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The Thompson Falls boys basketball team was welcomed home with a parade after returning from the state basketball tournament in Billings. The Blue Hawks brought home the fourth-place trophy. The parade was escorted by the Thompson Falls Police Department and city firefighters, and the bus was followed by parents and fans honking and waving....
Every month the library features an artist or hobbyist by displaying their work. For the month of March, which also happens to be national button month, Willina Lueb was chosen to feature her button collection and to talk about the hobby. "It's similar to coin and stamp collecting," said Lueb, "there are just so many areas of interest that one could go." Lueb explained that the hobby has been around a long time, and the National Button Society was established in 1938. Lueb, from Thompson Falls,...
Former Montana Senator Greg Hinkle met with Sanders County Commissioners last week to offer input on the proposed Second Amendment ordinance residents have asked for from commissioners. Several residents attended the meeting last Wednesday at the Sanders County Courthouse. “A resolution is fine, but it’s got no teeth,” said Hinkle, of Thompson Falls. He then spoke about several bills being looked at by the Montana legislature this session that could change the way the state supports the Second Amendment, creating a statewide safe haven for g...
What would you do if you owned a theater? A question the Rex wanted to know as they work toward integrating the public in their efforts to bring the community theater back to life. After board members received a $1,300 Reimagine Rural grant from the Montana State University Extension Service, they decided to present the question to the creative minds of third grade students from Thompson Falls, Plains and Noxon. The Rex Community Theater invited students to participate in a project with the...
In the last several weeks, we have had letters to the editor and articles regarding a proposed Second Amendment sanctuary ordinance. A group of residents approached the county commissioners about a possible ordinance. Whlie the commissioners chose not to pursue an ordinance designating Sanders as a Second Amendment sanctuary county, it was inspiring to see the level of interest residents took in local government. Dozens of people attended meetings at the courthouse to discuss the matter, and dozens more sent letters to the commissioners both...
Recently, U.S. Senator Ron Johnson, Republican of Wisconsin, used his power to forego the traditional abbreviated process of introducing a bill in the Senate and substitute the long version; in this case to introduce President Biden’s COVID relief bill. Johnson’s motion required the Senate clerks to read the 628 page bill aloud to the Senators, who rapidly vacated the premises for the next 10 hours while the bill was being read. By having the text of the bill read aloud, Johnson took up hou...
10 YEARS AGO • JANUARY 23, 1975 BIG PONDEROSA LOGGED BY USP A giant ponderosa pine tree which was a seedling 20 years before the pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, recently was harvested near Dahl Lake in North Pleasant Valley on U.S. Plywood Co. land north of U.S. Highway 2. The tree is one of the largest, if not the largest to be handled through the Thompson River log landing. The log hauled to the Flodin Lumber Co. log landing by LHC, Inc, contained 4,530 board feet. The 32-foot log measures 70 inches in diameter at the butt end and 54 i...
RONI HANKS, Trout Creek - “I consider myself a lucky person because I’m always surrounded by my family and I feel loved.” TERRI STOLTZ, Thompson Falls - “I don’t believe so much in luck, but I am lucky because I believe in providence and the Lord’s will.” BILL THOMPSON, Trout Creek - “I am lucky. I’m half Irish and half Norwegian, so I’m hardheaded and ornery. I come about it legally.” CINDY COMPTON, Heron - “I am positive and open minded, and therefore I am lucky.” SHANITA LUNDIN, Kalispell - “I feel that when I put positive energy out int...
Ambulance: T. Falls, 4; Camas, 1; Hot Springs, 4; Plains, 11; Trout Creek, 2; Lonepine, 1; Paradise, 1; Monday, March 8 Theft, Trout Creek. Littering, reporting party states that someone is dumping household trash on his property, Hot Springs. Motor vehicle crash, T. Falls. Assault, both parties, father and son, arrested for mutual combat PFMA, Plains. Disturbance, Plains. Property lost, T. Falls. Tuesday, March 9 Suspicious activity, T. Falls. Intimidation/harassment, T. Falls. Informational case, Hot Springs. Informational case, T. Falls....
