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An inmate at the Sanders County jail died last Tuesday evening. An investigation has been initiated to determine the cause and manner of death, which is believed to be medically related, according to a statement from the Sanders County Sheriff’s Office. “Pursuant to standard procedures regarding an in-custody death, a request was made to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, who will assume responsibility to conduct the investigation and perform coroner duties,” the statement said. According to sheriff's documents, an EMS call was made at the San...
If you go in to renew your driver's license, you might be in for a surprise. Montana is in the process of becoming compliant with the Federal REAL ID Act, meaning that a decision will have to be made on whether a regular license or REAL ID will best suit your needs. Residents who will not be entering federal facilities, nuclear power plants or boarding federally regulated commercial aircraft will not need a REAL ID and a regular driver's license will be suitable. Starting October 1, 2020, a...
The face of the "traditional" college student is changing. When we think of college, we envision an 18-year old dependent, fresh out of high school, who is moving away from their parent's house for the very first time. Times are changing and an increasing amount of college students are not fitting into this mold. Many "non-traditional" students, such as Thompson Falls' Colleen Knutson, realize after a few years that working various "little jobs" will not bring life-long satisfaction. Knutson...
PUT UP YOUR DUKES – Two deer battle it out in the snow west of Plains. The deer smacked each other a couple of times, then moved on....
There is no other nation whose citizens are better equipped to make moral judgments about total strangers than Americans. After all, a good part of the first Europeans here were the Puritans whose religion was based on what one skeptic said was “the haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.” So, when it comes to our government helping the poor, we are the experts on who should not be helped. We might categorize them as “those unwilling to work,” or deadbeats, or losers, or whateve...
The information that we have been seeing on the sewer project is either for or against. I wanted to see some objective research. Does the sewer or the septic systems affect the value of your property, the availability of financing, appraisal, insuring, and selling of the property? I spoke with two appraisers, three realtors, two insurance agencies, the State Assessor’s Office, and our largest bank. The general consensus was that as long as the septic system was not in failure, it would not affect financing, appraisals, sales, property tax, nor...
We have to admit, when we see someone carrying around a little dog in a fancy purse or walking their pup in a sweater or special outfit, we giggle at the silliness. Putting our farm dog in a sweater sounds like a ridiculous — and impossible — task. Spoiling our pets with fancy sweaters and designer travel cases isn't a priority, but we do make sure our pets have a warm spot on these cold winter days and nights. Often in winter, we see dogs roaming along the highway or through our towns, and we'd like to take this time to remind you to keep you...
5 YEARS AGO • FEBRUARY 27, 1969 TWO VETERAN PACKERS END CAREERS FRIDAY Two of the real “old timers” among United States Forest Service personnel in western Montana – Earl Hendren of Thompson Falls and Dan Rasor of Trout Creek – will end their careers Friday with retirement. Hendren’s career started 51 years ago in the spring of 1918 and according to Irv Puphal, Thompson Falls district ranger, he is the only person now working for the Forest Service who can claim service that far back. Rasor began working for the Forest Service eight years...
Sanders County Sheriff’s Office Sarah Mckevitt, 27, fleeing from or eluding a peace officer, $235; reckless driving, 1st offense, $175; day speeding, $100. Bailey Raymond, 26, night speeding, $70; no liability insurance, 1st offense, $85. Jordan Sampson, 40, driving while privilege is suspended or revoked, 1st offense, $285. Derek Bell, 47, speeding in a restricted zone, $85. Montana Highway Patrol Shawn Macbride, 59, night speeding, $70. Louis Thompson, 50, day speeding, $55. Levi Foster, 33, stop sign violation, $85. Logan Fraley, 30, n...
A Hot Springs woman will be sentenced March 19 after she was charged with theft of more than $4,000 from the Hot Springs Parent Teacher Organization. Ayla Blasius changed her plea to guilty on Tuesday in 20th District Judicial Court to a felony charge of theft, common scheme. In changing her plea, Blasius admitted before Judge Deborah "Kim" Christopher that while serving as treasurer for the organization, she used the account debit card to make approximately $4,400 dollars in transactions for personal use between October 2017 and August 2018....
