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The students of Plains Elementary School learned a lesson and helped the community at the same time, said Meg Feist, the sixth grade teacher who came up with a fundraiser idea to buy gifts for the "Tree of Hearts" Sheriff's Relief Fund program. Two hundred thirty elementary students from kindergarten to sixth grade raised $810.96 during the month of December to buy presents for the Tree of Hearts using two fundraising methods. For three Wednesdays, the students could pay one dollar to bring...
Sixty-five wrestlers hit the mats last week at the Thompson Falls mixer where the Blue Hawks had 12 wins and 12 losses for the night, compiling 10 pins for the night. The Plains-Hot Springs Savage Horsemen, the Darby Tigers, the Superior Bobcats, and the Bigfork Vikings joined the Blue Hawks with Libby referees J.R. Rebo and Kurt Spencer for two hours of competition last Tuesday evening. The match began with the crowd being introduced to this year's 34 Thompson Falls Little Guy Wrestling team....
Photo by Ed Moreth Ashley Jelich and Nicole Burrows conduct members of the Plains High School choir in "Carol of the Bells" in a special Christmas Concert. The choir performed with three songs as the finale of the evening. More than 100 people attended the 25-minute performance, which included numbers by the high school band and the junior high band in the new gymnasium. Burrows is the school's temporary music teacher and helped by Jelich. Principal Ryon Noland said he's had a few inquiries for...
Last weekend was Santa Claus' third time to make a special stop in Plains, but this time he had help from elf Kendall Spurr, 9, as he spent time in businesses downtown. He visited with 23 kids, five adults, two dogs and a puppy named "Yogi" during his more than five hours in Plains Saturday. "I enjoy making the kids smile and keeping the magic in Christmas. I really just like helping my community," Santa said after spending the day in Plains. He said his time there wouldn't be possible without...
Members of Joint Operation Mariposa (JOM) doesn't want any senior citizen veteran to be forgotten at Christmastime and on Saturday hand delivered a decorated stockings of goodies. It's part of JOM's annual "Santa Socks" program, which delivers filled Christmas stockings to the veterans' homes. On Saturday, Mrs. Claus Callie Timmer, Ed Foste and the Grinch traveled to Plains, Thompson Falls, Trout Creek, and Noxon with stockings, while Mrs. Claus Angela Muse and Elf Heather Allen delivered...
The mayor of Plains was pleased that his final town council meeting went smooth and with no conflicts. "I have been extremely proud of what we together have been able to accomplish during my tenure as mayor. Many thanks are due to all the town employees, the town council, Shari Johnson, Rich Gebhardt, along with many others," Rowan told the council and the handful of people from the public in attendance last Monday evening at City Hall. "There is still much work left to be done, as there always...
Though there was no team standing or winner in the Plains Mixer last week, it looks as though the Plains-Hot Springs Savage Horsemen came out on top with 18 individual victories. Plains hosted the mixer Thursday evening, along with the Thompson Falls Blue Hawks, Eureka Lions, Mission/Charlo Bulldogs, and the Arlee Warriors. There was no team winner of the meet, but there were individual victories, said Jesse Jermyn, head coach for the Plains-Hot Springs team. It was also important for...
All was quiet as veterans lined up in the chilly evening to give a proper send off to the emblem that served them well during their tours of duty in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard. The vets placed the frayed, tattered, torn, and discolored flags into barrels of flames at VFW Post 3596's annual flag retirement ceremony in the back parking lot of the post last Tuesday. A few of the dozen civilians in attendance joined in the procession to help. One hundred and...
Even 16-degree weather couldn't keep people from lining Thompson Falls' Main Street for the annual Christmas on Main Street Parade Saturday night. Fifty colorfully decorated units slowly moved through the city with Grand Marshal Annie Wooden leading the pack. Kids were at the ready with an assortment of bags for candy collecting. There were 50 units in the parade, the most since 2009, when Joanne Burk started coordinating the annual event, and possibly the most since it began more than 20 years...
The Polar Express once again made a stop at Plains last week and it looks like it's staying for about a month. Plains resident Bill Beck and Plains High School Superintendent Thom Chisholm set up the Polar Express train set and an accompanying village in the "Opportunity Room" of the new multipurpose building last Wednesday. Beck had purchased the Polar Express in 2017 and set up the Polar Express Village for three consecutive years at the school. However, this is the first time since the COVID...
The first Plains Public Schools Holiday Bazaar was a big success, according to Debbie Brown, who coordinated the event at the school's new gym and multipurpose room Saturday. It was a bazaar put on by the school's National Honor Society to raise money for an educational trip, said Heather Worrall, the NHS advisor for the second consecutive year. The group had hoped to fetch around $4,000, said Worrall, but they raised only $800. Worrall said they take the trips every other year, and the next...
Plains High School students helped ring in the start of December by giving the town a little bit of Christmas colors. Twenty-five art students added to the early holiday spirit by painting Christmas themes on 17 businesses from the Clark Fork Valley Hospital to 406 Outlet all day Thursday. "I think it looks very professional," said Chrissy Carter, the senior personal banker at Rocky Mountain Bank after Kaylie Peele and Lillian MacDonald finished the bank windows. "They did an excellent job. I...
