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Clark Fork Seamless Gutters were the Wednesday winners in men’s league play at River’s Bend last week, with RT Brown, Doug Fisher, Bob Brown and Ross Gunn combining for a low team gross of 173. Edward Jones Financial golfers Dan Kier, Bruce Sterling, Jesse Mack and Ryan Craven leveraged their handicaps for the low team net of 148, while Craven had the low individual net round of 34 and RT Brown the low gross of 35. Howard Morkert had the aim of an eagle on hole 6 last week as he chipped in his second shot for an eagle. The Browns were on a rol...
Weekend precipitation provided a little relief to firefighting efforts in northwest Montana. The Niarada Fire as of Tuesday afternoon had burned more than 20,000 acres. Last weekend, Highway 28 was again closed due to fire activity but re-opened Sunday afternoon. Authorites removed the reduced speed limit on Highway 28 between Elmo and Lonepine, but urge drivers to use caution as firefighters and equipment are still working in the area. The Niarada Fire was listed at 25% contained on Tuesday....
The annual Big Sky Blues Festival filled the west end with rhythmic sounds last weekend as the three-day festival brought hundreds of visitors to Pilgrim Creek Park in Noxon. Bands including Eric's Maine Connection (top right) entertained people from all over the northwest at the festival. Legends and new artists were together in Sanders County for the weekend. Layla Musselwhite (bottom) matched her soulful voice with the energetic musical talents of Jimmy Robinson. Both are from New Orleans....
A bat found at a residence in Thompson Falls has tested positive for rabies. County Sanitarian Shawn Sorenson said that three bats have been sent to the state lab for testing and one of those tested positive for rabies. Two of the bats were captured inside homes, and one outside. The bat found outside tested positive for rabies. The homeowner found the bat outside unable to fly during the day, Sorenson said. Sorenson, who has been with the county Environmental Health department for 10 years, said this is the first time he has sent bats in for...
The old mayor of Thompson Falls is now the new mayor of Thompson Falls. The city council appointed Jerry Lacy mayor at a special meeting Monday. More than a dozen people attended the meeting and had the opportunity to ask questions of the two candidates, Lacy and Gunner Junge. Daniel Moore had also submitted a letter of interest to the council for the mayor position, but was ineligible due to residency requirements. "I think I can help the community," said Lacy, who previously served as mayor fr...
The entire northwest region of the state will move to stage II fire restrictions on Saturday. This includes Sanders County. Bill Naegeli with the Officer of Emergency Management said the restrictions go into effect at 12:00 a.m. Saturday morning. Under Stage II restrictions, the following is prohibited: * Building maintaining, attending, or using a fire or campfire. * Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation site, or while stopped in an area at least three feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of all...
It was the stuff of legends last Thursday at the Rex Theater in Thompson Falls as Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives played for a soldout crowd. "When we hear about small theaters coming back to life, we will be there," Stuart told the crowd. "We love this town and we love this theater." The band was able to explore Thompson Falls prior to Thursday night's show, stopping at local shops. Stuart expressed his love of small theaters throughout the show, talking about the Marty Stuart's...
A small gathering had a big meaning last weekend. About a dozen community members gathered to honor Sherry Wieckowski, who passed away from cancer last year. Wieckowski was the barber in Thompson Falls for nearly 30 years. The park next to the barber shop was commemorated in her honor on Saturday. "It's her fault I'm here," O'Connor joked at the gathering. O'Connor now owns the barber shop in Thompson Falls. Jenna Brown was a friend of Wieckowski. "Sherry would be delighted. She was always worki...
Forty-seven boats converged on the Noxon Reservoir last weekend for the annual tri-state bass tournament, sponsored by the Clark Fork Bass Anglers. Teams of two anglers turn in their top five fish each day of the tournament to get their grand total. Randy and Amanda Siemens won first place with a two-day total of 38.52 pounds. The Siemens couple swept the weekend, finishing first in the Montana Bass Federation competition in Trout Creek as well as the American Bass Anglers competition for the...
