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PLAINS 3, THOMPSON FALLS 2 If you didn't have hearing loss when you walked into the Plains high school gym last Thursday, you might have walked out with a bit after the Trotters defeated county rivals, the Thompson Falls Lady Hawks, in five exciting sets. The Lady Hawks came out and would gain the first five points, until Kalli Tuma got the serving lead for the Trotters to tie the game. Taylor Saner's serves helped keep the Trotters in the lead, but the Lady Hawks never faltered, kept a level...
OVER THE HILL GANG W L Leftovers 6 2 Fun Team 5 3 Roll’n Along 4 4 Mixed Nuts 4 4 Jokers Wild 3 5 Com’bak Kids 2 6 Team Scr. Game: Leftovers, 932; Scr. Series: Leftovers, 2546; Hcp. Game: Leftovers, 1172; Hcp. Series: Leftovers, 3266; Mens Inv. Scr. Game: Ricky Hagedorn, 215; Scr. Series: Steve White, 571; Wms Inv. Scr Game: Debbie Rolleri, 178; Scr Series: Nancy Fields, 487. INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE W L Highlead 9 3 Pocket Pounders 9 3 Howard Services 8 4 Bernie’s Auto 6 6 Schitts and Giggles 2 10 Cabinet Docks 2 10 Team Scr. Game: Bernie’s Auto, 8...
The Thompson Falls Blue Hawks soccer teams put up a good battle, but in the end the visitors dominated at Thompson Falls last Tuesday evening. The Bigfork Valkyries first defeated the Lady Hawks 8-1 and the Vikings claimed a 4-1 victory over the Blue Hawks following the girls game. "Bigfork has a good team, but I thought we matched up with them very well and I think they are a team that we can beat," said the Blue Hawks head coach Michael Scharfe. His boys will get the chance when they face the...
SOLUTIONS ACROSS 1. BEST 5. SCI 8. PVA 11. PABIR 13. PAC 14. PAIL 15. DRINA 16. ACE 17. ADIT 18. SCANT 20. DKL 21. IRIS 22. ADELAIDE 25. HANDMAIDENS 30. URINALS 31. DDS 32. HAMAN 33. UTTER 38. TSH 41. PLENARY 43. INOPPORTUNE 45. LOCALITY 47. PEAR 49. FIE 50. PACAS 55. ABBA 56. FDR 57. ALBUM 59. PLED 60. LAC 61. RABBI 62. PAL 63. EYE 64. MESA SOLUTIONS DOWN 1. BPD 2. EARS 3. SBIC 4. TINA 5. SPADED 6. CACKLED 7. ICELAND 8. PADRE 9. VIII 10. ALTS 12. RAN 14. PAID 19. TAAL 23. DIS 24. ISSUER 25. HUH 26. ARA 27. NIM 28. DNA 29. MANTIC 34. TNT 35....
The owners of the Wild Horse Lavender Farm don't get too many visitors, especially from Helena, but when the governor shows up, he gets a special tour of the place. Montana Governor Greg Gianforte visited the farm of Bruce Beckstead and Carissa McNamara some 10 miles west of Plains last Tuesday afternoon as part of his "56 County Tour." This was his 49th place to stop this year, said Kaitlin Price, the governor's press secretary. He made a stop at Superior School earlier in the day to discuss...
Numbers don't lie. The 2024 Sanders County Fair was a big financial success, fetching $454,278 and netting $145,368 after expenses. Kristy Sheehan, the fair manager, provided the five fair commissioners and the dozen other community members at the monthly board meeting at the fairgrounds pavilion last Wednesday the annual "Fair Recap." The three-page financial summary showed that the fair showed a profit in nearly every category, though there were activities, such as the carnival, the downtown...
Dear Hot Springs Community, September 12, 2024 The Hot Springs School Board would like to take this opportunity to explain what has happened since the May 3, 2024, General Fund Levy election, and to inform and answer some questions. During the election, it came to light that not all absentee ballots had been mailed out. Upon knowledge of this, the board began to try and figure out what had happened and how to proceed in making sure it was a fair and legal election with all registered voters being given the opportunity to cast their vote. It is...
8 YEARS AGO • SEPTEMBER 20, 1944 SMALL FARM FOR SALE 45 acres, 35 cultivated, balance pasture and some timber, 1 cow, 1 horse, and household furniture and some equipment. 6 miles from town. Lots of good water. Price $1500. EARLY DAYS In the early days before the county was formed and the railroad was first blasting through, and the gold stampede to the C.D.A. over the pass was on, W.E. Lindenborn of the firm of Goodchild and Lindenborn was among the earliest pioneer merchants to establish here. Lindenborn was shrewd and clever and he amassed q...
