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The people of Plains and Paradise came together to help raise funds for a local family that recently lost their home to fire and is now battling the insurance company. Horse Plains VFW Post 3596 hosted a Campbell Family Fundraiser on Saturday for Plains residents Prentiss and Nawatha Campbell, whose home was destroyed in late July. The post had a special dinner and a silent auction of nearly 30 items, raising $6,487. "I thought it was pretty great. I find it hard to ask for help. I was just...
Photo by Linda Elliott Early rays of sun illuminate the leaves of a maple tree. Sanders County said goodbye to September this week with the first frost as leaves began changing colors and the area transitions to fall....
Clark Fork Valley Hospital Long Term Care (LTC) is one of four facilities in the state being honored by Mountain Pacific this week. LTC will receive the Excellent in Quality Award at the Montana Health Care Association conference in Billings. Other nursing homes receiving the award include Crest Nursing Home, Mountain View of Cascadia and Tobacco Root Mountains Care Center. “We are extremely proud of our Long Term Care’s staff, and the compassionate, high quality care they are committed to giving the residents," said Dr. Gregory Hanson, CFVH Pr...
Hot Springs, Montana, may be a small dot on the map, but two veterinary technicians are in a select group. Tammy Marjerrison and Danielle Torgerson are in the middle of a program to become certified equine vet technicians. There are only five people in the state who have been through the program, so the two are in a select group. The American Association of Equine Veterinary Technicians & Assistants program lasts six months and includes online course work and a required in-person lab....
Earlier this summer, in the June 13 edition of The Ledger, the Question of the Week asked people if they read the local newspapers. One of the six people said they read The Ledger. Other answers were getting news from friends or a spouse or a parent, or not paying attention to the news at all. It was a bit shocking to see those answers, but it was also a very good question to ask. Recently someone commented to me about that question of the week and didn't know why we asked it. It's a sobering statistic for local newspapers if only one person...
Sleep: this thing that’s necessary like food and water, shelter and clothing, but also frustratingly impossible for some to obtain. No matter how much money you make, you can’t buy it. Exercise makes it only slightly more within reach, changes in diet same. For me, even pregnancy made sleep only somewhat better for a few crucial weeks before becoming fleeting once again. In my forties, I’ve finally made peace with it. I had tried everything: a dark room, the correct plants, no screens before bed, the correct cool temperature, tart cherry juice,...
I served on the non-partisan Sanders County Commission for 27 years, and I’m proud to endorse Elena Evans, an Independent candidate for District 4 of the Public Service Commission, which includes Sanders and six other counties in Western Montana. I know Elena. She’s a hard worker, a true independent, and laser-focused on lowering our utility bills. I also know her opponent, Jennifer Fielder. You’ve probably heard that Jennifer Fielder voted to raise your utility rates by 28%, which is true. I feel obligated to share additional serious concerns...
6 YEARS AGO • AUGUST 7, 1919 BOOTLEGGERS CAUSE EXCITEMENT A party of Washington bootleggers caused considerable excitement in the west end of Sanders County last Friday and gave the local officers quite a chase, resulting in the arrest of five of the bootleggers and confiscating 55 gallons of whiskey and two Super Six Hudsons and an Oldsmobile. The party of bootleggers had gone to Missoula from Spokane to purchase 120 gallons of whiskey from Geo. Miles. On Thursday evening about 7 o’clock they went to the old brick yards where Miles had the...
Ambulance: Plains 10, Trout Creek 4, Thompson falls 6, Hot Springs 3, Dixon 1, Paradise 2, Niarada 1, Noxon 2. Monday, Sept. 23 Motor vehicle crash, Hot Springs. Assist motorist, Paradise. 911 hangup. Civil attempts. Fire, Perma. Other law violation, Noxon. Animal complaint, Plains. UFSF campground check, Noxon. Abandoned vehicle, Dixon. Theft, report of gas theft from vehicle, T. Falls. Civil attempts. Civil attempts. Accident, Hot Springs. Business contact, T. Falls. Tuesday, Sept. 24 Business contact, Hot Springs. Fire, Lonepine. Animal...
