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The Sanders County Solid Waste Refuse Disposal District is gathering input from residents on proposed service charge increases to help pay for the new Thompson Falls transfer station. On June 20, the solid waste board voted to increase service charges to pay for the new transfer station, sheds and equipment, as well as the design and financing costs associated with the project. The proposed increase is from $125 per Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU) to $160 per ERU. The project is estimated at $5,089,800. The U.S. Department of Agriculture...
The greenway along Railroad Street in Plains took on a more patriotic look Tuesday morning when the VFW Post 3596 Auxiliary fashioned a blanket of red, white and blue with its "Field of Flags" to honor of Independence Day. It took just over a dozen volunteers from the Auxiliary and VFW to put up the 13 precisely measured rows of 313 American flags, including a single flag to signify the missing man, now referred to as the "missing member." "It looks awesome. How could it not, it's our flag,"...
The Thompson Falls Airport will be receiving almost $150,000 to reconstruct the runways, taxiways, and aprons. The money that is being given is part of the effort to connect Montana. Senator John Tester announced that more than $8 million dollars will be put toward upgrading 13 airports across Montana. Thompson Falls Airport will receive funds of $147,136.The other airports that will be receiving money are Baker, Big Timber, Bert Mooney Airport (Butte), Choteau, Conrad, Dillon, Helena Regional, Lincoln, Ronan, Stanford, Three Forks, and...
People tend to smile when they get something free, especially when they get a brighter smile because their dental visit was at no cost. Seventy-six people from in and out of Sanders County took advantage of the MT West Dentist "Dentistry From The Heart" event in Plains on Friday. The event was a big success, said Kayla Lilja, the front office administrator at the Plains dentist office. The office is in the former Wildhorse Elementary School, which closed its doors five years ago. This the fifth...
'Tis the season for festivals, ATV runs and all those summer events we look forward to. Last month we had Plains Days, two Cabinet Ridge Riders poker runs, fundraiser events and reunions. The fun continues this month with the Fourth of July celebrations, and next month we have the Huckleberry Festival in Trout Creek and the Big Sky Blues Festival in Noxon, among other events. It's a busy time of year for our area. Talking to organizers and those volunteers who have been coordinating events for several years, there's a common theme. It's hard...
Two writers caught my attention in the Sanders County Ledger (Opinions page, June 13, 2019). First was a Jean Morrison of Plains advocating the benefits of zoning. I’ve lived in three areas in which each time I moved into them, zoning was a “new idea” that would do all the things Ms. Morrison claimed. However, the only benefits of zoning have been to government growth. The first, in Gloucester, Virginia, in 1973 on, during which, while the population barely has double to the present, the cost to taxpayers has quadrupled, most due to zonin...
This past February, I was on a plane from Los Angeles to Seattle. I was already seated in an aisle seat, when I saw a really big guy about my age walking toward me wearing a kilt, knee high socks, a very colorful shirt and what seemed to me to be a funny looking hat. As luck would have it, this guy’s assigned seat was right next to mine. He slid past me and took his seat. We nodded at one another but didn’t speak. I have a routine when I’m on a plane. I listen to music through my earbuds while...
5 YEARS AGO • JULY 3, 1969 FIRE DAMAGED WALL INSPECTION ORDERED City Building Inspector Gerald Eldridge Monday night was instructed by the town council to deputize a contractor to inspect and determine the strength and safety of the remaining walls of the Larsons and Greens Building. The action came in connection with a letter from Postmaster N.J. LaFriniere – the second he had written to the council about the walls – which expressed concern for the safety of post office employees and vehic...
CRISTINA SUMMERS, Noxon – “You have to be in the line of traffic. I live on the main street where people head into town. We have easy parking. People are looking for a good deal, so things need to be almost free. CHRIS LABIAK, Noxon – “It helps to have a storage unit where everything is inside if the weather gets bad. If you are part of a church group, you can get a lot people to do it together. If you are traveling in a RV, you can pull out your awning and display your goods.” PAUL MOORE, Spokane – “Good signage, put a price tag on each item...
Ambulances: Noxon, 3; T. Falls, 12; Plains, 14; H. Springs, 3. Sunday, June 23 Vehicle stopped for speeding, DUI arrest made, T. Falls. Motor vehicle crash, Hwy. 200, Plains. Disturbance at the Town Pump, T. Falls. Possible intoxicated driver, Hwy. 200 and Faro Lane, T. Whitepine. Erratic driver in construction on Hwy. 200, possible DUI, T. Falls. Fish and Game requested, Plains. Privacy in communication, Plains. Monday, June 24 Road hazard/blockage, Hwy. 200, Plains. Livestock on Hwy. 200, Dixon. Threatening note left in mailbox, T. Falls....
Montana Highway Patrol Deborah Gruwell, 42; speeding in a restricted zone, $65; no liability insurance, 2nd offense, $375. Taylor Stamm, 28, no liability insurance, 1st offense, $285. Cayse Matthews, 37, careless driving, $85. Elena Lindekugel, 36, speeding in a restricted zone, $95. Ryan Cecorso, 24, following too closely, $85. Caleb Erb, 27, day speeding, $70. James Jumper, 26, day speeding, $70. Scott Wiley, 25, day speeding, $70. Nathaneal McNulty, 19, seatbelt violation, $20. Victor Serov, 32, day speeding, $70. Susan Silberman, 64,...
