Articles from the July 21, 2022 edition
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Plans set for county fair
The 2022 Sanders County Fair now has a theme — “Blue Jeans & Country Dreams” — created by a 4-H member of the South Side Sparks. The new theme was unanimously selected by the three members present at last Wednesday’s monthly fair board meeting....
Food bank needs help
The Plains Community Food Bank routinely feeds more than 200 people a month, but now it's the food bank that needs feeding. Bill Alde, who heads the food bank in Plains, said they get the bulk of...
FWP bear expert shares knowledge with residents
Living in northwest Montana comes with the unique experience of living among bears. Humans and bears co-existing, as well as behaviors of both species, was the topic of a presentation last Wednesday...
TCCIA hosts reservoir fun
People were lined up at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Trout Creek boat launch to row their way and take a chance at a winning hand during Trout Creek Community Improvement Association's (TCCIA) Paddlin' Pok...
Our Viewpoint
Hospitals. Schools. Churches. Museums. All valuable buildings that should always be protected. Let’s add libraries to that list. It should come as no surprise that as the owner of a newspaper, I value reading. I love holding a book in my hands, l...
Montana Viewpoint
Behold state Representative Brad Tschida bringing national attention to Montana by announcing that a woman’s uterus serves no real purpose for a woman, that it is a “sanctuary” for the pre-b...
Remember When
4 YEARS AGO • JUNE 24, 1982 CHANGES BRING DECLINE TO HERON By Jan Fraser Continued from last week… Georgia Knott MacSpadden related how her family arrived in 1889 from Hope. Her father was a section foreman on the railroad. She recalled Heron’s firs...
Question of the Week
CHILAILI WACHIWI, Trout Creek - “You mix spruce oil, mint and sticky geranium with lard or bear grease. Bear grease is sticky and the bugs don’t like the smell. These remedies work great for black flies, bot flies and mosquitoes. This is a Nat...
Justice Court
Montana Highway Patrol Ty Haveman, 21, day speeding, $120; stop sign violation, $85. Denise Hanson, 37, speeding in a restricted zone, $105. Joshua Ducept, 35, seatbelt violation, $20. Kara Allestad, 30, night speeding, $20. Haley Munday, 22, seatbel...
Sheriff's Log
Ambulance: T. Falls, 7; Plains, 5; Trout Creek, 4; Hot Springs, 4; Heron, 1; Noxon, 1; Dixon, 1. Monday, July 11 Alarm - intrusion/holdup, T. Falls. Motor vehicle crash, Trout Creek. Civil attempts. Assist other agency, Plains. Abandoned vehicle, T....
Survey seeks input on local land use
Lolo National Forest has contracted with Sanders County Community Development (SCCD) and Kaniksu Land Trust to gather ideas from community members for land use improvements for “The Orchard,” a long-abandoned tree farm with a large amount of cleared...
Student discovers passion for art
Spotlight on the Arts shines on Keelie Hathorne this month. Keelie is a 14-year-old eighth-grade home school student. Her teacher is Mom. It's evident in visiting with Keelie that her inquiring mind...
Jerry W. Cox
June 16, 1958 - December 6, 2021 Perfectionist, mechanical and engineering mastermind, drone photographer, sharpshooter, muscle car restorationist, dirt bike enthusiast, guitarist, sketch artist, etc....
Donald Clyde Bray
18 - 2022 Donald Clyde Bray, 87, passed away peacefully July 7, 2022, in Thompson Falls, where he had resided since July 1979. Don was born April 19, 1935, in Lake Tahoe, California, to Clyde and Cl...
Jean Lacy
Jean Lacy passed away peacefully July 15, 2022, in the company of family. She had been at an assisted living facility in Kalispell for about a year. Shirley Jean Lacy was born in Parsons, Kansas, on November 29, 1940, to Blaine and Dorothy Sanders....
Diane L. Berg Reichert Friesz
Diane L. Berg Reichert Friesz, 77 years old, from Plains, Montana, passed away on July 10, 2022. Diane was born on March 17, 1945, to Alvin and Kima Berg in Maryville, North Dakota. The family moved to East Helena, Montana, while she was in grade...
Paradise sewer board to seek other funding
The Sanders County Sewer District at Paradise will continue, even though the group has halted any progress of the community sewer project and has lost its second largest grant. Janie McFadgen, the board president, said it was disappointing that the A...
COOL TRAINING
Plains-Paradise Rural Fire District Lt. Sonya Black pulls up to Deputy Chief Brian Reed, who swam to the red ball – the swimmer in trouble – during an exercise on the Clark Fork River. The fire dis...
Classics shine in Lakeside's annual car show
The Lakeside Resort in Trout Creek hosted its annual Cool Summer Nights Car Show last weekend, showcasing 41 classic cars from around the area. "The event was a success," said Rachel Aumiller with...
TC Senior Center plans open house
The Trout Creek Senior Center will be hosting two events in July. The first event will be an open house on this Saturday, July 23, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The second event is the Trout Creek Senior Center Yard Sale on Saturday, July 30, from 9 a.m. to...
Hill Gang mixes it up with scramble
Overcast skies meant cool temps and plenty of shade for the Over the Hill Gang during Monday morning play at River’s Bend this week. The gang played a yellow ball scramble format this week. The yellow ball scramble format rules consist of having t...
Mountain Plains keeps team lead
The Big Eddy’s / Limberlost Brewery team members kept a smooth swing and pulled down the low team gross of 170 and the Wild Coyote team the low team net of 141. RT Brown kept the ball rolling and took the low individual gross of 36 and Jesse M...
Easy Street snags win in Tuesday play
The Easy Street Autoworks team pulled together to take the low team gross of 177 and the Feed-N-Fuel team captured the low team net of 143. Kevin Sparks kept the ball in the short grass and took the low individual gross of 39 and Rusty Haggard...
Jeanne, Tina lead ladies on Thursday
Jeanne Holleran and Tina Wheeler worked the course to take the low team gross of 101, and Chris Kelly and Kim Sparks negotiated the low team net of 75 in Thursday Night Ladies League play at River’s Bend last week. Tina Wheeler claimed the low i...
Noxon students explore instruments at music camp
In a creative and musical attempt to raise funds, two Noxon High School music students, with the help and guidance of their music teacher, are tutoring elementary school children on how to play a...
