Articles Written By: Berl Tiskus
PABLO — As well as inaugurating a new president, Salish Kootenai College has secured a grant through the American Indian College Fund for Achieving the Dream initiative, utilizing monies made available by the Kresge Foundation. The money will pay the $65,000 Achieving the Dream membership fees for thre...
PABLO — In the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Council run-off election on Nov. 16 between incumbent Reuben A. Mathias and Len Two Teeth, Mathias received 228 votes and Two Teeth 603. Two Teeth will oppose Junior Caye in the general election on Dec. 14 for the Elmo District council seat. Off...
With lights flashing and sirens blaring, a long line of first responders escorted Marine Lance Corporal Tomy Parker (retired), his fiancé Amanda Hout and children Olivia and Eva to the groundbreaking of Parker’s new home Saturday, Nov. 23. The lot is located on Madison Road off Flathead View Dri...
POLSON — During the Nov. 18 meeting of the Polson City Commission, Polson City Engineer Shari Johnson asked the Commission to approve a letter of support for a city dock variance request to Shoreline Protection. “We are ahead of schedule and under budget,” Johnson said, adding that she h...
Two Lake County heifers are headed to South Dakota as part of an outreach by the Western Montana Stockmen. An early blizzard on Oct. 4 slammed into South Dakota following a series of 70 to 80 degree days, catching cattle still grazing on less-sheltered summer range with no opportunity to grow winter coats...
POLSON — It was a hairy day at Black Mountain Software on Nov. 22, not because it was Friday, but because Movember contestants were in the conference room to show off beards, mustaches and hairy legs. Movember began in Australia in 2003 when friends Luke Slattery and Travis Garone were talking...
POLSON — Say Thanksgiving, and most people think of a big dinner of a golden brown roast turkey, pumpkin pie and cranberry sauce shared with family and friends. That’s exactly what the Polson Community Thanksgiving Dinner strives to be — on a larger scale — from 11 a.m. to 2 ...
POLSON — Enjoying a last camping trip at Lake Mary Ronan in August before school started, neither Jennifer Holt nor Megan Olsen thought they would have to use their CPR skills. But Bob Christensen is glad they did. Christensen suffered a heart attack on Aug. 25 after waterskiing. Olsen s...
POLSON — With the biggest, most I’m-so-happy grin, Chuck Lockwood floats on his back across the Mission Valley Aquatic Center therapy pool, his flippered feet kicking. Right behind him is instructor Sharon Murphy with a hand on Chuck’s flotation belt, smiling, talking to Chuck and ...
POLSON — Josey Motichka said she had less than a one percent chance of drawing a permit to shoot a moose, but she drew one. The 15-year-old has been hunting with her dad since she could walk. When she was old enough, Josey shot her first buck deer on family land in Eureka. But a moose permit is some...
