Articles from the August 9, 2018 edition
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Dam repairs complete
School is just a few weeks away, but summer is just about started for boaters and other river enthusiasts in Thompson Falls. Work to replace steel stanchions at NorthWestern Energy's Thompson Falls...
Huckleberry Festival set to take over T.C.
The 39th Annual Huckleberry Festival in Trout Creek will kick off this weekend. Organizers are touting what an accomplishment nearly four decades has been. Had it not been for 1999, when no one stepped up to organize the Huckleberry Festival, this...
Signs mark area's historical trail
Linda Haywood broke ground on her Road to the Buffalo sign project with two out of the three locations getting their signs installed August 3. A double-sign was installed at the pull-off right before...
County moving to Stage 2
by Annie Wooden Sanders County Commissioners announced earlier this week that fire restrictions will be elevated to Stage 2 beginning at midnight Friday. With Stage 2 restrictions, all fires, including camp fires, are prohibited. Also, no internal...
Our Viewpoint
We’ve spent the last few weeks in our favorite huckleberry picking spots. It’s been a great year up in the mountains, and it always makes us a little sad when the huckleberry season is about over. We tend to take advantage of the fact that most yea...
Daines' request is a betrayal
From the early 1970’s through the early 2000’s I made, eight or 10 budget-priced treks into the Bob Marshall Wilderness, sometimes afoot, sometimes on horseback, accompanied by friends or family members. Outside of a few livestock wrecks and occ...
Montana Viewpoint
As November elections loom in America different forces are at work in both major political parties to find a theme common to the political compartmentalization of their respective constituencies....
Remember When
4 YEARS AGO • AUGUST 3, 1978 LOGGERS DEVELOPED COLORFUL LANGUAGE By W.L. Olson, Kootenai Logging Specialist Continued from last week As the work day shortened and camps became more comfortable, m...
Question of the Week
JASON PETERSON, Thompson Falls – “It has definitely. I live on Cherry Creek where we fish and play. Now we have to drive 10 miles to get to the boat ramp to put our boat into the water. I can’t wait for the water to go back up.” JACK PERRON, Thompso...
Sheriff's Log
Sunday, July 29 Request for deputy contact regarding neighbor’s dogs constantly barking. Man and woman having domestic issue in blue 4-door vehicle, woman on hood at one point, Trout Creek. Report of smoke on tribal land. Vehicle versus deer, Trout C...
Justice Court
Montana Highway Patrol Wallace Burns, 36, fail to carry proof of insurance, 1st offense, $285. Antonio Gomez-Osorio, 55, driving while privilege is suspended, $285; aggravated driving under the influence, 1st offense, $1075; seatbelt violation, $20....
Couple's wrong turn leads to special meal in Hot Springs
The Hot Springs Tribal Nutrition Center had the opportunity to get a new dish on the menu during lunch on July 26. Sue Kim, who is originally from South Korea, cooked for a restaurant in San Francisco for 25 years. Kim and her husband retired to Los...
Lois Lee Derr Cuddy
Lois Lee Derr Cuddy, 85, passed away on Thursday, July 26, 2018 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, August 11, 2018 at the Clark Fork Cemetery with Pastor...
Robert G. Lawrence
Robert G. Lawrence, 73, passed away July 19, 2018. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn of Thompson Falls; his mother Betty Hernandez and sister Candy Lynch of Vancouver, Washington; and his brother,...
Plains artist takes second in national contest
A drawing has put Plains, Montana, on the map, according to Carol Harris, coordinator for the VFW Post 3596 Auxiliary Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest, after a Plains High School student...
Downed tree cuts power to hundreds
When a tree falls in a forest, does anyone care? When it takes down major power line and puts 863 people with electricity, it does That’s how people in the west end of the county experienced Monday morning when they turned on their lights and p...
Gianforte staff to visit T. Falls
Congressman Greg Gianforte announced that a member of his staff will conduct mobile office in Sanders County next week. The mobile office hours will be noon Tuesday, Aug. 14, in the Sanders County Courthouse justice courtroom in Thompson Falls. Area...
Festival auction features football, resort packages
Like clockwork, the Huckleberry Festival auction will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 11 on Trout Creek Park’s main stage, with sign-ups and item previewing beginning at 5 p.m. Kevin Hill, of Kevin Hill Auction Service, will be once again d...
Youths gain valuable experience in conservation program
Wednesday was an informational meet and greet for both sides, as youth from the Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) met with Sanders County commissioners to share their experience in the summer work...
Blues festival amplifies Noxon park
More than 600 people from all across the Northwest filled Noxon's Pilgrim Park over the weekend for the 9th annual Big Sky Blues Festival. Festival organizer Lorne Riddell said everyone was having a...
Mine reclamation timeline changes
Troy Mine, Inc. has contacted Chris Savage, Kootenai National Forest (KNF) Supervisor, and Operating Permit Section Supervisor for Montana Hard Rock Mining Bureau Herb Rolfes, to give an update on the reclamation schedule for the Troy Mine. “The l...
Trout Creek welcomes cyclists
Much of Sanders County enjoys a cycle of tourists each year to boost business, but there is also an annual influx of tourists on cycles who come through with that purpose in mind. Ride Idaho bicycle...
Arts council readies for performance season
The Sanders County Arts Council (SCAC) is gearing up for the annual Tapestry performing arts series. This year, the SCAC will present six performances. Karen Thorson with SCAC said that performers are chosen through the Montana Performing Arts...
Plains Piranhas finish season at state
The Piranhas school of swimmers are out of class for the season. Ten members of the Plains Piranhas attended the Montana State Swim Team Finals at Conrad last weekend, finishing in fourth place in...
VBS group takes time to enjoy soccer
Children of all ages were invited to come out and join the Vacation Bible School (VBS), that was hosted by the Thompson Falls Community Congregational Church (TFCCC) and missionaries from Christ's...
