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Visitors coming into Plains from the west will see a new welcome sign, thanks to a Paradise artist. It took Steve Eberhardt of Paradise more than 100 hours, almost 70 pieces of wood, and over six gallons of 31 different color recipes to create the new two-sided sign, which was assembled Sunday afternoon with the help of a few friends. "I wanted to pick colors that look fun and inviting so even on a dull day it's bright and cheerful," said Eberhardt, an artist for 43 years. The former sign was...
Adequate affordable and workable housing is a problem in Sanders County. Considering results of three- to five-year planning initiatives, Sanders County Community Development Corporation (SCCDC), along with their many partners, have identified insufficient housing as one of the “biggest barriers to economic growth” in the county as well as region and plan to do something about it. In efforts to address this problem, the county will for the first time perform a housing assessment utilizing newly acquired funding from a USDA Rural Community Dev...
Fall in Sanders County has been having a bit of an identity crisis. The changing leaves like that on the Virgini Creeper and Maple trees have been met with scattered snow showers....
A group of residents is working on a plan to bring more services to Sanders County veterans. On Tuesday, David Williams with Joint Operation Mariposa and Sam Redfern with the United States of Hope (USOH) addressed the Sanders County Commissioners with their plan. Redfern and Williams have been working on projects for veterans for about two years. Now, they are working to a Veteran Service Office (VSO) in Sanders County. Williams said he already has someone willing to donate an office space in Thompson Falls. Now, the group is looking to add mem...
It's that time of year again. It feels like the big-box stores had Christmas decorations on display before Halloween. And Thanksgiving feels more and more like just a pre-game to the start of the holiday shopping season. We love Thanksgiving. People often go away for Christmas, either on vacation since the kids have extra time off from school, or to visit family. But Thanksgiving is the perfect fall family holiday. It's the last weekend of hunting season, there are plenty of football games to watch, we get in several games of Pinochle and...
Maybe the most interesting thing about Columbus’s “discovery” of America was that he thought he had landed in India, which was where he was headed when he began his trip in 1492. The Italian explorer, sailing under a Spanish flag, missed India by thousands of miles, landing on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, now home to the nations of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. But for better or worse it was Columbus who early on was believed to be the first European to discover America. Today, the s...
5 YEARS AGO • OCTOBER 9, 1969 CITY DADS EYE STREET, SEWER, WATER USAGE Water, sewer and street problems drew the attention of the city council at its October session. Jaycees Dave Simpson and Larry McKenzie asked the council for a use permit or lease on the ground where the Jaycee Center is located. They pointed out that although the council had voted several years ago to donate the land for the building, a legal document had never been provided. They agreed with Mayor Orin P. Kendall that a reversion clause was to be included in any d...
GERRI HALE, Hamilton – “We have grown children and they have all moved away. We usually send a card and money, but it is not as personal. They can use it to buy what they want. ” MARTI FULFA, Thompson Falls – “Probably around Thanksgiving time. I have grandkids and trying to figure what they would want and then to find it takes time.” TAMMY SHRINER, Thompson Falls – “We stepped out of Christmas about 10-15 years ago once the kids were grown and gone.” DONNA NORMANDEAU, Thompson Falls – “Pretty soon, we will be in Missoula for a week taking car...
Ambulance calls: Plains, 13; Noxon, 2; Hot Springs, 2; T. Falls, 5. Monday, October 7 Animal, Paradise. Welfare check, Heron. Motor vehicle crash, Plains. Animal, Trout Creek. Animal, T. Falls. Theft, T. Falls. Suspicious activity, Trout Creek. Theft. Abandoned vehicle, Paradise. Welfare check, Hot Springs. Animal, T. Falls. Burglary. Nuisance complaints, Plains. Animal, Hot Springs. Abandoned vehicle, Paradise. Tuesday, October 8 Disturbance, Plains. Road hazard, Plains. Animal, Trout Creek. Disturbance, Plains. Extra patrol request. Motorist...
Sanders County Sheriff’s Office Robert Blue, 44, speeding in restricted zone, $55. Grant Sexton, 44, habitual offender operating motor vehicle, $1,085 and 14 days jail. Gerald Braaten, 31, fail to secure load, $85; operating without liability insurance, 4th offense, $525. Billie Chubb, 71, fail to drive to right of roadway except when passing, $85. Montana Highway Patrol Marcus Cross, 24, driving while privilege is suspended, 1st offense, $335. Mark Kersting, 61, driving under the influence of alcohol, 1st offense, $735 and 1 day jail. J...
The Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) is closing the Thompson Falls Driver License Station located at the Sanders County Courthouse on Oct. 23 and Oct. 24 for state-wide employee training. O Questions or concerns can be emailed to [email protected] or by calling 1-866-450-8034....
Native Charles "Chucky" Jones, 52, of Thompson Falls, born November 3, 1966, unexpectedly passed away in his home on Sunday, October 6, 2019. Chucky's true love in life was his four kids and granddaughter, Melanee. He took great pride in teaching his kids all that he knew about the outdoors, which was a lot. Chucky was truly at home if he was out hunting, fishing, four wheeling or just camping and sharing that time with his family. His kids learned at a very young age the beauty of the great...
