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Football playoff fever is gripping Sanders County and the only cure for this affliction is to keep on playing, and winning, as long as possible. Hopefully right up into championship weekend near the end of November. Two Sanders County teams remain in the hunt for State championships in the Montana 8-Man and 6-Man football ranks. The Thompson Falls and Hot Springs football teams advanced into the second round of their respective playoffs last week with big home wins, as the Blue Hawks sent the...
Hot Springs voters elected Crystal Graham and Edwin Gail Weatherly to the open town council seats in Tuesday's general election. Graham received 86 votes and Weatherly 76 votes. The other two candidates, Mary Whitsett and Renea Keough, received 57 and 47 votes, respectively. Nichol Scribner, Sanders County Election Administrator, said that there were 358 registered voters in Hot Springs, and 144 ballots were cast in Tuesday's election. In Plains and Thompson Falls, only one candidate filed for each of the open positions, so the officials were...
Falling leaves cascade down Bemish Creek near Plains....
Joining the nation in celebrating Red Ribbon Week October 23 - 31, Thompson Falls School staff spent the week brining student awareness to substance use and its adverse effects. The Red Ribbon operation is the largest and oldest drug prevention awareness program in the nation. Kicking off the week, high school students were greeted Monday morning with donuts on behalf of their "DoNut Do Drugs" theme, according to Jodi Morgan, school counselor. In addition to that, Thursday afternoon School Resou...
The E.L. Johnson Memorial Pool in Plains is over halfway to being repaired and will open on time for next season, according to Mayor Dan Rowan. The crew of Trueline completed fabrication of the pool and it's ready for the next phase - installing some 520 feet of pipes around the pool, which will be done by Silver Tip Plumbing and Heating, owned by Scott Rice of Plains. Rice said he offered to provide the materials at cost and free labor. "I just want to do anything I can to help the community,"...
Late last month, the NCAA voted to allow college athletes to be compensated. The move was influenced by the state of California's earlier decision to allow college athletes to sign endorsement deals and hire agents. We can see both sides of the issue. College sports are lucrative for schools and for the NCAA, which reports more than $1 billion in annual revenue. It's only fair that the players get a piece of the pie as well, since they are the ones putting in the effort to win national championships and draw attention to their respective...
Last week was Red Ribbon Week at our schools. For those that don’t know about it; Red Ribbon Week is a national drug awareness program aimed at educating students about the dangers of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco. The program began in Southern California after the 1985 torture and murder of DEA Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena at the hands of a Mexican drug cartel. The program has been taught in our nation’s schools since 1987. I was at the high school last Thursday to help with the Elks Lodge’s...
4 YEARS AGO • NOVEMBER 1, 1979 CINDERELLA HAWKS HEAD FOR ROUDUP The Cinderella football team of western Montana may still be looking at the clock, but it still hasn't struck midnight, their Bluebird coach hasn't turned into a pumpkin and the role of the big bad witch is handed to the Roundup Panthers this week as the Blue Hawks continue their waltz to the state class B championship. It was defense again Friday night that dominated play for Coach Doug Walsh's Blue Hawks in their first round p...
LONNY DAVIS, Thompson Falls - “I’d pay off all my bills and I would help family and friends pay off theirs. I’d give 10% to the church, that would be the first thing I’d do.” ANNETTE HARRIS, Noxon - “Probably travel more, give some to my children and grandchildren. And I would definitely help animals.” JESSE McKINNEY, Thompson Falls - “I have no clue what I would do with it.” DAVID KRAAK, Thompson Falls - “Spend it.” MARK BROWN, Spokane, Washington - “Pay the bills and travel.” CLIFFORD TRAINER, Thompson Falls - “I’d spend it, as old as...
Ambulance calls: Noxon, 2; Hot Springs, 2; Thompson Falls, 7; Plains, 11; Dixon, 1. Sunday, October 27 Livestock, Hot Springs. Suspicious activity, T. Falls. Assist other agency, Plains. Burglary, Lonepine. Motor vehicle crash, Perma. Motorist assist, Hot Springs. Trespass, T. Falls. Trespass Plains. Welfare check, T. Falls. Motorist assist, Plains. Monday, October 28 Alarm, T. Falls. Motor vehicle crash, Plains. Motor vehicle crash, Trout Creek. Fire, Trout Creek. Theft, Heron. Alarm, Plains. Person missing, T. Falls. Motor vehicle crash,...
Montana Highway Patrol Elizabeth Scott, 44, day speeding, $120. Aaron Broxterman, 36, careless driving, $85. Jennifer Foltz, 36, night speeding, $70. Edward Werner, 47, speeding in restricted zone, $65. Bradley Keen, 35, permitting operation of vehicle without liability insurance, 1st offense, $285. Dominique Keen, 16, careless driving, $85. Ashley Jelich, 30, seatbelt violation, $20. Carla Neiman, 62, day speeding, $20. Sanders County Sheriff’s Office Jimmy McCracken, 43, operating without liability insurance, 2nd offense, $...
The Forest Service has prepared a draft Decision Notice and finding of no significant impact for the Swamp Eddy project, located on the Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District approximately five miles southwest of Plains. With the decision, prescribed burning, timber harvest, non-commercial vegetation treatments, road work and recreation management activities would be authorized within the project area. The decision would also amend the Lolo Forest Plan by changing Management Area allocations and adding approximately 527 acres to the suitable...
One week remains in the 2019 Fall Mack Days fishing event. Mike Benson of Lonepine continues to lead the Top 10 anglers with 1,141 entries and a 68.27 daily average. Mack Days events are sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes with up to $150,000 in cash and prizes that will be awarded to anglers on Sunday, Nov. 10. During the event, 480 anglers have participated, with 152 turning in one or more lake trout entries. During week seven, 2,043 fish brought the total for the...
