Articles from the March 24, 2022 edition
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CREATIVE CARVERS
Time is whittling down for the Plains Wood Carving Club to get pieces done for the big show in May, especially since the club leader is coordinating the carving gala once again. Tom Collins, who has...
Board chair resigns
The Sanders County Sewer District at Paradise Board conducted a special meeting last Tuesday to discuss the buy/sell agreement for its proposed sewer system, but no progress was made and the only...
Trout Creek speller places 16th at state
Trout Creek seventh grader Gavin Todd finished in 16th place out of 60 spellers in the Treasure State Bee earlier this month. Todd advanced to the state bee after winning the Sanders County Spelling...
Students celebrate Pi Day
Every March 14, math and science lovers around the world celebrate Pi Day, a commemoration of the mathematical sign pi. The date written numerically as 3/14 matches the first three digits of the never...
Our Viewpoint
There was a recent interview with a basketball player. He was asked if the upcoming game was stressful. His response was that it wasn't stressful, it's fun. He noted that stressful is not having enough food on your plate. Stressful is not being able...
Putting America first
A recent letter to the editor attempted (and failed) to condemn Matt Rosendale for his lack of intoxication with the current propaganda Kool-Aid flavor of the month; liberally being served over the 24/7 news outlets and internet that, “Putin/Russia...
Slice of Life
Are we doomed by not knowing history? As a middle school student, I recall disliking history class. My instructor was dry as old corn husks and made history just as exciting. What was the point? All...
Remember When?
105 YEARS AGO • MARCH 22, 1917 ARREST MOOCHERS AT PLAINS Several I.W.W. Organizers Causing Trouble – Authorities Are Active The sheriff’s office has been busy in the past week picking up troublemakers at Plains, many of whom carry I.W.W....
Question of the Week
ALEXANDER HORODYSKI, Plains - “Cleaning up camp sites because of the sewage and all the plastics they leave out.” KENDYL ELIAS, Roseburg, Oregon - “Dusting because it takes forever!” EMMA STILES, Roseburg, Oregon - “My least favorite thing...
Justice Court
Sanders County Sheriff’s Office Larry Oldhorn, 39, driving a motor vehicle will privilege is suspended or revoked, 1st offense, $285; operating without liability insurance in effect, 1st offense, $275; operating a vehicle which has not been...
Sheriff's Log
Ambulance: Plains, 4; T. Falls, 11; Paradise, 2; Hot Springs, 3; Trout Creek, 1. Monday, March 14 Coroner called, Plains. Person missing, T. Falls. Trespass, T. Falls. Automated alarm call, T. Falls. Trespass, T. Falls. Livestock complaint, Trout Cre...
Defendant pleads not guilty
A Dixon woman was released on her own recognizance during 20th District Judicial Court on Tuesday. Chazara Swaney pleaded not guilty to felony charges of aggravated assault and false reports to a peace officer. According to charging documents, on...
Insurance agent excited to be part of the community
Farm Bureau Financial Services in Thompson Falls has a new agent. Nicole Miller took over the business after Terri Stoltz retired at the end of 2021. Miller stated the transition of taking over the...
Group bonds over button collections
A local button club has formed following a surge of interest in buttons after a display was set up in the Thompson Falls Public Library by Willina Lueb. The club has been operating for almost a year...
HAWK ROYALTY
Thompson Falls High School held its prom on Saturday, March 19, crowning royalty. Thompson Falls students voted Olivia Pirnat and Ryan Bucher as king and queen (right). Other senior class members...
Lee Rolland Matthews
On Monday, February 14, 2022, Lee Rolland Matthews died peacefully in Portland, Oregon. Lee was born in Thompson Falls, Montana, on July 23, 1939, to Roland Matthews and Opal Butte-Matthews. He spent... Full story
Lindsey Ray Elder, Jr.
On March 10, 2022, a man of many hats - fisherman, hunter, miner, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend, Lindsey Ray Elder, Jr., passed at the age of 74, surrounded by all of his loved ones. Lindsey... Full story
Connie Lynn (Decker) League
Connie Lynn (Decker) League was called to heaven Monday, March 21, 2022, in Plains, Montana, after a short battle with cancer at the age of 72. Connie was born July 8, 1949, to Stanley and Norma Decke... Full story
Crossword Solution
SOLUTIONS ACROSS 1. RUER 5. MST 8. RAT 11. OXBOW 13. AKA 14. RABI 15. MOLTO 16. NIL 17. AGEE 18. RACES 20. ILL 21. SETS 22. ABOLISHES 25. TRANSLUCENT 30. SHINNED 31. DNA 32. KOREA 33. TABES 38. FAA...
Local students honored by DAR
Three Sanders County students were chosen to participate in this year’s Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Good Citizens program and scholarship contest. The Good Citizens program is intended to encourage and reward qualities of good...
Elks shower community moms with gifts, info
The Clark Fork Valley Elks (CFVE) hosted their fourth annual community baby shower for expecting mothers and families with children in Sanders County on Saturday. "We have 21 mothers or expecting...
VFW puts on St. Patrick's Day fun
The leprechaun's "gold" coins on bingo spots might not have brought any more luck, but the contestants had fun, said Heather Allen, who coordinated the St. Patrick's Day Dinner and Bingo night at the...
Council discusses fiber optic project
The Thompson Falls City Council met last week for a public hearing to discuss city zoning related to marijuana sales. The city passed Ordinance 350, which would act like an “emergency zoning ordinance,” as Mayor Mark Sheets put it. The ordinance...
CSKT kicks off spring Mack Days
The 2022 Spring Mack Days event began on last weekend with a total of 669 lake trout turned in. Fridays fish total was 1,077, Saturday's was 888, and 528 fish were turned in on a cold and blustery...
Morgan earns athlete of the week honor
Justin Morgan, a 2021 graduate of Thompson Falls High School, was named the Men's Track Athlete of the Week for the Frontier Conference. Morgan is a freshman at Montana State and won the 5,000-meter race at the Icebreaker Open in Billings earlier...
