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NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING SPEAKER - Dr. Dudley Herschbach, winner of the Nobel Prize in chemistry 1986, shares insights and experiences with Plains school students and staff. Dr. Herschbach is the uncle of Plains resident Della Garrison. He met with students and faculty members to share his life experiences and what ultimately led to his study of molecular dynamics of chemical reactions. Dr. Herschbach, 86, is still actively researching the effect of lasers on dynamics of chemical...
Supporters of LR-129 claim their proposal will ensure that mail-in ballots are secure and that the state's elections are free of potential fraud, but opponents argue the entire effort may cause unnecessary gridlock at the polls and distract from any actual security issue. The initiative would prohibit the collection of another individual's ballot, although family members and caregivers could deliver another person's ballot but would need to sign a registry at the polling place. People not...
Close to 80 people attended the Clark Fork Valley Hospital's annual Women's Health Fair, which took place at Plains High School last Thursday. "This event is important to the hospital because we want to keep our community members and communities healthy," said Aria Mangan, the hospital's Community Health Improvement Specialist and chief coordinator of the seven-hour health fair. "One of the best ways to do that is allow the opportunity and education to know what is out there to be healthy and...
Thompson Falls saw a brief influx in population and commerce the last five weekends as bowlers from around the state converged at Rimrock Lanes for the 2018 Montana State Senior Bowling Tournament. This is the second state level tournament held in Thompson Falls, the first being in 2014. Co-directors of the event, Sandy True and Ginger Ward, shared that the area’s natural beauty and friendly community were the main factors that resulted in the state bowling board approving this year’s location, as well as the upgraded lanes at the Rimrock. “Bow...
After a season in gridiron exile, the Hot Springs Savage Heat have returned to the throne and are champions once more. Coach Jim Lawson and his Heat, who were forced into an 8-Man experiment by the MHSA which failed in 2017, clinched the Western C division 6-Man regular season title with a 69-0 bashing of the visiting Lima Bears in Hot Springs Friday. Completing regular season action with 7-1 record in conference play and 9-1 overall, the Heat will open the State C playoffs as the No. 1 seeded...
For the first time in Noxon High School history, the Red Devil football team is going back-to-back. As in back to the Class C 6-Man playoffs for the second straight time. Coach Bart Haflich and his dangerous Red Devils downed the Valley Christian Eagles 54-16 in Alberton Friday to clinch the Western C's fourth and final playoff spot. Now 5-3, with all three of those losses to other playoff qualifiers, the Devils will travel to Highwood Saturday to take on the 8-1 Geraldine-Highwood Rivals at 1...
Another season to remember. The Thompson Falls cross country team completed a memorable season of running at the Montana All-Class meet at the University of Montana golf course in Missoula Saturday. "For many of our runners, this was a first experience with a state competition," coach Sarah Naegeli said. "The hard work over the season, and the drive at this final race was a great end to our 2018 season. The 2019 season looks quite promising." The Hawks' top finisher in each race will be...
The Lady Hawks have been right on the precipice, right on the edge of becoming a very good volleyball team all season. Coach Sandra Kazmierczak is thinking that now is as good a time as any to finally make that leap of faith and for the Lady Hawks to be all that they can be. "These girls are very capable of being a very good team," she said. "We have all the necessary players – the setters, the hitters, the back row players – we just have to learn how to finish points and games better." Getting...
by John Hamilton Is this inglorious ending what leads to a new beginning? The Thompson Falls Blue Hawk football team ended season play with a 46-13 road loss to the Anaconda Copperheads Friday as the Hawks complete the season with an 0-9 record, including a 0-6 mark in Western B conference games. The ‘Heads finish 1-5 in conference and 1-7 overall with the win. “Thompson Falls football teams don’t go winless very often,” Hawk coach Jared Koskela said. “This is a wakeup call for this program and our kids, and I am interested in seeing how we re...
The local Little Guy wrestling season kicked off with a tournament in Bonners Ferry Saturday, and several Falls Little Guys competed in the Idaho meet. Thompson Falls coach Mike Thilmony, who is being assisted by Dan Sundstrom, Ashley Block, John Mosher and several high school wrestlers, said the numbers for the Bonners Ferry tourney may have been low due to soccer commitments, but that he expects participation numbers to increase in the coming weeks. Thilmony said local Little Guy grapplers are headed to a tournament in St. Maries this...
