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At the "first" Thanksgiving celebration in 1621, the Wampanoag Indians just showed up, but at Plains Elementary School, the Native American participation was planned and welcomed. Denise Montgomery's first graders decided to have a re-enactment of the famous feast that was held 398 years ago in Plymouth Colony (modern day Massachusetts) Friday afternoon in their classroom. The kids had the choice of being Native American or pilgrim. Only 6-year-old Palmer Revier chose to be a pilgrim. The...
December marks one year since the re-opening of the Lonepine General Store. Mother and daughter duo Traci Salmi and Lindsey Heron, along with their close family friend Rae Herman, purchased the Lonepine General Store and the surrounding property a little over a year ago. What started out as a small crafts business called Mimzie's Creations about five years ago has now been cultivated into a local community hub that will continue to grow and develop as the years go on. While the idea to expand...
Mayor Jerry Lacy has recently received the first draft of the City of Thompson Falls 2019 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) from Great West Engineering. The firm was hired by the city with funds from Montana Department of Commerce’s Treasure State Endowment Program (TSEP) to assist in preparing the CIP. The CIP identifies multiple project areas within Thompson Falls, evaluates and prioritizes these projects and costs and how funding may be obtained to complete said projects. The City evaluated the long-term objectives and correlation between a...
Located in Lonepine, just off of highway 28, sits a brand-new drive thru coffee stand, called Stomping Grounds Espresso. This coffee stand has only been running since last September, but is already loved by the locals. Co-owners and sisters Susanne Schmiedbauer and Elsa Tunis call this area home. As Hot Springs graduates, the sisters wanted to bring their love and passion for coffee to the locals, and the place they grew up. While Schmiedbauer and Tunis both have barista backgrounds, it was...
Earlier this year, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) started communicating with Montanans about chronic wasting disease in deer. Several deer in the Libby area tested positive for the disease. Then a moose. Most recently, an elk harvested near Red Lodge tested positive for the disease. The disease is spreading and hunters need to do their part to help slow it down. From the information FWP has provided, nothing can be done to stop the disease. But hunters can use best practices to slow the spread and to help protect other animals. FWP has...
After six years of being president of Huckleberry, Inc. and chair of the Huckleberry Festival, I am stepping down. It has been a fantastic run and I am grateful for every minute of it. I have met some amazing people along the way and they have opened my eyes to all sorts of possibilities. At the time I entered into this nonprofit, I agreed to stay for one year to help out due to the passing of the previous chair, Liz Citrino. Needless to say, time marched on. The challenges, the accomplishments, the improvements, the smiles, the laughter, the...
There was once a colorful character named Bat O’Callahan who lived near my home town of Trout Creek, Montana. He and his wife Jessie worked on the Silver Creek Ranch in Riley, Oregon, in the 1950s. Jessie was the ranch cook, and one day a fight broke out in the dining hall among the young buckaroos (which is what cowboys are called in that part of America) and weapons were drawn. Bat shouted, “Guns in the hands of greenhorns!” and took cover. We now have greenhorn political appointees who,...
4 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 22, 1979 CLIFF WEARE, NOXON PIONEER PASSES Graveside services were conducted at the Noxon Cemetery Saturday for Clifford R. Weare, 102, a pioneer of the Noxon area, who died November 14. Weare was born in North Loop, Nebraska, December 25, 1877. He came to Noxon in June 1903 when the town was comprised of only the Northern Pacific railroad buildings and a couple of shacks. Sanders County had not yet been formed. In 1904, he established the Post and Poles general merchandise store in Noxon and later had the post office in i...
SARAH FAIRBANK, Thompson Falls — “My family.” MELISSA TOTZAUER, Trout Creek — “My family, for sure.” MJ YECKLEY, Thompson Falls — “My family, and breathing. I’m 75 years old, so of course breathing.” BETTY ANN YECKLEY, Thompson Falls — “Life itself, and family is very important to me.” SHANE RICHMAN, Washington — “Family.” BOB SINK, Thompson Falls — “My son, his wife and their daughters. The Lions Manor, it’s a wonderful place to live. And my health, it's better just by living in Thompson Falls....
Ambulance calls: T. Falls, 2; Noxon, 1; Dixon, 2; Plains, 2, Hot Springs, 1. Monday, November 18 Alarm, Hot Springs. Road hazard, blockage, T. Falls. Suspicious activity, T. Falls. Child custody issues, Plains. Logging operation was vandalized, tools and fuel taken, T. Falls. Fire, Heron. Report of possible sexual assault, Trout Creek. Report of possible sexual abuse, Dixon. Person missing, Plains. Welfare check, T. Falls. Tuesday, November 19 Motor vehicle crash, Hot Springs. Theft, Noxon. Child welfare, abuse, T. Falls. Sexual abuse, T....
Sanders County Sheriff’s Office Kyla Garcia, 20, obstructing a peace officer, $335. James Roe, 40, driving while privilege is suspended, 1st offense, $285; operating without liability insurance in effect, 4th or subsequent offense, $535; obstructing a peace officer, $335. Erica Campbell, 40, driving while privilege is suspended, 2nd offense, $285; speeding in restricted zone, $85. Robert Mytty, 58, day speeding, $20. Patrick Kiefel, 51, day speeding, $70; stop sign violation, $85. Edward Lynam, 29, day speeding, $20. Bradley Fitchett, 23, s...
