Articles from the June 22, 2023 edition
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County ready for sale-ing weekend
Sanders County is having its annual yard sale event on Friday and Saturday, June 23 and 24. Over 60 participants have signed up to have their sales on the list this year. The list of sales can be found in this week’s Valley Press and Ledger or on t...
Young artists explore skills at Paradise camp
It may be the first time a group of kids were introduced to new types of art at the Paradise Center, where they were given the opportunity to demonstrate hidden art skills. Nearly 20 kids age 6-12...
Rodeo fundraiser draws crowd
Saturday was a busy day at the Sanders County Fairgrounds, where hundreds of people from in and outside the county gathered in support of a Plains woman battling cancer. Behind the leadership of Juli...
Community needs explored during public meeting
More than a dozen community members joined the county commissioners at the public hearing last Thursday to discuss community needs. Ray Brown, executive director of Sanders County Community Development, said the purpose of the public hearing was to...
Saleing good for the soul and planet
Garage sale season is in full swing. Whether you’ve just finished some spring cleaning, are making room for new items, are moving out of your house, or just want to earn a little money, selling gently used items has more benefits than we may realize....
Montana Viewpoint
So far there are about a dozen Republican candidates wanting to be President of the United States of America and most of them are as incensed over the legal threats facing Donald Trump as only a...
Living in the post-truth era
When I was an undergraduate English student I encountered the ivory-tower assumption that being educated had something to do with mankind’s search for what is good, beautiful and true. The corollary was that continuous reading of both current and his...
National healthy homes month
Each June, National Healthy Homes Month raises awareness on housing-related health hazards and the steps to take for safe, healthy homes. This year’s theme is “Connecting Home, Health, and YOU” to highlight the important relationship between housi...
Justice Court
Montana Highway Patrol Lacey Beck, 24, speeding in a restricted zone, $65. Peter Garland, 37, speeding in a restricted zone, $95. Trudy Pedersen, 53, speeding in a restricted zone, $95. Bryan Bukey, 34, day speeding, $70. Angela Pesqueira, 44, day...
Sheriff's Log
Ambulance: Trout Creek, 5; Plains, 5; Hot Springs, 4; T. Falls, 3; Paradise, 3; Heron, 1; Dixon,1. Monday, June 12 Animal other, Hot Springs. General animal call/complaint, Hot Springs. Suspicious activity. Sexual assault, Hot Springs. Disturbance, P...
Remember When?
3 YEARS AGO • JUNE 17, 1993 LOGGING NOT HORSE PLAY ON WEST END In the fresh mountain sunshine of an early summer day, a draft horse waits patiently for his owner to finish preparations so another log can be skidded down the mountain. Doug Albano has...
TF man pleads not guilty to sexual assault
Kosal Chea, appearing before Judge Deborah Kim Christopher on Monday, entered not guilty pleas to felony counts of sexual intercourse without consent and sexual assault. Chea’s attorney, Cheryl Copperstone, made a bond argument, requesting to r...
Question of the week: What would be your dream vacation?
MATT WEBER, Thompson Falls – “The Maldives/Seychelles in the Indian Ocean. I would relax on the beach, snorkel, scuba dive, and stay in a bungalow over the ocean.” PAT JOHNSON, Plains – “I would go on a cattle drive anywhere in Montana.” JENNIFER EN...
New building goes up at TFHS
Thompson Falls High School is having a new building erected to be used as a multi purpose facility. Superintendent Bud Scully said the building will be used regularly for shop classes to include welding, wood working, and small engine repair, in...
Tasty treats wanted for festival contest
The Huckleberry Festival will be sponsoring the annual dessert, jelly and jam contest and invites bakers and preservers to join the fun Sunday, August 13. Each year the festival committee is amazed at the creative culinary delights which are judged...
Cycling group travels country raising funds
In what is called the Journey of Hope, a group of college students is volunteering to bicycle across the country this summer to raise money for people with disabilities. The Phi Kappa Phi students sta...
Betty Jo Handford
August 13, 1940 - June 16, 2023 Wife, Sister, Aunt, Mother, Grandmother, and Great Grandmother On Friday, June 16, 2023, Betty Jo Handford passed away peacefully at her daughter's home in Cardwell,... Full story
Estate planning info shared with community
An audience of 40 people attended a panel discussion Wednesday, June 14, at the Rex Theater in Thompson Falls to listen to experts regarding estate planning. The panel discussion was put together by...
Horse club provides unique training to teens
The Wild Horse Plains Back Country Horsemen conducted a Stock Packing Clinic for five members of the Plains Thompson Falls Ranger District's Youth Conservation Corps at the Sanders County Fairgrounds...
Fishing films shown at Rex
The Orvis International Fly Fishing Film Festival was held Saturday, June 17, at the Rex Theater in Thompson Falls, in honor of veterans local and abroad. Many attendees were visiting the area with...
New owners for local restaurant
The restaurant Big Eddy's is under new ownership. Connie and Matt Weber recently took over the business. They decided to leave Missoula and move to Thompson Falls in January with plans to buy the...
Legion gives flags proper sendoff
It's fitting that Flag Day would be the time to give unserviceable flags a proper sendoff, according to American Legion Post 52 Commander Ken Matthiesen. Fourteen veterans from five military branches...
Garden offers peaceful escape
In the Jocko Valley north of Arlee you will find a public park, botanical garden and Buddhist center. Though it can be seen from the highway, off White Coyote Road and Highway 93, it could be easily...
Crossword solution
SOLUTIONS ACROSS 1. GROK 5. PAIR 9. ANALOG 11. HAILED 13. SANDBAG 15. SECRECY 16. IRK 17. ELABORATION 19. OLLA 21. STALE 22. TIE 23. YELP 25. TAOS 26. TIL 27. DUES 29. SEIZES 31. MAAS 33. DEES 34. ANKLES 36. SETS 38. UCA 39. APES 41. SEES 43. ARE...
Cougars end season at divisional
Although it was a 12-8 bittersweet loss for the Noxon Cougars against the Columbia Falls Hills Brothers last Tuesday in Libby, what a spectacular season for the Cougars. The fact that the rural team...
