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A trumpeter swan paddles through broken ice at a pond on the Holland Ranch north of Plains....
Nearly 40 wrestlers from Plains, Hot Springs and Thompson Falls qualified to compete at the Little Guy Wrestling State competition at Polson Friday and Saturday. The Sanders County teams were among a dozen teams and some 300 wrestlers at the Western Montana Little Guy Intervalley Tournament at Superior Friday and Saturday. Plains, Hot Springs and Thompson Falls had teams at the competition, which went from 9 a.m. until about 6 p.m., finishing with the beginner class. Fifteen wrestlers from...
Spring is nearly here and the Plains Beautification Committee is wasting no time in making plans to help residents in need. Members of the committee had their first meeting at the Century 21 Big Sky Real Estate office in Plains last Wednesday evening to start planning for the spring Beautification Day Cleanup, scheduled for Saturday, May 18. "This is a great program. It helps neighbors and community members with projects that they can't otherwise accomplish on their own," said Lana Dicken, one o...
The community will be getting a brand new ambulance, thanks to the Plains Town Council. All six council members were present for last Monday's City Hall meeting, which included only two pieces of old business, both that were tabled, and two new items on the agenda. The meeting lasted only 33 minutes, which Councilman Chad Cantrell said might be a record. However, the council's work began 30 minutes earlier for a public hearing on House Bill 355 state grant, which involved enlarging the fire...
Plains High School will be putting on a special treat for community senior citizens with a prom and a chance to mingle and recall the old days when they had their own school prom. “This event should be enjoyable for both the seniors and the students as it will give both groups the opportunity to share time, stories and learn a little bit about each other,” said Plains School Superintendent Dr. Kathleen Walsh, who came up with the idea to have a special prom for senior citizens of the community. The “Super Senior Prom” is scheduled for Wednesd...
It's a bit difficult to talk your way into Congress, but that's exactly what took place Sunday by a group of 4-H members who will be going to the Montana 4-H Congress this year. It was the 4-H Communication Days finals - public speaking presentations - at Plains High School and all five members in the senior platform were awarded scholarships for the Montana 4-H Congress. Kara Christensen of the Hot Springs Wranglers took first place with her prepared speech "Women in Agriculture." South Side...
Baseball is right around the corner and the Plains High School coach Rick Powers is scrambling to get his team ready for their first game of the season a little over a week from the first day. The Plains Horsemen began practice last Monday inside the main gymnasium, but the next day they started outside, despite colder temperatures and occasional flurries. High school baseball in Montana started only last year, when the Horsemen had six wins, six losses and one tie, but Powers, in his second...
Cast members of the Paradise Players rehearse "The Odd Couple (the Female Version)" for their opening performance on Friday, March 22, at 7 p.m. at the Paradise Center. From the left is: Samantha Mitchell, playing Mickey, Kathleen Hubka as Vera, Heather Allen as Sylvia, and Sherryl Wachob as Renee. The play is being directed by Hubka and can be also be seen on Saturday, March 23, at 7 p.m. and on Sunday, March 24, at 2 p.m. Tickets can be purchased ahead of time at the First Security Banks at...
Plains Elementary School took on a different look for the "I Love To Read" program this year with no pies in a teacher's face or silly string covering a principal, but it did feature a basketball game between students and teachers. In addition to the fun and games the school held Thursday, top readers for this year's program were announced. Mateo Hart was the top reader of the third grade with 66.7 points, followed by Coltyn Young with 52.3 points, Kameron Felstet with 49 points, Shelley...
The Plains Little Guy Wrestling team competed at Arlee Thursday and walked away with numerous wins and a few losses, but coaches felt they never gave up. The meet was for beginners and novice only, but the three-hour meet included almost 200 wrestlers from Plains, Hot Springs, Superior, Mission-Charlo, Ronan, and Arlee, including over 50 girl grapplers. "The kids wrestled very well in Arlee," said Andrew Leichtnam, head coach for the Hot Springs team, which had seven boys and one girl at the...
Schools don't often allow students to bring animals to the classroom, but last weekend at Thompson Falls and Hot Springs a handful of kids and their critters roamed the school halls. It was the first round of the annual 4-H Communication Days when members demonstrated their public speaking skills in front of a team of judges. Juli Thurston, the Montana State University extension agent in Thompson Falls, said that the 4-H recognizes the importance of developing communication skills and believes...
It's been confirmed and a contract has been signed - the Sanders County Fair will have a carnival. Manager Kristy Sheehan found an interested carnival last month, but it wasn't until recently that the county attorney approved an official contract signed by Sheehan and the owner of Midway West Amusement, which is based in Arizona. Sheehan said they'll be bringing 18-20 rides, including around 10 rides for younger kids, along with several games and a few food booths. The contract calls for Midway...
The Plains Horsemen cleared the first hurdle in the postseason with a 59-45 win over the Troy Trojans last week at Plains. Troy collected nine points in the last four minutes of the game, partly because one of the Horsemen's top players had fouled out, but that didn't stop Plains from also hitting their mark for nine points in the last few minutes of the game. Anaya Loberg chalked up 15 points in the game before fouling out in the fourth. "Anaya plays with a lot of passion and when it is...
