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Studs celebrates 10 years
Studs Building and Home celebrated their 10th anniversary at the Plains store on Monday. Owner Joel Collett (above) served fajitas and burgers on the grill for community members. "We are thankful to...
SPRING SUNSET
Photo by Linda Elliott With daylight saving time comes later Spring sunsets in Sanders County. After some snow flurries earlier this week, temperatures will rise back into the 50s for the weekend....
Remember When?
7 YEARS AGO • MARCH 11, 1999 REALIZATION OF DREAM EVIDENT IN NEW CENTER The realization of a long-held dream was shared with over 140 people when the Thompson Falls Senior Citizens formally dedicated their new center east of town. Members of the g...
Question of the week
KYLIEGH RUEN, Thompson Falls - “I like the Science projects that we do during STEAM Fridays.” SHEA HAAS, Thompson Falls - “Art is my favorite part of STEAM because I am better at it and I like to draw.” BELLA CORK, Thompson Falls - “My favorite...
Plains JH students share stories
It was students teaching students last week at Plains School where a group of seventh graders read stories to elementary students and showed the younger kids their writing styles. Sixteen students from Kati Mitchell’s Keyboarding and Computer Applica...
Plains Prom
Plains High School celebrated their year with prom earlier this month. King and Queen (back) were Zander Czifro and Peyton Wasson. Representing the littles (kindergarten students) were Maverick Mull...
Hot Springs Prom
Hot Springs High School held a "Vintage Vegas" prom on March 23 at Loui's Public House. Senior royalty were queen Anjaleah Sheridan (left) and king Michael Marrinan....
Plains school hosts annual health fair
The annual Health Fair was hosted by Plains School on Saturday. This was the first year it was held at the school, in the new gymnasium. Dr. Barbara Steward from Clark Fork Valley Hospital gave the...
CROSSWORD SOLUTION
SOLUTIONS ACROSS 1. DBMS 5. ENEMAS 11. ERIC 12. BODYGUARD 16. PUSH 17. AT 18. LEVEE 19. INHUMANITIES 24. MR 25. CEASES 26. CAN’T 27. CAB 28. TIPS 29. PENN 30. KAKI 31. ACIDS 33. DONEE 34. UMPIRE 38. MORASS 39. NAIVE 40. SANAA 43. CLAY 44. COCA 45. A... Full story
OPEN WATER
A trumpeter swan paddles through broken ice at a pond on the Holland Ranch north of Plains....
Remember When?
THOMPSON FALLS IN THE YEAR 1894 There was a newspaper published in Thompson Falls in 1894. It was called the Weekly Montanian. H.A. Hendricks was the publisher. The Montanian went out of business, and shortly after the new County of Sanders was...
Question of the week
DEBORAH LOVELESS, Plains - “Bread because I make my own” DAVID FALK, Thompson Falls - “Bread, it smells much better.” DAN PARKS, Thompson Falls - “Bread, because of all the memories.” JIM GOFORTH, Trout Creek - “Bread, especially if Mom made cinn...
Prom Royalty
Photo by Darrin Kern Thompson Falls High School celebrated their prom earlier this month, with Kinzie Cox and Brayden McJunkin (above) crowned as king and queen. The theme of the prom was Alpine...
Jazz trio gives wild performances
Sanders County students were treated to a special concert last week. JumpinJazz Kids musicians are a traveling trio from Boulder, Colorado, that recently started touring the Northwest. "This...
Students step up for cleanup
Step Up to Clean Up is the theme for the 2024 Thompson Falls Beautification Days project. Students at Thompson Falls Elementary, Trout Creek School and Trout Creek Adventist School decorated posters...
Plains beautification group discusses cleanup
Spring is nearly here and the Plains Beautification Committee is wasting no time in making plans to help residents in need. Members of the committee had their first meeting at the Century 21 Big Sky R...
Students celebrate Pi Day
As math enthusiasts around the world celebrated Pi Day on March 14, students at Trout Creek Adventist School took their appreciation for the mathematical constant to new heights. From reciting digits...
CROSSWORD SOLUTION
SOLUTIONS ACROSS 1. ROE 4. ULSTER 10. ERA 11. NATHAN 12. BC 14. CIR 15. PAIR 16. LAGOON 18. ITERATE 22. ANNULI 23. DEFILES 24. HAPPENS 26. AD 27. NIGH 28. GEAR 30. GAGE 31. ABC 34. SARIS 36. SSR 37. PEES 39. STEW 40. SLOE 41. PO 42. SAWBUCK 48....
Senior Spotlight - Margie Rohwer, Thompson Falls
Margie Risbon-Rohwer (pronounced roar, she says) was born April 18, 1928, in Wellfleet, Nebraska. She has lived by herself in Thompson Falls for 31 years since the passing of her husband George. Rohwer said she attended 12 schools in 12 years....
TF students get creative
Students and their families at Thompson Falls Elementary had an evening of STEAM activities Tuesday. Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math is the combined learning. "It guides students'...
Remember When?
8 YEARS AGO • APRIL 5, 1944 Obituary NELSON GRANDCHAMP, Pioneer Nelson Grandchamp, the son of Joseph and Petroniel Grandchamp, was born March 19, 1870 and died March 29, 1944. In 1884 the family traveled by an old narrow gauge railroad to Salt L...
Question of the week: When do you start your spring cleaning?
JACK ELLIS, Thompson Falls - “My wife and I are thinking about it but not quite ready.” JAN HENRY, Thompson Falls - “I’ve been in the middle of spring cleaning for five years.” FERN WARFALMANN, Plains - “My daughter-in-law started my spring clea...
Plains school to host 'Super senior prom'
Plains High School will be putting on a special treat for community senior citizens with a prom and a chance to mingle and recall the old days when they had their own school prom. “This event should be enjoyable for both the seniors and the s...
Communication on display at 4-H finals
It's a bit difficult to talk your way into Congress, but that's exactly what took place Sunday by a group of 4-H members who will be going to the Montana 4-H Congress this year. It was the 4-H...
Local teen represents Montana as Hereford queen
Sydnee Wilson from Whitepine was crowned Hereford Queen by the Montana Hereford Board in December. Wilson filled out an application on what she could bring to Montana regarding the here-ford breed of...
