Articles from the April 8, 2021 edition
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Egg hunt a special event for children
A 5-foot, 8-inch rabbit was seen walking about the E.L. Johnson Memorial Park, and although several were reluctant to approach him, it received a few hugs or high fives. The big bunny, aka Plains...
CFVH expands vaccine eligibility
Clark Fork Valley Hospital (CFVH) held another COVID-19 vaccination clinic over the weekend, administering more than 800 vaccines last week. At the hospital’s clinic on Saturday, 754 people received the Moderna vaccine, which requires two doses. Acco...
THE ROAD AHEAD
Each year in April, residents begin to get a bit of cabin fever and wonder when the Thompson Pass road will be open, connecting the county with Idaho. The pass generally opens around Mother's Day...
Decades of community service
When she was first introduced to the GFWC (General Federation of Women’s Clubs) Thompson Falls Woman’s Club, she was presented as Margie Growl, as she had previously explained her last name akin to th...
Our Viewpoint
In the age where just about anything can be delivered to your doorstep in a couple of days, it's important to remember the importance of vital services such as medical care. My brother and I were born at Clark Fork Valley Hospital. When I was 8 and...
Montana Viewpoint
The controversy surrounding guns is in the news again. It seems to happen at least once a year and almost always after a shooting involving multiple victims. And, as usual, the so-called assault...
Action protects patients
At Clark Fork Valley Hospital, patient safety is at the core of our mission. Recently, Rep. Denley Loge took a common-sense approach to protecting the health and safety of patients during this legislative session. Specifically, he helped stop House...
ID should be required to vote
Jim Elliott once again took to the pages of the Ledger to push the party line agenda of the new, progressive, Democrat party. Jim seems to think that everyone with a heartbeat and maybe some without a heartbeat should be able to vote as often as...
Remember When?
6 YEARS AGO • APRIL 21, 1916 TIME TO CLEAN UP Spring is here, the snow has gone and the mud dried up, the annual season has again rolled around when it is full time for you to get out that garden rake and clean up the yard, prepare the ground for a...
Question of the Week
TASHA ALBANO, Thompson Falls - “I feel so because you see more people out now, and it is not seeming as scary as people once thought it was.” MADYLYN MENZEL, Trout Creek - “I think that people in specific groups can become more comfortable. I think...
Sheriff's Log
Ambulance: T. Falls, 2; Hot Springs, 5; Heron, 1; Plains, 9; Heron, 1; Noxon, 1; Dixon, 1. Monday, March 29 Fire, Trout Creek. Person missing, neighbors have not seen resident in about 10 days, dispatch entered as missing, not at residence or on...
Justice Court
Sanders County Sheriff’s Office Nicholas Edgecomb, 39, assault, $235. Michelle Turner, 25, day speeding, $20. Carol Homola, 48, day speeding, $20. Alexander Davis, 19, failure to carry proof of insurance, 1st offense, $85. Tamah Butchart, 56, day s...
Supaman teaches students power of music, dance
Thompson Falls students were given a treat when they got to have their first assembly of 2021. The assembly was held to introduce a special guest, Supaman, aka Christian Parrish Takes the Gun. He is...
SUPRISE GUEST
A chipmunk snacks on seed in a bird feeder at Linda Elliott's Thompson Falls home. Elliott said she was expecting to photograph some birds in her feeder, but the chipmunk had stopped in for a...
TCCIA packs Trout Creek Park with kids
For the seventh year, Trout Creek Community Improvement Association (TCCIA) held their community Easter egg hunt at the Trout Creek Community Park, Saturday at noon. Over 150 youths and their...
Noxon/Bull River Weather
February temperatures were quite a change from the mild January, with the average daytime high over 6 degrees below the historical average for February. Snow total of 42.4 inches was well above the average of 19.7 inches. Interesting that 4 out of...
Mike Larson
Mike Larson, 71, died doing what he loved the most; catching fish. He left us on March 29, 2021, while getting in one last ice-fishing trip for the season. Mike revered fishing, but especially loved...
Kalispell angler leads Spring Mack Days
Spring Mack Days on Flathead Lake sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes continues with the third week total of 3,963 lake trout entries, which is the highest so far in the event. The lake trout final total for three weeks is at 11,...
Bowling Scores
THOMPSON FALLS FRIDAY NIGHT LITES W L Hagedorn Land 57 47 Project ASCENT 53 51 Bernie’s Best 52 52 Lyght & Lyght 52 52 Two Rivers Strikers 50 54 Wobbly Ballers 48 56 Team Scr. Game: Project Ascent, 608; Scr. Series: Project Ascent, 1686; Hcp. G...
County, groups discuss grant opportunities
Sanders County Commissioners met last week with members of the public and community organizations for a public hearing to assess community needs. The meeting included representatives from Mission West Community Development Partners (MWCDP), Sanders C...
T. Falls church hosts egg hunt at airport
For the first time in several years, Thompson Falls had a community Easter egg hunt. Organized by Kellee Needles and First Baptist Church of Thompson Falls, "Easter Shell-ebration 2021" was held at...
Spring soccer season kicks off
It's a new soccer season and although the newest team didn't win either of its first two games, they didn't lose either. The Clark Fork Alliance U20 soccer team in Plains played its first two...
READING REWARDS
ICY WAKEUP – Plains Elementary School Principal Jim Holland takes his first chilly dunk of the day, complements of Skip Privett of the fifth grade and Title 1 teacher Gena Ferland. Superintendent T...
Group honors local veteran
As part of a national campaign to highlight the good works of retired servicemen and women, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) reached out to vets across the country in 2019. The initiative was...
'Pirk's Place' will become official Saturday
Call it “Pirk’s Place” from now on; after all it was one of Randy Pirker’s favorite places on earth and he deserves to have his name emblazoned on it for all to see, appreciate and, most of all, remember. The Thompson Falls Lady Hawks will re-chri...
