Independently owned since 1905
Independently owned since 1905
Sorted by date Results 1 - 25 of 33
Sanders County Commissioners met last week with a group of residents asking for reports of county voting records from the 2020 General Election. Nancy Johnson asked the commissioners for cast vote records and a ballot review report, saying that she was "working with a group of concerned citizens to expose corruption and fraud." Johnson said the issue was not a Republic or a Democrat issue. "We believe there's fraud in every county in the U.S. This crime is being perpetrated against our great...
The Lolo National Forest has issued a Decision on the Thorne Creek Fire Salvage Project located on the Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District near Thompson Falls. The decision authorizes 548 acres of salvage treatments and 5,000 acres of new tree planting. The salvage will recover commercial value after the 2021 Thorne Creek Wildfire. Eighty-seven of the 548 acres will also include some commercial thinning of live trees to prevent further insect infestation. The project will occur along the Thompson River County Road (CR 56) and the Liver Ridge...
Thompson Falls Pickleball Club (TFPC) has come a long way in their endeavor to help restore the dilapidated courts that are located near the high school. Nearly a year ago, TFPC was approved as a 501c3 nonprofit organization in order to find support from those in the community who shared the same dream of seeing the courts restored. After working tirelessly to raise funds for repairs, Nancy Fields with TFPC said the Frisbee Morbella Foundation came through with a grant that helped cover the...
A honey bee – Apis mellifera – collects pollen for its hive just west of Plains. "Pollen gathering is most important for feeding the larvae," said Lauren Kerzicnik, an extension specialist of entomology at Montana State University in Bozeman. Kerzicnik said that this time of year the bees are searching for fall-blooming plants as a food supply in order to prepare for the winter. "As sources are limited in spring and fall, they will be doing some important searching," added Kerzicnik, who als...
At Harvest Foods recently, I saw something I’d never seen before – Pumpkin Spice Cheerios. I couldn’t believe it. Before I moved back to Montana, I remember the start of the pumpkin spice craze. What’s better than pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving? Try pumpkin pie in your coffee. It was special and delicious and you could only get it certain times of the year. It was a treat. Fast forward a decade or so later and pumpkin spice has lost its luster. It’s not as special when you can now buy Twinkies, Poo-Pourri toilet spray and even deodorant with the...
I’ve got to hand it to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for sharing the wealth of the immigrant crisis with Massachusetts, I’m just not sure what to hand him. A couple of weeks ago DeSantis had a couple of planeloads of asylum-seeking legal immigrants from Venezuela shipped from a San Antonio, Texas, immigrant shelter to exclusive Martha’s Vinyard island off the Massachusetts coast. Border states like Texas and Arizona shouldn’t have to be the only ones to bear the costs of humanitarian aid to immi...
There is a strong and growing hunger in Montana for protecting more of our wild places for future generations. A variety of polls show large majorities of Montanans value our wild public lands and want more of them permanently protected. This is a remarkable fact, especially now, when this desire is one of the few issues that almost all Montanans agree on. This makes it a puzzle to understand why we have such a poor record over several decades, to pass legislation to permanently protect some of our special places. It seems we have somehow...
Here is just one of his many stories. While on a service mission in Guiana, South America, he found people trying to grow corn with very little success. He taught them in order for the corn to pollinate; they had to plant in rows, close together; not in hills 6 feet apart. Then because of the monsoon season, they needed to plant the corn in raised rows. With Mahlon’s mentoring, they now had a 120-acre corn field about 6 foot tall and entering the tassel stage. But then they were faced with perhaps the toughest challenge. The Government of G...
6 YEARS AGO SEPTEMBER 1917 ANNOUNCE FINE FAIR PROGRAM Attractions Arranged for This Year are Better Than Ever Aeroplane Flights a Feature Prizes for Races and Contests Arrangements for the seventh annual Sanders County Fair are progressing rapidly and while the exhibitors have shown a disposition to be a little backward in entering products, because of unsatisfactory crop conditions, other features promise to more than make up for any deficiency. The program of races and amusements especially will be far in advance of former years and some...
