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The process to update the county’s Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan has begun. The plan, which includes strategy to reduce impacts of natural and manmade hazards in the county, must be updated every five years in order for the county to remain eligible for disaster funding from the Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA). The public is invited to provide input on past hazard events and how to mitigate the effects of events such as wildfire, flooding, severe weather, railroad accidents and other hazards. The county received a $50,000 FEMA H...
Trick or Treat, Move Your Feet! is exactly what happened on the Thompson Falls Community Trails system Saturday morning, beginning and ending at NorthWestern Energy's Power Park. Over 50 costume goers accepted the challenge of competing in a one-mile or a 5K (3.1 miles) fun run. Fitting right in with the Halloween season, the start of each race was announced by the hissing of a cat or a chop of an axe rather than the norm of a gun or "on your marks, get set, go!" sound. Top male Cael Thilmony,...
With less than a week until Election Day, the Sanders County Clerk and Recorder’s office is busy. Sanders County has 8,580 registered voters. Clerk and Recorder Nichol Scribner said that more than 60 people have come to the local office to register after the Oct. 9 close of regular voter registration. Sanders County issued 4,820 absentee ballots, and as of Tuesday, Scribner said that 2,945 (61 percent) had been submitted to the Clerk and Recorder’s office. Absentee ballots can be returned to the Clerk and Recorder’s office through 8 p.m. on Tu...
Being a citizen of the United States of America means having the right to enjoy many freedoms others do not. Next Tuesday voters will take to the polls exercising a liberty, which started in 1845, that very few human beings in the world have…the privilege to elect our nation’s leading officials. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, only five percent of the world’s population are American citizens and only 60 percent of these people vote in presidential elections, while only 36 percent vote in midterm elections. Why so few? It is interesting tha...
Editor, Five days in October. Those “boys of the summer” and the Series. It was a refreshing break to watch opponents with different goals, experiences and backgrounds (and their supporters) cheer enthusiastically. What a great lesson in humanity to see opponents react positively for the good plays and attempts of both their own and the other team. Equally heartening were the acts of sportsmanship when athletes may have knocked another down or mistakenly hit another and then extended a hand or an apology. Also missing were comments den...
On behalf of those of us who have diligently and doggedly worked to get community decay properties cleaned up in Thompson Falls, we want to thank Chief of Police Nichols for taking the issue seriously and assigning police resources to enforce the city ordinance. Those of us calling attention to this issue have attended city council meetings for the last 2.5 years, attempting to generate concern by the council regarding the many harmful ramifications of community decay to property owners, neighborhoods, and the community. We are wishing Officer...
You may have heard about it. A couple of days ago two black men in hoodies drove up to the Boston Library at one in the morning. The Boston Library is a place where many of Boston’s homeless people “live” — for lack of a better word. As the two men got out their vehicle, they began placing trays of cooked food on the pavement in front of the library. Then they walked around to the sides and back of the library to let the homeless, who were sleeping on cardboard mattresses, know that there w...
5 YEARS AGO • OCTOBER 31, 1968 A FIRST Success of a Montana Fish and Game Dept. bighorn sheep planting program about eight years ago was demonstrated this week when two Sanders County hunters bagged rams in the first hunting season permitted since the transplanting. Melvin Hoy, one of Thompson Falls' top sportsmen bagged the first legally killed ram Saturday after stalking this specimen 2½ hours on Bad Rock Mountain between Thompson Falls and Eddy. Ram has almost a full curl. Allen K...
CHERYL TRIPLETT, Silverton, Idaho – “Pop. ‘Go get me a pop,’ I say. So it’s pop. We come to Thompson Falls all the time. We like it here.” NEPO JENNINGS, Butte – “In Butte, we always say pop.” VALERIE ROMERO TOWNSEND, Thompson Falls – “Hands down, soda! And that means Coke.” BRITTANY BRAY, Thompson Falls – ”It’s soda!” KAREN EHLI, Trout Creek – “When I drink, it’s ‘soda.’ I drink Diet Pepsi. I like the fizz of Diet Barq’s. It has no calories.” BILL EHLI, Trout Creek – “I just plain call it soda pop or just plain pop....
