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The Huckleberry Festival will return to Trout Creek this year with a few new additions to the fun-filled weekend August 13 and 14. The festival kicks off with the huckleberry pancake breakfast at the Trout Creek Rural Fire Department 7-11 a.m. Saturday. “We are only hosting the pancake breakfast one day this year,” said festival committee member Marilyn Saunders. “We would need more volunteers to make it happen both days.” New additions to this year’s festival include an archery and fly fishi...
The annual Wild Coyote Days celebration was held last weekend. One of the more popular events is the lawnmower races. Coyote staff said despite the 100-plus degree temperatures, the races drew a record number of people. Shawn Franck of Thompson Falls, who owns Francks' Auto with his son Corey, won the event. Along with the races, the event featured live music and assorted vendors. Here's a look at the lawnmower races, by the numbers. 10 lawnmowers entered the race on Saturday. 7 were running at...
River Town Dental has been open and serving patients in and around Thompson Falls since March of 2021. The team at River Town is expanding in an effort to offer accessible dental care to the community. "We believe in helping the community as much as possible so they don't have to travel to a bigger city for treatment," said owner operator and practicing dentist Dr. Timothy Bagnell. "We are growing and expanding rapidly. We have added two doctors and have another hygienist coming in September to...
When I describe Sanders County to people who have never been here or are just visiting, I often relay the fact that the county is 100 miles long and has no stop lights. Some might argue the flashing light at the corner of Highways 77 and 28 counts, but not in my world. Take the conversation further with locals and some will say, “if Sanders County ever gets a stop light, I’m moving.” While it doesn’t appear we are close to getting a stop light in the county, we are growing and changing. Our population is increasing and our communities and ser...
On election day, assuming you can still bring yourself to vote, you go down to the polls, or more likely, the mailbox and look at the selection of candidates for various offices. Some are OK, some are not, so you pick your favorite and then you come to a race where both candidates are, in your opinion, bums. Your choice is to choose the lesser of the bums, write in Mickey Mouse, or skip it entirely. But whatever you do, you don’t really get to say “these two people are bums.” I think there...
6 YEARS AGO • AUGUST 2, 1917 BIG HAUL OF CHAR Fishing For Market, Spokane Man and Sons Seine 300 Pounds of Big Trout A Spokane man and his sons are seining for char at the mouth of Prospect Creek. A sein seventy-five feet long and eight feet deep is used in the process. Tuesday they succeeded in drawing in nearly 300 pounds of the big trout. These are to be marketed in Butte and the fishers receive 15 cents a pound for them so that their day’s work carried with it a good reward. At present the fish are contained in a tank at the mouth of the...
TAMMIE MOORE, Thompson Falls - “The Vermillion.” LYNN ROSE, Plains - “Anywhere in the mountains.” LOGAN HARMON, Thompson Falls - “Family Dollar.” KATIE EVANS, Trout Creek - “Quinn’s Hot Springs.” JIM LUCAS, Trout Creek - “The Majestic Valley Arena in Kalispell for the Big Sky Reining Classic.” PIPER YEAROUT, Thompson Falls - “Ross Creek Cedars....
Montana Highway Patrol Skyler Cech, 29, aggravated driving under the influence, 1st offense, $1,135. Shane Laber, 30, careless driving, $75; driving while privilege suspended/revoked, 2nd offense, $275; driving under the influence, 1st offense, $935. John Comunetti, 30, seatbelt violation, $20. Gerald Matthew, 73, seatbelt violation, $20. Heather Shavin, 44, speeding in a restricted zone, $95. Michael Hochstetler, 17, speeding in a restricted zone, $65. Jesse Chapen, 31, speeding in a restricted zone, $85. Jeremiah Stahlberg, 25, seatbelt...
Ambulance: Plains, 5; T. Falls, 4; Hot Springs, 3; Trout Creek, 2; Paradise, 1; Heron, 1; Noxon, 1; Dixon, 1. Monday, July 25 Nuisance complaints, T. Falls. Nuisance complaints, Hot Springs. Property found, Trout Creek. Animal stray/lost, Plains. Livestock. Request for welfare check, Hot Springs. Threats, Plains. Abandoned vehicle, Plains. Harassment/privacy in communication, Noxon. Fire, Hot Springs. General animal call/complaint, Plains. Request for welfare check, Trout Creek. Civil standby, T. Falls. Suspicious activity, T. Falls. Civil...
Appearing before Judge Deborah “Kim” Christopher on Tuesday for his initial appearance, Jay Anderson pleaded not guilty to felony counts of aggravated driving under the influence (fourth offense) and criminal endangerment, and misdemeanor counts of failure to exhibit proof of insurance and reckless endangerment of emergency personnel. According to the charging documents, on July 12, while assisting with a traffic stop, a green Dodge Ram nearly hit Deputy Devin Wegener. The deputy returned to his patrol vehicle and started following the tru...
Trout Creek Community Improvement Association (TCCIA) is lending a helping hand in this year’s luminary fundraiser hosted by the Cancer Network of Sanders County (CNSC). The Luminary Lighting Ceremony is one of CNSC’s and fundraising events and TCCIA wants to help with the cause. There will be a booth at the Trout Creek fire hall selling luminaries for $5 from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, August, 13 during the Huckleberry Festival. “The cutoff to normally purchase luminaries is August 5,” said TCCIA chairperson Liz Stender. “The cancer network i...
