Articles from the April 12, 2018 edition
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TF Council proposes rate increase
The City of Thompson Falls is pursuing an increase to water and sewer rates for the first time in seven years. The City Council voted on Monday to pursue the increase. A public hearing will be held before the council makes a decision at its May...
Monarch closure leads to lawsuit
Heron’s Monarch School may have abruptly closed its doors, sending students home early last fall, but there is still plenty of business requiring immediate attention. Parents and guardians of former students have recently filed a lawsuit against t...
City gets grant for park
The City of Thompson Falls is celebrating a major milestone of the Ainsworth Park project. The city was notified Tuesday that a $381,730 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) has been awarded for t...
Beautification Days aims to clean up TF
The status of the current environmental health crisis is no secret. Sanders County Solid Waste Refuse employees understand this crisis. They are jump starting Earth Day (April 22) with Beautification Days beginning this Thursday and recycle,...
Our Viewpoint
Ainsworth Field Park has sat empty for years. You hear comments about what an eyesore it is, about how long it has taken to do anything with the park. And for just as long, a group of residents has been devoting hundreds of hours to how to develop...
Gray hair in a red state
Gray hair would seem to indicate wisdom derived from extensive life experience. It carries with it the added responsibility of setting a good example for the next generations and modeling behaviors that enhance a high quality of life in a Democracy....
Bad Actors Law – Is it fair?
The Bad Actors Law is a Montana mining law that was passed because there was a pattern of irresponsible behavior by some Montana mining company chief officers. This pattern often resulted in major pollution and bankruptcy filings, while the officers...
Company is all about the bottom line
Letter to the Editor, So Rep. Steve Gunderson and forty-nine other Montana Legislators think the Hecla Mining Company and its president Phillips Baker shouldn’t be considered in violation of the Montana Metal Mine Regulation’s “Bad Actor” provisi...
Manage forests or they'll manage us
Snow may still be on the ground, but last year’s wildfire season isn’t too far from memory. We have good news for Montanans, though. After years of negotiation, we have finally secured a deal that moves forward on much-needed forest management ref...
Remember When
5 YEARS AGO • APRIL 11, 1968 PACK RIVER PURCHASES DIEHL LUMBER MILL Sale of the Diehl Lumber Co., one of Sanders County’s major lumber producers, to the Panhandle Lumber Sales, Inc. of Idaho, a division of the Pack River Lumber Co. of San...
Question of the Week
GEORGE GOATLEY, Thompson Falls – “Keep your trash picked up.” KRISTIE BROWN, Trout Creek – “Be part of the cleanup and beautification effort. Encourage your kids to participate. Stop throwing things out the window and keep Montana clean.” S...
20-year sentence in incest case
A Thompson Falls man was sentenced to 20 years in the Montana State Prison this week on charges of sexual assault and incest. Richard Grimm pleaded guilty in February to one count of felony sexual assault and one count of felony incest. The incident...
Deferred sentence for Plains theft
Dianna Tedrick was sentenced on Tuesday to a six-year suspended sentence with the Montana Department of Corrections, and ordered to pay restitution of $7,436.12. Tedrick was charged with felony theft and admitted to misusing funds while serving as...
Sheriff's Log
Ambulances: Noxon, 4; T. Falls, 5; Plains, 4; H. Springs, 6; Dixon QRU, 1. Sunday, April 1 Civil standby for child swap, Plains. Suspicious male in Plains business. Person standing along Hwy. 200 waving arms, needed a ride to town, T. Falls. Cows...
Justice Court
Sanders County Sheriff’s Office Gregory Schifrin, 59, $55, speeding in a restricted zone. Steven Summerfield, 55, $85, no liability insurance, 1st offense. Kody Martin, 24, $185, criminal possession of drug paraphernalia. Kody Martin, 24, $175, c...
Students learn fine dining etiquette
Rob Christensen, Thompson Falls K-8 counselor, has been busy preparing seventh and eighth-grade students for the world of being manners-minded individuals. Since society places much emphasis on...
Plains street slated for repair
Dave Colyer’s Sinclair Gas Station might lose property value because it won’t be considered “waterfront property” after Farmer Street is fixed, said Plains Mayor Dan Rowan. Farmer Street has long been jokingly referred to as Lake Sinclair because...
CFVH Foundation gala raises $4,500
It was a change from galas of the past for the Clark Fork Valley Hospital (CFVH) Foundation. Their usual venue at the Sanders County Fairground pavilion was still under renovation and repairs, and a change-up in entertainment was also sought. Donors...
BARISTA IN TRAINING
Emma Decker is only 6 years old, but she already knows what she wants to be when she grows up. Emma, the granddaughter of Dean and Bonnie Haun of Thompson Falls, wants to open her own coffee shop and...
Non-profit fundraiser slated for Saturday
Project ASCENT, brainchild of Thompson Falls K-8 counselor Rob Christensen, is holding a fundraiser on Saturday, April 14, at the Clark Fork Valley Elks Club in Thompson Falls. The “Camping is in-Tents” event, which begins at 6 p.m., will fea...
Joseph Levi Marquardt
Joseph Levi Marquardt, passed away Saturday, April 7, 2018 in Idaho. Joe was born August 4, 1981 to Janey and the late James Marquardt. He grew up in Sterling, Colo., and Thompson Falls, Mont. He... Full story
Gregory Edgerton Gummer
Greg died April 3, 2018, at his daughter's home in Ewa Beach, Hawaii. He was 79 and is survived by his only daughter, Susan Ramiro (Suzy), her husband, Kevin; grandchildren Malia and Jacob; brother,... Full story
Duo to play at Rex
Sanders County Arts Council (SCAC) announces the final performance of Tapestry 2017-2018, our performing arts season. Twin Kennedy, energetic twin sisters, will set your toes tapping at the Rex Theatre in Thompson Falls beginning at 7:30 p.m. on...
Fair board meets with Lions
Members of the Sanders County Fair Board met with the Plains Lions Club last Tuesday evening to discuss options to the demolition derby insurance issue. “Both parties are diligent to finding a solution to the situation,” said Plains Lions Club Pre...
