Photos: Halloween creatures celebrate with Polson Pirate One-Mile Fun Run
BERL TISKUS | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 18 minutes AGO
Ghosts, Spidermen, princesses and other ghouls and parents came for the Polson Pirate One-Mile Linderman Track Fun Run at 10 a.m. on Halloween. (Berl Tiskus/Leader)
Dressed as Sully, DaiRenzo was the cutest, warmest baby monster on Halloween. (Berl Tiskus/Leader)
Spider Girl Ervaeah was looking for some bad guys to take care of and some candy on Halloween. (Berl Tiskus/Leader)
Polson City Fire Department, Polson Rural Fire Department, and Finley Point Fire Department joined forces to host a haunted house on Ember Trail on Thursday, Friday and Halloween night. (Berl Tiskus/Leader)
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. | November 4, 2026 11:00 PM
Bears, princesses, Pikachu, Santa, Spider-Man, vampires, Scooby-Doo, and even a dad wearing a Viking helmet showed up for the Polson Pirate One-Mile Fun Run at 10 a.m. Halloween morning at Linderman Elementary.
An exhilarating way to kick off Halloween festivities, the fun run was free, but donations to support Linderman’s P.E. program were accepted.
Deanna McElwee, P.E. teacher at Linderman, said 175 vampires, princesses and superheroes signed up for the 2026 run held on Linderman’s track. The number is up from last year, probably because it’s Halloween and everybody wears their costume, she said. Also, each participant gets candy when they finish the race.
The P.E. budget doesn’t stretch far enough for 375 students to bat, dribble, kick, run, practice agility, hit shuttlecocks, play softball, play tennis, jump rope, and stay active. So the fun run donations help the school afford new dodgeballs and other good-quality P.E. equipment for the kids.
Dressed as Sully, DaiRenzo was the cutest, warmest baby monster on Halloween. (Berl Tiskus/Leader)
Spider Girl Ervaeah was looking for some bad guys to take care of and some candy on Halloween. (Berl Tiskus/Leader)
Polson City Fire Department, Polson Rural Fire Department, and Finley Point Fire Department joined forces to host a haunted house on Ember Trail on Thursday, Friday and Halloween night. (Berl Tiskus/Leader)ARTICLES BY BERL TISKUS
Photos: Halloween creatures celebrate with Polson Pirate One-Mile Fun Run
Bears, princesses, Pikachu, Santa, Spider-Man, vampires, Scooby-Doo, and even a dad wearing a Viking helmet showed up for the Polson Pirate One-Mile Fun Run at 10 a.m. Halloween morning at Linderman Elementary.
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