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The entire globe is feeling the effects of China’s ban on importing the world’s recyclable plastics, which commenced the first of the year. The trickle effect is unfortunately being felt at each level as it passes down from worldwide to nationwide, to statewide, and finally reaching us on a countywide scale. And so it goes, Sanders County Solid Waste is no longer accepting plastics for recycling. Following Sanders County recycled plastics to the market is quite simple. Plastics start at the disposal center and are marked as recyclable. Lik...
UNICORN – This cow elk poses proudly for all to see her single "antler." Cows growing antlers is not completely unheard of, although uncommon. Different biologists claim this anomaly may be caused by hormonal imbalances, trauma or evolution....
With 2018 being an election year with several county, school board and special district terms up, Sanders County officials are encouraging voters to update their information sooner rather than later. Bobbi Christenson with the Sanders County Clerk and Recorder’s office said that voters who have updated mailing addresses need to make sure their current address is on file with the county so that mailed ballots are received. She said that returned mail gets routed through Denver, and can take weeks to arrive back at their office. In the case of s...
Last summer, a group of community members from Northwest Montana traveled to Washington, D.C., to discuss the Hecla Rock Creek and Montanore mining projects. The group included Sanders County Commissioner Carol Brooker. One of their meetings was with U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Chief Tom Tidwell. The group expressed that appropriate staff was needed to continue with the permitting process on the projects. This week, Hecla Montana announced that USFS has been moving forward with requests from the Washington, D.C., delegation. USFS has placed two...
Nothing beats the “Great Northwest,” right? Lately, it seems all of us living in the area all want one thing…sunshine. It is amazing what the sun can do for our mental, physical and emotional well-being. It is a good thing February is a short month; a trip to the Caribbean or Bahamas sounds much more appealing than staying here in the “Great Northwest.” According to Medical News Today, scientific research has pegged Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) as a real occurrence in the winter months. It is caused by lack of sunshine and increase of clou...
It’s easy to look the other way when when it comes to recycling. There are billions of people in the world. So what if you use one little plastic straw, right? There’s an effort called the Strawless Ocean Movement. According to www.strawless ocean.org, Americans use more than 500 million straws each day. That’s a lot. The site explains that most plastic straws end up in the earth’s oceans, and that by 2050, straws will outnumber fish in the oceans (by weight). The movement suggests alternatives to plastic straws including bamboo, metal,...
To the editor: U. S. District Judge Gloria M. Navarro on 01-08-2018 dismissed “with prejudice” all charges against Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy and his sons. “With prejudice” means that the federal prosecutors could not come back again for yet another long, drawn-out, costly trial. Cliven Bundy has already been incarcerated for 700 days. Judge Navarro denounced the government’s misconduct as “especially egregious,” “grossly shocking,” “reckless” and “willful.” She found prosecutors had engaged in a “deliberate attempt to mislead” and had made mu...
In Australia the name of Keith Murdoch is revered as the man who had Australian and New Zealand Army Corps troops (known collectively as “Anzac”) saved from further annihilation in the World War I bloodbath which was the battle for Gallipoli. The Gallipoli campaign was the ill-advised British attempt to defeat Germany’s Turkish allies at the Dardanelles which was the route to Constantinople (now Istanbul) and the Black Sea. A victory there would not only defeat the Turks, but would open the s...
Picture called Larsons & Greens if you have room for it 50 YEARS AGO • FEBRUARY 15, 1968 FIRE LEVELS LARSONS STORE Fire completely destroyed Thompson Falls' oldest and largest retail establishment, Larsons & Greens, Inc. early Wednesday morning. The fire was first noted when a transformer on an electric power pole at the rear of the building exploded and flashes of light awoke Matt Marich and Duke Sallee who reside nearby. The alarm was turned into the sheriff's office at 1:35 a.m. Leveled by t...
NAOMI PARRISH, Missoula – “To sit at home on the couch and watch a movie. In Missoula, everybody is going out to eat. It’s a zoo.” JOHN SHERIDAN, Plains – “I always get flowers for my wife and candy, but I’m not a romantic guy.” MIKE TRULL, Thompson Falls – “God sent a bear to attack me. The P.A. in the ER at Plains was Robin. After she sewed me up she married me.” SHARON LEVINE, Thompson Falls – “My husband gave me a 2-pound box of See’s Bordeaux chocolates. They are better flavored by Godiva. They are very pretty but the flavor is not.” SUS...
Ambulances: Noxon, 2; T. Falls, 5; Plains, 3; H. Springs, 9; Dixon QRU, 1. Sunday, January 28 Non-injury vehicle slide-off, Hwy. 200, T. Falls. Cows on Hwy. 200, Dixon. Violation of no contact order, H. Springs. Vehicle making loops around residential city streets, T. Falls. Disturbance at H. Springs residence. Monday, January 29 Coroner requested, T. Falls. Civil standby requested, T. Falls. Person loitering at Plains business. Vehicle vs. deer, Hwy. 135. Tuesday, January 30 Injured deer on Hwy. 200, T. Falls. Theft of trees from private...
Montana Highway Patrol Rosemary Peters, 62, $85, failure to keep vehicle under control on a mountain highway. Joseph Munroe, 25, $170, day speeding. Angela Ducharme, 54, $65, speeding in a restricted zone. Eric Bahme, 54, $70, day speeding. Matthew Horton, 40, $105, truck speeding. Crystal Madsen, 36, $70, day speeding. Marsada Sweet, 18, $120, day speeding. Corey Aumiller, 38, $85, speeding in a restricted zone. Alan Harnett, 68, $20, seatbelt violation. Maxwell Mclean, 24, $70, day speeding. Hayley Lewis, 23, $70, day speeding. Angela...
