Articles from the May 27, 2021 edition
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Noxon grads celebrate
Noxon family and friends gathered on the football field Sunday afternoon to celebrate the graduating class of 2021. The rainy weather didn't dampen spirits as last-minute arrangements were made for...
REMEMBERING
Tom Charlton doesn't plan a big birthday bash when he turns 95 next week, but at least it'll be more than when he turned 19 when he was fighting for his life. On June 8, 1945, Charlton was a Marine...
VFW honors vets with flags
It's a matter of vets honoring vets as 13 military veterans from each of the five services gathered at Plains Cemetery to place American flags at the gravesites of veterans that date back to the...
Fire destroys part of TC business
A fire destroyed the main greenhouse at Trout Creek Gardens and Nursery in the early hours of Wednesday, May 18. No one was injured, and while the owners don't have a final total in damages, a...
Judge dismisses homicide charge
A judge on Tuesday dismissed a case against a Kalispell woman. Flathead County District Court Judge Amy Eddy dismissed the deliberate homicide charge against Rachel Bellesen. with prejudice, meaning charges cannot be brought against her again. She...
Our Viewpoint
A couple of weeks ago, the Thompson Falls Chamber of Commerce hosted a volunteer nonprofit fair. We (I'm a board member for the Chamber) invited local nonprofit organizations to come to the event to connect with community members. More than a dozen...
Montana Viewpoint
A few months back the Republican controlled Arizona State Senate ordered a recount of all 2.1 million votes cast for president and senate in Maricopa County, Arizona, which includes the city of...
Remember When?
3 YEARS AGO • MAY 23, 1991 HIGH FLOWS DISRUPT DAM TRASH BOOM While farther downstream in the Columbia River system managers would love excess water to dedicate to salmon, Bob Brickzin would just a...
Motor vehicle crash results in charges
Jesse Spegal pleaded not guilty to numerous charges in 20th District Judicial Court on Tuesday. According to charging documents, May 8 first responders reported to a motor vehicle crash where a driver was trapped inside their vehicle and a child was...
Sheriff's Log
Ambulance: Noxon, 1; Plains, 12; T. Falls, 9; Heron, 1; Noxon, 3; Hot Springs, 2; Trout Creek, 1; Dixon, 1. Monday, May 17 Nuisance complaints, Noxon. Fire, Noxon. Theft, Plains. Phone related complaint, Paradise. General animal call or complaint,...
Justice Court Before Justice of the Peace Doug Dryden
Sanders County Attorney Thomas Elder, 27, assult, $635. Sanders County Sheriff’s Office Katrina Abernathy, 24, day speeding, $70. Ralph Foster, 58, speeding in a restricted zone, $55. Ronald Flink, 46, day speeding, $20. Austin Moe, 19, speeding i...
Fielder discusses wolf measures
Montana has already seen numerous House and Senate bills passed regarding wildlife management in the year 2021. Several of these have involved wolves. District 13 Rep. Paul Fielder of Thompson Falls has weighed in on a few of these. The...
New group aims to help reduce wolf population
A new group has been established to help hunters, outfitters and ranchers in Montana deal with the wolf population problem. The Sanders County Chapter for the Foundation for Wildlife Management was...
Main Street Jamboree raises funds for TF
Thompson Falls Main Street hosted their annual spring Jamboree Friday at Clark Fork Valley Elks (CFVE). A handful of community members attended the event and enjoyed a catered meal, live music and had the chance to bid on a number of items in the...
Volunteer firefighter continues to recover
A Noxon firefighter is recovering after being injured responding to an explosion near Noxon last week. According to Rachel Peterson, when first responders arrived on scene May 17, they had no idea several storage containers on the property were...
Joshua Robert Francis Nunes
BIG ARM - Joshua Robert Francis Nunes of Big Arm, Montana, was born in San Diego, California, on March 25, 1979, to Carol Nunes and passed away in his sleep May 16, 2021. No words can state the love and compassion that flowed from his heart to... Full story
Kathryn (Marie) Millar
Kathryn (Marie) Millar, 80, went home to the biggest family reunion she will ever attend with her Lord, family and friends on May 16, 2021, in Cashmere, Washington. She was born May 14, 1941, in Cashmere, Washington. Her father John Walter Price was... Full story
Billie Bruce Henifin
Billie Bruce Henifin was born January 12, 1936, in O’Neill, Nebraska, to Chloe and Arthur Henifin. Bill passed away May 21, 2021, surrounded by his loving family. Bill graduated from Mount Baker High School in 1955. He married his high school s... Full story
Woods Journal
I have always been an explorer. I spend every waking free minute I have going into the wilderness, driving old dirt roads and investigating anywhere I haven't already been. During these travels I get the opportunity to see a lot of country. Two...
Spring cleaning spruces up old schoolhouse
The old log schoolhouse in Plains received a major spring cleaning last week in preparation for Plains Day and other summer events. The project began last Wednesday, when Warren Hill, owner of...
Homemade plane takes maiden flight
A project that's been in the making for more than 10 years has gone sky high - literally. It's a homemade airplane made at the home of Walt Pickering of Paradise by Walt and his son, Gordon, who will...
Hawks show up, compete at Western B
Showing up is one thing, showing up to compete is another. Showing up to compete for every point in every event, the Thompson Falls track and field turned in stellar performances at the Western B...
Gritty Heat boys 6th in Western C
All it takes is a little true grit. Displaying lots of that right stuff, coach Andrew Leichtnam's gritty Hot Springs Savage Heat enjoyed a very productive Western C divisional track and field meet in...
Hawk season ends in Western B-C
The biggest highlight was in getting there, to the Western B-C divisional tournament. The Thompson Falls-Noxon Blue Hawks edged rival Plains-Hot Springs 2-1 in Thompson Falls in a play-in game May 18...
