Articles Written By: Berl Tiskus
POLSON — The subject: an egg. The task: decide how to protect the egg so when it’s dropped it won’t break. This fun activity for kids on July 3 was part of Fizz Boom Read, the summer reading program at the North Lake County Public Library. Martel Memmer, youth services libra...
POLSON — Soaking wet kids carried containers of water and manned the hose on the Mission Valley Aquatic Center’s lawn July 3, as adults visited in the shade of a myriad of colorful umbrellas. The MVAC was celebrating its one-year anniversary with an ice-cream social fundraiser. “This ...
POLSON — New compost bins, a fruit and vegetable washing station, a reinforced fence and a refurbished greenhouse are a few of the improvements Upward Bound students have made at the Polson Middle School garden. Upward Bound is a federal program that provides opportunity for high school students to ...
POLSON — Bring the family for rides on trains, enjoy ice cream treats and chili dogs, catch a ride on one of at least three Army rigs — including a Jeep with a machine gun — then watch a sawmill in action. See the tennis ball cannon and many more vintage vehicles, motorcycles and museum exh...
POLSON — Dark red sweet cherries are ripening around Flathead Lake, just in time for the Flathead Cherry Festival held on July 18 and 19 in downtown Polson. On Saturday the festival goes from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Welcoming visitors and residents alike will be a new m...
ELMO — For folks from out of the area and as a gentle reminder to locals, the third weekend in July the Kootenai nation hosts the Standing Arrow Powwow in Elmo. This year the powwow begins on July 17 with a new event called Strengthen My Nation Youth Day On July 17. Pearl Yellowman, from Co...
Perfect summer weather complimented a long weekend of celebration as Independence Day kicked off with parades, picnics and concerts and culminated with a vivid fireworks display over Flathead Lake and Flathead River in Polson. POLSON Themed “Parade of Stars,” the Polson Fourth of July...
PABLO — Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Chair Ron Trahan said the Fourth of July is a celebration of freedom and people. A lot of servicemen and women give their lives to keep this land free, and a lot have had their lives changed very drastically because of wounds they’ve suffered. Tr...
The Mission Mountain Wood Band floated in front of Sacajawea Park on the Fourth of July at approximately 8 p.m., highlighting an afternoon of entertainment by Montana Dark Horse and Out in The Woods. The weather was beautiful — blue skies, a little overcast — ordered up specially by band membe...
POLSON — Images of cherry blossoms; a vintage car; powwow dancers; tipis; and an artist painting, will soon grace the eastern outside wall of Lake City Bakery. The symbols were chosen to represent major summer events in the Polson area, including Polson’s car show; the Standing Arrow Powwow; the ...
