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The Home Ec building was full Thursday afternoon with fair goers and 4-H members waiting to be interviewed with their projects. The Cloverbud group is for ages 8 and under. Carla Kinzie was the interviewer. She said that she really enjoys the young novices. Her first participant was Michaela Champneys. She had two items to show. "I painted a large mushroom and made a log cabin scene," she said. Her log cabin and accessories were structures made out of wood. Ayla Rehbein age 10 from Plains...
Sue Scott recently moved to the Trout Creek area from Libby. Originally from WallaWalla, Washington, Scott has been weaving for over 30 years. She has several looms that are of various sizes and used for different projects. Her large Swedish loom can hold 300 threads, has 16 harnesses and can throw and catch hand shuttles. This larger loom is used for weaving the rugs that Scott makes out of denim and old sheets. "The rugs need a higher tension in the threads." Scott said. Her smaller but...
DIANE PRONGUA, Hot Springs - “However company feels comfortable, they may enter my house with shoes on or off.” GERMAINE BLANCHARD, Hot Springs - “Keep your shoes on.” RUBY STOBIE, Hot Springs - “Shoes off in my house.” TRACI SALMI, Lonepine - “Off except for me. Everyone is good about removing their shoes, but I am not.” LINDSEY COLOMBO, Lonepine - “Shoes off in my house, but nobody is good about it.” KARI KASPER, Hot Springs - “Shoes off in the house is how I was raised....
The Sanders County 4-H clubs held their season ending dog show at the P3 training facility in Trout Creek on Sunday evening. Bailee Patten is the trainer for the group's dogs and young owners. Eight dogs and their owners were there to compete and be judged by Julia Jenks from Libby. There were three categories of judging, including agility, showmanship and interviews. Agility is a course the dogs must complete without being timed at this level. The course includes a tunnel that the dogs must...
The second public meeting regarding the River Road East Fire was held Thursday evening in the Plains High School gym, where officials stated the fire was 5% contained and had consumed more than 17,000 acres. The state DNRC reported that they are still in a response stage of the fire with more work to do. The next stage will be recovery and to help people with their burned homes and replanting. "I appreciate the community pulling together. The teams have been outstanding," said Sanders County...
As Sanders County school prepare to get back in session, students and parents will see some new and familiar faces in the hall. Plains and Noxon students went back to school Wednesday, August 23, while Thompson Falls starts Monday, August 28, and Hot Springs students return Tuesday, September 5. Trout Creek has a new 2-3 grade teacher who was in the Thompson Falls school last year. Madison Koonce has accepted the position and will be starting there this fall. Also from Trout Creek but new to teaching will be Beckie Doyle for grades 4-5, team...
The Shakespearean theater group showed up in Plains for their Thursday performance only to find it too smoky and hot for a park performance. Montana Shakespeare in the Park’s (MSIP) presentation of The Three Musketeers was moved to the school gym. The new building, which has a performance area also used as a second gymnasium, had bleachers for the audience to sit on, instead of a grassy lawn. This marked the 51st year of the traveling troupe’s performances across the state. Alexandre Dumas wrote the book that was released in 1844, a year bef...
The retirement of Detective Martin Spring from the Sanders County Sheriff's Office opened the door for Ethan Harvey who hadn't thought much about becoming a detective until recently. Born in Alaska but raised since he was two years old in Plains, Harvey says he didn't know what he wanted to be for sure when he grew up. After considering other career options, he decided as a teenager to try law enforcement. In 2013, Harvey became a reserve officer in Plains. "It has a limited scope of authority...
Sophia Lafriniere-Thornhill, Trout Creek - “I liked the parade with all the different floats. The Pharmacy float with all the wood was the best.” Madison Chojnacky, Trout Creek - “I liked how busy it was with all the people and booths. I am happy to be here.” Jenni Thor, Thompson Falls - “It is the first time that I have been to the festival. It has been a lot of fun with the people and their dogs.” Grady Dana, Trout Creek - “ The best thing is the 4-H booth with the tacos.” Jim Dramstad, Trout Creek - “The cooler temperatures and...
The Plains-Paradise Rural Fire District gathered with members of the Henry family on Tuesday, August 8, 2023 to honor the efforts of Mary and David Henry. The Henrys began gathering signatures in the upper Lynch Creek area over 30 years ago. Their plan back then was to have a fire hall built to accommodate the residents beyond Blanchards Corner. On Tuesday, the children of the now deceased Henrys donated a part of the Henry land to the Rural Fire Department. "Paul Harvey has been doing the dirt...
The Thompson Falls school board met Monday to approve budgets for the upcoming school year. Superintendent Bud Scully went over expenses of repairs, power bills, water costs and new construction at the high school and the new kitchen floor in the elementary school. “We are down four mills for the elementary school and down six in the high school. We have maxed out the reserves,” Scully said. His idea was that increasing enrollment would help increase the mills. Public comments included those from Chantel Schmitt who was concerned with cla...
The Center for Asbestos Related Disease (CARD) located in Libby has a mobile unit that has been traveling the state to facilitate testing in areas where people may not otherwise get tested. The question asked to anyone who thinks they might have been exposed to asbestos is: Have you lived, worked or played in Lincoln County over 10 years ago for at least six months? “This can have been a separate amount of time as long as the time totaled six months,” according to Pam Martens, the CARD clinic nurse. The mobile unit started in September 202...
Regina Reed is the owner of New To You Consignment & Boutique. She opened her doors on June 23. Reed has been in Sanders County for 12 years. She moved to Whitepine from Florida with her family. “ I always liked the stores in Florida where I rented spaces to sell my things,” Reed commented. She liked the idea of having her own store to sell lightly used items and allow people to bring their things such as items that they could not sell at a yard sale. Currently Reed says she has 58 consignors who have brought their household goods, clo...
