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The Thompson Falls cross country team headed north for the Flathead Invitational last Friday and some Hawks ran their new personal bests. Sophomore Hattie Neesvig finished the course in 22 minutes, 12 seconds, setting a new personal record. Faith Palmer also ran a personal best of 23:46, as did Levi Myers (19:35) and Ethan Geisbusch (24:38). Roni Hanks ran for the varsity girls, finishing in 30:07, while Will Hyatt (19:17) and Ben Croft (23:58) rounded out the Hawk boys competing in Kalispell....
The Lady Hawks hit the road Saturday for a double header against Deer Lodge and Anaconda. The Hawks beat Deer Lodge in four and lost to Anaconda in four. Coach Sandra Kazmierczak said both teams were tough opponents and the Hawks were able to try some players in new positions. Junior Ellie Baxter, in her first season with the volleyball team, stepped up as a setter for the Hawks and Kazmierczak was impressed with her performance. Baxter completed 11 set assists against Deer Lodge and 16 against Anaconda. Kazmierczak also noted that senior...
Though life seemed to be getting back to normal with the return of the school year and fall sporting events, some Sanders County teams have had to take a break because of the increase in COVID cases. Plains High School canceled extracurricular activities last week, including a scheduled volleyball match against Noxon last Thursday and a football game against Flint Creek last Saturday. The cross country team was also unable to travel to the Flathead Invitational last weekend, and Coach Jesse Jermyn said his runners will see their first action...
As the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations grows in Montana, Clark Fork Valley Hospital in Plains is having to adjust as well. “Sanders County is certainly seeing an uptick in COVID cases,” CFVH CEO Dr. Gregory Hanson said. “We have the lowest vaccination rate of any county in western Montana.” He noted that “we have a very real potential to see a further increase in infection rates” as school recently reopened and with the county fair being held last weekend. Hanson also noted that CFVH observes a low use of masking and social dist...
The Noxon Red Devils played host to the Tri-Cities Titans in their first home football game of the season last Friday. Though the Red Devils kept up with the Titans in the first half, some costly turnovers allowed Tri-Cities (a cooperative of students from Hobson, Moore and Judith Gap) to make a run in the second and the Titans ended up winning 52-27. "Tri-Cities is a good team," Red Devils Coach Bart Haflich said. "We made some little mistakes that we can't have." However, Haflich added that...
The Blue Hawk Harriers are literally off to a running start this season with two meets under their feet. The Hawk cross country teams started competition at the Grant Kohrs Ranch Invitational in Deer Lodge on August 26. The trail run took the athletes through the Grant Kohrs National Historic Site. There the Blue Hawk varsity boys finished third, the junior varsity boys finished first and though the girls did not have enough runners to compete as a team, three of the four finished in the top...
The Blue Hawks kept the momentum going on their winning season last week with a 44-26 win on the road over St. Regis-Mullan. Though the Hawks were down 14-8 at the end of the first quarter, they were able to keep the Tigers from scoring in the second and third quarters while the Hawks put up 15 points in the second to lead 23-14 at the half and another seven unanswered seven points in the third to stretch the lead to 30-14. St. Regis-Mullan came back in the fourth quarter but couldn’t keep up with the Hawks as the buzzer sounded and the game e...
Noxon Quik Stop came away with the top honors for Tuesday Night Men’s League at River’s Bend Golf Course this year. Quik Stop golfers Rusty Sharp, Bruce Haflich, Shawn Wilkinson and Scott Garr were the season’s best with 127 points, just one more than Big Sky Pantry. The Tuesday men celebrated the end of the season with a scramble last Tuesday. Montana’s Best Builders and Feed and Fuel tied for the low gross scramble score of 31 and Internet Kitchen took low net as a team with 22.4. In other play night action, Kelly Kovarik sank the long putt o...
