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Time is whittling down for the Plains Wood Carving Club to get pieces done for the big show in May, especially since the club leader is coordinating the carving gala once again. Tom Collins, who has directed the Plains club for six years, is one of a dozen locals putting knives, chisels and gouges to wood in an effort to woo the crowds at the 2022 Montana State Wood Carvers Show May 7-8. Club members meet nearly every Tuesday evening at 6:30 in the VFW conference hall to work on their projects...
The Sanders County Sewer District at Paradise Board conducted a special meeting last Tuesday to discuss the buy/sell agreement for its proposed sewer system, but no progress was made and the only development was the resignation of Janice Barber, the board chair. Much of the hour and a half long meeting was mixed with interruptions and conversations going on in the background by many of the 20 people in attendance while the board was trying to conduct business. Barber had told the board the...
Trout Creek seventh grader Gavin Todd finished in 16th place out of 60 spellers in the Treasure State Bee earlier this month. Todd advanced to the state bee after winning the Sanders County Spelling Bee on March 4. "My goal was not to get out in the first round," Todd said. He achieved that, and made it through round six before being eliminated on the word penitentiary. "I studied a lot and spelling in something I'm better at," he added. Todd said the state spelling bee was intimidating. "At...
Every March 14, math and science lovers around the world celebrate Pi Day, a commemoration of the mathematical sign pi. The date written numerically as 3/14 matches the first three digits of the never-ending number: 3.14. Pi Day was officially designated a holiday by the U.S. House of Representatives in 2009, but was first celebrated in California in the year 1988. Teachers embrace the holiday with fun math, science and art activities for their students. This year, Trout Creek Adventist School s...
There was a recent interview with a basketball player. He was asked if the upcoming game was stressful. His response was that it wasn't stressful, it's fun. He noted that stressful is not having enough food on your plate. Stressful is not being able to pay your electricity bill. That comment put things into perspective. We're all very lucky that we have this thing called basketball. When you turn on the news these days, you see a lot of death, war, destruction and other terrible things going on in the world. But for nearly three weeks each...
A recent letter to the editor attempted (and failed) to condemn Matt Rosendale for his lack of intoxication with the current propaganda Kool-Aid flavor of the month; liberally being served over the 24/7 news outlets and internet that, “Putin/Russia bad. Zelensky/Ukraine good.” If much of the false narrative from certain media and “experts” who lied to us about the Wuhan bioweapon and unsafe and ineffective experimental mRNA injections; and have completely ignored the current CDC’s VAERS numbers with over 1 million adverse events, 45,615 permane...
Are we doomed by not knowing history? As a middle school student, I recall disliking history class. My instructor was dry as old corn husks and made history just as exciting. What was the point? All those people were dead anyway. I studied the textbook trying to keep my eyes open to read enough to say I had completed the assignment, absorbing little. High school changed that for me, I learned to love history. The teacher made a difference. Studying the Second World War in high school was...
6 YEARS AGO • MARCH 22, 1917 ARREST MOOCHERS AT PLAINS Several I.W.W. Organizers Causing Trouble – Authorities Are Active The sheriff’s office has been busy in the past week picking up troublemakers at Plains, many of whom carry I.W.W. cards. There are eight in the county jail now serving thirty-day sentences for vagrancy. In the vicinity of Kalispell, Eureka and Great Falls there has been so much trouble from the agitators that vigilant committees have been formed among the citizens and in several instances the governor has been appea...
ALEXANDER HORODYSKI, Plains - “Cleaning up camp sites because of the sewage and all the plastics they leave out.” KENDYL ELIAS, Roseburg, Oregon - “Dusting because it takes forever!” EMMA STILES, Roseburg, Oregon - “My least favorite thing is dusting because it makes me sneeze.” TRAVIS CARNEY, Running Springs, California - “Putting winter things away in the attic every year. You got to get the ladder out, move stuff around and reorganize.” COURTNEY WOODS, Thompson Falls - “I hate picking up leaves and doing yard work because it’s very laborio...
Sanders County Sheriff’s Office Larry Oldhorn, 39, driving a motor vehicle will privilege is suspended or revoked, 1st offense, $285; operating without liability insurance in effect, 1st offense, $275; operating a vehicle which has not been properly registered, $75. Craig Shafer, 67, day speeding, $20; fail to carry proof of insurance in vehicle, 1st offense, $85. Ethan Stafford, 25, aggravated driving under the influence, 1st offense, $1135 and 365 days jail with 363 suspended. David Duval, 42, operating without liability insurance in e...
Ambulance: Plains, 4; T. Falls, 11; Paradise, 2; Hot Springs, 3; Trout Creek, 1. Monday, March 14 Coroner called, Plains. Person missing, T. Falls. Trespass, T. Falls. Automated alarm call, T. Falls. Trespass, T. Falls. Livestock complaint, Trout Creek. Theft, Trout creek. Person missing, Plains. Tuesday, March 15 Theft, T. Falls. Property found, Noxon. Trespass, T. Falls. Civil standby, Plains. Debris on road, Plains. Drugs/narcotics, Hot Springs. Debris on road, Plains. Suspicious activity, Hot Springs. Business contact, T. Falls. Assist moto...
A Dixon woman was released on her own recognizance during 20th District Judicial Court on Tuesday. Chazara Swaney pleaded not guilty to felony charges of aggravated assault and false reports to a peace officer. According to charging documents, on January 15 Swaney was at a residence where officers responded to a possible assault. When they arrived, law enforcement found a man badly beaten on the porch. Swaney was identified by witnesses as wearing the same clothes as were seen on the assailant and she was found with blood on her forearms and...
