Articles Written By: Berl Tiskus
POLSON — On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, the armistice was signed to end World War I. Armistice Day was celebrated until 1945, when then President Dwight D. Eisenhower changed it to Veterans Day, to honor all armed service veterans. As a “thank-you” to veteran...
POLSON — Dirt-moving machines showed up on the site of the new Walmart Supercenter southwest of Polson three weeks ago. Neil Nelson, president and owner of Engineered Structures Incorporated, is the senior project manager. He estimated site work on the new Walmart Supercenter would be complete...
POLSON — Chilly water in Flathead Lake did not deter Todd Burland, 45, Polson, when he jumped into the lake at Boettcher Park as he was allegedly fleeing Polson Police. The original call from dispatch was on Nov. 5 at about 7:35 p.m. to a Main Street parking lot where a vehicle was high-center...
POLSON — There should be horses standing hipshot and tied to a hitch rail when the cowboy action shooters are in town. Instead, a pickup with license plates that read “TheDuck” (no, it’s not yellow) is parked in front of the Miracle of America Museum. Charley Martin, head ...
POLSON — Turkeys are getting wary since Thanksgiving is just next week on Nov. 22. To add cheer to the day, a Polson Community Thanksgiving Dinner will be held at the Polson Senior Citizens Center from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Everyone — singles, couples, families — is welcome to come and...
PABLO — Two Eagle River School has a tradition of going all out in support of Domestic Violence Prevention month each October. The computer and Photoshop classes produced posters denouncing domestic violence, and the home cultures class made ya-ya dolls to decorate the common area. Purple hearts ins...
POLSON — The scent of apples called to passers-by as the door to the basement of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church opened on Nov. 3. There was a hint of cinnamon in the air with back notes of coffee, accompanied by the sound of laughter and the low buzz of visiting. About 20 people, th...
Most of a two-story house on Buffalo Bridge Road in Valley View burned on Nov. 1. The home belonged to Shawn and Pam Wilson, and neighbors reported the fire at approximately 9:30 a.m. Due to charring marks, the fire is believed to have started near the chimney area on the second floor, according to ...
PABLO —At the end of a three-day, whirlwind tour of Indian reservations in Montana, Democratic candidates and their supporters rallied at the Joe McDonald Health and Fitness Center on Nov. 1 for an Indian taco dinner. Salish Kootenai College student volunteers and the Montana Democratic Party...
POLSON — This fall Polson finished first in a study entitled “How Business Friendly are Montana’s 25 Largest Cities?” The Montana Policy Institute and Dr. John Hill, president of American Indicators, collected and compared information on Montana’s 25 largest cities and comple...