REGINA REED, Whitepine - “Other than animals, family photos and survival supplies.” MARSHALL BARKER, Thompson Falls - “My computer/pc with all my important documents.” SHEILA WILLIAMS, Plains - “The boat, jewelry and photo albums.” HEIDI WARD, Plains - “Jewelry, guns and cowboy boots.” SYLVIA McSWAIN, Paradise - “My prepared supplies of food, water and a tent, gathered since the last threat of a fire.” MARILYN SIMCOE, Plains - “Important documents....
The Quinn's Hot Springs Resort Paradise Hall Event Center came alive for three nights as returning musicians took the stage for the annual Montana Baroque Music Festival (MBMF). The musical genre known as Baroque has been around since the 17th century. The period encapsulates music, dance, architecture, art and writing. The idea comes from the Portuguese who used the word "barocco" meaning irregular pearl or stone symbolizing the cultural art movement that took place from the early 1600s to mid-...
The Amber Bear Inn in Heron has two new employees that have started their own business of giving trail rides and riding lessons. Marley Calliham and Connor Dahlin, both from Great Falls, have three horses that can be used for guests and riding lessons. Marley said they are looking to increase their herd with more well-broke trail horses. "We offer an hour ride on flat ground or a 2 hour ride up in the hills," Marley said. She and her partner started their business after Marley came to Sanders...
Brent Hudson of Bonners Ferry, Idaho, returned to the Whitepine Grange last week to share his experience with bears. Hudson spoke about his experiences while working as a bear guard in Alaska. Several people showed up to listen to stories about dealing with black and brown bears, as well as the animals’ differences. Hudson also talked about how to identify a bear’s intentions by their body language. “If a bear is bluffing, his ears will be up and the bear will be making a huffing sound as well as salivating. But if it is the real deal, the b...
Pilgrim Park in Noxon will be alive with the sounds of blues this weekend as the 13th annual Big Sky Blues Festival takes place. The weekend of music and workshops begins Friday, August 4, at 6 p.m.. Saturday 9:30 a.m. - noon, guitar and harmonica workshops for kids of all ages will be given by world class musicians. The classes are free for children, and kids under 12 get into the three-day festival for free. Local choir and band students will be selling burgers on Saturday and Sunday to raise money needed for equipment and travel expenses...
MARLEY CALLIHAM, Heron - “Better grocery stores. The closest Costco or Walmart without sales tax is Kalispell.” CONNOR DAHLIN, Heron - “A decent sized gas station. Fuel options are a little sparse. But I'm generally happy with everything.” SAVANNAH JONES, Heron - “Ambulance service and gas station.” ALEXIS LAIRD, Heron - “Transportation and quicker ambulance service, and a place for kids to go to, like an activity center, after school and summertime.” LIYLAH WILLIAMS, Heron - “Better ambulance service.” BRIANNA HABEGGER, Heron - “Gas statio...
Thompson Falls Elementary students who attended the summer school program were treated to a special trip to the Ross Creek Cedars on Thursday, July 20. The park is just over the Sanders County line in Lincoln County on Bull Lake Road. Kootenai National Forest is home to the 100-acre tree sanctuary. Many of the trees are well over 400 years old and several are close to 1,000 years old. They were there before Columbus set sail. The grove of western red cedars, of today, like the redwoods in...
Sanders County schools are gearing up for the coming year. Hot Springs was glad to report that they are fully staffed for the 23-24 school year. They have substitute teachers and their special ed department has paraprofessionals as needed. They are short a business and music teacher for the coming year. Music will have to be conducted in the classrooms. There is a JH and HS band teacher. Long term substitute teachers will be needed to cover maternity leave. Enrollment will determine if more paras are needed, but they are taking applications, ac...
Sanders County Transportation (SCT), based in Hot Springs, currently services the county with limited drivers and buses. Director Kelly Dossett from The Council On Aging in Hot Springs says she plans to expand those services in Noxon and the rest of the west end of the county. The current logistics of picking people up and taking them where they need to go such as appointments and shopping has been complicated, according to Dossett. She hopes to be able to hire more drivers to service those far reaching customers. Currently there are two trips...
The road between Hot Springs and Plains was blocked briefly last week following an accident with a semi trailer and another truck. The accident occurred just before 8 a.m. on July 17, near mile marker 9 on Highway 28.No injuries were incurred. Hot Springs Fire, Montana Highway Patrol and Plains ambulance responded....
SHELLI FRAZIER, Plains - “I keep all the air out of the bag. Air dries it out and causes mold.” ROCHELLE OTTO, Plains - “We keep our homemade bread in the freezer, then on the counter where it gets used up quickly.” ORVALL KUESTER, Plains - “I keep my sourdough bread in the fridge in an airtight bag.” ELLEN CHILDRESS, Plains - “I store my homemade bread in an airtight zip lock bag in the fridge.” DEANA HAYES, Plains - “The heels stay in the bag to prevent drying out. I keep it on the counter. My new bread box didn't keep mold away.” DENISE MOR...
Homer Sam Coleman changed his plea and was sentenced by Judge James Manley in 20th District Judicial Court on Tuesday. Coleman pled guilty to negligent endangerment while the court dismissed a count of criminal intent. Coleman was arrested April 6, 2023, after leading police on a high-speed chase. Judge Manley imposed a 10-year suspended sentence with the Department of Corrections, giving Coleman credit for 120 days served. Steven Coulson pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of possession of drug paraphernalia on Tuesday and was sentenced to...