Some of you know me as Annie Wooden, daughter of Barb and Gene. Some of you know me as Annie Wooden, cake maker, golf partner and dog mom. Some of you know me as Annie Wooden, publisher of The Sanders County Ledger. And some of you don’t know me at all – you only know the words I write here each week. I wear a lot of hats, like most people do. We can play the role of parent, student, son, daughter, co-worker, boss or friend, and we can play multiple roles simultaneously. Sometimes it can even be difficult to turn off those roles. I’m alway...
Sourdough Village was more like a metropolis Saturday as the annual Wild Coyote Days celebration took place at the bar and restaurant along Prospect Creek Road near Thompson Falls. The weekend long summer celebration included a horseshoe tournament, rubber duck race down Prospect Creek, live music, vendors, food and the always popular lawn mower races. More than 100 spectators gathered at the Wild Coyote Saloon for the lawn mower races Saturday afternoon. Seventeen drivers put the pedal to the m...
Montana’s Best Builders held on to their Tuesday night men’s league lead last week, with golfers Kevin Sparks, Sean Kelly, Nathan Snead and Doug Czerwinski combining for a low gross of 165 and Kelly hitting the low individual round of 34. In low net competition, NLC’s Bill Nolen, Howard Morkert, Scott Rasor and Mike Tessier shot the low team score of 135, and Russ Wood’s 32 was the lowest individual round. Wood also hit the drive closest to the pin on No. 14. Five golfers showed their skills with chip-ins last Tuesday, including Rusty Sharp o...
There were no wildfires nearby, but the Over the Hill Gang competition was smoking Monday as the gang enjoyed another round around River’s Bend in Thompson Falls. Carter Meyer was on his game, scoring chip-ins on both No. 1 and No. 5 and also sinking the long putt on No. 8. Dave Garr (No. 5), Scott Garr (No. 4), Dave Petteys (No. 9) and Tom Pride (No. 9) also had chip-ins as they started their golf week. Dave Garr, Ron Beaty and Al Luckow all added birdies to their scorecards. Dave Garr shot the low mens gross round of 42, Larry Eddy had the l...
Jan Thompson and Tori Helvey shredded the competition last week during ladies league at River’s Bend, combining for a low gross score of 102 while the sister team of Kim Sparks and Chris Kelly had the low net round of 68. Lana Nolen had her clubs tuned in just right to shoot a low individual gross of 47 and Marshanna Drop had an impressive low net of 33. Helvey had a chip-in on No. 13 last Thursday, the only one for the night, Sparks was closest to the pin in four on No. 11, Blair Brooks sank the long putt on No. 12, Kelly Wheeler took that p...
It was a seamless performance for Clark Fork Seamless Gutters at River’s Bend last Wednesday as RT Brown, Doug Fisher, John Owens and Ross Gunn combined for the low team gross of 173. First Security Bank carded the low team net of 146 with Mike Baxter, Michael Scharfe, Bill Nolen and Mike Thilmony making the round. Baxter had the low individual gross of 38 and Owens the low net round of 32. Gary Thompson had two chip-ins during league play, on No. 12 and No. 14, while Tyler Bates added one to his scorecard on No. 10, Ross Gunn on hole 16 and M...
The entire northwest region of the state will move to stage II fire restrictions on Saturday. This includes Sanders County. Bill Naegeli with the Officer of Emergency Management said the restrictions go into effect at 12:00 a.m. Saturday morning. Under Stage II restrictions, the following is prohibited: * Building maintaining, attending, or using a fire or campfire. * Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation site, or while stopped in an area at least three...
UPDATE: On Tuesday, crews began profile grinding on the Thompson Falls Main Street project. Grinding the newly paved surface is in order to address the quality issues identified by MDT. According to MDT, the grinding process will take two or more weeks. During this time, parking along Main Street will be closed in sections. Also this week, crews will continue work on American with Disabilities Act upgrades on the south side of Main Street. Approach work is complete at the Thompson Falls post...
