Articles from the July 13, 2023 edition
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Main Street paving set to begin Friday
by Annie Wooden The project to update curbs and approaches along Main Street continues in Thompson Falls. Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) stated that Razz Construction will begin road milling at the end of the week, with paving continuing...
Lookouts ready for season
There will be two more sets of eyes for the Forest Service to keep watch for fires now that its two lookouts in Sanders County are manned and ready for action, and in the near future, the Montana...
SPECIAL VISITORS
The Clark Fork River in Thompson Falls has been a popular location for wildlife this month. Earlier this month a moose stopped for a visit, and last week a pod of pelicans was seen hanging around...
Suspect escapes, arrested in Plains
by Annie Wooden and Shannon Brown A murder suspect from Michigan who escaped custody in Plains on Sunday has been captured and is awaiting transport back to Michigan. Chadwick Shane Mobley was being...
Firefighters rescue stranded swimmers
The Plains-Paradise Rural Fire District launched their watercraft to rescue two stranded swimmers along the Clark Fork River across from Quinn’s Hot Springs Resort last Saturday. Around 11 p.m., a guest from Quinn’s Hot Springs Resort swam acr...
Access to information should not be denied
In June, Illinois took its own action against groups attempting to remove certain materials from the shelves of public schools and libraries: The state banned book bans. The measure signed into law withholds grant funding to libraries that do not...
Slice of Life: Let freedom ring
“O say can you see, by the dawn’s early light, what so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming…” Francis Scott Key, an American patriot, was sent to negotiate a prisoner’s release fro...
Remember When?
7 YEARS AGO • JULY 1953 RECORD BREAKING 109 RECORDED HERE People of Thompson Falls and the Clark Fork Valley had a perfect right to complain about the heat last Sunday, July 12. The official temperature according to U.S. Forest Service instruments w...
Question of the week: How do you stay cool and beat the heat?
WILL ARMSTRONG, Plains - “I wear my shades. Open windows at night and close them in the morning and go inside when it gets too hot out.” ARIEL LYONS, Plains - “Swimming with my two kids and a water table in the wading pool.” JULIE BURNS, Plains...
Justice Court
Montana Highway Patrol Morgan Jones, 26, day speeding, $20. Kenneth Macy-Oberholtzer, 34, speeding in a restricted zone, $105. Keynan Runnels, 22, seatbelt violation, $20. Ronald Lund, 64, speeding in a restricted zone, $85. Lyndon Gates, 61,...
Sheriff's Log
Ambulance: Plains, 8; Dixon, 3; T. Falls, 3; Hot Springs, 3; Lonepine, 2; Heron, 1; Trout Creek, 1. Monday, July 3 Request for welfare check, Trout Creek. Abandoned vehicle, Noxon. Fire, Hot Springs. Theft, Hot Springs. Civil attempts. Civil...
CORRECTIONS
CORRECTION The July 6 edition of The Ledger incorrectly stated that Debbie and Eric Wilson own the Rex Theater. The theater is in fact run by the non-profit Thompson Falls Film and Theater Foundation, a registered 501c3. Debbie Wilson and Charlie...
Miss Montana documentary screening, flyover planned
Bill and Helen Meadows will host the screening of the documentary "Return to the Big Skies: Miss Montana To Normandy" Friday evening, July 14, at their ranch at 168 Little Beaver Creek Road, between Thompson Falls and Trout Creek, courtesy of the Mus...
Em's Cafe a family business
The sign above the new restaurant in Plains reads, "Em's Cafe Family Dining Since 1976." The new owner, Emily Sexton, has been in the family restaurant business her entire life. Her grandfather,...
Festival to showcase variety of vendors
Montana has a state fruit, and it is about to be celebrated for the 43rd time at Trout Creek Park. The Huckleberry Festival was launched in 1978 for the purpose of showcasing local artisans and crafters and the wonderful hand-made items they created....
Couple shares passion for horses with new business
If you are looking for a place to take riding lessons, ride your horse, or board your horse, there are new trainers in the county. Tamarack Ridge Ranch has been open since February of this year....
Sanders County detective retires
After 38 years of public service, Martin Spring has decided to hang up his badge. He first came to Sanders County 18 years ago when he was hired as an undercover police officer for the drug task...
Real Estate Trends: Market remains favorable
by Tina Daugherty June brought a lot of rain, some gorgeous thunderstorms and finally warm weather! The market is seasonally blooming with many more home sales and a decline in land sales. Interest rates continue to rise, which will affect the market...
Allison Schnitzler
Sadly, and unexpectedly, our loving family member, Allison Schnitzler, 71, passed peacefully in her sleep in her home after sustaining a fall, in combination with other underlying medical conditions...
Idaho musician enjoys local venues
The gospel and blues singer known only as Brother Music played all three days at the annual Homesteaders Days in Hot Springs last month. Though he resides in Sandpoint, Idaho, Brother Music has lived...
Plains Council approves ordinances at July meeting
Plains Councilman Chad Cantrell thanked Mayor Chris Allen last week for the shortest council meeting since he joined the council five-and-a-half years ago. The Plains Town Council spent only 41...
FWP releases spring counts
by Annie Wooden Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) has released results from its spring ungulate surveys. FWP surveyed white-tailed deer, sheep and elk throughout Region 1, which includes Sanders County. According to FWP Wildlife Biologist Zack Far...
Interim mayor named
The Thompson Falls City Council on Monday named council president Raoul Ribeiro as interim mayor. Mayor Mark Sheets handed in his letter of resignation at the June council meeting. Ribeiro will serve as mayor until a new mayor is appointed by the...
VFW hosts Independence Day celebration
Fred Young Park was donned with Americana motif and people with plenty of red, white and blue as VFW Post 3596 Commander Ron Kilbury manned the burger grill for Independence Day 2023. It's unsure how...
Noxon community celebrates July 4
Ronald Reagan once said that freedom is only one generation from being lost forever. On this past July 4, several generations gathered in Noxon for festivities celebrating Independence Day. The day...
