Remotely fun
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Left: Canyon Hansen, of Polson, gets his remote control helicopter ready for flight during Saturday’s Fourth Annual Wings For Wishes event at the St. Ignatius Airport. Eric Kendall founded the event in 2011 as an annual fun fly event to benefit Make-A-Wish Montana. Volunteer Marie Henry said the goal was to make $4,000 this year through pilot landing fees, raffles, food and a silent auction. The two-day event raised $3,813 and Kendall will accept donations for another week at 406-499-0116. Below left, Wyatt, 7, of Charlo, launches a durable, mini plane while his buddy, Cole, 6, of Charlo, gets ready to launch. Below right: Ryan, 6, of Ronan, watches as his plane soars overhead.
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The cold in the Cove
The Ice Bucket Challenge reached Polson today when a Polson's Kori Stinger of Espress Yo Self challenged The Cove Deli And Pizza to take the national ALS fundraising challenge that asks people to either pay $100 to ALS (myotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease) or get drenched with a bucket of ice water after challenging the next business or group. Above front row: Left to right: a bunch of Avisons – Ryan, Ken, Kevin, Nate, 4, and Lex, 7, take the initial drenching. The drenchers are, left to right, Tasha and Tami Avison. As of Aug. 21, The ALS Association has received $41.8 million in donations compared to $2.1 million during the same time period last year (July 29 to August 21). These donations have come from existing donors and 739,275 new donors to The Association.
Blues boogie
Laura Reynolds, center, and Jan Brooks, boogie on stage with Blues artist Bill McGee during Saturday’s Blues Festival at Salish Point. Even Friday’s rain-out couldn’t cool down the musicians or the music lovers who danced on the grass. McGee, who travelled from San Diego to play at the festival, first promised all his listeners an encore if they would get up and dance. And when he saw Reynolds and Brooks enthusiasm and skills, he invited them on stage. Check out www.leaderadvertiser.com for more Blues Festival pictures and lots of other great stuff.
Sk8ers' sky
Dozens of skaterboarders turned out for the Polson Skate Jam under threatening skies Saturday. Organizer Payson Pichler said he just wanted his friends to have some fun. Left: Charles, 15, of Polson, gets a lot of air out of the big bowl. Click the link below for dozens of photos and see the Aug. 28 edition of The Leader for the front page pics.