Articles from the October 31, 2019 edition
Sorted by date Results 1 - 25 of 31
Busy weekend for hunters
The first weekend of the big game hunting season brought more hunters and more harvested white-tailed deer through the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) check station at Thompson Falls. The big game season opened Saturday. Over the weekend, 405 hu...
By 
CREATIVE CARVERS
They might not be as nimble with the carving knives, but that didn't stop a group of seniors from making jack-o'-lanterns at the Clark Fork Valley Hospital Long Term Care Tuesday morning. Six nursing...
Local 4-H member's hog earns state honor
The Sanders County Fair has come and gone, but the awards keep coming. For first-time swine project member Dallas Berman and breeder Samie Helvey, the Montana Symbol of Excellence program found their...
Hwy 200 project resumes
Construction crews returned to Highway 200 east of Thompson Falls this week, working to install an electric wildlife deterrent system across the roadway. The Montana Department of Transportation (DOT) project will take 2-3 weeks to complete, dependin...
Investing in public spaces helps towns
Growing up in Sanders County, you didn't want out-of-staters to move in for fear that they would come and change everything. As we have spent most our lives here, we realize the old "not much changes in a small town" is true. Each of our communities...
Community deserves the truth
Dear Editor, I am writing today in response to your August 22 article published about a friend of mine, Mark Legard, who was murdered in his house in Plains, Montana. As you mentioned, his father Pat, is begging for information about what happened...
Montana Viewpoint
The worst thing about a Congressional closed-door hearing is that the opposition does not get any press when they posture and pontificate on the unfairness of whatever. The best thing about...
Remember When?
5 YEARS AGO • OCTOBER 23, 1969 LAWYER NURSERY BUSY Harvest operations are in full swing at the David Lawyer Nursery, a comparatively new operation which specializes in providing wholesale understocks for nurseries all over the United States which s...
Question of the Week
LARRY EDDY, Trout Creek – “Handmade popcorn balls! Caramel. That’s my best memory.” RON HAWKINSON, Thompson Falls – “Candy corn. Everybody hates it, but I love it!” CODY BROWN, Thompson Falls – “Honey, oh…Bit-O-Honey. Every time I eat it, I lose te...
Sheriff's Log
Ambulance calls: Thompson Falls, 9; Plains, 9; Hot Springs, 2; Noxon, 1. Monday, October 21 Suspicious activity, Hot Springs. Theft, Thompson Falls. Motor vehicle crash. Welfare check, possible domestic situation, Plains. Welfare check, abandoned...
Justice Court
Montana Highway Patrol Dwight Bouldin, 58, criminal possession of drug paraphernalia, $185; criminal possession of dangerous drugs, 1st offense, $175. Juan Gomez Castillo, 27, day speeding, $70. Liam Gaul, 16, day speeding, $70. Faith Larson, 21,...
Hot Springs musicians earn all-star honors
Each year the University of Montana hosts the All-Star Band and Orchestra Festival. In order to be selected for these groups, students must be nominated by their school director and then selected by...
RARE SIGHTING
A hot air balloon rises in front of the Mission Mountains last Thursday. Travelers on Highway 200 near Dixon last Thursday were treated to the unusual sight as the balloon took off and glided over...
Elks collecting winter clothing
Clark Fork Valley Elks Lodge in Thompson Falls is again collecting winter clothing for local children this year. With the Keep 'Em Warm program, Elks members are collecting items including coats, boots, mittens, gloves, socks and snow pants. Items...
Help available for Medicare recipients
The annual Open Enrollment Period for Medicare has rolled around again. Last year at the Area VI Agency on Aging Polson office alone, the agency served more than 300 clients and saved folks approximately $246,000 for 2019. The agency also assists...
TFHS Honor Society plans blood drive
Thompson Falls High School Honor Society is once again hosting their annual American Red Cross Blood Drive. Unlike prior years, the society is opening the event to the public in hopes of serving more...
Edna Phyllis MacDonald
Edna Phyllis MacDonald, aka Edna P. Chadwick, Edna Philis MacDonald, Trafina Kozlo Darling; Mother, Grandma, Great-grandma, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2019, 1:14 p.m. at the Libby Care Center,... Full story
William Edmond Daugherty
William Edmond Daugherty, 62, of Charlo, Montana passed away Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at St. Patrick's Hospital in Missoula. He passed away on his brother Michael's birthday due to complications from... Full story
Crossword Solution
SOLUTIONS ACROSS 1. TPA 4. Este 8. Aims 10. Tread 11. Cnut 12. Frappe 13. Kilos 15. Blister 16. Loewi 17. Dairies 18. Entertainment 21. EDD 22. FMG 23. Arc 24. Ale 25. Mem 26. MBA 27. Marilyn Manson...
LOVELY LARCH
The calmness of a crisp fall morning brings reflections of the changing colors of larch trees along the Clark Fork River....
Repairs begin at T. Falls pool
Construction has started on the Thompson Falls City Pool, and is set to be done by Thanksgiving weekend, according Thompson Falls Mayor Jerry Lacy. “By doing the construction this time of the year, we are able to make sure the concrete sets up in t...
New Wayside owners plan few changes
If it isn't broke, don't fix it. These are words Erick and Kristin Miller are living by. As new owners of the Wayside Bar, Grill and Casino in Trout Creek, they took ownership of a good thing in...
Blue Hawks vanquish Blackhawks
It has been a season of high-scoring accomplishment for the Thompson Falls Blue Hawk football team. Taking their first season as 8-Man entity by storm, coach Jared Koskela and his Hawks quickly...
State XC meet is a snow go
Running in a winter wonderland. Although it seems a little early to be talking about winter this is, after all, Montana and anyone who has spent any amount of time here knows that the weather can...
View from the Sidelines
There’s no place like home for the playoffs. And there has never been this many local teams even making it this far at the same time before. The Montana high school sports post season begins this weekend across the Big Sky Country, and Sanders C...
