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The resignation of the fair manager and the administrative assistant last week added another burden on the Sanders County Fair Commission, which is now down to three members – two of which are new. Last Wednesday's monthly board meeting was nearly over when fair manager Chris McGuigan sprung the news that he was resigning, effective immediately. "I will no longer be with the fair when we finish the meeting tonight," said McGuigan, who has been the manager for the last two years and a member of t...
AN ONLINE PETITION proposes to sell Montana to Canada for $1 trillion to eliminate the national debt. One person took the cause one step further, placing a small "For Sale" sign below the Welcome to Montana sign at the Montana-Idaho border west of Heron. Travelers coming from Idaho who saw the sign got a good giggle. Polly Raymond captured photos of the prank. "Just want to clarify I was not the clever person who placed the sign," Raymond said....
Sanders County is adding efficiencies to help customers and the state. The county treasurer’s office is one of the first counties in the state to get new scanning technology for vehicle titles. County Treasurer Nichol Scribner said the scanning capabilities will significantly cut the time down that residents have to wait to receive a vehicle title. The title documentation is now scanned daily at the treasurer’s office and uploaded to the state Motor Vehicle Division (MVD). The state agency then reviews the information and issues the new tit...
It is time to polish up those Billy Bob teeth, display your hillbilly best and celebrate in Trout Creek — redneck style. Trout Creek Community Improvement Association (TCCIA) is hosting the 5th annual Cabin Fever Redneck Ball on this Saturday at the Lakeside Motel and Resort. “Last year we had a record-breaking fundraising event,” said Elizabeth Stender, TCCIA chairperson, “and we are really hoping to have a new record breaker this year.” She commented that last year more than $30,000 was raised by TCCIA and every penny went right back into the...
If you’ve watched the news recently, you’ve probably heard of the ridiculous petition circulating online that has a creative solution to the U.S. national debt. The petition at Change.org suggests the U.S. sell Montana to Canada for $1 trillion. As of Tuesday, the petition, created by Ian Hammond, had nearly 17,000 signatures. The goal is 25,000. “We have too much debt and Montana is useless. Just tell them it has beavers or something,” Hammond wrote. Many Montanans commenting at Change.org supported the petition. The state Legislature is gett...
Just a short note to say hello from Helena. We have been meeting early and staying late to try and get bills acted on before transmittal break. All kinds of bills from wolf hunting and trapping to child abuse. We will be taking a break for about five days starting next Friday. I plan to be at the Mineral County Commissioners room on March 5 around 11 a.m. if anyone would like to meet and discuss any topic. I also plan to be at the Sanders County Courthouse, weather permitting, on March 6 at 10...
When did we as a nation lose our sense of humor? It seems that we hear every day that someone has been offended by words, actions or images and this information somehow makes the news. Years ago we had movies like Blazing Saddles and television shows like All In The Family that allowed (and even encouraged) us all to laugh at ourselves and at/with one another. I think the loss of that sort of humor is tragic. An example; I’ve been working a job out of town with some friends. The other day one o...
The sportsman’s meeting held in Kalispell, January 30, drew 400 plus attendees. We would like to thank the area sportsmen and women, the Foundation for Wildlife Management, Montana Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks for being there. It was a very passionate, concerned crowd who were frustrated with the ungulate population counts in Region One, located in Northwestern Montana. Following is some alarming information received from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks on ungulate and p...
DANIEL RASOR – VETERAN PACKER Daniel M. Rasor was born Aug. 23, 1909 in Kendall, Montana (which is now a ghost town), to Martin Rasor and Adeline LaTry, a member of the Chippewa Tribe. They had 10 children of which, Daniel was the youngest. After their marriage, Martin remained in eastern Montana working on various ranches for at least 10 years or so until he finally packed his belongings and left the family. Adeline tried to provide for her children, a task that wore her down. In 1914 she died and all of the children were taken to the orphanag...
TIM NELSON, Thompson Falls – “We should do it!” ZITA KENNEDY, Trout Creek – “YES! I wish they would leave Trump alone and let him do his job. They keep him running from one problem to another.” BILL BROWN, Trout Creek – “Yes I do believe it is a national security issue and it’s their job to protect our borders.” ROSALEA CONTRERAS, Costa Rica – “I’m not a U.S citizen, but I agree they should do it.” TROY FRYXELL, Plains – “Yah. Let’s all protect it. Trump’s right. It is an emergency. I’m originally from Arizona but have lived here for 20 ye...
Ambulances: Noxon, 4; T. Falls, 5; Plains, 3. Sunday, February 17 Residential burglary, T. Falls. Vehicle stuck in the snow, needs a four-wheel drive tow truck, H. Springs. Dog running at large, T. Falls. Theft from buildings by tenant, T. Creek. Motor vehicle crash, snowmobiler ran into a truck, T. Falls. Vehicle slide-off, Noxon. Protection order violation, T. Falls. Driver on the west ramp observed an individual being assaulted, T. Falls. Elderly woman needs assistance, water leak flooding basement of residence, H. Springs fire made a...
Montana Highway Patrol Karl Chezar, 37, seatbelt violation, $20. Gordon Gardyno, 66, seatbelt violation, $20. Levi Foster, 33, stop sign violation, $85. Treves Rohrich, 46, seatbelt violation, $20. Jacob Strong, 33, operating with expired registration, $85. Justin Isaacs, 38, stop sign violation, $85. Randi Arnold, 26, day speeding, $20. Michael Combs, 53, day speeding, $70. Paul Weaver, 54, following too closely, $85. Robert Hereford, 52, violating speed limit near a school or senior citizen center, $135. Jacob Lulack, 83, seatbelt violation,...
