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Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, mentor and friend, Daniel Charles Jackson, passed away September 20, 2020, from an infection after surgery. He was 79. Dan was born to Effie and Walter Jackson in St. Ignatius, Montana January 29, 1941. He grew up north of Niarada in a place called Hog Heaven. He was the oldest of seven children. He attended elementary school in Battle Butte. He always bragged he graduated as valedictorian. Of course, he was the only one in his class. In...
October 10, 1939 – December 7, 2019 Nan was born Oct. 10, 1939, in Richmond, California, to her parents Francis Rosevear Bawden and Dolly Lillian Weist Bawden. Nan passed away peacefully in her home on Dec. 7, 2019, in Noxon. She was widowed and is survived by her two daughters, June and Nanette, as well as all of her dear friends. The Nan we loved will be sorely missed. She loved attending the senior dinners. She loved helping the veterans, playing Bingo, going out to dinner with friends w...
Editor's Note: This school year, Sanders County school administrators will be providing updates of what is happening in the school districts. Our first update comes from Jonathan Martin, Superintendent of Noxon Schools. Noxon Schools is off to a running start this school year. Although school looks a little bit different this year with the health precautions that we need to take for COVID-19, we are coming to school five days a week and are holding all classes. Our fall sports season is going well with volleyball and football. The kindergarten...
Plains High School crowned their homecoming royalty last Friday during the football game. King and queen are Tucker Foster and Adelle Ercanbrack. Royalty candidates included freshmen Donald Nelson and Jaelyn Carr, sophomores Garth Parker and Ocean Hyde, juniors Sam Wood and Ercanbrack and seniors Foster and Mykenzi Blood....
With the lack of family events held throughout the year, some Trout Creek locals decided to organize their own rodeo. The event last weekend was held out at the Double H Arena, on family property owned by the Helveys. Called "Five Card Draw," the event allowed participants to put into the pot for winnings during the events, just like poker. A total of 24 contestants came out to show their skill and prowess in horsemanship and anywhere from 50 to 100 people came out to watch. The event last...
When asked to describe a pageant contestant, one might usually describe a tall lean woman in a dress. Not many would say an under 5 foot, 6 inch gal wearing cowboy boots, but that is exactly who just won the first ever Mrs. Montana Petite. Of 300 entries, 28-year-old Jennay Ovitt from Plains won the state title. As part of the unique pageant, USA Petite, women of short stature from across the country are recognized for their tenacity, beauty, intelligence and community involvement. There are...
Community members gathered Saturday night to celebrate the Rex Community Theatre's open house. An evening full of good food and live music, the newly established non-profit welcomed attendees with open arms. The Broken Hipsters started the evening, as people snacked on popcorn and soda, with catering from Two River's Grille. It was an exciting night as the community came to show their supports as this cherished institute – the Rex Community Theatre – takes some big leaps towards its new beg...
One of the favorite cross country races of any season for area runners, the Thompson Falls Invitational was held on sunny, scenic River's Bend Golf Course last Thursday. Highlighting the efforts for coach Sarah Naegeli's Blue Hawk harriers, senior Justin Morgan ran down an impressive second place in the boys varsity race with a time of 17:15.95, and freshman Hattie Neesvig led the Hawks in finishing 20th in 23:14.89. Eureka won the boys team race with 60 points, Columbia Falls was second with...
HOT SPRINGS – There is no shame in losing when you get better in the bargain. Coach Alisha Pablo and her improving Savage Heat netters lost to visiting Seeley-Swan in four tough sets in Hot Springs Thursday. Two of the better teams in the Western C division this fall, the District 13C Black Hawks and the 14C Savage Heat could end up seeing each other again when the Western C tournament is played. "We look forward to playing them again if we get the chance, Seeley-Swan is a tough team," Pablo o...
NOXON – The White Sulphur Springs Hornets made the long trip to Noxon pay off with a 33-18 road win over the Red Devils in the West End Friday in Western C 6-Man football action. With both teams playing only their second games of the season five weeks into what normally would be the middle of the season, the Hornets had the goods to get by the determined home boys from Noxon. "It was strange having a game of this magnitude, this late in the season, when it seemed kind of like an early season g...
