Articles from the March 5, 2020 edition
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Best at the Bee
A Hot Springs sixth grader spelled the word penguin correctly to earn the title of Sanders County Spelling Bee champion last week. On Friday, 16 local students in grades fourth through eighth...
T. Falls mayor resigns
Thompson Falls has recently discovered itself without a mayor. This startle came after former incumbent Jerry Lacy unexpectedly announced his immediate resignation last Thursday. City Clerk and Treasurer Chelsea Peterson commented that the City of...
FAST WATER
With the warmer weather comes faster flowing water in Bemish Creek some 13 miles southwest of Plains. Even with bits of ice hanging on at several parts of the creek, the water moves quickly...
Schools get boost from state grants
by Ed Moreth It wasn't the sweepstakes man coming to the door, but it was a big win for Plains School Superintendent Thom Chisholm, who received word last week that the school will be getting a...
Our Viewpoint
Last week, a reader stopped in with a bag of trash he collected between the two access ramps in Thompson Falls. It doesn't take long to get a pile if you pick up trash during a walk. With spring comes the melting of snow (usually) and the reveal of...
Media causes concern
Dear Editor, In your viewpoint this week (February 27, 2020), you incorrectly stated that Coronavirus started in China. This is incorrect. The current strain of Coronavirus, called COVID-19, started in China. However, strains of the viruses that are...
Council's control frightening
I would like to address this sewer project that the city council and mayor have forced upon their residence. A petition against the sewer system was presented to them with over 55% of the people affected by it. Yet they would not listen to citizens...
Montana Viewpoint
It was in 1991, I think, when I was a member of the Montana House of Representatives, there was a bill to outlaw capital punishment. One of the proponents made a very thought-provoking argument for th...
Remember When?
3 YEARS AGO • MARCH 8, 1990 STREET EXCAVATION TURNS UP UNEXPECTED TANK Riverside Constructions workers dug up more than old asphalt last week after they discovered two unexpected underground s...
Question of the Week
JOHN SIEGMUND, Thompson Falls – “On a scale of one to 10, a negative five.” JOSH OXFORD, Thompson Falls – “I’m not concerned at all.” ROBYN OXFORD, Thompson Falls – “I’m not too concerned. I make sure I keep my hands washed. If people cough on mon...
Sheriff's Log
Ambulance calls: Noxon, 3; Hot Springs, 3; Thompson Falls, 4; Plains, 1; Dixon, 1. Monday February 24 Road hazard, blockage, T. Falls. Report of lights on property, vehicle tracks in snow, vehicle made wrong turn, T. Falls. Motor vehicle crash, T....
Justice Court
Sanders County Attorney Jennifer Flemmer, 32, issuing a bad check $500 or less, 1st offense, $250, $162.06 restitution; issuing a bad check, $500 or less, 1st offense, $100, $162.06 restitution; issuing a bad check, $500 or less, 1st offense, $100,...
SUPPORTING SCHOOLS
The Trout Creek School graciously received $1,700 from the Montana Masonic Foundation (MMF) Educational Grant Program last week. The school will use the funds to acquire $700 worth of library books...
Coming home to the Bob
While growing up in the Flathead valley on a “stump ranch” along the Whitefish River, I developed the passion to get out into the backcountry and experience the natural scene. However, due to the demands on my three brothers and me as junior par...
Qualifies for state Geography Bee
Two Sanders County studnets have qualified to compete in the state Geography Bee. Theo Nygaard, an eighth-grader at Thompson Falls Junior High, at Nathan Hutfles, a seventh-grader from Noxon, will compete in the 2020 National Geographic GeoBee State...
Elks event focuses on babies
The Elks Lodge in Thompson Falls will be hosting a community baby shower on Saturday, March 14 from noon to 2 p.m. This event is catered to everyone in Sanders County who is expecting, or has newborns, infants, or babies. The baby shower is...
Honor Roll
For the second trimester, the Dixon School honor roll includes: 4th grade: Melina Kicking Woman, Lucy Metcalf and Ameen Posio. 5th grade: Dylann Elverud and Robbie Howard. 6th grade: Amelya Delay, Mark Ioli, Benjamin Matt, Katie Porter, Adele Ranney...
June Evelyn (Jones) Hamilton
June Evelyn (Jones) Hamilton of Thompson Falls, age 89, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2020, at Brendan House in Kalispell. A full obituary will be published in next week’s Ledger....
Woman's Club helps keep homes safe
Recently, Thompson Falls Woman’s Club collaborated with the Thompson Falls rural and city fire departments in providing inspections of in-home smoke detectors for residents in the area. According to event leader Vonn Briggs, unfortunately there h...
STUNNING SUNSET
The spring-like weather of last Friday was capped off by a stunning sunset as seen from Green Mountain west of Trout Creek. Spring officially starts when the seasons change March 1...
Ball to cure cabin fever
Ready to nip cabin fever in the bud? Head over to the Lakeside Motel and Resort in Trout Creek, for a night out at the 6th annual Red Neck Ball. This year’s event, sponsored by the Trout Creek Community Improvement Association (TCCIA), takes place o...
Additional candidates file for local races
Three additional candidates have filed for local state and regional positions for this year’s general election. Incumbent James Manley has filed for District Court Judge in District 20, which includes Sanders County. Manley has served in that positio...
The new Lady Hawk hoop reality
HAMILTON – Call it the new Lady Hawk basketball reality. It's a brave new world where winning games on a regular basis and competing for post-season glory is the rule and not the exception. Playing ex...
Hawks claim 4th in Western B
HAMILTON – Too bad the season is not a few weeks longer. If it were, the Thompson Falls boys just may have been able to put together a State B tournament run, and could now be making plans for visitin...
Savage Heat girls play with the best, prove that they belong to be there
Welcome to that pressure cooker they call the Western C divisional basketball tournament, where only the very best teams are even allowed through the gym door. Battling gamely against the best of the...
