Articles from the September 13, 2018 edition
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City outlines updated sewer costs
A major source of funding for the first phase of the Thompson Falls wastewater treatment project has been secured. The city council on Monday accepted a letter of intent to meet conditions for $4,419,870 in loans and grants from USDA Rural...
Plains man killed in motorcycle accident
Montana Highway Patrol was kept busy over the last week with multiple collisions accidents. "Looking at the database, there has been high activity on our area's roadways. We can't emphasize safety...
Getting a Lift
Recent repairs to NorthWestern Energy's Thompson Falls dam meant that work to install new automatic spillway gates could resume. IMCO Construction used large cranes to lift the spillway gates into...
FWP urges people to be bear aware
As the fall bear archery season ends Friday and the rifle bear season begins on Saturday, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) is reminding hunters and recreationists to be bear aware. FWP Game Warden Troy Hinck said this week that a collared...
New owner details plans for historic TF building
As an employee of Microsoft for more than 20 years, one of Daniel Moore's favorite parts of the job is mentoring interns. "It was so satisfying to watch them grow and become something more," Moore...
Our Viewpoint
In rural areas, finding volunteers for any event or organization is a challenge. When you get people to participate, keeping them is sometimes even harder. The efforts of first responders are sometimes taken for granted, but we want them all to know...
Union support point missed
One item that Mr. Elliott forgot to mention in last week’s Montana Viewpoint article on forced union dues is that the unions always make huge monetary contributions to the Democrat Party. Since he was the chairman of the Montana Democrat Party for f...
Tester's support helped family
Five years ago, I was diagnosed with Stage 4 NHL, caused by exposure from Agent Orange Spray while in SEA during Vietnam War. I appealed to the VA for help, but despite my desperate situation they said they set up an appointment three weeks from...
Street Smart
I’ve never run for a political office and suspect I never will. There’s a reason. I don’t think I could do what I’ve seen career politicians (from all parties) do my entire life … straddle the fence...
Remember When
EDWARD DONLAN Edward Donlan was a pioneer of Thompson Falls and Sanders County. He was a critical figure in the fight between Plains and Thompson Falls as to which town would be the seat of the newly...
Question of the Week
GLENNA BALL, Thompson Falls— “It would have to be a quilting book, For The Love of Quilts.” CHRISTA COBB, Trout Creek — “Cancer Winner. It’s someone’s true story. She started with conventional cancer treatment when she had Stage IV cancer. She t...
Sheriff's Log
Ambulances: Noxon, 2; T. Falls, 4; Plains, 4; H. Springs, 2. Sunday, September 2 Man laying at the side of Hwy. 200 in the Lakeside Bar parking lot yelling and flipping people off. Cows crossing Hwy. 200, T. Creek. Windows broken out of several...
Justice Court
Sanders County Attorney Amber Woods, 32, issuing a bad check, $257.15 fines and restitution. Sanders County Sheriff’s Office Robert Thompson, 35, driving while privilege is suspended or revoked, $285. Jaren Koehn, 27, speeding in restricted zone, $85...
Drug charges net deferred sentence
A Spokane man was sentenced Tuesday in connection with a traffic stop earlier this year in which methamphetamine was found in his vehicle. Jeremy Mundy received a three-year deferred sentence with the Department of Correction on a felony count of...
Noxon students gain valuable life lesson
No doubt about it...growing up is hard. It seems as generations progress, so does the level of difficulty associated with surviving those younger years. Noxon School District understands that social...
Class of 1958, 60 years later
The Thompson Falls High School of Class of 1958 celebrated their 60th reunion on Friday, Sept. 7. Sixteen of the 34 classmates gathered at Big Eddy's in Thompson Falls. Craig Maddocks, attending his...
MSU Extension offers financial courses online
Montana State Extension Office is planning an event to assist you in planning for your financial future. They are offering Solid Finances, an online webinar program of composed of multiple classes which begin on Wednesday, October 3. The main...
Plains welcomes new teachers
EDUCATORS – Plains School gets a group of new teachers. From left: George Sherwood, a first-year teacher, teaching junior high history and physical education and high school weightlifting; Evelyn M...
DeLyle L. Larson
DeLyle L. Larson was born in Sioux Falls, S.D., on September 23, 1943 and slipped away suddenly but peacefully from this life to the next on August 30, 2018, at his home in Thompson Falls. He was... Full story
Sheldon Scott McArthur
After a protracted battle with cancer, Sheldon Scott McArthur passed away peacefully on August 1, 2018 in Henderson, Nev. at the age of 53. He is now with the Lord. He leaves behind two daughters, Jadyn and Madisyn McArthur and one son, Zacary... Full story
Kelly James Brigham
Kelly James Brigham, 35 of Thompson Falls, passed away September 7, 2018 in Kalispell. Kelly is survived by his wife Cassandra and his children Chance and Jennabelle. There will be a graveside service for Kelly at the Thompson Falls City Cemetery on... Full story
'God's Work, Our Hands'
Members of Our Savior's Lutheran Church picked up trash along Birdland Bay Road outside Thompson Falls on Sunday. Pictured (from left) are Karen Dwyer, Mickie Kemper, Steve Oswald, Joan Gibe, Jeri...
Power outage planned for T. Falls
Some NorthWestern Energy customers in Thompson Falls will experience a planned outage Thursday, Sept. 13. According to a NorthWestern Energy representative, the planned outage will last about six hours, although the recorded message they sent...
TF to welcome state senior bowlers
Thompson Falls will see a short stimulation in the local economy - between bowling games, anyway. Rimrock Lanes will host the 2018 Montana State Senior Bowling Tournament as hundreds of bowlers from...
Safety efforts highlighted for TF school board
Thompson Falls School District administrators held the first school board meeting covering a full week of school on Monday evening. The big shindig on the horizon is Homecoming week, set for...
