Time Capsule: From the archives of local weeklies
Flathead Courier, April 14, 1988
Book lovers' tastes varied
Look at what everybody's reading!
Polson is a community of readers. We all have favorite books and stories. In a look around town we have found that Mayor Pat DeVries's favorite book is "Tom Sawyer." County Commissioner Don Peterson likes to read World War II books. His latest was "At Dawn We Slept."
Postmaster Roberta Smith liked "The Search for Red October," by Tom Clancy. City councilwoman Christine Malgren liked "Mortal Fear," by Robin Cook, but really liked "Whirlwind" by Sidney Sheldon.
Dr. Best's all-time favorite is "Shogun," by James Clavell, while Doctor O'Halloran's last good book was Robert Ludlum's "The Bourne Supremacy." Ken Hansen, watercolorist, likes any book by Ludlum.
Up at the high school, Assistant Principal Dennis Jones likes to read Patrick McManus books. At the middle school, Principal Darryl Dupuis's favorite book is "The Winning Edge." "One Knee Equals Two Feet" by John Madden is football coach Daren Gunlock's favorite (of course). City Administrative Assistant Joe Menicucci recommends "The Track of the Cat," by Clark.
Polson businessman Rod Anderson says "The Light and the Glory" is good. Sister Richard at St. Joseph Hospital recommends to everyone "Mr. God, This is Anna," by Fynn. A really good book, says Rich Forbis of KERR radio, is "Dancing at the Rascal Fair," by Ivan Doig. Actor Neal Lewing likes "Serpent in the Sky' and "Another Roadside Attraction."
Paul Fugleberg, former Courier editor, said "Poland," by James Michener, was one of the best he's read lately. Don Bartell of the Friends of the Library said his all-time favorite book is "The Prophet," by Kahlil Gibran. Polson's golf pro, Roger Wallace, said his favorite book is "Summer of 42," by Herman Raucher.
If you're wondering what the Polson librarian reads, it is science fiction and fantasy. She says to read "Dune," by Frank Herbert. The latest fantasy book she liked and recommends is Stephen Donaldson's two-volume "Mordant's Need: A Mirror of Her Dreams" and "A Man Rides Through." Present Courier editor Rich Stripp enjoys "The Milagro Beanfield War."
Add your favorite book to the list we've started. Spread the word that reading is fun. The best place to start is at the library. April 17-23 is National Library Week; say "Charge it to my library card."
Mayor DeVries has proclaimed National Library Week in Polson and urges everyone to sign up for a library card. The library has chosen "The Card with a Charge ... Use Your Library" as this year's theme.
Farmers not complying with act are ineligible for federal dollars
The Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service is currently conducting a sign up for the 1988 farm programs.
When farmers apply for the programs, ASCS official Philip Norman reminds them that they will be required to comply with sodbuster and swamp-buster provisions of the Food Security Act of 1985 during the 1988 crop year. Under the conservation provisions, a farmer who brings into production a field which is predominantly highly erodible land, or who converts wetland to production of an agricultural commodity, will be ineligible for any farm program bene-fit or payment on his or her entire farm or farms.
To participate in the 1988 programs, Norman said, farmers are required to certify that they have not planted an agricultural commodity on highly erodible land since Dec. 23, 1985, the date the Food Security Act became law. Producers must also certify that they are not producing agricultural commodities on land that was converted from wetland since that date.
"Farmers who have recently planted an agricultural commodity on highly erodible land are required to certify that they are producing the crop under an approved conservation *lan," Norman said. The conservation plan includes specific, cost-effective measures that will allow farmers to produce crops without excessive erosion, he said.
The ASCS official said conservation certification is made when farmers apply for the 1988 wheat and feed grain acreage reduction programs.
O'Brien in summer program
Dan O'Brien, a Polson High School science teacher, has been accepted as a participant in the 1988 Summer Science Institute of the University of Montana.
All instructional costs will be paid by the Institute. The fellowship will extend for three summers.
O'Brien has been a staff member at PHS since 1978, teaching biology and earth science. He is currently actively involved with intramural sports, science club and science fair activities.
He has also been a long-time supporter of the Lake County Big Brothers and Big Sisters programs.
Along with his wife, Mary, O'Brien has two children, Jennifer, 6, and Kevin, 4.