Friends, family and couples got to test their communication skills Saturday as the Clark Fork Valley Elks hosted the second annual Blindfolded Side by Side competition at the Lodge in Thompson Falls. While there were only five teams of two in this year's competition, there were plenty of spectators and volunteers to cheer them on as they traversed an obstacle course. The concept was simple - with the driver blindfolded, the passenger navigated the teams around hay bales and over obstacles...
The Kootenai National Forest is imposing Stage I fire restrictions, which will go into effect 12:01 a.m. Saturday, July 29. Sanders County will also move to Stage I restrictions on Saturday. KNF stated in a press release that fire danger has been rated "very high" as temperatures in the 90s persist in the local area. The restrictions will be in effect until further notice. Sanders County Commissioners are set to vote Thursday on a resolution imposing the restrictions. Under Stage I fire restrictions the following acts are prohibited: 1....
Conflict is everywhere – within our families, among our friends, in places of business, on the internet – and while conflict is unavoidable and uncomfortable, it’s necessary for growth and change. But it can also halt progress where we need there to be progress, whether it’s local, national or worldwide issues. We could actually create change and get things accomplished if we were better at giving a little to get a little, but it doesn’t seem like we are willing to do that too often anymore. Have we lost the art of compromise? Watching...
Dave Petteys proved to be the king of chip-ins last week at River's Bend, putting one in off the green in each round of league play. On Tuesday, Petteys started the chip-in train on No. 7. Russ Wood also had a chip-in last Tuesday, on No. 2, and he was closest to the pin on No. 8. Enjoying a scramble for fun night, Shark's Auto Detail won the round with a 33 from golfers Wood, Rusty Haggard, Charlie Hooten, Jens Jantzen and Dave Garr. Doug Czerwinski sank the long putt on No. 3, Doug Robichaud's drive was closest to the pin on No. 5, Cody...
They may be sitting in last place for the first half of the season, but the Clark Fork Seamless Gutters team knows how to come together and scramble for a win. The Wednesday night crew had some fun last week at River's Bend as they enjoyed a scramble with their respective teams. Clark Fork Seamless Gutters won the evening with a 29 from team members RT Brown, Doug Fisher, Bob Brown, John Owens and John Torres. The team also made a dent in pin prizes, with Bob Brown sinking the long putt on No. 3, RT's drives winning closest to the pin on both...
The Over the Hill Gang braved the summer heat Monday for a round of swings at River's Bend Gofl Course in Thompson Falls. Jan Thompson led the ladies with a long drive on No. 9 and a low net of 37, while Lana Nolen shot the low gross of 45. For the men, Dave Garr had the low gross round of 41, as well as a long drive on No. 6 for those 70 and older, and Larry Eddy had the low net round of 30. And you guessed it, Dave Petteys had the only chip-in of the day, on No. 9. Dana Courville added a birdie to the score card. In short game magic, John...
Katie Miller learned from the best, (see article above about her dad Dave Petteys) as she had the only chip-in for ladies league last week at River's Bend, putting a long one in on No. 4. Jeanne Holleran and Tina Wheeler combined for the low team gross of 99 while Danice Toyias and Kristy Beaty had the low net round of 68. Wheeler also had the low individual gross round of 46 and Toyias the low net of 32 (and the long putt on No. 3. As if that wasn't enough, Wheeler also was closest to the pin in four on No. 2 and had one of the long drives on...
Construction on a project to rehabilitate the bridge at Highways 382 and 200 in Perma will begin later this month. Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) held public meetings last week to inform residents and stakeholders about the project. The 635-foot bridge on Highway 382 was built in the 1960s. Brandon Graff, alternative contracting engineer with MDT, said that construction will begin as early as July 24. He noted that the amount of wear and tear on the bridge is normal for one that...
