Independently owned since 1905
Independently owned since 1905
Sorted by date Results 26 - 39 of 39
The Plains Town Council unanimously voted in a new town judge at last week's monthly meeting. Tom Collins was sworn in by Mayor Dan Rowan two days later to replace the vacancy left by Joe Eisenbrandt, who retired after 11 years for medical reasons. "I'm very pleased and honored to be doing this," said the 65-year-old Collins, who considered a judge position three years ago in Thompson Falls, but didn't pursue it. He decided to toss his hat into the ring for the Plains job when it recently...
On Monday, the Thompson Falls City Council passed a second reading of a proposed noise ordinance. The ordinance has been reviewed by community members and the council. Residents at the meeting on Monday questioned enforcing the ordinance, and what types of noises constitute a disturbance, such as motorcycles going through town. Resident Tobo Leivestad also addressed the council about forming a quiet zone regarding the two railroad crossings in town. The council voted to table the railroad crossing matter and allow Mayor Mark Sheets to contact M...
It is a celebration of Hot Springs history and a festival of fun and food. Hot Springs Homesteader Days was held last weekend, giving the town a temporary boost in population and businesses a chance to share their uniqueness with visitors. Games, relays and activities kept youth and families busy – with a chance to win cash prizes, such as the Rubber Ducky Race that landed one youth $100. The downtime between larger events was filled with music from regional musicians, including the blues driven...
If you haven't seen them play yet, this weekend's games in Plains could be the last chance you get this season. The Clark Fork Valley Cougs, a collection of players from Thompson Falls, Plains and Noxon, will close out their home schedule with a pair of doubleheaders this weekend at the Amundson Sports Complex in Plains, hosting Helena Saturday beginning at noon, and then entertaining Mission Valley at 1 p.m. Sunday. One of the coaches for the Cougs, Shawn Sorenson said that the local boys are...
The much-decorated Thompson Falls student-athlete Jase Sorenson got the chance to play one more football game as a Blue Hawk, before flying away to North Dakota, in Billings Friday. On the cusp of moving to Wahpeton, N.D. where he will attend the North Dakota State School of Science and play football for the junior college Wildcats in several weeks, Sorenson played the final high school grid game of his standout prep career in the Montana Class B All-Star game at Herb Klindt Field in Billings Friday night. An All-State B performer for coach Jar...
Wildhorse Youth Soccer's senior team took third place at the State Cup in the under-17 division this past weekend. The finish caps a strong season for the Wildhorse Stampede who finished the year with 12 wins, 7 losses, 1 tie, and a +44 goal differential. "It's a great achievement for our co-ed classic level team to take 3rd place in the boys select division at the state tournament. Our whole team worked diligently to develop and grow over the season and it was really fun to see them bond...
When you are over the hill you are on the golf course. Or you could be at least. Staring down chilly weather with some hot golfing action, the Over the Hill gang was at it again out on River’s Bend Monday as 32 of Sanders County’s most devout golfaholics shot for birdies, pars and bogeys. Apparently liking the weather the best, Ron Beaty scored low gross honors with a 41, while Buck Adams factored in his handicap to arrive at the low net of 31. In other play of the day Monday, Rusty Haggard was closest to the pin in 2 on No. 1, Wally Gibe ran...
Hagedorn Land Surveying shot the low team gross and the Wild Coyote team the low net to highlight play in Wednesday Night Men’s League play at River’s Bend last week. First Security Bank’s Mike Baxter helped keep his team in first place in the standings by shooting the low individual gross of 36, and Hagedorn’s Bill Nolen shot the low net of 32. First Security Bank still leads the league with 127.5 points while Whitefish Credit Union is solidly in second with 124.5. Baxter highlighted Wednesday play by putting his ball closest to the pin in...
Look who has bulled their way into contention in the ultra-competitive Tuesday Night Men’s League. Shooting the low team gross of 182, Big Bull Sports golfers Scott Pardee, Ty Pardee, Tom Kirkland and Russ Yeager pushed the team up to second place in league standings, in between the Shanks A Lot and Feed-N-Fuel teams that had been trading the league lead back and forth previously. Although they dropped down to third place after Big Bull’s big rush, Feed-N-Fuel golfers Dave Petteys, Steve Clark, Doug Gunderson and Mike Gilmore still cap...
April and May were busy months for 16 lady bowlers from Thompson Falls. Participants in the State Women’s Bowling Tournament made their way to Sleeping Giant Lanes in Helena. Team Division A listed Falls team 300 Wannabees (Wendy Kelley, Nancy Gressang, Renee Klinger, Sandi Torres) as placing fourth, while the Madhatters (MaryBeth Muro, Mary Thomas, Faith Linguisa, Wendy Luckow) took 23rd, and FUN Team (Lee Martin, Susan Sweatman, Nancy Fields, Ginger Ward) taking 43rd in the state. Team Division B put the Falls Dangerous Dames (Eileen Turk, M...
Thompson Falls High School The freshmen that earned a spot on the honor roll was Derek Andersen, Lucas Andersen, Maycie Anderson, Megan Baxter, Jolia Buchanan, Cody Burk, Jody Detlaff, Josh Elder, Alaina Fitzgerald, Faith Frields, Gage Fuhrman, Sierra Hanks, John Hensley, Aidin Losure, William McPherson, Justin Morgan, Josey Neesvig, Nathan Ostwald, Kade Pardee, Gabriella Pallister, Jasmine Pearson, Renee Pearson, Olivia Strom, Angel Whiting, and Riley Wilson. Students on the sophomore honor roll list were Ryan Battles, Ethan Brown, Alexis Coop...
Local real estate agent Dave Bennett was surprised to find a brown bear in the back of his truck at his residence in Thompson Falls. Bennett told the Ledger that he's pretty sure it's the same bear he and his wife Gloria saw on their property last year. The bear was rifling through a bag of trash in Bennett's truck....
