Fairgrounds offers sanctuary to fire evacuees
Maryl Vance pets his horse as he holds a friendly kitten. Vance and his wife, Donna, evacuated from their ranch on Walking Horse Lane last Thursday and brought their horses to the Polson fairgrounds. (Berl Tiskus/Leader)
A horse from Walking Horse Lane shelters at the Polson Fairgrounds while the Niarada Fire rages near his home. (Berl tiskus/Leader)
The Big Knife Fire near Arlee had consumed around 5,000 acres by Tuesday. (Max Dupras/Leader)
The Niarada fire last Tuesday evening shows flickers of flame. It's gotten considerably larger, and some residents have had to evacuate. (Berl Tiskus/Leader)
When mandatory evacuations for Walking Horse Lane and Early Dawn Road and adjacent areas near Big Arm were announced last Thursday afternoon by the Lake County Sheriff’s Department, Vicki Holmberg, Polson Fairgrounds caretaker, was immediately on the phone with people seeking shelter for their animals and places to park their campers and RVs. When she wasn’t on the phone, she was showing people where to put their animals....
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