Articles from the March 18, 2021 edition
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BRINGING THEM HOME
The Thompson Falls boys basketball team was welcomed home with a parade after returning from the state basketball tournament in Billings. The Blue Hawks brought home the fourth-place trophy. The...
TF woman shares unique hobby
Every month the library features an artist or hobbyist by displaying their work. For the month of March, which also happens to be national button month, Willina Lueb was chosen to feature her button...
County supports gun rights
Former Montana Senator Greg Hinkle met with Sanders County Commissioners last week to offer input on the proposed Second Amendment ordinance residents have asked for from commissioners. Several residents attended the meeting last Wednesday at the...
Noxon students take on Rex grant challenge
What would you do if you owned a theater? A question the Rex wanted to know as they work toward integrating the public in their efforts to bring the community theater back to life. After board...
Our Viewpoint
In the last several weeks, we have had letters to the editor and articles regarding a proposed Second Amendment sanctuary ordinance. A group of residents approached the county commissioners about a possible ordinance. Whlie the commissioners chose...
Montana Viewpoint
Recently, U.S. Senator Ron Johnson, Republican of Wisconsin, used his power to forego the traditional abbreviated process of introducing a bill in the Senate and substitute the long version; in this...
Remember When?
10 YEARS AGO • JANUARY 23, 1975 BIG PONDEROSA LOGGED BY USP A giant ponderosa pine tree which was a seedling 20 years before the pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, recently was harvested near Dahl Lake in North Pleasant Valley on U.S. Plywood Co. l...
Question of the Week
RONI HANKS, Trout Creek - “I consider myself a lucky person because I’m always surrounded by my family and I feel loved.” TERRI STOLTZ, Thompson Falls - “I don’t believe so much in luck, but I am lucky because I believe in providence and the Lord...
Sheriff's Log
Ambulance: T. Falls, 4; Camas, 1; Hot Springs, 4; Plains, 11; Trout Creek, 2; Lonepine, 1; Paradise, 1; Monday, March 8 Theft, Trout Creek. Littering, reporting party states that someone is dumping household trash on his property, Hot Springs. Motor...
Justice Court
Montana Highway Patrol Ethan Howard, 27, careless driving, $85. Joseph Wi Wakan, 20, failure to carry proof of insurance, 1st offense, $285. Colter Dykman, 30, night speeding, $70. Cody Wilkinson, 35, day speeding, $20. Brandon Peterson, 41,...
Plains students' rockets lift off
It was over in 6.8 seconds before it took a nose dive into the ground, shattering on impact into several pieces. The "Shark" showed promise for builder Nathan Feliksa, a senior in Carl Benson's...
Ty Platt
The morning of March 4, 2021, Ty said goodbye. Ty Platt was born to Richard & Donna Platt on February 3, 1977. His parents instilled in Ty a great work ethic, raising him on their farm. Ty went to...
Peggy Ann Wood
Peggy Ann Wood, 66, passed away Monday, February 22, 2021, at Clark Fork Valley Hospital in Plains. Born in Hot Springs, Montana, on December 3, 1954, to Jim and Neva Wood, she was a lifetime resident of Thompson Falls. She worked hard and earned...
Paul Wesley (Doty) Oehlert
Paul Wesley (Doty) Oehlert passed away March 12, 2021, at St. Patrick’s Hospital in Missoula after a short bout with cancer. He was born December 7, 1952, to Charles and Margie Doty (Rawlinson) in Thompson Falls, Montana. In 1963, Paul moved with h...
Student artwork promotes TF cleanup
The annual effort to clean up the Thompson Falls community, Beautification Days, is set for April 15-17. Each year, the Beautification Days committee invites elementary students to create artwork with...
NEW ARRIVAL
A ewe stays close to her hours-old lamb over the weekend. The welcoming of lambs, calves and piglets are a sure sign of spring at area ranches....
Deadline nears for school candidates
Additional candidates have filed for school board races as a week remains in the filing period, while Hot Springs and Dixon school districts still have no candidates who have filed for their board seats. In Plains, four candidates have filed for two...
Upstart Blue Hawks 4th in State B
One of the best Blue Hawk boys basketball teams in history put an exclamation point on their amazing season last week, completing a stirring tournament run for Thompson Falls by winning fourth place i...
Scoreboard
BOYS BASKETBALL State B Tournament at Billings Wednesday Manhattan 53, Deer Lodge 39 Thompson Falls 70, Shelby 34 Lodge Grass 62, Florence 50 Huntley Project 60, Fairfield 52 Thursday Shelby 53, Deer Lodge 42, loser out Florence 52, Fairfield 45,...
ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS NAMED
District 7B Boys Thompson Falls Blue Hawks Kade Pardee and Dante Micheli have been named first team and Cody Burk and Nathan Schraeder second team to the 2020-2021 District 7B all-conference basketball team, it was announced earlier this week....
Pardee on all-tourney team
Falls senior Kade Pardee was honored by being named to the 2021 State B All-Tournament team following last week’s event in Billings. Pardee joins tournament MVP Noah Bouchard of Huntley Project, Cade Holgate and Tate Bowler of Manhattan, and Damon G...
View from the Sidelines
The 2020-2021 high school basketball season in Montana was unlike any before in the Big Sky Country. With social distancing and limited crowd sizes, many games this COVID-19 addled season were played...
Bowling Scores
THOMPSON FALLS MONDAY NITE GALS W L Dangerous Dames 59 37 Dolls with Balls 55.5 40.5 Rock’n Bowl 51 45 Nascar Freaks 44.5 51.5 Balls to the Wall 41 55 Talk of the Town 34 62 Team Scr. Game: Dolls with Balls, 474; Scr. Series: Nascar Freaks, 1228; H...
Riverdogs hit the field for practice
Coaches for the Clark Fork Valley Riverdogs are getting their players more fitted into fixed positions, but continued to do some experimentation, including on the pitcher's mound, where they already...
Spring Mack Days begins this weekend
The 2021 Spring Mack Days fishing contest on Flathead Lake will begin Friday, March 19, and end on Sunday, May 16. This lake trout angling event is sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and sanctioned by Montana Fish, Wildlife,...
