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Easter Sunday’s forecast is a brisk 20 degrees, but area organizations are preparing for entertaining events. Noxon Town Park Committee has an egg hunt planned for kids in the area, Easter Sunday, April 1 “beginning noon sharp,” according to longtime organizer Sharon Larkin. The committee welcomes the public to join them at Noxon Town Park, across from the store, to hunt for candy filled eggs, as well as 20 eggs carrying $20 bills. Chocolate bunnies and other prizes are up for grabs and the hunt is divided into age groups to keep things fair;...
Staff, trustees, and parents of students at Noxon Schools were able to get to know their candidates for the upcoming opening for district superintendent. In a special meeting with the Noxon trustees, an open interview took place. After which, the board took action to select a new superintendent. Following deliberation, Mike Ehinger was selected to fill the position. The finalists for the position to be considered for hiring included Larry Markuson, James Baldwin, and Michael Ehinger. Markuson has been the superintendent at White Sulphur...
County Christians will visit their preferred house of worship to observe the Easter holy days, this weekend. Noxon’s Baptist Moutain Church will hold a Passover dinner, Friday, March 30 (RSVP 847-1020). The congregation will meet Sunday, 11 a.m. for Easter service. The Noxon Mission will hold Easter Mass on Saturday, March 31 beginning at 4 p.m. Cabinet Mountain Bible Church in Trout Creek will hold a Good Friday service 6 p.m. at the church. A sunrise service will be held at 7 a.m. at the Trout Creek boat launch Easter Sunday, followed by brea...
It has been a long week for Teresa Campbell, who sustained multiple injuries in a train accident in Trout Creek - but the long road to recovery ahead is what she is focused on. "I've had four surgeries on my left hand to amputate above the wrist," she shared with The Ledger on Tuesday, "a gash on my leg is healing well, but my three cracked ribs and bruised lung will take longer to heal." Campbell may be released from Kootenai Medical Center this week and will be on oxygen, as she is not yet...
All around the nation in protest of gun safety affecting schools, students walked out of class for 17 Minutes of Silence – or didn’t. Such was the case in Sanders County, where high schools reported no students participated in the planned school walkout. One school, however, did acknowledge the climate students are experiencing and moved to give a platform for discussion, no matter what their views were on gun laws, safety, bullying, or crisis intervention. Thompson Falls High School upped the ante on the 17 minutes of silence to provide stu...
So, here we are. Again. Rehashing and rehashtagging an all too common issue. Unfortunately, the issue is being presented as cut and dry, black and white, either/or – again. As with most things in life, there are more than two sides to the views expressed on the school shooting issue – which is showing no signs of slowing or going away. Either you support gun rights or you want them all taken away. At least, those are the two views overwhelmingly being presented. As with most things set before me, I’ve got mixed feelings about all of it and c...
March is Music in Schools Month, and Noxon has found a fun way to get in on the action. The ‘art’ of lip syncing has been a more common in the big leagues of the music industry, prompting Noxon’s music teacher Sari MacArthur to work with students for what promises to be an entertaining spectacle. Lip Sync fails feature popstar names like the Grammy-stripped duo, Milli Vanilli, as well as the aging vocal chords of Mariah Carey. Teen pop idols like Selena Gomez and Justin Beiber are on that list, but Noxon will add performers with pre-t...
Forget what is shown in the movies - glitz, glamour and expensive venues – nothing beats a small town high school prom. And the lengths some went to in order to make it a special night prove it is not about the money spent, but the memories made. For many, prom was the first "dress up like an adult" affair, the first time in high heels, the first time borrowing the family car, or the first time not having a before-dark curfew. A lack of open salon seats locally had many young ladies doing e...
A Sanders County Sheriff’s deputy responded to a call in the early hours of Saturday morning regarding a vehicle struck by a train. Montana Highway Patrol arrived on the scene to take over shortly thereafter. Theresa Campbell of Trout Creek had been trying to move her vehicle from the railroad tracks when the oncoming locomotive hit about 1:30 a.m. She was transported to Clark Fork Valley Hospital with multiple injuries....
Usually when news hits on a national level, Sanders County is not involved. But, according to Verizon Wireless’s map of downed service areas, parts of the county joined other major cities in the U.S. in an outage of service. New York, Los Angeles and Portland were some of the areas reporting service problems similar to customers in Plains and parts of Thompson Falls, as of Sunday. The outages continued sporadically throughout Monday and Tuesday. Many county cell phone users go through the no-contract service, Straight Talk. Most of these c...
Kickin’ butts and taking names – that’s what students at Noxon Schools will be doing Tuesday, March 20 for National Kick Butts Day with the help of Sanders County Tobacco Prevention and a special guest speaker the following day. The national event will have students around the country learning about the harmful effects of tobacco use, as well as committing to stay tobacco free. Traditionally, students in the National Honor Society (NHS) arrange a slew of hands-on activities for students in the district to learn about the dangers of tobac...
"I love God and America, that's why I'm doing this. This memorial needs to happen," said Zach Whipple-Kilmer, who donned an acoustic guitar to deliver renditions of patriotic songs at the Elks, Saturday. He and other veteran-supporting citizens filled the Elks Lodge to help raise funds to construct a veteran memorial at Ainsworth Field. While the Ainsworth project has been in the works for some time, organizers noted that the idea for a veteran memorial was in the cards since the planning...
