Articles from the March 21, 2024 edition
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Local officers receive Medal of Valor
Two Sanders County sheriff's deputies were awarded with the Medal of Valor at a ceremony last week. Mineral County Sheriff Ryan Funke presented deputies Lanny Hensley and Tim Kelly with the awards at...
Veteran recounts time as POW
A man who was a prisoner during the Vietnam War certainly had a captive audience last week as guest speaker at Whitepine Grange 102. The room had a stillness of quiet for nearly 1.5 hours as Navy...
County, MDT discuss projects
Sanders County Commissioners held a meeting with members of the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) last week to discuss bridges, speed limits and road chipping. Presiding officers were Dan Rowen, District 1, Anthony Cox District 2 and John...
OPEN WATER
A trumpeter swan paddles through broken ice at a pond on the Holland Ranch north of Plains....
Our Viewpoint
My favorite show growing up — and still one of my favorites now — was Little House on the Prairie. I love the idea of small communities supporting themselves and each other. When there was a barn raising, everyone showed up for the work and the cel...
Letter: Lamentations fall flat
Taking exception to Mr. Elliott’s column on the 14th of March Mr. Elliott’s lamentations of the Republicans of old falls flat on its face in every aspect of those who have lived and learned and seen our political and judicial processes of our ele...
Letter: Get to the root of the problem
Dear Editor, Schools set protocols for improving mental health (March 14, 2024). Although I appreciate the positive attention to this topic and the implementation of counseling sessions, school assemblies, and motivational speakers, I wonder if we...
Sunday's Snapshots
Before moving here, we lived in a tourist trap of a town at an elevation of 4200’ in the mountains outside of San Diego, California. We’d get more snow there in one night than we’ve ever gotten in an entire season here in Thompson Falls, but the t...
Remember When?
THOMPSON FALLS IN THE YEAR 1894 There was a newspaper published in Thompson Falls in 1894. It was called the Weekly Montanian. H.A. Hendricks was the publisher. The Montanian went out of business, and shortly after the new County of Sanders was...
Question of the week
DEBORAH LOVELESS, Plains - “Bread because I make my own” DAVID FALK, Thompson Falls - “Bread, it smells much better.” DAN PARKS, Thompson Falls - “Bread, because of all the memories.” JIM GOFORTH, Trout Creek - “Bread, especially if Mom made cinn...
Justice Court
Montana Highway Patrol Boyd Smith, 32, seatbelt violation, $20. Ridge Whiting, 22, day speeding, $70. Consuelo Green, 22, speeding in a restricted zone, $105. Michael Normandeau, 50, speeding in a restricted zone, $65. Ethan McCoy, 23, night...
Sheriff's Log
Ambulance: Plains, 9; T. Falls, 8; Hot Springs, 3; Paradise, 3; Noxon, 1; Dixon, 1; Trout Creek, 1. Monday, March 11 Assist miscellaneous, Plains. Motor vehicle crash, Hot Springs. Threats, T. Falls. Parking problem, Hot Springs. Assist...
H.S. man pleads not guilty to assault
Theodore Gibson made an initial appearance on Tuesday before Judge John Larson for a felony charge of assault with a deadly weapon, entering a plea of not guilty. A jury trial was scheduled for July 15, 2024. As detailed in the affidavit filed with...
Prom Royalty
Photo by Darrin Kern Thompson Falls High School celebrated their prom earlier this month, with Kinzie Cox and Brayden McJunkin (above) crowned as king and queen. The theme of the prom was Alpine...
James D. Brown
James D. Brown, age 80, a longtime rancher at Whitepine, born May 1, 1943, passed away March 17, 2024. A memorial service will be held this Saturday, March 23, 2024, at 11 a.m. at Thompson Falls Christian Church, corner of Haley Avenue and Church... Full story
Jazz trio gives wild performances
Sanders County students were treated to a special concert last week. JumpinJazz Kids musicians are a traveling trio from Boulder, Colorado, that recently started touring the Northwest. "This...
Plains, TF approve high school soccer
After months of gathering information, the committee to report the pros and cons of starting a sanctioned soccer team between Plains and Thompson Falls Schools presented to the boards last week....
Students step up for cleanup
Step Up to Clean Up is the theme for the 2024 Thompson Falls Beautification Days project. Students at Thompson Falls Elementary, Trout Creek School and Trout Creek Adventist School decorated posters...
Little grapplers head to state competition
Nearly 40 wrestlers from Plains, Hot Springs and Thompson Falls qualified to compete at the Little Guy Wrestling State competition at Polson Friday and Saturday. The Sanders County teams were among a...
Plains beautification group discusses cleanup
Spring is nearly here and the Plains Beautification Committee is wasting no time in making plans to help residents in need. Members of the committee had their first meeting at the Century 21 Big Sky R...
Students celebrate Pi Day
As math enthusiasts around the world celebrated Pi Day on March 14, students at Trout Creek Adventist School took their appreciation for the mathematical constant to new heights. From reciting digits...
Plains, T. Falls players honored
Several basketball players in Thompson Falls and Plains were honored recently with All-Conference designation. Lady Hawk Gabi Hannum, a sophomore, was named an All-State player in District 7B, as was junior Hawk Bryson LeCoure. Solveig Nygaard and...
Open Meadows: Springtime rituals
The warm weather invites us to open up the windows to clear the air in our stuffy homes. The season of cleaning is upon us. Some will scrub top to bottom making sure all the old dust collected in corners is removed. This can be refreshing for the hab...
Mortgage Minute: A year in review
It is hard to believe that one year has passed since this first Mortgage Minute article came out. It has been fun working this up every month. I would like to thank those who encouraged me to write the article, those who provided ideas, and those...
UM-based climate office concerned about drought
by UM News Service Snowpack this winter continues to be at an all-time low across several river basins in western Montana, indicating that this year could see water shortages, according to recent projections from the Montana Climate Office. The MCO...
