Articles from the September 9, 2021 edition
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Fair sees record crowd
It's unknown how many people attended the Sanders County Fair last week because there is no general entry fee, but fair manager Melissa Cady estimated that around 20,000 people walked the grounds over...
Hospital responds to COVID increase
As the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations grows in Montana, Clark Fork Valley Hospital in Plains is having to adjust as well. “Sanders County is certainly seeing an uptick in COVID cases,” CFVH CEO Dr. Gregory Hanson said. “We have the l...
Archer crafts primitive bows
Montana archery season opened Saturday and will run through October 17. After that, the general season will open on Oct. 23 and last until Nov. 28. With that early window for archery, many hunters...
Our Viewpoint
I was 21 on September 11, 2001, a senior at Colorado State University 1,000 miles from home. My mom called me as I was getting ready to head to class and said a plane hit a building in New York. I didn't believe it until I turned on the television...
Street Smart
Last week my wife and I had the absolute honor to meet and get to know a group of Special Forces combat veterans visiting Sanders County. The Clark Fork Valley Elks lodge hosted a dinner for Operation...
Ability of American forces
I generally avoid opinionizing in print about breaking news because there’s always more to the situations than I’m aware of, so I wind up wishing I’d kept my thoughts to myself. But I can’t stop myself after reading a tidbit in the Sunday news (A...
Remember When?
16 YEARS AGO • 1924 THOMPSON FALLS BOASTS OF MODERN SCHOOL, NEW BUILDINGS Keeping abreast of modern school procedure, the people of Thompson Falls and vicinity under the leadership of trustees A.S. A...
Question of the Week
LADONNA CULBERT, Kalispell - “Getting in for free. It’s a very relaxing setting and they provide plenty of shade and good food.” RACHEL OWENS, Kalispell - “The different kinds of people. People watching is my favorite.” MIKE OWENS, Kalispell...
Justice Court
Montana Highway Patrol Ramana Anuganti, 48, day speeding, $70. Dustin Gibbons, 42, day speeding, $20. Trevor Quenzer, 42, day speeding, $20; failure to carry proof of insurance, 1st offense, $85. Gabriel Raymont, 16, night speeding, $120. James...
Sheriff's Log
Ambulance: T. Falls, 7; Hot Springs, 3; Plains, 4; Heron, 1; Trout Creek, 1; Paradise, 2; Noxon, 1. Monday, August 30 Suspicious activity, Trout Creek. Theft, Thompson Falls. Person missing, Hot Springs. Protection order violation, T. Falls. Coroner...
Debris catches fire at Plains refuse site
Firefighters extinguished a fire at the Sanders County Refuse Site at Plains last week, as the light smell of the smoke drifted across the Clark Fork River, leading some to believe there was another...
Rodeo draws local bull riders
The Sanders County Fair bull riding competition drew loud cheers as the mighty beasts tossed their temporary riders like dolls, but this year the crowd's cheers weren't just for the professionals. A...
4-H members fare well in market sale
Auctioneer Kevin Hill likes to keep it light and joke with the youth at the Sanders County 4-H Market Stock Sale, but the tide was turned when Hot Springs Wrangler Aubrey Tulloch entered the arena...
Record turnout for demo derby
Crowds gathered Sunday night at the Sanders County Fairgrounds in Plains as the demolition derby returned after last year's cancellation due to COVID-19. Drivers from Montana, Idaho, North Dakota and...
4-H entries down in numbers, not quality
Sanders County 4-H members returned to the fair after an uncertain year due to implications of COVID-19. While the livestock auction took place last year, many 4-H members missed out on the social...
Leona A. (Whisennand) Ekstrom
Leona A. (Whisennand) Ekstrom, 78, our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, passed away August 27, 2021, at Libby Care Center in Libby, Montana. She was born March... Full story
Doris Elaine Grimm
Doris Elaine Grimm passed away August 25, 2021, surrounded by family. Doris was born April 27, 1938, in Indio, California, the oldest child of Chester and Helen Stevens. Doris spent most of her life l... Full story
Dennis Brady
Dennis Brady, age 71, of Thompson Falls passed away on Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Services pending with Sunset Hills Funeral Homes & Crematory.... Full story
Hard to find answers
After the bombing of the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, a poem by the British poet, John Maxwell, after WWI (1918), has helped me over the years; when many of have questions are hard to pose and answers that are hard to come by. “When you go home T...
Modern Homesteader
I covered some of the 4-H at the fair this past weekend and while I normally like to meander through the stalls picking out all the different animals I want to take home, this year I had to dive into some research and find out what actually goes...
Suspect pleads not guilty
The suspect from the recent double meth lab bust case appeared in 20th District Judicial Court on Tuesday to plead not guilty. Baily Lake is facing numerous charges, including one charge of criminal possession of dangerous drugs, two counts of...
FWP encourages hunters to ask early for access
Montana's millions of acres of private land offer some excellent hunting opportunities—the only catch is gaining the landowner's permission to hunt. It is Montana law that hunters obtain landowner permission to hunt on all private land. Here are a f...
Plains display honors veterans
The kneeling silhouetted soldier is back once again on the greenway in Plains to bring military veteran suicide awareness to the public's eye, but now he's accompanied by the likeness of a female...
Hot Springs seniors hold annual fundraiser
Hot Springs Senior Center held their annual fundraiser at the end of August and while the turnout was smaller compared to previous years, board president Lyn Sheldon says they still have good...
Plains continues growth discussion
The second public meeting to address future growth plans in Plains took place at the end of August with discussions focusing on the priorities of the community as the planning group in charge of creating a growth policy, continues their involvement...
