Articles from the November 5, 2020 edition
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Record voter turnout in county
Sanders County voters participated in the General Election in record numbers, with more than 86% of voters returning their ballots by the time the polls closed at 8 p.m. on Tuesday. However, a technical glitch with the DS850 vote tabulation machine...
Sanders County Election Results
November 3 was a day of record voter turnout for Sanders County, with the last ballot coming in just before the polls closed. The last voter walked into the Sanders County Courthouse a few minutes...
1,000 miles to vote
Election 2020 has surrounded itself with a sense of urgency for many Americans. Just how much agony would an individual go through to vote? Former Sanders County resident Logan Naegeli did what many w...
HALLOWEEN FUN
The winner of the Plains Lions Club Halloween costume contest couldn't even be seen. The "Invisible Man" took first place and the top prize of $20 and he was actually a she. Tia Bellinger of Plains...
T. Falls run takes Halloween mobile
Sanders County residents began their Halloween festivities early Saturday morning with the third annual Trick or Treat, Move Your Feet 5k and one-mile fun run/walk at Power Park in Thompson Falls, an...
Community help sought in fighting local crime
Over the years a rise of crime has prompted the local Thompson Falls Police Department, and Officer Roy Scott, to reach out to the community to begin a community crime watch initiative. According to Scott, who is spear heading the initiative, there...
Our Viewpoint
Last week, the Sanders County Commissioners met to discuss if and how to enforce the governor’s mask mandate. Why? Because the country has chosen to pass accountability to the state, the state passed it to counties, and the county has chosen to p...
Street Smart
Over the years, I’ve read the phrase “May you live in interesting times,” in fortune cookies and heard the same statement used as a toast. Legend says that the saying originated in China, and, altho...
Great leaders and people aren't always the same
I recently read Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Crusade in Europe (1948), his autobiographical version of WWII from about 1941 to 1945. I assume there are historians who might argue “that’s not what really happened,” since (like a Facebook profile) an auto...
Remember When?
2 YEARS AGO • APRIL 9, 2009 TROUT CREEK RESIDENTS RALLY TO CORNER AND DETAIN ROBBER By Jay Simons Fast action by Trout Creek residents prevented an armed robber from making a getaway Sunday after forcing a clerk at Aitken’s Quik Stop to give him...
Question of the Week
KARI GODFREY, Thompson Falls - “I don’t think it should be mandatory to wear a mask, but I do think people should have the choice and probably wear them.” RUTH AKTEPY, Thompson Falls - “I think that the county should not enforce the masks under t...
City Council News
As a member of the city council, I am going to try to factually address issues and requests for information that I hear from city residents via text, email, Facebook or phone. I’m only going to do this as I become aware of issues city residents w...
Justice Court
Montana Highway Patrol Jeremy Tushka, 39, improper passing, $85. Chelsea Ramstad, 23, failure to yield, $85. Jared Harrison, 50, failure to slow for school bus, $135. Caleb Rosich, 20, night speeding, $120. Nicholas Banovich, 33, exceeding special...
Sheriff's Log
Ambulance calls: Plains, 6; Hot Springs, 1; T. Falls, 4; Dixon, 2. Sunday, October 25 Informational case, Plains. Trespass, Noxon. Intimidation/harassment, Trout Creek. Monday, October 26 Assist motorist/citizen, T. Falls. Informational case, Paradis...
Pandemic continues to affect local schools
As COVID-19 continues to affect everything, Thompson Falls Schools voiced its reasoning for canceling the annual Christmas Bazaar. According to Bud Scully, Superintendent of Thompson Falls Schools, with pandemic restrictions making big events more...
TRUNK OR TREAT
The Clark Fork Valley Elks organized a trunk or treat on Halloween in the parking lot of their lodge east of Thompson Falls. About a dozen cars participated and handed out candy. Kids in all kinds of...
FLU SHOTS ON THE GO
Professionals from Sanders County Public Health hosted a series of drive-thru flu clinics (above) to deliver flu vaccinations to the residents of Sanders County. Over the course of three weeks in...
Lions elect first female president
A relatively newcomer to Plains was elected to the top office of the Plains Lions Club and is probably the club's first woman to hold the club's highest office. "It was never my intention to be...
Kelsey Charlene (Fitchett-Howard) Cold
Kelsey Charlene (Fitchett-Howard) Cold passed away in a tragic motorcycle accident on October 6, 2020. Kelsey Charlene was born on March 17, 1995 in Dickinson, North Dakota, to Michelle (Fitchett)... Full story
Chamber should honor Jesus in parade
Dear Editor, It’s my understanding that the Chamber of Commerce is looking for a grand marshal for the Christmas on Main Street parade. As a Christian, it is a notion that the living Jesus Christ ought to be selected as the King we know that will b...
Crossword Solution
SOLUTIONS ACROSS 1. Mast 5. Softy 10. Apache 12. Abrade 14. Destination 16. MD 18. Min 19. SBE 20. Eider 22. IOU 23. Femes 25. Sine 26. ASL 27. Aar 28. Nae 30. Ads 31. Tuba 33. Cremes 35. Acini 37.... Full story
Modern Homesteader
The Dahlia. A coveted addition to any flower garden. These plants are the most widely grown and well-loved in the flower world. The plants produce blooms in an array of colors, whose beauty is almost too hard to describe in words. Pictures don’t e...
Planning begins for holiday giving
The time for giving is rounding the bend and the Sanders County community is again working to bring the Thanksgiving holiday to those who cannot afford to celebrate it on their own. Thanksgiving baskets is a community initiative that started over 16...
Event 'tricks' cancer
Over 25 people showed up to bid at the Cancer Network of Sanders County's (CNSC) annual auction fundraiser, last Friday on Halloween weekend. Almost every business in Plains, along with several...
Final steel horse nearly done
The last steel horse of the Plains greenway will be going up in a matter of weeks, according to its creator, Kenton Pies, who sprayed on a coat of special concrete stain last week and it is nearly...
