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Whitefish Credit Union kicked off the Wednesday men’s league at River’s Bend with a solid four-point first-place lead. Mountain Plains, LLC, golfers Paul Flemmer, Ron Beaty, Rick Hagedorn and Bernie Groshong combined for the low gross of 177 last week, and Highlead’s Chadd Laws, Jesse Mosher, John Mosher and Steve Fairbank shot the low team net of 151. Hagedorn turned in the low individual gross of 40 and Bruce Sterling had the low net of 34. In hole prizes, Mike Normandin had the longest drive on No. 18, Mike Baxter was closes to the pin i...
The Tuesday men’s league at River’s Bend got down to business in the first week of competitive play for the season. Custom Ventures (Kade Pardee, Scott Pardee, Ty Pardee and Craig LeCoure) rallied for the low team gross of 180, and Big Sky Pantry’s Bill Nolen, Howard Morkert, Mike Tessier and Mike Lilly combined for the low team net of 141. Individual low honors went to Kade Pardee’s low gross of 41 and Doug Czerwinski’s low net of 33. Kade Pardee also sank the long putt on No. 6, while Dave Garr won that honor on No. 3. Rick Hagedorn...
The Over the Hill gang dusted off their clubs for the first week of the season at River's Bend Golf Course on Monday. Chipping in as they got back in the swing of things were Bruce Sterling on No. 4, Bary Moore on Nos. 4 and 8, and Dan Whittenburg on No. 4. Mike Normandin scored the low gross for the men with a 40, and Darrell "Torgy" Torgrimson had the low net of 31. For the women, Jan Thompson's 49 was good enough for low gross and Chris Gross had the low net of 29. In hole play, Sterling was the closest to the pin in two on No. 1, Rusty...
Plains Outlaw pitcher David McGonagle heaves one in against an Arlee Warrior to catcher Beau Crabb in a Babe Ruth game at Plains. The Outlaws defeated the Warriors 12-11 at the Amundson Sports Complex last Tuesday in their first game of the season. The home plate umpire was Jon Zigler. The next game for the Outlaws is Saturday at 11 a.m. at Mission....
Ellie Baxter won the girls' division with a score of 91 at the Trestle Creek Golf Course. "The kids had some better weather to golf and they are improving," Coach Doree Thilmony said. Ellie Baxter was first place at the St. Regis Invitational. Coach Thilmony said sophomore Cael Thilmony is edging his way up in the pack, hovering around 101 and hoping to break 100 soon and that Colton Wormwood is working toward the low 100's. She added that Nick Tessier is also improving as the Hawks' season...
The Noxon Cougars continued their winning streak with a 17-3 victory against Plains at Amundson Sports Complex last Tuesday, but winning isn't the most important part of the minors level of baseball, said both coaches, it's learning the game and having fun. Fun was a little difficult at last week's game when Mother Nature turned on the wind and cold. Several students donned coats. One warmed up in a vehicle when his team was up to bat and several on the Plains team used hand warmers donated by...
For the first time in two years the Plains High School Art Department will host a live reception for an exposition of its students’ work. Plains High School Art Exhibition 2022 will take place on May 9 from 6-8 p.m. in the school’s new auditorium. Cole is unsure at this point how many pieces of art will be in the show, but believes there could be around 200 with a variety of mediums on display — graphite, ink, acrylic, watercolor, colored pencil, marker, digital, wire, metal, plaster, tape, ceramic, and digital photography. The art displ...
The Clark Fork Valley Riverdogs split a doubleheader last weekend against the Bitterroot Red Sox with one loss and one win. The Riverdogs head coach Jon Zigler said the first game was a slugfest for the Sanders County Legion team in Hamilton Saturday. The same team had pummeled the Riverdogs every game last season, but the coach said his Dogs displayed confidence and there was continued banter between the dugouts. “It was a back and forth affair that came down to the very last play,” said Zigler, head coach for the second year. On the pit...
Reiley Winebrenner of Hot Springs organized a ten team basketball tournament to raise money to purchase new jerseys for the junior high basketball teams of Hot Springs. The event raised $2,200. The Newdle team from Columbia Falls won the tournament for the second year in a row. Team Kozy Crew took second and Neiman Ranch took third....
by Ed Moreth There was a bison stampede some five miles from the Bison Range through the town of Dixon, but no one was hurt, although a few people were out of breath and might have been sore the next day. The stampeders weren't buffaloes, they were humans participating in Dixon's annual Bison Stampede, an event to raise funds for school improvements. The event had three races, including a 10K, 5K and a one-mile Fun Run through town that all started in front of Dixon Elementary School. Runners fo...
SOLUTIONS ACROSS 1. ESP 4. HASP 8. CORN 10. BETTA 11. ZOEA 12. COATIS 13. ENSUE 15. SLOVENE 16. METRO 17. HAULING 18. AROUND THE BEND 21. END 22. RAG 23. DST 24. MON 25. MET 26. LAO 27. MARILYN MONROE 34. PAIRINGS 35. TEALS 36. DERIDED 37. CUBIC 38. RAINED 39. SIVA 40. AGNES 41. SEEP 42. BEES 43. SSE SOLUTIONS DOWN 1. ECZEMA 2. SOONER 3. PRESTO 4. HEAVING 5. ATTEND 6. STING 7. PASE 9. NAURU 10. BOOLEAN 12. CLUBROOM 14. SAE 15. EON 17. HHD 19. DESTINED 20. TNT 23. DERIDES 24. MAN 25. MARINES 26....
The Forest Service recently added an additional parking area to the mule pasture trail system. The new parking area is located along Chruch Street, on the east side of the mule pasture, which is located on the north side of Thompson Falls....
The Sanders County Board of Health continue its search for a new Public Health Officer. Eight county residents applied for the job and the Board of Health will choose three candidates to interview. The board also formed a committee to review the Board of Health bylaws. Commissioner Glen Magera and boar members Pepper Dorscher and Bina Eggensperger volunteered for that committee and will meet with the county attorney to review the bylaws. Karren McKinzie notified the board that her title has changed to Tobacco Education Specialist. “The c...
The Spring Mack Days event is entering its final days and anglers have turned in a total of 17,214 lake trout entries. The event is held each spring and fall by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and sanctioned by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Kolton Turner of Kalispell leads with anglers with 1,192 entries and an 18-day average of 61.72. In second place is Jason Mahlen of Kalispell (1,136, 59.78), third is Bob Turner of Kalispell (930, 48.78), fourth place is Steve Benson of Spokane Valley (567, 30.67), Sam Cusker of Bigfork is...
A Thompson Falls woman pleaded not guilty to two charges resulting from a disturbance at her home. Debora Fratzke pleaded not guilty Tuesday before Judge John Larson, who was filling in for Judge Deborah “Kim” Christopher, to felony assault with a weapon and a misdemeanor charge of obstructing a peace officer or other public servant. According to charging documents, the Sanders County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a home on Harlow Road in Thompson Falls in February for reports of a disturbance. Fratzke told deputies that she had a gun,...
