Articles from the March 21, 2019 edition
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MDT continues to monitor wells in Plains
A public meeting was held Tuesday evening for Plains residents whose groundwater has been affected by the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) salt contamination. The meeting was organized by Kimberly Joner, a property owner whose water has...
FWP office changes location
If you are looking for Montana Fish, Wildlife and Park's (FWP) office, you will have to head east of Thompson Falls, where they have recently relocated to a new building owned by Avista. The end of...
SIGNS OF SPRING
Spring is here. While the snow has not disappeared from Sanders County, the melting process has begun, with temperatures hitting the high 50s this week. Residents and visitors have noticed the giant s...
Student artwork celebrates TF cleanup
Thompson Falls Elementary students helped kick off the Beautification Days preparation last week with their annual poster contest. The Thompson Falls Main Street Committee has scheduled...
Our Viewpoint
Spring has sprung in western Montana…finally. The warmer temperatures and long-awaited sunshine have boosted energy levels in all of us Northerners. We have been given the go ahead to get outdoors. The increase of outside activates such as going f...
2019 Legislature Report
This was a very busy week in Helena. On the first day back, I presented HB 439 to the House Judiciary committee. This bill deals with fraudulent service animal usage. On Thursday, I presented four...
Montana Viewpoint
I am writing this on St. Patrick’s Day, the celebration of Irish culture enjoyed by all Americans no matter what their ethnic heritage. This is worth thinking about because when the Irish came to A...
A beautiful place to call home
Dear Ledger and this wonderful community I feel fortunate to live in: I’m inspired with great emotions beside awesome appreciation living in the northwest corner of Montana. This time of the year is inspirational, simpatico, exploding with newly p...
Civic engagement thriving in Noxon
A recent resignation on the Noxon School Board precipitated the need for an appointment to finish out the term. Three candidates applied for the position. Full disclosure: I was one of those candidates. While disappointed I wasn’t chosen, I have e...
Remember When?
5 YEARS AGO • FEBRUARY 15, 1996 WATER AND ICE CREATE HAVOC The impacts of rain, snowmelt, ice and raging water caused havoc across Sanders County last week causing a train derailment, massive f...
Question of the Week
EARL LEWIS, Noxon – "I think we need to do something about the wolves, otherwise we won’t have any wildlife. The wolves even go into the bears' dens and kill their baby bears. It has gotten so bad in the woods that I quit hunting.” DAN DVORO...
Sheriff's Log
Ambulances: Noxon, 4; T. Falls, 6; Plains, 3; H. Springs, 4. Sunday, March 10 Domestic disturbance, T. Falls. Fish & Game requested for a deer caught in a fence, T. Falls. Injured deer, Hwy. 200, Plains. Monday, March 11 Erratic driver, Hwy. 200,...
Deferred sentence in PTO theft
In 20th District Judicial Court on Tuesday, Judge Deborah "Kim" Christopher ordered restitution and a two-year deferred sentence for a Hot Springs woman convicted of theft. Ayla Blasius was charged with theft of more than $4,000 from the Hot Springs...
Man's death under investigation
A 44-year-old Plains man was found dead in his rented house around 3 p.m. Friday. Plains Chief of Police Shawn Emmett called it a “suspicious death” and immediately ordered an autopsy of Mark Legard at the Montana Crime Lab in Missoula. Emmett cou...
Justice Court
Montana Highway Patrol Sheryl Clark, 64; operating without liability insurance, 3rd or subsequent offense, $585; day speeding, $20. Timmothy Warneke, 40; seatbelt violation, $20; driving while privilege is suspended or revoked, $286. Keely Cran, 21,...
Quilting for a cause
The third Saturday in March has been dubbed National Quilting Day by the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky. This year, National Quilting Day coincided with the culmination of First Lutheran...
TFHS classes plan reunion
The Thompson Falls High School graduating classes of 1962-1966 and the class of 1969 will gather in June to celebrate their reunions. The group will gather June 28-20. That Friday, June 28, an informal get-together will be held at the Clark Fork...
Plains Day committee firms up event schedule
The Plains Days committee got one step closer to firming up some of the events and made a decision on outside vendors at their meeting last week at the Dog Hill Bistro. Outside vendors have shown up at past Plains Days, but the committee decided to...
Knights of Columbus donate to local groups
Each year, the Knights of Columbus in Thompson Falls collect donations for their annual Tootsie Roll Drive. Members collected almost $2,000 last year to donate to local Special Olympics athletes. Ron...
Lyghts celebrate milestone with family
On Saturday, March 16, David and Dorothy Lyght celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Their union began on March 15, 1969, at the Community Church in Thompson Falls. They have lived in Thompson...
Phyllis Lauretta Gable Adams
Phyllis Adams, 81 of Poulsbo, Washington, passed away Wednesday, February 6, at home surrounded by family. She was born March 22, 1937, in Harlem, Montana, to Lauretta and Raymond Gable. Phyllis was raised in Thompson Falls, with three sisters... Full story
TCCIA hopping into action for annual egg hunt
The Trout Creek Community Improvement Association (TCCIA) doesn’t stay idle for very long. After just finishing up with the annual Cabin Fever Redneck Ball a few weeks ago, they are now transferring their energy into organizing their 6th annual E...
DOG DAYS OF WINTER
Students from Hot Springs and Plains schools took a break from spelling and arithmetic to get a ride in the snow, compliments of Patrick Roy and his girlfriend, Kiyha Brost, both of Plains, who...
4-H members compete at communication finals
Sanders County 4-H members had a chance to fine-tune their Communication Days presentations for the final round, held Sunday at Plains School. Junior and senior 4-H members competed for prizes...
