Articles from the November 3, 2022 edition
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Voters prepare to cast ballots
The Sanders County Elections staff is busy preparing for Election Day, which is now less than a week away. Election administrator McKenna Wallace reported that as of Tuesday morning, 2,549 absentee ballots had been accepted by the office, nearly 40%...
Blackfoot fiber projects progress
The effort by Blackfoot Communications to connect homes from Trout Creek to Plains to high-speed Internet and telephone service continues for Blackfoot Communications. JB Ray, Network Infrastructure Manager for Blackfoot, said crews will continue to...
Park pavilion design updated
NorthWestern Energy's Power Park in Thompson Falls is open once again after being destroyed by vandals. Once home to camp housing for Thompson Falls Power Company employees during the construction...
Congressional candidates face off in Paradise
Candidates for Montana's House District 1 faced off at the Paradise Center last Tuesday for one of their final campaign stops before the November 8 election. Democratic candidate Monica Tranel and Lib...
Get out and vote
Tuesday is Election Day. We get to go to the polls and submit our choices for elected officials and initiatives. We get to choose, as a county, who our leaders will be. We get to choose, as a group, whether or not we will collect a county tax on...
Start paying attention
Within the past few weeks, many Sanders County residents have learned of legislation that threatens the water rights of many of those living in Northwest Montana. Last Saturday, October 29, there was a meeting at the White Pine Mennonite Church for...
Slice of Life: It's not a fabled life
Those of you who read my columns know I love to read. As a child I loved the library. I still recall the white wire chairs with the pink, orange and yellow seats in the children’s section and the lo...
Remember When?
40 YEARS AGO • NOVEMBER 4, 1982 DECISION DUE ON TIE PLANT FUTURE A decision regarding the future of the Burlington Northern’s tie plant, destroyed by fire last week, is expected to be made by the end of this week, Bill Joplin, manager of BN...
Justice Court
Montana Highway Patrol Regina Sturdivant, 40, seatbelt violation, $20. David Kubicek, 24, speeding in a restricted zone, $95. Jordan Sampson, 43, seatbelt violation, $20. Jason Dean, 48, seatbelt violation, $20. Matthew Thomason, 40, speeding in a...
Sheriff's Log
Ambulance: Plains, 6; T. Falls, 5; Hot Springs, 4; Noxon, 2; Trout Creek, 1. Monday, October 24 Automated alarm call, Plains. Motor vehicle crash, Trout Creek. Automated alarm call, Hot Springs. Animal other, Paradise. Harassment/privacy in communica...
Question of the Week: What is your favorite scary movie?
Leah Bartlett, Thompson Falls - “Hocus Pocus.” Elora Moore, Thompson Falls - “Disney Zombies.” Lauren Hudson, Thompson Falls - “The Shining.” Gabby Taylor, Thompson Falls - “The Spiderwick Chronicles.” Libby Franck, Thompson Falls -...
Entertainer uses mixed media in performance
Watching a pianist play for more than an hour could be a bit tedious, but a performance last week at the Paradise Center was anything but boring. Pianist Scott Kirby took his gig to a higher level by...
Shakespeare winter tour date set
Montana Shakespeare in the Parks (MSIP) is back for their 2022 winter tour with the long-awaited production of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) – Revised! MSIP will be performing in Thompson Falls on November 9, at the Rex...
Modern Homesteader
The cold weather is upon us and winter is on the way. I am gently reminded of this every morning when I step outside and see the snow-covered mountains. While summer is always busy around here, the pace is very much the same during fall and I’ve...
Birth: Kaiden Wesley Byler
Gifts From Above Midwifery is pleased to announce the arrival of Kaiden Wesley Byler on October 22, 2022. Kaiden was born at 4:48 p.m., weighing 6 lbs. 12 oz. Proud parents are Jesse and Rhonda Byler of Plains. Happy siblings are Megan, Natalia,...
Annual gingerbread contest celebrates silver anniversary
Don’t even think about eating all that Halloween candy. Instead, think about saving some of it for trimmings on a gingerbread creation to enter in the 25th annual gingerbread contest. The contest will be held on Saturday, December 3, at the Old Jai...
Blue Hawks advance to divisional tourney
Thompson Falls hosted the District 7B volleyball tournament last weekend. It was an intense roller coaster ride for the Blue Hawks, who hoisted the second-place trophy when it was all said and done....
Savage Heat's season ends in double OT
It was a hard end to a great season for the Hot Springs Savage Heat in their clash against the Chester-Joplin-Iverness Hi-Line Hawks at Hot Springs Saturday afternoon. The Hawks bumped the Savage...
Noxon, Hot Springs finish season
by Annie Wooden and Jennifer Curran Hot Springs and Noxon faced tough competition at the District 14C tournament last week in Ronan. Though both teams' seasons ended at District, they put forth an...
Red Devils look ahead
When a season ends, it’s easy to look back and think about the coulda, woulda and shouldas. But for Coach Lucas MacArthur and the Noxon Red Devil football team, a playoff loss only has them looking forward to next football season. “These guys...
Benson leads Mack Days with two weeks left
There are just two weeks left in the 2022 Fall Mack Days, and 12,654 lake trout have been turned in for this year’s event. Blustery fall weather came in and the breezy winds were off and on most of the weekend. These resilient anglers continue to...
Crossword Solution
CLUES ACROSS 1. The central bank of the US 4. Direct one’s ambitions 10. Only 11. “Nothing ventured, nothing __” 12. Lead 14. Returned material authorization (abbr.) 15. Indicates the pitch of notes 16. Set up to blame 18. States of rest 22.... Full story
Fielders wins race for sheriff
Click "View PDF" above to see results by race A record number of ballots were cast in Sanders County this week for the 2022 General Election. Voters cast ballots for multiple local and state...
