Beautification Committee names Polson-in-Bloom winners
HaeOk Newman is the proprietor of Oak’s Korean Kitchen, which took top honors in the business category for this year's Polson-in-Bloom contest.
Tam Newby was honored for her sustainable garden on Fifth Ave. E. by judges from the Polson Beautification Committee.
Charles Bertsch at 35679 Memory Lane won first place for Best Bloomin' Residence in the Polson in Bloom contest.
Four dedicated gardeners – Mary Jensen, Jane Larson, Agnes Rinehart and Becky Ashcraft – searched the Polson area July 20 to find the community’s most beautiful gardens. Here’s what the members of the Polson Beautification Committee of the Greater Polson Foundation found:
• Businesses: They selected Oak’s Korean Kitchen at 50486 U.S. Hwy. 93. Previous winners have been Delaney’s Landscape Center, Cotter Law Office, South Shore Nursery, Glacier Bank, Richwine’s Burgerville, Whitefish Credit Union and Alpine Design.
• Private Residences: Charles Bertsch at 35679 Memory Lane won first place and Karen Huffine at 308 Fifth Ave. E. took second place.
The committee created a special recognition for the residences at 315-322 Montana Landing in Mission Bay, where the Woody, Roundhill, Boen, Norgaard, Sohms, Davis, Normandeau and Nicholls-Beers homes make an attractive neighborhood.
An additional award was given to Tam Newby at 606 Fifth Ave. E. for her sustainable garden. Sustainable gardening combines organic gardening practices with resource conservation. Generally, sustainable gardening is forward-thinking, values ecosystem support and makes as little negative impact on the Earth as possible.
Judges gave special recognition to the downtown area with its hanging baskets, bump-outs and business landscaping.
Nearly 100 hanging flower baskets that adorn the streets downtown are made possible through donations from businesses and interested people. The Greater Polson Foundation collects donations and arranges for watering once a day and twice in extremely hot weather.
The intersection bump-outs are maintained by diligent volunteers and are watered weekly along with the baskets, with water provided by the city.
The judges say floral displays “help to announce that Polson is a caring, thoughtful community.”
Tax deductible donations to help with this communitywide project can be made to the Greater Polson Foundation at 406-883-4723 or mailed to GPCF at P.O. Box 314, Polson, 59860.
“Everyone who pulls a weed, picks up a bit of trash or plants a flower to enhance the beauty of their neighborhood is a winner,” say the judges in a press release. “The committee thanks all those who make Polson a sparkling gem on the shores of Flathead Lake.”
For more information about the Polson Beautification Committee call Mary Jensen 406-849-5288.
Tam Newby was honored for her sustainable garden on Fifth Ave. E. by judges from the Polson Beautification Committee.
Charles Bertsch at 35679 Memory Lane won first place for Best Bloomin' Residence in the Polson in Bloom contest.