Articles from the May 28, 2020 edition
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Schools looking ahead to next year
Even though summer is just beginning, the 2020-2021 school year will be here before we know it. With a prompt end to the normalcy of classroom interaction this spring, it is never too early to set...
Primary ballots due back Tuesday
Ballots are trickling in for the Montana Primary, which is Tuesday, June 2. Sanders County opted for a mail-in election due to COVID-19 restrictions, under the direction of the Secretary of State and Governor. Sanders County Clerk and Recorder...
Services prepare for bridge closure
With the Trout Creek bridge closure on the horizon, a big question that has arisen is the query of what to do with the garbage. Since large trucks cannot travel on the Blue Slide Road due to its weight limits, what will have to happen to the trash...
Our Viewpoint
It's confession time. I grew up in Sanders County, moved away for a few years and then have been back about 12 years. In all that time, I never once had visited Graves Creek Falls outside of Thompson Falls. I was embarrassed to admit it. So, like...
Montana Viewpoint
Do you remember that day — March 30, 1981 — when President Ronald Reagan was shot? Do you remember that when he was wheeled into surgery he looked up at the doctors and said, “Please tell me you’r...
Remember When
7 YEARS AGO • MAY 31, 1950 NOXON MAN DROPS DEAD WHILE TRYING TO SHOOT A MARAUDING BEAR A man who had been working on the same Noxon ranch for 39 years dropped dead Sunday before he could squeeze off...
Question of the Week
MARY CAMINETTI, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho – “First of all, I would like to congratulate all the seniors here in Sanders County and just wish you the best of blessings. Stay busy, enjoy being in God’s county and use what he gives us. Keep your head up...
Justice Court
Sanders County Sheriff’s Office John Fickas, 49, driving without a license, $135. John Fickas, 49, driving without a license, $135; operating without insurance, 3rd offense, $525, 10 days in jail. Montana Highway Patrol Timothy Becquart, 50, s...
Sheriff's Log
Ambulance Hot Springs 4,T. Falls 11, Trout Creek 3, Plains 3, Dixon 1, Noxon 1, Heron 1, Paradise 1 Saturday, May 16 Motor vehicle crash, T. Falls. General animal call or complaint, Plains. Property damage/ criminal mischief, theft and destruction of...
CDC details common face mask mistakes
Many retail businesses are requiring their customers to wear a face mask upon entering. Whether it’s required or you are choosing to wear a face mask to help stop the spread of COVID-19, common issues have risen due to the possibility of cross c...
Merna A. Helms
Merna A. Helms, 78, passed away Friday, May 8, 2020 in Heron. Services are pending. A complete obituary will be published at a later date. Lakeview Funeral Home in Sandpoint is handling the arrangements. Please visit Merna’s online memorial at l...
Local trails group continues efforts
Remember the "Trail to nowhere" along the highway in Thompson Falls? That first bit of trail was a grant-funded beginning that grew into a popular trail system. The Thompson Falls Community Trails...
For seniors, graduation is 'extremely unique'
Allowing the coronavirus pandemic to dampen the spirits of graduation of Plains High School was not a factor, according to Principal Kevin Meredith, part of the official graduation party Sunday. "We d...
Families gather for Hot Springs graduation
Hot Springs students and family gathered in the football field to celebrate the graduation of the seniors of 2020. Rain loomed on the horizon; however, it blew by, opening into a clear sky and the...
Parade of graduates follows Noxon ceremony
Noxon celebrated their 2020 graduating seniors with a town-wide parade following the ceremony on Sunday. The graduation parade, which was organized by parents of the students, was led through the...
Vets honor vets with Old Glory
It was a gray drizzly day, but the Plains Cemetery is a little more colorful now, thanks to a group of military veterans that took time out Saturday morning to honor those who served in the armed...
WHO holds first-ever virtual health assembly
May 17 marked the beginning of the 73rd session of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) World Health Assembly, which took place in Geneva, Switzerland. This year’s meeting was the first-ever to be held virtually. In a news release issued by the WHO...
Pet adoptions steady at TRACS
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic; Thompson River Animal Shelter (TRACS), has been steady with adoptions. As the state starts to slowly re-open and people continue to social distance on their outings; TRACS has implemented several strategies to keep...
Virtual or actual?
Virtual runs are fun, but it’s hard to beat the real thing. Hoping the summer running schedule can still be salvaged, perhaps in an altered form, but salvaged nonetheless, Clark Fork Valley Running Club president Sarah Naegeli said that plans are s...
Love them? Leave them!
Each spring, FWP receives calls from people who have picked up deer fawns, baby birds or other newly born wildlife. It’s important to remember that Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks no longer accepts, holds or rehabilitates moose, deer, elk and most o...
Easy Street Auto Works makes it look so easy
by John Hamilton It all seems so easy for the Easy Street Auto Works golfers – show up at River’s Bend on Tuesday night, play winning golf, and let the honors rain down. Dodging the heavy rainstorms that have flooded the Bend bunkers recently, tur...
Hope for 2020 sports seasons still flickering
There is a flicker of light at the end of this sports-free tunnel we call 2020. The big news in Sanders County last week was the fact that the Montana High school Association announced that Plains High School will be moved back up to Class B for the...
Flags lowered for those affected by COVID-19
After an order from Gov. Bullock, flags all around Montana were displayed at half-staff to honor the coronavirus victims over the weekend. Out of respect for the victims and families who have succumbe...
Superior car show set for June 6
The 21st Annual Old Schoolhouse Rock Car Show will be held on Saturday, June 6, in Superior. It will be presented by Old School Rockers and The Mineral County Chamber of Commerce. Over 75 classics, hotrods, ratrods, resto-mods, trucks, late models...
