Articles with the Tag: Polson
POLSON — Petunias spill from planters, roses scent the air, geraniums and sunflowers reach for the sun while begonias and impatiens bloom in shady spots. Late July is a great time for the Envision Polson Beautification Committee to hold their contest for best blooming business and best blooming resi...
POLSON — For pie lovers, it was a heavenly sight — an assembly line for cherry pies. The ladies from the Montecahto Club on Flathead Lake’s east shore were making pies in the basement of the Lake City Bakery on July 17 and 18 so they’d be fresh for the Flathead Cherry Festival on J...
Montanans love their basketball — an obvious conclusion with one look at downtown Polson this past weekend. The 21st annual Flathead Lake 3 on 3 basketball tournament brought 285 teams to the hot asphalt streets for two days, playing 683 games on 24 half-courts. Teams ranged in age and ability, f...
EUREKA — The Mission Valley Mariners played in what would be their last tournament of the season. Though the boys battled hard, they dropped a couple at the District Tournament which put them in fourth place overall. Eight district teams fought it out on the diamond in the double elimination contest. T...
Daniel Wisekittel was on a mission. Intently puckering his lips, he gathered all the breath he could muster and launched the cherry pit a full 16 feet. Not bad for a rookie. The Wisekittel family came all the way from New Richmond, Ohio to attend the Polson Main Street Flathead Cherry Festival on...
POLSON — Ordinance No. 664 went into effect on July 17, and it bans alcohol in all of Polson’s city parks without a permit. Individuals or groups can purchase a permit for alcohol in the parks for $40 for one use, such as a wedding or a get together at one of the shelters. Groups, such as a leagu...
POLSON — “Is it working? Is it making a difference? Absolutely,” Polson Police Chief Wade Nash said at the July 15 Polson City Commission meeting. Nash was talking about the Mission Mountain Drug Task force that began three and a half months ago. A collaboration between the Confede...
POLSON — Frank Tyro, an award-winning filmmaker, general manager and chief engineer of KSKC and a professor at Salish Kootenai College since 1984, will be the featured speaker at the Friday, July 26 meeting of the Lake County Pachyderm Club. He will present a brief history of television, public and edu...
POLSON — It was a short meeting for the Polson City Commissioners on July 15. The commission scheduled a special meeting on Monday, July 29 at 7 p.m. to meet with the finance officer regarding private negotiated sale of tax increment urban renewal revenue bonds, series 2013. During city man...
Numerous fundraisers help support the Boys and Girls Club of Lake County and the Flathead Reservation, but not many offer a chance for children to participate. So board member Lowell Tyler devised a “dirty” plan — the first annual Polson Mud Run. With a fun 1K obstacle course fi...