Farm Bureau Financial Services in Thompson Falls has a new agent. Nicole Miller took over the business after Terri Stoltz retired at the end of 2021. Miller stated the transition of taking over the business from Stoltz was easy. "Everything felt right. I believe everything happens for a reason." Miller started working with Stoltz in 2019 and then became a licensed agent, licensed in property, casualty and life insurance. "I want to make sure my clients understand their options and the coverage...
A local button club has formed following a surge of interest in buttons after a display was set up in the Thompson Falls Public Library by Willina Lueb. The club has been operating for almost a year now, and meets monthly. The group has five members, with another possibly joining. "It's been a lovely spreading out of interest in the community," Lueb said. According to members, the group has been very active, especially with March being National Button Month. As was done last year for the same...
Thompson Falls High School held its prom on Saturday, March 19, crowning royalty. Thompson Falls students voted Olivia Pirnat and Ryan Bucher as king and queen (right). Other senior class members included in the royalty were Ben Croft, Cella VanHuss, Nolan Ward, Shayla Micklon, Maggie Lever and Connor Dogan....
On Monday, February 14, 2022, Lee Rolland Matthews died peacefully in Portland, Oregon. Lee was born in Thompson Falls, Montana, on July 23, 1939, to Roland Matthews and Opal Butte-Matthews. He spent his formative years in Montana tending the family ranch, playing varsity sports, and working as a logger. After joining the US Army in 1957 and training in Fort Knox, Kentucky, Lee returned to the Northwest and graduated from Eastern Washington State College, Cheney, Washington, in 1964 with a... Full story
On March 10, 2022, a man of many hats - fisherman, hunter, miner, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend, Lindsey Ray Elder, Jr., passed at the age of 74, surrounded by all of his loved ones. Lindsey was born on January 26, 1948, in Ottawa, Kansas to parents Laura Mabel Elder and Lindsey Ray Elder, Sr. Not a fan of the south, Lindsey spent many years traveling decidedly north; making his way up and living as far north as Alaska. In 1964 Lindsey found his future home in Thompson Falls, Montana, n... Full story
Connie Lynn (Decker) League was called to heaven Monday, March 21, 2022, in Plains, Montana, after a short battle with cancer at the age of 72. Connie was born July 8, 1949, to Stanley and Norma Decker of Plains. She grew up in Plains and western Washington, returning to Plains in 1983. Her daughter Lisa was born in 1967. Connie graduated nursing school as an LPN. She worked in various positions at Clark Fork Valley Hospital in Plains for 30 years, retiring in December of 2021. Connie loved... Full story
SOLUTIONS ACROSS 1. RUER 5. MST 8. RAT 11. OXBOW 13. AKA 14. RABI 15. MOLTO 16. NIL 17. AGEE 18. RACES 20. ILL 21. SETS 22. ABOLISHES 25. TRANSLUCENT 30. SHINNED 31. DNA 32. KOREA 33. TABES 38. FAA 41. EBONIES 43. UNDESIREABLE 45. SUBSIDIES 48. MAGI 49. MUT 50. EAGAN 55. EBRO 56. ICH 57. AUBER 59. SEIS 60. ZEE 61. RABBI 62. ARC 63. ERR 64. REED SOLUTIONS DOWN 1. ROM 2. UXOR 3. EBLA 4. ROTC 5. MANIOC 6. SKILLED 7. TALLINN 8. RAGEE 9. ABETS 10. TIES 12. WOE 14. RASH 19. SALE 23. BUD 24. STATOR...
Three Sanders County students were chosen to participate in this year’s Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Good Citizens program and scholarship contest. The Good Citizens program is intended to encourage and reward qualities of good citizenship. There were a total of seven area students that were honored by the Kuilix Chapter of the DAR at the Mission Valley United Methodist Church in St. Ignatius. Each student received a Good Citizen certificate and pin, a money award and a delicious lunch. Vanessa Horner of Noxon High School was a...
The Clark Fork Valley Elks (CFVE) hosted their fourth annual community baby shower for expecting mothers and families with children in Sanders County on Saturday. "We have 21 mothers or expecting mothers at this year's baby shower," said Michelle Blackstone with CFVE. The event is made possible with funding from the Elks National Foundation's Spotlight grant. Funding is given to those events that focus on health, nutrition and literacy in the families. Kay McKinzie, the Sanders County Tobacco...
The leprechaun's "gold" coins on bingo spots might not have brought any more luck, but the contestants had fun, said Heather Allen, who coordinated the St. Patrick's Day Dinner and Bingo night at the VFW in Plains last Thursday night. Twenty-two kids and adults participated in the club's first St. Patrick's Day Dinner and Bingo celebration from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the VFW hall. The VFW Auxiliary ran the dinner with corned beef and cabbage tacos and the club conducted the bingo session after...
The Thompson Falls City Council met last week for a public hearing to discuss city zoning related to marijuana sales. The city passed Ordinance 350, which would act like an “emergency zoning ordinance,” as Mayor Mark Sheets put it. The ordinance details where marijuana businesses can sell their product, stating that any such business must be located on the south side of Main Street, among the other major businesses. The ordinance was passed to meet with state requirements which determine the proximity of such businesses from schools and churche...
The 2022 Spring Mack Days event began on last weekend with a total of 669 lake trout turned in. Fridays fish total was 1,077, Saturday's was 888, and 528 fish were turned in on a cold and blustery Sunday. The first weekends total including Thursday comes to 3,162 lake trout entries. Ninety-two anglers out of four hundred thirty entered turned in one or more lake trout. Mack Days began in 2002 and are used by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) as a tool to reduce the number of...
Justin Morgan, a 2021 graduate of Thompson Falls High School, was named the Men's Track Athlete of the Week for the Frontier Conference. Morgan is a freshman at Montana State and won the 5,000-meter race at the Icebreaker Open in Billings earlier this month, the first outdoor meet of the season for the Orediggers....