They say that a way to a man's heart is through his stomach – the Committee for Safe Swimming (CSS) hopes that the way to donations is the same route. Janice Hanson, president of the CSS, is heading a "Fill the Pool Easter Truffles" campaign to raise money to repair the E.L. Johnson Memorial Pool in Plains. The pool is in need of major repairs and the town doesn't have the budget to get it fixed, said Mayor Dan Rowan, who added that it was leaking around 15,000 gallons of water each day last sum...
The Flat Iron Quilting Guild is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, and will sponsor their traditional quilt show in April. The theme for this year's event is Reflections. The quilt show is set for Saturday, April 13, with doors opening at 9:30 a.m. at Thompson Falls School. Admission allows your entry into a world of quilts for you to explore. A variety of quilted items will be displayed in seven categories, including favorites of past quilt shows and a section of antique quilts. To com...
Attention Private Water Well Owners and Users! Montana State University Extension Water Quality, in cooperation with many local Extension and Health Department offices across the state, is offering a drinking water test opportunity for private well water users. Information about drinking water tests will be shared during a Lunch and Learn session at the Sanders County Extension Office on Friday, March 8, from noon to 1 p.m. The session is free, and attendees are encouraged to bring a brown bag lunch. Unlike public water supplies, which are...
Dwight Ellsworth Preston, part of the greatest generation, passed away at his home in Polson on February 14, 2019. He was 93 and fiercely independent to the very end. He was born to Grant and Garnet Preston on August 10, 1925 in Hitchcock, South Dakota. His family moved to Hot Springs, Montana, while Dwight was a young boy where he grew up loving swing music and learning the telephone business from his mom and dad who had bought the fledgling Hot Springs telephone company. Dwight was kind,...
Lorraine Ione Morrison, 97, of Thompson Falls, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019, of natural causes. She was born January 12, 1922, in Jamestown, New York, to Ernest Robert Raschke and Eva May Raschke. She graduated high school in 1940 from Jamestown (NY) High. In 1941, she married Cliford Adams. Lorraine moved to Thompson Falls, Montana, in 1989. She was very involved in the community working as the cook for the Sanders County Sheriff's Office. Lorraine was an active member of the Eastern...
Daniel C. Shannon passed away February 19, 2019. Daniel was born in Hampstead, New Hampshire, and grew up on a farm. He joined the Navy in 1963 and served as a gunner's mate on the USS Dyess where he received a Nation Defense Service medal, Viet Nam Service medal, and a Bronze Star. Daniel moved up the ranks to Lieutenant as a Salvation Army officer and minister. He had various jobs from chef to boiler man at Thompson River Lumber. Daniel moved to Montana in 1991. He had a great passion for...
If you like memorizing for fun, then Myra Lindborg has got something special for you. The Plains resident has 26 pages of lines of a one-act play and needs two more actors. “There’s a lot of lines, but it’ll be fun,” said Lindborg, who is directing Ledge, Ledger, and the Legend, a black comedy written by Paul Elliott. It’s one of three one-act plays being put on by the Paradise Players at the Paradise Center April 5, 6 and 7. Tickets are $13 in advance and $15 at the door. The first of the three plays begins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, 7:30 p.m....
The Sanders County Arts Council (SCAC) is changing pace a bit with its March event for the Tapestry Performing Arts Season. On Saturday, March 9, the council will present “Bunkhouse Beans and Bacon” at the Clark Fork Valley Elks Lodge in Thompson Falls. The featured artists is Montana’s poet laureate Lowell Jaeger. According to SCAC, Jaeger will share his poetry and that of others, combined with his commentary, storytelling and humor. He believes that poetry can be employed in a variety of ways and can stimulate thoughtful reflection and discu...
The Sanders County Elections Office is busy preparing for the 2019 election season. Election day for special district and school boards throughout Sanders County will be May 7, while the primary general election for municipal races is set for Sept. 10 and the general election for Nov. 5. The filing period for special district elections (fire, hospital and park districts) ended February 11. Bobbi Christenson with the Sanders County Elections Office said that the deadline for write-in candidates is March 4. If races are unopposed, the county can...
PERCHED HIGH ON a tree above the Clark Fork River, an adult and juvenile eagle rest. As spring nears and snow berms next to area roadways melt, several eagles have been seen feeding on animals near the roads....
UM Legislative News Service, University of Montana School of Journalism The Montana House of Representatives last week advanced legislation that would require a two-third vote majority for the Legislature to transfer funds out the state’s fire suppression account. The governor would still hold the authority to pull from the fund, as well. Speaker of the House Greg Hertz, R-Polson, is carrying House Bill 276 and said on the House Floor during the bill’s second hearing that it was proposed in response to the historic 2017 fire season that drained...
RONAN – The Lady Hawks played hard but, in the end lost two games and were eliminated from the Western B divisional tournament in Ronan last week. Coach Doree Thilmony and her Lady Hawks fell 65-25 to Loyola Thursday and completed season play in a 48-33 loss to Eureka Friday. Florence won the Western B crown, defeating rival Loyola 43-38 in the championship. Loyola and Deer Lodge were set to face off in a Monday night challenge, but the winter weather visiting Montana this week forced the r...
RONAN – Nobody said that playing in the Western B divisional tournament would be easy. And it wasn't easy, at least not for the Thompson Falls Blue Hawk boys. Coach Jake Mickelson and his Hawks lost 50-32 to Deer Lodge in the first round Thursday and were then eliminated from the tourney 61-41 by Florence Friday morning. The defending State B and regular season District 7B champion Bigfork Vikings won the Western B divisional tournament crown, defeating Loyola 53-43 in the title game Saturday n...
