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REACH FOR IT – A wild turkey stretches for a crabapple in a tree west of Plains. With Thanksgiving right around the corner, hunters will be looking for wild turkeys to put in the oven. The fall turkey season began Sept. 1 and goes until Jan. 1. Fish, Wildlife and Parks issued 1,360 turkey permits in the Region 1 area, which covers Sanders County....
Members of the VFW in Plains might be too old to lay down their lives for their country these days, but they're still finding a way to help their community. Nine members of VFW Post 3596 opened up the club banquet room for a free dinner and to treat them to five hours of entertainment as part of the VFW Veterans Day Party. "There weren't as many people as last year, but it was still a big success," said Joe Eisenbrandt, the club's quartermaster and one of the coordinators of the annual event....
What better way to start a marriage than in an enchanted forest. Surrounded by leprechauns and fairies, that's where Samantha Zenahlik and Andrew Phythian recited their vows on Halloween night at Quinn's Hot Springs Resort. "I've wanted to get married on Halloween for years, even before I met Andrew," said Sam, who was given away by her father, Jim Zenahlik, dressed as a wizard, as was her brother, Caleb, who played the music as she walked down the aisle. Her other brother, J.J., also donned in...
Plains School and Town of Plains leaders got together to officially transfer a small parcel of land with an old schoolhouse on top of it at the corner of Railroad Street and Clayton Street. Plains School Superintendent Thom Chisholm signed over about a quarter of an acre to Plains Mayor Greg Eitelberg last week at the courthouse in Thompson Falls. It's the only piece of land the town owns along Railroad Street, although the log schoolhouse on it is owned by the Plains Woman's Club. It was that...
It was a puking pumpkin that swayed the judges to pick it for first place in the Jack o'lantern contest of the Plains After School Program last week. Alexis Coe, 11, was one of two girls that designed Jack o'lanterns with the vomit spewing scheme and one of 10 contestants in the fifth grade category – Maddy Blood, 10, also had a pumpkin with puke coming out its mouth. However, Coe added one more element. Her Jack o'lantern had tears coming from its eye. "I like that one because it was crying. I...
The VFW in Plains put principle above money when they voted to cancel their subscription to the National Football League (NFL) sports package, even though they’ve already paid for it. “No one should kneel when the anthem is played. Too many people died for that flag,” reads the notice put up on the front door of VFW Post 3596, adding that effective Oct. 18, the club will no longer be televising NFL games. The notice continues, “People are free to protest but not then. We are free to not watch, or pay to watch them play if they do that. The NFL...
Residents of the Clark Fork Valley Long Term Care started the holiday season by making Jack O Lanterns. Although only a handful of residents took part in the event, the day room showed the signs of Halloween with pumpkins and their insides piled on the tables. “He’s going to be a handsome fella,” said Mary Ann Thompson, who celebrated her 91st birthday last week. Thompson was making an owl cutout on her pumpkin, although she had help from Cindy Leandro, the assistant activities director. Most of the residents utilized pre-drawn sketches that th...
