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Once again, the Sheriff's Relief Fund is spreading Christmas cheer to families throughout Sanders County. Head coordinator, Theresa Milner, with the Sanders County Sheriff's Office, along with many volunteers, have been busy all week collecting the tree of hearts gifts that were placed around the county for families in need this holiday season. Since this is Milner's 13th year heading up this event. Everything was running smoothly Monday morning as she met with volunteers of the community in...
Having to think on the last day of school of the calendar year can be tough, unless it's a fun kind of thinking and can lead to bragging rights and a prize. For two hours Friday morning, just over 180 students participated in the annual Brain Bash competition to kick off the Christmas vacation at Plains School. With the theme of "What I Want to be When I Grow Up," just over 180 students on 14 teams from seventh grade to seniors went through more than a dozen stations set up around the school....
by Miriah Kardelis and Ed Moreth Last week, Montana Rail Link (MRL) visited Plains and Thompson Falls schools to teach railroad safety to students and present them with a special gift. The company, based out of Missoula, followed the safety presentations by presenting each student, teacher and staff member at the schools with a new hooded sweatshirt in their respective school colors. The presentation was part of the MRL and Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation's "Project Sweatshirt" program....
The Blue Hawk chapter of the National Honor Society (NHS) hosted an event Friday that helped some Sanders County graduates relive their glory days on the basketball court. NHS hosted the 2019 Old Timer's Basketball Tournament at the high school gym. Four teams vied for bragging rights and a trophy during the event, which raised funds for an NHS trip to Washington, D.C. later this year. Between entry fees, concession sales and admission, NHS adviser Jodi Morgan said the group did well with their...
12 was a very poor hunting season. After seeing the results, I researched the deer and elk harvest results back to 1958. In 1958 there were 140 elk, 75 mule deer and 95 whitetails checked through the Dry Creek check station. In 1959, there were 149 elk, 67 mule deer and 101 whitetails. This makes the 2019 results of 15 elk, 11 mule deer and 91 whitetails very dismal. Further research: YEAR ELK WHITETAIL 1989 110 268 1990 138 314 1991 249 381 1992 120 344 1993 118 227 Total 735 1,534 2014 20 125 2015 27 123 2017 30 75 2018 25 70 2019 15 90...
Remember that feeling when you were little and anticipating Christmas morning? Sure, it had a lot to do with stockings and presents, but it was mostly just that holiday spirit. Baking cookies, visiting with neighbors and being with your family. It's been a little overwhelming with the holiday rush this year. Having less time between Thanksgiving and Christmas caught us off guard. But the holidays are here. We're still trying to find those presents we bought early and kept in a good hiding spot. And every time we go to the store, we buy a...
A Washington state representative, Matt Shea, a Republican representing Spokane Valley, has been accused of acts of domestic terrorism by an independent investigative report commissioned by the state’s house of representatives. In response to the report the Republican leadership of the legislature has stripped Shea of his leadership duties, committee assignments, membership in the Republican caucus, and called upon him to resign from the Legislature. The seriousness of the accusation is r...
5 YEARS AGO • DECEMBER 25, 1969 LAW OFFICERS BRIGHTEN CHRISTMAS FOR NEEDY A total of 57 individuals, firms and organizations contributed money, toys, food or other items to the Sanders County Sheriff’s Christmas project to make Christmas brighter for needy families and children, Sheriff Dick Cole reported Tuesday. Individuals contributing to the project included Mrs. Bud Iff, George Austin, Ron Calvert, Ted Mellinger, Dean Margelin, John G. Miller, Floyd Bastible, Duke Sallee, Evelyn Pardia, Lyle McGuigan, Mrs. Glenn H. Larson, C.E. Wha...
What is your New Year's resolution for 2020? CINDY KEPPNER, Thompson Falls – “I typically don’t do resolutions.” JADEN ELDER, Thompson Falls – “I don’t really know. Work more, do more stuff for the community.” ED CURRY, Thompson Falls – “Stay debt free and healthy.” MINDY PACKER, Thompson Falls – “I want to be healthy and happy.” JOE MAUER, Thompson Falls – “To get a job and keep it.” TAMMY RAINES, Thompson Falls – “I want to lose weight and to get closer to knowing my son....
