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The Easy Street Autoworks team kept their game tight and took the low team gross of 179 and Bear Muscle Fitness the low team net of 145. The low individual gross went to Ron Beaty with a score of 40 and Cody Mosher clinched the low individual net with a 31 during Tuesday night men’s league play at River’s Bend last week. On the course Mike Normandin hit closest to the pin in 3 on No. 11 and Kevin Sparks sank the long putt on No. 12. Scott Pardee was the closest to the pin on No.14 and Bart Haflich locked in the longest putt on No.15. Steve Cla...
The First Security Bank team kept swinging easy to take the low team gross and the Wild Coyote team the low team net. Ron Beaty kept the ball in the short grass and took the low individual gross of 39 and Mike Normandin claimed the low individual net with a score of 32 during Wednesday night men’s league play at River’s Bend last week. Mike Normandin hit closest to the pin in 3 on No. 11 and Ben Mummert dropped in the long putt on No. 12. Jesse Mosher inched the ball along and was the closest to the pin on No.14 and Bernie Groshong locked in...
The Over the Hill Gang braved dark clouds and rain with an adventurous spirit in order to keep the ball in play Monday at River’s Bend. Mike Normandin played smart and took the low men’s gross with a score of 42 and Darrell “Torgy” Torgrimson the men’s low net of 33. Barb Wooden read the course well enough to claim the women's low gross with a 60 and Kristy Beaty clinched the low womens net with a 37 this week. On the course Steve Fairbank crept the ball along to be closest to the pin on No.1 in 2 and Jens Jantzen sunk the long put on No. 2....
For a moment it looked as though kids track and field day might be a wash but a little rain couldn't keep the kids from their day of fun. The first half of the day was dedicated to the kindergarten through third graders and the second half of the day belonged to the fourth through sixth graders. Many smiles could be seen on the faces of the young and old alike. "We're doing things differently this year. In the past the eighth graders would run the event and Kindergarten through seventh grade...
Lately Sanders County residents have been reporting a concerning number of deer and other animal carcaases being dumped and abandoned all over the county. There are many calls concerning this issue flooding into the Fish Wildlife and Parks (FWP) office in Thompson Falls. Many private land owners are reporting abandoned deer carcaases found on or near land they own. It looks as though assorted Forest Service land has also become a popular place to dump animal remains, two of the most popular sites being reported by FWP being the Dry Creek and...
Twenty people attended the livestock emergency evacuation and shelter meeting last Tuesday night hosted by both Wendy Carr, MSU Extension Agent for Sanders County. The discussion focused primarily on expanding support for agriculture, horticulture and natural resources in the county, and Jeanne Rankin DVM and Animal Health and Animal Disaster Associate Specialist. "Because of a grant that we have through MSU we are able to have her here today," Carr said while introducing Rankin. Those in...
The rain cleared up just in time for the event, but the clouds stuck around providing ample shade and a comfortably cool environment for the Plains Elementary Track and Field day last Wednesday. A look of excitement could be seen on the faces of the coaches, grandparents parents, and most importantly, the children. "I have two grandsons participating today. One of them is 8 and the other 9, one is a second grader and the other a third grader," said Chris Allen of Plains. The day started off with...
MYRNA MARIBELLE, Broadwater, Texas - “Keep trying until you get it right!” LARRY WHITE, Thompson Falls - “Good luck and stay out of trouble!” MONTA MOORE, Thompson Falls - “Go to trade school!” DANE CHOJNACKY, Trout Creek - “If there is pressure for you to go to college remember that you don't have to go, you can go straight to work or a trade school or an apprenticeship.” AMY HENDERSON, Thompson Falls - “I want them to know what an amazing group of people they are and how incredibly proud we are of them!” SCOOTER REEVES, Trout Creek - “Foll...
Custom Ventures were the winners of Tuesday night play, finishing up with a 179 low team gross. The low individual gross went to Scott Pardee of the Custom Ventures team with a score of 38. Kevin Sparks took the low individual net with a score of 32. Closest to the pin in three shots on No. 11 was claimed by Bill Nolen, Cody Mosher eased in the long put on No. 12, Carter Meyer had the drive closest to the pin on No. 14, Doug Robichaud hammered the ball for the long drive on No. 18, and Ricky Hagedorn covered a lot of ground winning the long...