After a long, dreary winter, bright and bold colors blooming are a welcome sight when you gaze out your window. Planting any spring blooming bulbs in autumn will require a little planning on your end in order to achieve that guaranteed color. While the selection of bulbs out there is quite diverse, the top choices (and easiest) to grow include: tulips, daffodils, crocus, hyacinth, iris, gladiolus, lilies and of course, peonies. All these bulbs can be planted in the fall, about six to eight weeks before the ground freezes. In Montana, that...
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Blue Hawk spirit was on display last week throughout the Thompson Falls School District. Classes competed in the annual Blue Hawk Olympics on Wednesday, participated in dress-up days and built floats for the parade on Friday. The Blue Hawk football team hosted the Charlo Vikings on Friday and the volleyball team took on the Eureka Lions on Saturday. For full results, see page 8....
The Orionid meteor shower and all its glory will be visible this coming week. The peak times to catch the show will be on the mornings of Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 21-22, just a few hours before dawn. This will be around 5 a.m. and 6 a.m.; however, getting out for a 2 a.m. showing can show to be lucky as well. Every year the Orion meteor shower comes into view in the proximity of October 2, and it finishes up right around November 7. This is the time of the year when Earth is passing through the debris that has been left over from Halley’s Comet...
Forming a vision for almost 30 years, the First Baptist Church of Thompson Falls plans to see the result of a facility remodel by fall 2020. Ground has been broken, blueprints are complete, builders are scheduled and "God has opened up the windows and poured out a blessing," stated Pastor Jeffrey Phillips. The new facility, which will extend into the current parking area, will seat approximately 200, a generous expansion in comparison to the current sanctuary seating capacity of 75. Phillips rec...
Students at Plains High School and Junior High showed their school spirit Friday with a parade through town. Students from seventh-graders to seniors made floats with the overall theme of defeating the Victor Pirates at Friday night's homecoming football game. Included in the parade were the homecoming king and queen candidates. For the seniors, it was Ervin Reyes-Melendez and Grace Cockrell. Dustee Hayes and Ines Alvarez were the junior candidates. Payton Butcher and Genna Deschamps were the...
Trick or Treat, Move Your Feet, is the Thompson Falls Community Trails’ annual community event. Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 19, for a festive Halloween themed 5K Run and 1-mile Fun Run/Walk, where all paces are welcome. The event is a celebration of the scenic, user-friendly Thompson Falls trail system. Funds raised contribute toward general trail maintenance and future planning efforts. The event starts and ends at Northwestern Energy Power Park at the intersection of Maiden Ln and Pond St. The Powerhouse Loop Trail and the C...
Zeroing in on an 8-Man football playoff bid, the Thompson Falls Blue Hawks cannot afford to falter now. Sitting in a tie for second place with Mission (both teams are 5-1 in Western Conference play and 6-1 overall), the Hawks hit the road this week for a rare Thursday night game at 1-5, 1-5 Troy, while Mission hosts 4-2, 5-2 Flint Creek in a crucial league tilt Friday. When you are in the middle of a fight for playoff position, every game becomes critical, especially when you are also battling...
Consider this a playoff game, before the playoffs actually begin. A marquee, top-ten meeting of Montana 8-Man football powers will be played in Hot Springs Friday as the No. 4 ranked Savage Heat (3-0 in Western conference play and 7-0 overall) host the No. 8 ranked White Sulphur Springs Hornets (3-0, 5-2). Although this game could help decide the Western conference regular season champions, the No. 10 ranked Noxon Red Devils (2-1, 4-2) will also have their say in that matter as the Devils visit White Sulphur for another key league game Oct. 26....
When one thinks of homecoming it usually brings to mind things like football games, parades and royalty. But homecoming isn't just for the football team and its backers; it is for the whole student body and all school sports teams. The Thompson Falls Blue Hawk cross country team, represented beautifully by queen candidate Reagan Hanks at the big football game Friday night, celebrated homecoming with their classmates last week and completed their regular season running schedule by participating...
People are starting to sit up and take notice of the Noxon Red Devils. Coach Bart Haflich’s Red Devil football team improved to 4-2 overall and 2-1 in conference play Saturday with a 59-31 road win over the Elijah Byrd-led Gardiner Bruins Saturday, and were rewarded for their efforts by earning enough votes to enter the latest 406mtsports.com power poll at No. 10 in the Montana 6-Man rankings. Trying to lock up one of the Western Conference’s four State playoff spots, the Devils will host 1-6 Valley Christian Friday night in the West End. The...
For every volleyball action, there is an equal and opposite net reaction. Well-versed in the back-and-forth required in this sport, Thompson Falls coach Sandra Kazmierczak took her intrepid Lady Hawks into battle twice last week, edging past Stillwater Christian 25-15, 25-27, 25-13, 25-9 in Kalispell Tuesday, Oct. 8, and falling 25-19, 23-25, 25-22, 25-20 to Eureka in Thompson Falls Saturday. "Volleyball is a game of reaction," she said. "We played well last week, managed to defeat a very good...
A rare home win just in time to produce a sweet homecoming victory. Plains Horsemen football coach Eddie Fultz was looking for a little homecoming revenge against the Victor Pirates in Plains Friday night and, by the time the king and queen were crowned, the game was played and the lights were dimmed, the Horsemen had won 66-6 to cap a perfect fall evening. It was Plains’ first home win since the 2017 season, Fultz said, and soundly avenges a 44-34 loss to the Pirates in Victor’s homecoming game last fall. Improving to 3-3 in Western Con...
