Sep 23 2011
From today’s Daily Inter Lake . . . The woman who drowned on the North Fork Flathead River on Wednesday afternoon has been identified as Shawna Thomas, 51, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Thomas and her husband were in a rigid-framed collapsible kayak when they came around a corner on the North Fork four miles south [...]
Sep 22 2011
A tragedy on the river yesterday, a couple miles south of Polebridge. The Daily Inter Lake has the story . . . An Idaho woman drowned in the North Fork Flathead River on Wednesday afternoon after her inflatable kayak got tangled in tree roots. Flathead County Sheriff Chuck Curry said the woman and her husband [...]
Jul 15 2011
Larry Wilson covers two big events of the past week: The annual Polebridge Fourth of July Parade and the Bear Fair, both of which were rousing successes . . . What a great week on the North Fork. The Fourth of July parade was a big success, with some resident-created floats, lots of American flags [...]
Jun 28 2011
Polebridge will have its usual (I use the term advisedly) Fourth of July parade this year. Here’s how the Hungry Horse News puts it: “The Fourth of July parade at Polebridge will start at noon… The Northern Lights Saloon will have an outdoor barbecue in the afternoon and serve dinners. Polebridge has one of the [...]
Jun 06 2011
Oops! Missed this item posted last Friday to the Hungry Horse News site . . . Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are investigating the wounding of a grizzly bear near the intersection of the Red Meadow Creek Road and the North Fork Road north of Polebridge. FWP wardens [...]
Nov 22 2010
BP has climbed on the bandwagon, retiring their local oil and gas leases, including “a 394-acre parcel near the Polebridge entrance to Glacier National Park.” The Missoulian has the story . . . The oil company BP voluntarily gave up its rights to explore for energy along the western border of Glacier National Park, U.S. [...]
Aug 06 2010
At last Tuesday’s meeting, the Flathead County Board of Adjustment approved a conditional use permit for Northern Lights Saloon and Cafe to operate as a tavern in Polebridge. This is a major step in getting them back to full operation under their new management. The Daily Inter Lake has more information in their write-up on [...]
Dec 03 2009
An update on some North Fork history posted to yesterday’s Flathead Beacon . . . The man responsible for a 1979 murder in Polebridge has been denied parole. J.R. Fletcher had a parole hearing on Tuesday. The 59-year old Fletcher was convicted of stabbing Roy Cooper to death and sentenced to 100 years in prison. [...]
Jul 18 2009
Housing in Polebridge is nothing if not eclectic — a motley collection of cabins, a few houses, a trailer or two, a couple of tipis and now, a yurt. The Flathead Beacon has the story . . . Nomads first used yurts as portable homes in the harsh steppes of Central Asia. Now Will Hammerquist [...]
Jul 10 2009
The Hungry Horse News posted photos from this year’s Fourth of July parade in Polebridge. Some new faces were in evidence, as well as many of the usual suspects. *Ahem* Surely a few of the NFPA members got photos. Hint, hint…
