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LONA COLLINS, Thompson Falls – “Gardening. I’m mostly home bound. I like everything. I have flowers this year. I’m right by the dog trail and...
Noxon neighbors celebrate holiday
It was July 4th with all the trappings of a big parade, and people dressed in their reds, whites...
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JIM ALEXANDER, Whitepine – “No, I have not. I have seen them around, but I haven’t had to deal with them.” ANNA CURRY, Thompson Falls ...
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THAIS REED, Thompson Falls – “I don’t have a secret. Just being patient. I like pike.” BARB ROGERS, Plains – “I can’ tell you my...
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MARK VANHUSS, Thompson Falls – “When my kids were born. We have three biological kids ages 39, 38, and 36…three adopted kids ages 17, 15, and...
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MARY FISHER, Trout Creek – “There’s a difference between a city dog and a country dog. In the country you need a dog for protection. You bring...
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ROB JOHNSON, Plains – “Get a good job and go to college. I went to college for three years but chose to be a skilled sheet metal worker.” TANYA...
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LARRY McBRIDE, Thompson Falls – “I think eleven or twelve before they get one. That’s the age they understand the dangers out there.” KYLE...
NLI members gather in Sandpoint
About 350 Northern Lights, Inc. (NLI) members gathered at the Panida Theatre in Sandpoint last Saturday to celebrate the 84th annual meeting of the...
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CHERYL CRAIK, Thompson Falls – “My mother passed away at the age of 101. She didn’t smoke or drink, and was a vegetarian for 55 years. She was...
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PAT INGRAHAM, Thompson Falls – “The minimum wage was never intended to be anything more than for an entry level job, like for high school...
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GEORGE CRABTREE, Plains – “Not too much. It’s hard trying to figure out what they are trying to pull now. With so many running, I think there...
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TEENA MALETOR, Trout Creek – “Easter bunny hunt in the morning. Then we go to church, come home to a ham, potatoes and veggie dinner.” TONY...
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DONNA JONES, Kalispell – “No because, not just here but everywhere, the prices are way out of reach. I’m on Social Security and it takes my...
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JERRY TRUELOCK, Nevada – “I’d use a gunny sack or burlap or cloth flour bags — anything that is recyclable. “ RITA HUEBSCHMAN, Trout Creek...
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BETTY KENNEY, Thompson Falls – “I always enjoy putting in a garden. This Easter, I’m looking forward to going to Texas to where my son just...
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DON HOPPE, Noxon – “Someone from Chattahoochee, like an Alan Jackson song.” SANDY DAVIS, Noxon – “Nice downtown people … pretty happy...
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TIM NELSON, Thompson Falls – “We should do it!” ZITA KENNEDY, Trout Creek – “YES! I wish they would leave Trump alone and let him do his...
Question of the Week: What is your favorite local charity?
WILLIAM BUTTE, Thompson Falls – “Little Bitterroot Services in Thompson Falls. It helps people with special needs. They do good work down...
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PAUL PERKINS, Thompson Falls – “My wife died in 2001, so I show my love to my two dogs – a Corgi and a Shelty – by taking them for a walk...
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FRANK RIBERTS, Thompson Falls – “The ‘haves and have nots’ in this depressed economy. I moved here from Spokane and would like them to...
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JAMES STENERSON, Thompson Falls – “By keeping on getting the firewood. Yesterday was wood day.” KEN MONTOURE, Thompson Falls – “I try to...
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ANSON ROWNDY, Idaho Falls –“I pay my income taxes by March.” MIKE MARICH, Thompson Falls – “I pay my property taxes as soon as I get the...
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TOM KEITH, Noxon – “I don’t think the wall will help keep the illegals out. They will just tunnel under it. I don’t think this shutting down...
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KATIE MOODY, Thompson Falls – “I am a planner. I make lists. I have to before I leave the house. My boyfriend says I’m more organized than he...
