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With the new year comes a new election cycle in Montana. The filing period for state offices opened January 9 and continues through March 9. Paul Fielder of Thompson Falls, a Republican, filed January 9 for the state House of Representatives in District 13. That position is currently held by Bob Brown of Thompson Falls, also a Republican. Brown filed for the position of state Senator in District 7, which Sen. Jennifer Fielder has held for the maximum two four-year terms. Brown has served as a representative in District 13 for three two-year...
The Montana Supreme Court last week reversed a $35 million judgment against the Thompson Falls congregation of the Jehovah’s Witnesses and the church’s parent organizations. The decision came Jan. 7, with the court determining that the church was exempt from Montana’s mandatory reporting law for reporting child abuse because “the undisputed material facts in the record show that Jehovah’s Witnesses canon law, church doctrine, or established church practice required that the reports of abuse in this case be kept confidential,” Justice Bet...
The Lakeside Resort conference room in Trout Creek was filled with around 250 people last Wednesday to learn about proposed hunting regulations for 2020-2021 from Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks (FWP). The agency was represented by local biologist Bruce Sterling, Neil Anderson, Region 1 Wildlife Manager and Dillon Tabish, FWP Information and Education Program Manager. Community members voiced input on changes FWP will be implementing in the coming year. Along with the 250 in the crowd,...
A Plains man is assisting with fires in Australia. Scott Schrenk is the Fire Management Officer for the Plains-Thompson Falls Ranger District. He flew out January 4 and will be back February 10, his wife Amy told The Ledger. Schrenk is on assignment as a Type 1 Operations Section Chief and part of a 20-person contingent of U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and National Park Service employees who were dispatched to New South Wales in southeast Australia, according to Kate Jerman, Lol...
So begins another political season. Democratic presidential hopefuls have been at it for months with debates and commercials and campaign materials. And there is still no clear front runner. Now, the filing period is open for state and local elections. This year, Sanders County voters will get to decide local races including clerk of district court, a county commissioner and a district judge position. There are open seats for the state house and senate and for Congress. And of course, there's the ever-present presidential election. Over the nex...
President Trump’s decision to take out Iranian General Qasem Soleimani has generated a great deal of controversy. While no one can predict what the future holds, we can confidently look back at recent history to see what would likely happen if our President hadn’t taken such decisive action. How many readers remember a terrorist thug named Osama bin Laden and September 11, 2001? I certainly do, and after that tragedy, I became a student of that incident. In preparing for this column, I revisited numerous books and articles regarding Osama bin L...
ORIN P. & IVY AGNES (REEDER) KENDALL From Early Pioneers and Settlers of Thompson Falls – Ann Miller Research Orin P. Kendall was born April 30, 1904 in Williams, Iowa. In 1905 he and his family moved to Washington where they settled in the Heartline and Almira area. He attended the Cheney Normal School prior to moving to Montana. Late in August 1926 Orin arrived in Belknap, where he was to teach school. Having grown up in the open plains country of Washington, this was an entirely new world. In...
STEVEN DAVIS, Thompson Falls – “I like to stay home, put on some movies and read a book, the Bible. I do not get dressed and stay in my jammas.” DAN SCHAFF, Thompson Falls – “I like to stay inside, drink beer and watch football.” JAMIE GIDDINGS, Plains – “There are two things. I like to catch up on my grocery shopping and studying for my second degree. I’m a massage therapist and now going for my alternative medicine doctorate.” TREVA SCHMUCHER, Thompson Falls - “I like to sit by a fire and knit and drink hot chocolate.” RALEIGH S...
Ambulance calls: Hot Springs, 5; Plains, 8; Thompson Falls, 8; Noxon, 1; Dixon, 1. Sunday, January 5 Coroner, Trout Creek. Coroner, Plains. Alarm, Hot Springs. Monday, January 6 Motor vehicle crash, Hot Springs. County sign stolen from side of highway, Noxon. Boulder placed in or near right of way, Trout Creek. Tuesday, January 7 Road hazard, blockage, Trout Creek. Animal complaint, Hot Springs. Animal complaint, Hot Springs. Wednesday, January 8 Domestic, Hot Springs. Alarm, Hot Springs. Theft, T. Falls. Report of unauthorized withdrawals...
A 54-year-old Thompson Falls man was arrested last Friday and charged with aggravated driving under the influence. According to Officer Jacob Winslow with the Thompson Falls Police Department, he was traveling west on Maiden Avenue in Thompson Falls behind the courthouse when a vehicle ran a stop sign at the intersection with Madison Street. Officer Winslow said the vehicle began to slide uncontrollably onto Maiden Avenue, almost striking his patrol car. It was dark and the roads were snowpacked at the time of the incident, he stated. The...
It has been nearly a year since Mark Legard was found dead in his Plains home, the result of a gunshot wound, but investigators are still attempting to determine whether his death was homicide or suicide. “It’s not like TV. Cases aren’t solved in 30 minutes,” said Detective Chad Cantrell of the Sanders County Sheriff’s Office, which took the case over from the Plains Police Department in October because it has more resources and because Chief of Police Shawn Emmett, who had been investigating the incident, was scheduled for shoulder surgery a...
