Articles from the November 17, 2022 edition
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Plains School welcomes vets
Students of Plains School honored former military members for an early Veterans Day observance with a special concert, goodies from students, and verbal accolades from the school superintendent....
Ceremony commemorates Veterans Day
It was 22 degrees with snow and ice on the ground, but that didn't deter members of VFW Post 3596 from forming up in the military section of the Plains Cemetery Friday to publicly commemorate...
Elected officials prepare for duty
Sanders County voters turned out for the 2022 General Election last week, selecting multiple elected officials for the county. Of the 10,064 registered voters in Sanders County, 6,719 voted in last week’s election, nearly 67%. Provisional ballots w...
New Harvest Foods manager a familiar face
If you've spent more than a couple minutes in Sanders County Harvest Foods, you've heard the distinctive giggle of Shelly Mayfield. The Thompson Falls woman, who has worked at the store for more than...
County transparent in election process
It makes me so proud to watch our democracy in action. Last Tuesday on election night, the lower courtroom at the Sanders County Courthouse was a flurry of activity. But it wasn’t the chaos and mayhem that some believe is happening with elections i...
Don't believe everything you read
DÉJÀ VU: Why we shouldn't believe everything we hear or read. Perceptions and opinions aren't always reality. What a certain person calls "confirmation bias" another rather famous career politician's brother (using his brother's influence for their o...
A Few Thoughts ... on the dictionary
I am keeping my promise not to write about politics for a while; and it may be forever. It seems moot. We are stuck in a political and ideological quagmire, and it appears we will remain so for a while. It might be better to explore something we can...
Remember When?
PLAINS AREA’S ONE ROOM SCHOOLS The earliest of the schoolhouses erected in the Plains area seems to be one on Swamp Creek and another that was situated on Clark Creek up Baldy way. Both dated back to the early 1890s and logs furnished the principal b...
Question of the Week
JOE FRIELDS, Thompson Falls - “It would be easy, I’ve done it for longer than that. I’ve taught survival classes.” KIM ROBERTS, Thompson Falls - “No, I can't sleep on the ground.” DEBBIE CARPENTER, Heron - “With my husband I probably could.” RACHA...
Justice Court
Montana Highway Patrol Annie Humphreys, 45, day speeding, $70. Alexander Shreiar, 26, day speeding, $70. Austin Bunyea, 27, driving under the influence, 2nd offense, 365 days jail with 258 suspended and credit for 7 days served. Debaorah Waldher,...
Sheriff's Log
Ambulance: Plains, 5; Hot Springs, 3; Dixon, 2; T. Falls, 1; Paradise, 1; Trout Creek, 1; Noxon, 1. Monday, November 7 Motor vehicle crash, Plains. Animal other, Trout Creek. Request for welfare check, Noxon. Assault, Dixon. Abandoned vehicle, T. Fal...
Not guilty plea to drug charges
Appearing before Judge Molly Owen on November 9, Jennifer Marie Charlo entered her not guilty pleas to a felony count of criminal possession of dangerous drugs and a misdemeanor count of criminal possession of drug paraphernalia. According to...
City sewer project to continue in spring
Work on the Thompson Falls wastewater project has ceased for the winter. Razz Construction has connected 186 of the more than 300 properties in phases 1 and 2 of the project to the community sewer system, Mayor Mark Sheets said at Monday’s City Counc...
Kelley, Beaty lead marathon
Fall means the Pinochle players are at it again for the GFWC Thompson Falls Woman’s Club annual Pinochle Marathon. For September, Wendy Kelley and Ron Beaty led with 8,890 points. In second place was Juanita Triplett and Cal Pomrenke with 7,360 p...
Plains passes emergency resolutions
The Plains Town Council unanimously passed seven motions at last Monday's regular monthly meeting, including three emergency measures to quickly get a water main at the east end of town repaired....
Organizations honor those who served
Dozens of veteran related events took place last week as part of the Veterans Day celebration. The Daughters of the American Revolution put on a free lasagna luncheon for veterans at the VFW in Plains on Friday. American Legion Clubs Post 52 in...
Veterans enjoy lunch, program at TFHS
A Thompson Falls High School hosted a luncheon for local veterans on Friday, November 11. Community veteran and substitute teacher Mike Bruse served as emcee for the event, which included more than...
Robert Douglas Waters
Robert Douglas Waters, "Bob," beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend, passed away peacefully in his sleep on November 11, 2022. He was born on April 28, 1930, in Glendive,... Full story
Edith Adell Loder
Edith Adell Loder, age 93, was born April 22, 1929, to Albert Bates and Florence Bates in Rapid City, South Dakota. Edith and her family moved to Plains, Montana, where she graduated from Plains High... Full story
Linda Keister
Linda Keister, 80, of Trout Creek passed away Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at St. Patrick Hospital. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home. A full obituary will be published at a later date.... Full story
Plains Police officer appeals suspension decision
A Plains police officer was put on a 10-day suspension without pay, but was back on the job as of Saturday. Jared Hutchings is pleased to be back on the job, but his battle with the town is not over....
Red Devils host launch party for class cookbook
Noxon art and culinary classes worked together this fall to produce the second annual publication of the art class's cookbook. This year 14 students from Jessie Novak's middle school art and Intro....
Hawks finish season at state
The Blue Hawk volleyball team wrapped up their season at the state tournament in Bozeman last week, going 2-1 with Class B competition. "We had a great weekend," Coach Sandra Kazmierczak said. "The gi...
Plains, T. Fall players honored
Blue Hawk senior Avery Burgess earned all-state honors this volleyball season. The list of all-state and all-conference players was released this week for District 7B. Also earning votes for all-state designation were Bigfork’s Inga Turner and Zoe A...
'Clue' a major production for Plains drama
It might have been the biggest crowd for the Plains School Drama Club, which put on the play "Clue" last week in the school's new gymnasium. It was also the biggest set the students had ever...