The Wild Coyote won a playoff again Highlead to take the top spot in the River’s Bend Wednesday Night Men’s League this season. Teammates Gary Thompson, Kevin Sparks, Mike Normandin, Howard Morkert and Dave Petteys celebrated their win in the final week of play last Wednesday. In play night action, Hagedorn Land Surveying golfers Ryan Ostwald, Paul Flemmer, Bernie Groshong, Kelly Kovarik and Rick Hagedorn shot the low team gross of 21. Moore Oil won low net honors in the scramble with golfers John Torres, Bary Moore, Gary Moe, Dennis Gripp and...
It came down to the final week of play, but Jeanne Holleran and Tina Wheeler were crowned women’s league champions at River’s Bend last week after winning in a playoff. The ladies enjoyed a scramble on the final night of play, with Liz Morkert and Lana Nolen shooting the low score of 44. Wheeler and Danice Toyias each chipped one in last Thursday as Jackie Pride was closest to the pin in four on No. 2, Kristy Beaty was closest to the pin on No. 8, Holleran hit the long drive on No. 9 for those 55 and older and Marshanna Drop was closest to the...
Coach Jim Lawson and his Savage Heat football team improved their record to 2-0 with a home win Friday against Big Sandy. Though the Savage Heat led the whole game and won 33-19, Lawson said it was a tough game. “It was closer than the score indicated,” Lawson stated. “They are a big physical football team with tough kids. It took four quarters to beat those guys.” He added that his team played extremely well as they matched up their speed with Big Sandy’s physical style of play. He compared Friday’s atmosphere to that of a playoff game. “Our...
The Plains Trotters fell to the Mission Bulldogs in three sets in their first 7B conference volleyball mastch last week. The Trotters and coach Jesse Butcher traveled to Mission on Thursday, losing to the Bulldogs 25-14, 25-17 and 25-22. The Trotters then hosted Arlee on Saturday to round out their Labor Day weekend. Results of that match were not available. Next up for Plains is a mattch on the road Saturday at Loyola. The Plains football team was also on the road last weekend, traveling to Seeley-Swan to face the Blackhawks. Seeley-Swan...
Coach Jesse Jermyn has a small cross country team in Plains this year, but he says they are focusing on putting together individual plans and trying to get each of his team members to their best. The Plains runners will get their first test at a meet in Columbia Falls on Friday. "This meet will be where we get our baseline," Jermyn said. Three Plains students are running for Plains, all sophomores, including Peyton Wasson, Brenden Vanderwall and Spurr Ryan, a homeschool student. Jermyn said this is the first year the Montana High School...
The new Family and Dollar Tree combination store is opening in Thompson Falls this week. Family Dollar, located at 2410 Main St. East in Thompson Falls, will open Thursday, September 2. Construction on the 11,710-square-foot building began earlier this year. The Family Dollar section of the store will provide everyday essentials, as well as frozen and refrigerated food, pantry goods, beauty and health merchandise, household supplies, basic apparel, baby and toddler necessities, pet food, electronics, toys and home decor the company announced...
What seemed impossible to a group of volunteers became possible, and a new film is telling the grassroots story of how it happened. "Return to the Big Skies – The Story Miss Montana to Normandy" is a documentary screening this month that tells the story of the Museum of Mountain Flying's effort to restore a WWII aircraft in time for the 75th anniversary of D-Day. "It is really hard to describe. Good things just keep happening," said Bryan Douglass with the Museum of Mountain Flying, one of t...
Voters within the Sanders County Sewer District at Paradise voted this week to recall two of the district's board members. Each race was within two votes. Ballots had voters choosing for or against the recall of Rick McCollum and Sunny Chase. In both instances, more voters selected to recall the board members. For McCollum, the vote was 35 in favor of the recall, and 33 against. For Chase, the current board president, 36 voters in favor of the recall and 34 voted against the action. Of the 112 ballots mailed to voters within the sewer...
