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Even with leg cramps, Andrew Ordelheide poured on the speed on Combest Creek Road, motivated by what he saw looking over his shoulder - competitor Scott Richardson - less than a minute behind him. Ordelheide was one of 10 men and four women to compete in the Clark Fork Valley Hospital Foundation 4th Annual Clark Fork Challenge at the Sanders County Fairgrounds Sunday. The owner of MT West Dentist in Plains has competed in the Clark Fork Challenge all three years. It was canceled one year due to...
The Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) is urging Montanans to consider not using e-cigarettes, also known as vaping, while an ongoing nationwide investigation is conducted into serious pulmonary illnesses possibly linked to the use of these products. The number of nationwide cases of severe lung illness related to vaping continues to grow. As of Sept. 6, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that 33 states have identified 450 potential cases of severe pulmonary illnesses possibly linked to e-cigarette...
It was a little like a precision drill team, but with music, and no rifles, flags or pompoms. It was opening night for the Montana Mavericks Square Dance Club of Plains, which started their season at the Plains Paradise Senior Citizens Center Saturday evening. It was also the first time for the club to hold an event at the senior center. For the last 15 years, they met in the basement of the First Security Bank in Plains, but that ended in May when the bank needed the space. Darlene Jolly, the M...
Children of the 80s and 90s grew up watching Zack and Slater on Saved by the Bell. We celebrated when Kelly chose Dylan in the 90210 finale and can still sing every song from the Footloose soundtrack. What do those three shows have in common? They all are the victim of remakes. We were annoyed when the Footloose was released in 2011, and we still refuse to watch it. Sorry, but no one can replace Kevin Bacon as Ren. This year, a 90210 spinoff with the original cast was both one of the most-viewed premieres on Fox, and one of the lowest-rated....
It was fascinating last week to watch as British legislators did what American legislators would be wise to do; stand up for principle. Boris Johnson had just become the British Prime Minister. Known for his dictatorial and arrogant style he immediately ran into a brick wall of his own making; he watched as the first six bills — very important bills — of his leadership were defeated. They were defeated because 21 members of his own party, most of them former cabinet members, voted against him...
Across Montana, thousands of students are headed back to school to begin a new year of learning and growth. Unfortunately, many students in rural Montana remain at risk of falling behind due to the lack of broadband access in their communities. Broadband Internet has become indispensable both in the classroom and at home for students to become prepared to compete in the 21st Century economy and complete and submit their assignments. A top priority of the Montana Rural Education Association is to ensure our rural schools and communities are in...
5 YEARS AGO • SEPTEMBER 25, 1969 TRUSTEES OKAY BOND ELECTION FOR NEW HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING A resolution calling for a bond election to authorize sale of $790,000 in bonds to finance construction of a new Thompson Falls High School on the 30-acre site owned by District 2 in the old golf course area was adopted unanimously by trustees at a special meeting Monday night. The proposed new building would contain 37,000 square feet of floor space, including the basement under the gymnasium. The main b...
LAINEY ERWIN, Trout Creek – “Playing outside. I play digging a hole because you have to dig a hole to the guys and protect yourself from the dragons.” KOLTON HOLDEN, Trout Creek – “Recess. I like to play, and that’s it.” ZOEY HAVENS, Trout Creek - “I think playing recess outside. I like to play library outside. I like to read Pete the Cat.” LOUIS HANNUM, Trout Creek – “Recess and playing soccer and math. I like bongo drums. I got to play it.” KENNEDY BROWN, Trout Creek – “Technology because I like how you get to use computers and typing. It’s...
Sunday. September 8 Disturbance, Hot Springs. Nuisance complaint, T. Falls. Sexual assault, T. Falls. Suspicious activity. Theft, Plains. Fire, T. Falls. Burglary, licensed medical marijuana provider, Noxon. Monday, September 9 Alarm, T. Falls. Suspicious activity, Plains. Theft, T. Falls. Person missing, Plains. Animal, Plains. Intimidation, harassment, Plains. Weapons offense, T. Falls. Tuesday, September 10 Animal stray/lost, T. Falls. Drugs, Noxon. Motor vehicle crash, T. Falls. Disturbance, Trout Creek. Theft. Theft. Welfare check, T....
Montana Highway Patrol James Muster, Jr., 59, careless driving, $175; criminal possession of dangerous drugs, 1st offense, $85. Kim Bay, 58, DUI, 2nd offense, $1,335, 7 days jail. Darren Anthony, 49, day speeding, $70. Zackary Hower, 26, speeding in restricted zone, $55. Lisa Wells, 53, day speeding, $70. Bryce Henning, 20, seatbelt violation, $20. Kayla Vonheeder, 29, seatbelt violation, $20. Jay Kendall, 54, seatbelt violation, $20. Grer Baines, 46, day speeding, $20. Ghanshyam Lele, 25, day speeding, $70. Colin Oconnor, 25, day speeding,...
Ashley Devol-Haun has joined the staff at the MSU Sanders County Extension Office as administrative assistant. Devol-Haun took the position after the retirement of Shirley Kinkade, who held the position for 26 years. “Shirley had great notes and checklists and was super helpful,” making the transition easy for Devol-Haun, a 1999 graduate of Thompson Falls High School. She lives in Thompson Falls with her husband Jon and three children. “We’re really excited to have her here,” county extension...
