusts her. It all began with Dixon rancher Jerry Hamel, who bought a mare with a colt at an estate sale. The colt was out of Carl Moss’ stud, Hamel said, and was out of a McConnell...
POLSON — Cherry Valley Elementary School has a new principal — Brent Benkelman. He has some tough shoes to fill, those of Elaine Meeks, who guided Cherry Valley since 1989. Benkelman was born in Bigfork and has been teaching kindergarten and first grade in Kalispell for the past six years. ...
Adrienne Barnes is teaching Spanish at Polson High School. A PHS graduate, she taught English as a Second Language in Japan for four years. Barnes earned her degree from Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas. As far as family goes, “I have two brothers, two sisters-in-law, three nieces, three ne...
BIGFORK — Otters are cute and cuddly to look at, but they’re very protective of their pups as Zack Whipple, 9, found out on Aug. 4. Zach was on the dock at Lake of the Woods near Echo Lake east of Kalispell, his mother Kelly Ware said, and heard splashing underneath. Thinking it was just...
POLSON — Polson City Commissioners recently approved the final plat of Ridgewater Commercial Subdivision, phase 4. After public comment — some regarding no public hearings or participation in the different phases of the Cougar Ridge subdivision, the legality of the subdivision, and whether the...
FINLEY POINT — Buttering split loaves of bread and sprinkling them with parmesan cheese, Mikayla Ellerman was hard at work in the kitchen at the Finley Point Grill. A rising junior at the Montana School for the Deaf and Blind in Great Falls, she has a career as a pastry chef in mind, even thou...
It’s a good mix — the Sandpiper Art Festival on the Lake County Courthouse lawn and the Summerfest car show on the downtown streets on Aug. 9. Lured by the more than 80 vendors at the art festival, the quality and quantity of art and the shady venue kept visitors happy. Painting...
RONAN — Rows and rows of quilts filled K. William Harvey Elementary School’s gym with color and pattern for the Mission Mountain Quilt Guild show July 31-Aug. 2. The show’s theme was “A Quilter’s Heart.” Featured quilter was Pat Anderson, a MMQG member who passed awa...
RONAN — Checking back fat on a market steer or quizzing a 4-H kid about the beef industry might not sound fun, but Virginia Knerr enjoys the activities. Knerr, the petite, redheaded Montana State University Extension Agent in Townsend, drove to Ronan and judged showmanship and market beef, hogs, lam...
POLSON — On July 28 Polson City Commissioners passed a new resolution of intent to restructure and change rates for users of the City of Polson municipal water and sewer systems. The resolution removed section 24, regarding charging snowbirds water and sewer fees, which was a hotly argued poin...
