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Grange holds first craft fair since reorganizing
For the first time ever, the newly revived Whitepine Grange held a craft fair in their hall. The organization has been reaching out to the community, asking if any group wanted to rent out the space....
Plains youth gets hunt of a lifetime
A Plains girl and her father were given the hunting opportunity of a lifetime, getting to stay at the Boone and Crockett Club's Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch near Dupuyer, Montana, and hunt for...
Community helps others with Thanksgiving baskets
Every year several churches and community members work together to help ensure every family has a meal for Thanksgiving. The Thanksgiving Baskets program started over 17 years ago at Thompson Falls...
Question of the Week
XAVEAN KINSMAN, Trout Creek - “First you have to put it in the oven!” CAMRYN EATON, Trout Creek - “You juice the turkey, then you put it in the oven, then you take it out.” GARRETT MURRAY, Trout Creek - “You juice it, then you have to cook it, then...
Pleas entered to charges stemming from accident
Two men involved in a single-car accident in May pleaded not guilty to numerous charges. They appeared Tuesday in 20th District Judicial Court before Judge James Manley. According to charging documents, Jesse Spegal and Joshua McKnight were in the...
Plains VFW Auxiliary sends care packages
The Plains Ladies Auxiliary VFW Post 3596 was formed in 1939 and began sending care packages at the beginning of World War II. Every year since, the group has been sending packages to soldiers...
Woods Journal
I love yard sales. One of my favorite things to do is to walk around collections of old stuff to see what I can find. I have found that something I tend to do is stop and look at paintings. Of all the things in the sale, these are probably my...
T. Falls seeks planning board members
The City of Thompson Falls is beginning to look at some zoning issues but needs help from the community. They are looking for two people from Thompson Falls to participate on the planning board....
Question of the Week
JUDY BERTRAM, Thompson Falls - “My favorite food for Thanksgiving is turkey because it’s so darn good!” JESSE MOSHER, Thompson Falls - “Green bean casserole. I don’t know why, I just love it.” ANN DONALDSON, Thompson Falls - “My mom’s homemad...
Students experience Shakespeare with school performance
For over 10 years the Shakespeare in the Schools program has been bringing high quality productions to numerous rural schools in the state. The program is a branch of the Montana Shakespeare in the...
Question of the Week
GAIL SOPER, Plains - “My father who was in the Navy and my husband who was in the Army and the service that they did for our country.” SONYA WHITE, Plains - “Reminds me of all the veterans that I drive. I drive for the DAV. They are so inter...
Painting connects Trout Creek students with Army unit
After waiting for a couple months, students from the Trout Creek School had a painting returned to them that they had the privilege of naming last year. The painting of a horse, done by Joint...
Question of the Week
Bebe Townsend, Thompson Falls - “I say any time before Thanksgiving is too early.” Terry Holo, Trout Creek - “Before Thanksgiving!” Lisa Smith, Thompson Falls - “I think its too early before Halloween.” Beth CaRter, Trout Creek - “Right afte...
Thompson River Road closed after slide
A mud and rock slide following rainstorms cut off Thompson River Road last week. The call for first responders came in about 2 p.m. Friday. According to Forest Service civil engineer Jesse Hunter, no...
Ridge Riders, school partner with archery program
After months of planning, the Trout Creek School finally presented its students with a new archery program. This was made possible by two grants provided through the National Archery in Schools Progra...
Heron man pleads guilty in FWP case
A man from Heron pleaded guilty to nine charges brought forth by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) last Monday, October 18. Alfred Bridges admitted to three counts of unlawful possession of game, fish or furbearers; two counts of unlawful use...
Woods Journal
This time of year draws many out into the wilderness for hunting, fishing, hiking and more, especially in Sanders County. It is easy to lose track of time and one’s whereabouts due to the surrounding natural beauty, loss of light late in the year a...
FAMILY TRADITIONS
Montana history is ripe with stories of the many families who braved the elements and trekked northwest into the mountains. These hardy folk sought to colonize the wild, and to scratch out a living...
FWP, Avista team up with Idaho students to study fish
Every year Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) teams up with Avista and the University of Idaho to gillnet and capture numerous fish from the Noxon and Cabinet reservoirs for analysis. This...
Question of the Week
Robert Foreman, Thompson Falls - “To actually go to Alaska and go on a moose hunt.” Tyler Battles, Thompson Falls - “A caribou hunt in Alaska.” David Spratley, Thompson Falls - “I would like to go on a grizzly hunt here in northwest Montana....
TF woman pleads guilty to theft
Elizabeth Riffle of Thompson Falls, a woman charged for stealing from a local business in Thompson Falls in 2019, pleaded guilty on Tuesday in 20th Judicial District Court. She admitted to the felonies of theft of a common scheme and unlawful use of...
T. Falls Council f ills vacant position
The Thompson Falls City Council officially accepted council member Ruth Cheney's resignation on Monday and welcomed a new member. Colleagues expressed their sadness that Cheney decided to step down, b...
Residents question COVID-19 treatments
During the regular Sanders County board of health meeting last Wednesday, several members of the community stood to give a presentation requesting that alternative COVID-19 treatments be given more serious thought and presentation to the local...
Question of the Week
Angela Pesqueira, San Jose, California - “I would think it would be an amazing experience that one would have no words for, although I feel more comfortable with my feet planted on the ground.” Del Smith, Plains - “No. I wouldn’t want to blow up...
NY man convicted for second DUI
Bruce Linguanti, from New York, was pulled over two weeks ago and arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) in Sanders County. He pleaded guilty to a second offense DUI during this week’s 20th District Judicial Court before Judge James M...
