Articles from the September 16, 2021 edition
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Art exhibit brightens CFVH hall
Patients and staff members of Clark Fork Valley Hospital now have some new scenery in the building's main hallway with a new exhibit. It took Joy Nelson and Ilene Paulsen of the Paradise Center only...
Residents remember 9/11
To remember the events of September 11, 2001 and to remind others, the Clark Fork Valley Elks Lodge and the Thompson Falls Rural Fire Department (TFRFD) paired up. The Elks held their annual ride...
County supports housing project
The Sanders County Commissioners last week voted to help the Sanders County Community Housing Organization (SCCHO) in applying for a grant to complete a housing project in Noxon. Lisa Fried de Reyes,...
Group wants to build dog park in Plains
A Plains resident announced to the town council at last Tuesday’s monthly meeting that a group of locals would like to construct a dog park and although the majority of the work would be done with volunteers and donations, they might need the t...
Council clarifies water, sewer fees
The Thompson Falls City Council on Monday approved new fees for water and sewer hookups in the city limits. The council held a public hearing prior to Monday’s meeting, where a handful of residents expressed confusion over the new fees. Mayor Mark S...
Our Viewpoint
I'm always amazed at the efforts that go in to the Sanders County Fair for our local 4-H members. I had the privilege of judging some of the entries this year with my mom. The creativity, the drive and the passion that we see in these kids is...
Montana Viewpoint
Political parties manipulate the public mind in order to get their candidates elected. That’s a pretty cynical assessment, but politics is a pretty cynical game because it’s based on the acq...
Remember the POW/MIA
Editor, This coming Friday, September 17, 2021, the third Friday in September, is POW/MIA Day. This day is set aside to remind us all that service men and women, be they Prisoners of War or those Missing in Action, that they are not forgotten. Mary...
Decisions affected town
Saw an old friend the other day. “How are you Earl – you look a little down?” Well, he said, look to the north of town, Dave. They could have stopped that in an hour, but someone decided that it needed to be burned. They say the hills were too rugge...
Remember When?
LOOKING BACK By Orin P. Kendall I am sure that there is no record as to who made the first trip through Sanders County by automobile but I can imagine that the person who made it didn’t forget it for a long time. What is now Highway 200 was at one t...
Question of the Week
KATHLEEN BLAIR, Thompson Falls - “I think they won’t remember. It is easy to forget, especially if there are no consequences. Since 9/11 happened 20 years ago, the next generation wasn’t even born. Unless something personal happened then I think...
TF man arrested following chase
The Town of Plains had its own exciting ride during the fair, but it was a one-time jaunt that lasted only about two minutes. In the end, the man got another free ride to Thompson Falls. A Plains police officer attempted to make a traffic stop of a...
Justice Court
Sanders County Sheriff’s Office Clarence Bean, 54, day speeding, $70. Yisroel Hahn, 41, day speeding, $20. Beth Heller, 65, speeding in restricted zone, $55. Michael M. Allen, 65, speeding in restricted zone, $85. Abhishek Maurya, 31, speeding in r...
Sheriff's Log
Ambulance: Hot Springs, 6; Plains, 6; T. Falls, 8; Noxon, 1; Trout Creek, 4; Dixon, 1. Monday, September 6 Assist motorist/citizen, T. Falls. Threats, Paradise. Motor vehicle crash, Plains. Theft, Plains. Fish and game, T. Falls. Animal other, T....
Hot Springs resident offers EMT training
With Emergency Medical Service (EMS) member numbers significantly down in Montana and across the U.S., one Montana man is doing something about it. John Carlbom has been teaching Emergency Medical...
Defendants plead not guilty
Two defendants made their initial appearance in 20th District Judicial Court on Tuesday. The first was Schaffer Leib, who is facing a felony charge of criminal endangerment. According to charging documents, the Thompson Falls man was reported to have...
Woman's Club gears up for Pinochle
The Thompson Falls Woman’s Club is gearing up for their annual Pinochle Marathon, which raises funds to support the group’s scholarship program. In the 2020-2021 marathon, which ended in June, 22 players competed on 14 teams, with June Smith and Kay...
James Allen Morkert
On September 6, 2021, we lost Jim Morkert (age 80) while fishing at his favorite fly-fishing spot, Thompson River, in a tragic accident. At the time of his death, he was a resident of Trout Creek,... Full story
Christine Ann Grant
Christine Ann Grant was born September 25, 1973, at Clark Fork Valley Hospital in Plains, Montana. She passed away September 2, 2021, at St. James Hospital in Butte, Montana. She is survived by her mother and stepfather, Mary and Mark Reeser of... Full story
Dennis Evert Brady
Dennis Evert Brady, 70, died at his home in Trout Creek on Wednesday, September 1, 2021, after fighting a long battle with leukemia. He was born on November 16, 1950, to Roy Brady and Charlotte... Full story
Katherine Ann (McDowell) Ferguson
Katherine Ann McDowell (Ferguson), beloved mother, grandmother, sister and friend, passed peacefully June 9, 2021, age 81. Katherine, better known as Kathy, Suzie or Sue, was born on March 20, 1940,... Full story
Clyde David Wilburn
Clyde David Wilburn, 93, passed away in Plains, Montana, on Thursday, September 9, 2021. Graveside services, with military honors, will be held in the Heron Cemetery at 1 p.m. MDT on Thursday, September 16, 2021, with Pastor Charlie Denson...
Albert Lyle "Al" McGuigan
Longtime resident, Albert Lyle (Al) McGuigan, 90, passed away in Columbia Falls August 12, 2021, of natural causes. He was born in Stanford, Montana, July 3, 1931. He was raised in Noxon by Maurice... Full story
Emmanuel Fredrick Friesz
Emmanuel Fredrick Friesz went home with our Lord August 19, 2021, at the age of 79. He was born June 17, 1942 to parents August and Alvina Friesz on the family farm in Elgin, North Dakota. Emmanuel attended a one room schoolhouse, completing the eigh... Full story
What went wrong
As a lowly U.S. Army E-5 enlisted man in the Viet Nam War, it appears that I knew more about military strategy than the four-star general mishandling Biden’s Afghanistan debacle. The most important point is that you NEVER give up air support. That’s...
