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Nearly 80 people gathered at the Sanders County Fairgrounds pavilion last Tuesday evening to hear an appeal from two local men to convince residents to put pressure on the state or federal government to purchase nearly 12,000 acres of wilderness for the general public to use. MKH Montana, a 401k trust for a highway patrol in another state, is selling 11,804 acres of wilderness in Sanders County and 7,711 acres in Mineral County. MKH has already sold some acreage, which is now closed to the publi...
Plains held a special town council meeting last Tuesday to go over two issues that are somewhat connected, but were not as easily passed. The resolution, the "Town's Position on Executive Committee on Housing Recommendations," unanimously passed within 30 minutes. The resolution "Formation of a Community Council" took longer and did pass. In response to Governor Greg Gianforte's Housing Task Force, which could take away a municipality's authority and freedom to regulate housing regulations,...
A group of students at Plains Elementary School turned their lesson tables into lunch tables on Friday for an early Thanksgiving celebration. Denise Montgomery has been holding a Thanksgiving celebration for her class for 32 years, but she said it still brings her pleasure. This year, her 13 first-graders joined with the dozen first-grade students of Kylie Ishler's class for the celebration, which included turkey, dressing, potatoes, gravy, apple cider and cornbread that they made themselves....
Nearly 300 Sanders County residents got help from community members and churches last weekend as the annual Thanksgiving Baskets program packed and delivered the ingredients for turkey dinners to 76 families from Heron to Thompson Falls. On Saturday, volunteers gathered at Community Congregational Church in Thompson Falls to sort through tons of canned and fresh produce, pie crusts, pumpkin and other items. On Sunday, church and community members packed the boxes and delivered them to families....
There's a subtle shift happening this week. The energy and adrenaline of summer and fall that built up to the election is giving way to the season of giving and thankfulness. Lately in the stores and at the post office, people have kept their heads down, focused on their tasks, and there hasn't seemed to be as much mingling. Everyone is rushing to the next event or to shuffle kids to activities or to get back to work. As the holidays approach, though, our daily lives get busy with shopping, school concerts, Christmas on Main Street and bazaars...
Regarding the letter from Gunner Junge (Sanders County Ledger, Nov. 17, 2022), there are many points that I could take issue with, but I will focus on only a few. Yes, the United States is a democracy and, yes, the United States is a republic. The representatives of this republic are selected through a democratic process. That is the modern definition of a democracy. Regarding the comparison of election results timing in Florida and Arizona, Mr. Junge appears to be confusing 1) "calling" election winners, and 2) counting all the votes in an...
This is the story — correct that — legend, of a man named Les Webber who ranched and caroused in and around the town of Plains, Montana. When you are leaving Plains, headed to Missoula, you might notice on the right a weathered billboard with a narrow protective roof over it in front of a large Town Pump store. The fact that it is still there at all is, I was told, thanks to the intervention of a longtime sheriff’s deputy who convinced the contractor building the new Town Pump to leave it becau...
9 YEARS AGO • NOVEMBER 23, 1932 NEW KITCHEN AID Homemakers by the thousands are enjoying a new helper in their kitchens – towels for kitchen use are proving a boon because they are so convenient and, at the same time, economical to use. Introduced after fifteen months of use in test markets, the new paper towel has been proved entirely practical. These towels come in a roll of 150 pure, white, generous sized tissue towels. They are highly absorbent and seen to have an especial affinity for greasy stains. They are used for the hundred and one l...
Spencer Hart - “10 minutes in the oven because it’s so big.” Maddie Park - “Put it in a pan and you cut it up and cook for 30 minutes or so and serve it.” Zackary Keen - “Cut its head off and put in stuffing and some ingredients. Cook for one minute on the stove and it tastes good.” Harley Vold-Dembowski - “Heat it up, put stuff in it, put it in the stove for 30 minutes.” Hank Pavlik - “I’d cook it nice and perfect on the grill for four minutes” Millie Mosher - “Put it in the oven, cook for 15 minutes. Take it out and stuff it with food and ea...
Montana’s general deer and elk season is wrapping up Nov. 27, 2022. So far this season, more than 7,300 hunters have appeared at game check stations in northwest Montana. The overall number of hunters with harvested elk is up compared to a year ago while the number of hunters with deer is down. At the Thompson Falls check station, the number of hunters is down this year, with 947 compared with 1,065 through week five in 2021, but the percentage of hunters with game is up almost a full percent to 10.3%. Hunters have come through the check s...
Ambulance: Plains, 7; Hot Springs, 6; T. Falls, 4; Noxon, 2; Dixon, 2; Paradise, 1; Trout Creek, 1. Monday, November 14 Suspicious activity, T. Falls. Assist motorist/citizen, Trout Creek. Theft, Plains. Fire, Trout Creek. Theft, Trout Creek. Suspicious activity, Heron. Motor vehicle crash, Dixon. Motor vehicle crash, Plains. Business contact, T. Falls. Disturbance, Plains. General animal call/complaint, Plains. Tuesday, November 15 Trespass, Plains. Property damage/criminal mischief. Suicide attempts/threats, Hot Springs. Welfare check, T....
Montana Highway Patrol John Bergum, 64, speeding in a restricted zone, $85. Lindy Eddy, 25, speeding in a restricted zone, $95. Lindsey Parker, 38, speeding in a restricted zone, $95. Loren MacFarlane, 24, night speeding, $70. Donald Henson, Jr., 66, day speeding, $20. Elliott Parker, 29, day speeding, $20. Benedict Waterbury, 19, day speeding, $20. Martin Koskela, 62, speeding in a restricted zone, $55. James Page, 78, basic rule - reasonable and prudent, 1st offense, $120; seatbelt violation, $20. Chad Henning, 51, seatbelt violation, $20....
