Articles from the May 10, 2018 edition
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Footprints of Teddy Roosevelt
The Old Jail Museum in Thompson Falls will open Mother's Day, Sunday, from 1 to 4 p.m. This year the museum is feating a Theodore Roosevelt exhibit, detailing his adventures in Sanders County....
By Volunteers help clean up Thompson River
It is an effort that goes largely unnoticed, except by those who live and play up Thompson River. For five years, Sanders County Flycasters have been taking on the trash left by visitors to the recreational river area. Flycaster Miles Sexton said...
ELECTION 2018: Sanders County Sheriff/Coroner
NAME: Darlene Lee EDUCATION: Associates (AA) degree in Criminal Justice; Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Public Safety Officer Standards and Training (POST) certifications; POST certified police...
ELECTION 2018: House District 13
NAME: Chris Gross EDUCATION: High school graduate FAMILY: Married 42 years with 2 adult children OCCUPATION: Former health care provider part-time, now retired EXPERIENCE: 10 years on Thompson Falls...
ELECTION 2018: House District 14
NAME: Denley M. Loge EDUCATION: BA Geography FAMILY: Single OCCUPATION: Rancher EXPERIENCE: Lived on a farm/ranch all my life, Montana landowner for 43 years, timberland owner, 45 years in road...
ELECTION 2018: 20th Judicial District Court Judge
NAME: Ben Anciaux EDUCATION: Graduated from Bigfork High School, 1971; University of Montana, bachelor's degree in History and Political Science, 1978; University of Montana School of Law, Juris...
County, schools to receive federal funding
Commissioners were notified this week that Sanders County will receive more than $1.6 million for 2017 from the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program. The U.S. Forest Service released the funds recently, which the county uses in its road budget. With...
Commissioners oppose anti-mining initiative
On Tuesday, Sanders County Commissioners Carol Brooker, Tony Cox and Glen Magera signed a resolution opposing anti-mining Initiative 186. The initiative, sponsored by a group called Yes for Responsible Mining, needs more than 25,000 signatures to go...
Elk numbers down after harsh winter
Elk counts are in. According to Bruce Sterling, FWP Wildlife Biologist, Hunting District 121 has seen a slight decline in elk numbers. This year, Sterling tallied 1,468 elk in comparison to 1,586 last year. He stated that although this is a...
All a-flutter
A swallow lands on a fencepost at a ranch in Whitepine. According to the National Audubon Society, several pairs of swallows can nest in the same area. Sometimes, a pair's offspring from previous...
High water shuts down fish ladder
The trout are climbing, the trout are climbing, the trout are climbing! Well, they were until high water forced the ladder to close April 30. According to Ryan Kreiner, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) Fisheries Biologist, the ladder is closed...
Spring storm takes out power, downs trees
Lights went out at 9:30 p.m. Sunday evening in the midst of a powerful thunder and lightning storm across western Sanders County, putting 510 Northern Lights members in the dark. The co-op called up the three linemen from Trout Creek and extra crews...
Hot pitching and hitting keeps Trotters winning
The Plains-Hot Springs Trotters have the pitching and the hitting and, as a direct result of doing those two things so well, have been winning a lot of games lately. Coach Michele Bangen and her...
Lady Hawks keep improving
Go out there, play ball and have some fun. The Thompson falls Lady Hawk softball team lived the dream last week, went out and played ball and had some fun, winning a game from Loyola Thursday and...
Busy as bees
Sanders County high school athletes will be as busy as bees this week as the spring sports schedules rapidly wind down towards their inevitable conclusions. In track and field, the post season begins in earnest for Class C teams as thinclads from...
Hawks compete at Archie Roe Invite
The annual Archie Roe Invitational track and field meet in Kalispell has a well-earned reputation as one of the toughest meets of any in Montana, at any high school classification. Usually attended...
County thinclads compete in Haines meet
Sanders County's three District 14C track and field teams wrapped up regular season action competing in the Kim Haines Invitational at MCPS Stadium in Missoula Saturday, and will all now make plans to...
Big Bull Sports moves into Tuesday night lead
Big Bull Sports golfers Scott Pardee, Ty Pardee. Jake Helvey and Tom Kirkland shot the low team net of 142 and moved their team into the Tuesday Night Men’s league lead at River’s Bend last week. The Shanks a Lot team of Rusty Haggard, Dave Gar...
First Security is secure in Wednesday play
First Security Bank appears to be secure in first place in Wednesday Night Men’s League standings. With First Security captain Mike Baxter leading the way with the low individual gross round of 40, the bankers extended their league lead to a h...
Four Hawks move on
Four Thompson Falls golfers - two boys and two girls - have qualified for next week’s State B tournament in Shepherd. For the Hawk boys, sophomore Ethan Brown carded an 80 for fourth place and Dylan Beckman an 81 for fifth, while Lady Hawks Elsie B...
Beckman, Brown win in St. Regis
Quietly yet effectively going about their golfing business, Thompson Falls seniors Dylan Beckman and Elsie Brown put exclamation points on their standout senior seasons by winning first place honors i...
Wildhorse Stampede U-17 team plays in Helena
The Wildhorse Stampede under-17 team split their weekend action in Helena with a 2-1 win against Great Falls and a 6-1 loss to Helena. "Both games were outside the classic league we play in and were...
2018 Sanders County Junior High Track and Field meet results
Boys A Team scores – 1, Noxon 127; 2, Hot Springs 107; 3, Thompson Falls 69; 4, Dixon 29; 5, Plains 28; 6, Trout Creek 12. 100 – 1, Cade VanVleet, N, 13.67; 2, Benedict Waterbury, HS, 14.43; 3, Connor Dogan, TC, 14.51; 4, George Ranney, D, 14....
Drug awareness takes center stage at The Rex
In many treatment programs, the first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem. Sanders County Undersheriff Lanny Hensley says this applies to the drug crisis in the county as well. “The first step to solving a problem is admitting you have o...
Falls bowlers earn honors
The Thompson Falls Bowling Association held its annual city tournament on Saturday, March 17, at Rimrock Lanes. Prizes were presented at the association’s annual banquet, held March 29 at the Wild Coyote. At the banquet, Frank Chema was inducted i...
