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This year marks the 20th anniversary of Thompson Falls Beautification Days. The event drew 115 volunteers to help do some spring cleaning around the community. Kathy Conlin, who helps organize Beautification Days, says this year's event went very well. "The weather really cooperated, even though Thursday afternoon was kind of a 'wash' with the storm that came in," Conlin said. "It's inspiring to see so many civic groups, residents, schools, businesses, churches and the U.S. Forest Service...
In an effort to engage students in interesting, hands-on learning experiences, Trout Creek School students have come together to build a school garden. Students broke ground last Friday morning and started planting away. "There is a need in the community for fresh produce and it's a great opportunity for the kids to learn about composting, photosynthesis and hard work," said school nurse and school garden volunteer Alicia Myers. "We are trying to get the community involved. The more things we...
4 YEARS AGO • APRIL 29, 1982 JOE DOBRAVEC, NOXON SENIOR CITIZEN OF THE YEAR Joe Dobravec is a man about town. If you have a leaky roof, he can fix it; a broken water pipe brings Joe out in all kinds of weather; TV reception not clear, Joe jumps into his truck and climbs mountains to adjust the transmitter. If the snow is too deep, you will find Joe on call 30 miles from home, plowing snow. When a senior citizen center was first proposed in Noxon, Joe quietly put his shoulder to the wheel and pushed. In November 1979 the first meeting of senior...
MARK JOHNSON, Thompson Falls - “Be true to yourself.” TIMBER GUIER, Silver Valley, Idaho - “Never give up.” MARVIN GUIER, Silver Valley, Idaho - “Be humble.” DELLA MORGAN, Thompson Falls - “Be yourself.” GARY McGRAW, Plains - “Pay attention.” GARY MEAGHER, Thompson Falls - “Be honest....
The Hot Springs High School Jobs for Montana's Graduates and Youth Entrepreneur (JMG/YE) class has been given the opportunity to give back to their community in a big way. Last year, the class, co-taught by Sher Loberg and Bob Neiman, took on the endeavor of rebranding LaRue Hot Springs Museum. After creating an established online presence, the response the students saw from their community gave them momentum to collaborate and tackle another project. The museum offers a glimpse into the area's...
April is Autism Awareness Month and the students at Trout Creek School are learning what the disorder is and how they can help people with autism navigate through life and the everyday challenges they face. "Autism affects one in 44 people," Lana Dicken with Trout Creek School said during an assembly Friday morning. "Autism is a spectrum disorder; it doesn't look the same on everyone. Every person with autism is different." The school has a small number is autistic students, and teachers want...
A group of high school students are more prepared for real world employment, thanks to a two-hour exercise held last week at the school with people who are already working in the real world. Twenty-four students from Plains High School's Jobs for Montana's Graduates class and the Business Essentials class participated in mock interviews with 24 community business men and women in the new gymnasium and art classroom last Monday. Nicole Cockrell, who runs the JMG class, felt the students did very...
Even with heavy snow the previous day and slightly chilly weather, there might have been a record crowd at the Plains Easter Egg Hunt put on by the Plains Lions Club and the Assembly of God Church on the Move in Plains Sunday. "It was covered with snow this morning. I had to put on boots to go sloshing around in it," said Jessica Peterson of the Church on the Move and the primary coordinator of the annual event. Peterson and five other volunteers put out 6,500 plastic eggs on the lawn covered...
6 YEARS AGO • APRIL 26, 1917 LOG DRIVE STARTED SUNDAY Clean Up of Logs Along the River Now Under Way – About 20 Million Through Dam The log drive to clean up several million feet of logs lingering along the shore and on the rocks between Weeksville and Hope, Idaho, began Sunday. A gang of Blackfoot Lumber Co. river men with several boats is doing the work. It is expected that they will be in Thompson Falls the middle of next week. The men who are putting the logs through the dam here report that about 20 million feet have gone through since t...
VIVI McKEEVER, Sophomore - “So, I can help out, I like to feel helpful.” AUSTIN CAMPBELL, Senior - “I’ve lived here my whole life. It feels good to do something and help the community out. This is now part of our history.” MOIRA LONERGAN, Senior - “I think being involved is super important. I grew up here and I’ve lived here since I was four. I want to come back someday with my family and show them what we did here.” JACK McALLISTER, Senior - “It’s important to be involved, especially as a student. Not every student gets to do this kind of stu...
The auditorium was dark as the actors of the Montana Repertory Theatre each stepped onto the stage to tell their story - which was also mostly dark - of their times in combat in the Middle East. The play "Reentry" was a compilation of narratives from Marines in combat in Afghanistan and Iraq during the 2000s and how it impacted them and their family back in the states. The five actors took on the lives of Marines and family members to tell their stories. Just over 30 people attended the...
Trout Creek Community Improvement Association (TCCIA) held their eighth annual Easter Eggstravaganza Saturday afternoon at the Trout Creek Community Park. Nearly 200 children registered for this year's event. "We had an amazing turnout for such cold weather," said Liz Stender with TCCIA. This year more than 6,000 eggs were filled with over 7,200 pieces of candy. "We had close to 12 individuals that helped stuff the Easter eggs and about 12 volunteers for the day of the event," Stender said. The...
A trio of elk stands alert in a field. The cows and spike are part of a herd seen near Trout Creek. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks staff are conducting aerial surveys of animals this month by helicopter....