Ambulances: Noxon, 2; T. Falls, 1; Plains, 4; H. Springs, 6. Sunday, October 21 Long horn on Hwy. 200, Plains. Abandoned vehicle on Hwy. 200, T. Falls. Dog bite, Plains. Hit and run in Wye Quick Stop parking, H. Springs. Older juvenile bullying kids at the park, Plains. Two vehicle crash on Hwy. 200, Plains. Cattle on Hwy. 28, H. Springs. Partner/family member assault, Noxon. Criminal mischief, H. Springs. Vehicle vs. tree, non-injury, Thompson River Rd. Vehicle vs. deer, Hwy. 28, H. Springs. Monday, October 22 Vehicle near the railroad...
Montana Highway Patrol Caleb Bergmann, 21, night speeding, $120. Randall Mattson, 43, displaying plates assigned to another vehicle, $55; operating a vehicle that has not been properly registered, $35; operating without liability insurance, 1st offense, $75. Travis Brown, 29, speeding in a restricted zone, $55. James Nash, 26, speeding in a restricted zone, $65. David Pierson, 34, day speeding, $70. Rhett Runkle, 54, speeding in a restricted zone, $65. Ted Shabert, 71, speeding in a restricted zone, $65. Karl Chezar, 36, seatbelt violation,...
The Town Pump Charitable Foundation is matching $750,000 in contributions during its 17th annual fundraising campaign for food banks across Montana, including the Community Harvest Food Bank and Gospel Mountain Assembly of God Food Pantry in Thompson Falls, the Community Food Pantry in Plains, the Community Services Fellowship in Noxon, and the Hot Springs Food Pantry. A record-setting 84 food banks are participating in the statewide “Be A Friend in Deed, Helping Those in Need” campaign this year. The campaign has raised about $30 million for...
Everyone loves a parade – and that goes for dogs, too. Michelle Easley has been working with area animals to help them look their best since May when she opened "Diamonds in the Ruff." The doggy salon is located on Industrial Way by the Elks Lodge in Thompson Falls, where pets and their people gathered for a costume contest and parade. Other activities were also featured, and all money raised was given to Thompson River Animal Care Shelter (TRACS). Easley made friends with TRACS shortly after a...
As we enter the month of November, the holiday season will begin to fill the air. Add some Gingerbread spice to the holiday season by participating in the 21st Annual Gingerbread Contest sponsored by the Sanders County Historical Society Old Jail Museum. Once again, it will be part of Christmas on Main Street, scheduled for December 1, and will be held at the Old Jail Museum located at 109 Madison Street in Thompson Falls. “Although we are not on Main Street, we will be open from noon until 6 p.m. Saturday for voting and viewing, and again on S...
Area families will get assistance during the holidays this year. Area churches gather donations each year and distribute baskets containing Thanksgiving meals to local families in need. More than 100 families are helped by the program each year. Monetary and food donations are needed for the program. Each basket costs between $70 and $80. Once the baskets are filled, they are delivered to the homes of those in need. Food contributions will be collected through Wednesday, Nov. 14, at Community...
Charlene and Raoul Ribeiro of Thompson Falls are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Nicole, to Spencer Fehr of Anaconda. A February 16, 2019 wedding is planned. Nicole graduated from University of Montana in Missoula with a Bachelor of Arts degree in music. Spencer is a band teacher at Anaconda....
