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Plains alum gives special performance
A Plains graduate came back home last week to give a free concert at the Paradise Center, where he also attended school for nine years. More than 100 people attended the special piano recital by...
Town of Plains offered help with grants, seeds
The Plains Town Council last Monday was offered help to apply for a grant to build tourism in a manageable way while another person offered a way to pretty up the town. Council members again tabled...
Students support beautification with artwork
by Ed Moreth The Plains Beautification Committee isn't just helping to clean up the town, they took time out last week to pick the most beautiful posters from school children about the cleanup. The co...
SCHOOL LUNCH HEROES
Plains High School sophomore Adreanna Nelson presents a School Lunch Hero Day plaque to Larri Jo Ovitt of the school cafeteria for the team's nutritious meals. Nelson heads the school's nutrition...
Brown named FWP instructor of the year
A Plains woman has been recognized for the second time for her volunteer efforts to make the woods a safer place during hunting season. Lisa Brown was recently presented the Montana Fish, Wildlife &...
Plains t-ball takes on St. Regis
It's doubtful that Aaron Boone, manager of the N.Y. Yankees, has called timeout and gone to home plate to help get his player's hair off his face or tied a player's shoes for them at the plate, but...
Contractor finishes walking path at sports complex
It's been a long time in the making, but the walking path of the Amundson Sports Complex is finally finished. Throughout the day last Thursday trucks filled with asphalt went in and out of the...
Students learn medical careers
Clark Fork Valley Hospital is the biggest employer in Sanders County and it's not just in the medical field, but they too need to fill positions and are looking to Plains High School to help. The...
Volunteers search fairgrounds arena for debris
A handful of people went to the Sanders County Fairgrounds last Monday to sift through the dirt in an effort to clear the arena of foreign objects - especially metal ones - before the high school rode...
Plains carvers participate in, judge Missoula show
Judges for this year's Montana Woodcarvers Association Show in Missoula spent almost four hours going over 202 pieces to select the best of the best. Three of the four judges this year are Plains...
Plains art students to show work
People will get the opportunity to see the talents of the Plains High School art students and even obtain some of their work. The Plains High School Exhibition 2024 will take place next week in the Opportunity Room in the elementary gymnasium with a...
Bison stampede through Dixon for fundraiser
A bison can run up to speeds of 35 mph, but the school Bisons that sped through Dixon on Saturday were a bit slower, including 12-year-old Sonny Matt, who nabbed first place in the 10K "Bison...
Weekend wins for CFSA soccer teams
Two Plains soccer teams pulled off wins at the Amundson Sports Complex in front of cheering home fans Saturday. The Clark Fork Soccer Alliance coed U12 kids pulled off a 7-2 victory Saturday afternoon...
Plains physics students take flight
When learning about the fundamentals of aerodynamics, it helps to have first-hand experience. That's what a group of Plains High School students got at the Penn Stohr Field of Plains Airport last...
Plains students get job interview test run
Plains High School held its "mock interview" curriculum to help students get a jump on jobs after high school. The program must be working because Justin Richards of Rehbein Transportation...
Dinner features unique menu
Wild turkey, moose stew, wild boar and sauerkraut, and venison meatloaf were part of an exclusive cuisine at the Clark Fork Baptist Church last week. They were all part of the specialties offered at...
Carvers ready for show
Members of the Plains Wood Carvers Club are looking to show their most recent work at the Montana State Wood Carvers Show in Missoula this month. "I'm a little nervous since this is my first show,"...
Plains hosts junior high tracksters
The Plains Junior High School track team nearly dominated the track and field competition on its own home turf last week, taking first place with the Boys A Division and first in the Girls A...
Blue Dingers take down Plains Beasts
The Thompson Falls Blue Dingers continued their undefeated record after claiming a 23-4 victory over the Plains Beasts in minor league play at the Amundson Sports Complex in Plains last week. "They...
Plains School asks voters for funding
No one from the general public showed up for the Plains School levy forum, but that didn't seem to bother Superintendent Dr. Kathleen Walsh, who held the get together specifically to answer questions...
Our Viewpoint: Doby deserves a day, too
Most people know that April 15 is tax day, but it’s also Jackie Robinson Day, commemorating when Robinson broke the “color barrier” in baseball, playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers. On April 15, every baseball player wore number 42, Robinson’s jersey...
FIELD DAY AT TFHS
The Thompson Falls Lady Hawks took first place at the Thompson Falls Invitational at Previs Field last week where more than a dozen schools threw, jumped and ran for the farthest, highest and fastest...
Plains-TF district welcomes new ranger
The U.S. Forest Service Plains-Thompson Falls Ranger District has a new leader, and he's no stranger to the workings of the woods. Curtis Rintz has worked in the forests, deserts and high mountains...
A union of Q and U
The average age of people getting married in the United States was early 30s, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, but last week's wedding at Plains School might throw a wrinkle in their statistics....
