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A Trout Creek man made his initial appearance in 20th District Judicial Court on Tuesday, pleading not guilty before Judge Deborah "Kim" Christopher to three charges. Alton Steinhoff is charged with felony intimidation, felony threats and other improper influence in official and political matters, and one count of misdemeanor privacy in communication. Steinhoff posted bond and has been released. Judge Christopher set a trial date of February 19, 2024, for Steinhoff. During court on Tuesday, Steinhoff said that he has worked as a hunting guide...
The Thompson Falls and Plains cross country teams competed in one of the bigger races of the season last Friday, running at Rebecca Farms for the Flathead Invitational. The runners competed against teams from class AA, A, B and C at the meet. John Owen Jermyn led the Plains runners in the freshman race, finishing 23rd with a time of 20:02. Horseman Kalem Ercanbrack was close behind in 20:49, and Asher Seymour finished the course in 24:48. "It was highly competitive, and we were focused on...
NOXON 38, TWIN BRIDGES 6 The Noxon Red Devils put on a fantastic performance in their first home game of the football season on Friday, outsourcing the Twin Bridges Falcons 38-6 and advancing their record to 2-0 on the season. The Falcons were the first to score at Noxon High School Friday, but the Red Devils quickly answered when Antonio Lodi ran in for a touchdown and then Brian Risch threw a gigantic 64-yard pass to Ricky Williams to score. Lodi took the ball across the goal line yet again...
FLORENCE 3, THOMPSON FALLS 2 The Lady Hawks hit the road before the long weekend last Thursday, falling to the Falcons in Florence in five sets, 18-25, 15-25, 22-25, 25-17 and 7-15. Sophomore Gabi Hannum led Thompson Falls in Florence with four aces, eight kills and seven digs, while Olivia Fitchett served up four aces and added 20 set assists. Sophomore Addi Pardee led the team with seven kills and added six digs, freshman Addy Deal contributed two blocks and Sarah Koskela had six kills. The La...
Sue Scott recently moved to the Trout Creek area from Libby. Originally from WallaWalla, Washington, Scott has been weaving for over 30 years. She has several looms that are of various sizes and used for different projects. Her large Swedish loom can hold 300 threads, has 16 harnesses and can throw and catch hand shuttles. This larger loom is used for weaving the rugs that Scott makes out of denim and old sheets. "The rugs need a higher tension in the threads." Scott said. Her smaller but...
SOLUTIONS ACROSS 1. ESP 4. SEP 7. LAR 8. EAGAN 10. ELIS 12. TERSE 13. VIOL 14. ASH 16. ETA 17. ENROL 19. EDT 20. ESOP 21. NEIGHBORHOODS 25. EEG 26. MAD 27. DEAD 29. EASY 30. AAR 31. ACT 32. CHRISTMAS GIFT 39. OCAS 41. NAE 42. BAMBOO 43. BEN 44. MGD 45. GERM 46. ILAMA 48. EXEC 49. TORIC 50. EGO 51. MYA 52. SOD SOLUTIONS DOWN 1. ELEVEN 2. SALINE 3. PRIORI 4. SAE 5. EGRESS 6. PASTO 8. ETH 9. NEAP 11. SLOG 14. ADH 15. STOMAS 18. LH 19. ERG 20. EDDY 22. BEARING 23. OED 24. OAS 27. DAHS 28. EAR 29. ECM 31. ATE 32. CANARY 33. SAD 34. SB 35. GAGE 36....
Fall is in the air and so are soccer balls. I don’t know about your house, but ours is currently overrun with shin guards, socks and jerseys. The temperatures have finally cooled enough to make life outdoors tolerable again and if I’m not on a writing deadline inside, I want to be outside bucking wood with my husband or practicing soccer with my kiddos. In August I read 15 books, of which 11 were four stars or better. Here they are, in no particular order: Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro is medium-paced literary fiction that’s emotional and refle...
In my continuing effort to provide information about the workings of the City, I would like to give a summary of how the current zoning ordinance came to be. Montana state law, specifically Montana Code Annotated 7-1-4123 and 7-1-4124 authorize municipalities to adopt, amend and repeal ordinances and resolutions that are necessary for municipal functions. In response to citizen concerns of business moving into residential neighborhoods, the City Council referred the zoning issue to the planning committee. After the committee met and looked...
The annual veteran suicide awareness display is up, growing and changing, a testament to it being a "living display," said Ed Foste, who started the program six years ago to bring awareness to the suicide problem of military veterans. Foste, a Navy veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) set up the display of a kneeling military man and woman silhouettes, a cross and a tattered Green Star flag, which specifically using the shabby looking American flag to illustrate a...