Montana Highway Patrol Ethan Howard, 27, careless driving, $85. Joseph Wi Wakan, 20, failure to carry proof of insurance, 1st offense, $285. Colter Dykman, 30, night speeding, $70. Cody Wilkinson, 35, day speeding, $20. Brandon Peterson, 41, reasonable and prudent, 1st offense, $65. John Belknap, 69, failure to start vehicle in safety, $85. Janessa Elledge, 27, reasonable and prudent, 1st offense, $85; youth improperly restrained, $85. Dub Jones, 36, seatbelt violation, $20; driving while suspended, 1st offense, $285. Keith Johnson, 52, night...
It was over in 6.8 seconds before it took a nose dive into the ground, shattering on impact into several pieces. The "Shark" showed promise for builder Nathan Feliksa, a senior in Carl Benson's physics class at Plains High School, and one of six students to assemble rockets as part of a class project to help them better understand physics. Feliksa spent three class periods working on his 10-inch long rocket and another two and a half hours hand painting a shark face on the nose cone. He also...
The morning of March 4, 2021, Ty said goodbye. Ty Platt was born to Richard & Donna Platt on February 3, 1977. His parents instilled in Ty a great work ethic, raising him on their farm. Ty went to school in Noxon, Montana, where he graduated in 1995. Ty was an avid 4-H member and participated in fairs with his cattle. Ty also spent time as a competition shooter with his father. After graduation, Ty decided to try life in the big city, moving to Seattle, Washington. Anyone who knew Ty knew he...
Peggy Ann Wood, 66, passed away Monday, February 22, 2021, at Clark Fork Valley Hospital in Plains. Born in Hot Springs, Montana, on December 3, 1954, to Jim and Neva Wood, she was a lifetime resident of Thompson Falls. She worked hard and earned her GED. She worked for the Thompson Falls School District until her retirement in 2016. Peggy was a very involved member of the Congregational Church and the Neva Wood Hand Bell Choir. She loved dachshunds and at the time of her passing had two, Benji and Rascal. As a young adult she loved playing...
Paul Wesley (Doty) Oehlert passed away March 12, 2021, at St. Patrick’s Hospital in Missoula after a short bout with cancer. He was born December 7, 1952, to Charles and Margie Doty (Rawlinson) in Thompson Falls, Montana. In 1963, Paul moved with his family to Dana Point, California, where he attended and graduated from San Clemente High School. After graduation he began his career as a cement worker until 2019. He was well known in the inland Northwest for the quality of work he did. Paul moved from California to Sagle, Idaho, where he l...
The annual effort to clean up the Thompson Falls community, Beautification Days, is set for April 15-17. Each year, the Beautification Days committee invites elementary students to create artwork with that year's theme. This year's theme, according to Kathy Conlin with the Beautification Days committee, is "Give A Hoot, Don't Pollute." The committee reeived permission to use Woodsy Owl along with their theme. Students in grades kindergarten through sixth were tasked with creating posters using t...
A ewe stays close to her hours-old lamb over the weekend. The welcoming of lambs, calves and piglets are a sure sign of spring at area ranches....
Additional candidates have filed for school board races as a week remains in the filing period, while Hot Springs and Dixon school districts still have no candidates who have filed for their board seats. In Plains, four candidates have filed for two open three-year terms. Candidates include Monica Weedeman, Charles French, Brian Meaden and Amy Carey. In Trout Creek, Eric Viviano is the only candidate who has filed for a three-year term. Trout Creek School has two positions open. Five candidates have filed for the two open three-year terms in th...
One of the best Blue Hawk boys basketball teams in history put an exclamation point on their amazing season last week, completing a stirring tournament run for Thompson Falls by winning fourth place in the State B tournament at Metra Park in Billings. The fourth place win represents the Blue Hawks' best finish in a state tournament since the Steve Previs-led Thompson Falls boys brought home a second place trophy from the 1953 State C tourney in Conard (see View for more). The architect of this l...