Ambulance calls: Thompson Falls, 6; Hot Springs, 6; Plains, 9. Sunday, December 15 Theft, Plains. Monday, December 16 Motor vehicle crash, Trout Creek. Corner, Plains. Fire, Hot Springs. Fire. Threats, Noxon. Property damage, criminal mischief, Lonepine. Theft, missing money and ID, Paradise. Coroner, Plains. Tuesday, December 17 Alarm, Hot Springs. Trespass, Hot Springs. Motorist assist. Animal complaint, Trout Creek. Prowler, Hot Springs. Wednesday, December 18 Abandoned vehicle, Trout Creek. Student with alcohol in water bottle, T. Falls....
Montana Highway Patrol Brent Nelson, 35, driving motor vehicle when privilege is suspended, 1st offense, $285; seatbelt violation, $20. Richard Camp, 68, speeding in restricted zone, $85. Bruce Gaul, 61, speeding in restricted zone, $65. Terry Wood, 58, speeding in restricted zone, $85. Juanita Deardorff, 58, seatbelt violation, $20. Philip Collier, 31, seatbelt violation, $20. Motor Vehicle Services Leslie Michels, 54, operating with expired registration, $85. Sanders County Sheriff’s Office Danielle Bednarcik, 15, tobacco possession or c...
Dance Xplosion presented their annual holiday program last Thursday at the Rex Theatre. Instructor Brynn Kenyon served as the director and choreographer of the event. Kenyon's advanced students helped choreograph and assisted with the younger classes, and volunteers helped decorate the theater for the event. Local boys and girls age three and older, and even some of the dads and Kenyon's husband Bill (right) participated in the presentation, tited "All That Glitters." Students have also been...
Sally L. Sears, 90, passed away peacefully on December 16, 2019, at the Clark Fork Valley Hospital Long Term Care in Plains. Sally was born in Clay County, Indiana, on September 21, 1929. Her family moved to Plains when she was a young girl. She spent most of her life in Plains, many may remember her working at the First National Bank in Plains or owning the local Garden Gift & Liquor Store. She and her husband F.G "Gale" Sears married on May 1, 1949, and raised three sons, Don, Jan and Guy....
Edgar (Ed) Ward Farrington passed away at home following a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was surrounded by his family when he passed on December 12, 2019. Ed was preceded in death by his parents, Gene and Mary Farrington, his sister Mary Lou Wilks, sons Christopher and Timothy and grandchildren Jeremy Miller and Callie Way. He is survived by his loving wife of 58 years, Frances, daughters Cindy Walton (Larry) of Earp, California, Donna Bennett (Gordon) of Lapwai, Idaho, and Jessi Way...
The Sanders County Fair Commission voted unanimously to bring back the fair’s Christmas light show. Board Chairman Randy Woods said that it’s too late for this year, and he’d like to decorate the fairgrounds for the 2020 holiday, but they need to first look at the cost. “I have looked at all the Christmas lights stored underneath the grandstands and most of the lighting is pretty weathered, cracked and damaged. The scenery stuff and the frames are all still good, but it all needs to be relit,” said Woods at last week’s monthly fair board meeti...
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) is hosting public meetings across northwest Montana (Region 1) in January to discuss proposed hunting season dates and structure changes. Hunting season dates and structures are adopted biennially for most game species. The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission approved tentative proposals at its Dec. 5 meeting, and FWP is accepting public comment on an array of statewide proposals through 5 p.m., Jan. 22, 2020. The commission will act on final adoptions or adjustments at its February 2020 meeting. In Region...