Katrina Nygaard and Annie Wooden read the greens well enough to take the low team gross of 112, and Katie Miller and Madi Wheeler took the low team net of 77 in Thursday Night Ladies League play at River’s Bend last week. Tina Wheeler managed the low individual gross of 45 and Katrina Nygaard claimed the low net with a 29. On the course, Tina Wheeler was closest to the pin in four on No. 2, Katrina Nygaard walked in the long putt on No. 3 and Kelly Wheeler launched the ball to take the longest drive on No. 9. Standings Katie Miller/Madi W...
The First Security Bank team consisting of Mike Baxter, Ben Mummert, Bill Nolen and Nathan Snead dug deep to claim the low team gross with a score of 172. The Highlead team including Jesse Mosher, John Mosher, Steve Fairbank and Sean Kelly took the low team net with a score of 140. Jesse Mosher earned the low individual gross of 39, and Ben Mummert claimed the low individual net score of 32. During play, Gary Thompson was closest to the pin on No. 14, Ricky Hagedorn was closest to the pin in three on No. 11, Mike Baxter snuck in the long putt o...
APRIL BATEMAN - “I think they are wonderful, they are overworked and underpaid. We owe everything to them!” JAMIE McKENZIE, Trout Creek - “Thank you for your service!” RON FISHER, Thompson Falls - “Thank you to all of those guys and gals because there are lots of women involved too, that kept us able to keep some of them alive so that they could do their work that they had to do. A lot of them gave everything they had and they died.” JERRY WEILAND, Trout Creek - “I would like to thank them for their service. I wish that they weren't so underapp...
Members of the Thompson Falls American Legion as well as members of the Plains VFW came together for a flag raising ceremony last Tuesday at the Wild Rose Rebekah Cemetery in Thompson Falls. "A flag raising ceremony takes place when an American flag becomes unserviceable," said Ken Mathieson, Commander of American Legion Post 52. An American flag raising ceremony consists of a 10 step process that is very carefully executed, in this case the process is executed by local veterans. Two of these...
There has not been a kids fishing day in Noxon for over two years due to the pandemic, but the popular event was back last weekend as families drove down to Triangle Pond for a morning of fun Parents and children had big smiles on their faces as they piled out of their vehicles, which was a pleasant surprise considering that the weather looked like it might intimidate people into staying home for the day. But that was not the case for many Montanans big and small. Volunteers cooked burgers and...
Sanders County Public Health is warning residents of an outbreak of Campylobacter infections. Last week Public Health received eight confirmed Campylobacter infection lab reports, one of them coming out of Mineral County the remaining seven reports came from Sanders County. The health department found In five of the eight reports, people who became sick with this bacterial infection had either drank from or used the Kennedy Creek spring just south of Paradise, Montana. Given that there are more than three cases of this bacterial infection, the...
BRANDY BRUMFEILD, Thompson Falls - “Everything.” STEVE BUCK, Thompson Falls - “Watermelon and mixed fruit salad.” BETH CATER, Thompson Falls - “Smoked brisket.” LAURIE BRASS, Trout Creek - “Potato salad.” JEANETTE ROGERS, Trout Creek - “BBQ pork ribs.” RAY BUCHANAN, Thompson Falls - “Fried chicken....
The Easy Street Autoworks team consisting of Ron Beaty, Dave Garr, Jens Jantzen and Charlie Hooten played astoundingly well in Tuesday night play at River’s Bend last week. The team as a whole finished with the low team gross of 176. The Custom Ventures team consisting of Kade Pardee, Scott Pardee, Ty Pardee and Doug Fisher combined for the low team net of 152, Ron Beaty took the low individual gross at 42 and Charlie Hooten had the low individual net round of 32. At the end of day, Doug Robichaud was closest to the pin in three on No. 11, D...
The First Security Bank team consisting of Mike Baxter, Bill Nolen, Mike Thilmony and Scott Pardee performed the best in Wednesday night play at River’s Bend last week. The team as a whole finished with a low team gross of 177. The Big Eddy’s/Limberlost Brewery team consisting of Doug Fisher, John Torres, Doug Czerwinski and John W. Torres combined for the low team net of 146. Mike Baxter took the low individual gross at 40 and Steve Fairbank had the low individual net round of 34. On the course, Ron Beaty was closest to the pin in three on...
Teammates Barb Petteys and Kelly Wheeler performed in an outstanding manner during Thursday night play at River’s Bend last week. The team finished strong in first place with a low team gross of 109. Liz Morkert and Lana Nolen combined for the low team net of 77, Nolen took the low individual gross at 51 and Jeanne Holleran had the low individual net round of 35. On the course, Nolen had the long putt on No. 3, Kelly Wheeler was closest to the pin on No. 5, and Katie Miller hit the longest drive on No. 6 and Marshanna Drop landed a chip-in d...
