Articles from the May 26, 2022 edition
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Satellite offices to assist voters
The primary election is less than two weeks away, and hundreds of absentee ballots have been casted by Sanders County voters. Of the 6,293 absentee ballots mailed in Sanders County, 19% (1,169) had been received by the county elections office as of...
ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS
Family and friends packed the school gym Sunday to celebrate Noxon's graduating class of 2022. Sixteen seniors donned their red and white robes as they took their seats before the crowd....
Students get credit for racing
Racing cars on school grounds is generally frowned upon, but it was actually encouraged by the shop teacher at Plains School last week. Nine students were involved in the race, which had been...
County offers plan for Paradise sewer project
Sanders County Commissioner Tony Cox is tired of the sewer project dragging on so long, along with the constant strife between board members. "It's time to poop or get off the pot," he said at the...
Our Viewpoint
My whole family got COVID recently. Ironically, we were all gathered at a funeral for my uncle, who passed away last fall, from COVID. I'm proud to say my family is fully vaccinated and boosted. More importantly, I'm very glad we all were. I have no...
Rowan works tirelessly
Editor I want to express my support for Mayor Dan Rowan in the upcoming election for Sanders County Commissioner. Even though I do not relish the idea of losing him as mayor, I believe he is the best man for the county commissioner position. I...
Sewer solves public need
If you read the local newspaper with any regularity, it would be hard to not be aware of the turmoil in Paradise over the proposed sewer. This is not a recent development. The Paradise sanitation and public water supply has been a concern since at le...
Montana Viewpoint
The Montana Primary election is coming up and I have been thinking about the choices I face in my rural Montana county. I don’t ask a lot of county government, just the basics; roads plowed in winter, graded in the spring, a sensible budget, a deputy...
Remember When?
6 YEARS AGO • MAY 17, 1917 RIVER GOES UP, THEN DOWN Stream Swells to Flow of 107,000 Second Feet The Clarks Fork River dropped in flow appreciably last night and officials at the plant look for a steady fall for several days. According to the r...
Question of the Week
APRIL BATEMAN - “I think they are wonderful, they are overworked and underpaid. We owe everything to them!” JAMIE McKENZIE, Trout Creek - “Thank you for your service!” RON FISHER, Thompson Falls - “Thank you to all of those guys and gals because ther...
Sheriff's Log
Ambulance: T. Falls, 6; Plains, 4; Trout Creek, 2; Hot Springs, 2; Paradise, 1. Monday, May 16 Juvenile criminal, Hot Springs. Warrant service, Plains. Civil standby, Trout Creek. Assist motorist/citizen, Dixon. General animal call/complaint, T....
Defendant pleads not guilty to charges
Matthew McCrossen appeared before Judge James A. Manley in the 20th Judicial District Court on Tuesday for his arraignment on multiple charges. McCrossen, through his attorney Britt Cotter, entered not guilty pleas to one count of assault with a...
Justice Court
Montana Highway Patrol Jennifer Kosmicki, 31, driving under the influence, 1st offense, 180 days jail with all suspended, $935. Richard Wheeler, 58, day speeding, $70. Jennay Ovitt, 29, failure to carry proof of insurance, 2nd offense, $85; seatbelt...
TF receives remaining sewer funding
The City of Thompson Falls has received funding from the USDA Rural Development program for phases three and four of the community wastewater project. Rural Development announced last week that the city will receive two loans for a combined total of...
TF student wins business contest
The Prospects is a business pitch competition for Montana high school students to submit their existing business and potential business proposals to the Montana Chamber of Commerce Foundation. One...
REMEMBERING LOCAL VETERANS
Members of VFW Post 3596 placed 468 flags at the Plains Cemetery last week ahead of Memorial Day. Above, club manager Gary Jenson and commander Ron Kilbury place the last flag at the cemetery. The...
Online map highlights local recreation
Kaniksu Land Trust (KLT) and Sanders County Community Development (SCCD) continue to coordinate as the two organizations implement activities that drive economic development through outdoor recreation. Earlier this year KLT and SCCD worked to create...
Leona Marie (Bruce) Ressler
Leona Ressler, long-time resident of Trout Creek, Montana, passed away on the morning of May 14, 2022. She was born Leona Marie Bruce on December 25, 1930, in Yuma, Colorado, and married Kenneth Ray Ressler in 1947 in Dayton, Washington. In 1962,...
Walker Lee Fisher
Proud parents Hope Slater and Owen Fisher of Kalispell welcomed the birth of their first child, son Walker Lee Fisher, on Friday, May 6, 2022, at 3:37 p.m. He weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces and measured...
Equine group combines activities in poker ride
Playing a poker card game with ping pong balls might be a little unique, but the Wild Horse Plains Back Country Horsemen found out it's a good way to raise money. Ninety-one riders gathered at the...
Legion, VFW raise new flag at TF cemetery
Members of the Thompson Falls American Legion as well as members of the Plains VFW came together for a flag raising ceremony last Tuesday at the Wild Rose Rebekah Cemetery in Thompson Falls. "A flag...
Track teams prepare for state meet
The Western B and C Divisional Track Meet was held in Frenchtown last week. Athletes from class B schools had to place in the top six to go to state while those from class C had to be in the top...
Hill Gang takes over River's Bend
The Over the Hill Gang enjoyed another busy day on the links Monday as 26 golfers met at River’s Bend. Coming in with low scores were Gary Thompson with a low gross of 40 for the men and Dennis Gripp with the low net of 33. For the women, Jill F...
Whitefish CU wins fun night play
Whitefish Credit Union were the Wednesday winners of the 13-23-33 fun night last Wednesday, turning in a score of 67. Ricky Hagedorn shot the low individual gross of 42 and Steve Fairbank had the low net round of 34. Mike Thilmony sank the long putt...
Liz, Lana lead ladies
Liz Morkert and Lana Nolen had the luck for ladies' league last Thursday at River's Bend, shooting a low team gross of 114. Katie Miller and Madi Wheeler combined for the low team net of 70, while Wheeler shot the low individual net of 34 and her...
