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It was a chilly day at Previs Field last Saturday, but the Thompson Falls Blue Hawks were on fire as they dominated their way through a Montana 8-Player State Championship. Coach Jared Koskela and his Hawks defeated defending state champions Flint Creek 40-8, finishing the season 13-0 and winning the first state title for the school since 1975. "I'm speechless, it's incredible," Hawk senior Nathan Schraeder said Saturday. He added that the Hawks felt pretty confident "when we got up three...
The state championship win wasn't just a victory for the Hawks. The entire Thompson Falls community celebrated the team's win with fireworks and a parade down Main Street on Saturday. Koskela said the parade, fireworks and celebration after the game were unexpected, and something he's never experienced as a player or a coach. "You couldn't hardly leave the field," he said. Members of the last state championship teams from Thompson Falls, in 1974 and 1975, joined the Hawks on the field after the...
A Plains girl and her father were given the hunting opportunity of a lifetime, getting to stay at the Boone and Crockett Club's Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch near Dupuyer, Montana, and hunt for her first deer on one of the surrounding ranches. Karissa French was one of five first-time hunters selected for this year's First Hunt on the Front event through the First Hunt Foundation. This was the third year the organization has held the hunt, and it brought in families from across Montana to...
Pat Barber of Trout Creek was appointed as the Sanders County Coroner by Commissioner Glen Magera at the courthouse on Wednesday. This is an interim position that goes until the November 2022 election cycle, but Barber said he will be throwing his name into the hat at that time. "I am looking forward to serving Sanders County with compassion, understanding and professionalism," said the 57-year-old Barber, a retired Coast Guardsman who spent most of his career on rescue helicopters. The county c...
Every year several churches and community members work together to help ensure every family has a meal for Thanksgiving. The Thanksgiving Baskets program started over 17 years ago at Thompson Falls Community Congregational Church and has spread to incorporate numerous businesses and churches working together. The church now acts as the home base of the event. David Reedy, one of the event's original organizers, has described it as "quite an operation." Gary and Jan Thompson have lived in the...
Last week there was great energy throughout the Thompson Falls community as the Blue Hawks prepared for their state championship game. Parents and students volunteered to paint windows on Main Street. Businesses decorated with banners, signs and balloons. There was a community pep rally, a parade before and after the game, a team dinner with the 1974-75 alumni and a celebration in Thompson Falls after the game that felt like an all-school reunion. It made me smile to see how the alumni from the previous championship team were so happy for the n...
Does the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse, who was accused of murdering two men and wounding another at a protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, broaden the way for Americans to take the law into their own hands? Can individual Americans, by claiming that they felt their life was in danger, become judge, jury, and executioner and not worry unduly about the consequences? If the law is a matter of personal interpretation, who can you trust? Imperfect as it is, the American legal system at least spells out...
I met Phoebe at a crosscut saw training with the Cabinet Ranger Forest District in Montana on my first week of work for Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness. I was timid because I hadn’t used the tool before, and she helped me feel comfortable. I liked Phoebe immediately. She has this powerful and assertive way about her that demands respect while simultaneously communicating that it doesn’t matter if you respect her because she is going to go her own way regardless. She’s a wild woman. I’d like to try to characterize Phoebe for you although I...
6 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 24, 1916 LEDGER PLANT BURNED TO GROUND BY STRANGE FIRE EARLY MONDAY MORNING Fire Broke Out at Two o'Clock No One in Building for Twelve Hours Insurance Covers About Two-Thirds of Ledger Loss and Only One-Third of Loss on Building PUBLICATION OF THE PAPER WILL NOT BE INTERRUPTED Owners Plan to Buy New Equipment and Open Fine Office as soon as Adjustment of Insurance is Made Now Seeking Building in Which to Locate Office Burned Building Will Probably Not be Rebuilt The...