Pets have often been a traditional gift at Christmastime and two young girls have decided to continue that practice by giving pets to veterans and senior citizens for Christmas presents. "We wanted to give them something special, and now they can take care of their pet rock," said 10-year-old Chloe Monselet, who was making the pet rocks with friend Saydi Carter, 9 years old. The two Plains girls used stones they got from Mountain Range Materials, formerly Plains Ready Mix, which donated about...
Santa Claus said he brought the Arctic cold with him this year during his stop in Plains Saturday. Santa, aka Dave Williams, and Mrs. Claus, aka Callie Timmer, set up their temporary workshop at the old one-room log schoolhouse on the corner of Railroad Street and Clayton Street and for four hours collected requests from kids. Visitors also had the chance to meet the Grinch, who stayed outside most of the time greeting people and occasionally handing out a candy cane or posing for a photo with...
Macbeth attacks Macduff in the final fight scene of Shakespeare's "Macbeth" played by the cast of Shakespeare in the Schools at Plains School. Macduff, played by Sam Cheeseman, claims victory by beheading Macbeth, played by Ian Geers. About 200 high school and junior high students and around 20 teachers and staff members attended the near 90-minute play last Wednesday in the school's multipurpose room. The school paid $800 for the Bozeman group to perform, according to Hannah Jacobsma, the...
Even in November, it was beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Plains last weekend with the "Kickoff to Christmas" holiday gala put on by the Plains Lions Club and the businesses of Plains. Three businesses held activities for children and several held special sales all day. This was the first time for the 406 Outlet to participate in the annual event, which is in its fourth year, though in the past it's been called the Christmas Extravaganza. "I think people came in just to get their face...
The Rose Bowl is the oldest and biggest of the college football games, but it's got nothing on the Plains High School "Turkey Bowl," held last Tuesday, the last day of classes for the week before Thanksgiving. It was a flag football competition between the four high school classes with the freshmen first taking on the juniors and the seniors then battling the sophomores. The two-hour contest was run by the school's National Honor Society students - sophomore Wyatt Butcher, juniors Peyton Wasson...
Fire destroyed a home along Highway 28 last week, despite efforts by firefighters from two departments. Plains-Paradise Rural Fire District Chief James Russell, the second firefighter on scene, said that an investigation continues as to the cause of the November 22 blaze. The fire was reported at 12:58 p.m. Minutes later, husband and wife firefighters Zach and Cori Vanderwall arrived at the scene. In total, nine of the district's firefighters and four firefighters from the Town of Plains Fire...
They looked like colorful stars rising into the clear night over the Sanders County Fairgrounds Saturday night slowly disappearing into the darkness. The Cancer Network of Sanders County sent 60 lanterns into the sky as part of its annual Lantern Launch fundraiser, raising $600. "It's beautiful and it's emotional watching them go up," said Paula Ivy, treasurer for the CNSC and this year's project coordinator. The lanterns sent up Saturday had numerous messages written on them destined for loved...
by Ed Moreth Farm animals and 4-H seem to be synonymous, but maybe dancing should be added to their repertoire. The members of the South Side Sparks 4-H club want to be ready for the Christmas Dance on Dec. 23 at the fairgrounds pavilion, so the local 4-H ambassadors held a dance workshop Saturday evening at the pavilion. Twenty youngsters from the South Side Sparks and three from the Kootenai, Kids & Critters 4-H club from Lincoln County participated in the two-hour workshop. "It was fun to...
Nearly 80 people gathered at the Sanders County Fairgrounds pavilion last Tuesday evening to hear an appeal from two local men to convince residents to put pressure on the state or federal government to purchase nearly 12,000 acres of wilderness for the general public to use. MKH Montana, a 401k trust for a highway patrol in another state, is selling 11,804 acres of wilderness in Sanders County and 7,711 acres in Mineral County. MKH has already sold some acreage, which is now closed to the publi...
Plains held a special town council meeting last Tuesday to go over two issues that are somewhat connected, but were not as easily passed. The resolution, the "Town's Position on Executive Committee on Housing Recommendations," unanimously passed within 30 minutes. The resolution "Formation of a Community Council" took longer and did pass. In response to Governor Greg Gianforte's Housing Task Force, which could take away a municipality's authority and freedom to regulate housing regulations,...
A group of students at Plains Elementary School turned their lesson tables into lunch tables on Friday for an early Thanksgiving celebration. Denise Montgomery has been holding a Thanksgiving celebration for her class for 32 years, but she said it still brings her pleasure. This year, her 13 first-graders joined with the dozen first-grade students of Kylie Ishler's class for the celebration, which included turkey, dressing, potatoes, gravy, apple cider and cornbread that they made themselves....
The Plains Town Council hired a new contract attorney last Monday with a unanimous vote by council. Loren Fitzpatrick signed a one-year contract at the meeting, replacing Richard Gebhardt, who retired a week earlier after serving as the town attorney for 14 years. He had planned to retire in 2021, but wanted to stay and help with the town's lagoon situation and with the contract for the town's new well. His final act was with the Plains Police Commission hearing. He had also been the attorney...
Students of Plains School honored former military members for an early Veterans Day observance with a special concert, goodies from students, and verbal accolades from the school superintendent. Eleven veterans from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard attended the "Honoring All Who Served" ceremony held in the school gymnasium last Wednesday afternoon. "Even though today is not officially Veterans Day, we gather to recognize our great nation and the brave men and women of our armed...