Ambulances: Noxon, 5; T. Falls, 9; Plains, 6; H. Springs, 7. Sunday, February 10 Private intrusion alarm, T. Creek. Motor vehicle crash, SUV on its side in the ditch, Blue Slide Rd., T. Falls. Coroner requested, H. Springs. Concern for animal welfare, T. Falls. Suspicious vehicle pulling back and forth in front of a private driveway, Dixon. Two vehicle accident, eastbound Hwy. 200, Eddy Flat. Intimidation/harassment/stalking, Thompson Falls Town Pump. Road hazard, truck in the northbound lane of Hwy. 56 with several blocks of fire wood in the t...
WILLIAM BUTTE, Thompson Falls – “Little Bitterroot Services in Thompson Falls. It helps people with special needs. They do good work down there.” RICK SORENSON, Trout Creek – “The Little Bitterroot store in Thompson Falls. My mom shops there. But I also give to St. Jude’s Hospital for Children and Wounded Warriors.” BECKY FREEMAN, Thompson Falls –“If I were going to pick, I would donate to all of them.” CINDY KEPPNER, Thompson Falls – “I pick the food bank. We’ve used them before and they have saved my bacon. The volunteers are awesome. W...
This past year, the Clark Fork Valley Elks Lodge received $4,000 in an Elks National Foundations Grant to target the needs of youth in Sanders County. Thompson Falls Youth Baseball received $1,000 of the grant money, and the Blue Hawk Wrestling Club received another $1,000 to help students with financial needs to attend tournaments out of town. Trout Creek Community Improvement Association received $500 to help purchase school supplies for Trout Creek School. The remaining $1,500 was used to...
Thompson Falls Public Library will host the Montana Conversations program “What Happened to the News?” with Dennis Swibold on Thursday, Feb. 28. The program will be at the library at 7 p.m. The presentation is free and open to the public. This program is part of the “Democracy and the Informed Citizen” Initiative, administered by the Federation of State Humanities Councils. The initiative seeks to deepen the public’s knowledge and appreciation of the vital connections between democracy, the humanities, journalism, and an informed citizenry...
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) has opened public comment on a proposal to amend the Thompson-Fisher Conservation Easement to remove 1.63 acres of developed land and replace it with 5 acres of undeveloped, upland and riparian habitat along the Little Thompson River in Sanders County near Thompson Falls, Montana. The land exchange and accompanying amendment to the conservation easement would resolve an encroachment issue on a portion of developed land that involves seven different parcels of State School Trust Land managed by Montana...
Gabrielle Fink Beller, 92, died February 15, 2019 following a brief illness. Gabrielle (Gaye to her friends as she would say) was born August 13, 1926 in Goodman, Wisconsin to Orvia & Franc Fink. Gaye lived in Dixon with her parents while teaching school on the Camas Prairie until an introduction was made by her sister and brother to Richard Beller. Following a whirlwind courtship Richard & Gabrielle married May 24, 1947, in Thompson Falls and made their home of more than 60 years on their...
Thompson Falls Elementary Students on the fourth-grade honor roll list were Alex Barrera, Aubrey Baxter, Hunter Berman, Sandy Bonney, Allie Borgmann, Everett Brotherton, Jesse Buchanan, Addyson Deal, Teagan Dorscher, Giovanni Grossberg, Chase Helvey, Samantha Hertel, Kylee Huff, Michael Koskela, Emma Moore, Kaylene Morkert, Jason Myers, Marley Neesvig, Liam Pallister and Adelyn Traver. The fifth-grade honor roll list included Trayten Anderson, Emma Claridge, Brooklyn Cork, Annalise Fairbank, Shi...
by Sandra Gubel Sanders County Tobacco Prevention Specialist Are you up for the challenge? In current commercials and advertising, 30-year rodeo champion Heath Ford is featured urging people to “Be Rodeo Tough. Quit Tobacco.” Smokeless tobacco is a dangerous form of nicotine addiction, which puts Montanans at risk of cardiovascular disease, oral cancers, diabetes and severe periodontal damage. Join with people across the nation this week – Feb. 17-23 – to quit smokeless tobacco and give yourself the gift of health. “Through with Chew Week 2019...
