Articles from the June 2, 2022 edition
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Paradise rejects county funds for sewer
The Sanders County Sewer District at Paradise Board turned down the county's gift of the $550,000 for the proposed sewer project, which would have eliminated the annual $185 tax a year for 40 years fo...
CLASS OF 2022
Plains, Hot Springs and Thompson Falls high schools celebrated their respective graduations on Sunday. Clockwise from right: Plains valedictorians Adelle Ercanbrack and Madelyn Madden enter the...
Ceremony honors vets
The community of Whitepine commemorated Memorial Day on Monday evening with a special ceremony at the Whitepine Cemetery. Pastor Jon Wallace of the Whitepine United Methodist Church presided over the...
Students enjoy outdoor contests
The rain cleared up just in time for the event, but the clouds stuck around providing ample shade and a comfortably cool environment for the Plains Elementary Track and Field day last Wednesday. A loo...
Our Viewpoint
The community of Paradise needs a community sewer system. The sewer district board agrees. The county commissioners and sanitarian agree. The state agreed to the point of ranking the sewer sytem as a top priority for funding. As you drive through...
A Few Thoughts
My neighbor Aaron Harris showed up with his portable sawmill this week, and we proceeded to make rectangular pieces out round logs harvested from my place by Ma Nature herself: windthrown Douglas fir, cedar and hemlock courtesy of big wind events...
Law enforcement matters
As Thompson Falls residents for 28 years we wish to express our support for electing Roy Scott as our Sanders County Sheriff in our next election. He has worked endless hours, days, weeks and months to curb drug trafficking in our county and city....
County shouldn't foot the bill
I think Paradise needs to put in the badly needed sewer system especially with the federal government funding most of it like they are doing at Thompson Falls. But to have the residents of Sanders County pay a half million of it? NO. It sets a bad...
Bache is independent
A vote for Adam Bache is a vote for an independent commissioner without ties, obligations, or pre-conceived political opinion. Our commission is non-partisan for a reason: to fill those critical positions with representatives who come to their...
Stough has a fresh appeal
We support Chris Stough as the best candidate for Sheriff of Sanders County, because he trusts in all the following ideas: Community involvement beginning with youth involvement as a civic duty. We think Chris has a fresh appeal based on a wide...
Remember When
6 YEARS AGO • MAY 17, 1917 BIG JOB IN WOODS OVER Log Drive Started Sunday Crew of 75 Men Will be Retained to Cut 6,000,000 Feet for Sawmill The cutting of 21,000,000 feet of timber, one of the biggest woods jobs in this section last winter at W...
Question of the Week
MYRNA MARIBELLE, Broadwater, Texas - “Keep trying until you get it right!” LARRY WHITE, Thompson Falls - “Good luck and stay out of trouble!” MONTA MOORE, Thompson Falls - “Go to trade school!” DANE CHOJNACKY, Trout Creek - “If there is pressure f...
Sheriff's Log
Ambulance: Plains, 5; Trout Creek, 3; T. Falls, 2; Hot Springs, 2; Heron, 1; Noxon, 1. Tuesday, May 24 Property lost, Trout Creek. Animal stray/lost, Plains. Fire, Hot Springs. Trespass, Paradise. Disturbance, Plains. Sexual assault, Heron. Sexual...
Justice Court
Montana Highway Patrol Paul Force, 48, driving without a valid driver’s license. William Miller, 60, night speeding, $120. Maria Derrien, 50, day speeding, $70. Jasmine Walker, 22, habitual offender operating motor vehicle, 10 days jail, $135. W...
Not guilty pleas entered
Appearing for his arraignment before Judge Karen Townsend on Tuesday, Steven Grimm pled not guilty in 20th District Judicial Court to three counts of assault with a weapon, one count of attempted burglary, and one count of partner or family member as...
Plains grads ready for their futures
The Plains High School Class of 2022 received their diplomas on Sunday. The 31 graduates gathered in the high school gymnasium with family, friends and staff to celebrate their graduation. Superintend...
Hot Springs celebrates Class of 2022
Hot Springs seniors received their diplomas on Sunday at a ceremony in the high school gymnasium. Valedictorian Katelyn Christensen and salutatorian Morgan Hoff addressed their classmates, family and...
Blue Hawks reflect on high school at graduation
Sunday marked a momentous occasion as family and friends gathered at Thompson Falls High School to celebrate the graduating class of 2022. The commencement ceremony in the school's gymnasium was...
Athlete to bring message to community
Retired professional football player Jeff Neal will be in Thompson Falls next week to “What we do is we share the simple gospel of Jesus Christ,” Neal says in a video on the website of Proshare, Inc., the ministry that visits facilities across the co...
Baxter fifth at state
Ellie Baxter concluded her golf season with a fifth-place finish at the state tournament in Fairmont May 17 and 18. She shot 95 on the first day of the tournament, a respectable but unexceptional...
County tracksters place at state meet
Sanders County track and field athletes completed one last challenge last weekend at the state meet in Great Falls. Thompson Falls senior Will Hyatt placed in two events, finishing his high school career with a fourth-place finish in the 3,200 meter...
Mosher sinks a hole in one
Custom Ventures were the winners of Tuesday night play, finishing up with a 179 low team gross. The low individual gross went to Scott Pardee of the Custom Ventures team with a score of 38. Kevin Sparks took the low individual net with a score of...
Ladies get competitive
Katrina Nygaard and Annie Wooden read the greens well enough to take the low team gross of 112, and Katie Miller and Madi Wheeler took the low team net of 77 in Thursday Night Ladies League play at River’s Bend last week. Tina Wheeler managed the l...
FSB takes the lead
The First Security Bank team consisting of Mike Baxter, Ben Mummert, Bill Nolen and Nathan Snead dug deep to claim the low team gross with a score of 172. The Highlead team including Jesse Mosher, John Mosher, Steve Fairbank and Sean Kelly took the l...
Students learn art of carving from local artist
Keeping students on task is especially challenging at the end of a school year with only a couple of weeks remaining, said Plains High School art teacher Kristen Cole, but she said that her guest...