Ambulance: Plains, 12; T. Falls, 7; Heron, 5; Hot Springs, 4; Trout Creek, 2; Paradise, 1; Noxon, 1; Dixon, 1. Monday, September 9 Assault, Dixon. USFS campground check, Noxon. Trespass, Hot Springs. USFS campground check. USFS campground check, T. Falls. USFS campground check, T. Falls. Trespass, Plains. USFS campground check, Trout Creek. Assist motorist/citizen, Trout Creek. Automated alarm call, Plains. Tuesday, September 10 Assist other agency, T. Falls. USFS campground check, Trout Creek. Property damage/criminal mischief, Plains. Fire, P...
THOMPSON FALLS 1, LIBBY 1 The Thompson Falls/Plains Blue Hawks hit the road taking on the Libby Loggers ending in a draw 1-1. At the start of the game both teams came with fire, making each other work to get towards the goal. The Hawks would put their tough defense to play, keeper Landin Baird was able to stop the first Logger goal. From there the Hawks would try to gain their first goal only to be blocked by the Libby keeper. The teams would go back to fighting yard for yard until the Loggers...
OVER THE HILL GANG W L Fun Team 3 1 Jokers Wild 2 2 Leftovers 2 2 Com’bak Kids 2 2 Mixed Nuts 2 2 Roll’n Along 1 3 Team Scr. Game: Fun Team, 882; Scr. Series: Fun Team, 2519; Hcp. Game: Fun Team, 1023; Hcp. Series: Fun Team, 2942; Mens Inv. Scr. Game: Ron Beaty, 257; Scr. Series: Ron Beaty, 641; Wms Inv. Scr Game: Nancy Fields, 190; Scr Series: Nancy Fields, 508. INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE W L Highlead 6 2 Howard Services 6 2 Pocket Pounders 5 3 Bernie’s Auto 4 4 Schitts and Giggles 2 6 North Star Drilling 1 7 Team Scr. Game: Bernie’s Auto, 650; Scr. Se...
SOLUTIONS ACROSS 1. GRAB 5. ALDAN 10. CAMILO 12. BAILER 14. ONTOLOGICAL 16. AV 18. BON 19. KID 20. SYNGE 22. PSI 23. CEDED 25. LETT 26. DAH 27. CAD 28. RAF 30. CIO 31. IMAM 33. RACEME 35. MALAR 37. RASES 38. ATAXIC 40. DABS 41. RET 42. BAB 44. BAD 45. IPM 48. SLOT 50. TABES 52. TAB 53. HIRES 55. SOL 56. ARA 57. YE 58. CONSOLIDATE 63. RETAKE 65. ERASES 66. PARRS 67. SAIL SOLUTIONS DOWN 1. GMT 2. RIO 3. ALL 4. BOOKED 5. ABIDER 6. LAC 7. DIAS 8. ALLYL 9. NE 10. COOSA 11. ANIHILATOR 13. RAGTIME 15. GID 17. VETOES 18. BPD 21. NECESSITATE 23. CAM...
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary recognized an art student from Plains for her work in the 3 Dimensional Patriotic Art Contest. The 16-year-old Ireland Corbin took third place in the VFW Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest in the 3-Dimensional category with her clay and ceramic art entitled "In Honor," earning her a $1,000 scholarship award. Corbin said she was excited when she received the news that she placed so high in the contest, which was sponsored by VFW Horse Plains...
After attending the Master Gardeners class last spring, 2024, put on by Wendy Carr, with the local MSU. Ext office, our class members need to put in twenty hours of community service, to receive our certifications. I finally had an opportunity to start that with Beth Riffle, at Waterway, CSA. Starting at 7 a.m. to beat the heat, Beth was able to plant three rows to my one row of 75 bell peppers, exhibiting her experience as a gardener. She’s in her sixth season on the same property she grew up on, with the now Waterway, CSA, Community S...
10 YEARS AGO • AUGUST 11, 1960 SANDERS COUNTY FARM STATISTICS Sanders County now has 493 farms compared to 591 five years ago according to the 1959 census of agriculture statistics released yesterday by the Bureau of the Census. The average size farm in the county is 830.1 acres and the average value of farms, including land and buildings, is $32,133. The number of acres of farmland dropped from 495,740 in 1954 to 409,219. Of the county’s farm operators, 262 own their farms, 187 own part of the land and rented additional acreage, and 40 are...
The Plains Town Council approved the annual budget and added two new committee members, but much of the time at last week's meeting seemed to be discussing a non-agenda item. John Sheridan, the council chairman, filled in for Mayor Joel Banham. Last Monday evening's meeting was coming to a close and the council had just appointed Bambi Wright to the Plains Planning Board, which prompted Commissioner Dan Rowan to suggest that the town update its subdivision regulations, particularly when a...
