Articles Written By: Berl Tiskus
News from the Flathead Lakers YELLOW BAY — Flathead Lakers members and friends will gather to celebrate clean water and to learn about working across borders to prevent aquatic invasive species introductions at the Lakers’ annual meeting on Tuesday, July 15. The program begins at 7 ...
POLSON — The Polson City Dock and the Bridge Pathway connecting Sacajawea and Riverside Parks are officially open. Ken Avison, Polson businessman and Polson Redevelopment Agency chair, put together a grand opening on June 29. A combined color guard of the Veteran Warrior Society and the Vet...
PABLO — Micmac tribal members traditionally eat fish and moose meat. A meal of moose liver is toxic, due to cadmium in the wild meat. The State of Maine has recommended women and children eat only one freshwater fish meal of trout or salmon per month, due to mercury contamination. As a ...
POLSON — Small puffs of smoke drift from cracks in the earth at the old “wood pit” at the Lake County Transfer Station. An underground fire is “worming its way through” the wood, said Mark Nelson, Lake County’s solid waste program manager. “We&rsquo...
POLSON — A row of young cowboys and cowgirls lined the arena fence at the Mission Mountain NRA Rodeo. Pushing their fingers through the chain links, the kids looked across the arena at the bucking chutes where David Graham and his crew were loading the sheep. “Are you ready to ride one of thos...
POLSON — Harry Lozeau, 53, made his first appearance in district court Thursday, June 19 in the alleged homicide death of his brother, Terry Lozeau, 51. After Judge Deborah Kim Christopher appointed the Public Defender’s Office as Harry’s attorney, Public Defender Ashley Morigeau t...
POLSON — Polson City Commissioners passed the first reading of an ordinance to amend the City of Polson’s assessment of water charges. The rate changes will increase the utility bill for the average residential customer by $59.20 per month, resulting in a $93.51 monthly bill, according to the ord...
VALLEY VIEW — Blake and Miranda, Patsy, Gretchen and Kenny all look after Reba’s babies. While that sounds like a whole flock of country music stars, it’s really Debbie Baker and Wade Street’s cowherd. Reba, a 6-year-old red Angus cow, had three bull calves this year...
POLSON — There’s nothing like a summer evening watching a rodeo with good stock pitted against rodeo athletes from around the state and the U.S. At the Polson Fairgrounds, the Mission Mountains and the Flathead River provide some of the most beautiful scenery of any rodeo grounds in Mont...
POLSON — One of Polson’s newest police officers is also one of the furriest. His name is Llop (pronounced Yop), and he’s a 2 1/2-year-old Dutch Shepherd. Llop means wolf in Catalonian. Polson Police K-9 Officer Juan Maso is Llop’s handler, trainer and best buddy. On ...
