Reporter
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.
ARTICLES BY BERL TISKUS
Federal grant helps NW Montana wood products company
Tech Woods USA was the only company in Montana and one of only 19 nationwide to receive federal funding for projects that either create a community wood energy system or build an innovative wood product facility.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 0 MINUTES AGO
Winter Fest celebrates sled dogs and snow machines
Snow sifted down gently Saturday, and the temperature hovered around 33 degrees – perfect for the Miracle of America Museum’s annual Winter Fest.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 2 DAYS, 1 HOUR AGO
Ronan council considers PAL Memory Care, gravel pit subdivision
Keith Deaville, who owns PAL Memory Care in Ronan, Polson and St. Ignatius, approached the Ronan City Council at last Wednesday’s meeting to make them aware of two construction projects he has pending in Ronan.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 2 DAYS, 1 HOUR AGO
Irvine Flats ranchers win state stewardship award
Irvine Flats west of Polson is cow country, with lots of grass, hills and swales. Ranch families are the main residents in the sparsely populated area, and one of those families, Greg and Lynn Gardner, their daughter Brittany and her husband Wacey Cathey, received the 2024 Montana Stockgrowers Association Stewardship …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 2 DAYS AGO
Time Capsule: From the archives of local weeklies
Stories gleaned from the Mission Valley News, Jan. 13, 1977
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 2 DAYS AGO
Irvine Flats ranchers win state stewardship award
Irvine Flats west of Polson is cow country, with lots of grass, hills and swales. Ranch families are the main residents in the sparsely populated area, and one of those families, Greg and Lynn Gardner, their daughter Brittany and her husband Wacey Cathey, received the 2024 Montana Stockgrowers Association Stewardship …
VALLEY PRESS-MINERAL INDEPENDENT | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 2 DAYS AGO
Ronan business uses high-tech oven to 'cook' wood
About a month ago, a new oven arrived in Ronan that weighs 84,000 pounds. It took two or three cranes to unload the beast and maneuver it into its new home at Tech Woods USA on Terrace Lake Road.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 3 WEEKS AGO
Ronan business uses high-tech oven to "cook" wood
About a month ago, a new oven arrived in Ronan that weighs 84,000 pounds. It took two or three cranes to unload the beast and maneuver it into its new home at Tech Woods USA on Terrace Lake Road.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 3 WEEKS, 2 DAYS AGO
Time Capsule: From the archives of local weeklies
Headlines harvested from The Ronan Pioneer, Dec. 28, 1924
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 3 WEEKS, 2 DAYS AGO
Parade of Lights brightens Main Street
The Ronan Parade of Lights was a one-horse parade, but that one horse was worth seeing with lights in his tail and a rider in a beautiful Pendleton jacket, accompanying a float raising awareness of No More Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 1 MONTH AGO
The Warming Center: Keeping people warm and safe
A tidy white house and a long bunkhouse on 5th Ave. E. in Pablo welcome guests to the Warming Center on chilly nights.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 1 MONTH AGO
Switch flipped on Lights Under the Big Sky
Airplanes flying over the Mission Valley must have wondered what was happening in Ronan Friday evening to illuminate the night sky. The answer is Lights Under the Big Sky at the fairgrounds.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 1 MONTH AGO
Time Capsule: From the archives of local weeklies
Articles harvested from the Flathead Courier, Dec. 26, 1974
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 1 MONTH AGO
