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The Over the Hill Gang enjoyed another busy day on the links Monday as 26 golfers met at River’s Bend. Coming in with low scores were Gary Thompson with a low gross of 40 for the men and Dennis Gripp with the low net of 33. For the women, Jill Fairbank shot the low gross of 54 and Kristy Beaty had the low net of 24. Thompson, Jens Jantzen and Bary Moore all added chip-ins to their score cards on Monday, and Thompson and Ron Beaty had birdies. Bruce Sterling had the long putts on holes 2 and 8, while Gary Moe took those honors on holes 4 and 9...
Whitefish Credit Union were the Wednesday winners of the 13-23-33 fun night last Wednesday, turning in a score of 67. Ricky Hagedorn shot the low individual gross of 42 and Steve Fairbank had the low net round of 34. Mike Thilmony sank the long putt on No. 3 last Wednesday, Rusty Sharp's drive was closes to the pin on No. 5, Carter Meyer was closest to the pin on No. 8, Steve Fairbank hit the long drive on No. 9 and Bruce Sterling hit the long putt on No. 6. Bernie Groshong had the only chip-in of the night, on hole No. 6....
Liz Morkert and Lana Nolen had the luck for ladies' league last Thursday at River's Bend, shooting a low team gross of 114. Katie Miller and Madi Wheeler combined for the low team net of 70, while Wheeler shot the low individual net of 34 and her mom Tina shot the low individual gross round of 49. Morkert also sank the long putt on No. 12, while Chris Gross smashed the long drive on No. 18 and Barb Mosher added a chip-in on No. 16. STANDINGS K. Miller/M. Wheeler 23.5 L. Morker/L. Nolen 23 K. Beaty, D. Toyias 22 C. Gross/K. Pardee 17.5 J....
Noxon Quik Stop made quick work of Tuesday's 13-23-33 game for fun night play last week, turning in a score of 65, while Dave Garr shot the low individual gross round of 39 and Cody Mosher had the low net round of 33. Chip-ins were the winners at River's Bend last Tuesday as six golfers sank shots off the green, including Rod Reedy and Nathan Snead on No. 2, Gary Thompson and Doug Robichaud on No. 4, Shawn Wilkinson on No. 5 and Bruce Haflich on No. 8. Ricky Hagedorn was closest to the pin in three on No. 2, Kade Pardee had the long putt on...
Governor Greg Gianforte was in Thompson Falls last week as part of his 56-county tour highlighting local businesses that serve the agricultural community. Gianforte and his wife Susan stopped for lunch at Sanders County Feed on Wednesday, where the governor welcomed owners Wayne and JP Ducote to Thompson Falls. "We have enough for a town hall," Gianforte joked when he addressed the crowd of about two dozen residents at the feed store. "Being the 25th governor of Montana is the greatest honor of...
The Over the Hill Gang took a chance this week and flipped a coin in and Odd-Even game. Golfers flipped a coin to determine if they would count the scores on their odd holes or even holes. Hole 5 was not included in the scores to make it even. Ed Mack posted the low gross score for the men of 40, while Darrel "Torgy" Torgrimson had the low net of 34. Barb Wooden scored the low women's net of 39. Chris Gross and Torgy each added a chip in on Monday, on No. 1 and 4, respectively. In hole play, Mack was closest to the pin in two on No. 1 and sank...
Taylor Angle has had a lot of first in her wrestling career. She was part of the first girls wrestling team at Plains High School, wrestling in the first girls state tournaments in Montana, and now is the first girl from Plains to sign on to wrestle at the college level. Angle will be returning to her home state of Iowa in the fall to wrestle at Indian Hills Community College. Angle's family and coaches gathered in the Plains High School gym last Wednesday for a signing ceremony. Indian Hills wa...
Fresh off the heels of school board and special district elections, Sanders County Elections staff is preparing absentee ballots for the June 7 primary election. For voters who have opted to receive absentee ballots, the county elections staff hopes to have those in the mail Friday, May 13. Voters can drop their ballots off at the Sanders County Courthouse during business hours, or until 8 p.m. on Election Day at the courthouse or at any of the following polling places: Heron Community Center, Noxon Community Ambulance Service building, Trout...
