Articles from the November 1, 2018 edition
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County to review disaster plan
The process to update the county’s Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan has begun. The plan, which includes strategy to reduce impacts of natural and manmade hazards in the county, must be updated every five years in order for the county to remain e...
TRICK OR TREAT, MOVE YOUR FEET!
Trick or Treat, Move Your Feet! is exactly what happened on the Thompson Falls Community Trails system Saturday morning, beginning and ending at NorthWestern Energy's Power Park. Over 50 costume...
Voters head to polls Tuesday
With less than a week until Election Day, the Sanders County Clerk and Recorder’s office is busy. Sanders County has 8,580 registered voters. Clerk and Recorder Nichol Scribner said that more than 60 people have come to the local office to r...
Our Viewpoint
Being a citizen of the United States of America means having the right to enjoy many freedoms others do not. Next Tuesday voters will take to the polls exercising a liberty, which started in 1845, that very few human beings in the world have…the priv...
Five days in October
Editor, Five days in October. Those “boys of the summer” and the Series. It was a refreshing break to watch opponents with different goals, experiences and backgrounds (and their supporters) cheer enthusiastically. What a great lesson in hum...
Police take decay issue seriously
On behalf of those of us who have diligently and doggedly worked to get community decay properties cleaned up in Thompson Falls, we want to thank Chief of Police Nichols for taking the issue seriously and assigning police resources to enforce the...
Montana Viewpoint
You may have heard about it. A couple of days ago two black men in hoodies drove up to the Boston Library at one in the morning. The Boston Library is a place where many of Boston’s homeless people ...
Remember When?
5 YEARS AGO • OCTOBER 31, 1968 A FIRST Success of a Montana Fish and Game Dept. bighorn sheep planting program about eight years ago was demonstrated this week when two Sanders County hunters b...
Question of the Week
CHERYL TRIPLETT, Silverton, Idaho – “Pop. ‘Go get me a pop,’ I say. So it’s pop. We come to Thompson Falls all the time. We like it here.” NEPO JENNINGS, Butte – “In Butte, we always say pop.” VALERIE ROMERO TOWNSEND, Thompson Falls – “Hands do...
Sheriff's Log
Ambulances: Noxon, 2; T. Falls, 1; Plains, 4; H. Springs, 6. Sunday, October 21 Long horn on Hwy. 200, Plains. Abandoned vehicle on Hwy. 200, T. Falls. Dog bite, Plains. Hit and run in Wye Quick Stop parking, H. Springs. Older juvenile bullying kids...
Justice Court
Montana Highway Patrol Caleb Bergmann, 21, night speeding, $120. Randall Mattson, 43, displaying plates assigned to another vehicle, $55; operating a vehicle that has not been properly registered, $35; operating without liability insurance, 1st...
Town Pump raising funds for local food banks
The Town Pump Charitable Foundation is matching $750,000 in contributions during its 17th annual fundraising campaign for food banks across Montana, including the Community Harvest Food Bank and Gospel Mountain Assembly of God Food Pantry in...
Puppies on parade
Everyone loves a parade – and that goes for dogs, too. Michelle Easley has been working with area animals to help them look their best since May when she opened "Diamonds in the Ruff." The doggy s...
Historical society plans annual gingerbread contest
As we enter the month of November, the holiday season will begin to fill the air. Add some Gingerbread spice to the holiday season by participating in the 21st Annual Gingerbread Contest sponsored by the Sanders County Historical Society Old Jail Mus...
Churches to help families in need
Area families will get assistance during the holidays this year. Area churches gather donations each year and distribute baskets containing Thanksgiving meals to local families in need. More than 100...
Engagement
Charlene and Raoul Ribeiro of Thompson Falls are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Nicole, to Spencer Fehr of Anaconda. A February 16, 2019 wedding is planned. Nicole graduated...
Birth
Kilie and Jamie Burr welcomed son, Kayleb Rhylee, Fri., Oct. 12 at 9:52 p.m. He weighed nine pounds, two ounces and measured 22.5 inches long. Kayleb joins sibling, Jaymez. Maternal grandparents are...
Local 4-Hers compete at prestigious NILE
Members of Sanders County 4-H attended the Northern International Livestock Exposition (NILE) held in Billings recently. Coby Guenzler of Hot Springs showcased in Red Angus Cattle, Aubrey and...
Bazaar season nears
Sanders County has a long history of being quite crafty. The tradition also carries a lengthy history of Christmas-time bazaars as a venue for the clever, local-minded vendors and shoppers of the area. Always the Saturday of the first full weekend...
Deputy makes drug bust during traffic stop
A routine traffic stop last Friday turned into an individual being arrested for having a "substantial amount of meth," according to Sanders County Sheriff Tom Rummel. Deputy Roy Scott stopped a...
CFVH residents get creative
A handful of Clark Fork Valley Hospital Long Term Care residents showed their artistic talents by carving pumpkins for Halloween last week. Virginia Brown, Rose Neumeyer, Cheryl King, and Mary Ann...
Local artist paints canvas for president
A Plains artist not only went to the see and hear President Donald Trump during his stop in Missoula, but gave him a taste of Montana to take back to Washington, D.C. Dave Williams of Plains designed...
All about tradition
HOT SPRINGS – The Hot Springs football tradition lives on. Although none of the current roster of players for the Hot Springs Savage Heat football team were on the 2016 State C 6-Man championship t...
Trotters volley way to District 14C crown
All things being equal – and they pretty much were this season in District 14C volleyball – the Plains Trotters proved themselves to be a cut above the rest in the conference tournament at Hot Spr...
Winning out
Talk about finishing up in style. The Thompson Falls Lady Hawk volleyball team completed regular season play with one of their best efforts of 2018, taking down the Troy Lady Trojans in convincing...
