Articles from the May 16, 2019 edition
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READING REWARDS
Students at Thompson Falls Elementary School recently completed the Running Start program, sponsored by the GFWC Thompson Falls Woman's Club. Kids completed logs of their reading through the month of...
By Not guilty pleas in drug charges
A Thompson Falls man pleaded not guilty to a drug charge in 20th District Judicial Court on Tuesday. Wesley Palmer faces a maximum fine of $5,000 and up to five years in prison on the felony charge of criminal possession of dangerous drugs. Palmer...
OUT ON THE RANGE
An estimated 400 people turned out for Saturday's seasonal grand opening of the National Bison Range, which included the 19-mile Red Sleep Mountain Drive and the visitor's center. The visitor number...
County considers dog ordinance
The Sanders County Commissioners are considering an ordinance that would help control barking dogs in the county and establish procedures for enforcing the rule. County Commissioner Tony Cox said that people have complained to the Sanders County...
LEAVING AN IMPACT
In hopes of making a positive impact before they graduate and leave, Trout Creek eighth-grade students are hard at work raising funds to improve their school. Colton Wormwood and Serenity Barrus colla...
Blue Hawk golfers Brown and Baxter move on to State B
On to bigger and better things. Not in the game for team glory this season, two Thompson Falls High School golfers with lofty individual expectations, junior Ethan Brown for the boys and Megan Baxter...
Hawks wing way to Western B meet
The final meet of the track and field regular season, the Bigfork Invitational actually served as more of a preview rather than a grand finale. With all of the Western B teams in attendance in...
TOURNAMENT TIME
Now it is all about keeping the momentum going – and taking that momentum with you all the way to Belgrade. The Plains-Hot Springs Trotters completed regular season play with three wins last week, a...
Hawks close book on season
It wasn't the ending the Lady Hawks truly wanted, but it really wasn't that bad either. Coach Jared Koskela and his Thompson Falls Lady Hawks completed season softball play with a 13-3 loss to Loyola...
Plains thinclads make way to Missoula
The Trotters and Horsemen are moving on to the next track and field meet, and this one is the Western C divisional event in Missoula Thursday and Friday. The Western C will be held in conjunction...
Savage Heat rise to challenge
The Savage Heat are rising to the occasion as the Western C track and field meet arrives. The Western C divisional meet will be held in conjunction with the Western B at Missoula County Public Schools Stadium at Big Sky High School in Missoula...
Shanks a Lot crew strikes back for lead
Not so fast, Double H Dirt Works, Shanks a Lot golfers think they know their way around River’s Bend just as well or better than you. Shanks a Lot team members Dave Garr, Charlie Hooten, Rusty Haggard and Jens Jantzen posted the low team gross of 1...
Wild Coyote golfers enjoy big week
The hunting at River’s Bend was good last week as the Wild Coyote pack of feral duffers bagged the low team gross of 176 to move into first place in Wednesday Night Men’s League standings. Gary Thompson, Howard Morkert, Ty Pardee and Scott Par...
Devils stand out in District 14C meet
In the end, the plan has come to pass. All season long, Noxon coach Matt Havens has been aiming his track and field team towards the post season, the time of year that means the most. And, lo and behold, his Red Devil boys and girls saved some of...
Carley wins Big Sky medal
Former Plains track and field star Carley VonHeeder won third place and Big Sky All-Conference honors in the javelin at the Big Sky Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Dornblaser Field in Missoula last week. A junior at Montana State, VonHeeder...
Nice sunny mornings mean golfing fun
When it comes to sunny mornings at River’s Bend, like most Monday mornings during golf season, there is nothing better than being part of the Over the Hill gang. Gathering at the Bend’s scenic nine for another go at golfing fun, 32 par-seeking pla...
CHANGING OF THE SEASONS
Despite the recent surge of warm weather throughout Sanders County, mountain snows linger above the Clark Fork River west of Thompson Falls....
Anglers invited to comment on regulations
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks invites anglers and other interested parties to participate in a survey regarding changes to the 2020 fishing regulations. The survey is available at http://fwp.mt.gov/fish/publicComments/regsScoping.html. The survey...
