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  • Ladies battle for top spot at River's Bend

    John Hamilton|Jul 29, 2021

    The Thursday night Women’s League leaders want to stay on top, and they played that way last week at River’s Bend. Battling it out for the top spot in league play throughout the second half of the season, the teams of Jeanne Holleran and Tina Wheeler, and of Kristy Beaty and Danice Toyias were at it again last week. Holleran and Wheeler put together the low team gross of 102 and Beaty and Toyias combined their efforts to produce the low team net of 64. Wheeler posted the low individual gross of 46 and Toyias the low individual net of 30. Whe...

  • Tuesday men heat up competition

    John Hamilton|Jul 29, 2021

    Quik Stop or Easy Street, what is it going to be? With Noxon Quik Stop golfers Rusty Sharp, Bruce Haflich, Shawn Wilkinson and Scott Garr compiling the low team net of 140, and Easy Street Autoworks players Ron Beaty, Dave Garr, Charlie Hooten and Rusty Haggard posting the low team gross of 177, the two teams ended up tied for the lead in Tuesday Night Men’s League standings last week at River’s Bend. Ty Pardee had the best round of any of the Tuesday men, firing a 40 for the low individual gross, while Wilkinson grabbed low individual net hon...

  • NICE BUT NOT A KEEPER

    Jul 29, 2021

    A local angler enticed this 20-inch rainbow trout into biting his dry fly on Thompson River Monday evening and couldn't resist showing it off to his jealous friends with this picture. This fine specimen was quickly released after the picture, giving other fishermen a shot at it later, as rainbow trout are catch-and-release only on Thompson River....

  • Wild Coyotes, Highlead lead Wednesday play

    John Hamilton|Jul 29, 2021

    The Wild Coyotes howled but Highlead held onto the lead in Wednesday Night Men’s League golfing action at River’s Bend last week. Wild Coyote players Gary Thompson, Mike Normandin, Howard Morkert and Steve Clark put together their rounds to arrive at the low team gross of 174, while Highlead golfers Chadd Laws, Jesse Mosher, John Mosher and Steve Fairbank posted the low team net of 141. Highlead continues to lead league standings with 68.5 points while First Security Bank and Hagedorn Land Surveying are tied for second with 64 each. As he oft...

  • Hay producers can connect through state hotline

    Jul 29, 2021

    Producers can list hay for sale or donation using Montana Hay Hotline As severe drought conditions and wildfires persist across the state, the Montana Department of Agriculture is reminding agricultural producers of the availability of the Hay Hotline, an online tool that connects those interested in buying, selling, or donating hay or pasture. The Hay Hotline allows producers to enter new listings with descriptions of the forage they have available to sell or donate. It also provides users with an option to search for available hay or...

  • New tool provides water rights data

    Jul 29, 2021

    The Water Resources Division (WRD) of Montana Dept. of Natural Resources & Conservation (DNRC) has launched new tools, including a fact sheet and a new webpage, to increase transparency and provide succinct data on water rights filings. Changing demographics and differing geologic and hydrologic conditions influence the number and type of water right applications filed statewide. The number of permits, changes, and exceptions has increased significantly over the past decade, generally coinciding with high growth areas and whether a basin is...

  • Crossword Solution

    Jul 29, 2021

    CLUES ACROSS 1. Absence of difficulty 5. Preserve a dead body 11. Gratitude 14. The act of coming together again 15. More cushy 18. Visionaries 19. Fish-eating bird 21. Indicates near 23. NY Mets legend Tommie 24. Icelandic poems 28. Pop 29. Hammer is one 30. Senses of self-esteem 32. Trigraph 33. Not around 35. Electronic data processing 36. DriverÕs licenses and passports 39. Snakelike fishes 41. Military flyers 42. Raincoats 44. Type of community 46. Feature of wormÕs anatomy 47. In the c...