Montana Highway Patrol Andrew Bellinger, 35, seatbelt violation, $20. Robert Koch, 53, speeding in restricted zone, $95. Wyatt Carr, 21, speeding in restricted zone, $85. Lisa Foley, 42, operating without liability insurance in effect, 1st offense, $85; seatbelt violation, $20. Amber Pritchard, 47, seatbelt violation, $20. Debra Kulawinski, 59, seatbelt violation, $20. Blake Mcdonald, 17, day speeding, $20. James Cummings, 46, seatbelt violation, $20. Benjamin Boyer, 40, night speeding, $70. Bent Cardan, 35, night speeding, $120. Sophia...
A big deterrent that keeps many people from hopping on the houseplant bandwagon is insufficient lighting conditions in their home. Many homes miss out on the direct sunlight during the day. In fact, there are many rooms that don’t get any sunlight at all. While this may sound all too familiar, fear not. There are a number of houseplants that thrive on the poor lighting in the average home. There are even plants that will suffer, if they are put in direct sunlight. Another benefit of these types of plants is that most of the time they are low m...
The Thompson Falls Junior High girls basketball team hosted a jamboree last Saturday, welcoming teams from St. Regis, Charlo and Trout Creek. Troy was slated to compete in the jamboree, but canceled due to an abundance of winter weather in Lincoln and western Sanders counties. Above left, Trinity Riffle jumps to grab a pass from fellow Lady Hawk Hattie Neesvig (14) during the A team game against Charlo. Above right, Olivia Fitchett, who played on both the A and B teams last Saturday, goes up...
Noxon Schools this week unveiled new graphics on their travel buses. Superintendent Jonathan Martin said the project was a partnership with Harlows Bus Services, who owns and operates the buses. "The students and community are really enjoying the graphics on the buses," he said....
As part of the America the Beautiful Quarters Program that launched in 2010, the United States Mint has revealed the latest design to appear on U.S. quarters for 2020. In 2010, the U.S. Mint began issuing 56 quarter-dollar coins featuring designs depicting national parks and other national sites. The program is in its 11th year. This year we will see the next five quarters and their highly anticipated designs. The first quarter of 2020 will feature the Samoan fruit bat, to honor the National...
“Sprechen Sie deutsch?” asked Rev. Jakob Berger shortly after introductions were made and the German style of Jakob with a “K” was recognized. It was clear right away that Berger carries not only God near to his heart, but his heritage too. Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church in Thompson Falls welcomed Berger (who is reported to speak Greek and Hebrew in addition to German and English) to the parish the beginning of December, filling a long pastoral void of two years. Berger said the time mus...
(1937-2020) Daniel Edward Handford died January 11, 2020, in Missoula. He was born in Conrad, Montana, where he attended Valier School until age 9 when the family moved to Great Falls. He was married to Betty Jo Davis in 1986. Betty Jo attended schools in Thompson Falls. The couple lived in Frenchtown before moving to Thompson Falls in 2006 after retirement. A full obituary will be published at a later date....
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Community members gathered at the Clark Fork Valley Elks Lodge in Thompson Falls last Thursday to hear a proposal to save a beloved icon - the Rex Theater. With around 20 people in attendance, several representatives of the Rex Working Group presented their plans on how they intend to take on the challenging endeavor that lies ahead of them. Among the representatives were Charlie Munday, chair of the advisory board and Eric Wilson, one of the lead officers of the Limited Liability Company...
Two council members were sworn for four-year terms at the first Plains Town Council meeting of the year, but the town now needs to fill a vacancy left by Michael Brinson, who resigned on Dec. 20 for "personal reasons," said Mayor Dan Rowan. Brinson, a former Plains mayor, had been on the council for only a year. Rowan first swore in Ward 3's Chad Cantrell, who had served on the board for the last two years to fill the vacancy from when Rowan took over as mayor. Connie Foust, a Plains resident...
Director and actress Lindsay Catalanello, known as Lindsay Katt in the independent film industry, grew up in Plains and calls Montana home. Homeschooled by her mother, Catalanello showed a love for the arts at a young age. “In high school, she was a big part of cinema, and she was very artistic as well,” said Susan Damschen, Catalanello’s mother. Damschen also noted that at the age of 17, her daughter worked and fought for the production rights of “Annie” for her school cinema project. From there, Catalanello took off to New York to pursue a ca...
HOT SPRINGS – The Savage Heat think they can, and it's probably best to not bet against coach Scott Fredrickson and his Hot Springs boys. Gaining experience and confidence as they go, the very young but very hard-working Savage Heat split games with Sanders County foes last week, falling 70-53 to District 14C-leading Plains in Hot Springs Friday and then defeating Noxon 60-40 in Noxon Saturday. Now 2-1 in District 14C play and 5-4 overall, the Heat host St. Regis Thursday and travel to Charlo Fr...
HOT SPRINGS – It's big game time for the Hot Springs Savage Heat girls. In one of the premier basketball games of the 2019-2020 season, the undefeated Savage Heat, who improved to 3-0 in 14C play and 9-0 overall last week, will travel to Charlo Friday to take on the likewise unbeaten Lady Vikings, the No. 4 rated Class C team in Montana according to the latest power poll released last week. Although not currently ranked, the Savage Heat most certainly will have the full attention of coach B...
