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The ability to work remotely became more common as the COVID-19 pandemic forced people to stay home. A new program in Sanders County is helping job seekers receive training to prepare them for jobs with national companies as remote workers. Four individuals completed remote worker training last week at the Clark Fork Professional Building. The program is a collaboration between Job Service Thompson Falls, Sanders County Community Development (SCCD) and Teleworks USA, a Kentucky-based company tha...
Patrons of the Paradise Center will soon be able to visit every floor without having to trek up and down three flights of stairs. Volunteers finished framing two shafts last week that will eventually become ADA compliant vertical platform lifts. The vertical platform lifts are a type of elevator, a high-end wheelchair lift, said Rudi Boukal, one of four men, along with Dave Colyer and John Thorson of Plains, and Jim Hawley of Paradise, who spent about 150 collective hours constructing the...
It was the first Sanders County Fair Commission meeting of the year and the first time for newly elected Commissioners John Holland and Dan Rowan to attend a fair meeting. "I wanted to see what they were doing and what they had going in the works," said Rowan, the former mayor of Plains. Holland had been a member of the Plains School Board, which routinely had their meetings on the same night as the fair board's meetings. Both asked several questions of Melissa Cady, the fair manager, and Randy...
Clark Fork Valley Hospital As healthcare providers, we are always being challenged to provide a higher quality of care for our patients. The goal is a quick and accurate diagnosis the first time and in less time. Premium ultrasound capability is one of the ways we can do this at Clark Fork Valley Hospital (CFVH) and the primary reason we recently upgraded to a Philips EPIQ Ultrasound Machine in our Diagnostic Imaging Department. This premium ultrasound technology provides improved clinical...
Well, here we are in mid-January. How are those New Year’s resolutions going? The fact that the second Friday in January is called “Quitters Day” provides a pretty clear answer. Even if you made it to this point, research shows that most of us will throw in the towel before the end of January. Why is that? Why are we so quick to quit? New Year’s resolutions are notoriously focused on health – increased trips to the gym, more meditation, promises to diet – so why do we abandon those worthy goals after such a short time? There are many reason...
The United States House of Representatives will be doing exhaustive (and exhausting) investigating into many things like Hunter Biden, Jill Biden, President Biden, and Major Biden (the Biden’s dog, which has an anger management issue). They will also be conducting major investigations into how an enormous amount of money given to the states to combat Covid was spent fraudulently. Good. Sort of. According to real, fake, and suspect news sources, there was a phenomenal amount of waste, m...
8 YEARS AGO • MARCH 31, 1943 GRAND OLD PIONEER DIES Funeral services were held for Charles Chester Thayer who died March 24, 1943. Burial took place in the family lot in the Wild Rose Cemetery. The life of Charles Chester Thayer was packed with adventure, thrills and accomplishments. Only a few are so fortunate as to live the long eventful life he enjoyed and be blessed as he was with health and vitality up until a very short time before he died. The family contends that he was about five years older than records indicate, because of a family...
Veronica Madsen, Thompson Falls - “Pay bills.” Sam Bereiter, Priest River Idaho - “Ask Sim what to do with it, pay off people's mortgages and spread the word of our Savior.” Jeremy Maplethorpe, Missoula - “Retire.” Liam Case, Thompson Falls - “Help people in this community with what’s coming.” Tom Durham, Polson - “Pay off all of my debt and my friends' debt and give away half.” Joe Hokel, Noxon - “Fill up my truck with diesel....
Montana Highway Patrol Kevin Mishler, 62, seatbelt violation, $70. Hillary Hale, 36, night speeding, $70. Shannon Anderson, 52, seatbelt violation, $20. Kelly Fish, 43, seatbelt violation, $20. Douglas Anderson, 66, following too closely - reasonable and prudent, $85. Michael Brinson, 76, seatbelt violation, $20. Cameron Lee, 21, seatbelt violation, $20. Edward McKevitt, 65, seatbelt violation, $20. Kevin Brockett, 46, night speeding, $70. Chloe French, 19, speeding in a restricted zone, $55. Camren Kovarik, 24, seatbelt violation, $20. Lucas...
