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It took less than 20 minutes last Monday for the Plains Town Council to fill two vacancies in a special council meeting. Each of the five candidates had the opportunity to introduce themselves and tell the four council members - Chad Cantrell, Connie Foust, John Sheridan, and John Roesler - a little about themselves and why they wanted to be a part of the local government. The candidates had also provided information to the council at the Jan. 2 meeting. Lana Dicken and Tim Kinsinger were vying...
Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) is inviting the public to comment on a proposed rehabilitation project near Thompson Falls. The Highway 200 bridge over the Clark Fork River just west of Thompson Falls is on MDT’s proposed schedule of projects. Construction on the project is tentatively scheduled to begin next year. Proposed work includes a variety of bridge deck repairs and preservation treatments. Treatments include hydro milling and overlaying the bridge deck with new concrete, replacing the existing steel expansion joints, and s...
Sanders County students will gather at the Sanders County Courthouse later this week to put their spelling skills to the test for the annual Sanders County Spelling Bee. The county bee is sponsored by The Sanders County Ledger and First Security Bank. Former Ledger owner Tom Eggensperger will serve as the pronouncer at this year’s bee. Karen Dwyer, Joanne Burk and Kate Baxter of Thompson Falls will serve as judges. County schools held spelling bees this month to determine which fourth through sixth graders would advance to the county c...
The Thompson Falls reservoir above the dam began to thaw late last week. After a string of subzero temperatures in January, the month of February comes this week with temperatures in the 40s. See page 14 for the weekend forecast....
Sanders County honored employees for years of service on Tuesday. Honorees in attendances (from left) included Willy Ovitt (5 years), Lisa Richmond (5 years), Denise Taylor (10 years), Allison Smith (10 years), Jeff Lundberg (10 years), Kimberly Patton (5 years), Shelly Wrightson (15 years), Bill Naegeli (20 years) and Becky McDonald (15 years. Also honored but not pictured were Richards Woods (5 years), Richard Stovall (10 years) and Brad Syth (25 years)....
I love going back and looking at past Ledgers, but this week was a special adventure. This edition you're reading begins the 120th volume (or year) of our weekly publication. That first edition was published February 24, 1905. The Ledger back in 1905 focused on what was happening throughout the nation and the world. Bakers in New York City were on strike, causing a bread shortage. Russia was dominating the world news. There were proceedings over oil leases on the Osage Nation. This topic is back in the forefront with last year's "Killers of a...
I had been eyeballing a piece of property in Trout Creek for about a year. It was cheap enough, I had the money, why not? So, I bought it. It was what around here people generously call a stump farm—stripped of timber, and in this particular case, filled with two-foot-deep ruts from logging equipment. A strip of land that could only generously be called a road led a half-mile to the property from the county road. When the seller’s son heard his mother was putting it up for sale, he and a fri...
4 YEARS AGO • JANUARY 12, 1994 HERON POST OFFICE MARKS 100th ANNIVERSARY January 7 marked the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Post Office in Heron. Eight postmasters and postmistresses have served behind the counter in the Heron post office. The first was William J. Quirk, appointed January 7, 1884. He distributed the mail until the post office was discontinued November 6, 1888. Mail was then picked up at Clark Fork. On July 30, 1891, Ed Clark became Heron’s second postmaster. May 22, 1895, well-known businessman Henry Schwindt became the pos...
JANESSA SWARTZENTRUBER, Thompson Falls - “Gratitude by Brandon Lake.” TRINITY RIFFLE, Thompson Falls - “Forever and Ever, Amen, by Randy Travis. It was my parents' wedding song.” ERIC ELLIOTT, Plains - “Garth Brooks’ The River. It explains life.” ERIC SCHMIDT, Plains - “Strawberry Roan by Marty Robbins, because it reminds me of the cowboying I used to do.” SARAH TUNNELL, Thompson Falls - “An old hymn, It is Well With My Soul, speaks to me through hard times.” ALEESHA YODER, Trout Creek - “A newer song, Hymn From Heaven by Phil Wickham. It spe...
An effort is under way in Western Montana to remove common barriers preventing older adults, people with disabilities and other vulnerable populations from getting vaccinated for COVID-19 and influenza, as well as respiratory syncytial virus, pneumonia and shingles. “People with disability experience significant barriers when attempting to access healthcare, information and services if those services are not designed to consider their preferences, needs and disability,” said Tannis Hargrove, of the Aging and Disability Vaccination Col...
Montana Highway Patrol Ryan Davis, 46, reckless driving, 1st offense, $285. Matthew Shuttle, 57, operating without liability insurance in effect, 3rd offense, $185; seatbelt violation, $20. Rodney Burns, 57, night speeding, $20. Spencer Simonson, 24, day speeding, $120. Tyler Schibig, 29, unlawful possession of marijuana/products/paraphernalia in motor vehicle on highway, $75; careless driving, $85. Sanders County Sheriff’s Office Zachary Nentwig, 46, speeding in a restricted zone, $55; operating with expired registration, $35; operating w...
Ambulance: Plains, 9; T. Falls, 6; Hot Springs, 3; Trout Creek, 3; Paradise, 2; Camas Prairie, 1. Monday, January 22 Motor vehicle crash, Noxon. Motor vehicle crash, Trout Creek. Assist other agency, Plains. Assist other agency, Plains. Welfare check, Plains. Theft, Heron. Theft, Plains. Disturbance, T. Falls. Drugs/narcotics, Plains. Drugs/narcotics, Heron. Warrant service, Heron. Business contact, Paradise. Tuesday, January 23 Assist other agency, Plains. Assist motorist/citizen, T. Falls. Motor vehicle crash, Plains. Wednesday, January 24...