Kilie and Jamie Burr welcomed son, Kayleb Rhylee, Fri., Oct. 12 at 9:52 p.m. He weighed nine pounds, two ounces and measured 22.5 inches long. Kayleb joins sibling, Jaymez. Maternal grandparents are Kevin and Tracy McGann of Thompson Falls. Maternal great-grandparents are Mary and Ken McGann and Ace Pronovost, all of Plains. Paternal grandmother is Teasha Lake of West Port, Wash. Paternal great-grandmother is Sharon Bowen of Plains. Welcome, Kayleb....
Members of Sanders County 4-H attended the Northern International Livestock Exposition (NILE) held in Billings recently. Coby Guenzler of Hot Springs showcased in Red Angus Cattle, Aubrey and Mackenzie Tulloch, also of Hot Springs, both showed heifers, and Plains' Jacob Hutchins in Junior Fed Market Lamb. Guenzler had a great NILE, according to MSU Extension Agent Juli Thurston. This was his third year participating in the NILE's Junior Red Angus Show and first year in the open show. He showed...
Sanders County has a long history of being quite crafty. The tradition also carries a lengthy history of Christmas-time bazaars as a venue for the clever, local-minded vendors and shoppers of the area. Always the Saturday of the first full weekend in December, the Sanders County Christmas Bazaar tags along with the town’s Christmas on Main Street events. Slated for Saturday, Dec. 1, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. “There will be plenty to do for visitors and kids, and Santa will be there for pictures from noon until around 3 p.m.,” said organ...
A routine traffic stop last Friday turned into an individual being arrested for having a "substantial amount of meth," according to Sanders County Sheriff Tom Rummel. Deputy Roy Scott stopped a vehicle on Highway 28 near Hot Springs for a traffic violation at just after 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 26. During the course of the stop, Sheriff Rummel said in a statement that Scott observed indicators that the vehicle may be transporting illegal drugs. Further investigation revealed methamphetamine and...
A handful of Clark Fork Valley Hospital Long Term Care residents showed their artistic talents by carving pumpkins for Halloween last week. Virginia Brown, Rose Neumeyer, Cheryl King, and Mary Ann Thompson created their jack-o'-lanterns last Wednesday morning with the help of Del Smith, the activities director, and Kayla VonHeeder, a certified nursing assistant. The group spent just over an hour on their creations, which will be displayed at the nursing home. It didn't take long for the...
A Plains artist not only went to the see and hear President Donald Trump during his stop in Missoula, but gave him a taste of Montana to take back to Washington, D.C. Dave Williams of Plains designed a brush and pallet knife acrylic painting of Missoula with a bit of western Montana on canvas and gave it to the president's staff the day prior to his arrival on Oct. 18. Williams said a secret service agent took the painting, which had to be cleared before putting it on Air Force One for future pr...
HOT SPRINGS – The Hot Springs football tradition lives on. Although none of the current roster of players for the Hot Springs Savage Heat football team were on the 2016 State C 6-Man championship team, the current players take the maintaining of the Hot Springs football tradition, which also includes the 2012 State C title, very seriously. Look no further than the Heat's 49-24 playoff win over visiting Denton-Geyser-Stanford Saturday in Hot Springs for proof. Now 9-1, coach Jim Lawson and his S...
All things being equal – and they pretty much were this season in District 14C volleyball – the Plains Trotters proved themselves to be a cut above the rest in the conference tournament at Hot Springs last Thursday and Friday. Sanders County's two other 14C teams, Hot Springs and Noxon, both played well but fell Friday. Hot Springs, after winning their way into the first championship match with victories over St. Regis and Arlee Thursday, eventually settled for third place. For their part, the...
Talk about finishing up in style. The Thompson Falls Lady Hawk volleyball team completed regular season play with one of their best efforts of 2018, taking down the Troy Lady Trojans in convincing fashion 25-9, 25-16, 25-7 in Thompson Falls Saturday. The easy win over Troy was only part of the story for the Hawks during their final week of District 7B conference play as they also fought past Bigfork 22-25, 25-15, 21-25, 25-23, 15-7 in Bigfork Thursday, reversing an earlier loss at home to those...