Getting a vehicle quickly repaired in Plains is sometimes a tough thing to do, but Ron Berry hopes to change that. Now there are five auto shops in Plains with the newest – Berry's Repair – open for business three weeks ago near the east end of Railroad Avenue in an old gas station. With less than a month under his belt with his new place, Berry said he works on an average of two to three vehicles every day, five days a week. "I think the customer displacement after the Plains Service Cen...
Montana is home to some fantastic athletes, but recognition in the six-man football arena tends to carry some gravitas. Scouts look at these youth above traditionally setup football teams, since the six-man player has to work a little harder and know the game a little better to stand out. Westby-Grenora coach Troy Walters (who led the 2017 state champion six-man team) has announced the roster with his picks for the upcoming Six-Man All-Star Game slated for June. The state's best players are...
Montana State University awarded 749 undergraduate degrees during MSU’s 2017 fall commencement ceremonies held Dec. 16 in Brick Breeden Fieldhouse. Amongst the names of undergraduates with highest honors at MSU was Rehanna Nash of Plains....
It isn't often a local gets face time with country stardom, but that is exactly what happened to Sharon Sorlie of Thompson Falls. Sorlie was more than excited to see the "Livin' Like Hippies" tour stop in Spokane for contemporary country artist, Miranda Lambert. "Those that know me are aware she has been my favorite for years," added Sorlie. "The idea of seeing her perform and sharing the night with family and friends was going to be the highlight of the year." But the deal sweetened when she wa...
SIGNS, SIGNS, EVERYWHERE THE SIGNS – County and Municipal road crews are continuing to post signage at various locations to help protect local roadways. "With the warm weather also comes melting of the frost, which creates soft spots in our roads," said Sanders County Commissioner Carol Brooker. "As of Monday, February 5, Sanders County Road Department have been posting weight limits." The weight limits will protect thawing roads from further warping and potholes, as ground thaw can make the b...
Revonna Marie Fenstermaker, 24, of Lansford, Penn., passed away on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018, due to injuries sustained from an automobile accident. She was the daughter of Harry and Sarah Fenstermaker. She graduated in 2012 from Pleasant Valley High School. She served her country in the Army Reserves. In addition to her parents, she is survived by two daughters, Zoey and Adeline Havens; a brother, Harry Fenstermaker, Jr. and wife Rhonda; and three sisters: Renee Leidy and husband Glenn, Ebony Fenstermaker and Stephanie Fenstermaker. A memorial...
Women for a Better Sanders County will meet Tuesday, Feb. 13, meeting at the Rimrock at noon. The group this month welcomes biologist Kim Bergstrom, who will talk about the status of the Clark Fork River and the plans to bring it back to health. The meeting is open to the public....
Robert (Bob) N. Nash, 97, died January 29, 2018, peacefully at his home in Thompson Falls, Mont. He was born in Redfield, S.D., on June 23, 1920 to Hugh B. Nash and Mae (Smith) Nash. He graduated from Rapid City High School and then moved to California where he worked for Lockheed Aircraft building P-58s. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps three days before the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Bob spent two of his service years as a tech sergeant overseas during WWII in England, France, Germany...
Lawrence "Larry" Lacock, 93, passed away with his wife, Doris Lacock and son, Mick McKelvey by his side in Bonney Lake, Wash. His parents were Charles and Olive Lacock. He was preceded in death by his brother Robert Lacock. He has a sister June Bowles (Art) in Montana. Larry was born in Browning, Mont., and raised in Plains, Mont. As a 17-year-old, Larry was working at a Boeing plant in Seattle when he and some of workmates felt the call to defend our country and enlisted in the U.S. Army in...
Kelly and John Burch welcomed daughter, Trinity Renea, Wed., January 24 at 7:57 a.m. at Clark Fork Valley Hospital in Plains. She weighed eight pounds, one ounce and measured 21 inches long. Trinity joins sisters Lindsey and Danielle Jess (DJ). Maternal grandparents are Greg and Deborah Davis of Plains. Paternal grandparents are Robert and Linda Burch of Packwood, Wash. Welcome, Trinity....
A SURE SIGN OF SPRING is the newborn calves at area ranches. Gene and Barb Wooden of Whitepine welcomed a set of twins Monday....
One Plains man has a 200-pound horse that's gaining weight everyday and he's not even feeding it. That's because he's making a steel horse, one of five that he hopes will be used to highlight Wild Horse Plains. Kenton Pies has been working on his metal horse since September and is about halfway done with the first one, which he plans to display somewhere in town to help raise enough funds to construct the rest of the herd. "It's called Wild Horse Plains by a lot of people and it would get a lot...
February is focused around celebrating hearts. Not only will we honor those we love on the 14th, but the American Heart Association (AHA) is bringing cognizance to women’s heart health all month long. The color red was chosen by AHA to represent women’s fight against heart disease while signifying joy, power and strength. The association began the “GO RED” challenge in 2004 with an objective, “to raise awareness that heart disease is not just a man’s disease, to stop and honor the many people struggling with heart disease, and to celebrate t...
