Articles Written By: Berl Tiskus
POLSON — In preparation for a trip to Ireland in 2008, Maggie Plummer read a travel guide. A few lines about Oliver Cromwell’s reign of terror during the 1650s captured Plummer’s interest and provided the seed for her next book, “Spirited Away.” In an effort to rid Ireland of...
POLSON — With sunshine and cool temperatures, weather was good as retired pilot Elsie Culver celebrated her 95th birthday at the Polson Fly-In on Saturday. In her youth, Culver learned to fly when she worked at the legendary Johnson Flying Service in Missoula. She thought she should become a pilot sinc...
POLSON — City commissioners tabled the 58-page preliminary budget for the City of Polson at their meeting on Sept. 3. They will vote on the budget at their next meeting Sept. 17. Mayor Pat DeVries asked commissioners to let City Manager Todd Crossett know what parts of the budget they wanted to look...
POLSON — A man in town for a relative’s funeral was struck and killed by a power boat while swimming in Skidoo Bay, northeast of Polson, at about 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 7. John G. Darrah, 45, Cambridge, Mass., was swimming approximately 300 feet from shore, according to witnesses, when the...
POLSON — With a public meeting on Sept. 4 from 7 to 10:30 p.m. and a negotiating session on Sept. 5 at 9 a.m., water rights were on the front burner at the KwaTuqNuk Resort and Casino last week. At the evening public meeting, Wade Irion, a professional engineer with DOWL HKM, a regional engine...
POLSON — Golf is a good walk spoiled, according to American author and humorist Mark Twain. Although not everybody attributes the quote to Twain, the Polson High School golf team doesn’t see golf that way. They enjoy playing and being outside. One student athlete, Hayden Congdon, even started ...
POLSON — The weather was beautiful for the regional finals of the United Indian Rodeo Association held at Polson Fairgrounds on Sept. 8 and 9. Local calf roper Zanen Pitts advanced to the finals in Las Vegas, Nev. with a 15.2 run at Sunday’s rodeo. Although he competed in the bulldogging in co...
POLSON — A Lake County Sheriff’s Detention Officer is on administrative leave after being charged with drunk driving while off duty. Matthew Walker allegedly was involved in a two-car crash near the Jette Lake area at about 10:15 p.m. on Aug. 22. When officers arrived on the scene, they dis...
“I wanted to write a love story,” author Jamie Ford said in a telephone interview about his 2009 debut novel, “Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet.” A favorite love story of Ford’s is “Casablanca.” Compared with movies and novels today, it’s understat...
POLSON — School clothes, new crayons, pencils and backpacks, lunch money and new classes all add up to a new school year for students. But one question on every student’s mind is “What is my new teacher like?” This year Polson School District No. 23 has lots of new faces welcomi...
