Articles from the April 27, 2023 edition
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Beautification collaboration
The annual effort to do spring cleaning projects around the City of Thompson Falls was held last week. Beautification Days is a community-wide effort to clean up community areas and assist residents...
Internet crime info shared with community
Last week, community members gathered at Thompson Falls High School to learn abut internet crimes against children from a state agent. A small handful of community members attended a presentation...
Plains fire, ambulance team up for training
Multiple people got stranded on the shoreline of Clark Fork River Saturday, including two children, and required help from Plains emergency services. Some had minor injuries but most were just cold....
Plains to hold community spring cleanup May 6
Plains Police Officer Chris Reyna is looking for volunteers to help with a town cleanup next month. It won’t get them a no-traffic-ticket pass, but it will give them the satisfaction of helping their community. The Spring Cleanup Day will be S...
LIGHT SHOW
Ledger photo by Melissa Haugen The northern lights put on a fabulous display Sunday evening. In the northern hemisphere, the phenomenon is referred to as aurora borealis. Near the South Pole, it is...
Celebrating our community heroes
There are many people in Sanders County who do a lot for others and never ask for any recognition. It's time to start recognizing those people. Let's start with Angie Lowe of Thompson Falls. I went to school with Angie and have known her most of my l...
Wolf reimbursement program grows
My name is Glenn Schenavar, board member and Chapter Chairman of the Sanders County Chapter of the Foundation for Wildlife Management. We are holding our annual banquet on May 13th, 2023 at 50 Wilson Lane, the Bar JR Arena in Whitepine, Montana....
Montana Viewpoint
Every little once in a while I am reminded that laws are created to protect us from ourselves, or more particularly from our faulty memories, or from forgetting history. For instance, years ago we...
Remember When?
8 YEARS AGO • APRIL 22, 1943 BRIDGES WASHED OUT High water reports are coming in all the time now. A bridge washed out here, there and someplace else. The second Prospect Creek bridge was washed out and Commissioner Sutherland had a crew last w...
Justice Court
Montana Highway Patrol Sharon Stokes, 48, speeding in a restricted zone, $145. Richard Nolan Mairena, 23, improper passing - crowding overtaken vehicle, $85. Jerrod Schmauch, 46, speeding in a restricted zone, $105. Brandy Kovis, 41, speeding in a...
Sheriff's Log
Ambulance: T. Falls, 8; Plains, 8; Hot Springs, 3; Lonepine, 1; Trout Creek, 1; Noxon, 1. Monday, April 17 Stalking, Hot Springs. Theft. Other law violations, Hot Springs. Request for welfare check, T. Falls. Trespass, Hot Springs. Fire, Trout Creek....
Focus on the students
Trout Creek School. Why is so many people worked up about our little school. It used to be well run teacher and para were treated with respect. Oh, wait a minute, it’s not all about teacher and para. It should be all about our kids. After all, if i...
Question of the week: What's your best thrift store find?
LACEY BEAUCHAMP, Plains — "A pair of Silver bran jeans that was worth over $100 and I got a killer deal on them." DONALD LORD, Plains — "I like finding NFL jerseys. My favorite team is the 49ers." JENNIFER ENCINAS, Plains — "Hats. I like color...
Paradise Center breaks ground for new building
Ten men and women gathered last week with shovels to break ground for the new "Paradise Center Roundhouse Shed," but they didn't do much more than turn a patch of dirt and pose for a picture. The...
Midwifery a rewarding career for Plains woman
Julia Weaver, LM, CPA, founder of Gifts From Above Midwifery in Plains, has spent the last 11 years in Sanders County helping to bring over 100 babies into the world. Weaver operates as an independent...
Dixon stampedes for annual school fundraiser
Each year, the Dixon community rallies for the annual Bison Stampede, a fundraising event for the Dixon School. Saturday marked the ninth year for the event. Community members, students and staff...
Sanders County students excel at District Music Festival
Members of the Plains High School band and choir returned last week a bit more upbeat after getting high marks at the District Music Festival in Missoula. The high school band, led by Nicole Burrows, received a superior rating by adjudicators with...
TFHS students advance to state
Thompson Falls band and choir students showcased their work last weekend at the District Music Festival in Missoula. Students who received superior ratings now will practice for the State Music Festival, scheduled for May 5-6 in Missoula. “The s...
Karen Safford
Karen was born on January 9, 1940, in Sheridan, Wyoming, to Gordon and Lillian Johnson. She was the second of three children, an older brother Richard, and a younger sister Sandy. In 1941, the family... Full story
Arthur G. Argo
Arthur G. Argo, 89 of Hot Springs, died April 12, 2023 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane. Arthur was born April 28, 1933 in Wolfpoint, MT. His family later moved to Camas Prairie where he lived for the rest of his life. Arthur graduated from Hot... Full story
Jacquie Dufresne Gebhardt
Jacquie Dufresne Gebhardt, 76, of Spokane, Washington, sadly left us on April 7, 2023. She was born on December 17, 1946, in Missoula, Montana. In 1956, her family moved to Thompson Falls, where she... Full story
David Tupper
David was born on November 29, 1941, in Syracuse, New York, to Margaret (Holmes) Tupper and Emerson E. Tupper. He graduated from Baldwinsville Central School class of 1959 and was a National Honor... Full story
William E. Marsh
William E. Marsh, 88, of Plains passed away April 11, 2023, at Clark Fork Valley Hospital in Plains. Bill was born June 6, 1934 in Scobey, Montana, to Fred and Nellie Marsh. His family moved to the Fl... Full story
Spring cleaning helps welcome the new season
Thompson Falls, a small town nestled in the scenic Montana mountains, is known for its breathtaking natural beauty and friendly community. But as spring arrives, residents are rolling up their sleeves and embarking on a time-honored tradition:...
Cancer Network to host Music for Moms
Cancer Network of Sanders County will once again present the Music For Moms event. Local legends Dave and Deb Oliver will host the evening of entertainment at 5 p.m. Saturday, May 13, at the Rex Theater in Thompson Falls. All proceeds from the show w...
