Articles from the February 22, 2018 edition
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Daines touts tax changes at TRL visit
Thompson River Lumber (TRL) was privy to a special guest Tuesday morning, as Montana's Republican U.S. Senator, Steve Daines, made the mill one of his stops between Kalispell and Libby. Daines donned...
Couple fined in FWP case
Montana game wardens completed an investigation into significant wildlife violations that resulted in severe penalties for a pair of Trout Creek residents. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks launched an investigation October 2015 into alleged residency...
WINTER RETURNS
The winter snow that brought several inches, and in some areas feet, of snow last weekend has residents continuing to plow and shovel their way out. On Sunday, a tree fell along Highway 200 west of...
Local special district candidate f iling closes
The filing deadline for special district elections was Feb. 12, and a candidate has filed in all but one opening in Sanders County. In Dixon, Mary T. Zelonis was the sole filer for a three-year term on the rural fire board. Michael Hardin filed for...
Our Viewpoint: If you're cold, your pets probably are, too
This week, we were hit with some of the coldest temperatures of the season. Waking up to below-zero temps makes us want to stay snuggled on the couch all day with a blanket, cocoa and some Lifetime movies. The colder temperatures remind us to make...
Montana Viewpoint: Disparaging immigrants - A proud tradition
They were dumb and dirty drunkards, they did not love America, they worshipped a foreign god, they took jobs from native born Americans, they were illiterate and terrorists to boot, and it looked...
Who are you going to listen to?
Editor, If your doctor diagnoses you with cancer, do you seek a second opinion? Good, that’s what you should do. But if you seek 99 more opinions and 97 of 100 doctors say you have cancer, who do you believe? On top of that, all your non-doctor frien...
Remember When
5 YEARS AGO • FEBRUARY 22, 1968 FUTURE HOSPITAL NEEDS EYED AT PLAINS SESSION Approximately 150 Plains and Thompson Falls citizens attended a meeting Friday night in the Plains school sponsored by the Sanders County Citizens Committee for a Hospital...
How do you know if you can trust someone?
JORDAN JOHNSON, Alberton – “Sometimes just by looking at them. You can usually tell if they are sketchy.” TANNER NEWELL, Eureka – “Get to know them.” ZACH MORKERT, Thompson Falls – “I think it is how they present themselves, that says a lot.” LE...
Sheriff's Log
Ambulances: Noxon, 1; T. Falls, 5; Plains 8; H. Springs, 7. Sunday, February 11 Malfunctioning railroad crossing gate, T. Falls. One vehicle slide-off on Hwy. 28, H. Springs. Disabled vehicle on west ramp, T. Falls. Suspicious vehicle parked under...
Hot Springs woman pleads not guilty to theft charge
Lara Aldridge appeared in 20th District Judicial Court on Tuesday, pleading not guilty to a felony theft charge. According to charging documents, Aldridge served as secretary and bookkeeper for the Hot Springs Rural Fire Department between 2014 and...
Justice Court
Montana Highway Patrol Maria Caldwell, 38, $160, improper passing. Diana Macmanus, 31, $185, criminal possession of drug paraphernalia. Willie Pope, 59, $85, basic rule, reasonable and prudent, 1st offense. Katelin Miller, 30, $70, day speeding....
Classical guitarist at the Rex
Guitarist, singer and story teller Andy Hackbarth will perform in Thompson Falls this weekend. Hackbarth is playing Saturday, Feb. 24, at 7:30 p.m. at the Rex Theatre. This is the first performance in the second half of the Tapestry 2017-2018 season...
Year of the Dog
CHINESE NEW YEAR in Hot Springs was filled with canine masks, streamers on poles, Rube Wrightsman with a cannon and the traditional Hot Springs dragon reserved for the holiday....
TF students get loud with poetry
Poetry is much more than rhyming words. Three students from Thompson Falls High School recently competed in the Poetry Out Loud Regional competition in Missoula. The competitors had to memorize and...
Toastmasters honors longtime member
They have a way with words. And unique methods of poking fun at one another. Members of the group with the gift of gab, known as the Toastmasters, aren't the type to let things go unsaid. So, when...
Speakers share stories, seek members
Although it is a distinguished club, with 352,000 members worldwide, a Toastmaster is never far from a friend. Even when traveling abroad. The Thompson Falls and Plains Toastmasters held a special...
Christmas girl celebrates a century
In 1917, Carl and Oreta McCaughin celebrated Christmas with a new baby girl, Anita. One hundred years later finds Anita Wise (who goes by Carol) going strong and continuing to share her birthday with...
Thelma (Virginia) Butler
Thelma (Virginia) Butler, 90, went to be with the Lord on January 31, 2018, surrounded by her family and friends. Virginia was born July 31, 1927 in Boone County, Mo., and grew up there until the age of 7 when her father came to Hot Springs to work...
Honor Roll
Lucas Fuhrman, a junior, earned second-quarter honor roll honors at Thompson Falls High School. Fuhrman was not listed in last week’s Ledger....
Getting to know you ... Montana Olympians
Thirty years ago, during the 1988 Summer Olympic Games, Plains resident Erich Buljung earned a silver medal in air pistol marksmanship. As the Winter Olympics are in full swing, he seemed a perfect...
Humana, CFVH reach agreement
Clark Fork Valley Hospital (CFVH) and Humana have come to an agreement to offer a Medicare Advantage Program in 2018. With that, CFVH and its Family Medicine Network offices and providers will be listed as a participating healthcare facility. The...
An ongoing battle
With spring (hopefully) just around the corner and boating season not far behind, the Sanders County Aquatic Invasive Plants Task Force continues to study and work to decrease the aquatic invasive...
Plains students learn art of ballet
Probably the biggest difference between a professional ballet class and the one that started in Plains two weeks ago is the "potty breaks." The beginner ballet class is part of the Plains After...
Horsemen roll on to Western C tourney
PABLO – And the Horsemen ride on. Perhaps a little under the radar for a team with such an impressive 18-3 record, the Plains Horsemen won second place in the district 14C tournament last week and wil...
