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Junior Ellie Baxter of Thompson Falls is the last golfer left standing in Sanders County. She earned a berth in the State Tournament by placing second at the divisional tournament in Fairmont last week with a score of 89. Only the top 15 individual scores qualify for a spot at state, along with the top four teams. Plains had three girls in the top 40 with Lexa Craft, Grace Horton and Genna Deschamps placing 31st, 32nd and 34th, respectively. Thompson Falls put two boys in the top 40, Nick Tessier at 31st and Cael Thilmony at 36th. Thompson...
The Easy Street Autoworks team consisting of Ron Beaty, Dave Garr, Jens Jantzen and Charlie Hooten played astoundingly well in Tuesday night play at River’s Bend last week. The team as a whole finished with the low team gross of 176. The Custom Ventures team consisting of Kade Pardee, Scott Pardee, Ty Pardee and Doug Fisher combined for the low team net of 152, Ron Beaty took the low individual gross at 42 and Charlie Hooten had the low individual net round of 32. At the end of day, Doug Robichaud was closest to the pin in three on No. 11, D...
The First Security Bank team consisting of Mike Baxter, Bill Nolen, Mike Thilmony and Scott Pardee performed the best in Wednesday night play at River’s Bend last week. The team as a whole finished with a low team gross of 177. The Big Eddy’s/Limberlost Brewery team consisting of Doug Fisher, John Torres, Doug Czerwinski and John W. Torres combined for the low team net of 146. Mike Baxter took the low individual gross at 40 and Steve Fairbank had the low individual net round of 34. On the course, Ron Beaty was closest to the pin in three on...
Teammates Barb Petteys and Kelly Wheeler performed in an outstanding manner during Thursday night play at River’s Bend last week. The team finished strong in first place with a low team gross of 109. Liz Morkert and Lana Nolen combined for the low team net of 77, Nolen took the low individual gross at 51 and Jeanne Holleran had the low individual net round of 35. On the course, Nolen had the long putt on No. 3, Kelly Wheeler was closest to the pin on No. 5, and Katie Miller hit the longest drive on No. 6 and Marshanna Drop landed a chip-in d...
The Over the Hill Gang took a chance this week and flipped a coin in and Odd-Even game. Golfers flipped a coin to determine if they would count the scores on their odd holes or even holes. Hole 5 was not included in the scores to make it even. Ed Mack posted the low gross score for the men of 40, while Darrel "Torgy" Torgrimson had the low net of 34. Barb Wooden scored the low women's net of 39. Chris Gross and Torgy each added a chip in on Monday, on No. 1 and 4, respectively. In hole play, Mack was closest to the pin in two on No. 1 and sank...
Taylor Angle has had a lot of first in her wrestling career. She was part of the first girls wrestling team at Plains High School, wrestling in the first girls state tournaments in Montana, and now is the first girl from Plains to sign on to wrestle at the college level. Angle will be returning to her home state of Iowa in the fall to wrestle at Indian Hills Community College. Angle's family and coaches gathered in the Plains High School gym last Wednesday for a signing ceremony. Indian Hills wa...
More than 600 people gathered at the Sanders County Fairgrounds Saturday to take a look at thousands of items that were part of an estate and collectibles auction put on by Kevin Hill Auction Service. Of those, 389 people from throughout Montana, Idaho and Washington registered for the bidding, which went from 10 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. in and around the fair's Agriculture Building. The items ranged from small nuts and bolts to a 1987 Ford Colyer Oil Company truck that went for $2,500. The auction...
A group of Plains residents took part in the Montana State Wood Carvers Show earlier this month and came home with numerous awards for their work. "I'm so bloody proud of them. They did a great job," said Tom Collins, who heads the Plains Wood Carving Club and was the main coordinator for the annual show in Missoula for the sixth consecutive year. "I was surprised. It was the first time around for me and I didn't know what to expect," said Sean Ryan, who fetched a Best of Division and a Best of...
SOLUTIONS ACROSS 1. ROAR 5. SRI 8. TAB 11. AMBOS 13. HEN 14. RALE 15. DEBTS 16. ITS 17. ALAR 18. RACES 20. NIT 21. GANG 22. AMERICAS 25. PREMATURELY 30. RELATED 31. ELM 32. EDICT 33. BASIS 38. ARA 41. READERS 43. CAULIFLOWER 45. KOHLRABI 47. SCAB 49. LIT 50. KABOB 55. ALAE 56. ICE 57. ARMOR 59. GABY 60. ELL 61. RABIA 62. AMA 63. DEY 64. DULY SOLUTIONS DOWN 1. RAD 2. OMER 3. ABBA 4. ROTC 5. SHINER 6. RETIREE 7. INSTILL 8. TALAS 9. ALAN 10. BERG 12. SSE 14. RAGA 19. SATE 23. MUD 24. CYMBAL 25....
Attendance from the community was low but excitement from the student artists was high. "I anticipated we'd have a lower attendance due to COVID and that people wouldn't want to be coming into the school and we're just getting back into this," said Kristen Cole, the Plains High School teacher who coordinated the Plains High School Art Exhibition 2022 last Monday evening. An estimated 50 people attended the two-hour reception for the show of art students' work in the school's new auditorium,...
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