Articles from the May 9, 2019 edition
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School, community team up
If there's one thing you'll notice about Sanders County communities, it's that they will do anything to help those in need. At Thompson Falls schools, the Jobs for Montana Graduates (JMG) group was...
School board members chosen
Voters in the Noxon and Hot Springs school districts cast ballots this week for open school board positions, with unofficial results coming Tuesday evening. Hot Springs voters also decided against a $30,000 levy for the school district. In Noxon,...
Thompson Falls students learn importance of CPR
"Even some CPR is better than no CPR," Tiny Wheeler, Thompson Falls Ambulance volunteer, continuously repeated. She and six other ambulance crew members trained Thompson Falls students in grades...
Our Viewpoint
We've written before about how great our communities are at supporting each other. Fundraisers, donations for food banks or those who have been affected by sickness. Fundraising websites such as GoFundMe are gaining popularity, but we're also seeing...
Teachers deserve our support
May 6-10 is National Teacher Appreciation Week and all teachers in Sanders County certainly deserve many thanks. The ranking of beginning pay for teachers in the fifty states and the District of Columbia has Montana teachers ranked 51st……dead las...
Needing thoughtful points of view
Dear Editor, I read with interest your recent editorial expressing your goals to combine small-town journalism with a forum for differing local opinions. Both are respectable and laudable goals to be sure. It got me thinking about the general role...
Time to save our democracy
Editor, Another “dog whistle” opinion piece by Blaine Blackstone is enough. The latest Street Smart assault, dated April 25, 2019, is a paraphrased rant, sounding like a Fox News infomercial. Blackstone wrote a glossed over misrepresentation of wha...
Street Smart
Some friends wanted me to continue writing about the Mueller investigation, it’s outcome, and the impact of Attorney General Barr’s recent testimony. Quite frankly though, I’m bored with the whole...
Remember When?
1 YEARS AGO • MAY 8, 1919 IMPROVING LARGE RANCH The Clarksforks Land and Cattle Co., of which H.A. White is manager are preparing to do considerable development work on their large tract of land east of town on Woodlin flat. Mr. White has opened up...
Question of the Week
CHERYL CRAIK, Thompson Falls – “My mother passed away at the age of 101. She didn’t smoke or drink, and was a vegetarian for 55 years. She was a Christian and people lover. She was small and people called her ‘tiny.’” COLIN DYKSTRA, Miles City...
Sheriff's Log
Ambulances: Noxon, 1; T. Falls, 6; Plains, 8. Saturday, April 27 Intimidation/harassment, T. Falls. Animal issue, T. Falls. Welfare check requested, T. Falls. Motor vehicle crash, Hwy. 56, Noxon. Civil standby requested, Noxon. Road hazard/blockage,...
Justice Court
Sanders County Sheriff’s Office Kelly King, 51, operating without liability insurance in effect, 2nd offense, $385. Lanette Macfarlane, 27, night speeding, $20. Johnathon Tifft, 17; criminal trespass to property, $185 and 1 day jail; disorderly c...
Artist starts on second metal horse
by Ed Moreth Kenton Pies is not being discouraged by critical comments of his steel horse on the Plains greenway and he's almost a third of the way through his second horse. But that doesn't mean he...
A COLORFUL DISPLAY
The sixth annual Noxon School car show was held last week under sunny skies. Dozens of cars filled the school parking lot for the show, which is organized by former principal Rik Rewerts. Donations...
Plains students display artistic talents
Nearly 100 people showed up at Plains High School Monday evening to check out the school's Art Exhibition 2019, where 52 high school students showed their artistic talents. Three hundred and...
Fire damages Trout Creek home
Doug and Lori Cooper of Trout Creek were awoken to the sound of their smoke detector and the smell of smoke last Thursday morning when the clean-out from their wood burning stove caused nearby...
Pete Morkert
Pete Morkert passed away suddenly on Thursday, May 2, 2019, due to injuries sustained in an auto accident just north of Nephi, Utah. He was 14 days shy of his 72nd birthday. Pete was a beloved... Full story
Clearwater Properties donates to local groups
Clearwater Properties agents in Noxon recently presented donations of more than $5,500 to local non-profit organizations. "Community donations in rural communities can make a big impact to the...
Music for Mom event planned for Saturday
Give mom an early Mother’s Day present and support the Cancer Network of Sanders County (CNSC) with the Music for Mom event, scheduled for this Saturday. Dave and Deb Oliver will host the event, which begins at 7 p.m. at the Rex Theatre in T...
Crossword Solution
SOLUTIONS ACROSS 1. Trances 8. Eerie 13. Remorse 14. Knave 15. Appropriated 19. Or 20. Cee 21. Ebbed 22. Fri 23. Ear 24. Nile 25. Erie 26. Sterilize 30. Crees 31. Akita 32. Barest 33. Pony 34. Pona... Full story
Cafe, mercantile opens in Noxon
From Sneakers to The Sawtooth, the building in the heart of Noxon has seen a lot of changes throughout the past 20 years. Now, it carries the name Noxon Mercantile & Café. Chris and Amy Klaschik purch...
Fire district gets grant for tablets
The Plains-Paradise Rural Fire District plans to utilize technology to help them battle blazes, thanks to an FM Global grant of $2,494. Staff members of FM Global, a mutual insurance company,...
Cub Creek f ire salvage operation underway
Recently, some members of the Cabinet Forest Collaborative (CFC), a local subcommittee of the Kootenai Forest Stakeholders Coalition (KFSC), visited the area of the Cub Creek fire and logging...
Hawks enjoy 'fantastic day'
What better place to practice for the State B meet than at the stadium where that meet will be held? Getting a good look at the facility where many of the Blue Hawks will hopefully return to May...
Hawk golfers are ready for State B
The Thompson Falls golf team has been busy playing, getting ready for the State B tournament. In preparation for that big event, coach Mike Bates and his linksters have been playing through on...