OVER THE HILL GANG W L Leftovers 42 38 Jokers Wild 41.5 38.5 Com’bak Kids 40.5 39.5 Roll’n Along 39.5 40.5 Mixed Nuts 39.5 40.5 Fun Team 37 43 Team Scr. Game: North Star Drilling, 837; Scr. Series: North Star Drilling, 2308; Hcp. Game: North Star Drilling, 890; Hcp. Series: North Star Drilling, 2485; Mens Inv. Scr. Game: Ron Beaty, 244; Scr. Series: Ron Beaty, 695; Hcp. Game: Jed Howard, 250; Hcp. Series: Ron Beaty, 695. Wms Inv. Scr Game: Cathy Hummel, 175; Scr Series: Cathy Hummel, 467; Hcp. Game: Cathy Hummel, 234; Hcp. Series: Cathy Hum...
Sam Feliksa, Plains High School Interviewed by Karen Thorson As a 17-year-old senior at Plains High School, Sam Feliksa is an impressive young man – polite, attentive, well spoken, talented, and passionate about music. He recognizes the beauty produced by all musical instruments and has played many. Starting on the piano in the sixth grade, he has played other string instruments including the ukulele and percussion instruments including the snare drum. Feliksa's interest in the snare drum b...
The Thompson Falls and Plains libraries have been selected to receive resources to provide financial education to local kids. The American Library Association and FINRA Investor Education Foundation announced this week that 300 public libraries, including Plains and Thompson Falls, will receive the Thinking Money for Kids program kit. The materials are geared toward children aged 3 to 12 and will be able to be checked out by local families, said Thompson Falls library director Crystal Buchanan. “We’re super excited for this opportunity,” Bucha...
Ken Melnrick peacefully passed away on January 18, 2024. He was preceded in death by his parents and grandparents. He is survived by his son Ken Melnrick and his wife Evelyn, his daughter Karen Marquardt and her husband Carl, three grandchildren, his siblings and numerous extended family members. Memorials may be made in Ken's memory to the American Heart Association or a charity of your choice.... Full story
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Bulger of Trout Creek announce the birth of a daughter, Mary Lyn Bulger, born at 10:49 a.m. January 16, 2024, at Cabinet Peaks Medical Center in Libby. She weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces and measured 19.5 inches. Welcome, Mary!...
Thompson Falls High School students participated in the 2023 fall session of the PlantingScience Program. Doree Thilmony’s class submitted their science experiments to the project along with more than 1,200 other students and more than 290 plant science explorations, according to PlantingScience program supervisor, Jennifer A.B. Hartley. “Among these, the Saucy Scientists and Blue Hawk Science Investigators from Thompson Falls High School impressed their group leaders with scientific thinking, positive attitudes, and determination, and were sel...
The symbolic color for a 35th anniversary is coral, whose symbolic meaning is "longevity and successfulness." That has been characteristic of the Flatiron Quilting Guild of Sanders County. It's been 35 years since a few local women interested in quilting got together and created the Flatiron Quilting Guild. Since then, as a 501(c)(3) organization, the guild has been giving to the community in many ways. Over the intervening years there have been a number of charitable projects like providing...
Ryan Battles of Thompson Falls was named to the Montana State University-Northern’s Fall semester Dean’s List. Battles was one of 334 students to be included in the list....
THOMPSON FALLS 73, MISSION 42 The Blue Hawk basketball team had a massive 73-42 win in Mission last Thursday, putting up impressive numbers. Junior Bryson LeCoure had an incredible game, getting 36 points for Thompson Falls. “Everyone knew he could do it, he is very efficient. The only other Blue Hawk to score like this in a single game was KellyKelley McKenzie scored 50 versus. Troy in 1991. Bryson was well on his way. He might have gotten there if it was a tighter game in the fourth quarter,” Coach Jake Mickelson beamed at his team. Thompson...
If you have to face off on the wrestling mat against your best pal, you might as well make it the best match of the evening. Last Thursday as the Blue Hawk wrestling team hosted Plains-Hot Springs and Superior for a mixer, Blue Hawk Brock Ryan and Savage-Horseman Beau Crabb (best friends off the mat) put on an exciting show. It was a scramble for the two wrestlers as they traded control in the match. Crabb was up just two points, 12-10, after two periods, and neither wrestler was letting his...
HOT SPRINGS 49, ST. REGIS 20 The Lady Savage Heat hosted the St. Regis Lady Tigers, taking the home win. Hot Springs came out on fire, getting the first points on the board. They would put full court pressure on the Lady Tigers, quickly setting the tone of the game. The Lady Savage Heat would score 16 points before a foul would put St. Regis on the line, earning them the first points of the game. With only a minute left, Hot Springs kept St Regis to low scoring but they were able to gain points...
NOXON 61, CHARLO 55 The Noxon Red Devils hosted the Charlo Vikings, securing the win on their home court. The Vikings would be the first to put points on the board, but the quick-footed Red Devils would be swift to answer with points of their own. Noxon would be down by five points, when Ricky Williams was able to sneak in a three pointer to close the point gap. The Vikings quickly answered with swift layups before the end of the first quarter. Headed into the second, Noxon was now down by only...
The Savage-Horsemen wrestlers took to the Mission Valley Championships, with three wrestlers taking first place, two taking second place, and four wrestlers finishing in third. Beau Crabb was the first Savage-Horsemen to take the podium in the 138-pound weight class. He won his first two matches by pin, and went on to the finals to pin Cory Tappen of Flathead. John Waterbury was the second wrestler to get first place, first having a bye. He went on to pin his next opponent to place in the semifinals. Waterbury went on to win by a 12-8 decision...