She has put in four years of serving the Town of Plains, but now she's heading south. Councilwoman Connie Foust announced at last week's council meeting that it would be her last. She's moving to Mesquite, Nevada, where she used to live and where she still has friends. She's enjoyed her time in Plains and her time on council. She said she's a fighter and liked the challenge of working on council. However, she said her balance is not what it used to be and getting firewood into the house is...
In Loving Memory Joan Bybee Freed Nov. 19, 1926 - July 27, 2024 Joan (Bybee) Freed was born to Dween and June Bybee in Parker, Idaho. When Joan was 10 their family moved to Moiese, Montana. She had four brothers: Gerald Bybee, Bernard Bybee, Joe Bybee, George Bybee, and one sister Tani (Bybee) Wyman. When she was age 16 they moved to Thompson Falls. Mom started working at the Black Bear Cafe as a waitress. Soon she would meet her future husband of 69 years, Marvin (Mike) Freed. They married May...
From the production and size of the plants, the Watchdog Winery appears to have been in operation for several years. But in truth, it is in its fourth year of operation, located along Highway 200 west of Dixon. Ben and Alyssa Griffith began prepping the land for grape growing in 2017 on Alyssa's parents' property before they moved to Dixon. "We planted our first grapes in 2017, then moved to Montana in 2019," Ben explained. He said the grapes grew very fast. They opened for business in 2022...
The Plains High School cross country team had a good showing at the Flathead Invitational, talking first place of the four Class B schools. Several Plains runners had personal bests, including Trotter Marina Tulloch, a sophomore, who finished first in Class B with a time of 19:41.93 and fourth overall out of 127 girls from 18 schools from across Montana. The first Horseman across the finish line was freshman Owen Jermyn, who finished fifth in his class at 17:17.63, also a personal best. The...
It looked as though the Plains Horsemen football team was going to have their second consecutive victory of the season, but the second half of the game said otherwise. The Horsemen had a 20-point lead going into the third quarter, but with three key players injured - two out for the game - and a pumped up and revitalized Darby team, the Tigers clawed themselves to a 36-34 conquest. Both teams were undefeated at the beginning of Friday's game. The Horsemen had claimed a 51-8 triumph over the...
by Ed Moreth It was a rough day for the Plains Trotters volleyball team that lost its first game of the season on its home court. The varsity girls started out slow, losing game one 25-10. The Loyola Breakers drew first blood and though the Trotters were able to tie things up, once their competitors got hot, Plains never got within seven points. Loyola again started out in the lead in game two and for a while kept the Trotters from putting more than a single point on the board. But when the loca...
The Over the Hill Gang had the fun day scramble and yellow ball. The yellow ball winners were Dave Petteys, Bill Nolen and Howard Morkert, while the scramble winners were Rusty Haggard, Rich Hooten, and Roger Webster. Randy Hojem was closest to the pin on No. 10. Rick Kendall had closest to the pin on No. 5 and No. 8, along with the long drive on No. 6 for those 70 and over and a birdie on No. 5. Rich Hooten had the long putt on No. 3, as did Al Luckow on No. 6. Randy Hojem on No. 2, Dennis Gripp on No. 4 and No. 9, Liz Morkert on No. 7 and...
INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE W L Bernie’s Auto 4 0 Highlead 3 1 Howard Services 3 1 Pocket Pounders 1 3 Schitts and Giggles 1 3 North Star Drilling 0 4 Team Scr. Game: Bernie’s Auto, 779; Scr. Series: Bernie’s Auto, 2283; Hcp. Game: Bernie’s Auto, 832; Hcp. Series: Bernie’s Auto, 2442; Inv. Scr. Game: Ron Beaty, 233; Scr. Series: Ron Beaty, 648;...
SOLUTIONS ACROSS 1. STP 4. BETA 8. CURB 10. HONAN 11. EVIL 12. PURGED 13. NAVES 15. DANDILY 16. ILEAC 17. DANGERS 18. CUT THE MUSTARD 21. NAB 22. HRS 23. HOC 24. DEY 25. PER 26. SAO 27. CHAMPIONSHIPS 34. SOOTIER 35. BEAUT 36. SONNETS 37. EMMER 38. ARTERY 39. ABBA 40. GERMS 41. LILT 42. ALAE 43. COA SOLUTIONS DOWN 1. SCENIC 2. TUVALU 3. PRIVET 4. BORDERS 5. ENGIRD 6. TAELS 7. ANDY 9. BLEAT 10. HUNGARY 12. PANTHEON 14. SCH 15. DAS 17. DUB 19. ENORMITY 20. MAC 23. HEATERS 24. DAO 25. PHONEME 26. SIR 27. CONTRA 28. PES 29. SBE 30. HEMAL 31. IAMBIC...