We have completed our second week of the 68th Montana Legislative session. We were sworn in on January 2 and were already hearing bills in committees on January 3. This is the quickest start I have seen in my fourth term in office. This quick start is a result of the Governor asking all the agencies to go through and review anywhere there was red tape that could be adjusted or removed. These bills were pre-drafted and entered so we could hit the floor running. Many of these bills have already passed on the respective committees and body floors,...
Ambulance: Plains, 9; T. Falls, 8; Trout Creek, 2; Hot Springs, 1; Lonepine, 1. Monday, January 9 Automated alarm call, Heron. Motor vehicle crash, Ravalli. Suspicious activity, Plains. Fire, Heron. Child welfare/abuse, Hot Springs. Assist motorist/citizen, T. Falls. Motor vehicle crash, T. Falls. Welfare check, T. Falls. Security check, T. Falls. Suspicious activity, Trout Creek. Suspicious activity, Trout Creek. Parking problem, Trout Creek. Assist miscellaneous, Trout Creek. Road hazard/blockage, Trout Creek. Business contact, T. Falls....
Toby Elvadore Zak appeared before Judge Deborah "Kim" Christopher on Tuesday for his initial appearance on a felony charge of criminal possession of dangerous drugs and misdemeanor charges of criminal possession of drug paraphernalia and driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Zak, through his attorney Ben Darrow, entered not guilty pleas to all charges. Judge Christopher set a trial date of June 5, 2023. As alleged in the charging documents, on December 30, Deputy Devin Wegener responded to a request for a welfare check. Upon...
Mission turned out to be where the Lady Hawks were put to the test. Even though Thompson Falls was up by nine in the first quarter and led the whole game, the Bulldogs wouldn't let up on their home court in last Tuesday’s game. Coach Mike Tessier said that every time the Blue Hawks would get ahead the Bulldogs would be right on their heels. They made an impressive nine three-pointers to boot. “We just couldn't put them away. I’m proud of the girls; they kept up the battle,” said Tessier. He added that they held a tight defense on their shooters...
The Lady Red Devils trounced Alberton last Saturday, 50-19. Seanna Richter was the top scorer with 12 points and grabbed four steals. Callie Cano netted five points and three rebounds, Emily Brown scored 18 points, made nine rebounds and four assists. Aubrey Erwin scored eight points and Emma Swanson hooped four and had four steals. Abby Yoder got the most steals of the game with six. At last Thursday's home game, fans and players alike were blown away by Erwin's performance of the Star-Spangled...
Thompson Falls/Noxon wrestlers hit the pavement last weekend to compete in the Choteau Classic. The boys team placed 11th out of 26 teams and the girls placed 14th out of 18 teams. “Overall I thought our team wrestled hard and most went deep into consolation rounds,” said Coach Michael Thilmony. Eli Ratliff won the tournament, beating Percy Bechtold from Choteau in the finals. “Eli had a great tournament and continues to get better each week,” said Thilmony. Max Hannum placed second in the 170-pound weight class, losing to Miles Hoerauf...
The Plains/Hot Springs team made the trek east last Friday and Saturday for the biggest wrestling tournament of the season, The Choteau Classic. Coach Jesse Jermyn said that the team did really well and it was the first time seeing a lot of the wrestlers. Lillian MacDonald took home first place. She wrestled in the combined 145-pound and 138- pound class and “did well wrestling girls in a higher weight-class,” said Jermyn. In the semifinal match she won over Morgan Olson of Florence-Carlton in 45 seconds and in the first place match she won...
The boys Savage Heat got their third win of the season against the Superior Bobcats Saturday with a 51-44 triumph. Hot Springs upped their record to 3-7 while Superior dropped to 3-6. The teams were tied 26-26 at the half with Hot Springs turning on the heat in the third quarter to lead 35-26. “The guys are really starting to buy in and play as a team,” said Coach Reiley Winebrenner. Senior Garth Parker led the team with 27 points while Weston Slonaker racked up 12 points. Tuesday's game against Two Eagle River ended in a 58-44 point loss for t...
