Articles from the October 26, 2017 edition
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Blue Cross Blue Shield pulls coverage in rural areas
It started as a low rumble, then spread like wildfire across the county amongst seniors. Throughout the never-ending amendments and re-designing of insurance plans, Sanders County seniors found out that they were no longer be covered by Blue...
Hunters out in full force for rifle season
You may have noticed lots of blaze orange being touted around last weekend as the 2017 general hunting season kicked off. Although wildlife biologist Bruce Sterling of Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks (MFWP) was unavailable to comment on specific...
County mental health looking for support
Sanders County Mental Health Center (SCMHC) has been through a lot of changes the last couple of months. Some have been great; others are creating a stressful environment. The good news is that SCMHC has been able to develop two new programs that...
Getting into the Halloween spirit
Residents of the Clark Fork Valley Long Term Care started the holiday season by making Jack O Lanterns. Although only a handful of residents took part in the event, the day room showed the signs of Halloween with pumpkins and their insides piled on t...
Hunters have unique opportunity to help
Neighbors helping neighbors. It’s pretty standard in Northwest Montana. Hunters have a unique opportunity to help those in need by donating their animals to the local food bank. Community Harvest Food Bank is again participating in a program to m...
Group effort to enforce ordinance
Editor, I, and a small group of very dedicated residents of Thompson Falls and the surrounding area, have spent the last year and a half going to city council meetings, strongly encouraging the council to enforce city ordinance 327. The ordinance...
Newspaper missed reporting the why
Editor, Who, what, when, where, why is a common standard used by news organizations when reporting the news. In a recent kerfuffle between the Thompson Falls Mayor and three city council members over the selection of a Chief of Police, the Ledger...
Stop enabling cowards who disrespect flag
As citizens of the United States, veterans and proud members of the community we find the actions of many Americans who show a total lack of respect for the Flag of the United States and the national anthem of the United States to be reprehensible....
Remember When
4 YEARS AGO • OCTOBER 20, 1977 AT 90, RANCHER STILL GOING STRONG Ninety years old and still going strong! That’s how you can describe one of Sanders County’s oldest living pioneers – Joe Garrison, who resides alone at his ranch at Belknap. Joe cel...
Judge denies release of Trout Creek man
A Trout Creek man will remain in jail until sentencing after being arrested for not following through with conditions of a previous release. Kelly Fisher was arrested after not showing up to his interview with probation and parole and not completing...
Justice Court
Montana Highway Patrol Elijah Taylor, 19, $120, day speeding; $175, possession of drug paraphernalia; $185, possession of dangerous drugs, marijuana, 1st offense. Graham Mapston, 56, $155, nighttime truck speeding. Rosendo Martinez, 20, $85, failure...
Sheriff's Log
Ambulances: Noxon, 3; T. Falls, 2; Plains, 4; H. Springs, 3. Sunday, October 15 Dead bear on side of Hwy. 200, Perma. Motor vehicle crash with injuries, Hwy. 200, Plains. Vehicle vs. deer, Hwy. 200, Plains. Theft from Noxon residence. Barking dog,...
Plains man tapped for drive of his life
Sometimes big responsibilities come with a few perks. Since the announcement earlier this year that Kootenai National Forest would provide the yuletide trees that would decorate the Capitol in Washington D.C., stirrings locally have prompted...
Staying out of the gutter, and aged to perfection
Ask any 85 year old what they would like to do for their birthday celebration and you probably would get many answers other than, let’s go bowling! This is exactly what Rita Harper chose to do for her 85 birthday celebration. Last Saturday Harper n...
Two new officers join Thompson Falls squad
The City of Thompson Falls has two new police officers. Jacob Winslow and Luke Hauke. Winslow is originally from Libby, and most recently lived in Libby. Hauke is from Ohio, and has worked in law enforcement since 2009. He moved to Thompson Falls...
FWP increases CWD surveillance efforts
Chronic wasting disease has not yet been discovered in Montana’s wild populations of deer, elk and moose, but as the disease continues to expand to the north, south and east of the state, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Park officials believe it is only a...
Pastor opens door for new church
From protective angel of the planes in the sky to a shepherd tending his flock, Jim Hantz heard the call just out of college and followed the path to becoming a pastor. Decades later, Montana Southern Baptist Convention in Billings welcomed...
Robert Lee Burrese
Robert (Bob) Lee Burrese, Thompson Falls, died October 19, 2017 of natural causes at the age of 76. He was born in Wallace, Idaho on February 15, 1941 to Ben and Blanche Rettig Burrese. He spent his elementary school years in Noxon and Helena, and...