The Sanders County Commissioners held a public hearing last week to get public comment as they explore possibly taxing marijuana sales in the county. The public hearing last Wednesday was attended by two community members, including Conor Reishus, who owns A+ Medicinal Dispensary in Trout Creek. The commissioners are proposing a 3% tax on marijuana sales in the county, as allowed by legislation passed in 2020. The commissioners said they plan to let the voters decide on the tax with a resolution on the November ballot. The resolution is not...
The Montana’s Best Builders team of Kevin Sparks, Sean Kelly, Nathan Snead and Mike Thilmony were the best in Tuesday night play at River’s Bend last week, combining for a low team gross of 183. Noxon Quik Stop’s Rusty Sharp, Bruce Haflich, Shawn Wilkinson and Bart Haflich combined for the low team net of 145, Sean Kelly shot the low individual gross of 40 and Steve Fairbank had the low individual net round of 33. On the course, Cody Mosher was closes to the pin in three on No. 2, Ty Pardee had the long putt on No. 3, Rusty Sharp was close...
Highlead and Whitefish Credit Union swung to victory in Wednesday night men’s league at River’s Bend last week. The Highlead crew of Chadd Laws, Jesse Mosher, John Mosher and Steve Fairbank shot a low team gross of 176, and Whitefish’s Rick Kendall, Rusty Sharp, Randy Hojem and Chick Mnary combined for the low team net of 146. Laws also had the low individual net of 33 and his tee shot on No. 5 was closest to the pin. Scott Pardee shot the low individual gross of 41 and was closest to the pin in three on No. 2, Mike Normandin sank the long...
The Over The Hill Gang gathered for a round of play Monday at River's Bend, with Dave Garr shooting the low gross men's score of 46 and Tom Holleran the low net of 35. Kristy Beaty had the low net score for the women with a 46. Dave Petteys and Al Luckow had the right aim as they both chipped in during Monday's round and both added a birdie. Luckow also sank the long putt on No. 11 and was closes to the pin on No. 14, Petteys had the long putt on No. 13, Garr had the long drive on No. 18 and also shot the long putt on No. 15. Rn Beaty put in...
Community members gathered last week as Sanders County Community Development held a meeting to identify community needs and projects. About two dozen people attended the meeting last Wednesday at the Sanders County Courthouse. Information gathered will help SCCD and its partner, Mission West Community Development Partners identify new projects for the county, establish priorities and identify community needs. Steve Clairmont is the Mission West Community Focused Economic Development Center Director and led the presentation. He said the...
Winners for local school board and special district races were determined this week as ballots were counted Tuesday. Election results are considered unofficial until certified. Noxon School District had four positions up for election, two representing Noxon Elementary/Noxon High School and two representing Noxon/Trout Creek. Rachel Peterson and James Christensen received 325 and 213 votes, respectively to win the Noxon/Noxon positions on the Noxon School Board. Other candidates included Nick Posselt (185 votes), Tamra Weltz (133 votes) and Jen...
Hot Springs School District closed Tuesday after a possible threat to the school was found on social media. Superintendent Gerald Chouinard released a statement early Tuesday morning that the Sanders County Sheriff’s Office and Hot Springs Police Department were investigating the legitimacy of the possible threat. “In an abundance of caution, school will be closed Tuesday, 5/3/2022, and will remain closed until the threat is mitigated,” Chouinard wrote, instructing students and employees not to report to school and adding that activities were...
Blackfoot Communications held its first annual meeting in three years over the weekend, and employees and members of the local cooperative were happy to be back in-person. As Blackfoot continues to work to replace copper wiring with fiber cabling in rural areas, board president Tom Eggensperger of Thompson Falls compared the advances in Internet speed to that of the automobile in the 20th century. In his invocation, Tony Incashola of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes also talked about...
