Articles Written By: Berl Tiskus
POLSON — The Rural Fire Board held its monthly meeting on Dec. 8 at the Fairgrounds Fire Station, and one item on the agenda drew quite a crowd. That item was discussion about the possible sale of the Fairgrounds Station to Lake County Search and Rescue. LCSAR members attended and had an impromptu l...
Start looking at the details emerging when focusing on Jim Duford’s life and a picture forms — a hardworking businessman who’s been involved in the community, who brought up his family in Polson and now his children are raising their kids here. You might see Jim Duford walking to the ban...
RONAN — Multifunctional agriculture is a mouthful, but the term means developing another revenue source besides raising cows and horses or growing cherries on a farm or ranch. The Community Food and Agriculture Coalition and Lake County Community Development are excited to be offering a four-session...
POLSON — It’s “chemical warfare,” and they distribute “the agents.” While this sounds like a covert operation, “they” are really registered nurses Lisa Bertoglio and Kathie Folts. They work at the Otto Klein Cancer Center Oncology Clinic at Providence ...
One frequently asked question about the proposed water compact among the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, the State of Montana and the United States of America is “Who owns the water in Montana?” “Under the Montana Constitution, the State of Montana owns all the water in th...
POLSON — Twinkling lights on trees and decks, Santas in airplanes, lighted silhouettes of deer, snowflakes and snowmen are some of the creative ways Polson residents decorate outside during the Christmas season. To honor some of the fantastic displays, the Polson Beautification Committee held its Seaso...
POLSON — During their last meeting of 2013, the Polson City Commissioners renewed the golf pro management agreement and rental agreement for the city golf course with Links Management, which is Roger Wallace’s company. The prior agreement allowed for a three-year extension, and the commissione...
POLSON — In a sparkly blue shirt and a matching Santa Claus apron, Patsy Orr bustles around the kitchen at the Flathead Indian Senior Citizens Center preparing dishes for the that day’s Christmas dinner. With a big pot of spuds on to boil, Orr starts preparing deviled eggs and then it’s on ...
POLSON — About 15 kids in the Polson After School Program visited the Polson Health and Rehabilitation Center with a box of gingerbread men, icing and decorating items. Young and old gathered at tables in the dining room to decorate the cookies. Some of the kids have never frosted a cookie and...
POLSON — Four people had their holidays made a little brighter thanks to a program sponsored by the Polson Business Community. As a way to thank their customers for shopping locally, businesses urged people who spent $250 with downtown merchants from Oct. 17 to Dec. 19 to submit their receipts and ente...