JOHN CASSIDA, Thompson Falls – “Fish or hunt.” GARRY ABBOTT, Thompson Falls - “Play with my dog Tootsie.” ROBERT WADE, Thompson Falls – “Splash in the puddles.” DEBB ROBERGE, Medford, Oregon – “Stay indoors. Read, watch television or do projects.” KIM SUTHERLAND, Thompson Falls – “Work in my shop.” KENT McDERMOTT, Thompson Falls – “Play my guitar....
Montana Highway Patrol Tyler Campbell, 30, failure to carry proof of insurance, 1st offense, $225; resisting arrest, $245; driving under the influence, 2nd offense, $1,735, 365 days jail with 355 days suspended. Cody Beierle, 31, day speeding, $20. James Driscoll, 56, speeding in a restricted zone, $95. Craig Salter, 72, driving without a valid driver’s license, $535; speeding in a restricted zone, $55. Billy Trull, 72, night speeding, $20. Stephen Alvarado, 33, speeding in a restricted zone, $95. Jeffrey Brown, 58, speeding in a restricted zon...
Ambulance: Plains, 8; T. Falls, 6; Trout Creek, 6; Dixon, 4; Paradise, 1; Lonepine, 1. Monday, September 19 Civil attempts. General animal call/complaint, T. Falls. Civil attempts, Hot Springs. General animal call/complaint, Plains. Trespass, T. Falls. Tuesday, September 20 Livestock, Hot Springs. Child welfare/abuse, Hot Springs. Civil attempts, Plains. General animal call/complaint, Plains. Welfare check, Dixon. Assist miscellaneous, Plains. Suspicious activity, Plains. Fire, Heron. Trespass, T. Falls. Assist other agency, Plains. Extra patro...
Appearing on Tuesday before Judge Molly Owen for his arraignment, Devin Williams entered not guilty pleas to one felony count of criminal possession of dangerous drugs and one misdemeanor count of criminal possession of drug paraphernalia. Judge Owen set the jury trial for March 13, 2023. Per the charging documents, on August 26, 2022, officers responded to a complaint of a possible impaired driver in Thompson Falls. After locating the suspect vehicle with the assistance of the reporting party, officers approached the driver, who informed the...
Showing team spirit took a lot of work and ingenuity, a good amount of paint, and loads of orange and black balloons for the building of the six floats of the Plains School Homecoming Week Parade. The students came up with the overall theme of "We Bleed Orange and Black," though some classes added their own sub theme to their floats. Students from seventh grade to seniors took some three hours to put together their floats for the annual parade Friday morning in the school's parking lots. For the...
The actual Olympics are not likely to have the events of "Hungry Hippo," "Powder Puff Football," or "Crazy Goggle Puzzle" incorporated in its competition, but they made for a fun time on the Plains High School football field Friday afternoon last week. The events were part of the annual Homecoming Week's Horsemen Olympics, a competition of seven different games between the four high school classes held on the football field. Each event had between two to 14 students and most were a combination...
The Thompson Falls homecoming parade returned to Main Street last Friday, featuring sports teams, dump trucks, fire engines and more....