Most kids don't get a kick out of taking a test, unless it's with the Blue Heron Karate Academy in Plains. Fourteen youngsters and one adult were promoted to the next belt level at Clark Fork Valley Hospital building one last Monday. The kids' ages ranged from 6 years old to 12 and their belts went from yellow to purple, said Jason Williams, the club chief sensei and one of two judges for the testing. Also judging was black belt holder Chloe French, 16, also a sensei, the Japanese word for...
by John Hamilton HOT SPRINGS – It's games like these that give gyms their very own place in time and history. In perhaps one of the very best basketball games ever played in the "new" Hot Springs High School gym, the hometown Lady Savage Heat scored a comeback win for the ages, coming back from 12 points down with less than six minutes to play to register an improbable 48-47 win over visiting Seeley-Swan Friday. The Heat were fighting back from behind all night before coming up with a big r...
The Lady Hawks have a winning basketball tempo going and made their sweetest music yet this season in running to a 63-18 win over visiting Libby at TFHS Thursday. Now 3-1 in non-conference play and overall, coach Chadd Laws and his Lady Hawks will likely enjoy a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year in reflecting back on what has happened so far this basketball season. The Hawks' up-tempo attack has their opponents on their heels and has put Thompson Falls fans on their feet. "We are excited,...
by John Hamilton The New Year’s Day Fun Run and Walk turns 21 Jan. 1, and event organizers are looking for another big turnout to celebrate the coming-of-age for the event. With registration beginning at 9 a.m. at the Elks Lodge just east of Thompson Falls, the race is set to begin at 10 a.m. New Year’s Day regardless of what the weather is like. Although the event has now reached legal age, you never had to be of legal age to participate in the long-running run anyway. Runners and/or walkers of all shapes, sizes and ages have always been wel...
It’s Keg Bowl time again, and game organizers want to let prospective players and fans know when and where Sanders County’s only annual football bowl game will be played. Returning once more to the hallowed, although now slightly altered, playing surface at Ainsworth Field, Blue Hawk Scholarship Club president Doug Willhite says the game is forecast to begin Saturday, Dec. 28 at 1 p.m. come hail or high water. Wannabe players are urged to show up at the field by at least 12:30 for the pregame draft of players, and of the keg for which the eve...
The Charlo Lady Vikings defeated the Plains Trotters 48-28 in District 14C conference action at Charlo last Tuesday, Dec. 17. Kylee Altmiller scored 14 points, Kimberly Curry six, Kaylah Standeford three and Lexa Craft two for Plains. Destiny Manuel scored 14 points for Charlo and Connor Fryberger and Carlee Fryberger nine apiece. Now 3-2 overall and 0-1 in 14C play, coach Eddie Fultz and his Trotters are now off until Jan. 3 when they host the Thompson Falls Lady Hawks....
The hometown Blue Hawks kept pace for a while but, in the end, the Class A Libby Loggers were a little too much. Libby defeated Thompson Falls 56-36 in non-conference basketball action in Thompson Falls a week ago last Tuesday. Now 0-4 for the season in non-conference action, coach Jake Mickelson and his Hawks will begin 2020 with a game at Plains Jan. 3 before hosting Troy in District 7B conference play Jan. 4. The Hawks trailed only 10-9 after the first quarter against Libby, but the Loggers...
The Hot Springs boys basketball team knows it is going to be a fight out there every night, and they are okay with that. "We are not very big and pretty inexperienced but these kids won't back off from anyone," Hot Springs coach Scott Fredrickson said. "We know we are going to have to scrap hard every game and we are up for that." The Savage Heat scrapped out a split last week, taking down Two Eagle River 63-54 in Pablo Thursday but falling at home to Seeley-Swan Friday. Fredrickson was impresse...
With senior Rylan Weltz leading the way, the Noxon Red Devil boys won a pair of basketball games last week, defeating Clark Fork, Idaho 62-49 in Clark Fork Tuesday and shooting past Two Eagle River 46-42 in Noxon Friday. Noxon coach Ryan Weltz actually thought Clark Fork was the tougher of the two opponents last week. “We played well against Clark Fork, they are a pretty good looking team,” he said. “But we did not play very well against Two Eagle. I’m not sure if it was nerves, excitement, adrenaline or what it was, but it will be nice to...