At the Thompson Falls City Council meeting on Monday, members unanimously decided to continue pursuing funding for upgrades needed for the city pool. The city will apply for a grant through Land and Water Conservation to help with improvements. Mayor Mark Sheets noted that the pool’s decking is heaving due to weather and the construction upon silt. In a 2008 bid, Susic Construction estimated $50,000 to bring things up to par. The most recent estimate put the improvements at $90,000. City Clerk Chelsea Peterson noted that she was in the midst o...
Hot Springs is a town steeped in rich history. From native tribes to hardy homesteaders to tinsel town hideaway and the current colorful mix of people, the township has revolved around the warm mineral springs of its namesake. The Hot Springs Artists Society will celebrate Hot Springs history, with help from the archives of LaRue Museum, with a photo exhibition entitled, “Way Back When.” The group shared that the pictures will demonstrate the culture and diversity of that slice of Montana and invite residents and out-of-towners to take tim...
by Justin Harris In light of recent national events on school campuses, it was no surprise that safety was a topic during the Falls District school board meeting Monday night. It was noted that since the school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in 2013, the Thompson Falls School District trustees and administration put safety at the top of their list of stated goals and declared the campus environment their top priority. In cooperation with the Frisbie-Morbella Foundation and the City of Thompson Falls, that year, Officer Bob Thornhill was...
Nationwide, students on public school campuses will be protesting what they view as a lack of competence on the part of the adults in their lives to take meaningful action in stopping the gun violence that has become a unique plague in American schools. March 14, students around the country have planned to walk out of their schools at 10 a.m. The non-violent protest will last 17 minutes to honor the 17 students and staff members killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parland, Florida, on Valentine’s Day. Thompson Falls High School p...
Belief in product led a part-time employee to take an investment leap into one of the favorite franchises in Thompson Falls. Andrea Farmer worked for Plains Simple Simons Pizza owners, Shawn and Shawna Purkeypyle. After a time, the owners approached Farmer to see if she'd be interested in purchasing the Thompson Falls location. "I took some time to think about it and mull it over with my husband and family," shared Farmer. "It just felt right, so we got the ball rolling." Farmer moved to Plains...
Sanders County consistently has a poverty rate higher than the state average. With nearly a quarter of residents reportedly in poverty (although the number is thought to be higher), budget cuts have closed the area Office of Public Assistance that many depended on as a link to the state's safety nets for those in need. The first round of cuts eliminated the direct phone lines that were available for applicants, leaving Helena's 800 number as the only avenue of communication, unless the clients...
The buzz about the County Spelling Bee is getting around, and Sanders County schools have announced their lineup of students slated to compete. The county’s spelling tradition will take place Friday, March 2 at 1 p.m. in the Sanders County Courthouse. Surrounded by Montana’s legal tomes, participants will do their best to get spellings correct from a list of words provided by the national-level organization. Once in the hot seat, students can ask for clarification on a challenging word. A request for a repeat of the pronunciation, def...
Thompson River Lumber (TRL) was privy to a special guest Tuesday morning, as Montana's Republican U.S. Senator, Steve Daines, made the mill one of his stops between Kalispell and Libby. Daines donned a TRL hardhat and was joined at one of the county's largest employers by county commissioners Carol Brooker and Tony Cox, Sen. Jennifer Fielder and Rep. Bob Brown. They were led on a walkthrough of the facility by TRL vice president Dan Claridge. The tour touted the safety procedures and perks for e...
JORDAN JOHNSON, Alberton – “Sometimes just by looking at them. You can usually tell if they are sketchy.” TANNER NEWELL, Eureka – “Get to know them.” ZACH MORKERT, Thompson Falls – “I think it is how they present themselves, that says a lot.” LEIGHA CREW, Thompson Falls – “I can tell by how they talk about others. If they are constantly badmouthing people, they are probably going to bad mouth you, too.” LARRY LACK, Thompson Falls – “When they look you in the eye. If they don’t, you can bet there’s something behind that.” LISA SCHULTZ, Tho...
They have a way with words. And unique methods of poking fun at one another. Members of the group with the gift of gab, known as the Toastmasters, aren't the type to let things go unsaid. So, when they had the chance to gather at an open-to-the-public event, words were not minced giving honors to a special member of their group. Hal Vosin was recognized last week, but it was not to accept more ribbons, plaques or trophies to add to his impressive Toastmasters awards shelf. Vosin was celebrated...
Although it is a distinguished club, with 352,000 members worldwide, a Toastmaster is never far from a friend. Even when traveling abroad. The Thompson Falls and Plains Toastmasters held a special presentation, Thursday, entitled "Tales of Far Off Places." A small group of interesting listeners joined the scheduled speakers at Thompson Falls Public Library to hear about what it means to give in to wanderlust as a Toastmaster. Member Lynne Kersten opened the meeting with a few inspirational...
"In the earliest stages of planning for the new Ainsworth Field, the committee had the idea to set aside space in the park for a veteran's memorial," said Carla Parks at the Thompson Falls City Council meeting Monday night. Parks and Rita Lundgren were present on behalf of the Thompson Falls Main Street Committee that has been pushing the project forward. Parks gave her presentation to the council in front of an artist's mockup of what the proposed memorial might look like. It will be located...
Hundreds of young Montana scientists converged on Montana State University campus to play with Legos. "Play" would be a loose term, as the teams sent from the many Montana schools have been working for months to program their robots to perform tasks, maneuver obstacles and cross their fingers to stave off malfunctions. The Montana FIRST Lego League Tournament is a tech competition that attracts robotics-inclined students each year. Kole Stone, a senior, competed in his third Robotics...
