Time Capsule: From the weekly archives
BERL TISKUS | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 7 months, 3 weeks AGO
Reporter Berl Tiskus joined the Lake County Leader team in early March, 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. Contact her at btiskus@leaderadvertiser.com or 406-883-4343. | March 28, 2024 12:00 AM
Flathead Courier, March 27, 1924
Clean up the bathing beach
This Friday afternoon has been set aside for Bathing Beach Day and Polson Business men are expected to be at the bathing beach at one o’clock to clean up the beach, make some needed repairs at the bath house, and get the place in shape for the season. The water is coming up and the work must be done in time.
Committees from the Civic League and Kiwanis club are in charge of arrangements for the work and the city will furnish a man and team. The ladies of the Civic League will serve lunch to the workers.
Every business man who can possibly do so is urged to turn out so that this job can be finished in one afternoon. The Boy Scouts will cooperate in the work.
School levy goes over by big vote
The additional 10-mill levy for the schools was overwhelmingly carried at the election last Saturday. The vote was: For levy, 242; Against levy, 31.
A total of 273 votes were cast, which was unusually heavy in view of the fact that only freeholders were qualified to vote. An interest was taken in the election with the result that the levy was carried by a big margin and the continuation of the schools for the rest of the year was assured.
F. P. Browne, Solomon Redd and Mrs. F. O. Maerdian were election judges.
Flathead Courier, March 28, 1974
Wyoming educator named to head Polson Schools
Dr. Lee A. Christensen of Sheridan, Wyo., has been named as superintendent of the Polson schools to succeed Karl D. Bell, who is retiring at the end of the 1973-74 term.
One of 68 applicants for the post, who ranged from Massachusetts to Alaska and 19 with doctorate degrees, the new Polson school administrator comes here from a position as school superintendent in Sheridan.
He has 17 years in the education field, receiving his bachelor of arts degree at Dickinson State College in North Dakota and his masters and doctorate degrees at the University of Colorado in Boulder.
The future superintendent will take over duties here on July 1.
Christensen is married and has a family of two children, one daughter and one son.
Remember when… (Taken from the files of the Flathead Courier)
TEN YEARS AGO
A monster-size mackinaw, weighing 37 pounds, 6 ounces, was caught in Skidoo Bay by Virgil Ruckdashel. It was believed to be a record catch from Flathead Lake.