A group of citizens is demanding action from the Sanders County Commissioners regarding the county's board of health. More than 70 residents attended a meeting Tuesday at the courthouse. The meeting was requested by resident Stacy Kandel to discuss the board of health. Kandel, who previously worked at Clark Fork Valley Hospital, called herself a conservative patriot. Kandel stated that during a board of health meeting on July 13, 2021, public comments were stifled by board members, adding that...
Rep. Paul Fielder of Thompson Falls attended a cyber symposium last week that focused on the 2020 presidential election. Fielder returned from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on Sunday evening. He was one of six legislators from Montana who attended the symposium. Fielder said there was a lot of information and evidence presented at the symposium, which was sponsored by Mike Lindell, founder of the My Pillow company. Speakers included mathematicians and experts in cyber security. "They looked into...
First Security Bank golfers Dan Whittenburg, Bill Nolen, Ben Mummert and Mike Thilmony scored the low team gross of 176 in Wednesday Night Men’s league play to stay in first in the standings last week at River’s Bend. TRL (Paul Flemmer, Bruce Sterling, Shawn Morgan and Gene Wooden) posted the low team net of 138, as Flemmer shot the low individual gross of 38 and Nolen the low net of 32. In hole play, Flemmer was closest to the pin in three on No. 2, Jesse Mosher was good with the long putt on No. 3, River’s Bend legend Jesse Mack was close...
Sometimes things don't go as planned. This past weekend we had a baby shower for my friend Andrea. She and her husband Rob are expecting a baby next month, and Andrea has been planning this shower down to the last detail for the last several months. What we didn't plan on was the Thorne Creek fire roaring behind their house north of town. Friday evening, fire officials said we "should be good to go" for Saturday's shower. At 7:30 a.m. Saturday, however, Rob and Andrea awoke to a knock on their... Full story
A Thompson Falls student's essay has been recognized at the national level. Marley Neesvig, who is entering the seventh grade at Thompson Falls Junior High wrote an essay for the Clark Fork Valley Elks Lodge's Americanism Essay contest. The topic for the contest for the 2020-2021 school year was "How can patriotism be demonstrated?" Neesvig's essay was chosen a winner at the local level, moving on to the state competition. The essay was then chosen as one of the top three in the state for fifth...
Thompson Falls Woman's Club (TFWC) has nominated member Karen Gustavsen for the General Federation of Women's Clubs (GFWC) Jennie Award. Gustavsen also has been selected to represent Montana in the regional selection of award recipients. Gustavsen's nomination submission consisted of a narrative from club women emphasizing her club leadership roles and club activities, commitment to her community and family and her volunteer spirit. Also submitted were letters of endorsement from GFWC Thompson...
by Annie Wooden Officials reported Friday morning at the Thorne Creek fire burning north of Thompson Falls is 9% contained. Friday's report noted that the fire has grown to 19,100 acres. Since lightning sparked the fire on July 7, air resources have dropped 730,000 gallons of water, 28,000 gallons of retardant and delivered 31,000 pounds of cargo in efforts to control the blaze. According to Friday's update, "Work continues along the northwest perimeter in Division Charlie as firefighters work... Full story
As the Thorne Creek fire burns north of Thompson Falls, a community of volunteers are assisting evacuees and residents. The American Red Cross established a shelter at the Thompson Falls Community Center last week. The community center, located on Golf Street near Thompson Falls High School, transitioned into an information and resource center for the community. "Everyone is welcome, you don't have to be an evacuee," said Scott Fairfield, the American Red Cross volunteer from Eureka who...
The Thorne Creek Fire continues to burn just north of Thompson Falls. As of Saturday morning the fire, which was sparked by lightning on July 8, had burned 15,860 acres and was 0% contained. More than 150 residents attended a community meeting at Ainsworth Park on Friday as the Thorne Creek Fire burned north of Thompson Falls in the Weber Gulch area. Drew Daily, incident commander for the Thorne Creek Fire, said that three Type II National Guard firefighting units would be arriving Saturday... Full story
