Articles from the August 16, 2018 edition
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Huckleberries bring the heat
The hottest days of the summer didn't stop hundreds of visitors from descending on Trout Creek for the 39th annual Huckleberry Festival. The heat was good for the ice cream sales, said Debb McNary,...
County attorney withdraws from race
Sanders County Attorney Bob Zimmerman decided last week to withdraw his bid for re-election. Zimmerman withdrew from the race on Monday, the last day he was able to do so, according to Sanders County...
Agencies address area fires
Fire season is beginning to make its appearance in Sanders County. Tuesday morning, an online post from Sanders County Wildland Fire Information (SCWFI) reported that the lightning caused Graves...
Quick response to Weeksville fire
A fire just west of Weeksville last week could have turned into a major forest fire had it not been for the quick response of local firefighters and dozens of assets thrown at the blaze. The...
Bull River Clinic to re-open
Those on the west end of Sanders County are about to get what they have been patiently waiting for… local medical care. Cabinet Peaks Medical Center of Libby is planning to re-open Bull River Clinic. “Cabinet Peaks Clinic at Bull River will lik...
Our Viewpoint
In journalism school, every students has to take an ethics course. You don’t get that with every area of study. Projessional journalists hold themselves accountable to their readers, and do their best to be objective and truthful. The founding father...
Take action and boycott NFL advertisers
Dear Editor, I’m a huge NFL fan! I love the games but the actions of the players during the National Anthem is infuriating. Beyond that, the NFL being afraid to take action is ridiculous. In my opinion, Roger Goodell is a coward! I’ve considered boy...
Bad Actors Law protects Montanans
When critics of the Mining Bad Actors Law attacks Montana’s enforcement of a state law that protects taxpayers from shouldering the clean-up bill for mining companies, it’s clearly time to impose an old-fashioned smell test. In weaving together the...
Patience appreciated during dam work
Thank you to the Thompson Falls community and reservoir users. Just wanted to take a moment and thank everyone for their patience and understanding on the recent dam repairs that kept the water levels down most of the summer. With repairs completed,...
Remember When
4 YEARS AGO • AUGUST 17, 1978 LEDGER LINES By K.A.E. We’ve never thought of the back of a print shop as being a desirable spot for a party, and we certainly weren’t in a party-expecting mood Thursday afternoon when Lorraine Dufresne, Eileen Garri...
Question of the Week
LARRY SCHMILL, Missoula – “With my fingers right off the bush.” MYRA LEWIS, Clark Fork, ID – “I Iike them on ice cream with a little sugar on top.” DAVID HURLBURT, Anaconda – “Huckleberry pie. You can’t beat it.” TODD SCHMIDT, Thompson Falls – “T...
Sheriff's Log
Ambulances: Noxon, 3; T. Falls, 10; Plains, 4; H. Springs, 2. Sunday, August 5 Fire in the backyard of a Dixon residence. Longhorns out of their fence damaging neighboring property, Plains. Hit and run of carport with damage, T. Falls. Driver removed...
Trout Creek couple are adoption angels
Trout Creek is home to two angels...adoption angels that is. Craig and Beck Barrus were recently recognized by U.S. Senator Steve Daines as his choice for the prestigious 2018 "Angles in Adoption"...
David E. Bunch
David E. Bunch, 100, died Thursday, August 9 at Clark Fork Valley Hospital in Plains. He was born September 3, 1917, at the family farm in Williamsburg, Kansas, the oldest of four children of Oscar and Frances (Shepheard) Bunch. He graduated from... Full story
Sewage plant could face problems
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers saved the Plains Wastewater Treatment Plant from being overtaken by the Clark Fork River last spring, but when the water levels went down, so did 35-40 percent of the...
Blue Slide Road work to resume
Work to install a new culvert under Blue Slide Road, where a creek flooded earlier this year, will begin after Labor Day. Representatives of the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) and GIS Engineering held an open house at the Sanders County...
Plains City Council discusses pool repairs
The swimming pool season in Plains is over as of Saturday, the last day for people to take a cool dip until next year, yet the 2019 pool opening is questionable. Recently, the pool has been operating without a heater. The Public Works Department...
LaFriniere investigation continues
Authorities with the Sanders County Sheriff’s Office, the state Attorney General’s Office and the Division of Criminal Investigation continues to investigate the death of Thompson Falls resident Matt LaFriniere. Sheriff Tom Rummel released a statemen...
Friday Morning Lights
FIRST PASSES OF THE SEASON were thrown for the Thompson Falls Blue Hawk football team at midnight on Aug. 10. As Friday was the first day schools were able to practice, head coach Jared Koskela...
Boston runner wins Huckleberry race
The Huckleberry Festival celebrated its 39th year in Trout Creek last weekend, but the Run for Fun one-upped the festival with the 40th annual trot. The year the festival didn't have an organizer, vol...
Hagedorn team brings the heat
Hagedorn Land Surveying sizzled in the heat Wednesday at River’s Bend Golf Course, shooting a team total of 178 for low gross. Team members Ryan Ostwald tallied the low individual gross of 39, and Paul Flemmer hit closest to the pin in three on N...
No bull for Big Bull on the course
There was no bull in the way Big Bull Sports played Tuesday at River’s Bend, with Scott Pardee, Ty Pardee, Jake Helvey and Tom Kirkland teaming up for a low net of 142. Big Sky Pantry came in with the low team gross of 172, and team member Gary T...
Chip-ins fly in for Over the Hill Gang
The Over the Hill Gang was at it again on Monday, swinging away at River’s Bend in Thompson Falls. Rusty Haggard (Nos. 14 and 16) and Bruce Haflich (Nos. 16 and 17) had two chip-ins each for the day with Gary Thompson (No. 12) and Dave Garr (No. 1...
Justice Court
Montana Highway Patrol James Galipeau, 58, possession of open alcoholic beverage container in motor vehicle, $125. Driving under the influence, 1st offense, reckless driving, 1st offense, $385. Daniel Knudson, 41, operating vehicle without liability...