Thanks to a recent plea for help, the Plains Community Food Bank received enough food and cash donations to sustain them for another couple of months. Though the nonprofit organization is still extremely short on meat, donations from within and outside Sanders County has given them the needed boost to help them help families in need, said Bill Alde, who heads the food bank in Plains. Donations started coming in just over a week ago after Alde asked for help through the Sanders County Ledger...
Frances Elaine Aldrich (Francie) entered into rest in the early morning hours of Friday, July 15, 2022. Francie was born in Thompson Falls on May 23, 1942, to Ray, Sr. and Evelyn (Garrison) Aldrich. Her grandfather, Joe Garrison, homesteaded in Belknap in 1910. Francie graduated from Thompson Falls High School on her 18th birthday in 1960 and had just organized her class reunion which was two years overdue because of the pandemic. She did it all with her flip phone, enjoyed planning it and had... Full story
Bonita Mae “Bonnie” Purcell Rasmussen, 81, went to be with our heavenly father July 12, 2022, in Plains, Montana. Bonnie was born August 7, 1940, in Shelby, Montana, to Robert and Anna Mae Purcell. She was the youngest of four children. She attended schools in Shelby and Great Falls, Montana. At 16 Bonnie met the love of her life, Dale Rasmussen, and was married to him in April of 1957. She then joined her husband in San Diego, California, where he was stationed with the United States Navy. Of this marriage came four children. Other than her... Full story
Gifts From Above Midwifery is pleased to announce the arrival of Madalynn Grace Lyons on July 21,2022, at 2:19 a.m., weighing 6 lbs. 8 oz. Proud parents are Abraham and Ariel Lyons of Plains. Happy sibling is big brother Nathaniel. Paternal grandparents are Michael and Mercy Lyons of Plains. Maternal grandparents are Robert and Cindy Figueroa of Mansfield, Ohio. Congratulations!!...
The heat didn't squash the spirits of the ladies league golfers at River's Bend last Thursday as the women enjoyed another round of league play. Tina Wheeler celebrated a milestone birthday with a milestone win as she show the low individual gross of 50 and she and teammate Jeanne Holleran shot the low team gross of 112. Annie Wooden had the low individual net of 36 and Jeneese Baxter and Barb Mosher teamed up fro the low net of 78. Wooden was closest to the pin in four on No. 11, Lana Nolen had the long putt on No. 12 and the long drive on...
There was a Mack attack last Wednesday at River's Bend Golf Course as Jesse Mack went back-to-back with chip-ins on No. 3 and No. 4 in Wednesday night league play. Mike Thilmony and Rick Hagedorn also had chip-ins during league play, on No. 2 and No. 7, respectively. Wild Coyote golfers Gary Thompson, Mike Normandin, Dave Petteys and Steve Clark teamed up for the low gross of 178, while Whitefish Credit Union's Rusty Sharp, Randy Hojem, Chuck Manry and Ray Marshall combined for the low net of 149. Paul Flemmer shot the low individual gross of 3...
They say cheaters never prosper. Not so for Over the Hill Gang at River's Bend this week, who played a game of Cheaters Golf. During their Monday rounds, each golfer got one foot wedge, one toss and one tee box mulligan. Gary Thompson was the best cheater, coming in with the low men's gross of 37. Darrell "Torgy" Torgrimson show the low men's net of 27. For the women, Jan Thompson's 44 was the low gross and Lana Nolen shot the low net of 37. The Thompson duo slammed the long drives on No. 18, and Gary had the long putt on No. 11 and his drive w...
The heat was rising and the scores were falling at River's Bend as the Tuesday men's league gathered for another round of play. Hole No. 7 was the lucky one on the evening as three golfers chipped it in. Rick Hagedorn, Scott Rasor and Bill Nolen each sank shots off the green on No. 7 Feed & Fuel's Mike Normandin, Steve Clark, Dave Petteys and Doug Gunderson shot the low team gross of 179. The Bear Muscle Fitness team of Rick Hagedorn, John Mosher, Doug Robichaud and Steve Fairbank had the low team net of 148. Kade Pardee show the low gross of 4...
SOLUTIONS ACROSS 1. MAMA 5. UTICA 10. EBAN 14. AMID 15. PEDAL 16. ALGA 17. RIND 18. INARI 19. SONG 20. EAGER 22. THE 23. AECIA 24. RON HOWARD 27. ACE 30. DAS 31. ONE 32. TOE 35. COBWEB 37. MRS 38. HAIG 39. TUBAS 40. VAN 41. SABLE 42. OPEC 43. EEC 44. EAGLES 45. RED 46. MEG 47. DAT 48. ART 49. TELEMETER 52. EARED 55. TEL 56. SABER 60. AGHA 61. SAGES 63. BORA 64. CROC 65. STATE 66. BLAB 67. HASH 68. RENEE 69. IASI SOLUTIONS DOWN 1. MARE 2. AMIA 3. MING 4. ADDER 5. UPI 6. TENTHS 7. IDAHO 8....
From day one of starting this homesteading adventure of mine, I have always made a promise that all my animals would get along and live harmoniously together. The dogs would get along with the cats, the chickens would get along with the ducks and it was always the dream for all of them to be able to wander about freely together. I’m not sure if it’s luck or patience, maybe a little bit of both; but somehow, some way, it worked. That’s not to say it didn’t take a few years. Training the dogs not to chase the chickens and training the cats no...
