Articles Written By: Berl Tiskus
POLSON — A public hearing for the City of Polson’s budget was rescheduled during the Aug. 6 Polson City Commission meeting. The reason given was that the city just received its revenue from the state of Montana at the end of July, and the meeting is set for Aug. 17 at 7 p.m. During the city ma...
POLSON — Contractor L. S. Jensen began work on the $7 million phase of Skyline Drive project in August and may continue into November, weather permitting. According to Lake County Commissioner Paddy Trusler, project manager, this summer’s goal is to install mechanically stabilized walls. ...
The popularity of “Cadzilla,” the $900,000 ’48 Cadillac owned by ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons, made it hard to find ’48 Cadillacs. But Butte resident Gary Gatelli found one in Texas. Gary and his wife Cathy drove the Caddy to the Cruisen by the Bay ...
A fire that started Monday afternoon in the Garcon/Windy Gap area 20 miles northwest of Ronan continues to grow, fanned by gusty winds that, according to the National Weather Service, could reach 23 miles per hour Tuesday. As of 1 p.m. Tuesday, the West Garcon fire had burned more than 1,300 acres, less t...
POLSON — With blues skies and sun, 79 swimmers churned up the water in Polson Bay for the 10th annual Mission Valley Aquatics Water Daze on Aug. 4. The 1-mile swim race began at the dock behind the KwaTaqNuk Resort and Casino and ended at Boettcher Park. “It was a great event even though the w...
The Mission Valley Mariners won the District A State American Legion Baseball tournament and are headed to the regional tournament in Burley, Idaho. Their first game will be against an Oregon team Aug. 10 at 4:30 p.m. While it’s a great win, the Mariners need money for gas, motel rooms and food for ...
RONAN — Patsy Anderson and Jessie Merwin were the featured quilters at the Mission Mountain Quilt Guild Quilt Show on Aug. 2-4 in the K. William Harvey Elementary School gym. Anderson and Merwin brought in about 40 quilts they’ve made over their quilting years. Patsy Anderson A n...
POLSON — A public information meeting about the proposed Flathead water rights settlement drew a crowd of about 100 on Wednesday, Aug. 1. The meeting was held because all the parties involved may be getting close to settling the compact. John Carter, attorney for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai...
POLSON — Bicyclists from Oregon, California, Utah, Washington, a few from Montana and other states, and even three men from France poured into Polson’s Boettcher Park on Sunday afternoon as they completed a 76-mile ride from Plains. The 300 cyclists are on a Bike Rides Northwest tour. The tour...
Despite rumors that no cherries were being picked or shipped, the Finley Point cherry plant is processing about 100,000 pounds of Flathead cherries per day, local Monson Fruit Company representative Brian Campbell said. Last week, the plant did stop taking lambert cherries for a day or two until the marke...
