Articles from the November 4, 2021 edition
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City officials chosen
Voters in Plains and Hot Springs cast ballots Tuesday for municipal elections in which they each chose a mayor and town council members. Sanders County Elections staff released the unofficial results late Tuesday. The results will be validated...
Hawks home for postseason play
It's going to be a busy week for Thompson Falls High School. The Blue Hawk volleyball team, who captured the District 7B championship last weekend at St. Ignatius High School, now host the Western B... Full story
SEASONAL CELEBRATIONS
Thompson Falls was blooming with festive spirit last Saturday. Thompson Falls Community Trails hosted their annual Trick or Treat, Move Your Feet fun run, which was followed by the Thompson Falls...
SEASONAL CELEBRATIONS
Fred Young Park had a lot of spooky celebrities – monsters, zombies, werewolves, dinosaurs, and vampires, and plenty of hot dogs, compliments of the Plains Lions Club, which has put on their H...
Our Viewpoint
Our Sanders County sports teams have had a rough couple of years. The pandemic forced some teams to cancel their seasons spring 2020. This year the teams have still had to adapt to not only closures and rescheduling within their own schools, but...
Support for forest project
The governing board of the Kootenai Forest Stakeholders Coalition (KFSC) has voted unanimously to support a legal defense of the Forest Service Ripley project. This vote represents the strength and importance of the collaborative process the group is...
Defending our choices
“Life’s not multiple choice” is a favorite catchphrase for educators who don’t like multiple-choice test questions. The phrase is repeated as bedrock logic, but if you examine it even briefly it turns to sand. Truth is, we make endless choices daily,...
Travels with Gigi
I recently traveled around Washington state with Gigi for a few days, all the way out to the ocean and back. Gigi was often the navigator. She gives advice in a calm, clear voice, and most of the time she knows where she’s going. When she d...
Remember When?
7 YEARS AGO • OCTOBER 31, 1951 LOGS TO GO THROUGH WEEKSVILLE RAPIDS About 700,000 feet of sawlogs are to be put through the Weeksville Rapids on the Clark Fork River near Plains soon by Thompson Falls Lumber Co., it is reported by Arden Davis, s...
Question of the Week
Bebe Townsend, Thompson Falls - “I say any time before Thanksgiving is too early.” Terry Holo, Trout Creek - “Before Thanksgiving!” Lisa Smith, Thompson Falls - “I think its too early before Halloween.” Beth CaRter, Trout Creek - “Right afte...
Thompson River Road closed after slide
A mud and rock slide following rainstorms cut off Thompson River Road last week. The call for first responders came in about 2 p.m. Friday. According to Forest Service civil engineer Jesse Hunter, no...
Sheriff's Log
Ambulance: T. Falls, 4; Plains, 6; Hot Springs, 1. Monday, October 25 Theft, Trout Creek. Motor vehicle crash, Hot Springs. Welfare check, T. Falls. Civil attempts, Trout Creek. Civil attempts, T. Falls. Civil attempts, T. Falls. General animal call...
Justice Court
Montana Highway Patrol Jonathan Cook, 33, operating without insurance, 1st offense, $285; speeding in a restricted zone, $55. Dominic Taylor, 27, operating without insurance, 1st offense, $285; seatbelt violation, $20. Andrew Larion, 23, day...
Board of Health responds to questions
As a board, the Sanders County Board of Health (BOH), would like to respond to questions recently presented to the Sanders County Commissioners (SCC) with respect to COVID-19 and positions adopted by the BOH. Montana law charges a BOH among other...
Sunset Hills opens parlor for goodies
'Tis the season to be spooked and what better place for it to happen than at a funeral home, including a skeleton hearse driver. For the last 12 years, the owners of Sunset Hills Funeral Home and...
Bowling Scores
MON. NITE GALS W L Nascar Freaks 18 10 Dangerous Dames 18 10 Talk of the Town 17.5 10.5 Dolls with Balls 13.5 14.5 Rock’n Bowl 11 17 Bye 6 22 Team Scr. Game: Dangerous Dames, 461; Scr. Series: Dangerous Dames, 1258; Hcp. Game: Talk of the Town, 6...
Food preservation program available
In the wake of the pandemic, people saw empty shelves, increased prices and a break in the supply chain. Montana State University (MSU) Extension Office in Sanders County saw the struggles the communi...
Joan M. Draszt
May 11, 1937 – October 22, 2021 In loving memory Joan Marie Huff was born May 11, 1937, at Snohomish, Washington, to parents, Elizabeth (Legocki) and Willis S Hough of Sheridan, Wyoming. She had o... Full story
Harley Leroy Huntley
Harley Leroy Huntley was born July 10, 1937, in Sturgis, South Dakota, to Darold L. Huntley and Ruth I. Eckenrode. He passed from this life on August 23, 2021, in Thompson Falls in the care of Cherry... Full story
Gary L. Draszt
December 28, 1936 - October 31, 2021 In loving memory Gary Lee Draszt was born to Marion (Lee) and Joseph Charles Draszt on December 28, 1936, in Plentywood, Montana. His parents farmed in Sheridan... Full story
Ridge Riders, school partner with archery program
After months of planning, the Trout Creek School finally presented its students with a new archery program. This was made possible by two grants provided through the National Archery in Schools Progra...
ICY ROAD CONDITIONS
Multiple vehicles spun out of control crossing the Big Beaver Creek bridge between Thompson Falls and Trout Creek on Tuesday morning. A truck rolled, taking out a power line, and a separate truck and...
Theme set for annual gingerbread contest
Ready to start the holiday season by getting creative? The theme for the annual gingerbread contest, sponsored by the Sanders County Historical Society Old Jail Museum, is “Christmas is Coming.” Think about adding some spice to the holiday sea...
Extension hosts COVID-19 discussions
Montana State University Extension will host a series of webinars this fall related to COVID-19. “COVID-19 Conversations with Montana Experts” will take place from noon to 1 p.m. on four separate Tuesdays, November 2, 16 and 30 and December 14. The...
Hawks dominate Circle, ready for Belt
The Thompson Falls Blue Hawks finished the regular season 9-0, but the Hawks are not done with their season by any means. Thompson Falls hosted the Circle Wildcats Saturday at Previs Field, running...
