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Hundreds of people will converge on Sanders County this weekend for the 13th Annual Sanders Sale-ing event. More than 60 yard sales, garage sales, moving sales and estate sales are planned for Friday and Saturday. Robin Hagedorn, with the Thompson Falls Main Street Committee, said that the number of sales are up this year and she expects a big crowd of buyers visiting the sales, from Heron to Dixon. With the $20 fee sellers pay, the Sanders Sale-ing group purchases advertising and lists all of the sales on the website www.Sanders-Saleing.com....
by Annie Wooden A Thompson Falls High School student died last week following a traffic stop in Missoula. Luke Comerford, 17, died Tuesday, June 18. At 7:30 a.m. that day, Missoula County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) received a report of a stolen vehicle, which was located on Broadway in Missoula. MCSO reported that four people were in the vehicle, three were detained and one (Comerford) jumped into the Clark Fork River and that Comerford was the driver of the vehicle. Friends and family gathered Sunday to remember Comerford, who was entering his s...
Sanders County was entertained yet again by the Culpepper & Merriweather Circus (CMC) that came into Thompson Falls. The big tent was raised at 9:30 a.m. last Wednesday and a tour was given shortly after where spectators could get a closer look at the animals that would be performing in the two shows later that evening. CMC prides itself on the care it puts toward the animals in the performances and makes sure that Francis the lion and Delilah the tiger have plenty of free time to play with...
The town of Trout Creek transformed into the ATV Capital of the world last Saturday with the annual Cabinet Ridge Riders (CRR) poker run. Hundreds of riders took an 80-mile ride through the Kootenai National Forest for the event. Shelley Anderson, CRR treasurer, said 392 riders participated in this year's event, beating the group's previous record of 284 riders. Anderson said they noticed a lot more side-by-side vehicles this year, allowing the event to attract more families. When the event...
Two days of yard saleing sounds a bit like heaven to us. Not just for the chance to find vintage Fiestaware or John Denver records, but for the social aspect. When you're out at the Sanders Sale-ing event, you inevitably run into people you haven't seen in ages. The sales offer a great way to catch up with people, make new friends and see new parts of the county. While visitors are getting to know a little more about Sanders County this weekend, we'd like to remind them of some of the unique spots in Sanders County. While going down Blue Slide...
Editor: July 5 is the busiest day each year for animal shelters around the country. Pets who are frightened by Fourth of July fireworks and firecrackers escape the confines of their yards and run in a blind panic, often becoming lost. If the dogs have no identification on them, caring citizens and law enforcement will pick them up and deliver them to an animal shelter until owners can be located. Sanders County Dog Training Club would like to remind all pet owners to keep their animals safely contained during fireworks season. Keep your dogs...
An inflammatory statement by an Oregon state senator has encouraged a militia organization to insert itself in a situation where they are neither needed nor wanted. This is of importance to Montanans because a similar militia activity in Oregon in 2016 elicited the sympathies of at least one prominent Montana elected official. Here’s the background. A bill having to do with climate change has been sent to the Oregon State Senate for a vote. It is assured of passage because there are enough s...
5 YEARS AGO • JULY 3, 1969 ROUNDUP ‘SUCCESSFUL’ The rain stopped and the crowd came out and the 6th annual roundup was a success, according to Bob Hill, president of the sponsoring Jaycees. A gross total of about $900 was taken in during the weekend, Hill said, “but few bills are paid and it will be a couple of months before we know how much will really go to the center.” Local riders came home with the prizes in the motorcycle races, held for the first time this year on the new Jaycee track next to the community center. Dennis Lyght won...
JIM ALEXANDER, Whitepine – “No, I have not. I have seen them around, but I haven’t had to deal with them.” ANNA CURRY, Thompson Falls – “Yes, we have to deal with bears all the time. I have lots of grapevines. The bears broke all the fences. The mother bears send their babies up the trees who throw down the fruit for her to eat. When they are not doing it fast enough, she scolds them.” CHRIS QUERFUERTH, Thompson Falls – “Oh yes. We live less than a quarter-mile from where they turn barrels over. If they come close to our place, my kids sh...
An arrest was made Monday in a string of recent thefts on the west end of Sanders County. Detective Martin Spring with the Sanders County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) said that one suspect was arrested. The name of the individual has not been released by SCSO or the Sanders County Sheriff’s Office. Spring stated the thefts began Sunday evening, June 16, and that the SCSO started receiving reports the next day. “We had 12 cars broken into and one car stolen,” he said, noting that the subjects involved stole a vehicle that was recovered in Moses Lake,...
Ambulances: Noxon, 2; T. Falls, 7; Plains, 6; H. Springs, 3; Dixon QRU, 1. Sunday, June 16 Prowler, H. Springs. Motor vehicle crash reported at Sheriff’s Office. Motorist assist on Blue Slide Rd., T. Falls. Theft, Plains. Drugs/narcotics, Selow Cr. Rd., Dixon. Civil standby requested, T. Falls. Monday, June 17 Stolen vehicle, Noxon. Theft from a vehicle, Pilgrim Cr. Rd., Plains. Theft from a second vehicle, Pilgrim Cr. Rd., Plains. Theft from a vehicle, T. Falls. Theft from a vehicle, Plains. Animal issue, T. Falls. Theft from a vehicle, Plains...
