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The leadership of Joint Operation Mariposa (JOM) recognized several members and volunteers that have helped bolster and promote the program over the last year at a special banquet at the Butcher's Nook Friday evening. Dave Williams, the JOM president and founder, presented certificates to 17 people, including two children, for their help with various projects in 2022. The biggest accolade went to Ed Foste, a former board member and one of the founding members of JOM. "To all present and to all...
Bighorn sheep graze in the afternoon sun near Highway 200 between Thompson Falls and Plains....
The Thompson Falls School Board met with community members recently to brainstorm ideas for the future of the school district. Nearly 30 people gathered in the high school library and wrote down ideas for school improvements, covering everything from facilities and curriculum to teachers and safety issues. Superintendent Bud Scully said at the meeting that he will compile all of the ideas into a survey that will be available to the public to help rank the projects and gather additional comments and ideas. The group at the initial strategic plan...
A local eatery has new owners, but they are looking to keep the menu nearly the same in the transition. The Simple Simon's in Thompson Falls recently sold to Danny and Emily Moore. The biggest change for the local pizzeria will be the name. The establishment will now be known at Blue Hawk Pizza. The Moores said the biggest change will be that the dough will be locally sourced from the Black Bear Bakery. They want to keep the menu as close to the previous one as they can, though Simple Simon's...
When I was in junior high, we traveled to Hale, Missouri, to visit my dad's aunts and cousins. It was a town about the size of Noxon. It had a hardware store and a feed store, and my extended family ran the one restaurant in town. My Great Aunt Ila ended up putting together a cookbook of all her recipes, and the peach pie is still the best ever. When we were in Missouri, there was a small article in the newspaper with all our names, stating that we were there visiting Ila and the family. It was my first experience being published somewhere othe...
Long ago, my girlfriend and her sister took me skiing at Schweitzer Basin. Sort of. They got me into a pair of leather boots that connected — temporarily — to a pair of Head 210s. They took me to the top of the “learning” slope and said, “See ya later. Have fun.” They did see me later. I did not have fun. This is what I learned. Having no clue how to turn, I learned that the fall line is where one falls. Often. After two disastrous trips on the chair, I resorted to the rope tow, and learned that, when you fall, let go of the rope. I did NOT l...
EXCERPT FROM BOOK “WILD HORSE PLAINS” BY JOHN RHONE 1969 Introduction - Yes, I know I’m late – about thirty years. This job of writing a history of this section of Montana should have been done about that time, while many of the old timers who were actually here and took part in the early day events were still with us. Part of Rowena (Garber) Lyle’s story reads as follows: “My people came here from Missoula in 1889, and lived in the section house and my youngest brother was born there. They later moved to the ranch by buying the squatter’s...
Montana Highway Patrol Tanner Zak, 56, operating a vehicle not properly registered, $75; careless driving, $35; operating without liability insurance, 1st offense, $85. Timothy Massey, 27, driving while privilege suspended/revoked, 1st offense, $335. Chantel Elder, 35, reckless driving, 1st offense, 90 days jail, all suspended for 6 months on conditions, $335. Thaddiousray Vann, 20, night speeding, $70. Stephen Krueger, 74, seatbelt violation, $20. Charles Newton, 57, speeding near school/senior citizens center, $135. Jerren Borgmann, 18,...
by Stephanie Molzhon Appearing before Judge Deborah Kim Christopher on Tuesday for his initial appearance, Kenneth Aultman Cobert entered not guilty pleas to a felony count of criminal possession of dangerous drugs and a misdemeanor count of criminal possession of drug paraphernalia. Judge Christopher set a jury trial for June 6, 2023. As alleged in the charging documents, on January 9, Deputy Richard Woods was parked at the Cornerstone gas station at the corner of Highways 28 and 77 in Hot Springs when he saw the cashier inside the store wavin...