Thanksgiving is approaching faster than we may realize. The holiday is known to be the busiest travel day of the year; and according to the American Automobile Association (AAA), around 90 percent of Americans travel more than 50 miles from home to celebrate. Last year's AAA Thanksgiving traveling forecast, projected around 54.3 million people commuted either through road trips, flying, traveling on trains or waterways to get to their loved ones. While the projected travel numbers have not been...
Mavis Deleta Scott, born January 27, 1940, passed away October 28, 2019. She was the loving wife of 30 years to Dick Scott, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend to all she met. She was always baking cookies, banana bread, cinnamon rolls, and pies for all. Mavis will be forever missed. No local services will be held....
SOLUTIONS ACROSS 1. Mesa 5. Smoke 10. Gabbed 12. Talent 14. Unabashedly 16. HS 18. Ali 19. Oil 20. Aecia 22. Cam 23. Trees 25. Dhal 26. Ego 27. POB 28. SAT 30. Emu 31. Spat 33. Deceit 35. Briar 37. Aisne 38. Ratted 40. Brae 41. Eli 42. SSR 44. Ely 45. See 48. Ales 50. Tawny 52. Tae 53. Sisal 55. Pod 56. Egg 57. TE 58. Latitudinal 63. Doodad 65. Retake 66. Blebs 67. Ebon SOLUTIONS DOWN 1. MBA 2. Ebb 3. Sea 4. Adsorb 5. Steles 6. Mad 7. Olla 8. Keyed 9. En 10. Gulag 11. Animosities 13. Thiamin...
Deer that normally leisurely stroll through Plains could be seen scrambling around the streets last Thursday. It wasn't predators moving the animals around town, but an assortment of little spooks, spacemen, princesses, football players, and super heroes. However, the deer had some reprieve, thanks to organized events that kept the kids in one place, temporarily. Despite that there was a witch at Sunset Hills Funeral Home, an estimated 400 adults and kids visited the funeral parlor for donuts,...
Free hiking maps and information are available locally for the Cube Iron / Cataract Area (CICC). Maps are available at libraries in Plains and Thompson Falls, at the county courthouse and at gift shops and selected businesses. The CICC is a special area of mostly wild country, located on the north side of the Clark Fork between Thompson Falls and Trout Creek. The area is studded with many high peaks and mountain lakes, including the Four Lakes area. The map shows trailheads and trail descriptions for the many trails within the area. Connecting...
On November 8, 1889, Montana entered the Union and became the 41st state of the United States of America. This year marks her 130th birthday. Many may call her “the big sky country,” but everyone can agree that Montana is truly “the last best place.” Native Americans were the first to inhabit the land, and today there are seven federally recognized Indian tribes in Montana. The state’s population grew exponentially when gold was discovered in 1852, closely followed by the discovery of coal, copper, lead and silver in 1862. These discoveri...
THOMPSON FALLS – From here to eternity. Okay, maybe not clear to eternity, but from here to far, far away Fairview, one of the towns closest to North Dakota in Montana, some 725 miles away from here on the route the Hawks plan on taking there, according to coach Jared Kosklea. To earn their trip to face the No. 1 ranked Fairview Warriors, the Thompson Falls Blue Hawks raced past the Twin Bridges Falcons 55-20 on the friendly though slightly frozen turf of Previs Field Friday in the first r...
NOXON – No one's patsy on the football field any longer, the Noxon Red Devils have earned respect for the program and the school over the last several years as evidenced by the Devils' third straight State 6-Man playoff appearance. Coach Bart Haflich and his Red Devils completed a fine 2019 football season on semi-sunny Jenny Lampshire Field Saturday, losing the hard-fought game 38-29 to the Outlaws. Hampered by injuries to key performers, the Red Devils did not have all their players a...
This is not about travelling over 700 miles one way to lose. This is about winning the next big game and proving the skeptics wrong. As the team bus to Fairview rolls off later this week, coach Jared Koskela and his hungry Blue Hawks are not looking at this trip being over any time soon; they will gladly keep on riding if it means getting a shot at Thompson Falls’ first State championship since way back in 1975, when the Hawks won the second of two straight Class B titles in the 11-Man game. One year after moving into the 8-Man ranks after s...
If there was any doubt before there isn’t any now – the Thompson Falls Lady Hawks are the best team in the District 7B volleyball ranks, and they now have the 2019 championship trophy in hand for proof. Coach Sandra Kazmirerczak and her talented Lady Hawk netters proved themselves to be the best team in 7B Saturday at the conference tournament in Mission, defeating the host Bulldogs 27-25, 25-16, 19-25, 25-17 in the semifinals and taking down the No. 1 seeded Eureka Lady Lions 25-22, 25-19, 27-25 in the championship. Eureka reached the tit...
NOXON – Everyone wins in wars like this – the players, the fans, the sport itself. Volleyball teams from District 14C waged post-season war in the conference tournament in Noxon Thursday and Friday, and the net battles ended up going into extra matches as Charlo and Hot Springs faced off three separate times Friday before finally settling the issue. After falling to the upstart Hot Springs Savage Heat, who entered the tourney as the No. 2 seed, in the undefeated match Friday morning, the top...
Been there, done that. Hoping to go there and do that again. Seasoned veterans of the Montana 6-Man playoffs, Hot Springs coaches Jim Lawson, the head man, and assistant Andrew Leicthnam have guided the Savage Heat to the quarterfinals once more. The powerful Hot Springs Savage Heat, the No. 2 ranked 6-Man in Montana in the latest 406mtsports.com power poll and hoping to add to the legend of Hot Springs football, will host Westby-Grenora Saturday. The Westby-Grenora, or Mon-Dak Thunder as they are also called, are a well-known commodity to the...