Whitefish Credit Union kicked off the Wednesday men’s league at River’s Bend with a solid four-point first-place lead. Mountain Plains, LLC, golfers Paul Flemmer, Ron Beaty, Rick Hagedorn and Bernie Groshong combined for the low gross of 177 last week, and Highlead’s Chadd Laws, Jesse Mosher, John Mosher and Steve Fairbank shot the low team net of 151. Hagedorn turned in the low individual gross of 40 and Bruce Sterling had the low net of 34. In hole prizes, Mike Normandin had the longest drive on No. 18, Mike Baxter was closes to the pin i...
The Tuesday men’s league at River’s Bend got down to business in the first week of competitive play for the season. Custom Ventures (Kade Pardee, Scott Pardee, Ty Pardee and Craig LeCoure) rallied for the low team gross of 180, and Big Sky Pantry’s Bill Nolen, Howard Morkert, Mike Tessier and Mike Lilly combined for the low team net of 141. Individual low honors went to Kade Pardee’s low gross of 41 and Doug Czerwinski’s low net of 33. Kade Pardee also sank the long putt on No. 6, while Dave Garr won that honor on No. 3. Rick Hagedorn...
The Over the Hill gang dusted off their clubs for the first week of the season at River's Bend Golf Course on Monday. Chipping in as they got back in the swing of things were Bruce Sterling on No. 4, Bary Moore on Nos. 4 and 8, and Dan Whittenburg on No. 4. Mike Normandin scored the low gross for the men with a 40, and Darrell "Torgy" Torgrimson had the low net of 31. For the women, Jan Thompson's 49 was good enough for low gross and Chris Gross had the low net of 29. In hole play, Sterling was the closest to the pin in two on No. 1, Rusty...
The Sanders County Board of Health continue its search for a new Public Health Officer. Eight county residents applied for the job and the Board of Health will choose three candidates to interview. The board also formed a committee to review the Board of Health bylaws. Commissioner Glen Magera and boar members Pepper Dorscher and Bina Eggensperger volunteered for that committee and will meet with the county attorney to review the bylaws. Karren McKinzie notified the board that her title has changed to Tobacco Education Specialist. “The c...
A Thompson Falls woman pleaded not guilty to two charges resulting from a disturbance at her home. Debora Fratzke pleaded not guilty Tuesday before Judge John Larson, who was filling in for Judge Deborah “Kim” Christopher, to felony assault with a weapon and a misdemeanor charge of obstructing a peace officer or other public servant. According to charging documents, the Sanders County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a home on Harlow Road in Thompson Falls in February for reports of a disturbance. Fratzke told deputies that she had a gun,...
Community leaders and timber representatives met last week to review projects in the Thompson Falls area. The tour was led by the Eastern Sanders County Collaborative (ESCC), formerly the Sanders County Collaborative. The collaborative recently changed their structure to focus on public lands in Eastern Sanders County. District Ranger Dave Wrobleski of the Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District said the ESCC has a diverse group of interests who come up with projects and meet the needs of the publ...
Four people have submitted applications to fill the district court judge vacancy in the 20th Judicial District, which includes Lake and Sanders counties. Applications were submitted by Benjamin Anciaux, Kathryn McEnery, Molly Owen and Alisha Rapkoch. Judge James Manley announced earlier this year that he will be retiring June 1. Gov. Greg Gianforte has formed an advisory council to assist in reviewing qualified candidates. The advisory council is comprised of 12 individuals, including former Sanders County Justice of the Pease Don Strine as...
Local wildlife officials briefed the Sanders County Commissioners last week on several topics, from bears and hunting harvests to According to Kim Annis with Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP), bears are beginning to wake up in Northwest Montana, but there have been no conflicts reported yet this year. She stated that new legislation restricts FWP from relocating grizzlies that are caught outside of recovery zones. FWP can still move bears caught within recovery areas such as the Cabinet-Yaak Recovery Zone, which encompasses more than 2,600...
Two people were killed in a vehicle accident in Lonepine Monday morning. According to Montana Highway Patrol, an SUV failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection of Lonepine Road and Highway 28 as it was traveling westbound on Lonepine Road and approaching the highway. A semi was headed northbound on Highway 28 and T-boned the SUV. The crash occurred at 9:20 a.m. Monday. The occupants of the SUV, a 31-year-old female and a female child from Lonepine, were confirmed deceased at the scene, according to MHP. The driver of the semi, a...
