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Forty-one people took part in the 2017 Clark Fork Valley Hospital Hospice Tree of Life ceremony, held this year at the Paradise Center last Wednesday evening. "The event went really well and we do this to honor the families that have lost loved ones," said Debbie Lang, the Home Health and Hospice Manager and one of the event coordinators. The hospital sponsors the annual event not only to help family members cope with the loss of family and friends, but to raise funds for hospice patients that...
The old adage, "no good deed goes unpunished," rings true again – as staffers at Thompson River Animal Care Shelter found out. And the pain dished out came from an all too familiar source in the county. Last month, TRACS rescued 23 dogs from a home in Hot Springs. And recently, three of those animals came down with the parvo virus. One puppy died from the disease, but the other two were able to be saved. With a mortality rate of 91 percent, dogs that contract the canine parvovirus (CPV) can b...
Plains Mayor Greg Eitelberg hoped his final town council meeting would go quickly and smoothly – he was wrong. "I thought it was going to be a quick 10-minuter. I only had one item on the agenda," said Eitelberg, who turns the reins over to Dan Rowan in January. That one agenda item, "Gate Blocking Alley on Scott Lane," turned into a heated discussion between the council and three Scott Lane residents. At one point, Eitelberg had to remind them to stop interrupting council members and raise their hands when they wanted to speak. Scott Lane i...
After years of waiting, Thompson Falls' U.S. Antimony Corporation's (USAC) subsidiary company, USAMSA, recently announced they received approval to move forward with a cyanide leach plant operation in Mexico. The plant is designed to remove gold and silver from the Los Juarez gold-silver-antimony tailings deposit in Queretaro, Mexico. The Mexican Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT), equivalent to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has issued USAC a permit...
When you work for any sizable company or are in a government position, you get sensitivity and harassment training. Lessons of how your actions and words affect other people are prevalent. Lately we are bombarded of allegations of misconduct by celebrities and politicians. It might feel like overkill. When will it stop? How far back does it matter when these events took place? Many of these incidents happened decades ago, perhaps when the standards for behavior were different. Should people be apologizing for behavior that happened when they...
Do the political parties serve the people they claim to represent, or do they use the people as a tool to advance the agendas of the party power brokers? That’s kind of a chicken or the egg question I guess. It seems to me that while the parties do have basic lofty tenets about how to legislate for the greater benefit of mankind it feels more and more those beliefs are just window dressing and that the party bosses know what they want and do their best to convince the voters that what is good f...
MEMORIES OF WHITEPINE (Excerpt from Crosscuts and Rails) By Helen Haase My mother, sister, and I arrived in White Pine late on the night of October 1, 1905. Notice the name – it was the original name given by the Northern Pacific Railroad and was on the depot and on early maps. Later the Post Office Department combined the words, and it has been Whitepine, Montana since. My father had been here several months prior to our arrival, and I recall that that first winter we lived in the cookhouse of an abandoned sawmill located on Big Beaver C...
Sanders County Sheriff’s Office Christopher Mischenko, 35, $335, Obstructing a peace officer. Byron Ruen, 28, $120, day speeding. Jacob Young, 20, $185, possessing intoxicating substances while under age. Elizabeth White, 48, $285 and 2 days jail, driving while privilege to do so is suspended. Montana Highway Patrol Vincent Meo, 51, $20, day speeding. Tyce Cobb, 41, $20, seatbelt violation. Jon Gabriel, 33, $20, day speeding. Joshua Hardy, 30, $20, seatbelt violation. Bryce Henning, 19, $55, speeding in a restricted zone. Ted Hintze, 52, $...
Ambulances: Noxon, 2; T. Falls, 5; Plains, 5; H. Springs, 4; Dixon QRU, 1. Sunday, December 3 Partner/family member assault, T. Falls. Arrests made for DUI drugs or alcohol, H. Springs. Welfare check requested, T. Falls. Vehicle vs. deer on Hwy. 200, Paradise. Vehicle vs. deer on Hwy. 200, T. Falls. Welfare check requested, Plains. Monday, December 4 Attempted break-in, arrest made for assaulting a peace officer, Plains. Theft of vehicle parts, H. Springs. Domestic dispute, H. Springs. Calf on Hwy. 28, H. Springs. Attempted break-in, T. Falls....
CAROL SMITH, Thompson Falls – "Computer email. You Can keep in touch with your relatives and it doesn't cost you a thing." KATHY WINKLE, Sagle, Idaho – "The cellphone. It's the only phone I have. No landline." GARY McGRAW, Plains – "Being a bachelor, I'd think it's a microwave." JAMES THOMAS, Thompson Falls – "In the winter time, electric blankets. When my wife and I were first married, I told her I'd get her a dishwasher. I would wash dishes on holidays, but she started adding all the holidays, including Jewish ones." KIM BAY, Thompson...
It's a cause that needs constant assistance, and an investment that pays out in dividends. The historic building that is the Rex Theatre is the only building that serves the original purpose for which it was built, bearing the original name and nearly identical structurally as it was established in 1939. Over the years, there have been various efforts to raise money to keep the doors open in the movie house-turned-show venue. Owners Doug and Karen Grimm took it on hoping to show movies, but the...
County Commissioners held a public meeting last Thursday regarding possible changes to personnel and staffing in the county operations. The idea has been tossed around for years to consolidate the duties of the County Clerk and Recorder/Assessor/Surveyor with the duties of the County Treasurer/Superintendent of Schools. The change would also include the hiring of a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to manage the county’s finances in real-time with day-end balances available for transparency and to keep the county expenses and budget planning in c...