Ambulance: Plains, 10; T. Falls, 7; Hot Springs, 7; Trout Creek, 5; Noxon, 2; Dixon,1; Paradise, 1 Monday, January 30 Animal other, Heron. Assist other agency, Plains. Protection order violation, T. Falls. Fire, Plains. Suspicious activity, T. Falls. Property damage/criminal mischief, Plains. Protection order violation, Noxon. Assist miscellaneous, Heron. Request for welfare check, Hot Springs. General animal call/complaint, Trout Creek. Tuesday, January 31 Business contact, Trout Creek. Motor vehicle crash, T. Falls. Road hazard/blockage,...
Tracy Knight, Thompson Falls - “In sixth grade, a boy gave me a solid chocolate heart.” Chelsey Trainer, Thompson Falls - “Something from the heart and a knife.” Norman Kloehn, Thompson Falls - “Flowers and candy.” Bob Partridge, Thompson Falls - “Chocolate.” Sam Terkla, Missoula - “A teddy bear from my wife.” Janet Flaman, Thompson Falls - “A card, especially a homemade one....
The 2023 Spring Mack Days Fishing Event on Flathead Lake, sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, begins March 16 and runs through May 13. Up to $225,000 in Cash and Prizes awarded to the well deserving anglers. The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes offer a special Flathead Lake fishing stamp for the south half of the lake. Mack Day anglers help reduce the non-native lake trout in Flathead Lake. Anglers spend many hours on the water to help increase the native bull trout and westslope cutthroat populations that once domi...
Fire engulfed a barn at the home of Doc Milham near Trout Creek recently. Milham said Trout Creek Rural Fire Department responded to the blaze at his home on Aspen Drive in the early morning hours of January 28. Milham said a neighbor woke him up and alerted him about the blaze, to which the fire department responded quickly, but the barn was already fully engulfed....
by Rep. Paul C. Fielder, HD_13 The legislative session always seems to be super busy, and this is no exception. I’d like to catch people up on some of the issues that I’ve been involved with as the Representative for HD-13, in western Sanders County. This session the House of Representatives consists of 68 republicans and 32 democrats while the Senate consists of 34 republicans and 18 democrats. Committees consist of the ratio of the legislature representation with republicans comprising about 2/3 and democrats about 1/3 of each committee. The...
NOXON SCHOOL Seniors: High Honor Roll: Emily Brown, Aubrey Erwin. Honor Roll: Skye Irgens Juniors: High Honor Roll: Samuel Christensen, Sofia Pelobello. Honor Roll: Natasha Fisher, Morgan Schwier, Shamus Wheeldon Sophomores: High Honor Roll: Nathan Hutfles, Zachary Storaasli, Gage Todd. Honor Roll: DJ Ringleka, Emma Swanson, Haylee Wiedeman, Ricky Williams. Freshmen: High Honor Roll: Finn Duffy, Bran Parrish. Honor Roll: Georgia Boehme, John Cooper, Jessy Hill, Elloria Jensen, June McIntire. 8th Grade: High Honor Roll: Mia Olson. Honor Roll: Br...
Skip (Orville W) Keith passed away on January 30, 2023, after a short battle with cancer. Skip was born on July 5, 1955, in Hot Spings to Orville and Marjorie Keith. He was a very active child and kept everyone on their toes. He tortured his older siblings and they tortured him back. Skip was his own person with his own ways. He did what he wanted when he wanted regardless of the consequences. Skip worked for himself and numerous logging companies throughout the Northwest as well as Alaska. Skip...
The GFWC Thompson Falls Woman's Club Pinochle Marathon continued in January, with Pinkie Nelson and Joyce Hilt combining for a high score of 7,450. Jim Hurst and Cathy mills came in second for January with 7,230, and Lorri Renard and Joni Mosher were third with 6,680 points. After five months of play, Mills and Hurst are in the lead overall with 29,730 points, followed by Nelson and Hilt in seoncd place with 27,410, and Renard and Mosher with 25,500 for third. Other January scores included: Alan Renard and Lorri Renard, 5,020; Patty Coe and...
