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by Annie Wooden The Tuesday night men’s league at River’s Bend continues to beat the heat with rounds of play as the second half of the season moves on. Custom Ventures players Kade Pardee, Doug Fisher, Ty Pardee and Russ Yeager shot the low team gross round of 175, while Big Sky Pantry’s Bill Nolen, Howard Morkert, Scott Rasor and Mike Tessier turned in the low team net score of 138. Mike Normandin had the low individual gross round of 41 and Rusty Haggard’s 31 was good enough for low net. Four golfers sank chip-in shots, including Yeager...
by Annie Wooden Hagedorn Land Surveying hung on to first place in Wednesday’ night league play at River’s Bend last week, also garnering the low team net of 139 with team members Paul Flemmer, Rick Hagedorn, Kelly Kovarik and Bernie Groshong. Wild Coyote golfers Gary Thompson, Mike Normandin, Howard Morkert and Steve Clark combined for the low team gross of 172. Jesse Mosher shot the low individual gross round of 40 and Chuck Manry turned in the low net score of 30. In hole action, Morkert was closest to the pin in three on No. 2, Kovarik san...
by Annie Wooden The ladies hit River’s Bend on Thursday for another round of league competition. Chris Gross and Kim Pardee teamed up for the low gross score of 101 and Kristy Beaty and Danice Toyias shot the low team net of 61. Pardee’s round of 46 was good enough for low gross and Toyias had the low net round of 26. Jan Thompson hit her fourth shot closest to the pin on No. 2 and Kelly Wheeler sank the long putt on No. 6. Liz Morkert was closes to the pin on No. 8 and also chipped in on hole 7. The ladies will be back at it for another rou...
Photo by Erika Lawyer An intense Ava Lawyer (above) prepares to kick the ball in for a goal in youth soccer action in Plains earlier this summer....
Photo by Ed Moreth Not exactly camouflaged, but a white satin moth takes a break on a batch of bright red flowers near Plains....
“It takes a village to get all this done,” said Liz Stender, chair of the Trout Creek Community Improvement Association (TCCIA), when asked about their soon to be installed pickleball court. Stender and the TCCIA are just hot off the heels from putting in a new Trout Creek playground just feet from where the proposed court site will be. A few months ago, Stender received a call from Judy Erwin, a Trout Creek resident, who plays pickleball with a group in Thompson Falls. Stender started doing some research on the sport to see what putting in...
The city council met with Danielle Price Monday night to speak about the use of the Community Center for a private preschool. Price used to work at Facture Academy, which closed its doors this year. Price was employed there since January, and believes the area still needs such a school. “I really enjoyed working there and my school is going to be a similar model,” said Price. She spoke about the teaching style, which she referred to as Montessori. “I’ve been teaching for a long time and this style is the one I have seen proven time and time ag...