Articles from the January 9, 2020 edition
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Huckleberry Festival welcomes new leader
Elizabeth Haagenson is no stranger to volunteering in the Trout Creek community. She spent over two years serving as president of the Trout Creek Community Improvement Association, five years as...
SHOWTIME
Rocketman Pyros helped Quinn's Hot Springs Resort ring in the new year with more than 900 shells of fireworks starting at the stroke of midnight. Steve Underwood, co-owner of the Spokane, Washington,...
Celebrate differences this month
The beginning of a new year is always filled with plans to eat healthier, exercise more and quit smoking. Sure, all of these will lead to a healthier person, but January is also the month that celebrates the uniqueness in every one of us. Accepting...
Forest Service opens new trail system
Residents in the Trout Creek area will have a new local recreation loop for use thanks to the Cabinet Ranger District and Cabinet Resource Group (CRG). Cabinet Ranger District's Joel Sather announced...
Our Viewpoint
Police department personnel in Hot Springs, Plains and Thompson Falls, and the Sanders County Sheriff’s Office strive to protect the people and properties within their jurisdictions 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In doing so, they put their perso...
Respect for country's history
Editor: There is no Constitutional crisis, only a need to follow the United States Constitution. Our forefathers gave with faith in God and courage to sign their names to a declaration. Creating a Republic, if we can keep it! Do we have the common...
Montana Viewpoint
As you know, the impartiality of decisions and observations of members of the U.S. intelligence agencies, such as the FBI, have been questioned because members of those agencies have privately...
Remember When?
7 YEARS AGO • JANUARY 18, 1950 SERVICES AT HOPE FOR PIONEER SHERIFF Graveside funeral services for Joseph L. Hartman, 85, Sanders County pioneer and sheriff for 10 years, who died here last Tuesday night were conducted at Hope, Idaho. Born F...
Question of the Week
JERRY JOHNSON, Sandpoint, Idaho – “Hum…the Vikings look really good. Seahawks I would like to see go. But, I’m not sure they’ll beat Green Bay in the icy conditions.” ANTHONY PIKE, Missoula – “I’m biased because…well, the Seahawks are going...
Justice Court
Montana Highway Patrol James Critchlow, 58, speeding in restricted zone, $90. David Markin, 50, day speeding, $70. Michael Hottman, 39, speeding in restricted zone, $65. Elliott Parker, 26, seatbelt violation, $20. Lance Blevins, 23, seatbelt...
Defendants enter not guilty pleas
In the final session of 20th District Judicial Court of 2019, on Dec. 24, Justin Loehner pleaded not guilty to a felony charge of attempted deliberate homicide before Judge James Manley. Loehner was arrested earlier in December after a shooting at...
Sheriff's Log
Ambulance calls: Plains, 7; Noxon, 2; Hot Springs, 3; Dixon, 4; Thompson Falls, 6. Sunday, December 29 Road hazard, blockage, T. Falls. Disturbance, T. Falls. Motor vehicle crash, Heron. Disturbance, Hot Springs. Welfare check, T. Falls. Theft,...
Leigh Gordon Herman
Niarada- On January 1, 2020, Leigh Gordon Herman of Niarada, Montana, passed away at 90 years of age in Polson. Leigh was born to John Otho "Coke" Herman and Louise Ulrich Herman on November 25,... Full story
Tucker S. Schork
Tucker S. Schork, 54, of Heron, Montana, passed away Sunday December 29, 2019 of natural causes. He was born in Los Angeles, California, on September 28, 1965, to Kenneth and Sharon (Stalians)... Full story
Judith Marlene (Cortell) Simonson
Judith Marlene (Cortell) Simonson (Jay Simons), 80, a resident of rural Noxon/Trout Creek, Montana, for more than 40 years, slipped away quietly on Friday, December 20, 2019, at Schneidmiller House,... Full story
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Getting Organized
No more waiting on spring to clean. The start of a new year is now the time to organize and declutter your home. Before you go into purge mode, keep in mind, this doesn’t have to be a marathon. All you need to begin are a few minutes every day. S...
Kathryn Ann DeWitt
Kathryn Ann DeWitt, age 82, lived in Thompson Falls, Montana, and passed away peacefully December 18, 2019.Kathryn was born August 23, 1937 in Pontiac, Michigan to Charles and Mildred DeWitt. She was the youngest of four children. Those that knew... Full story
David Anthony Mills
David Anthony Mills, 67, died December 29, 2019 in Fresno, California. He was born August 4, 1952 in Wasco, California. A memorial service will be planned in Thompson Falls later this spring.... Full story
Ringing in the new year on foot
Participants in the Thompson Falls New Year's Day fun run have often braved sub-zero temperatures, icy roadways and brisk winds to get in their first run of the year. This year, however, participants...
Learning basics of growing great houseplants
Maybe the thought of bringing home new houseplants is an intimidating thought, mainly because you are convinced you don’t have a green thumb. Not true, you don’t need a green thumb. All you need to know are the basics. Choosing the right indoor pla...
Rex group to host public meeting
On Thursday, January 9, at 6 p.m., there will be a meeting to discuss the plans to save the Rex Theater. The meeting will be held at the Clark Fork Valley Elks Lodge in Thompson Falls, and is open to the public. Charlie Munday and his wife...
Black and Blue Hawks bruise Plains
PLAINS – Back in black – and making a statement. The Thompson Falls Blue Hawk boys, wearing their mostly black road uniforms, turned back Sanders County rival Plains in Plains for a surprising 67-...
Heat learning to compete
There is really no shame in losing. Not when you are contemplating ways to get better by putting your heads together and talking things out; by attempting to make yourselves better for the next time out. Coach Scott Fredrickson and his Hot Springs...
Horsemen fall, then rise
Those dreaded post-holiday blues. One day you are sitting in the living room watching bowl games and eating to your heart's content and the next thing you know its basketball season again. Kind of...