Round and round it goes, where it stops, nobody knows... The District 10C volleyball carousel will continue to spin in Hot Springs later this week with the district tournament but, by Friday evening, the top two teams in the conference will be determined and those squads can start making plans for the Western C divisional tournament in Manhattan Nov. 1-3. Sanders County squads Hot Springs, Noxon and Plains will enter the fray in Hot Springs all thinking they have a chance of being one of those t...
The story of the Plains Horsemen's 2018 football season could have been quite a bit different with a few different circumstances along the way. As it is, coach Eddie Fultz and his Horsemen completed the campaign on a high note with a 70-30 road win over Troy last Thursday night. Plains finishes the season with a 2-7 record. Fultz couldn't help but to reflect on what could have been. "Looking back on it, we didn't catch any breaks this season," he said. "We lost a few games we felt we should...
Trevor Harris has been a fan of baseball since he can remember and his time with various leagues in the Thompson Falls area did not let him down in his quest to be the best player possible. Now a junior in high school, Harris has earned himself an opportunity to get some training and professional coaching that will lead him further down the path to his goal: a college scholarship playing the game known as “America’s pastime.” Sports apparel brand, Under Armor, has a baseball factory team and held tryouts this month in Spokane where Harri...
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) hosted a meeting of the watercraft inspection station partners in Helena. Montana had more than 35 watercraft inspection stations spread across the state, open from April to October. FWP worked with six partner agencies and organizations to operate and staff these stations. More than 96,000 boats have been inspected so far this year, eclipsing the number of boats inspected in 2017 by 10,000. The partners met over two days to discuss how the season went and to make plans for 2019. The partners made suggestion...
“We must show, not merely in great crises, but in the everyday affairs of life, the qualities of practical intelligence, of courage, of hardihood, and endurance, and above all the power of devotion to a lofty ideal, which made great the men who founded this Republic in the days of Washington, which made great the men who preserved this Republic in the days of Abraham Lincoln.” — Theodore Roosevelt You will not find any person more dedicated to the betterment of this county than Carol Brooker. As her employee of seven years, I have seen her ...
In 2010, Sanders County voters decided to make several of the county elected positions non partisan. There was wisdom in this as these positions are intended to serve the entire county and not just party politics. We have a candidate for commissioner actively promoting himself as a Republican because “these are MY values” and encouraging others to vote Republican. NOT who that candidate is or what they stand for or what their verifiable track record is. Just vote Republican no matter what. Do we really need another local elected official tha...
Please Vote YES on I-185 It will no doubt cause many smokers to quit smoking; protecting their life and health. Two of the members of my family died of cancer; both smoked. Look how much the tobacco companies are spending to defeat it. Let the users pay their medical bills in the price of the tobacco product. Thank you. Dick Christopher, Polson...
Editor, We are lucky, in Sanders County, to have commissioners who are willing to listen to all of their constituents, genuinely care for the residents of their communities, and work for the best interest of their citizens. In this election year, we have the opportunity to re-elect Carol Brooker, a commissioner whose experience, compassion and knowledge, make her the best choice for Sanders County. Rather than pie-in-the-sky promises of controlling smoke in our area, Carol has reasonable, attainable and sensible goals. Her values of hard work,...
While I share Jim Elliott’s feelings about the “big tobacco” anti-185 advertising, I don’t want to vote based on a knee-jerk reaction. And, as much as I dislike that “big tobacco” funds the anti-ads, I’m equally unhappy to see corporate medicine, which has a financial stake in expanded Medicaid, pouring money into the pro-ads. It seems there are more than enough lobbyists to go around. Drawing a line between tobacco and health care costs is a ruse. If I-185 raised the tax on tobacco, included electronic devices in the tax, and applied that...
In honor of Veterans Day, the history class of Noxon High School will again be putting on a special assembly to recognize those in the area who have served. Since Veterans Day falls on a Sunday this year, the school will hold the event Monday, Nov. 12, beginning 11:45 a.m. and ending around 12:25 p.m. The class has sent out many personal invites to area veterans to join them at the school for the event. Although the assembly honors veteran, it is also an educational opportunity for students to physically see those who selflessly served the...