September 13, 1925 – September 16, 2022 Mary Dale Medlar, age 97, of Plains, Montana, (formerly of Vacaville, California) passed away peacefully in her sleep on September 16, 2022. She was born on September 13, 1925, in Driggs, Idaho, to the late Joseph and Ethel (Downs) Christensen. She graduated from Salmon High School and attended Beehive BYU business school in Utah and Solano Community College in Suisun, California. Mary was a secretary for a potato company in Idaho, and then she was e... Full story
Ronald Loren Kuykendall of Plains, Montana, died at age 79 on September 14, 2022, at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula, from injuries sustained in a car accident. Ron was born on January 24, 1943, in Fredonia, Kansas, to Mary Virginia (Imbler) and Loren Gleasure Kuykendall. He grew up on a rural farm, went to a one room schoolhouse, and learned practical skills that he used throughout his life. He was involved in FFA in high school, ran track, and was looking forward to attending his high school... Full story
In loving memory of Barbara Marie (Harwood) Prophet 9/9/38-9/16/2022. Barbara Prophet passed away and went to be with our Heavenly Father on September 16, 2022, with her grandchildren Misty Beckett and Clayton Matthew by her side after a long bout with kidney disease and heart failure. Barb was born September 9, 1938, in Butte, Montana, to Robert William Harwood and Mabel Alma (Wombacher) Harwood. Barb grew up and went to school in Butte and spent her summers in Redrock, Montana, with her... Full story
Graveside services will be held Saturday, October 1, at 11 a.m. at the Whitepine Cemetery for Thompson Falls resident Marilyn Jordan. Marilyn passed away at 84 in the Clark Fork Valley Hospital at the end of September of chemotherapy complications following breast cancer surgery. Marilyn's parents were Walter and Florence Johnson. Walt and Florence met in San Francisco in the roaring 20s when Florence worked as a registered nurse and Walt attended UC Berkeley studying aeronautical engineering.... Full story
THOMPSON FALLS MONDAY NITE GALS W L Just Us 7.5 4.5 Brew Crew 7.5 4.5 YTBN 7 5 Nascar Freaks 6 6 Rock ‘n Bowl 5 7 Dolls with Balls 3 9 Team Scr. Game: Brew Crew, 434; Scr. Series: Rock ‘n Bowl, 1223; Hcp. Game: Brew Crew, 653; Hcp. Series: Brew Crew, 1858; Inv. Scr. Game: Shelly Wrightson, 180; Scr. Series: Brenda Franck, 482. INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE W L Highlead 10 2 Pocket Pounders 9 3 Howard Services 8 4 Bernie’s Auto 7 5 Mountain Plains LLC 2 10 Rex Theater 0 12 Team Scr. Game: Bernie’s Auto, 724; Scr. Series: Bernie’s Auto, 2068; Hcp. Game: Pock...
Joshua Alan McKnight was found guilty of a felony count of criminal possession of dangerous drugs, following a jury trial on September 12, 2022 with Judge Molly Owen presiding. McKnight appeared with his attorney, Robert Long, at the start of the trial, however, McKnight failed to come back before the court after the lunch recess. Following discussion and further instruction from Judge Owen, the trial continued in McKnight’s absence. Judge Owen set sentencing for this matter on December 13, 2022. An arrest warrant was issued and served on M...
The anticipation is building for National 4-H Week, during which millions of youth, parents, volunteers and alumni across the country will be celebrating everything 4-H. Sanders County 4-H will observe National 4-H Week this year by showcasing the incredible experiences that 4-H offers young people, and will highlight the remarkable 4-H youth in our community who work each day to make a positive impact on those around them. The theme of this year’s National 4-H Week is Opportunity 4 All, which highlights how 4-H offers opportunity for youth t...
Sanders County 4-H members and their furry companions competed in a dog show hosted in Trout Creek last week. "It has been three years since we hosted a dog show but our awesome new project leader Bailee Patten made it happen," said Juli Thurston with Sander County 4-H. "I'm excited to see this project grow." This year's dog show hosted three contestants, Ava Taylor, Arriel Burchak-Kennienburger and Dechlan Croneberger. Taylor received a purple ribbon in the showmanship class and was awarded...
The second week of the 2022 Fall Mack Days Fishing Event sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and sanctioned by Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks ended with a total of 4,162 lake trout entries. Larry Ashwell of Missoula is leading the anglers with 367 fish entries, second place is Mike Benson of Lonepine with 299 entries, there’s a tie for third place with Felix Gauci of Stevensville and Sam Cusker of Bigfork both turning in 242 fish entries, in fifth place is Terry Krogstad of Kalispell with 212 entries, Larry Karper of F...
