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Articles with the Tag: Polson

Suicide prevention subject of Pachyderm meeting

POLSON — Suicide crosses every boundary of age, race, gender, culture, and every social and religious affiliation. And it is an all too frequent cause of death in Lake County.  Roxana Colman-Herak, the lead Suicide Intervention Trainer for the Salish and Kootenai Tribes since 2007, will be the ...

Helping Hands Fund Spring Music Festival is May 3

POLSON — Musicians from all over Lake County will join together for a Spring Music Festival at 4 p.m., Sunday, May 3, at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Polson. A spaghetti supper, prepared by the Knights of Columbus, will be served immediately following the festival in the church basement...

Attorneys file for new trial for Whitford Attorneys file for new trial for Whitford

POLSON — On April 22 District Court Judge James Manley heard arguments for a new trial for Makueeyapee Whitford, who was found guilty of deliberate homicide in the stabbing death of John Pierre, Jr., after a weeklong trial in December 2014. According to court records, Whitford stabbed the 26-year-ol...

Tennis

Polson HAMILTON – Both the Pirates and Lady Pirates fought a split Friday while competing in a duals event at Hamilton against both the Broncs and Corvallis. Against Hamilton, the Lady Pirates pulled out the broom to sweep the Lady Broncs 5-0. Doubles team Taylor Rost/Shawna Lenz logged the best ...

softball softball

LIBBY – The Lady Pirates were victorious in all three of the contests played this last week. Though Polson logged 10 errors across three games, a strong offense trumped defensive mistakes to give the Lady Pirates an impressive three game total of 29 hits. At Libby on Thursday the Lady Pirates picked...

Sportspage bowling results for the week of April 22 (end of the season)

  Wednesday Mixed Men High Scratch Game: Steve Davey 248 High Handicap Game: Matt Berry 294 High Scratch Series: Steve Davey 684 High Handicap Series: Matt Berry 749 Women High Scratch Game: Stacie Pretty On Top 278 High Handicap Game: Stacie Pretty On Top 314 High Scratch ...

National Day of Prayer is May 7

POLSON — A Christian gathering of prayer for the National Day of Prayer event will take place May 7 from 12-1 p.m. on the front lawn of the Lake County Courthouse in Polson. All are welcome to attend. Call (406) 883-9347 for more information, or visit www.nationaldayofprayer.org  

Date changed for fundraising ATV ride

POLSON — Lake County Search and Rescue will hold a fundraising  ATV, UTV, and Dirt Bike Poker Run on Saturday, June 6. The event will begin at 11:30 a.m. at Buffalo Bridge and end at Sloan Bridge with a barbecue dinner. Pre-registration will take place Friday, June 5 from 6-8 p.m. at the VFW in Po...

Dedication Dedication

Toni Young cuts the ribbon celebrating the Welcome to Polson sign designed and constructed by local artist Rob Gunderson. The three signs, two signs on Highway 93, one north of town and one south, and another east on Highway 35, are a culmination of the Gateway Sign Committee’s work that began in 2014....

Polson

We always seem to want the front of the bus, the back of the church and the center of attention. For years, Mary Arden subscribed to the paper and brought it in every morning for all to enjoy. Now that she’s residing at Polson Health and Rehab, Rich Cannan has stepped up to the plate and bought the ...


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