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It was 22 degrees with snow and ice on the ground, but that didn't deter members of VFW Post 3596 from forming up in the military section of the Plains Cemetery Friday to publicly commemorate Veterans Day. "This Veterans Day is to honor all who served and we want to do our part to make sure everyone is honored and remembered," said Post Commander Ron Kilbury, who led the ceremony that lasted less than two minutes. Six post members lined up with Marine Corps veteran Noah Hawthorne with a rifle...
The Plains Town Council unanimously passed seven motions at last Monday's regular monthly meeting, including three emergency measures to quickly get a water main at the east end of town repaired. Mayor Dan Rowan announced as part of his report that the town pumped 5.867 million gallons of water over the last four weeks, but sold only 3.227 gallons, losing 2.6 million gallons, much of which was lost through a hole or holes in a main pipe behind the Dew Duck Inn. The council first voted in favor...
Dozens of veteran related events took place last week as part of the Veterans Day celebration. The Daughters of the American Revolution put on a free lasagna luncheon for veterans at the VFW in Plains on Friday. American Legion Clubs Post 52 in Thompson Falls and Post 129 in Paradise and VFW Post 3596 in Plains provided free dinners for veterans. Schools around the county paid tribute to veterans. The VFW auxiliary in Plains had a biscuit and gravy breakfast on Saturday, which was free for vets. On Friday, Post 52 conducted a “Missing Man T...
A Plains police officer was put on a 10-day suspension without pay, but was back on the job as of Saturday. Jared Hutchings is pleased to be back on the job, but his battle with the town is not over. He's not only wanting to recoup his lost pay, but he'd like his name and record cleared. Hutchings was suspended after the Plains Police Commission found him to be in violation of three incidents in which Mayor Dan Rowan had already determined he needed disciplinary action and placed him on 10-day...
It might have been the biggest crowd for the Plains School Drama Club, which put on the play "Clue" last week in the school's new gymnasium. It was also the biggest set the students had ever constructed, said Terri Henry, the school's drama coach for more than 30 years. "We never could have done it this big in the pavilion; it would have taken up the whole room," added Henry. Prior to utilizing the new gym, the drama club performed at the fairgrounds pavilion, which is a much smaller area....
It was the final big 4-H event of the calendar year, but it was filled with excitement from kids receiving accolades for exhibits, interviews and leadership capabilities. More than 200 people attended 4-H Achievement Day at the Sanders County Fairgrounds pavilion Sunday afternoon. The hour and a half event included a "Poison Dart Frog" game prior to the awards ceremony and a potluck dinner. Almost 100 awards were presented to members of the six 4-H clubs, including two adults, Johnny Thurston...
It's not quite the closure he had wanted, but there's still hope for Pat Legard that the killer of his son, Mark, will be found, especially now that Sanders County ruled that the death a "potential homicide" instead of suicide. The 74-year-old Legard signed a settlement agreement Thursday with Sanders County that released the county's sheriff's office, coroner, attorney and commissioners from any claims and rights involved with the case. In return, the Sanders County Sheriff's Office will leave...
Plains High School art students got to show their patriotism and artistic talents at the same time by custom painting an American flag on an eight-foot long by five-foot wide piece of wood, finishing the project last Monday. Five high school students volunteered to paint the flag on the wood for the Thompson Falls based American Legion Post 52, which usually uses the display to attract people to their booth during the Huckleberry Festival, according to Bill Beck, who made the original display...
It was a hopping Halloween Monday evening in Plains with several events going on from Clark Fork Valley Hospital to Fred Young Park. A constant chilly drizzle didn't stop kids from filling the streets in a quest for treats. Several businesses along Railroad Street gave out goodies, including Carolyn Powers of MT West Dentist, who dressed as a tube of toothpaste and handed out candy for almost two hours. At the other end of town in Fred Young Park, a hoard of crazy characters roamed the grounds...
Candidates for Montana's House District 1 faced off at the Paradise Center last Tuesday for one of their final campaign stops before the November 8 election. Democratic candidate Monica Tranel and Libertarian candidate John Lamb spent over an hour providing the crowd with their views on an assortment of issues from electric cars to abortion. Republican Ryan Zinke, a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, was invited to the event but didn't make it to the debate. Just over 50 people...
Watching a pianist play for more than an hour could be a bit tedious, but a performance last week at the Paradise Center was anything but boring. Pianist Scott Kirby took his gig to a higher level by mixing music, photographs, video, movies, and narrative to his performance, calling it a "movie concert." "I really enjoyed this. It was really different," said Cliff Stephens of Paradise and one of 42 people to attend his "Main Street Souvenirs" show at the Paradise Center Friday evening. His...
It was a hard end to a great season for the Hot Springs Savage Heat in their clash against the Chester-Joplin-Iverness Hi-Line Hawks at Hot Springs Saturday afternoon. The Hawks bumped the Savage Heat from the Class C six-man playoffs in the first round with a 55-54 victory in double overtime. "It was a heartbreaker for us," said Hot Springs Coach Jim Lawson. "The kids gave a heck of an effort and I'm proud of what they accomplished this year. The effort they gave on Saturday was tremendous."...
