Articles Written By: Berl Tiskus
POLSON — Polson High School students challenged teachers and coaches in a volleyball match and a basketball game on March 22, all for a good cause. The games, silent auction and spaghetti dinner raised money for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, a PHS student group. “Local busine...
POLSON — Spring is coming, and Polson Outdoor Equipment can help almost everybody get ready. An offshoot of Western Building Supply and a brand new business, POE is located in the old Midway Rental building. The building sports new siding on the front, fresh paint and a clean, new look inside....
With spring on its way, hands are starting to itch to weed, plant and dig. The winter has been mild, and grass is starting to green up. It’s March, though, and unpredictable weather “comes in like a lion, out like a lamb,” or vice versa. Weather is an important factor for ranchers and farme...
POLSON — In a quick meeting on March 11, the Polson School Board of Trustees canvassed the Polson High School bond vote. Although only 39 percent of the registered voters cast ballots, the bond passed with 2,002 people voting for the bond and 1,059 voting no. The board also approved out-of-state tra...
POLSON — Bond was set at $1 million for Makueeyapee Whitford, 32, a Browning man accused of murdering 26-year-old Polson resident John Pierre last week. Whitford, whose address is listed as 2012 N. Detox, Browning, is charged with deliberate homicide, a felony, in the stabbing death of John Pierr...
ARLEE — If it’s a Sunday afternoon, chances are Vance Home Gun and Yayoot Skwkwimit, the Strong Young People, will be studying Salish language and Salish culture. Vance, 19, is the youngest fluent Salish speaker on the Flathead Reservation. He was honored for learning the language, his fluency...
In a letter to constituents on Feb. 28, Montana’s senior Senator Max Baucus reported that the United State Congress extended the Violence Against Women Act. Baucus’s letter stated that one in four women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime and numbers are higher for Native American w...
PABLO — Singer, dancers, and an illusionist flocked to the Johnny Arlee/Victor Charlo Theater to entertain the folks when the American Indian Business Leaders chapter held their fourth annual Salish Kootenai Talent Show on March 15. Daniel Emigh and a guitar-playing friend served as the warm up band...
POLSON — Commission chambers were so crowded extra chairs were set up at the March 4 Polson City Commissioners meeting. Supporters of Resolution No. 1040 crowded the room as Ken Avison, Polson Redevelopment Agency president, spoke on behalf of the resolution, which would approve the walkway from Rivers...
RONAN — With a vintage suitcase painted with flowers in the front window, Dacia Whitworth’s bead supply store beckons shoppers and visitors to Ronan’s Main Street. Northern Creations opened on Feb. 1, and Whitworth, owner and proprietor, was selling beads out of the box before she ...
