Independently owned since 1905
Independently owned since 1905
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5 YEARS AGO • NOVEMBER 30, 1967 HOW BLUE HAWKS GOT THEIR NAME How did the Blue Hawks get their name? W.C. (Slim) Moore of Spokane, former Thompson Falls basketball player, offers a solution to the “mystery of the Thompson Falls Blue Hawks.” “In the fall of 1928 the basketball squad was to get new uniforms and it was decided that we should have some kind of an emblem. One afternoon after practice, our principal and also coach, E.S. Ostergon, had several emblems pinned on the wall of the locker room, such as a bear, cougar, etc. and among t...
5 YEARS AGO • NOVEMBER 23, 1967 AWAKENED BEAR SURPRISES LOGGER Rousing a big, hibernating black bear from its winter’s sleep was not exactly what Walt Dudley was expecting when he started to cut down a large spruce tree up the West Fork of Thompson River last week. According to Jack Nichols, who was sawing nearby, Dudley reported he thought he saw something black at the bottom of the tree as he began sawing. And then when a big paw reached out within inches of his hand and touched the chainsaw, Walt knew he had seen something. Dudley dro...
7 YEARS AGO • DECEMBER 3, 1947 NEW STORE OPENS Friday of this week Brock’s Fountain and Variety Store will open for business. Mr. and Mrs. D.J. Brockway and daughter Jo have been in our community but a short time, but in that time they have won the friendship and good wishes of everyone, Mrs. Brockway and Mrs. Lee Breiner of Lee’s Cash Store are sisters. The Breiners and Brockways recently purchased the George Fox building block and so their financial investment in this community is considerable. They feel highly optimistic as to the future pr...
7 YEARS AGO • OCTOBER 27, 1947 FISH PLANTING The Forest Service and the State Fish and Game Commission are working together to build a five-year fish planting plan for Sanders County. Ray West, forest ranger at Plains, and A.G. Stubblefield superintendent of state fish hatcheries, are doing the work. They are meeting with all local sportsmen’s clubs and local forest rangers to get their advice and recommendations on the streams and lakes in the local districts. The following plants have been made so far this year: Thompson River, 27,000 Cut...
7 YEARS AGO • NOVEMBER 3, 1947 HALLOWEEN It was a nice Halloween after all this year. Tough kids did shoot out all the street lights, put up road blocks, and tear down fences, but other than that Halloween transpired without any serious difficulty. The little kids in masquerade “trick or treat” were cute and nice, but we will reserve our comments concerning their older brothers and sisters who should know better. EDA GRANT TO FINANCE ADDITION TO COURTHOUSE Sanders County’s application for an EDA (Economic Development Administration) grant o...
4 YEARS AGO • OCTOBER 20, 1977 AT 90, RANCHER STILL GOING STRONG Ninety years old and still going strong! That’s how you can describe one of Sanders County’s oldest living pioneers – Joe Garrison, who resides alone at his ranch at Belknap. Joe celebrated his 90th birthday Sept. 15 at a big family party staged by his three daughters and attended by about 35 relatives and friends. A horse trader throughout most of his ranching career, Joe has given up the horseflesh but still deals in saddles. Born Sept. 15, 1887 in Hamilton County, Ill., h...