The Cancer Network of Sanders County raised $10,950 to help cancer patients throughout the county with its "Fright Night" Halloween theme fundraiser at the Sanders County Fairgrounds pavilion Saturday night. Fifty people showed up at the four-hour event, which included a dinner, dancing, live music, a costume contest, and live and silent auctions. CNSC had no fall dinner fundraiser last year and raised nearly $30,000 in 2020, but the amount raised Saturday will go to help a dozen more people....
Plains Elementary School fifth-grader Levi Sturdivant escapes the clutches of schoolmate Kage Tuma during a game of flag football among third, fourth and fifth grade students for some halftime entertainment during a recent Plains High School game....
The Sanders County Fair Commission chairman announced the final figures of what this year’s fair raised — $438,003.88, with a profit of $159,450.63 — at last week’s monthly board meeting at the fairgrounds pavilion. “We spent a lot more money this year and doubled our profits,” said Board Chairman Randy Woods last Wednesday. Fair Manager Melissa Cady made a print out for the five board members that compared the expenditures and profits of 2022 and 2021. The fair made a profit of $108,674.18 last year with expenses totaling $203,269.52. This yea...
It was a little like Christmas for the members of the Plains-Paradise Rural Fire District last week when they donned their new turnout gear last week. The Christmas gifts amounted to $65,000, thanks in part to a federal grant from USDA Rural Development. The fire district received 19 sets of turnouts, which included helmet, coat, trousers, boots, gloves, and heat shrouds. "The new turnout gear is astounding. They will keep our firefighters safer and perform at a higher level," said Chief James...
The Plains U14 soccer team played against a high school team last week and didn't lose. But they didn't win either. The Clark Fork Soccer Alliance played fast and hard against the Mission Valley Christian Academy Eagles last Tuesday and even though the Eagles had almost twice as many players and many were twice the size of Clark Fork Soccer Alliance players, they weren't able to get the ball by keepers Andrew Wrobleski or Jacob Howell. And although the Clark Fork couldn't get one passed Eagle...
The Sanders County Coalition For Families is once again getting the word out that domestic violence continues to be a problem by placing a near six-foot tall purple and white ribbon on a fence along Railroad Street as part of the "Domestic Violence Month Campaign." Kayla Torres, SCCFF's community outreach coordinator, installed the plastic ribbons in Noxon, Trout Creek, Plains, and Hot Springs last week as part of October's National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Jail inmates at Thompson...
The final major roadwork for Plains is being completed this week with Rehbein Enterprises resurfacing the second block of Farmer Street and a large portion of Blake Street. Plains Mayor Dan Rowan said it was the only road work done this year because the town had trouble getting anyone to bid on road projects. Farmer Street was one of those on the priority list devised by public works, but Blake Street was especially in need and given more consideration because of the community ambulance...
Members of the Plains Town Council voted unanimously to approve the Wastewater Change Order for Sludge Removal motion, giving Prospect Construction the green light to handle that part of the overall project. Sludge removal was the only new business for last Monday night’s monthly meeting at City Hall, which took less than an hour. Prospect Construction, a company based in Puyallup, Wash., and Missoula, was the low bidder to construct the new lagoon, but the sludge issue was not included because the regulatory details covering the dismantling o...
The Cancer Network of Sanders County (CNSC) plans to celebrate Halloween a little earlier this year with their annual fall fundraiser “Fright Night” on Saturday, Oct. 22, at the Sanders County Fairgrounds pavilion. The event will include a dinner, music, dancing, an auction, and a costume contest with prizes, said Shelley Bertrand, president of the CNSC. “The fall fundraiser is always a great event. We have wonderful food, great donations to auction off, Kevin Hill is awesome, and country music and dancing,” said Bertrand, president of the non...
The Clark Fork Soccer Alliance girls team finished their last home game with a victory over the Whitefish High School Bulldogs at Plains on Saturday. With a 3-1 win over the Bulldogs junior varsity team, the Clark Fork Soccer Alliance U18 players now have eight wins, one loss and no ties. Nick Lawyer, the Clark Fork Soccer Alliance coach, said the JV Bulldogs have the best defensive records in the state with five wins, three losses and two ties. "Our girls tried and tried to pick them apart but...
A group of youngsters got a taste of the agriculture business at the Sanders County Fairgrounds last week and actually got to taste some of the fruits of the business. One hundred and twenty third graders from Sanders County schools had the opportunity to learn various aspects of the agriculture industry at the county's first "Ag Days," put on by the Sanders County Extension Office last Thursday. "Connecting kids to their food systems is vital for future food security," said Wendy Carr, the...
Nearly 100 people attended this year's Clark Fork Valley Hospital Health and Harvest Fair, which is a record number for Janie Hom, the event coordinator for the last three years. She also had a record number of participants with 28 booths, adding several arts and crafts vendors to the event this year. The Health and Harvest Fair was held at the Sanders County Fairgrounds pavilion Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. She added the crafts and local artisans this year to make it more fun and exciting,...
A musical group at the Paradise Center had a lion that bit members of the audience while musicians just kept on playing. The lion was actually Hiroshi Koshiyama, a member of Fubuki Daiko, Japanese taiko drummers, which performed at the Paradise Center Friday evening. In the "Shi Shi Mai (Lion Dance), Koshiyama in his Japanese style lion suit roamed the audience, sniffing at some and nipping at others. The audience was told that if the lion "bit them" it would bring them good luck. Koshiyama...