BOYS BASKETBALL State B Tournament at Billings Wednesday Manhattan 53, Deer Lodge 39 Thompson Falls 70, Shelby 34 Lodge Grass 62, Florence 50 Huntley Project 60, Fairfield 52 Thursday Shelby 53, Deer Lodge 42, loser out Florence 52, Fairfield 45, loser out Manhattan 60, Thompson Falls 55 OT, semifinal Lodge Grass 67, Huntley Project 49, semifinal Friday Thompson Falls 55, Florence 52 OT, loser out Huntley Project 57, Shelby 52, loser out Saturday Huntley Project 44, Thompson Falls 37, consolation Lodge Grass 64, Manhattan 47, championship...
District 7B Boys Thompson Falls Blue Hawks Kade Pardee and Dante Micheli have been named first team and Cody Burk and Nathan Schraeder second team to the 2020-2021 District 7B all-conference basketball team, it was announced earlier this week. Pardee, along with Zoran LaFrombois of Mission and Isak Epperly of Bigfork, was further honored as an All-State B selection. Coach Jake Mickelson’s Hawks finished the season with a 17-7 record, third place in the Western B divisional tournament and fourth place in the State B tourney in Billings last w...
Falls senior Kade Pardee was honored by being named to the 2021 State B All-Tournament team following last week’s event in Billings. Pardee joins tournament MVP Noah Bouchard of Huntley Project, Cade Holgate and Tate Bowler of Manhattan, and Damon Gros Ventre and Jadence Archita of the champion Lodge Grass Indians on the all-tournament team. Bouchard, Holgate and Bowler are seniors while Gros Ventre and Archita are juniors....
The 2020-2021 high school basketball season in Montana was unlike any before in the Big Sky Country. With social distancing and limited crowd sizes, many games this COVID-19 addled season were played in front of largely empty gyms, with little or no fan support, sometimes for either team. Such was the case for Montana prep teams right on through the tournaments these last few weeks. As an example, the combined State B tournaments were played in the cavernous Metra Park last week in front of most...
THOMPSON FALLS MONDAY NITE GALS W L Dangerous Dames 59 37 Dolls with Balls 55.5 40.5 Rock’n Bowl 51 45 Nascar Freaks 44.5 51.5 Balls to the Wall 41 55 Talk of the Town 34 62 Team Scr. Game: Dolls with Balls, 474; Scr. Series: Nascar Freaks, 1228; Hcp. Game: Dolls with Balls, 699; Hcp. Series: Dolls with Balls, 1876; Inv. Scr. Game: Linde Pavlik, 189; Scr. Series: Linde Pavlik 474; Hcp. Game: Karissa Lowe, 258; Hcp. Series: Annie Wooden, 664. BOWLING BEAUTIES W L Lane Blazers 62 34 Sunflower Gals 51.5 44.5 Aspire PT 40 56 Gardner Ranch 38.5 5...
Coaches for the Clark Fork Valley Riverdogs are getting their players more fitted into fixed positions, but continued to do some experimentation, including on the pitcher's mound, where they already have a deep bullpen. The American Legion team had its first "live game situation" at the Amundson Sports Complex just west of Plains on Sunday. The team has been conducting indoor practice in the Plains Alliance Church gymnasium since January, but recently had a couple outside practices. Head coach...
The 2021 Spring Mack Days fishing contest on Flathead Lake will begin Friday, March 19, and end on Sunday, May 16. This lake trout angling event is sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and sanctioned by Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks with up to $225,000 in cash and prizes to be awarded to the lake trout anglers at the conclusion of the event. It is an angler’s dream, 59 total days of lake trout fishing on Flathead Lake, fish one day or every day! All it takes is one fish to win a cash prize in the lottery style d...
