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The Plains Horsemen were on the road last Friday, traveling to Arlee. The Horsemen fell 44-8 to the Warriors. The only touchdown for Plains came in the third with a 54-yard run from Mason Elliott. This week, Plains is on the road once again. They are set to play at Victor Saturday with a 1 p.m. kickoff....
A 27-year-old Plains man was killed in a one-vehicle accident near Frenchtown early Monday morning. Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) reported that the man was driving an Oldsmobile Bravada when it ran off the right side of the road just before 2 a.m. Monday. The vehicle then re-entered the roadway, turned into a broadside slide and ran off the right side of the road again before it crashed into a concrete barrier. MHP reported that the driver was ejected and pronounced dead at the scene. According to MHP, alcohol and speed are suspected to be...
One person died as the result of a plane crashing into the Flathead River near Perma on Sunday. The crash was reported about 8:45 a.m. to the Sanders County Sheriff's Office (SCSO). The crash was reported east of the Perma bridge. SCSO reported that upon further investigation, it was determined the plane struck the power lines, causing the crash. The Plains-Paradise Rural Fire District's water rescue team was deployed. They removed the occupant of the plane, as well as a bystander who had swam...
Sanders County Commissioners met last week with a group of residents asking for reports of county voting records from the 2020 General Election. Nancy Johnson asked the commissioners for cast vote records and a ballot review report, saying that she was "working with a group of concerned citizens to expose corruption and fraud." Johnson said the issue was not a Republic or a Democrat issue. "We believe there's fraud in every county in the U.S. This crime is being perpetrated against our great...
At Harvest Foods recently, I saw something I’d never seen before – Pumpkin Spice Cheerios. I couldn’t believe it. Before I moved back to Montana, I remember the start of the pumpkin spice craze. What’s better than pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving? Try pumpkin pie in your coffee. It was special and delicious and you could only get it certain times of the year. It was a treat. Fast forward a decade or so later and pumpkin spice has lost its luster. It’s not as special when you can now buy Twinkies, Poo-Pourri toilet spray and even deodorant with the...
The Thompson Falls homecoming parade returned to Main Street last Friday, featuring sports teams, dump trucks, fire engines and more....
The Blue Hawk cross country team was fortunate enough to have beautiful fall weather for their home meet last Tuesday at River's Bend Golf Course. Unfortunately, illness sidelined some of the home team. "Chalk this up to unfortunate timing: several of our runners were home sick, or were getting sick. Good news, it will have passed through our team soon and we can move on," Coach Sarah Naegeli said after Tuesday's race. Senior Ellie Baxter finished fourth among the high school girls, carding a...
Sanders County high schools crowned homecoming royalty during their respective home football games this month. Clockwise from left are Plains king and queen Piper Bergstrom and Mason Elliott, Noxon royalty Michael Buckner and Emily Brown, and Blue Hawk king and queen Elijah Ratliff and Marissa McNeely. Hot Springs will crown their homecoming royalty during this Friday's football game against Noxon....
The Plains Horsemen welcomed the Valley Christian Eagles for their homecoming football game on Friday. The game was scoreless until the last two minutes of the game when the Eagles ran it in for a touchdown and completed the extra run to take an 8-0 lead. In the third quarter, the Horsemen scored a touchdown which was called back by a penalty. The Horsemen attempted another drive into the end zone, but fumbled and the ball was recovered by Valley Christian. The Eagles capitalized on the turnover...
The Blue Hawks got a homecoming win last Thursday as they welcomed the Mission Bulldogs to Thompson Falls. The Hawks won in three straight sets, 25-20, 25-17, 25-16. Senior Natalie Roberts led the Hawks as she served four of the team's 12 aces and carded six of the team's 23 digs. Ellie Baxter had 17 of the team's 31 set assists and Avery Burgess was on fire at the net, slamming down 13 of the Hawks' 32 kills. Baxter also led the team in blocks with two. This week, Thompson Falls is set to...
The Savage Heat traveled to Gardiner on Saturday, but the long drive didn’t phase them as they came home with a 59-12 win over the Bruins. “Another conference win is always good for us,” Hot Springs Coach Jim Lawson said after Saturday’s win. “We’re working toward our goals and trying to make the playoffs.” The Gardiner trip is a two-day event for Hot Springs, as they traveled to Livingston on Friday before making the rest of the trek to Gardiner on Saturday for the game. The Savage Heat hit the field hard and strong, amassing 32 points just i...
Noxon kept their win streak going on Friday, with a 45-6 win over White Sulphur Springs at home. The Red Devils now move to 3-0 in the Western C 6-Man division and are looking forward to traveling to Hot Springs on Friday to face the Savage Heat, who also are 3-0 in conference place. Noxon had a bit of a slow start as they fumbled the ball on their first offensive start, but came back got a touchdown on their second possession with a 20-yard run by Antonio Lodi. That was the only touchdown for either team in the first quarter. The Red Devils...
by Annie Wooden The Cabinet Ridge Riders (CRR) say they are moving forward with plans to rebuild the warming hut structure near Gem Peak outside of Trout Creek and that they hope to have reconstruction done before snow flies. CRR members met with Sanders County Commissioners and Cabinet District Ranger Mike Feiger on Tuesday to discuss plans for reconstruction. The county will maintain the special use permit with the Forest Service until construction of the new warming hut is completed, then CRR will pursue their own application for the...
