Articles from the June 27, 2019 edition
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Wonderful weekend of sales set
Hundreds of people will converge on Sanders County this weekend for the 13th Annual Sanders Sale-ing event. More than 60 yard sales, garage sales, moving sales and estate sales are planned for Friday and Saturday. Robin Hagedorn, with the Thompson...
TF teen dies in Missoula
by Annie Wooden A Thompson Falls High School student died last week following a traffic stop in Missoula. Luke Comerford, 17, died Tuesday, June 18. At 7:30 a.m. that day, Missoula County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) received a report of a stolen v...
UNDER THE BIG TOP
Sanders County was entertained yet again by the Culpepper & Merriweather Circus (CMC) that came into Thompson Falls. The big tent was raised at 9:30 a.m. last Wednesday and a tour was given shortly...
Record participation in annual ATV poker run
The town of Trout Creek transformed into the ATV Capital of the world last Saturday with the annual Cabinet Ridge Riders (CRR) poker run. Hundreds of riders took an 80-mile ride through the Kootenai...
Our Viewpoint
Two days of yard saleing sounds a bit like heaven to us. Not just for the chance to find vintage Fiestaware or John Denver records, but for the social aspect. When you're out at the Sanders Sale-ing event, you inevitably run into people you haven't...
Keep pets safe this July 4
Editor: July 5 is the busiest day each year for animal shelters around the country. Pets who are frightened by Fourth of July fireworks and firecrackers escape the confines of their yards and run in a blind panic, often becoming lost. If the dogs...
Montana Viewpoint
An inflammatory statement by an Oregon state senator has encouraged a militia organization to insert itself in a situation where they are neither needed nor wanted. This is of importance to Montanans...
Remember When?
5 YEARS AGO • JULY 3, 1969 ROUNDUP ‘SUCCESSFUL’ The rain stopped and the crowd came out and the 6th annual roundup was a success, according to Bob Hill, president of the sponsoring Jaycees. A gross total of about $900 was taken in during the weeke...
Question of the Week
JIM ALEXANDER, Whitepine – “No, I have not. I have seen them around, but I haven’t had to deal with them.” ANNA CURRY, Thompson Falls – “Yes, we have to deal with bears all the time. I have lots of grapevines. The bears broke all the fences. The...
Arrest made after several thefts
An arrest was made Monday in a string of recent thefts on the west end of Sanders County. Detective Martin Spring with the Sanders County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) said that one suspect was arrested. The name of the individual has not been released by...
Sheriff's Log
Ambulances: Noxon, 2; T. Falls, 7; Plains, 6; H. Springs, 3; Dixon QRU, 1. Sunday, June 16 Prowler, H. Springs. Motor vehicle crash reported at Sheriff’s Office. Motorist assist on Blue Slide Rd., T. Falls. Theft, Plains. Drugs/narcotics, Selow Cr. R...
Justice Court
Montana Highway Patrol Shane Morigeau, 22, operating with alcohol concentration of .02 BAC, 1st offense over 18, $335; careless driving, $125. Daniel Knudson, 42, operating without liability insurance, 2nd offense, $85. Elisa Turner, 32, day...
Correction
Charlie and Christine Munday, who recently purchased the Whistlestop Laundromat in Thompson Falls, moved to the area from San Diego, not San Francisco as was reported in the June 6 Ledger....
Noxon plans fun-filled 4th
The town of Noxon is getting ready for their annual Fourth of July celebration, set for next Thursday. Joyce Hilt, who helps organize the event, said that the volunteers who organize the event have been doing it for so long, everyone just steps up...
SUMMER VISITOR
SEVERAL FAWNS have been spotted throughout Sanders County as the first days of summer pass by. Tyler Battles, a student at Thompson Falls High School, captured a photo of this fawn near his home in...
TF alumni to gather this weekend
Thompson Falls will be descended upon by Blue Hawks from afar June 28-30. The classes of 1962-1966, 1969, 1979, and a small number of graduates from 1960, 1961 will be celebrating lifelong friendships this weekend. Although the class of 1969 will be...
Red ant visits Thompson Falls
Rural communities throughout Montana are being highlighted and celebrated by the Red Ants Pants Foundation (RAPF) at their annual music festival in White Sulfur Springs on July 25-28. The music festival was founded in 2011 and is held every year on...
David L. Jones
David L. Jones, 77, passed away at his home, Sunday, May 26, 2019, in Spokane, Washington, after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease and its complications. David was born to Lloyd and Jean Jones on September 21, 1941, in C... Full story
Fourth-quarter honor roll announced
Noxon Junior High The students who earned honor roll for the seventh grade are Kenya Brubaker and Martha Klaus. Honorable mention went to David Ehinger. The eighth-grade honor roll included Avery Burgess and Megan Ehinger. Noxon High School The...
Dog days of summer at TF park
Dogs will have their day in Thompson Falls on Sat., June 29, beginning with an organized dog walk at the high school track, followed by a four-hour “Canine Carnival” just up the hill at Thompson Falls Dog Park. Organized by Sanders County Dog Tra...
SPRUCING UP
Students from Noxon public schools gathered together to give back to the communities of Noxon, Heron and Trout Creek recently. The students did various jobs at homes and businesses in the area to...
Design for the ages
“I wanted something that reflected the age,” said James Crowder, owner of Mighty Fine T’s in Thompson Falls. “I wanted it to be aged.” Crowder was referencing his winning design for the 40th Huck...
Art decks the walls of CFVH
The Main St. hallway of the Clark Fork Valley Hospital (CFVH) has been given a makeover for the quarterly Art on the Walls show that runs through Sept. 17. During the first quarter of the year,...
T. Falls resident honors K-9 unit
Officer Lynn Lanzoni and his K-9 partner Max were honored by local Thompson Falls resident Judy Ripka with handmade gifts and a personal poem she wrote about police officers and the job they do...
