Articles from the November 12, 2020 edition
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Candidates win races uncontested
Three reelected candidates ran unopposed this past election: 20th District Judge James Manley, Clerk of District Court Candy Fisher and Denley Loge, State Representative for District 14. The Ledger recently reached out to these candidates for more...
DANCERS IN MOTION
It's arguably one of the best aerobic exercises around. It takes concentration and precise timing, but with the twirling, twisting, and quick stepping comes dancing to the flow of the music,...
County to certify results Nov. 17
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 before 8 p.m. last Tuesday to cast his ballot in the...
MRL honors veterans, essential workers
Montana Rail Link (MRL) is showing appreciation for veterans and essential workers in a special way. MRL this week put into service a locomotive rebranded with "Thank You Veterans" and a patriotic...
DEQ proposes releasing part of Troy Mine bond
Following completion of more than a third of the reclamation work at the Troy Mine Inc. site that closed in 2015, the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is proposing to release part of...
Our Viewpoint
One of my friends who is a teacher at Thompson Falls High School has a sign in her classroom that reads "10% of life is what happens to you; 90% is how you react to it." I've been thinking about that a lot this last week, and not just as we watch...
Montana Viewpoint
With the passage in Montana of I-190 we have joined California, Washington, Oregon and a few other “liberal” states in making the purchase and use of marijuana jail time free. It has been about 100...
Election workers appreciated
Our country provides for our right, and calls upon our responsibility, for every citizen to cast their vote. This election process is the backbone of our Democratic Republic. In turn, every citizen expects that their vote will be properly counted...
Trust the election process
PATIENCE! Let the election process go through its complete course. The media is jumping the gun by calling this election for Biden now. (11/7) There are severe accusation pending of vote count irregularities. Biden can win, but only with the...
Remember When?
8 YEARS AGO • NOVEMBER, 1940 FIRST THREE-TERMER This precedent shaking campaign has finally resulted in the WILL of the people speaking, and thus ROOSEVELT continues on as President of the United States of America. Let us stand UNITED as the name o...
Question of the Week
FRED ROMANI, Trout Creek - “I’m going to say that it’s going to be a little over a mild winter this year. It’s not kicking off like they said it would.” RICHARD BROCK, Thompson Falls - “It’s going to be warmer with more snow. Seems to be trending t...
Sheriff's Log
Ambulance: Plains, 12; T. Falls, 12; Trout Creek, 5; Paradise, 1; Heron, 1; Noxon, 1 Sunday, November 1 Informational case, Hot Springs. Livestock, Camas. Theft, theft of contents of vehicle, Plains. Theft, vehicle theft and contents theft, vehicle...
Justice Court
Montana Highway Patrol Patricia Nelson, 77, day speeding, $20. Devlin Sheridan, 26, careless driving, $85. Zoe Curtiss, 21, operating without insurance, 1st offense, $85; seatbelt violation, $20. Steven Leggitt, 46, exceeding special zone speed...
TF council looks to fill vacancy
During the November City Council Meeting the council spoke about still not having a replacement council member to fill the position for Ward 1. The ward traverses the west side of Spruce Street to just west of the city limits. According to Mayor...
Noxon/Bull River Weather
October set some records. Average daytime high was well below the historical average due to cool temperatures in the last half of the month and a real cold snap in the final week. We had 3 days when the temperature never got above freezing, which...
Edward T. Reeser
Edward (Ed) T. Reeser passed away October 30, 2020, of natural causes at his home in Thompson Falls surrounded by his family. He was born August 7, 1931, in Butte, Montana, to Edward Walter Reeser and Doris (Stodden) Reeser. When he was two years... Full story
John Ronald Pritzkau
November 7, 1941 – November 4, 2020 John R. Pritzkau, 78, son of the late Ronald "Red" Pritzkau and Henrietta "Toots" Pritzkau passed from this world on November 4, 2020. John was born on November 7... Full story
Mallory Ray Anderson
On October 27, our son, brother and uncle Mallory Ray Anderson passed away ever too early from this life at St. Patrick’s Hospital. In 1979, Mallory was born to Lenis and Anita Anderson in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Mallory left behind his dear cat. He i... Full story
Ronald Dean Cline
Ronald Dean Cline of Trout Creek went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, November 3, 2020 after battling ALS and dementia. Ronald had 79 years of a full life. He was born in Chickasaw, Oklahoma, on August 18, 1941, and ended his journey... Full story
Keeping it Green
AMERICA RECYCLES DAY NOVEMBER 15, 2020 According to National Geographic, Americans send 64 tons of waste to landfills during their lifetime. That’s 246 million tons of waste each year. America Recycles Day aims to encourage Americans to purchase recy...
Crossword Solution
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Sheriff's office expanding inmate area
For several years the Sanders County Sheriff's Office (SCSO) has been planning to put in an improved inmate recreational yard to replace the existing one. Due to several safety concerns and having to...
LITTLE BEAVER BUNNY
A bunny hunkers down in a field along Little Beaver Creek Road west of Thompson Falls during a recent snowstorm....
Charge filed in 2018 Dixon murder
After two years an arrest has be made in the death of William Patrick Conko-Camel outside of Dixon. Tribal Police Officers recently arrested Cavey Little Rossbach for the 2018 murder of Conko-Camel. Rossbach, charged with felony deliberate homicide,...
Veterinarian joins TF clinic
Thompson Falls Veterinary Clinic has acquired a new large animal veterinarian in Stephanie McIntyre, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. An Ohio native, raised on a farm that "raised foals and started...