THOMPSON FALLS MONDAY NITE GALS W L Dangerous Dames 50.5 33.5 Talk of the Town 48 36 Rock’n Bowl 40.5 43.5 Rehbein Pin-up Gals 40 44 Nascar Freaks 37 47 Dolls with Balls 36 48 Team Scr. Game: Nascar Freaks, 457; Scr. Series: Nascar Freaks, 1357; Hcp. Game: Nascar Freaks, 647; Hcp. Series: Nascar Freaks, 1927; Inv. Scr. Game: Simone Schilthuis, 194; Scr. Series: Simone Schilthuis, 485 ; Hcp. Game: Simone Schilthuis, 254; Hcp. Series: Simone Schilthuis, 665. BOWLING BEAUTIES W L Mad Hatters 48 36 Gardner Ranch 48 36 B & D Trucking 47 37 Realty N...
by Shaylee Ragar UM Legislative News Service University of Montana School of Journalism McKenna Fromm was a straight-A high school student, basketball player and member of student government in 2011. By 2015, she was living in a spider-infested "drug den," estranged from her family and deep in addiction. Fromm said her life turned upside down after being diagnosed with Painful Bladder Syndrome at age 15, which caused debilitating pain. She was prescribed powerful painkillers and had 10 different...
Plains Navy veteran David Williams is well known for his artistic abilities. He is the master behind the 1,000-foot long painting of running horses that was featured near Plains last year and has his artwork featured in the U.S. Capitol. When President Trump visited Missoula last year, Williams gifted him a painted scene of Missoula to take back to Washington, D.C. Williams, a disabled member of Joint Operation Mariposa (a veterans' outreach organization), has suffered a brain injury and has...
PABLO – Call it the power of positivity. The upbeat Plains Trotters, after a season of rediscovering how fun basketball can actually be, accorded themselves quite well in the District 14C tournament in Pablo last week, winning three games and taking eventual conference champion Charlo virtually to the limit before dropping a tough 37-33 decision in the semifinals Friday. After battling back to earn a date with St. Regis in the consolation final Saturday, the Trotters dismantled St. Regis in t...
PABLO – The battles won along the way will make the journey even more memorable. The never-say-die Plains Horsemen pulled off two stunning comeback wins on their way to winning third place in the District 14C tournament in Pablo last week. After opening with a 59-55 win over St. Regis Thursday in the first big comeback, coach Tyrel Allen and his Horsemen went into the fourth quarter tied with Charlo 36-36 before losing that tourney semifinal game 53-42, then defeated Noxon 40-32 in loser-out a...
Fresh off a confidence-building loss, the Thompson Falls Blue Hawk boys will open the Western B divisional tournament against Deer Lodge at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Ronan Event Center. Coach Jake Mickelson and his Hawks will be hoping to use Saturday’s final home game with Bigfork, a game the Hawks were not truly out of until the Vikings went on a 23-11 run in the fourth quarter to end a 60-38 victory, as impetus for this week’s Western B. “We gained some confidence against Bigfork,” Mickelson said. “We will still have to scratch and claw for...
Looking to make some post-season noise, the Thompson Falls Lady Hawks will open the Western B divisional tournament in Ronan against Loyola Thursday at 9:40 a.m. The Lady Hawks completed regular season play with a strong effort in a 33-21 loss to Bigfork in Thompson Falls Saturday. Coach Doree Thilmony thinks she has a plan for dealing with dangerous Loyola, only one of several strong teams from the eastern side of the Western B. “The District 6B side of the conference is pretty cutthroat, there are several dangerous teams from the other s...
