Articles from the December 21, 2023 edition
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Cookie extravaganza provides holiday fun
Last Sunday the Elks Lodge in Thompson Falls had cookies for children to decorate in order to raise funds for scholarships in Sanders County. Elks Exalted Ruler Charlie Munday said they wanted to...
Plains fire hall in need of repairs
Plains City Fire Department Chief Anthony Young is seeking renovations to the fire hall. At the Plains City Council meeting this month, Young presented the council with a list of issues and ideas for improvements he is wanting for the Plains fire hal...
Plains gets festive with stroll
Santa Claus, who dabbles in law enforcement in his spare time, took time to make inquiries about the naughtiness and nicety qualities of numerous children in downtown Plains Saturday. Father...
Sheriff's Relief Fund has tradition of giving
For more than 25 years, the Sanders County Sheriff's Office Christmas Relief Fund has helped make the holidays a little brighter for local children. The Relief Fund supports the Tree of Hearts, a...
Concert celebrates the season
More than 100 people attended the 3rd Annual Community Christmas Concert at the Plains Bible Chapel Saturday night. The 20 member choir included men, women and children, some from the Plains Bible...
Finding the magic of the holidays
It’s been difficult getting in the holiday spirit this year. With no snow, it feels more like a cold fall than winter. But as we were putting together the Holiday Pictorial, the holiday spirit hit me. I was going through photos from the past year, vi...
Montana Viewpoint: A way to address high property tax
I just read an editorial called “Let's end the property tax blame game” by Kendall Cotton in which he begins by blaming local governments for property tax increases, echoing Governor Gia...
Remember When?
8 YEARS AGO DECEMBER 22, 1988 67 YEAR LODGE MEMBER RECALLS EARLY DAYS When Chuck Duffield attempted to contact Franklyn Rutherford to invite him to attend his installation as Grand Master of the Thompson Falls Lodge Masons, he had a hard time...
Question of the week
SHELLY WRIGHTSON, Thompson Falls - “From National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, son Rusty says, ‘That tree won’t fit in our yard.’ Dad Clark replies, ‘It’s not going in our yard, it’s going in our living room.’ ” DUSTIN EMMETT, Plains - “People te...
Sheriff's Log
Ambulance: T. Falls, 5; Plains, 5; Trout Creek, 1; Hot Springs, 1; Dixon, 1. Monday, December 11 Person missing, Paradise. Child welfare/abuse, Hot Springs. Attempt to locate, Trout Creek. Civil attempts, T. Falls. Property found, Plains. Suspicious...
Justice Court
Montana Highway Patrol Ashley Masterson, 32, failure to give notice of accident by quickest means, 1st offense, $335, 20 days jail with 20 days suspended. Andrew Bellinger, 39, operating with expired registration, $35; speeding in a restricted zone,...
Traffic law addresses emergency vehicle response
Following the passage of HB470, also known as the Yield-Slow Down-Move Over Act, earlier this year new requirements went into effect October 1 regarding how drivers must respond to emergency personnel and highway workers when stationary with their...
Churches plan holiday services
Sanders County churches have special services planned this holiday season. CABINET MOUNTAIN BIBLE CHURCH in TROUT CREEK Normal schedule on Christmas Eve, Sunday, 11:am and Evening 5:30 to 6:00 FALLS CHAPEL PENTECOSTAL CHURCH of GOD in Thompson Falls...
Mortgage Minute
by Michael Scharfe The new year is just around the corner and with that begins a lot of New Year’s resolutions. What better time than now to add a resolution to clean up your credit? According to a poll found in Forbes, the #5 most common r...
Mayor's Corner
by Rusti Leivestad, Thompson Falls Mayor Having moved from our home in Trout Creek where we dug a well for our water system, put in the septic system and shared maintenance and plowing of a quarter mile of private road (all at our expense), I truly...
Sanders County alum receive degrees at UM
The University of Montana has over 800 students who are degree candidates for fall semester 2023. Students with “cum laude” after their name indicate a GPA of 3.40 to 3.69. “Magna cum laude” indicates a 3.70 to 3.89 GPA, and “summa cum laude” is...
Choir entertains community at park
by Ed Moreth It was dark and cold with the only illumination coming from a lone street light in Fred Young Park, but that didn't stop nearly 70 people from spending time Thursday evening listening to...
Hawks fall at home, win away
ANACONDA 58, THOMPSON FALLS 37 The Blue Hawk boys fell to Anaconda 58-37 in the first home matchup of the season as they played host to the Copperheads on Friday. The Hawks struggled to penetrate the...
Clean sweep for Plains basketball
It was a clean sweep for both the Plains Horsemen and Trotters basketball teams last week in the non- conference game against Hot Springs at Plains, although the final game of the night was real...
Drew, Johnny pin their way to the top
The Savage-Horsemen wrestling team brought home plenty of hardware from the Buzz Lucey memorial tournament in Eureka last weekend. Drew Carey finished a champion on Saturday, pinning Flahead’s Brett Chivers in 1 minute, 54 seconds in the c...
Hannum fourth at CMR Classic
The Thompson Falls wrestling team hit the road taking on the C.M. Russell Holiday Classic this past weekend. There was no shortage of competition as 57 schools came together. Blue Hawk senior Max Hannum proved to be a master of the mats, getting a...
Red Devils split games with Troy
TROY 35, NOXON 24 The Lady Red Devils hit the court to take on the Lady Trojans of Troy falling 24-35. The aggressive Troy team came out putting full court pressure on Noxon, leaving the Lady Red...
Horsemen dominate Alberton at home
Plains faced the Alberton Panthers at home taking the win 67-30. Quickly the Horsemen came out winning the jump off and getting the first points. Alberton tried to answer with a three but was unsuccessful. From a swift steal by Darren Standeford Plai...
CROSSWORD SOLUTION
SOLUTIONS ACROSS 1. SAGS 5. BOSON 10. SAFE 14. AMAH 15. CRAPE 16. ARIA 17. PILI 18. DALEY 19. GADS 20. SALAD 22. TOR 23. SABOT 24. SERENADES 27. OPS 30. MAD 31. TEA 32. TAT 35. SACKED 37. SIB 38. SAME 39. STOAS 40. MAC 41. SABER 42. ENOW 43. SOD 44.... Full story
Rex hosts local singers for caroling
Sunday afternoon the Rex Theater was filled with music by the Clark Fork Valley Singers. Several people, including children, came out to listen to their singing of holiday classics with a couple of extras thrown in. Artistic Director Rob Viens and...
