Articles from the February 6, 2020 edition
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WINTER WINDSTORM
Wind gusts of more than 60 miles per hour ripped through Sanders County last weekend, leaving a trail of downed trees and causing power outages through much of the west end of the county. Several...
By County office remodel planned
The Sanders County Treasurer's Office is prepping for a remodel that county treasurer Nichol Scribner says should help keep wait times down. Starting next Thursday, Feb. 13, a local contractor will be working to move the treasurer's office workstatio...
Job Service shares skills with students
Students at Thompson Falls High School (TFHS) are learning how to build their resumes in order to better prepare themselves for the future. A program that is being taught by Ashley Fredrickson through...
FWP makes license changes
Hunters and anglers can expect a few changes this year when they buy their 2020 licenses starting March 1. The most visible change Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) customers will see is a change to license paper. Starting this year, both...
Our Viewpoint
The first edition of the Sanders County Ledger was published 115 years ago in February 1905. This week is our first edition of the 116th volume. Here in the office we have all of the past books of Led...
Montana Viewpoint
“As nightfall does not come all at once, neither does oppression. In both instances, there is a twilight when everything remains seemingly unchanged. And it is in such twilight that we all must be m...
Remember When?
7 YEARS AGO • FEBRUARY 1, 1950 FEEDING PROGRAM FOR BIG GAME IS NOW IN FULL SWING The feed committee of the local Rod & Gun Club and many others wish to give a vote of appreciation to those persons who are now doing such a fine job of feeding the d...
Question of the Week
KRYSTIN COLWELL, Plains - “I’m at stay-at-home mother with a disabled daughter. We just live day by day.” DEWEY ARNOLD, Plains - “Taking a step back and assessing my situation.” EMILY MONTGOMERY, Plains - “Progress in my art skills. I like to do...
Sheriff's Log
Ambulance calls: Plains, 8; T. Falls, 8; Noxon, 1; Dixon, 1; Hot Springs, 2. Monday, January 27 Disturbance, Plains. Motorist assist, Dixon. Theft, T. Falls. Tuesday, January 28 Motor vehicle crash, Trout Creek. Two handguns stolen out of vehicle,...
Justice Court
Sanders County Sheriff’s Office Zhenya Mowry, 32, driving without a valid license. Wade Mouritsen, 47, owner permitting operation of vehicle without liability insurance, 2nd offense, $285. Leonard Page, 44, parking in prohibited spaces, $115. G...
Penny Towles
Penny Towles, 82, a resident of Heron, Montana, passed away on Wednesday, January 29, 2020, of natural causes. She was born in Chewelah, Washington on January 10, 1938, to Glenn and Elaine Hill,...
Ted Faro
Ted Faro passed away at his home on January 31, 2020, at the age of 87. He was born in Montello, Nevada, on September 7, 1932. His parents were Earl and Edna Faro. He served in the Air Force after high school while his family moved to Montana to...
Daniel Edward Handford
Daniel Edward Handford was born to Robert and Goldie Handford October 29, 1937 in Conrad, Montana. He was raised on his parents' farm in Valier, Montana, until the age of nine when they moved to...
Shirley Ann Brinson
Shirley Ann Brinson passed away peacefully January 24, 2020. There will be no services. In lieu of flowers or gifts donations can be made to Plains Community Ambulance, P.O. Box 268, Plains, MT 59859....
Chili feed to help CASA
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Lake and Sanders Counties will hold a chili feed fundraiser on Thursday, Feb. 13. The event will be 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the basement of St. James Catholic Church in Plains. The event also will feature door...
Tyler Wynne Fultz
Rheanna and Eddie Fultz of Plains welcomed a daughter, Tyler Wynne, Monday, January 10, at 2:34 a.m. at Clark Fork Valley Hospital in Plains. She weighed seven pounds, eight ounces, and measured 24...
Justin Michael-Graham Bullard Barkley
Lisa Sue Bullard-Stafford and Mason Daniel Rohrer welcomed a son, Justin Michael-Graham Bullard Barkley, on January 14, 2020, at 4:11 p.m. at Community Medical Center in Missoula. He weighed five...
Crossword Solution
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Noxon students head to state BPA competition
Business students at Noxon High School have once again successfully shown their skills at the Region 1 Business Partners of America (BPA) competition held in Kalispell recently. Students were clear...
Changing your outlook changes everything
My most memorable outdoor experience took place my sophomore year of high school with my school’s outdoor experiential learning program. It was mid-November; the first snow had painted the wilderness white. I awoke Friday morning eagerly ready for an...
Local students take top GeoBee honors
Once again National Geographic is underway straining through the nation's pupils in grades fourth through eighth to narrow down the top bee...the top GeoBee that is. Recently, Sanders County students...
TEA TIME
Spring is just around the corner, and while many of us have been flipping through seed catalogs for the last several months; there may be one more addition to growing your own food that you haven’t c...
Ridge Riders set for annual snow ride
The Cabinet Ridge Riders (CRR) group is hosting their annual snowmobile fun run this Saturday. Last year, more than 200 sleds joined the group on the 52-mile trail ride outside of Trout Creek. Registration begins Friday 5-8 p.m. at The Lakeside...
Hawks, Savage Horsemen head to Western B-C
Mission-Charlo and Eureka look to be the teams to beat in this week's Western B-C wrestling tourney, but the main goal for most wrestlers will be to simply get through and earn your spot in the next...
View from the Sidelines
With the Western B-C divisional wrestling tournament being held in Mission Saturday, a lot of memories of Thompson Falls’ two State B-C championship teams have been brought back by the recent celebration of those 1979 and 1980 Blue Hawks at TFHS. A...