Montana Highway Patrol Shane Morigeau, 22, operating with alcohol concentration of .02 BAC, 1st offense over 18, $335; careless driving, $125. Daniel Knudson, 42, operating without liability insurance, 2nd offense, $85. Elisa Turner, 32, day speeding, $70. Travis Dass, 33, day speeding, $70. Robert Jordan, 53, speeding in a restricted zone, $55. Danielle Lindquist, 24, seatbelt violation, $20. Heather Burford, 41, night speeding, $70. Leyver Rosales Velzquez, 31, speeding in a restricted zone, $65. Emmanuel Vannoy, 23, day speeding, $20. Kelly...
Charlie and Christine Munday, who recently purchased the Whistlestop Laundromat in Thompson Falls, moved to the area from San Diego, not San Francisco as was reported in the June 6 Ledger....
The town of Noxon is getting ready for their annual Fourth of July celebration, set for next Thursday. Joyce Hilt, who helps organize the event, said that the volunteers who organize the event have been doing it for so long, everyone just steps up and helps out. “It all comes together great,” she said. The day will start with a veterans breakfast at the Noxon Senior Center. Breakfast will be served from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. Next up is the fun run, with 7:30 a.m. registration at the park and the runners taking off at 8 a.m. T-shirts will be ava...
SEVERAL FAWNS have been spotted throughout Sanders County as the first days of summer pass by. Tyler Battles, a student at Thompson Falls High School, captured a photo of this fawn near his home in the Salish Shores subdivision....
Thompson Falls will be descended upon by Blue Hawks from afar June 28-30. The classes of 1962-1966, 1969, 1979, and a small number of graduates from 1960, 1961 will be celebrating lifelong friendships this weekend. Although the class of 1969 will be attending a private party on Friday night, the other graduates will meet for socializing at the Clark Fork Valley Elks Lodge, beginning Friday evening at 7 p.m. Local residents who are friends or family of the graduates are invited to join the festivities at the Elks Lodge. Saturday evening,...
Rural communities throughout Montana are being highlighted and celebrated by the Red Ants Pants Foundation (RAPF) at their annual music festival in White Sulfur Springs on July 25-28. The music festival was founded in 2011 and is held every year on a cow pasture outside of White Sulfur Springs. People come from all over to gather for four nights and three days of music. In preparation, the MontANTa photo contest will feature Thompson Falls for a chance to with festival tickets. The other towns include, Harlowton, Huntley, Lewistown, Red Lodge,...
David L. Jones, 77, passed away at his home, Sunday, May 26, 2019, in Spokane, Washington, after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease and its complications. David was born to Lloyd and Jean Jones on September 21, 1941, in Chillicothe Missouri, where he was raised in the rural farm community of Dawn, Missouri. David graduated from Southwest High School in Ludlow, Missouri, and attended Lamar Junior College in Lamar, Colorado. A Missouri farmer in his earlier years, David moved to Noxon, Montana, with his family in 1974, where h...
Noxon Junior High The students who earned honor roll for the seventh grade are Kenya Brubaker and Martha Klaus. Honorable mention went to David Ehinger. The eighth-grade honor roll included Avery Burgess and Megan Ehinger. Noxon High School The freshmen students who made the honor roll are Rachel Ehinger, Kylee Erwin, Vanessa Horner, Jaedyn Murray, Gunnar Swanson and Cade Van Vleet. The students who earned honorable mention were Nate Cano, Connor Dogan, Sharon Habegger, Wyatt Lackner, Shane Reishus, Riley Richter and Gabriella Stough....
Dogs will have their day in Thompson Falls on Sat., June 29, beginning with an organized dog walk at the high school track, followed by a four-hour “Canine Carnival” just up the hill at Thompson Falls Dog Park. Organized by Sanders County Dog Training Club (SCDTC), the festivities begin at 9 a.m. with a “Canine Fitness Walk.” Leashed dogs and owners are invited to congregate at Thompson Falls High School track for a casual stroll, walk, or jog. There is no cost for the event, which is open to the public. Every dog that makes at least one lap...
Students from Noxon public schools gathered together to give back to the communities of Noxon, Heron and Trout Creek recently. The students did various jobs at homes and businesses in the area to beatify and improve the community. They do highway clean up and town clean up in the mornings and in the afternoon they get to relax and play games at the local park. The students worked in the Noxon town park (above), painting tables and flower planters. They also worked to get the flower planters...
“I wanted something that reflected the age,” said James Crowder, owner of Mighty Fine T’s in Thompson Falls. “I wanted it to be aged.” Crowder was referencing his winning design for the 40th Huckleberry Festival logo, which features overgrown huckleberry leafage and a massive huckleberry with antiqued finish. The logo design contest is a custom of the festival. One that required entries to be hand drawn, until a couple of years ago anyway. Sticking with that ritual, Crowder’s design is done by...
The Main St. hallway of the Clark Fork Valley Hospital (CFVH) has been given a makeover for the quarterly Art on the Walls show that runs through Sept. 17. During the first quarter of the year, students from Plains schools have the opportunity to show off their original artwork. The second, third and fourth quarters feature local artists from Sanders County. This quarter, seven local artists are displaying their works of oil, acrylic, watercolor and photographs. The works are available for...
Officer Lynn Lanzoni and his K-9 partner Max were honored by local Thompson Falls resident Judy Ripka with handmade gifts and a personal poem she wrote about police officers and the job they do serving and protecting the community, titled "A Policeman's Uniform." Ripka made two quilts for Max and a raincoat to help keep him dry and warm on rainy days. Lanzoni was honored with a personal copy of the original poem that Ripka had framed. Ripka and her husband moved to Thompson Falls one year ago...