It was a big day for little guys in big battles. Nearly 285 wrestlers gathered on the mats for the Superior Invitational and the first Little Guy Wrestling meet of the season, but those little guys included little gals, too - almost 50 of them from seven teams of Sanders, Mineral, Lake, and Missoula counties. Superior and Frenchtown each had more than 60 grapplers, but Plains had the largest team of Sanders County with 45 boys and 10 girls. Hot Springs had the smallest number of wrestlers with...
A 32-foot dragon was spotted in Hot Springs last week, but all it did was stroll down Main Street and look pretty. It was part of the town's 13th Annual Lunar New Year Parade and this was the "Year of the Dragon." The colorful mythical creature took six people to operate. Hot Springs resident Mark Cometti was the head, followed in the dragon body by Julie Rae and Brad Peterson of Missoula, Laurie Gibson and Jim Beyer, both of Hot Springs, and Ian Smith of Libby. "I was just here on vacation and...
It was the first regular Plains Town Council meeting for the two new members - J.D. Crabb and Lana Dicken - but they got right to work and actively participated with agenda items. The council tabled four items at last Monday's regular meeting, but passed the Freedom of Information Act Resolution and the Voter Review Resolution. In addition, they selected John Sheridan to continue as the council chairman and assigned members to committees. Chief of Police Brian Josephson announced the swearing...
It was not a good day for the Plains Trotters Saturday when both the varsity and junior varsity squads were both hammered by Mission in the last regular game of the season. The JV squad of Mike Tatum and Charity Jermyn was defeated by the Lady Bulldogs 54-28. For Brooks Sanford's varsity Trotters, it was worse - they were thoroughly beaten by 62 points, 80-18. Sanford knew the Lady Bulldogs were going to be a tough opponent because a week prior they were ranked sixth in the state. Mission went...
The Plains Horsemen claimed victory in their final regular home game of the season with a 60-53 triumph against the Mission Bulldogs. Saturday was a packed house for Plains High School Senior Night when six seniors were honored, including players Joe Martin, Zander Czifro, Zephaniah Dines, Nicholas Hill, Aden West and Anaya Loberg, along with team managers Marissa Young and Hallie Corbin, who recently enlisted in the Army National Guard. See the Trotters article for its seniors. The Horsemen's c...
Three people are helping to manufacture stacks of railroad ties for a display at the Paradise Center. Instead of being soaked in creosote, the volunteers will use glue and black paint and instead of being eight and a half feet long and weighing 100 to 300 pounds, they are just over an inch in length and weigh mere ounces. Doris Haines and Donna Hadley, both of Plains, and Gary Sanks of Paradise spent more than an hour stacking the HO scale railroad ties for the Paradise Center's train display...
It took nine rounds of words - invisible, handle, trifle, regiment, dreadlocks, patience, spectral, seclusion, and essential - but no verbiage the judges threw at Talon Ferlan could stop him from becoming the 37th Annual Sanders County Spelling Bee champion. The Plains Junior High School seventh grader was one of seven boys and 14 girls to participate in the spelling bee at the county courthouse on Friday afternoon. For just over 45 minutes, pronouncer Tom Eggensperger of Thompson Falls...
It took less than 20 minutes last Monday for the Plains Town Council to fill two vacancies in a special council meeting. Each of the five candidates had the opportunity to introduce themselves and tell the four council members - Chad Cantrell, Connie Foust, John Sheridan, and John Roesler - a little about themselves and why they wanted to be a part of the local government. The candidates had also provided information to the council at the Jan. 2 meeting. Lana Dicken and Tim Kinsinger were vying...
HORSEMEN 58, TROJANS 38 A Trojan Horse might have helped Troy's boys basketball team at Plains Saturday when the Horsemen stampeded the Trojans for a 58-38 victory and the Horsemen's ninth win of the season. Troy got on the board first with a 2-pointer. Horseman Anaya Loberg tied things up, but Troy returned the favor with a long 3-point shot. Horseman Zephaniah Dines left the game with a leg or foot injury early in the game, but that didn't stop Plains from taking the lead with baskets by Aden...
They're probably not going to go into the igloo realty business, but for a first time snow building, it wasn't bad. Two Plains teenagers built the igloo on the basketball court at the E.L. Johnson Memorial Park in Plains last weekend. Nick Hill and Greg Tatum started the project Friday by shoveling the snow into the center of the basketball court. Liam Lyman helped them on the first day. Once done, Hill and Tatum burrowed out the inside of the mound of snow. The structure was about 14 feet...
A 16-degree temperature with snow and a chilling wind didn't deter a group of Thompson Falls residents from showing their commitment to their determination to end abortion. The Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade - a federal law that protected the right to have an abortion - two years ago, but it allowed individual states to determine whether abortion was legal or not. Steve Snell, one of the primary organizers of the annual march down Main Street at Thompson Falls Friday at noon, said they...
The Plains School Board was recognized last week for its community service by the student body with senior Brandt Snead delivering a speech in their show of gratitude. "It was important to recognize the board for sharing their time and talents to support our schools and work toward building a strong learning community in a world that is sometimes very selfish," said Dr. Kathleen Walsh, the school superintendent. "It is good for us to model appreciation and thankfulness. It costs nothing to share...