What do you do if you don’t have people writing to you with their book recommendations and your TBR list isn’t in the thousands? One way to find books is to use an app like Goodreads or The StoryGraph. As you enter books you’ve read and give them ratings, the apps will recommend books for you. Or Google “authors like so-and-so” using an author you like. I write down the names of any books I come across while reading other books, and any authors an author I like mentions in an interview or has a quote from on their dust jacket. Lastly, a...
It seems we are standing at a precipice, although many say there are mitigating factors that bring the ground closer to the edge of the cliff, softening the fall for our beautiful valley as far as real estate goes. The MLS data actually supports that our market is slowing more gradually than the rest of the MLS. This could also be the mere fact that sleepy little Sanders County takes a bit more time to catch on to what's happening in the world, which is just the way we like it! January maintained the same trend of low inventory, with new...
by Dennis Spurlock Homeowners insurance can often be complicated for the consumer to know and understand what is covered and what isn’t. In my 13 years of experience, the most common homeowners claim comes from water leaks inside the home. Slow leaks from pipes or appliances that are not found right away or from back up of water from drains are very common. Unfortunately, those two types of claims might be excluded on your home policy. Each company has their own way of handling it, but as a consumer you should check with your agent if your p...
Fifteen Sanders County wrestlers are headed to state after qualifying at the Western B/C Divisional Wrestling Tournament last weekend in Pablo. Five Thompson Falls boys and two girls, along with six boys and one girl from Plains/Hot Springs, will compete at the Montana wrestling championships in Billings Friday and Saturday. The first round matches of the Western B/C Divisional Wrestling Tournament were held all day at Salish Kootenai College in Pablo on Friday with nearly 400 high school wrestl...
Senior Ellie Baxter hit a milestone as a Blue Hawk basketball player last week, surpassing 1,000 points in her high school career. The monumental basket came last Tuesday when the Hawks traveled to Eureka. When asked if it had been a goal of hers to get 1,000 points, Baxter replied that she had gotten halfway there when she was a sophomore and knew it was attainable. Her sister Megan reached 1,000 points when she was a senior, so yes she did want to reach that goal. She said she thought she was...
Noxon matched up against Two Eagle River on Friday in Pablo. The Lady Red Devils were victorious at 60-30. In the first quarter they were up 24-6 and at the half 41-14. Two Eagle River made 11 points to Noxon’s nine in the third quarter. “We finished the game with four players,” said Coach Cortney Vohs. Noxon had a total of 41 rebounds,17 assists and 16 steals. Emily Brown shot 27 points, Seanna Richter scored 18 points, Maygan Swanson racked up 10 points, Calie Cano three and Aubrey Erwin hooped two points. It was a good match-up for the boys;...
Hot Springs Savage Heat took on the high-ranking Superior Bobcats on Friday. The girls lost 55-25 and the boys were defeated 45-29. Senior Lily DeTienne made the first shot for the Savage Heat but the girls couldn't keep up with the Cats fast-track passing down the court. Senior Cat Isabella Pereira at 5-foot-3 was quick with the lay-ups, helping the Cats take the first quarter 22-5. Lauryn Aldridge banked the first shot of the second quarter and both DeTienne and Josie Uski landed...
The Blue Hawks traveled last Tuesday to face the Eureka Lions. While the girls had a blow-out game of 75-32, the boys faced a formidable adversary. The Lions had beat Thompson Falls the last home game but this time the victory went to the Blue Hawk boys, 61-57. It was a tight match at every turn in the boys game. The Lions were up 12-10 in the first quarter and 26-23 at the half. By the end of the third it was the Lions with 41 and the Blue Hawks with 40. At 3:08 on the clock Thompson Falls was in the lead by six points. With 49 seconds left...