The Fall Mack Days fishing contest on Flathead Lake begins Saturday, Sept. 20. The fall competition includes eight weeks of lake trout fishing, with up to $150,000 in cash and prizes available for anglers, sponsored by the Confederation Salish and Kootenai Tribes. The event will end on November 10. Mack Days Fishing Events are used as a fisheries management tool to reduce non-native lake trout in Flathead Lake and increase the native bull trout and westslope trout. Preserving the native fish is important to the history of the Confederated...
September is preparedness month and Sanders County Public Health is helping families be prepared in “Preptember.” With kids going back to school, the health department encourages parents to send their kids to school with an updated backpack emergency card. According to the health department, involving young people in preparedness efforts can help youth, families and communities be prepared and able to respond when faced with disasters. Sanders County Public Health provided the backpack emergency card so that children can contact parents and...
The Paradise Players present “Blazing Guns at Roaring Gulch” later this month at the Paradise Center. The melodrama will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sept. 27 and 28, and 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 29. Michael Murray will be starring as the villain, and the hero. Cheering the hero and booing the villain is allowed and encouraged, according to the Sanders County Arts Council. Tickets available at First Security Bank in Thompson Falls and Plains, Garden Gift and Floral in Plains and D&D Liquor in Thompson Falls....
The Clark Fork Valley Elks Lodge is planning an authentic Oktoberfest celebration this weekend to welcome in the fall season. Saturday beginning at noon, the lodge east of Thompson Falls will feature a biergarten, food and entertainment. Money raised through donations and food and beverage sales will support the Elks Charitable Foundation, which supports local organizations and causes. Debbie Wilson with the Elks Charitable Foundation said all money stays in Sanders County. The event will feature kids' crafts all day and adult contests...
Cancer Network of Sanders County (CNSC) announced recently that thier annual Fall Extravaganza will be Thursday, Oct. 3, at the Plains VFW. Doors open at 5 p.m. for the event, the biggest of the year for the local organization. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m., with the live auction commencing at 7 p.m. The main purpose of this fun evening is to raise funds for the Cancer Network of Sanders County – a non-profit organization that gives financial aid to any Sanders County resident currently undergoing treatment for cancer. In 2001, when CNSC f...
Trout Creek will host its first annual Handcrafted Bazaar this fall as the Lakeside Motel & Resort will sponsor the event at their venue. On Saturday, Oct. 26, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. attendants can expect to find crafters showcasing homemade crafts and merchandise for sale. Event organizers feel this is a great opportunity to discover talents hidden within the community and support crafters who work to bring artistic culture to the area all while getting a jump start on holiday shopping. In addition, there will be a fall themed photo booth to...
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Sen. Jennifer Fielder and Rep. Bob Brown, both of Thompson Falls, have received the 2019 Legislative Appreciation Awards from the Montana Trappers Association (MTA). The awards were presented at the MTA's annual rendezvous in Lewistown, Montana, earlier this month. MTA Vice President Matt Lumly said both have been instrumental in protecting hunting, fishing and trapping in Montana. "It has been a great privilege to work with them the past few years," Lumly said. "They have done a heck of a lot...
Pete Oakes of the Plains Volunteer Fire Department sets the U.S. flag at half-staff in honor of those Americans lost in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack of New York City, the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania. Chief Anthony Young (back) and Oakes first switched a year-old American flag with a new one before taking it to half-staff. Last Wednesday marked the 18th anniversary of the attack that left 2,977 American dead, which included nearly 350 firefighters who died in the New York City attack...
In 2019, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) continues to monitor chronic wasting disease (CWD) in high-priority areas in parts of northern, western and southern Montana, primarily from hunter-harvested animals. Hunters who harvest a deer, elk or moose in these areas should stop at a local CWD-sampling check station to have the animal sampled. FWP staff will collect samples and submit them for testing. There will be Special CWD Hunts occurring during the general hunting season around Libby and in the southeast portion of hunting district 400....
ALBERTON – The 8-Man football game has been very good to the Thompson Falls Blue Hawks so far this season. And even though the Hawks fell 56-38 to Clark Fork in a hard-fought game in Alberton Friday, Thompson Falls is still most definitely in the playoff hunt in their new league, and will be playing meaningful games for the next several weeks – a far cry from the last few seasons for the out-manned Hawks in the Class B 11-Man ranks. Now 2-1 overall, and 1-1 in conference play, the Hawks travel t...
Josey Neesvig and Justin Morgan have been turning some heads by the way they are leading the Thompson Falls cross country team so far this season. Most of the heads turning are from the sidelines however, as the runners competing against Neesvig and Morgan so far this summer have mostly been focused on their backs as they try to catch up with the two Hawk standouts. Neesvig scored her first win ever of a high school cross country race in the Mission Invitational Sept. 10, clocking out in 21:12...
PLAINS – A simple matter of youth. The young Plains Horsemen had their chances in Saturday's game in Plains with the Darby Tigers but, in the end, Darby made a few more plays and moved to a 41-26 victory in 8-Man football action. Horsemen coach Eddie Fultz liked the way his team competed, he just thinks his boys need to gain more game experience before they can reach their true gridiron potential. "It came down to a few plays here and there," Fultz said. "If those plays go our way instead of t...
Upbeat. One word that describes the kind of a day the Lady Hawk volleyball team enjoyed Saturday as they doubled up for road matches in Deer Lodge and Anaconda. Swinging away freely and most importantly making great first passes, the Hawks batted down both teams on their home courts, knocking off the Lady Wardens 25-18, 25-19, 26-24 in Deer Lodge and then volleying past the Lady Copperheads 25-23, 25-23, 25-15 in Anaconda later in the day. “It was upbeat, an incredible day for the Lady Hawks, we really, really played well,” coach Sandra Kazmier...
