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First responders in Noxon brought a little Christmas magic to the community last Wednesday with a parade through town. Fire chief Jack Byler organized the parade with five fire trucks and an ambulance adorned with holiday lights and decorations. Byler said it was the first year for the parade, but they will do it every year. The Noxon Fire Department hosts pancake breakfast fundraisers throughout the year. Byler said the money from the fundraisers is put back into the community, and not just in...
From Ireland to Australia, the Plains school students were treated to a day of worldly Christmas traditions before they left for Christmas break. The teachers in each grade level developed lessons from a different country. Kindergarten classrooms had Sweden, first grade had Australia, and second grade teachers had Ireland. The third grade did Mexico, the fourth grade did European Countries, fifth had Russia, and sixth had the Netherlands and Germany. Each room had learning stations and...
For the fifth year in a row the Dixon students were visited by Santa and several helpers to spread gifts and cheer. Some of those helpers come in the form of the Youth Group from Plains Harvest Community Church. When the Dixon school kids send out their Christmas wish lists, the youth group helpers catch wind of those wishes and make it their mission to help with delivering gifts. This year, Thursday, December 21 they delivered. Santa had plans to be there as well with Mrs Claus and their person...
by Lolo National Forest The Lolo National Forest would like to express their appreciation to the community of Thompson Falls for their continued engagement in discussions around “The Orchard.” “I want to sincerely thank the community residents and the partners involved for their time and input regarding the piece of land now called The Orchard,” said Carolyn Upton, Forest Supervisor, Lolo National Forest. For the last couple of years, the community has been engaging in conversations around 150 acres of Forest Service lands recently named ...
It's time. This week we are focused on the time counting down to 2024. Remembering the moments in 2023 and being hopeful for the next year. There's so much energy put into this final week. Did you go on that trip? Did you make good on those resolutions? Did you have the courage to try something new? Every second is precious. We all experienced loss and had to overcome struggles in 2023. We all experienced joy and friendships. There were moments we hoped would never end and moments we couldn't wait to get out of. What's important is that we are...
We’re all familiar with the Christmas carol “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” In recognition of the holiday season, I’d like to share some of the good work your state lawmakers accomplished in the legislative session at the beginning of the year, in a shortened format of the song. Without further ado, here are the Twelve Days of Christmas, Legislative Edition. The Legislature passed: TWELVE major infrastructure and investment bills. These included investments in roads and bridges, water and irrigation systems, wildfire fighting, the state prison,...
Skyrocketing property taxes. Astronomical energy rates. Homes that are unaffordable to most Montanans. And yet more big tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy, while the rest of us are left to foot the bill. When we look back on the last year, all these changes and more were brought to you by one party and its supermajority: Montana Republicans. The Good. Montana Democrats at every level are speaking out, standing strong, and demanding accountability from the Republican administration. First, Montana Democrats pulled off the impossible in the 2023...
Here we are again at the end of another year, embroiled in the age-old debate, do I make a New Year’s Resolution or not? For several years I held firm that I had enough challenges in life that I did not need to place another obstacle in my path that could cause me to trip up and fail. So, I met my resolution every year, to not make a resolution. Easy success. But last year I thought, “Why not?” For 2023 I made a resolution to find new adventures. I had hopes to each month try something new,...
6 YEARS AGO • DECEMBER 19, 1918 SKATING POND IN THOMPSON FALLS Under the supervision of County Surveyor, John Brauer, the Town of Thompson Falls will have a skating pond that is not only safe but also very convenient. The new pond is being graded up across the street from the Thompson Falls Mercantile building (across the street from The Sanders County Ledger where Ron Turk used to have a service station).It is large enough to insure plenty of room, being 160 feet long by 63 feet wide. This is one of the best moves that we have seen the T...
Sanders County Sheriff's Office Chad Howell, 46, disorderly conduct, 1st offense, $235. Cody Allan Posio, 19, day speeding, $20. Montana Highway Patrol Kip Hartman, 39, speeding in restricted zone, $85. Motor Carrier Services Micah Menzel, 31, misrepresenting size or weight of load when obtaining special permit, $135....
