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The Town of Plains doesn't plan to use the old jail on McGowan Street for "guests" anymore, but they don't want it to crumble to the ground either, which is why they hired a mason to replace the old mortar between the stones. "I didn't want to go over there one day and see it collapsed," said Mayor Dan Rowan, who said the town council allocated $12,000 for the building to be repaired, which at this point calls for all the mortar to be removed and new mortar inserted. Rowan said that even though...
Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) is ready and looking forward to working with Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority (BSPRA) as advocates work toward restoring passenger rail service across the Southern Montana Route. The message of support comes shortly after Montana Rail Link’s (MRL) announcement that the company is letting its lease expire and will be turning over operations to BNSF. “BNSF gave us a ringing message of support for resumed passenger rail through the heart of Montana,” said BSPRA treasurer and Sanders County representative Jerry M...
A wild white turkey stands out amongst a flock, but blends in with later winter snow in Thompson Falls, According to audubon.org, it is estimated that just one in 100,000 wild turkeys is albino....
Clark Fork Valley Hospital now has two new doctors and a new physical therapist on its staff. Dr. Richard M. Ingle, Dr. Darren Herzog and Physical Therapist Laurie Endres all arrived at Clark Fork Valley Hospital within the last few weeks and are already fitting in to the hospital family. The 66-year-old Ingle reported for duty January 17 and will be one of six obstetricians at the hospital working in Family Medicine and who will also be offering primary care services in Plains. Ingle has been...
This past Tuesday was really "Twosday." It was 2-22-22. On a Tuesday! Something like this happens every so often and people use it s a reason to celebrate, or just as a distraction. This Twosday phenomenon got me thinking about how we look at data. Facts and figures are everything, and how you choose to represent or interpret them can make a huge difference. Think about good old Punxsutawney Phil, the furry little groundhog who tells us each February whether we have six more weeks of winter or if we only have six weeks left until spring....
While doing some research for the book group that meets monthly in Thompson Falls, I stumbled across results I found unbelievable. According to the Pew Research Center (2021), less than 25 percent of adults read a complete book per year, including audio books and plays. I had to do a double take. Less than 25 percent of adults read a full book per year? Of course, I thought, this is only one survey, so I began to dig deeper, believing that as much as I love a good book, most other people do...
Letter to the Editor Sanders County is a conservative place. We are mostly of the middle majority and reject the fringes. We pay our fair share of federal, state and local taxes but want our money used wisely and want billionaires to pay their share. We reject ideas of defunding the police; we ask for more funding for training and salaries. We are cautious about change but are willing to calmly discuss it. We defend free speech but expect civility. Most of us have guns, but don’t feel the need to wear one on our hip. The conservative middle m...
8 YEARS AGO • NOVMBER 18, 1942 PIONEER PASSES Jesse Barrett, Pioneer of Sanders County, Dies Jesse Barrett was born March 23, 1907, at McGregor, Iowa. His parents moved to Nebraska during his early childhood. When he was 17 he came to Montana and lived for several years at Bozeman. At the age of 21 he established a tie camp at Trout Creek and operated this camp for the N.P. railroad for many years. In 1904 he bought a ranch at Darby and lived there until 1910. That year he opened a store at Belknap and became the postmaster there, and has b...
SEAN ADAMS, Thompson Falls - “I don’t have a favorite president. I believe all the presidents have had their good points and their bad points throughout the course of history. If anything, I give props to Barack Obama for breaking the color barrier with what this country is going through currently and what it has gone through in the past.” JP DUCOTE, Trout Creek - “George Bush Junior and Senior because of the stability in the economy.” ALICIA MEYERS, Thompson Falls - “President Kennedy, because he was a people’s president.” JOLINE TAPIA, T...
Ambulance: Plains, 10; Heron, 1; T. Falls, 10; Dixon, 2; Noxon, 3; Hot Springs, 4; Trout Creek, 4. Monday, February 14 Coroner called, Plains. Protection order violation, Trout Creek. General animal call or complaint, T. Falls. Automated alarm call, T. Falls. Fire, T. Falls. Tuesday, February 15 Other accident, T. Falls. Wednesday, February 16 Disturbance, Hot Springs. Civil attempts, Hot Springs. Other law violations, Trout creek. Theft, T. Falls. Civil attempts, Hot Springs. Civil served, Hot Springs. Road hazard/blockage, T. Falls. Road...
