Polson High School Salishian, Sept. 21, 1963

Preparations made for Homecoming

Preparations are almost complete for the 1963 Homecoming, which will be held October 4. Enthusiastic Pirate fans will meet across from the Linderman building for a pep rally at 7 p.m. , where the players and queen candidates will be announced.

After a few cheers and pep talks, everyone will move to the football field for the game at 8 p.m.

Queen candidates are: Cherelyn Wegner, freshman; Marilyn Simmons, sophomore; Lucille Smith, junior; and Chris Muller, senior. This year the queen will be crowned on the football field at half-time.

“Monster” turns out to be cattail island

Nope, it wasn’t the Flathead Monster floating around in Polson Bay Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. The most recent “strange object” has been identified as an island of cattails.

Wednesday morning it was about 150 yards off the northeast end of Slack’s Point.

Flathead Courier, Sept. 26, 1963

Silver Buckle roping event is this weekend

Something new in the way of western sports will be seen this weekend, Sept. 28 and 29. The Salish Shrine Mounted Patrol of Polson will sponsor the “Silver Buckle Roping Jackpot” at the local fairgrounds. Competition starts at 1:30 p.m. each day.

Calf roping, team tying, and barrel racing are scheduled each day. In the calf roping, entry fees are $23 each day; team tying, $25 per day per team; and barrel racing, $10 per day.

Contestants may enter one day or two, and trophy buckles will be awarded in each event for the combined average winner. Further details may be obtained from Tee Pee Westwear at Polson, Bob Nortome at Kalispell, or Leigh Herman at Niarada. Entry deadline is 11 a.m. each day.

Good Fishing, too

Pete White of Polson found Mackinaw fishing nothing but good last Saturday as he and Dick Hertz brought back a nice sampling of piscatorial life from the puddle called Flathead.

They caught ‘em between Wild Horse and Melita Islands on “Silver Doctor” spoons. Largest in the bunch measured 38 inches long, weighed 22 pounds.

Mission Valley News, Sept. 28, 1983

It’s murder says Sheriff of body

“We are definitely faced with a homicide,” Sheriff Glenn Frame said yesterday after the completion of a lengthy autopsy Monday on a body found Saturday afternoon in the Polson landfill.

Early reports of the discovery stated that the body had been “badly decomposed.” But Frame said that wasn't the case.

The body, beneath debris, had been damaged by travel in the landfill but had not been there long. “Perhaps only a day or two, we aren’t yet sure,” the Sheriff said.

So far the victim has been identified as an Indian female, 25 to 40 years of age, 5 feet 4 to 7 inches tall, and 135 pounds. She had long black hair.

The cause of death has not yet been finally determined, although investigators are convinced foul play was involved. Pathologists were doing additional testing and examinations yesterday.

The remains were discovered by a person dumping trash on Saturday, and the investigation has been continuing ever since.