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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...
Navy veteran Ed Foste put out the final set of flags for Joint Operation Mariposa's veteran suicide awareness display along Railroad Street in Plains, a task he usually does with help. On Friday, Foste placed the last 22 American flags at the display to bring a total of 660 flags, which represent the 22 military veterans that perish every day in the act of suicide. The first batch of flags were placed on September 1 by Plains residents Devin and Ahna Coonan and their two children, Lilah Jo and...
The two Clark Fork Soccer Alliance teams both claimed victories last week in games against Browning boys and girls teams at the Amundson Sports Complex. Josh Allday's U18 boys defeated the Browning Indians 7-0. Both Sanders County teams go by Clark Fork Soccer Alliance and have players from around the county. The boys range from age 14 to 18 and his players are from Plains and Thompson Falls. Lawyer's players range from 12 to 18 and are from Plains, Thompson Falls and St. Regis. Lawyer's team...
A honey bee – Apis mellifera – collects pollen for its hive just west of Plains. "Pollen gathering is most important for feeding the larvae," said Lauren Kerzicnik, an extension specialist of entomology at Montana State University in Bozeman. Kerzicnik said that this time of year the bees are searching for fall-blooming plants as a food supply in order to prepare for the winter. "As sources are limited in spring and fall, they will be doing some important searching," added Kerzicnik, who als...
Showing team spirit took a lot of work and ingenuity, a good amount of paint, and loads of orange and black balloons for the building of the six floats of the Plains School Homecoming Week Parade. The students came up with the overall theme of "We Bleed Orange and Black," though some classes added their own sub theme to their floats. Students from seventh grade to seniors took some three hours to put together their floats for the annual parade Friday morning in the school's parking lots. For the...
The actual Olympics are not likely to have the events of "Hungry Hippo," "Powder Puff Football," or "Crazy Goggle Puzzle" incorporated in its competition, but they made for a fun time on the Plains High School football field Friday afternoon last week. The events were part of the annual Homecoming Week's Horsemen Olympics, a competition of seven different games between the four high school classes held on the football field. Each event had between two to 14 students and most were a combination...