Ambulance: Plains 10, Trout Creek 4, Thompson falls 6, Hot Springs 3, Dixon 1, Paradise 2, Niarada 1, Noxon 2. Monday, Sept. 23 Motor vehicle crash, Hot Springs. Assist motorist, Paradise. 911 hangup. Civil attempts. Fire, Perma. Other law violation, Noxon. Animal complaint, Plains. UFSF campground check, Noxon. Abandoned vehicle, Dixon. Theft, report of gas theft from vehicle, T. Falls. Civil attempts. Civil attempts. Accident, Hot Springs. Business contact, T. Falls. Tuesday, Sept. 24 Business contact, Hot Springs. Fire, Lonepine. Animal...
FRANK ROBIRTS, Thompson Falls - “Cut and split five cords of fire wood and plastic on the windows.” CHRIS GROSS, Thompson Falls - “Get firewood in.” TERY WATSON, Hot Springs - “We are just getting acclimated to colder weather.” ROBIN PIATT, Thompson Falls - “Tarps and plastic wrap with lots of blankets.” BRAD LORD, Trout Creek - “Get firewood.” BILL SWAN, St. Petersburg, Florida - “I live in Florida with no colder weather there....
by Shannon Brown Whether we are ready for summer to be over or not, it will be leaving us soon. Enjoy the time that is left before the cold arrives. Take time to deep water those perennials, trees and shrubs to allow their roots the moisture they need before dormancy. But don’t forget to ground your own roots and breathe in the cool evening and morning air to prepare yourself for the seasons ahead. We know it’s coming, so enjoy the moment. Each season reminds us of what we relish the most. The brief pocket of time that occurs between gro...
In Love With Life Don Gillingham had the luck to grow up in Greendale, a small Wisconsin village that was built as the product of Franklin Roosevelt's imagination of an ideal American community. Greendale could have informed Norman Rockwell's paintings of his American dream. Don's Greendale world was his family, neighbors trusting and helping neighbors, patriotism, belief in God, respect, kids working for a new bike, men standing to shake hands and a man's handshake being his bond, He started... Full story
On September 22, 2024, Ray passed peacefully in his sleep. Ray was born January 4, 1950, in Turlock, California, and raised in Hughson, California. In 1998, he moved to Thompson Falls, Montana, with his wife Gail and son Jon. He loved the hunting and fishing and the beauty of the pine-covered mountains. He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Gail; sister Linda; sister-in-law Carol Harp; daughters Betty Fuller (Randy), Kari Northcutt (Tony); son Jon (Mandy); stepdaughters Shannon Smith (Will), Carri Madsen (Tim); grandchildren Karissa,... Full story
Autumn is always such chaos: back to school, bucking wood for winter, soccer, Noxon’s Fall Festival, 4-H enrollment, STEAM month (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics), Halloween, and Thanksgiving. It feels like there’s no time for reading despite opportunities to get more books, like the upcoming Thompson Falls Public Library Book Sale on October 26. I find my TBR pile expanding, the books on my side table stacking higher, the monthly Wrap-Up from The StoryGraph looking chintzy. Despite the chaos, I read twelve books in Sep...
October is now known as STEAMtober, a month dedicated to Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math. To celebrate, the Thompson Falls Public Library, in conjunction with the Sanders County Homeschoolers, is holding STEAM events on three Fridays throughout the month. These events are free, start at 11 a.m., happen in the Thompson Falls Public Library, and all ages are invited. October 4 is the annual FrankenSTEAM event where participants will transform toys donated by Little Bitterroot Thrift Shop into monsters using tape, glue, scissors,...
The Town Pump Charitable Foundation is accepting grant applications for the 2024 “Meals for Backpacks” program, which supports schools, food banks, and service organizations that provide weekend meal programs for Montana school children. “It is 65 hours from the time school is dismissed on Friday afternoon until the bell rings on Monday morning,” the Foundation says on its website. “Often, children in Montana go hungry on the weekends. It is estimated that one in six Montana children live in homes that struggle to keep food on the table.” O...
