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With the new year comes a new election season, and Sanders County voters will be choosing several officials this year, including two commissioners. Candidates have begun filing for several of the positions up for election. Two commissioner positions will be decided this November, the seat vacated by Carol Brooker in District 1, which includes parts of Plains and Thompson Falls, and the seat held by Glen Magera in District 2, including Hot springs and the eastern end of Sanders County. Magera has stated he will not be running for re-election....
Breakfast long has been touted as the most important meal of the day. After a good night's rest, breakfast refuels the body and energizes it for the day ahead. Hectic mornings compel many people to skip breakfast. That's especially so for parents who are pulled in multiple directions each morning. There are many ways to streamline breakfast and still get to school or work on time. The following are some tips to save time and enjoy healthy homemade breakfasts each morning. Put your slow cooker to...
It was a successful weekend at the Choteau Classic for the Blue Hawk wrestlers, who came home with a champion and two second-place finishers. Senior Trae Thilmony, on a quest for his third straight state title, won the 145-pound bracket as junior Eli Ratliff placed second at 152 and Max Hannum was second at 170. The Blue Hawks placed fifth as a team and coach Mike Thilmony was very happy with that finish. The team had five of their eight wrestlers make it to the second day of the two-day tournament, including Westin Brown, who came up short in...
It was the battle of the unbeatens Tuesday in Thompson Falls, as the 8-0 Bigfork Valkyries took on the 7-0 Lady Hawks in a 7-B matchup. Bigfork kept their undefeated season going, handing the Hawks their first loss of the season, 69-30. It was a physical game against a physical team, with both teams hitting the court in aggressive fashion. Thompson Falls junior Natalie Roberts took a charge in the first quarter as the Valkyries took an early lead. Caity Alexander scored the first basket for the...
The Savage Horsemen wrestling team got to see some tough competition this weekend, but Coach Shane Angle was happy with their performance as they traveled to Fairfield for duals on Thursday and then to Choteau for the two-day Choteau Classic over the weekend. Angle’s team is getting more experienced as the season goes on, and it’s showing on the mat. The team placed eighth in the Choteau Classic, with David Schulze finishing top for the team in second place. Schulze suffered his first loss of the season in the championship match against Tom...
It was a wild night in Hot Springs Saturday as the Charlo Vikings came to town for some basketball action. The Vikings girls dominated the Lady Savage Heat, winning 50-17, but Hot Springs never gave up in the battle on the court. Charlo came out with an early lead, allowing just one Hot Springs point to the Vikings’ 19. Hot Springs struggled to keep up and trailed the rest of the game as Charlo improved their lead to 38-4 at the half. Hot Springs’ offense drove the ball hard and their defense kept their eye on the ball the entire game. The Cha...
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) staff met with Sanders County residents last week to discuss proposed changes to hunting regulations. FWP Wildlife Biologist Mike Ebinger said the department set goals of simplifying regulations and having biologists focus on biology and science, as well as having the Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) handle social issues. FWC is the decision-making body for the FWP. "These are proposals," Ebinger said at the meeting Wednesday at Thompson Falls...
The Thompson Falls School Board voted Monday to take the next step in building a multi-use facility at the high school. The school board voted to allow Superintendent Bud Scully and Dan McGee with Building Mind and Body, LLC to negotiate the contract for building and design of the facility. The two will work with Swank Enterprises of Kalispell to negotiate the contract for pre-construction services. "That gives us a chance to get the project in budget," McGee said. Swank's proposal was over the $1.4-million budget for the facility. Elementary...
The Savage Horsemen wrestling team is making the most of their packed schedule this year. Coach Shane Angle said last year with COVID, the team did what they could. “This year being able to go to tournaments and travel has definitely made it more of a season for everybody.” Last week, the Plains-Hot Springs team had a week full of competition, with duals in Arlee and Hamilton on Tuesday, the Western Montana Duals in Ronan over the weekend, and additional duals in Florence on Saturday. The Savage Horsemen were without some wrestlers due to vario...
Sanders County basketball teams are back in the swing of competition after the holiday break and some unexpected weather delays. Games for Thompson Falls and Plains were postponed last week after a winter storm swept through Sanders County. The Thompson Falls girls hosted Mission on January fourth, keeping their win streak alive with a 55-43 victory on their home court. Both teams utilized the press early in the game, but the Hawks bested the Lady Bulldogs throughout the game, outscoring Mission...
The Savage Heat boys brought the heat Saturday on their home court as they hosted the Superior Wildcats. Hot Springs hit the court with enthusiasm, garnering good steals early and taking a 10-2 lead in the beginning minutes of the game. Both defenses utilized the press early, but Hot Springs led 21-2 after the first quarter and never looked back. Coach Scott Fredrickson said he sees a lot of potential in his team to keep improving. "The kids are working hard. They have good leadership." He...
Many people started 2022 with a lazy Saturday morning. About 20 people braved the below-freezing temperatures for the annual New Year's Day Fun Run in Thompson Falls, sponsored by the Clark Fork Valley Running Club. Sarah Naegeli has been helping organize the run for 23 years. She said many people have been there most years, but she is the only one who has made it every year. The runners started the 2K and 5K courses in 12 degree temperatures, but the sun peeked over Eddy Peak as they started...
The Blue Hawk wrestlers gave their home crowd a holiday show last Tuesday as they welcomed Superior and Mission-Charlo for a mixer. The Hawks won seven of their 12 matches in their first home meet of the season, and the last matchups before the team went on break for the holidays. Blue Hawk Shane Reishus of Noxon pinned both his opponents, first taking William Buchanan of Superior to the mat in 57 seconds, then pinning Chance Bockman of Mission as the buzzer sounded at the end of the first...