Every year the Sheriff’s Relief Fund works hard to help families and children in the Sanders County community. That work continues this year by providing Christmas gifts and a turkey dinner to families in need. Each year, Christmas trees are placed in local businesses throughout the county. On those trees you will find red and green heart ornaments hanging from the branches. Written on each heart is the age and gender of a child in need this Christmas. Red hearts represent girls ages 1-18 and green hearts boys ages 1-18. For each heart c...
The Paradise Center and the Sanders County Arts Council present Christmas in Paradise this Sunday, December 1, at The Paradise Center. The celebration begins with a performance by the Gothard Sisters, a Celtic trio performing a musical Christmas program beginning at 4:30 p.m. Their lively presentation, beautiful voices and blend of Celtic, folk, classical world and northwest musical influences create a memorable experience. Instrumentation includes violin and acoustic guitar, but also mandolin, bodhran, djembe, octave violin, and whistle. The...
Cancer Network of Sanders County (CNSC) is planning their last event the year, the annual lantern launch. CNSC has been selling lanterns throughout the county for $10 each. The lanterns will be launched at 6 p.m. on Saturday, November 30, at the Sanders County Fairgrounds. Lanterns can also be purchased as the fairgrounds Saturday evening. All sales from the lanterns go to CNSC. Kathy Miller with CNSC said a generous benefactor has donated the lanterns for this year’s event. The lanterns purchased this year are totally biodegradable, Miller s...
Toys for Tots has placed donation boxes for new and unwrapped toys in various locations in Plains, Thompson Falls and Hot Springs. Those who would like to apply for toys for their children can go online to www.toysfortots.org, email [email protected] or call (406) 212-2622. Toy requests must be received by December 12 and distribution will be Saturday, December 14....
The Town of Plains received a state grant to hire an engineering firm to determine the vulnerability of the town’s wells. Plains received $15,000 from the Montana Department of Commerce through the Treasure State Endowment Program (TSEP) two weeks ago for the purpose of completing a water system preliminary engineering report, said Mayor Dan Rowan, who added they will be looking into finding out if there is any danger of contamination or vulnerability to the town wells. He said the water system report was prompted partly by the salt c...
Once again, members of the community gathered at the Community Congregational Church on Sunday to assemble and deliver Thanksgiving baskets to families in the area. Ron Reedy with the Community Congregational Church and one of the lead organizers for the event, started out by welcoming the nearly 50 volunteers, "Welcome to the 2019 turkey basket program." As Reedy gave out instructions and explained the process to everyone gathered around, there was barely standing room and all the volunteers...
Saturday, October 5, 2019, Teena Marie Frank passed away at the age of 48 after a long battle with cancer. Teena was born July 8, 1971 in Silverton, Idaho, to Tom Graham and Jacki Bennett. She attended school in Montana and Idaho, graduating from Flathead High School, Kalispell, Montana. In the fall of 1997, she married David Frank and in January 2009, had a son, Jaxon, who was the center of her universe. She was employed at Bank of America for almost 20 years where she built a fortress of...
Daniel Robert McLinden, Sr. passed peacefully away Monday, November 25, surrounded by family at his son's home in St. Regis. Dan was born on the family farm at Trout Creek, Montana on May 6, 1930. He attended grade school in Trout Creek and high school in Noxon. He married his sweetheart, Shirley Dickson on July 15, 1950. Dan and Shirley raised their family of six kids at their home on Wanless Lane in Trout Creek, Montana. His passions were his family, logging, and basketball. Dan had an...
Gabrielle and Adam Bache of Plains welcomed son, Rafe Michael, Saturday, November 2, 2019 at 12:02 p.m. He weighed nine pounds, three ounces and measured 31.75 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Jim and Robin Hamilton of Novi, Michigan and Phil Jones of Detroit, Michigan. Paternal grandparents are LeeAnn and Joe Bache, Loyd and Virginia Bache of Plains and Bob Brown of Post Falls, Idaho. Welcome, Rafe....
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VFW Post 3596 Auxiliary members gathered Monday to send care packages to military people who are away from home. It was all part of the "Goody Boxes For Service Personnel" program, which the Plains VFW has been doing since World War II, said Nora Verpoorten, an Auxiliary member since 1985 and one of eight volunteers packing goodies Monday. "It helps support our military personnel and they thoroughly enjoy getting something from home," said Meralise Nass, president of the Auxiliary. "It helps...
On Nov. 9 and Nov. 10, Thompson River Animal Care Shelter (TRACS) headed to the PetSmart in Missoula and Kalispell for the stores’ National Adoption Day events. According to Wanda Thorpe, Operations and Financial Manager of TRACS, 21 dogs and a couple of kittens found their forever homes over the two-day event. “It was a good weekend at the national adoption event. I believe we adopted out 13 dogs on Saturday, and 8 dogs on Sunday.That’s a pretty high number for us on an adoption day,” Thorpe stated. “We really do rely on PetSmart as an adopti...
Sanders County 6-Man football teams Hot Springs and Noxon are well represented on the Western division all-conference team as both teams earned two All-State nods and one other all-conference spot each on the 2019 team. From Hot Springs, senior Brandon Knudsen was the highest point earner in the all-conference voting and took the No. 1 spot on the honors squad, and sophomore Kyle Lawson also was named All-State. Another sophomore, Jack McAllister was also named to the all-conference squad. From...
Paced by All-State selections Trey Fisher, Jack Jacobson and Nate Wilhite, all seniors, the Thompson Falls Blue Hawks put a total of eight players on the 2019 8-Man Western division all-conference team it was announced early this week. Thompson Falls' only two-way first team selection – he earned honors at running back and inside linebacker – Fisher actually played quarterback for the Hawks on offense, but a plethora of quality candidates at that position in the 11-team Western division, for...