XAVEAN KINSMAN, Trout Creek - “First you have to put it in the oven!” CAMRYN EATON, Trout Creek - “You juice the turkey, then you put it in the oven, then you take it out.” GARRETT MURRAY, Trout Creek - “You juice it, then you have to cook it, then you have to wait until that red dot comes out and then take it out and then enjoy.” BOBBIE MCKENZIE, Thompson Falls - “You stuff it then you put it in the oven and then you take it out!” AVA BROWN, Trout Creek - “You put in the oven and then you take it out and that’s it!” CAYDENCE ETIENNE, Nox...
Ambulance: Heron, 3; Plains, 6; Hot Springs, 7; T. Falls, 7; Dixon, 1; Noxon, 1. Monday, November 15 Theft, Hot Springs. Theft, Plains. Harassment/privacy in communication, Plains. Road hazard/blockage, Heron. Motor vehicle crash, T. Falls. Request for welfare check, T. Falls. Motor vehicle crash, Noxon. Automated alarm call, Plains. Road hazard, debris on road, Noxon. Motor vehicle crash, Noxon. Alarm-intrusion/holdup, T. Falls. Road hazard/blockage, Plains. Tuesday, November 16 Motor vehicle crash, Camas. Civil attempts, Trout Creek. Civil...
Two men involved in a single-car accident in May pleaded not guilty to numerous charges. They appeared Tuesday in 20th District Judicial Court before Judge James Manley. According to charging documents, Jesse Spegal and Joshua McKnight were in the vehicle when it crashed. Spegal fled the scene and McKnight was seriously injured in the wreck, according to charging documents. Drug paraphernalia and drugs were found in the vehicle and a bag found on McKnight tested positive for methamphetamine. Law enforcement also found numerous firearms and...
A new farm and feed store has opened in Thompson Falls, promising quality products and hospitality right at home. Owners Wayne and JP Ducote opened Sanders County Feed, in the former Montana Fancy Indoor Outfitters building, with the notion of keeping the wants and needs of the local residents as their number one priority. After listening and learning from local ranchers, contractors and veterinarians, as well as bringing in a skillset from their own ranching experience, the owners felt that...
With the first snowflakes falling on the area, the Thompson Falls community is preparing for its annual Christmas on Main Street event. The theme for this year’s event, scheduled for December 2-4, is “Christmas is Coming.” The Thompson Falls Chamber of Commerce will present the Holiday Stroll 4-6 p.m. on Thursday, December 2. Businesses will be open offering goodies and specials, and carolers will be singing up and down Main Street. Craft stations will be set up at First Baptist Church, The Ledger and Rex Community Theather, and at 6 p.m....
The relationship between food and art has allowed the students of Noxon to explore their creative side as well as their cooking skills. Noxon's middle school art class and Intro to Art students attended a launch party last week in the school's multipurpose room to celebrate their newly published cookbook. "Each student was responsible for writing and illustrating a recipe," said Noxon School art teacher Jessie Novak. The cookbook contains nearly 30 recipes and took the students only a week and...
The Preston Hot Springs Public Library is on the road to recovery after dealing with the damaging effects COVID-19 caused to the accessibility that public libraries offer to the community. While the library was closed to the public in 2020, once services resumed, it was apparent the need for community assistance was stronger than ever. "COVID changed the way we look at libraries, especially after finding out libraries weren't considered essential by the state" said Library Director Starla Rice....
Blackfoot Communications presented $6,000 last week to Clark Fork Valley Hospital (CFVH) on behalf of the telecommunications company and CoBank. Tom Eggensperger, president of the Blackfoot Board of Directors, and Account Executive Kris Sweeney presented the funds to Barry Fowler of the CFVH Foundation last Thursday. “The hospital has been so important to communities through COVID,” Eggensperger stated. “We appreciate what Clark Fork Valley Hospital does as a customer.” Fowler said the foundat...
Square dance caller Than Peake (left) combines singing with commands for members of the Montana Mavericks Square Dance Club dance recently at the Plains Paradise Senior Citizens Center....
