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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 is not much difference between the two parties.” MARY JORGENSEN, Thompson Falls and California –“I thi...

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 OVERHOLT, Bonners – “We go to church early and afterward our church has a brunch. I really enjoy this, get...

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 whole check. I have two people living with us because they can’t afford anything.” JAMES ARNOLD, Trout Cre...

JERRY TRUELOCK, Nevada – “I’d use a gunny sack or burlap or cloth flour bags — anything that is recyclable. “ RITA HUEBSCHMAN, Trout Creek – “I use paper because it is biodegradable. I always have. If you cut down forests for the paper, they a...

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 moved.” BONNIE BUTCHER, Thompson Falls – “Working in the garden and digging in the ground. I’m anxiously loo...

DON HOPPE, Noxon – “Someone from Chattahoochee, like an Alan Jackson song.” SANDY DAVIS, Noxon – “Nice downtown people … pretty happy people.” JUDY AUGUSTINE, Noxon – “A good, solid country boy. The kind you can rely on.” JAEDYN MURRAY, Noxon –“Som...

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 job. They keep him running from one problem to another.” BILL BROWN, Trout Creek – “Yes I do believe it is a...

WILLIAM BUTTE, Thompson Falls – “Little Bitterroot Services in Thompson Falls. It helps people with special needs. They do good work down there.” RICK SORENSON, Trout Creek – “The Little Bitterroot store in Thompson Falls. My mom shops there. Bu...

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 every day.” KATHY IKOLA, Trout Creek – "I try to make a special roast beef dinner and dessert for my husband....

FRANK RIBERTS, Thompson Falls – “The ‘haves and have nots’ in this depressed economy. I moved here from Spokane and would like them to promote economies in line with people’s philosophy of life.” LARRY LACK, Thompson Falls – “I’m the chairman of t...

JAMES STENERSON, Thompson Falls – “By keeping on getting the firewood. Yesterday was wood day.” KEN MONTOURE, Thompson Falls – “I try to find guys who have a joke to tell. You can usually find somebody who does.” STEVEN HUFF, Thompson Falls – “I...

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 bill. Income taxes, the latter part of February.” KENDRA HELVEY, Thompson Falls – “I pay my property taxes...

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 the government will solve the problem either.” BOBBIE JO SPAHN, Noxon – “I think everybody should get ou...

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 is.” DENISE IKOLA, Trout Creek – “I’m probably a little of both. It seems to work for me.” WILLIAM TUCKER,...

KENDA BRESTER, Trout Creek – “I’ve probably read five or six. I read mostly novels my mom hands down to me.” ELLEN BROWN, Thompson Falls – “At least 10. I like mysteries and animal-oriented.” GAYLE BORREGA, Thompson Falls – “I read a lot. Probably 1...

JANICE STERNS, Thompson Falls – "Yes. It is called, June’s Journey. It’s a mystery. You find clues to find out who dunnit. It’s a little bit different.” CHANTEL ELDER, Thompson Falls – “Yes, I do. I play all four of the Candy Crush games. I play...

ASPEN WEBSTER, Noxon – “We buy a turkey from Wal-Mart, stuff it with carrots because I really like them. Put it in the oven until it is really done. I don’t know how hot it needs to be or how long. You just open the oven and see.” MADDISON THOMPSO...

DANIEL DEPREZ, Heron – “I’d go back in time and do it all again the right way.” STACY JACK, Thompson Falls – “I would go back to the past and ask my grandparents the questions I never got to ask them." MARY FISHER, Thompson Falls – “I think I’d...

KEVIN VAUGHT, Thompson Falls – “Probably Life. That was our favorite game.” TAMRA RAICHE, Thompson Falls – “Chutes and Ladders. That was so fun.” MICHAEL GROSS, Thompson Falls – “Checkers probably. I’m old and not smart enough to play Chess.” JOYC...

CHERYL TRIPLETT, Silverton, Idaho – “Pop. ‘Go get me a pop,’ I say. So it’s pop. We come to Thompson Falls all the time. We like it here.” NEPO JENNINGS, Butte – “In Butte, we always say pop.” VALERIE ROMERO TOWNSEND, Thompson Falls – “Hands do...

BOB MARTIN, Thompson Falls – “I didn’t have any toys when I was little. My ‘toy’ was a Remington Model 12. My wife, however, has a Roy Rogers doll and his horse Trigger with a saddle and everything.” TOM HARRIS, Thompson Falls – “My first ‘toy’ was...

DAN PUGH, Trout Creek – “Chicken tortilla. We used to have salad and a roll with it. My wife makes a wonderful tortilla soup in the fall. That’s the time of the year for soup.” SAM REYNOLDS, Butte – “I have to go with cream of tomato soup, and s...

MARIAH CHAVEZ, Thompson Falls –“My dog. Mom brings him in and he gets all over me, licking my face.” CLARK LUNDGREN, Thompson Falls – “I just automatically wake up to do my chores. I let the dogs out (six of them) and feed the horses.” JEFF REMMEL...

DOMINIC ELLISON, Thompson Falls – “About once a week. We have five dogs, long hair and short hair, old dogs and puppies, so we have to clean often.” DON NORD, Kalispell – “I’m just visiting this week. I am a helicopter pilot. When I first flew...

CHARLES OXFORD, Thompson Falls – “Several things. I like the turning of the trees and brush. The summer heat is gone and the cool nights begin so I can sleep. Baseball season ends and football begins.” JERRIE REICHERT, Thompson Falls – “The nu...