Marilyn Jill Logan was born April 27, 1939, in Fargo, North Dakota to Warren and Arloween Gerrells. She passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on November 9, 2022, in Spokane, Washington. She was the third child of six children. Jill moved to Spokane where she met the love of her life, Neil Logan. They were married September 6, 1960, and were together for 62 years. From Spokane, in 1962, they moved to Noxon, Montana for Neil's job with the Washington Water Power Company. They lived...
Dixie Ann (Hall) Vaught, 87, of Spokane Valley, Washington, passed away peacefully on November 19, 2022, at Spokane Valley Hospital. Dixie was born in Whitepine, Montana, on November 11, 1935. She attended grade school there and graduated from Thompson Falls High School in 1953. On April 25, 1954, she married Wilbur Vaught. They resided in Thompson Falls, Montana, for many years. During that time, Dixie worked at the courthouse for several years before running for Sanders County Clerk and...
Linda Ann Keister, 80 of Trout Creek, Montana, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family, on November 2, 2022. Linda was born in Chinook, Montana, on November 26, 1941, to Melvin and Jean Bosch. She was the second of six children. She attended many schools as her family moved around Montana, following her father's work in construction. She married Arthur Keister on December 27, 1959, in Whitepine, Montana, at his parents' home. They made their home in Trout Creek and raised three...
The community of Thompson Falls is gearing up for the holiday season with preparations for the annual Christmas on Main Street events December 2-4. Local artist Hilary VanVleet has developed a unique coloring page for this year’s coloring contest. Pages were distributed at Thompson Falls Elementary and are available for pickup at The Ledger or Thompson Falls Library. Completed coloring pages must be dropped off at The Ledger by 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 2. The Thompson Falls Chamber of Commerce will present the annual Holiday Stroll and c...
Sanders County winter sports practices got underway last week, and several basketball and wrestling teams have new coaches this year. Kylie Ishler is coaching the girls basketball team in Plains. Ishler is from Missoula, having played basketball for Hellgate High School. She was the JV girls basketball coach last year for Plains. “Basketball was really big in our community and I want to bring the school and community spirit back,” Ishler said. As a first-grade teacher she is able to work toward that goal by creating projects that spark sch...
Hot Springs and Noxon athletes earned all-conference and all-state honors this fall. In 6-man football, Hot Springs senior Garth Parker and Noxon sophomore Ricky Williams earned all-state honors. Named to the all-conference list were Noxon seeniors Gage Hendrick and Johnny Knerr, as well as Hot Springs sophomores Weston Slonaker and Johnny Waterbury. Zane Wendt of Lima, Reid Johnson of Twin bridges and Tyson Hanson of White Sulphur Springs also earned all-state honors, while the all-conference...
At the Thompson Falls library last week Sarah Busmire, administrator of the Green Mountain Conservation District (GMCD), did a presentation on the collaborative stream and floodplain work completed on the Vermilion River. Busmire’s group is part of the Lower Clark Fork Watershed Group (LCFWG). “LCFWG is both a nonprofit organization, as well as a collection of organizations and agencies collaborating to improve watershed health in the lower Clark Fork drainage,” said Brita Olson, the coordinator. Some of the agencies collaborating on the Vermi...
The Plains Town Council hired a new contract attorney last Monday with a unanimous vote by council. Loren Fitzpatrick signed a one-year contract at the meeting, replacing Richard Gebhardt, who retired a week earlier after serving as the town attorney for 14 years. He had planned to retire in 2021, but wanted to stay and help with the town's lagoon situation and with the contract for the town's new well. His final act was with the Plains Police Commission hearing. He had also been the attorney...
After more than 60 years, Whitepine Grange has its own flagpole. The 32-foot flagpole was dedicated November 11 with a ceremony featuring VFW representatives, members of the Grange and surrounding Whitepine community, and a children's choir from Trout Creek School. Despite freezing temperatures, the event gathered about 30 admirers at the Grange for the short ceremony. Carolyn Nesbitt, Whitepine Grange vice-president, addressed the audience and shared Red Skelton's interpretation of the Pledge o...
Thompson River Animal Care Shelter (TRACS) is once again holding a silent auction to raise money this holiday season. Beginning November 28, the silent auction will open at the Clark Fork Valley Elks Lodge in Thompson Falls with items on display noon-8 p.m. through December 1 and noon-4 p.m. on December 2. The auction will then be set up December 3 at Thompson Falls High School during the annual Christmas Bazaar. Finally, auction items will be moved to Plains Public Library December 5-8 and December 12-15, from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. each day. TRACS ex...
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SOLUTIONS ACROSS 1. BHOPAL 7. WHALES 13. BAGGAGE 14. RENAMES 16. AS 17. ELEPHANTS 19. MH 20. ISSEI 22. TAI 23. AESIR 25. TEAS 26. COMTE 28. SATI 29. STM 30. PAN 31. HOD 33. FON 34. AKAN 36. NICENE 38. SAROS 40. RAGES 41. ARISEN 43. CEBU 44. MAT 45. SAD 47. MUR 48. ASL 51. OPAL 53. BASAL 55. AREA 56. VANES 58. NAN 59. ARDEN 60. AH 61. PEACETIME 64. TA 65. ROSEATE 67. ACANTHI 69. SORTED 70. SESAME SOLUTIONS DOWN 1. BAASSET 2. HG 3. OGEES 4. PALI 5. AGE 6. LEPTON 7. WRAITH 8. HEN 9. ANTA 10. LASES 11. EM 12. SEMITONE 13. BAITS 15. SHRINES 18. HAM...
