Articles Written By: Berl Tiskus
POLSON — About 250 caped Superheroes for Kindness filled the Cherry Valley Elementary School all-purpose room on May 25 to repeat the superhero pledge. Although these superheroes were kindergartners and first graders, they took their jobs seriously. Each had super powers and a cape decorated with the s...
PABLO — A continuous stream of past and present students came to speak to Clarice King as she sat at a table on the Two Eagle River School lunchroom. They all gave her a hug, and most told her “I love you, Clarice.” This is not a sentiment students usually share or even feel for their pr...
POLSON — Rainy weather caused a change in venue for the Polson all-school Celebration of Families Powwow. Instead of outdoors behind the Polson Middle School, the event moved indoors to Linderman gym. Due to space constraints, only kindergarten through fifth grade attended. The crowd may have been s...
PABLO — After reading about the addition planned to make life more comfortable for Stacey Stalheim and his family, the Two Eagle River student council donated $500 to help complete the remodel. Stacey will be 8 soon and has infantile scoliosis, no immune system, paralyzed vocal cords and struggles w...
Under the haze of congratulations, carnations and family visits for high school graduation lurks a celebration of another sort — keggers. Sometimes these parties lead to MIPs or even a tragic car wreck. Polson parents have a solution and a way to celebrate every senior’s graduation. As they ha...
POLSON — The playground at Boettcher Park is quiet during school months, but summer is coming and the swings, merry-go-round and jungle gym will be loaded with children. And this year the playground will be getting a makeover, thanks to local philanthropist Paul McCann. McCann donated $25,000 to the Ci...
As Battle Horse played the processional, 14 graduating seniors at Two Eagle River School walked to the stage on May 20, wearing silver and red robes. Classmate and fellow graduate Elysia Segura did not walk since her baby was born earlier in the day. Graduation speaker Jason Heavy Runner, a 1993 Two Eagle...
Three candidates are running for District Court Judge in District 20: Deborah Kim Christopher, incumbent, Joey Jayne and Thomas Kragh. Since Christopher has spent her entire career in service to the people, she said she’s running, “to be able to do that in a place that matters to me, for peopl...
POLSON — Former City of Polson building inspector Ronald Melvin was jailed May 15 for allegedly threatening to kill Polson city manager Todd Crossett and two other city employees. According to court documents, Melvin left a threatening phone call with Ardrene Sarracino, administrative assistant for ...
POLSON — Chris Bumgarner, Polson High School choir teacher, spoke to trustees about the music curriculum at the May 14 school board. “Over the last three years, music staff has been shuffled around, and decisions are made according to what’s best for budgets and convenience and not based...