Wearing a coat of pollen, a bumble bee moves from one pollen filled flower to another at the Wild Horse Lavender Farm west of Plains. According to Montana State University's Bee Identification Guide, bumble bees can buzz-pollinate, which MSU said is important for plants that require vibration to release pollen. Bumble bees continue to be active throughout October. MSU notes that there are 45 bumble bee species in North America and 28 in Montana. Eleven-year-old John McNamara plants numerous...
THOMPSON FALLS 28, ANACONDA 0 The Thompson Falls Blue Hawks hit the road facing the Anaconda Copperheads, taking the road win 28-0. To start the game, Hawk Kaiden Robins was able to find Michael Koskela for a 20 yard pass touchdown. The Copperheads would try to answer back but were unable to get past the tight-knit Hawk defense. Bryson LeCoure would find Mason Park for a swift four yard pass touchdown, with the two point conversion good, to put Thompson in the lead 14-0. Going into the second...
The Hot Springs football team is riding the wave of a three-game win streak. The team traveled to White Sulphur Springs, earning their third shutout in a row with a 59-0 win over the Hornets. “Our kids played really well. They played really good defense. A lot of the kids are really stepping up for us,” Head Coach Jim Lawson said of the Savage Heat, who are now 3-2 for the season and 1-0 in conference play. “Everybody is getting involved and we had a really good performance at White Sulphur,” Lawson said. He noted that Daniel and Weston...
PLAINS 3, ST. REGIS 0 The Plains Trotters took on the St. Regis Tigers winning in three sets. The Trotters came out hot and were able to gain the lead early, Plains was able to keep their serving lead and soon had a massive 10 point lead over the Lady Tigers. They would hold onto their massive lead for the whole match. Keeping the Tigers to only eight points while gaining the set win. Headed into the second set the Tigers found their groove and were able to go point for point with the Trotters....
The Plains and Thompson Falls cross country teams hit the road on Saturday for the Mountain West Classic, run on the University of Montana golf course in Missoula. The Trotters and Horsemen continued to excel as they competed in the Mountain West Classic, which attracts schools from across the state and serves as a milestone in the season where runners can see where they stack up as the season progresses. Plains sophomore Marina Tulloch continues to be a powerhouse competitor, taking fourth...
OVER THE HILL GANG W L Leftovers 10 2 Roll’n Along 7 5 Com’bak Kids 5 7 Fun Team 5 7 Mixed Nuts 5 7 Jokers Wild 4 8 Team Scr. Game: Fun Team, 866; Scr. Series: Leftovers, 2519; Hcp. Game: Leftovers, 1086; Hcp. Series: Leftovers, 3185; Mens Inv. Scr. Game: Steve White, 228; Scr. Series: Steve White, 571; Wms Inv. Scr Game: Wendy Kelley, 183; Scr Series: Ginger Ward, 501. INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE W L Howard Services 11 5 Bernie’s Auto 10 6 Pocket Pounders 10 6 Highlead 9 7 Schitts and Giggles 4 12 Cabinet Docks 4 12 Team Scr. Game: Bernie’s Auto, 7...
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks game wardens want to remind hunters and homeowners that baiting deer and other game animals for hunting purposes and/or purposely feeding game animals in Montana is illegal. Many sporting goods stores in Montana offer feed, supplements, and other baiting attractants that are targeted to these various game animals. Although it is legal for vendors to sell these attractants, it is not legal for Montanans to use them for hunting purposes. Below is the official language in the Montana deer, elk, and antelope hunting...
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks released the final Statewide Grizzly Bear Management Plan today, wrapping up an extensive public process analyzing how the state intends to manage the iconic species while it’s federally protected and after it is turned over to state management. “The recovery of grizzly bears in Montana is an amazing conservation success story for Montanans, particularly those who have learned to live with bears as numbers have expanded over the last two decades,” said FWP Director Dustin Temple. “This success story also proves...