On Wednesday, November 10, 2021, Frederick John Mielke Jr., loving husband to Ann and father to Susan and John, passed away at the age of 85. Frederick, known to his friends as Bud, was born November 7, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois to Frederick and Marguerite Mielke. Bud served with the 81st Boat company in the Army in 1955-57. Once discharged from the Army he married his beloved wife Ann. Bud and his wife owned and operated Frederick Musky Bay resort on Lac Courte Oreilles Lake in Stone Lake, Wisc... Full story
Judy Ann Triplett, 75, passed away peacefully November 8, 2021 after a long battle with Alzheimer's. Judy was born to Charlotte and Lowell Wilson in Denver, Colorado March 23, 1946. She grew up in Gunnison, Colorado until 1960 when the family moved to Canon City, Colorado. Even at a young age, you could see that Judy would rather be outside. Growing up on a large ranch she got her first horse, Little Beauty, at age six. She was then gifted another horse, Ginger, who had lots of spirit and lead... Full story
The Lord called Pat home November 17, 2021. Pat was born in Washington, D.C. to Samuel John Jr. and Lorraine Love (Ward) Tuttle July 14, 1947. After 34 years of Federal Civil Service, Pat retired December 3, 2003 as Director, Administration and Management for the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs. Pat is survived by her husband, Dennis Harold Bursell Sr. and sons, Mark James, Dennis Jr., and Shawn Michael Bursell. She is also survived by her sister, Pamela Lorraine Randolph; nine grandchildren, Staunzi Mae, Dalton James, Talia... Full story
SOLUTIONS ACROSS 1. HWEI 5. ALIAS 10. ECHOES 12. BACKER 14. REDECORATES 16. ET 18. FAA 19. BAT 20. DULSE 22. OSS 23. CAGER 25. MAPS 26. BEE 27. AAR 28. SAN 30. WIT 31. LAMB 33. HOMBRE 35. CREME 37. TARES 38. RASPED 40. SENE 41. ADS 42. RAD 44. MAC 45. ART 48. MILS 50. BUSED 52. KAW 53. PAYNE 55. RAN 56. EGO 57. SN 58. INSECTIVORE 63. TAPIRS 65. AVERSE 66. CEDIS 67. LATE SOLUTIONS DOWN 1. HHD 2. WOE 3. EEC 4. ISOBAR 5. ABATES 6. LAT 7. ICED 8. AKSUM 9. SE 10. ERASE 11. CEASELESSLY 13. RESPIRE...
MONDAY NITE GALS W L Nascar Freaks 31 13 Dangerous Dames 30 14 Dolls with Balls 24.5 19.5 Talk of the Town 20.5 23.5 Rock’n Bowl 19 25 Bye 7 37 Team Scr. Game: Dangerous Dames, 447; Scr. Series: Nascar Freaks, 1264; Hcp. Game: Dangerous Dames, 661; Hcp. Series: Nascar Freaks, 1867; Inv. Scr. Game: Shelly Wrightson, 181; Scr. Series: Linde Pavlik, 455; Hcp. Game: Eileen Turk, 242; Hcp. Series: Eileen Turk, 650. BOWLING BEAUTIES W L Lane Blazers 31.5 8.5 Sunflower Gals 21 19 Aspire PT 19.5 20.5 The Dinkers 18.5 21.5 Elliott Realty 17.5 22.5 G...
The Plains Lions Club put up their Christmas decorations along Main Street a week early, not to spread holiday cheer earlier, but to make sure everything was working. After putting them up the lights in 2020, the club found several that weren't working and couldn't get them all fixed until they were well into the season. Nevertheless, Steve Spurr, club president of the Plains Lions Club and member of six years, hopes to make the town more festive and putting out the decorations puts him in an...
When Sir Isaac Newton formulated his law of gravity over 350 years ago after seeing an apple fall from a tree, he probably didn't envision raw eggs being tossed from a roof to validate his findings. Nevertheless, for the last three decades at Plains High School, raw eggs have been sent to their doom in the name of science. The students of Carl Benson's physics class are learning Newton's Principia Mathematical Philosophiae Naturalis not with apples, but with their annual Egg Drop Project. One...
