Articles from the November 22, 2018 edition

Sorted by date  Results 1 - 25 of 30



Families get help for Thanksgiving holiday

Community members came together over the weekend to prepare and deliver Thanksgiving baskets to 81 area families. More than 50 volunteers gathered at the Community Congregational Church on Sunday to...

 
 By Annie Wooden    News    November 22, 2018

TC man in custody after standoff

A Trout Creek man is in custody after a standoff with police that lasted several hours last week. According to the Sanders County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO), West Flockerzi of Trout Creek allegedly tried to start a fire at the Lakeside Resort and...

 

GROWING HOLIDAY CHEER

"O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, how lovely are thy branches." The smell of freshly cut pine trees fills the air at Tuscor Ranch tree farm in Trout Creek. The smell is amazingly lovely, and that...

 
 By Annie Wooden    News    November 22, 2018

County f inalizes election results

Sanders County Elections staff finalized the Nov. 6 general election results on Tuesday with the election canvass. The canvass presents the final results of the election, including any outstanding or provisional ballots cast on Nov. 6. No outcomes fo...

 

Our Viewpoint

This week, Barry McWilliams celebrates 40 years of creating cartoons for newspapers. In 1978, Barry was working at The Madisonian newspaper in southwest Montana. He sold advertising, wrote articles,...

 

Street Smart

Firearms have been a part of the fabric that defines our nation from the very outset. The people pushing for more gun control laws or gun bans truly baffle me. I just don’t get it. Number one, we...

 

Remember When?

50 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 28, 1968 THOMPSON RIVER ROAD STATUS EYED Directors of the Sanders County Chamber of Commerce meeting here were asked Thursday by Sanders County Commissioner Wesley W. Stearns to decide what kind of future road is desired up...

 

Question of the Week

ASPEN WEBSTER, Noxon – “We buy a turkey from Wal-Mart, stuff it with carrots because I really like them. Put it in the oven until it is really done. I don’t know how hot it needs to be or how long. You just open the oven and see.” MADDISON...

 

Sheriff's Log

Ambulances: Noxon, 4; T. Falls, 1; Plains, 4; H. Springs, 3; Dixon QRU, 1. Sunday, November 11 Fish & Game requested for possible spotlighting in the Brushy Gulch area, T. Falls. Llama on Hwy. 28, north of Plains. Deceased bighorn sheep on Hwy. 200,...

 

Justice Court

Sanders County Attorney Leon Hendry, 49, driving under the influence of alcohol, 3rd offense, $1,635. Montana Highway Patrol Albert Johnson, 34, driving under the influence of alcohol, 1st offense, $1,135 and 1 day jail. Rebel Carr, 50, speeding in...

 

African music delights audience

I went to the Okaidja Afroso performance with my grandma, and my brother. When Okaidja came out he was filled with so much energy and was fun to listen to. I could hear how much passion Okaidja and the others sang with. I could see how much he cared...

 

County music students earn all-star honors

All-Star musicians from Hot Springs, Noxon and Plains high schools performed in a University of Montana School of Music recital recently at the University's Dennison Theatre. Cameron Stearns of Hot Sp...

 

Thanksgiving helpers

Lyla Sears (left) and Ellen Childress fill boxes that are destined for families in the Plains and Paradise area to help out with their Thanksgiving dinner. The project is part of a program from the...

 

Biologist presents update on area grizzly bears

Wayne Kasworm, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist out of Libby, has recently released the Cabinet-Yaak and Selkirk Mountains Grizzly Bear Monitoring Update. The report includes information gathe...

 

Elks help 47 kids learn about bowling

The final event of the Elks triathlon took place last weekend, offering instruction on bowling for local kids. More than 45 children joined Elks members and volunteers at Rimrock Lanes to learn about...

 

Patricia L. Rocco

Patricia L. Rocco was born June 19, 1927 in Montevideo, Minnesota, as Patricia Louise Zimmerman. She passed away on Nov. 10, 2018, at St Joseph's Medical Center in Polson, Montana. Pat was married to... Full story

 

Eileen Stone

Eileen Stone of Thompson Falls passed away Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, at the age of 85. A memorial will be planned in the spring.... Full story

 

Loreli Jane Mowery

Loreli Jane Mowery, 63, of Plains, passed away in the loving arms of her husband on Sunday, November 18, 2018 at St. Patrick Hospital, of complications related to cancer. She was born on November 8,... Full story

 

Lions Club lights up Plains for holidays

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, thanks to the Plains Lions Club, which put up holiday decorations in Plains Sunday morning. It took just over an hour for Lions Duane Highcrane, Dave...

 

TC woman wins custom hearing aids

What goes around comes around. For those who are skeptical of karma, the story of Trout Creek's Margie Rawlinson may change your mind on the matter. Rawlinson has spent the last three years sewing...

 

Christmas tree permits available

Christmas tree permits are now available at a cost of $5 at all Lolo National Forest offices. Permits may also be purchased at Feed and Fuel in Thompson Falls. The hunt for the perfect Christmas tree can be a fun, festive way to begin the holiday...

 

THE WADDINGTON WAY

When it comes to quality, these boys do not skimp. They are identical twins, but Jacob and Ethan Waddington have more than that in common. They share a passion, a burning desire to build...

 

Plains women bring kids cheer

The Plains Woman's Club is once again helping to make Christmas more enjoyable for children from homes of domestic violence. Seven women – Judy Stephens, Margaret Storoy, Shirley King, Deb Cleveland...

 

Hunt harvest still down in final week

With less than a week to go in Montana’s big-game hunting, overall numbers remain down from previous years for reported hunters and animals. In Region 1, which includes Sanders County, 11,574 hunters have checked 583 white-tailed deer, including...

 

The end of 11-man?

The final gun has sounded, it is game over for 11-man football in Thompson Falls. Thompson Falls High School will be playing 8-Man football beginning next fall, Principal Rich Ferris told the Ledger Monday after the Montana High School Association...

 

Page Down

Powered by ROAR Online Publication Software from Lions Light Corporation
© Copyright 2024

Rendered 03/28/2024 01:44