Articles Written By: Berl Tiskus
Tacos, country fried steak, pizza, cinnamon rolls and chef salad are all favorite school lunches, according to the experts: kids who were eating lunch at the Cherry Valley School summer program. During the school year, lunch is an important part of every school day. It’s easier for kids to con...
POLSON — The irrigation project on the Olde Nine at Polson Bay Golf Course returned to the forefront at the Aug. 2 Polson City Commission meeting. In city manager comments, Polson City Manager Mark Shrives said the irrigation job was sent out to bids again, but no bids were received, Shrives said, p...
POLSON — The shiny blue 1967 Ford Fairlane was Jerry Brenner’s high school car. Brenner’s mom and dad bought the car for him in 1974. It was a wrecked piece of junk, according to Brenner, but he fixed it up and added lots of custom work. “I love the car,” Brenner sai...
POLSON — Ants, beetles and centipedes were all over the upstairs of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2988. No, it wasn’t an infestation. It was the North Lake County Library District’s summer reading program’s annual bug race, and 32 kids participated. Earwigs and d...
POLSON — The fragrance of cooking pork, chicken and beef was enough to draw a crowd of hungry visitors to the seventh annual Smokin’ on the Water barbecue contest on Aug. 1 on the north end of the KwaTaqNuk Resort and Casino. A rock climbing wall jutted into the air alongside games for kids ri...
POLSON — Thelma Mae Briney is a 28-month-old blonde sprite whose favorite food is peanut butter and honey sandwiches. Like most 2-year-olds, she spends her time playing, running, reading books, taking off her shoes and exploring her world — until July 15, when Thelma had a slight fever a...
POLSON — The Polson Chamber of Commerce monthly luncheon on Aug. 5 provided more than just a hearty bowl of soup and a sandwich. Attendees got a preview of the City of Polson’s Economic Development Council’s work on a proposal for a resort tax. After Polson City Commission voted to...
POLSON — For children full of ice cream and maybe a little bored looking at cars and strolling, the Lake County Search and Rescue’s fundraiser at the Kerr Dam soccer fields on Aug. 8 was a great way to cool off in the Slip’N Slide, one of the wading pools or the dunking booth. With...
Rooster Reynolds throws a heel loop in the Wrangler team roping event held at the Polson fairgrounds last weekend.
Poised on a piece of driftwood, the rainbow trout looked as if it would soon dart into deeper water or rise to pick off a tasty salmon fly. Although it looked ready to swim off, the trout was a piece made by local artist Dion Albert from thousands of seed beads. The fish formed the scabbard for a hunting ...
