Time Capsule: From the archives of local weeklies
BERL TISKUS | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 9 months AGO
Reporter Berl Tiskus joined the Lake County Leader team in early March 2023, and covers Ronan City Council, schools, ag and business. Berl grew up on a ranch in Wyoming and earned a degree in English education from MSU-Billings and a degree in elementary education from the University of Montana. Since moving to Polson three decades ago, she’s worked as a substitute teacher, a reporter for the Valley Journal and a secretary for Lake County Extension. | December 25, 2024 11:00 PM
The Ronan Pioneer, Dec. 28, 1924
Flathead, Garden of the Rockies
As this is being written Wednesday, Dec. 19, our valley is fulfilling all that we claim for it. The sun is beaming down in a spring-like warmth, the birds are chirping along the sidewalks, and the grass is green and all nature is blooming as though this valley was transported from some tropical land and protected from the wintry winds by the natural boundary line of mountain and hill.
Only the warm Japan current comes up through the southwest and as the Christmas tide approaches, the Pioneer wants to express to all its friends in this valley the profound joy we feel of being privileged to live here in the shadow of these mountain peaks.
Basketball/Dance scheduled
On Friday evening, Dec. 28, there will be a basketball game between the Somers High School and the Ronan High School, which will be followed by a dance. The proceeds of this entertainment will go toward the library fund.
Income tax in a nutshell
WHO? – Single persons who had net income of $1,000 or more or gross income of $5,000 or more, and married couples who had income of $2,000 or more or gross income of $5,000 or more must file returns.
WHEN? – The filing period is from January 1 to March 15, 1924.
WHERE? – Collector of internal revenue for the district in which the person lives or has his principal place of business.
HOW? – Instructions on Form 1040A or Form 1040; also the law and regulations.
WHAT? – Four percent normal tax on the first $4,000 of net income in excess of the personal exemption and credits for dependents. Surtax from one percent to 50 percent on net incomes over $6,000 for the year 1923.
ARTICLES BY BERL TISKUS
Ronan City Council accepts conditional loans and grants for $9.7 million wastewater project
The agenda of the Sept. 21 Ronan City Council meeting presented on completing the steps for the Rural Development grants and loans for the Ronan Wastewater Treatment Facility improvements. Council members met online with Steve Troendle, USDA Montana State Community Facilitator of Water & Environmental. Other personnel from the state office were also in attendance and Ronan city attorney Clif Hayden.
A course, a certificate, a career path: SKC has something for every student
Salish Kootenai College began its fall quarter on Sept. 15, although some students are still completing registration. The school usually has between 650 and 700 students.
Mission Mountain Pedal to Plate cyclists pedaled Charlo, St. Ignatius this year
The sky dawned grey with slightly cloudy conditions on Saturday, Sept. 19, but turned into a crisp, sunny fall day. That was just what the 175 Mission Mountain Area Pedal to Plate cyclists were looking for — a stunning day to enjoy cycling on backroads near St. Ignatius and Charlo, with the Mission Mountains to the east.