Montana Highway Patrol Jimmy McCracken, 45, careless driving, $125; operating without liability insurance, 4th or subsequent offense, $525, 10 days in jail; habitual offender operating a motor vehicle, $1035, 14 days in jail; seatbelt violation, $20. Benjamin Davis, 39, day speeding, $70. Rebel Carr, 53, seatbelt violation, $20. Charles Becker, 61, day speeding, $70. William Phillips, 18, seatbelt violation, $20. Wyatt Carr, 23, seatbelt violation, $20. Gregory DeNoble, 84, seatbelt violation, $20. Joshua Nech, 49, seatbelt violation, $20....
In the February 17 Ledger article about Thompson Falls man Carl Haywood, the article mentions that the posted location of Salish House was on the North side of the river. The posted location was in fact on the south side of the river near the mouth of Prospect Creek, which Haywood knew to be incorrect at the time. Salish House was actually on the north side of the Clark Fork River, closer to the mouth of Thompson River. The Ledger regrets the error....
The Sanders County Sewer District at Paradise Board had a productive meeting last Tuesday, planning for the next step in obtaining property for the proposed sewer project and passing several motions. Board Chair Janice Barber and member Terry Caldwell met with property owner Bridger Bischoff last Wednesday to discuss land acquisition. The two parties looked over four six-acre sites, one near Sixth Street on the west side of Paradise; the other three were on the north side of North Street. Bischo...
The City Council of Thompson Falls met earlier this month to appoint and accept a new fire department chief. Nate Saint stepped up to the task, moving up from assistant chief. He was accepted with high regards from council member Shawni Vaught, who has herself been a part of the volunteer fire department for over 20 years. “It’s very hard to find volunteers,” said Vaught. “It’s sad that we lost Neil, but I wish you the best of luck and fully support you.” The city council spoke about some Bridge and Road Safety and Accountability (BARSAA) pr...
Sanders County Democrats hosted February’s installment of their virtual cinema series, “What Unites Us” which centered around celebrating the 50th anniversary of Montana’s State Constitutional Convention. The hour-long event saw around 20 attendees. “We are here to discuss topics of unity as opposed to division,” said Sanders County Democrats Chairperson Mindy Ferrell, before introducing John Thorson, Vice-Chair of Sanders County Democrats and the evening’s master of ceremonies. The year 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of Montana’s Constitution...
Marvin "Butch" Montague, 78, passed away on Saturday, February 12, 2022, in Sandpoint, Idaho. Funeral services were held February 21, 2022, at the Clark Fork Branch of The Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints with Branch President Michael Taylor presiding. Burial followed at the Heron, Montana, cemetery. Marvin was born on December 29, 1943, in Spokane, Washington, to Kenneth and Georgia Montague. He grew up in Clark Fork where he graduated from Clark Fork High School. His first jobs...
The Thompson Falls Woman’s Club (TFWC) is holding an athletic shoe drive fundraiser to help with general operations while giving back to the nearly 600 million people around the world who don’t own a pair of shoes. The woman’s club will earn funds based on the total quantity of gently worn, used and new sneakers collected. “GotSneakers is a win-win for us,” said project organizer Leslie Brant. “We wanted a project that would ask people to reach into their closets and not their pockets. Two hundred million pairs of shoes and sneakers en...
While living in Montana, many who travel into the outdoors are often concerned with what they may need to know to survive in the woods. Often the edibility of many plants is something easy to read about. However, identifying the plants that provide other medicinal properties is a hidden art, lost in time to the natives who once lived here. Fortunately, there are several home remedy plants that can help in various circumstances and increase self-reliance. Three sprout in my mind in this area. First, the collection of any wild plant should only b...
by Annie Wooden Candidates continue to file for the June primary election. In Sanders County, voters will decide among state House of Representative candidates in districts 13 and 14. Republican Paul Fielder of Thompson Falls has filed to retain his seat in District 13, and Colleen Hinds of Heron, a Democrat, has also filed as a candidate. In District 14, which includes portions of the eastern end of Sanders County, Denley Loge, a Republican, has filed for re-election. Randy Mitchell of St. Regis, also a Republican, has filed as a candidate...
