Time Capsule: From the archives of local weeklies
BERL TISKUS | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 7 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. | February 12, 2025 11:00 PM
The Flathead Courier, Published on the Shores of Beautiful Flathead, America's Finest Lake, Feb. 16, 1950
Montana picnic in Mesa, Arizona
A record number of 1,040 were registered at the seventh annual Montana Picnic on Feb. 5 in Rendezvous Park in Mesa, Ariz.
The county most highly represented was Fergus with a registered attendance of 102; Gallatin was runner-up with 84. Mrs. A.R. Mitton of Kalispell was awarded the door prize with others for such things as being the shortest woman present or the fattest man.
Officers of the association for 1950 were Harold M. Olson, formerly of Glasgow; Harry Reef, vice-president, formerly of Bozeman; Lucille Sigler, secretary, Bozeman; Mrs. C.E. Hill, corresponding secretary, Kalispell; and Mrs. George Harris, treasurer, Polson.
Among the registrars were Mr. and Mrs. Scott Fries, Mr. and Mrs. F. Brown, and Miss Juanita Yob, Polson; and Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hill and Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Wohlwind, Kalispell.
Vinge trial set for February 21
Judge Besancon asked arraignment be continued a week for the purpose of gathering more material in the cases of Harold W. Vinge and Alvin J. Vinge, suspects in the burglary of Boettcher Hardware.
The court fixed the same bail as had been set in Justice Court for $6,000 for each man. Both of the defendants refused the services of a court-appointed lawyer. Trial is set for 10 a.m. Feb. 21.
Business training offered students at high school
Students graduating from Polson High School with business training are qualified for general secretarial work, said Neil Devlin, typing and shorthand teacher, in an interview recently.
The school teaches mainly courses in typing, shorthand and accounting, but some students obtain a little training in adding machine work and mimeographing.
Because of the many students taking typing it’s impossible to teach transcription since the machines are in almost constant use. There are four beginners classes and two advanced classes or about 110 students in all.
License sales slow
Car and driver’s license sales have not picked up as they might have been expected to with the clearing of some of the snow, and Feb. 15 so close at hand.
Sales so far are in the 800s for trucks, 1,600s for cars, and more than 3,600 for driver’s licenses.
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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.