Plains went to face Loyola last Tuesday. The Horsemen lost 77-26 to the undefeated Rams. “We just didn’t match up well,” said Coach Tyrell Allen. The Rams were up by twenty in the first quarter. Plains enacted a mostly zone defense. Leading the pack with shots were Eduardo Perianez with 11 points and Darren Standeford with seven points. Perianez shot 50% from the field. The Horsemen ended up with 21 turnovers. The Trotters were also humbled by Loyola with a 71-26 point loss. Coach Kylie Ishler said that the team played really hard. Carli...
Virginia Bache, 91, passed away peacefully on January 6, 2023, at the Clark Fork Valley Long Term Center in Plains. She was born September 30, 1931, to Arthur and Cleo Ritter in New Port, Washington. She graduated high school in Auburn, Washington, and shortly after, she met the love of her life, Lloyd Bache. They were married in Libby on her birthday in 1950. They had four children, Cathy, Ed, Joe, and Diana, and they gained a forever daughter Cheryl Brock. Virginia was an exceptional wife and...
Gifts From Above Midwifery is pleased to announce the arrival of Stetson James Burford on December 22, 2022, at 9:08 a.m., weighing 7 lbs., 7 oz. Proud parents are Joe and Julie Burford of Plains. Happy siblings are Yavneél and Jennilee Burford. Paternal grandparents are John and Laura Burford of East Rochester, Ohio. Maternal grandparents are James and Marilene Atnip of Cody, Wyoming....
by Tina Daugherty 2022 was chaos as properties sold faster than we could list them, with multiple offers, bidding wars and a generally unpleasant market for all but the sellers. Appreciation was high, which is a double-edged sword for taxes and other considerations (about 25%). We also seemed to have an ever shrinking inventory! The inventory is still not climbing much as the rates continue to climb. This is likely due to a few factors; the loan rates on many homes financed in the last few years are under 4%, which will be hard to replace with...
The old cell phone gathering dust in a drawer could help victims of domestic violence. The GFWC Thompson Falls Woman's Club is sponsoring a "Flash Collection" of used phones and tablets through February 18. The Thompson Falls Club is joining other clubs of the General Federation of Women's Clubs across the country in support of Secure the Call, a non-profit organization, to collect cell phones that will directly support domestic violence victims across the country. For 19 years, Secure the Call...
Thompson Falls Public Schools is looking ahead. The board of trustees voted at its January meeting to begin the process of creating a long-range plan for the district. Superintendent Bud Scully explained that the district needed to develop a long-range plan, often referred to as a strategic plan, as it is required by the state Office of Public Instruction. The school board will be gathering input from community members, parents, staff and students. A public meeting is scheduled for Monday, January 23, at 6 p.m. in the Thompson Falls High School...
They might normally hang together, but when it comes to finding food deep below the snow, the senior doe lets the younger one know to go away....
SOLUTIONS ACROSS 1. UNBID 6. AHAB 10. SWBS 14. GEODE 15. REPEATERS 17. LOS ANGELES LAKER 19. INK 20. ITO 21. PILAW 22. SBE 23. SEBE 24. SIDE 26. PAIRED 29. SCAR 31. OAKS 32. PAC 34. ULNA 35. CLANS 37. CEBU 38. BUT 39. VAIR 40. READ 41. BASINS 43. CATS 45. PANT 46. CAB 47. BLINI 49. AAR 50. PES 53. GO UNDER THE KNIFE 57. SECESSION 58. INTIS 59. ARES 60. TON 61. PEAKS SOLUTIONS DOWN 1. UGLI 2. NEON 3. BOSK 4. IDA 5. DEN 6. ARETE 7. HELO 8. APE 9. BESPEAKS 10. STALER 11. WEKA 12. BREW 13. SSR 16. ALIBIS 18. GIBE 22. SD 23. SPAN 24. SANTA 25. IRA...
