Articles from the October 13, 2022 edition
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SCCFF recognizes Domestic Violence Awareness Month
The Sanders County Coalition For Families is once again getting the word out that domestic violence continues to be a problem by placing a near six-foot tall purple and white ribbon on a fence along...
COMMUNITY EFFORT
They say Rome wasn't built in a day. Maybe it would have been, had they had the commitment and drive of the Cabinet Ridge Riders (CRR). More than 40 volunteers with the Trout Creek group have spent ne...
Fifth grades gather for water festival
Eastern Sanders County Conservation District (ESCCD) and Green Mountain Conservation District (GMCD) joined forces to host the Sanders County Water Festival, an event that has not been held since...
Candidates, community connect at local forums
As voting day nears, local candidates are continuing to meet with constituents in order to answer any lingering questions before voters head to the polls on November 8. Last Tuesday and Wednesday...
Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose
The Deer Lodge football coach was recently suspended pending an investigation after he recently switched sidelines during a home football game. The school board voted Monday to keep Coach Andrew Verlanic. In an interview with the Deer Lodge News...
Montana Viewpoint: I may not know much about laws, but I know what I like
I had a neighbor once who spent several days in the county jail because he wouldn’t make his mortgage payments. He felt he had a constitutional right to not pay them because the money wasn’t bac...
Hypocrisy on full display
Mr. Elliott's change of focus to a single event of sending a few illegal aliens to punctuate the invasion occurring on our southern border put the predictable hypocrisy of the leftists on full display. Mr. Elliott would have us believe this is a...
Write-ins could divide votes
Editor, Thank you to Annie Wooden and the Ledger for sponsoring the candidate forums at the Rex on October 3 and 4. It’s always enlightening to hear the candidates articulate their job qualifications and thoughts on the positions they are seeking o...
Remember When?
9 YEARS AGO • OCTOBER 20, 1937 SALMON COMING UP Every year the salmon come up the river. As soon as the fall rains commence and the water rises, they start up out of the Columbia, Priest Lake and Pend d’Oreille and strike for the headwaters. Usually...
Sheriff's Log
Ambulance: T. Falls, 7; Plains, 6; Hot Springs, 4; Trout Creek, 3; Paradise, 3; Noxon, 2;Dixon, 2. Monday, October 3 Inmate transport, T. Falls. Road hazard/debris on road, Noxon. Civil attempts, Plains. Civil attempts, Plains. Other law violations,...
Justice Court
Montana Highway Patrol Jeffrey Sauter, 53, speeding in a restricted zone, $85. Valentina Korchmar, 20, day speeding, $20. Bailey Raymond, 29, seatbelt violation, $20. Gary Cassel, 78, speeding in a restricted zone, $95. Darrell Fellows, 65, speeding...
Question of the week
NATASHA CASH, Trout Creek – “My biggest pet peeve is when people sit there and clean their ears with their fingers and then go about their day.” CHRIS PAEZ, El Paso, Texas - “I actually don’t. My major was in Psychology. There is something called th...
Man pleads guilty to assault
Anthony Duane Henkel appeared in District Court Tuesday before Judge Molly Owen for a change of plea hearing. Following a plea agreement reached by the parties, Henkel entered a plea of guilty to a felony count of partner or family member assault,...
Plains continues street paving project
The final major roadwork for Plains is being completed this week with Rehbein Enterprises resurfacing the second block of Farmer Street and a large portion of Blake Street. Plains Mayor Dan Rowan...
Plains picks sludge removal company
Members of the Plains Town Council voted unanimously to approve the Wastewater Change Order for Sludge Removal motion, giving Prospect Construction the green light to handle that part of the overall project. Sludge removal was the only new business...
Commission to meet next week
The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet October 20 via Zoom beginning at 8:30 a.m. The meeting will be streamed live on the FWP website. The commission will take public comment on agenda items via Zoom. To make a comment via Zoom,...
Filling the night sky
Sunday evening, the hunter's moon rose over the Clark Fork Valley (left). Along with the full moon rising, Jupiter was visible in the night sky on Sunday (above to the right)....
Fright Night coming to Plains
The Cancer Network of Sanders County (CNSC) plans to celebrate Halloween a little earlier this year with their annual fall fundraiser “Fright Night” on Saturday, Oct. 22, at the Sanders County Fairgrounds pavilion. The event will include a din...
Food for thought
Food for thought Very recently I decided to vet Jim Brown's candidacy for Montana Supreme Court. In doing my own due diligence before I "spend my vote", I wanted to learn more about him. I did NOT know: * Jim Brown is not a well-known attorney in...
Think carefully
Actions speak louder than words. As our county grows, infrastructure needs are going to increase and County Commissioners will have to make choices of where to put additional services, and how to obtain the property to do so. The Town of Plains,...
Fall Mack Days continues
Week four of the nine-week long 2022 Fall Mack Days Fishing Event ended with a total of 8,489 lake trout entries. Monday to Thursday total is 1,409 and Friday to Sunday total comes to 7,080. The 2021 Fall Event had a total of 7,804 at this stage of...
TF Woman's Club recognizes teachers
Thompson Falls Woman’s Club (TFWC) showed their appreciation for local educators last month with a gesture of gratitude to all teachers and staff in Thompson Falls. TFWC donated a tray of cookies to the elementary, junior and senior high school facul...
There was a time
by Lee Pitts These are not the best of times In America. Our country is in tatters. It feels like the greatest experiment in Democracy the world has ever seen is dying a slow and ugly death. Perhaps it cannot be helped because great societies flare...
CFVH implements signage for COVID transmission rates
Clark Fork Valley Hospital and its Family Medicine Network offices have implemented new signage to inform the public and visitors about COVID-19 restrictions at their buildings. Signage at entrances...
Hawks win in three against Trotters
The Thompson Falls Blue Hawks traveled to Plains to take on the Trotters on Thursday. The Hawks won in three straight sets, 25-7, 25-14, 25-17, but the Trotters put on a valiant effort in front of the...
