Articles with the Tag: Polson
POLSON — In addition to approving Resolution No. 1036, budget amendments for fiscal year 2012-13, at their Jan. 23 meeting, Polson City Commissioners approved Resolution No. 1037 to adopt Polson’s vision statement and mission statement. The vision statement reads: “Nestled in th...
POLSON — After growing his hair out for 2 years, 9-year-old Ethan McCauley recently donated his 11-inch ponytail to Locks of Love, a nonprofit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children in the United States and Canada suffering from long-term medical hair loss from any ...
POLSON — At the Jan. 21 school board meetings, school nurses Millie Nesladek and Amy Knutson spoke to the trustees about their monthly report of sick students. They also discussed whooping cough and the flu and what the nurses are doing to prevent the diseases. In an effort to get kids to wash their ha...
In 1980, Hurricane Celia began in the south Atlantic, hit the Caribbean and bullied her way above the Panama Canal Zone into the Pacific Ocean. After causing floods in Santa Barbara, she gathered her 100-knot winds and headed up the coast, just as Ron Valiquette came steaming down the coast in a brand new 59...
POLSON — A possible wolf sighting and tracks in a Polson backyard on Dec. 28 and again on Dec. 31 made headlines around the area. Now Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal wildlife biologists think the animals may have been dogs, since they weren’t able to absolutely verify the tracks ...
POLSON — An international flair and Hollywood glamour combine to add an air of excitement to Polson’s first annual film festival. Two guest filmmakers are feature attractions at the Flathead Lake International Cinemafest Feb. 1-3 in Polson. Jeff Chiba Stearns, a multi award-winning animation a...
POLSON — A relaxed and comfortable Sen. Jon Tester greeted about 30 Lake County residents and answered questions during a visit to the North Lake County Public Library on Jan. 15. Questions fielded by Tester probably were questions all Americans are asking: what’s happening with tax refo...
POLSON — A leaking roof at Polson High School in June of 2012 and repair/replacement costs prompted School District 23’s board of trustees to propose a high school debt service bond election. The 10-year bond is for $2,491,000, and each successive year, the taxpayer pays less. “Our goal ...
POLSON — The lower floor of the KwaTuqNuk Resort and Casino was a sea of hats and boots as members of the Western Montana Stockgrowers Association gathered for their annual meeting Jan. 19. Before a social hour, a prime rib dinner and dancing, the livestock producers held a business meeting a...
Retired rancher and Army veteran Orville Bjorge has lived on Garcon Gulch between Irvine Flats and Hot Springs his whole life. That’s a long time, since Bjorge was born in 1923. He celebrated his 90th birthday surrounded by family and friends at the Hot Springs Senior Citizen’s Center...