Ambulance: T. Falls, 8; Plains, 8; Hot Springs, 6; Dixon, 1; Heron, 1; Noxon, 1. Monday, December 18 Motor vehicle crash, Trout Creek. Extra patrol request, Plains. Inmate transport, T. Falls. Theft, Plains. Motor vehicle crash, Lonepine. Livestock, Paradise. Civil attempts, Hot Springs. Suspicious activity, Plains. Forgery, Plains. Civil attempts, T. Falls. General animal call/complaint, Hot Springs. Suspicious activity, Plains. Parking problem, T. Falls. Business contact, T. Falls. Assist motorist/citizen, T. Falls. Livestock, Perma. Business...
by Jan Manning The best way to survive an avalanche is to avoid it in the first place. That’s the objective of Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center’s “Know Before You Go” program, presented last week at Whitepine Grange. Jon Totten, who’s been teaching avalanche awareness classes for 20 seasons with IPAC, conducted the class sponsored by Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness. He focused on avalanche predictions, essential gear for survival, and the importance of carefully choosing your companions when participating in snowy mountain activitie...
by Shannon Brown The General Federation of Women's Clubs of Montana, Thompson Falls Chapter, has taken on the fundraiser “gotsneakers?” A sneaker recycling organization redistributes and recycles athletic shoes and sneakers nationwide. According to the GotSneakers website , in the United States at least 200 million pairs of shoes end up in landfills each year, taking 30-40 years to decompose while releasing harmful chemicals in the process. GotSneakers’ goal is to repurpose the shoes to new owners or recycle them, thus keeping them out of th...
The Community Ambulance Service of Western Sanders County, also known as Noxon Ambulance, started its service in 1971 as a basic life support, BLS, service. "We serve the communities of Heron, Noxon and Trout Creek," said Teri Burt with the ambulance service. That includes the Montana-Idaho state line to mile marker 33.5 on Highway 200 and on Highway 56 to the county line. The area goes up to 673 Blue slide Road, Burt added. She said they have one ambulance stationed at the Trout Creek fire...
from the Paradise Center Maddox VanElswyk Thompson Falls Elementary Article by Karen Thorson Maddox VanElswyk is 10 years old and is in the fifth grade at Thompson Falls Elementary School. His favorite visual arts medium is pencil drawing, both with graphite and color pencils, but he also enjoys painting. His approach to both reflects a strong sense of design. Maddox comes from an artistic family, and he is clearly inspired and supported by each individual and the collective group. His mother...
The weather may have been cloudy and cold last Wednesday, but the gym of Thompson Falls High School was warm and bright as Senior Hayden Hanks signed to go to Boise State University in front of friends and family, to go from a Blue Hawk to a Bronco. Hanks said he is headed to college to take on business and to go for a defensive lineman position with the Broncos. "I am extremely excited and proud of Hayden. I think the whole team really made this happen. They made him believe in not only having...
THOMPSON FALLS 56, DEER LODGE 33 The Blue Hawk boys kicked off their holiday break with intensity Thursday night, beating Deer Lodge 56-33 at home. It was an aggressive game as the Wardens bested the Hawks 8-6 in the first quarter. Thompson outscored Deer Lodge 16-7 in the second to go into halftime with a 22-15 lead. In the second half the Hawks were determined to hold on to the win. They fired off key passes that led to points on the board and kept the Wardens to just 18 points total in the...
The Thompson Falls Blue Hawk wrestlers hit the road going to the Deer Lodge mixer before the holidays. The girls team had nine matches, winning five of those. Senior Desani Bewick in the 100-pound weight class took two wins by pin, and Veronica Vega lost both of her matches. Lexi Volk won one of her matches but went on to lose her second. Jaden Bewick also won her first match but went on to lose her second. In the 145-weight class, freshman Alyana Hockhalter won her only match. “I think all of the kids wrestled really well. Coming from the l...
Playing a sport at the college level is a big accomplishment. Being a two-sport athlete takes a lot of time and commitment. Getting to play two sports in college with your sister is a special, rare experience. Megan Baxter is a junior at Carroll College in Helena and plays on the school golf team and the junior varsity basketball squad. This year, the 2021 graduate of Thompson Falls High School gets to play both sports with her little sister Ellie, a freshman at Carroll. The Baxter sisters are...
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If you listened carefully the last couple of weeks you might have been able to hear all the beautiful music from one end of the county to the other. Like a ripple effect, schools performed their holiday magic for the season. On December 7, Noxon students in kindergarten through fourth grade performed "Christmas Around the World." Grades 5 through 12 held their band and choir concert on December 14. Thompson Falls High School students performed a variety of holiday music on December 5, while the...
OVER THE HILL GANG W L Jokers Wild 34 26 Leftovers 31 29 Roll’n Along 30 30 Com’bak Kids 29.5 30.5 Fun Team 29 31 Mixed Nuts 26.5 33.5 Team Scr. Game: Fun Team, 748; Scr. Series: Fun Team, 2159; Hcp. Game: Jokers Wild, 884; Hcp. Series: Roll’n Along, 2512; Mens Inv. Scr. Game: Bary Moore, 224; Scr. Series: Ron Beaty, 625; Hcp. Game: Bary Moore, 264; Hcp. Series: Bary Moore, 672. Wms Inv. Scr Game: Ginny Flewelling, 179; Scr Series: Debbie Rolleri, 484; Hcp. Game: Ginny Flewelling, 267; Hcp. Series: Ginny Flewelling, 659. INDUSTRIAL LEAGU...
