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by John Hamilton Three Sanders County softball players have been named to the 2018 Western B-C All-Conference team it was announced last week. From the Plains-Hot Springs Trotters, Plains junior Kassidy Kinzie leads the list after being named first team Western B-C and also earning All-State B-C accolades. Another key player for the Trotters this past season, Hot Springs senior Stacy Gray earned second team all-conference honors. From the Thompson Falls Lady Hawks, sophomore Kelsey Frank was...
Randy Pirker did not invent competitive archery shooting, but he did help make it a big deal in Sanders County in particular, and in all of western Montana in general. Decades after starting up an archery shop business and helping put the sport of competitive archery on the map in Thompson Falls, and only days after attending a national shoot with his lifelong archery pal Tony Bierwagen in California, Pirker (or "Pirk" as his friends often called him) was not in town for the prestigious Montana...
The least amount of putts while hitting the greatest number of fairways – it is the dream of every golfer – a formula for links success if there ever was one. Over the Hill golfers were out there living the dream, or at least taking swings at it, at River’s Bend this past Monday as the friendly gang of golfers played through with a least putts-most fairways format. Proving to be golden on the greens, Mike Smith, Gary Moe and Doug Deck needed only 13 putts each to complete their trip around the Bend, while Gary Thompson, Charlie Hooten, Sonny...
Bear Muscle Fitness muscled up to shoot the low team gross of 178 to highlight play in Tuesday Night Men’s League action last week. While Bear Muscular golfers Cody Mosher, John Mosher, Steve Fairbank and Steve Anderson were shooting down the low team gross, Big Bull Sports linksters Scott Pardee, Ty Pardee, Russ Yeager and Jake Helvey factored in their handicaps to come up with the low team net round of 136. John Buckingham grabbed low individual gross honors with a 39 and Yeager was the low net winner with a 29. In team standings, Shanks a L...
Wild Coyotes ran wild on River’s Bend last week, as the wiley pack of golfers featuring Dave Petteys, Rusty Sharp, Kevin Sparks and Howard Morkert combined forces to shoot a 164, good for the low team gross in last week’s Wednesday Night Men’s League play. Sparks led the pack for the Coyotes with the low individual gross of 36, while Mike Smith of team T-R-L shot the low net of 28. Ron’s Running Dinos – Jesse Mack, Marc Terrazas, Jerry Neal and Ray Marshall – shot the low team net of 140. In other Wednesday night play, Mike Baxter was closest...
The legend returns; and here comes an opportunity to learn from two of the masters of javelin throwing in the United States. Legendary Hot Springs athlete Todd Riech, who won two State C team track and field championships all by himself in the late 1980s and later qualified as a javelin thrower to represent the United States for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta after winning the US Trials that year, will be back in Montana later this month to give back some of his knowledge to the current and up-and-coming crop of javelin throwers in the Big...
Plains alumni took the field to compete in the first annual flag football game against the current Plains High School players. The game was a 5-on-5 passing game with two, twenty-minute halves. There was a small turnout for alumni at the game with some high school players lending their skills to help them out occasionally. It was a pretty well-matched game with both teams in an eager battle for points. With five minutes left in the second half the score was tied 26-26. The alumni rallied in the...
Friends of the Scotchman Peaks Wilderness (FSPW) will be beneficiary of a Brews for Benefits hosted by Big Eddy’s Deck Bar in Thompson Falls and Draught Works Brewery on Wednesday, June 13, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. FSPW will be on site to provide information and answer questions you may have about FSPW and the proposed Wilderness on the Idaho-Montana border north of Heron. A raffle will feature swag and prizes from FSPW, Big Eddy’s and Draught Works. FSPW will provide appetizers prepared by Big Eddy’s and Draught Works will be on site provi...
Mike Beck will be coming to the Rex Theatre in Thompson Falls on June 23rd for a performance. Beck is an acoustic solo artist who has performed in the U.S. and around Europe. He has a total of seven albums with original songs that have earned recognition as some of the finest compositions of Western Americana. The Western Horseman magazine recently picked “The 13 Best Cowboy Songs,” and included two compositions by Beck, putting him alongside other writers such as Ian Tyson, Tom Russell, Lucinda Williams and Gene Autry. Beck is a seasoned per...
If you can joyously move to the rhythm of life, nothing will ever bring you down. Adam Craw has single handedly opened his melodious heart and blessed the area with the awakening of music. Craw has announced that the time has come for him to move forward, in hopes of fulfilling his dream of becoming a producer. For the last five years, Craw has made many changes not limited to the school music program, but within the community as well. Through music, he has created a connection between all...
The Thompson Falls Public Library began their Summer Reading Program on June 2. The program is each Saturday at 11 a.m. until the end of July at the library. There will be a presentation by the weekly guest followed by a kid’s craft. There will also be opportunities to win prizes at the end of the program based on individual reading goals. The theme of this year’s program is “Libraries Rock!” and a lot of the activities will focus around music. For more information, you can pick up a flyer at the Thompson Falls library or call 827-354...
With her ballot complete, Frances Thoma of Thompson Falls hands it to one of the many election judges working election day throughout the county. Judges must complete a workshop regarding rules and conduct for running a polling place and are not finished until votes are counted that night....