Thompson Falls senior Trae Thilmony got a little Christmas bonus last week when he was named to the East-West Shrine Game roster. Thilmony is among the best in the west in football and will play in the Montana East-West Shrine Game in June 2022. The all-star game will be held in Great Falls and the Blue Hawk was selected as a linebacker for the west team. The annual event helps raise money for Shriner's Hospital in Spokane. Senior Kyle Lawson of Hot Springs also made the East-West roster as a...
The Savage Horsemen wrestling team got in one last night of matches before they went on break last week for the holidays. The team traveled to Bigfork for a mixer with Plains, Eureka, Browning, Arlee and Florence-Carlton. The teams had to get creative to get matches, with some wrestlers bumping up weight classes to receive opponents. One of the highlights of the evening was for Lilly MacDonald, who had her first win against Drew Knoll of Arlee. “She’s lost to him every time she’s met him on the mat, but she pinned him at the end of the first...
Sanders County athletes are taking a break from competition for the holidays, but Noxon, Thompson Falls and Plains had one last game last Tuesday before school let out. Thompson Falls boys and girls traveled to Noxon on December 21, with the Hawks beating the Red Devils in both games. For the boys, Thompson Falls and Noxon were well matched throughout the game, with the Hawks outscoring the Red Devils by only three points in the first quarter and one in the second. Thompson Falls ended up...
Sometimes even Santa gets delayed by weather. The Museum of Mountain Flying's Red Sleighs Over Montana program was set to take flight this week and visit rural communities throughout the area. However, winter weather canceled the event. A snowstorm Monday prompted the Museum and its pilots to reschedule the flights to Tuesday. However, weather throughout Northwest Montana caused the program to cancel their flights. Dozens of families were excitedly waiting for the holidays flights to arrive by plane or helicopter in Hot Springs, Plains and Thom...
The Lady Hawks kept their win streak going with a pair of wins Tuesday against Libby, 60-22 and against Plains, 76-24, on Saturday. In Plains on Saturday, the Hawks were up by just six after the first quarter, 20-14. Both teams went to the line in double bonus in the first half. Fouls for both teams were much less in the second half as the Hawks extended their lead, besting Plains 63-17 at the end of the third quarter. "Plains came out and played very hard," Coach Chadd Laws said. "Our girls...
The Blue Hawks wrestlers were on the road last week, first for a set of duals in Ronan on December 14, then for the two-day CMR Holiday Classic in Great Falls. Coach Mike Thilmony was proud of his team’s performance in the Great Falls tournament, which he says is one of the toughest competitions of the season in Montana. “We had some devastating losses and tough matches but you go in prepared for that,” Thilmony said. The Hawks finished 21st in the competition of more than 50 teams. Three Hawk wrestlers placed in the CMR Classic. Senior Trae...
The Thompson Falls Blue Hawks split a pair of games last week, losing to Libby at home on Thursday and then traveling to Plains for a 54-35 win on Saturday. Hawks Coach Jake Mickelson said the Loggers beat his team on rebounds. "They were more physical than us and got in a better position," he noted. "It was a good challenge for our guys and an eye opener that we have to be fundamentally sound when we're facing athletes of that caliber. That's what we're working on." The Libby defense put a lot...
The Hot Springs Savage Heat made it a home sweep Saturday as the boys and girls both beat Two Eagle River. The boys took an early lead, up 23-4 after the first quarter and 42-13 at the half. The Savage Heat ended up winning 73-42 as Nathan Lawhead and Jack McAllister led with 15 points each, Kyle Lawson added 11, Garth Parker 10, Quincy Styles-DePoe six, Elijah Campbell and Nick McAllister four each and Michael Marrinan three. Coach Scott Fredrickson said his assistant coaches, Nick Pavelich and John Marrinan, are doing a great job helping to...
The Savage Horsemen wrestlers placed third at the Buzz Lucey tournament in Eureka, finishing with 153.5 points behind first-place finisher Libby and second-place Eureka. David Schulze kept his undefeated season going, improving to 17-0 as he brought home the title at 138 pounds. It was an unusual championship match for Schulze as he met teammate Will James Courville. “It was cool to have those kids in the final for first and second,” said Coach Shane Angle. “That doesn’t happen very often.” He added that the duo went out and had a Greco Rom...
The Plains Horsemen are a young basketball team, but they are showing lots of improvement and playing with enthusiasm. The Horsemen held two contests at home last week, welcoming Thompson Falls on Friday and Troy on Saturday. Though Plains lost both matchups, the team continues to play hard. "The kids didn't quit. They kept fighting the whole game," Plains Coach Tyrel Allen said of the game against Thompson Falls, which the Blue Hawks won 54-35. "They were super excited." The game against Troy...
The Savage Horsemen wrestling team is progressing through the season and Coach Shane Angle is happy with where his team is headed. The Plains-Hot Springs team held duals at home last Thursday, welcoming Eureka, Arlee and Bigfork to Plains High School. Coach Angle said the duals went well, with the Savage Horsemen beating Eureka and Arlee and losing by just two points to Bigfork. "Bigfork slammed us last year, so we are improving," he said. "It was a pretty good night and we had some really good...
The Hot Springs Savage Heat took advantage of being on their home court Friday as they welcomed the Noxon Red Devils to town. The junior varsity and varsity boys gave their home crowd wins with the JV winning 54-31 and the varsity 62-30. The varsity then turned around Saturday and beat Seeley-Swan 55-52. The varsity game against Noxon tipped off with Hot Springs taking a strong 28-7 lead in the first quarter and increasing that to 45-15 in the second. Noxon's Ricky Williams launched the ball...