The Sanders County Arts Council (SCAC) gave youth the opportunity to tap into their artistic side with the 2nd Annual Kaleidoscope Summer Camp held at the Paradise Center last week. Eighteen kids from first-graders to sophomores from Thompson Falls and Plains took part in the four-day art camp, showing the fruits of their labor on Saturday in the center's auditorium. "This year has been a big success. We have had a number of new students attend and they really enjoyed it," said Cinda Gazaway,...
Dozens of dogs took to the park in Thompson Falls for the Canine Carnival, hosted by the Sanders County Dog Training Club (SCDTC). There were plenty of activities to keep dogs occupied, whether it be running through the agility course, trying their paws at the rally course, or just making new friends. The SCDTC had numerous people at the event that offered advice and training tips. The SCDTC was founded in 2009 as the Huckleberry Hounds Agility Club of Sanders County. Since its founding, the...
The faculty of Montana State University embarked on their eighth annual bus tour of different parts of Montana. This year the team headed northwest to engage with the different communities. The crew was made up of faculty, staff and student leaders, including President Waded Cruzado. The group traveled 1,000 miles over three days. This year’s tour theme was “Follow the Mountain and Valley Economies” and included the towns of Missoula, Hamilton, Corvallis, St. Regis, Trout Creek, Kootenai Falls, Libby, Kalispell and Ronan. MSU leaders met with r...
The Thompson Falls High School classes of 1961 through 1969 met last weekend in Thompson Falls to share memories and rekindle friendships. Marilyn Vaught, who helped organize the event, said they had about 90 classmates from the 1960s attend the event....
The opening day for the Trout Creek Farmers Market is set for Wednesday, July 10 at the Trout Creek Park. The market will be 4-6 p.m. each Wednesday at the park. The Trout Creek market features fresh produce, baked goods, locally created crafts, local eggs, and this year the Montana Eats hot dog stand will be at the market to offer patrons a quick bite on their way home. “I started the market in back in 2013 because I wanted to find a way to support locally produced food and stimulate the local economy,” said organizer Sarah Cooper. “The Trout...
Ashley and Jeramia MacNair of Plains welcomed son, Jeremia Micheal MacNair, Jr. Monday, June 17 at 8:43 a.m. at Clark Fork Valley Hospital in Plains. He weighed eight pounds, 11 ounces and measured 21 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Annette Claflin of Plains and Raul Sanchez of Mexico. Maternal great-grandmother is Judy Hulme of Plains. Paternal grandparents are Teresa MacNair and Micheal MacNair of Plains. Welcome, Jeremia....
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Dance Xplosion, a local dance group led by Brynn Kenyon (above center) performed before a crowd of parents and friends last Thursday at The Rex Theatre....
The Paradise Center has gone through quite a few improvements recently. Behind the effort to replace aged and broken window and louver units in the center's bell tower is Rudi Boukal of Thompson Falls. Boukal, who was born and raised in Germany, has been a member of the Sanders County Arts Council (SCAC) since 2013 and has donated his time and skills for various jobs. He built a whole set of painters' easels for the art classroom, audience risers for the auditorium and a table for the model trai...
A bull trout has made its way through the fish ladder at the Thompson Falls Dam last week, bringing to 16 the total number of bull trout that have used the fish ladder since its installation in 2011. When they enter the ladder, each bull trout is tagged with a PIT tag, or Passive Integrated Transponder, and then they can continue their journey over the dam. The ladder is checked daily during the months of March through October. There are antennas positioned in the fish ladder that can send out...
Her son Jacob said she could do it and it turned out he was right. Sarah Naegeli was totally capable of running a half marathon, even if it was on virtually only a moment's notice. And 12-year-old Olivia Fitchett had never run farther than five miles before she too ran the full 13 miles, 192.5 yards of the half marathon, all part of the Sanders County highlights from the Missoula Marathon race schedule in the Garden City last weekend. Although Sarah and Olivia, of Trout Creek and Thompson...
Shanks a Lot golfers Jens Jantzen, Dave Garr, Ron Beaty and Charlie Hooten posted the low team gross of 167 and jumped out to the early second-half lead in Wednesday Night Men’s League action at River’s Bend last week. The Internet Kitchen team of David Reedy, Carter Meyer, Don Lake and Ron Belger shot the low team net of 139. Jantzen shot the low individual gross of 40 and Doug Gunderson used his handicap to arrive at the low net of 30. Shanks a Lot, which finished second to Double H Dirt Works in the first half of league play, now leads the...
Call it a poker party played on the fairways and greens, and only very rarely from the bunkers and trees. The Over the Hill gang decided to play a friendly game of golf poker to usher in the week Monday morning at sunny River's Bend. Using their scorecards instead of playing cards, players would then put together their scores from each hole to arrive at their hand to be played. Playing the hands they arrived at best, Charlie Hooten won high hand honors, John Pritzkau finished second and Don...
They were stormed out by lightning and rain. Last week’s Wednesday Night Men’s League golfing was washed away by what River’s Bend spokesman Tom “The Hammer” Holleran called a “big, huge, gigantic storm that was very scary for our men’s league play.” Easing past their fear of frying in a lightning storm, the Wednesday Night Men are expected to regroup at the Bend for regular league play this week, weather permitting of course....