The 14C District basketball tournament in Ronan last weekend was the end of the road for both Hot Springs and Noxon boys and girls teams. The Savage Heat boys and girls ended up third in each bracket, but only the top two teams advanced to divisional. For the boys, Noxon opened the tournament against Two Eagle River Thursday afternoon. Noxon was the first team to score more than three minutes into the first quarter, but Two Eagle River answered and came back to lead 14-6 at the end of the...
The Blue Hawk basketball teams took similar paths to earning a trip to the divisional basketball tournament this weekend in Ronan, with both teams finishing fourth in the District 7B championships in Bigfork. The Blue Hawk boys started their tournament against Troy on Thursday, beating the Trojans 64-24.Nathan Schraeder scored 18 points to lead the Hawks against Troy, Braxton Dorscher 11, Jesse Claride 10, Bryson LeCoure eight, Josh Wilhite seven, Breck Ferris and Adam Childers three points...
The 2021-2022 basketball season for the Plains Horsemen and Trotters ended at the District 7B tournament in Bigfork last weekend, but both teams put up a fight until the very end. The Horsemen opened the district tournament against No. 3 Eureka on Thursday, losing 73-26. That set up a game against Thompson Falls for Plains on Saturday morning in the consolation bracket. Plains scored first, but the Blue Hawks came back and took the lead, up 17-7 after the first quarter. Thompson Falls’ lead jumped to 41-10 at halftime and they kept the lead u...
MONDAY NITE GALS W L Dangerous Dames 66 30 Nascar Freaks 60 36 Dolls with Balls 52.5 43.5 Talk of the Town 50.5 45.5 Rock ’n Bowl 48 48 Bye 11 85 Team Scr. Game: Dangerous Dames, 475; Scr. Series: Nascar Freaks, 1293; Hcp. Game: Dangerous Dames, 683; Hcp. Series: Talk of the Town, 1934; Inv. Scr. Game: Simone Schilthuis, 195; Scr. Series: Simone Schilthuis, 520; Hcp. Game: Linda Wakefield, 263; Hcp. Series: Linda Wakefield, 700. BOWLING BEAUTIES W L Lane Blazers 57.5 26.5 The Dinkers 42.5 41.5 Elliott Realty 42.5 41.5 Sunflower Gals 38 46 A...
SOLUTIONS ACROSS 1. BOAS 5. PEBBLY 11. ACCELERATION 14. HAMBURG 15. UNKIND 18. SEERS 19. DECAYS 21. EEC 23. AMAH 24. COMAS 28. DADA 29. BU 30. EGOS 32. ETA 33. ETA 35. EDP 36. IDS 39. EELS 41. AF 42. MACS 44. SERAL 46. ALAE 47. MID 49. MELLOW 52. TIARA 56. ADAGIO 58. NIAGARA 60. RESTATEMENTS 62. EPOCHS 63. DASH SOLUTIONS DOWN 1. BAH 2. OCAS 3. ACME 4. SEBE 5. PERSECUTES 6. ERG 7. BA 8. BTU 9. LIND 10. YOKE 12. LURE 13. NICAD 16. NAMAS 17. DYADS 20. SHAW 22. CO 25. ME 26. AGE 27. SODALITIES 29....
Camp Bighorn, located in Plainsand established in 1985, has made it a goal to offer life-changing experiences to all who visit. Surrounded by mountainous views and the Clark Fork River, visitors have ample opportunity to take advantage of all that nature has to offer. "We are an adventure camp," said Camp Bighorn Executive Director Brian Meaden. "We offer summer camp adventures and different retreats throughout the year. We also offer full food services for our guests." Meaden, who has been exec...