The Clark Fork Valley Elks got into the fall spirit with an Oktoberfest celebration Saturday at the lodge in Thompson Falls. Organizer and Elks member Beth Moore said the event hadn't occurred since 2019, and they were excited to bring the community together again. Oktoberfest is traditionally a beer festival in Germany, but Elks volunteers provided family-friendly fun including games and crafts with German polka music filling the patio area of the lodge. Along with fun and games, Elks chef RT...
Dozens of community members spent a Saturday morning getting to know nature at the Forest Fest in Thompson Falls. The event was presented by Eastern Sanders County Collaborative, Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness and Kaniksu Land Trust and featured demonstrations and information about forests and forest land management. The morning demonstrations were held at the Mule Pasture north of Thompson Falls. Guests received information from organizations including the sponsors, Kootenai Forest Stake...
"Why wouldn't you want to come back to Montana?" That was Dennis Spurlock's response when the insurance agent was asked why he moved back to Montana in 2018. Spurlock operates Behling-Perry Insurance Agency in Plains, which opened at 306 W. Railroad Avenue last year. Dennis Spurlock opened the business last fall in Plains, but has been an insurance agent since 2008. He grew up in Whitefish, but sold insurance in Utah. Spurlock said he loves the people in Montana and being near the area where he...
After a week of the unexpected, the Thompson Falls cross country team was happy to be back in competition last weekend at the Mountain West Classic run at the University of Montana golf course. The high school and junior high teams had to run and train indoors last week while the smoke lingered in the Clark Fork valley. "While our runners have adjusted well to indoor training, it is still draining. Both the high school and junior high runners stepped right up, encouraged each other and worked...
The Plains cross country team has been rising to the competition this season and coach Jesse Jermyn said the season is going great. Everyone on his team ran a personal record last weekend at the Mountain West Classic in Missoula. “The Mountain West was good. It lets us know where the kids are with other runners in the state,” Jermyn said. Simeon Costner, a sixth grader, finished fifth among middle school boys with a time of 7 minutes, 28 seconds. “Simeon is an extremely fast and extremely competitive runner.” High school runners Kalem Ercanbr...
The Noxon Red Devils hosted a pair of home volleyball matches last week, welcoming Alberton on Thursday and Charlo on Saturday. Noxon kicked the weekend of competition off with a win against Alberton on Thursday. The Red Devils defeated the Panthers in four sets. Against Charlo, the Red Devils lost in three sets, 25-22, 25-15, 25-17, but put up a valiant effort in the conference matchup. In the first set, Noxon led nearly the entire set, up 17-12 before Charlo came back to tie up the match and...
The Over the Hill Gang tied up the 2022 season and put a bow on it with a final day of play Monday and a steak luncheon. Gary Thompson shot the low men's gross round of 43, while Rusty Haggard turned in the low net of 31. For the ladies, Lana Nolen (52) and Chris Gross (41) took those respective honors. Bary Moore and Jerry Neal each got a chip-in on the final day of Gang play. Mike Normandin's second shot was closest to the pin on No. 10, Bruce Icenoggle sank the long putt on No. 11 and Nolen took that honor on o. 12. Kristy Beaty smashed the...
The Noxon Red Devils are riding the wave of a successful season, adding another win to their record with a 68-39 victory in West Yellowstone last weekend. “It’s going great,” said coach Lucas MacArthur. “The boys are playing well. After our loss to Geyser, they turned it up and got more aggressive with practices. Since then we’ve come out and played hard.” MacArthur said West Yellowstone was a bigger challenge than Noxon had expected, but the Red Devils adapted and kept a strong lead throughout the game. “We didn’t play our best defense bu...
The pieces are coming together for the Hot Springs football team. After starting the season with losses, the Savage Heat are now on a winning streak. They were on the road last weekend, where they picked up their second win in a row, a 41-6 victory over White Sulphur Springs. It was redemption for the Savage Heat, who had lost to White Sulphur Springs the two previous years. “Our kids played hard,” Hot Springs Coach Jim Lawson said. “We’re young, but we’re getting better every week. Our blocking and tackling has improved quite a lot.” The...
The Sanders County Elections office has a new office space with more room to focus on county election procedures. The office, which was previously located within the Clerk and Recorder's office at the courthouse, has moved across Jefferson Street to 1037 W. Main St., Suite 102. The location was formerly rented by the Montana Department of Revenue and is next door to Clark Fork Title. "We needed more room and this allows us a more focused approach to elections," Election Administrator McKenna...
It was a busy summer for the Thompson Falls City Pool. Manager Sandra Kazmierczak detailed the 2022 pool season for the city council at its meeting Monday. Kazmierczak said the 10-week season from the June 13 opening to the August 19 closing was great. “We had a strong staff that interacted well with the public,” she noted. Mayor Mark Sheets commended how well the pool staff did despite challenges. Sheets noted that the pool ran on reduced hours due to a smaller number of lifeguard applicants. “I was very thankful to have such a great staff...
The Blue Hawk volleyball team split a pair of home games last week as they beat Deer Lodge in three sets on Friday and then fell to Anaconda in three on Saturday. In the win against Deer Lodge, the Hawks ralled 25-12, 25-24, 25-21. Olivian Harnett garnered nine of the team's 13 set assists, Sarah Koskela led with eight digs and Avery Burgess had eight kills. Natalie Roberts served up three of the team's six aces and Ellie Baxter let the team in blocks with three. Against Anaconda, the...