It’s been a blankety, blank, blank, blank kind of season for the Thompson Falls Blue Hawk football team, and you could expect the blanking to continue. If coach Jared Koskela and his hungry Hawks have their way, that is. Unbeaten with a 5-0 record and ranked No. 3 in the latest Montana 8-Man power poll, the Hawks flew into Arlee Friday and blanked the Warriors 52-0. It was the red-hot Blue Hawks’ fourth, count ‘em fourth, straight shutout win. Since shading Mission 38-32 in Mission to start the season, Koskela and his Hawks have had a blank...
The Lady Hawks moved to two more volleyball wins without the loss of a set last week, taking down the Scarlets 25-15, 25-14, 25-12 in Arlee Tuesday (Sept. 22) and bumping off the Mission Lady Bulldogs 25-17, 25-10, 25-10 in Thompson Falls Thursday. With this Thursday’s home match (which was to be the Lady Hawks’ homecoming match) with Bigfork cancelled, the Lady Hawks’ only other action this week was a match at Troy Tuesday, and results were not available at press time. Coach Sandra Kazmierczak likes the direction her latest group of Lady...
It was a wet and rainy night in Plains. The homestanding Horsemen added pain to the rain by pounding the visiting Victor Pirates 64-20 in Western Conference 8-Man football play Friday. Now 2-1 in conference play, coach Eddie Fultz and his Horsemen will receive their sternest test yet of the season when they visit Previs Field in Thompson Falls Friday night for an intra-county encounter with the unbeaten (5-0), No. 4 ranked Blue Hawks. Fultz sees some similarities between the county rivals in the way they approach the game. “Thompson Falls a...
In her dedication to utilizing massage therapy as a tool to help alleviate pain, stress and injury; Chelle Mitchell, has opened a new business, Cherry Creek Myotherapy, which now allows her to bring her background in massage to the locals of Thompson Falls and surrounding areas. Cherry Creek Myotherapy was founded by Mitchell, a Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT), who also has a Bachelor of Arts Degrees in human studies and psychology. She has been providing massage therapy in Montana since 2018....
The annual walk to raise awareness of Alzheimer’s will look a little different this year. On Sunday, residents will gather at the Power Park Pavilion as people around the country gather to raise awareness of the disease. Jodie Bittinger, a speech language pathologist from Thompson Falls who specializes in geriatrics, coordinates a monthly Alzheimer’s and dementia support group. The group meets the second Sunday of each month at 2 p.m. in the Oddfellows meeting room behind the barber shop in Thompson Falls. “Every family will or has been affec...
Open burning season begins October 1 across western Montana and runs until November 30. Open burning season is set annually to reduce the risk of fires escaping control and to preserve air quality. Ensuring permits meet air quality standards is especially important and any burning done must comply with Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) regulations, which regulate smoke emissions from open burning to prevent and reduce air quality impacts. The DEQ regulates burning activities to keep potentially harmful smoke emissions at safe...
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The year was 1950 and the date was October 2 when seven U.S. newspapers published what would become one of the biggest cultural influences in American history. The day was Monday and Minnesota native Charles M. Schulz was given the opportunity to introduce Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the Peanuts gang to the world. It all began with “Li’l Folks,” which featured the same characters as the Peanuts, but was sold by Schulz. In order to continue without copyright infringements, the comic was renamed “Peanuts,” according to A&E Television, History.c...
Anglers continued the hunt for the $10,000 tagged fish as they launched on Flathead Lake over the weekend for the fourth week of the Fall Mack Days Fishing Event, sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. The total fish caught in the fall event so far is 6,661. Lonepine’s Mike Benson is in first place for the top anglers. Saturday the winds were blowing most of the day on the east side of the lake. Some said it was the roughest day on the water for so few fish that landed in the boats in a long time. Anglers that were used to h...