What would you do for the community with $4,000? That was a question pondered by a group of ladies at the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks Lodge in Thompson Falls when deciding where to use the Grant of Gratitude and Elks Anniversary Grant at their disposal for community oriented activities. The group had already pledged $1,000 to help the Friends of the Quilting House in their constant quest to create beautiful, warm quilts for local and regional veterans in thanks for their service and as a friendly reminder that vets have serious...
Youth turned out to participate in the Elks Lodge Annual Hoop Shoot. Participants do their best to hit shots from the free throw line in elimination rounds to move on in the national competition. Sunday, November 5, found shooters at the line in Thompson Falls High School gymnasium to put their hours of practice to work. Organizer Mike Thilmony worked with volunteers Katrina Nygaard, Carl Padden, Lisa Mickelson, Bill Kenyon, Arlene Mack, Megan Baxter, Don Manning, Jesse Mack, Doug Padden, Ron Sharp, Darrell Torgrimson, Darrell and Doris Grimm...
Allen Dykstra passed away Nov. 27, 2017 at his home near Thompson Falls after a long, hard battle with cancer. Allen was born April 10, 1942 to Henry & Delta (Parrish) Dykstra, the 13th of 14 children. He loved growing up on the family farm. He attended Thompson Falls School (which was not his favorite thing to do). At the young age of 16 he moved to the Cut Bank area to work on a large grain ranch and be near an older sister, but he soon moved back home to be closer to family and his girlfriend... Full story
Richard (Dick) Edison Morkert passed away on Monday, Nov. 20, 2017, in Las Vegas, Nev., due to complications from a vehicle accident on Sept. 18, 2017. Dick was on his way to scout out his new hunting area in Arizona and do some fishing when the accident happened. Dick was born in Polson, Mont., on April 13, 1939, to Edison and Marjorie Morkert. Dick attended school in Plains and Thompson Falls, Mont., and was a class of 1958 Thompson Falls High School graduate. Growing up in Montana, fishing... Full story
If you are a high school 4-H member and interested in making an income through farming or ranching, there will be classes offered in Plains you might want to check out. Beginning in January, sessions aimed toward developing skills in financing, risk management, local marketing, new crop management and technology advances will be available to help assist aspiring farmers and ranchers. “Planning for On-Farm Success” workshop series will explore and provide expert presenters and local networking to help each individual develop his or her own per...
The holiday season usually brings lots of happiness - and waste. On average Americans throw away 25 percent more garbage from Thanksgiving to New Year's than any other time, resulting in 1 million EXTRA tons of waste during those few months. Here are 12 tips from RecycleCoach.com for a "greener" holiday season: 1. Wrap gifts with recyclable or reusable items such as newspapers, reusable cloths or tins, or brown paper bags. 2. Save ribbons, gift bags and bows: You can reuse them in future...
This month, Northern Lights, Inc. (NLI) electrical cooperative will distribute over $1 million of capital credit refund checks to its members who purchased power in 1987 and 1988. Capital credits are one of the unique features of a cooperative, and represent the members’ ownership in the organization. Capital credits serve to build and maintain reserves. “The Northern Lights Board of Directors is pleased to return these capital credits to our members, and to have the million dollars flow back into the local economy,” says NLI Board Presi...
Hattie Neesvig, a 12-year-old Trout Creek resident, is in her second season of sharing her love for reading and learning with the children of Sanders County. She has once again teamed up with Sanders County Public Health's Karen Dwyer and the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) to help achieve her vow of encouraging local children to develop a love for reading, while creating a desire to learn. Neesvig started her work in 2016, when she spent the summer brainstorming ideas for a community service...
Santa Claus is known for giving presents, but last week he stopped in at Quinn's Hot Springs Resort to show a 7-week-old puppy at a "Plains Family Benefit." "To have all those people come out to help me was just truly amazing," said Clint Weedeman, who spent 11 days at St. Patrick Hospital after falling almost 20 feet from a roof during a job west of Plains in early November. Weedeman sustained several injuries, including broken and cracked ribs, a broken collarbone and scapula, a collapsed...
Prepared. For life. The motto Boy Scouts of America base their program on. Preparing young boys physically, mentally and spiritually to become positive citizens in society, while emphasizing on outdoor experiences and survival skill development. Is there a better place to experience the outdoors than right here in our backyard? Carl Marquardt is working to bring Boy Scouts to the Thompson Falls and Trout Creek area. He is currently searching for a local charter representative to bring his plan to fruition. He has two sons who are Boy Scouts...
Sanders County Sheriff’s Office has identified the suspect in a Nov. 25 shooting as William Tyree. According to a statement released by Sheriff Tom Rummel, Tyree, 64, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after shooting 83-year-old Charles Moore during a “heated argument” in the shoulder at a residence on Hope Valley Road outside of Trout Creek. “An adult female was found at the scene, deceased from a single gunshot wound,” Sheriff Rummel said in a statement released online. “The family has requested that her name be kept confidentia...
by John Hamilton That championship look. The Thompson Falls Blue Hawk wrestling team not only has that championship look this season, they already have a team championship firmly in their hands after grappling their way to the team title in the Bob Kinney Classic in Superior Saturday. Led by champions Kaleb Frank, Jase Sorenson and Austin Cooper, who grappled down individual titles at 120, 170 and 205 pounds, and top-four placing efforts from eight other Falls wrestlers, the Hawks scored 184.5...
Kenny will always be there now, looking in on the proceedings at his beloved Plains High School. PHS officials made sure of that last week. In tribute to the late, great Kenny Lee Marjerrison, Plains school officials formally dedicated a spot of honor high on the gymnasium wall, where Kenny's initials "KLM," painted in large black letters, have been permanently placed for all to see, at the school's first home wrestling match of the season Thursday. Following a touching tribute to Kenny read by...