Whitetail deer look a bit cold when a sudden mid-April blizzard hits Sanders County. The snow stacked up, but was mostly gone by Sunday afternoon on Easter Day....
HELENA – Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus was detected in a snow goose from Canyon Ferry and a Canada goose from near Belgrade last week. HPAI was detected earlier this month in domestic poultry in Judith Basin and Cascade counties. Several more birds from around the state are currently undergoing testing for the virus. Avian influenza (AI) virus is a naturally occurring virus in birds. AI viruses are classified into two groups, based on the severity of disease they cause in infected poultry. Low pathogenic AI viruses generally c...
SOLUTIONS ACROSS 1. MADAME 7. EAR 10. EMULATOR 12. MYNA 13. CESAREAN 14. PERTH 15. UTERI 16. ALAE 17. HAH 18. ALES 19. EDAM 21. GEE 22. LONESOME 27. HT 28. REINCARNATION 33. IA 34. RESENTED 36. NFL 37. KOMI 38. BATA 39. LED 40. ELBE 41. MOZOS 44. PRIOR 45. UNDERAGE 48. IAMB 49. TUESDAYS 50. ASP 51. ANCHOR SOLUTIONS DOWN 1. MUSE 2. ALAR 3. DARI 4. ATE 5. MOA 6. ERN 7. EYRAS 8. ANTE 9. RAH 10. ECUADOR 11. METHANE 12. MELEE 14. PALETTE 17. HEL 18. AGHAS 20. MEI 23. SNIFTER 24. OCALA 25. MA 26. ERR...
A Thompson Falls woman wanted to do something to bring some light into the world. That light came in the form of 720 boxes of Girl Scout cookies shipped to Montanans deployed with the National Guard. Averie Boon gathered donations online for two weeks earlier this year. The $3,400 raised purchased 720 boxes of Girl Scout cookies, which Boon packaged for shipment this past Sunday with the help of her daughter Ainsley, her mother Jodie Bittinger, friend Colleen Knutson and Colleen's mother Karen....
Thompson Falls Schools recognized a longtime staff member last week with a very special award. Last Wednesday was Paraprofessional Appreciation Day. The elementary had an assembly to recognize paraprofessional at the school. Principal Len Dorscher surprised Shawni Vaught with a Paraprofessional of the Year award, not just for the school, but for the region. "Miss Shawni," as Vaught is known to students and staff, was nominated by her peers for the award, which is given by the Council for...
6 YEARS AGO • APRIL 19, 1917 LOCK UP YOUR CHICKENS Judge Nippert asks The Ledger to inform the public that the ordinance regarding the free range of chickens will be rigidly enforced this year and that the first person who comes before him charged with violation of it will get the limit of penalty provided by law. The ordinance prohibits any owner from permitting the busy biddy to invade a neighbor’s lawn or garden and scratch a livelihood for herself and family. If you have chickens, therefore, you will save both yourself and your nei...
SOFEY FREED, Thompson Falls - "Biotech bcause we laugh a lot and it's entertaining. I love Mr. Nygaard." BEN CROFT, Thompson Falls - "Pre-Calculus because of Mrs. Nygaard. She makes learning fun." NOAH VOLD, Thompson Falls - "Math because Mr. Laws teaches it and I've always liked numbers. I like that he changes his teaching to each student." MAKAYLA DAVIS, Thompson Falls - "Computer apps because it's right after lunch and because Mrs. Beckman is the best." WILL HYATT, Thompson Falls - "Patti P's online periods because it's just very chill in...
Three people from New York City gave locals a taste of Hollywood at the Paradise Center Sunday afternoon. The last time the "Empire Trio" performed in Paradise, they brought a taste of home with Broadway songs. John Clark of Plains was at Sunday's performance and he was at the one three years ago, and though he felt both were excellent, he liked this one better. "They are fantastic," said Clark of Adam Cannedy, David Shenton and his wife, Erin Shields. The group had performed at the Paradise Cen...
Saturday was the final bow for the members of the Plains High School Drama Club for the year, but it was the very last curtsy for the four seniors in the troupe. Director Terri Henry recognized Plains High School seniors Dawson Brown, Aubrey Tulloch, Hailee Steinebach, and home school senior Anna Hafner after the last performance of "Adam's Eve" in the school's new gymnasium. The seniors and the other four actors - Gregg Tatum, Alexander Horodyski, Mackenzie Tulloch, and home schooler Susannah...
"Spotlight" is a new feature, sponsored by The Paradise Center and local newspapers, to highlight the talents of Sanders County students participating in the arts. This first article introduces Ava Erny of the Hot Springs High School. Erny, a senior, is a visual artist who has studied with teacher Mindy Leichtnam for the past five years. Erny has been creating art since she was very young and has many sketchbooks full of drawings showing how her work has progressed. She credits her mother for...
SOLUTIONS ACROSS 1. DOS 4. DAG 7. ARA 8. DALEA 10. MILD 12. ELAND 13. SOAR 14. DAB 16. MID 17. OLMEC 19. SAG 20. OOPS 21. NEIGHBORHOODS 25. RBI 26. NAE 27. THAI 29. RIFS 30. WED 31. TAE 32. ROLLING STONES 39. AMAS 41. EAT 42. NGAMI 43. PAC 44. DYN 45. AGOG 46. EDEMA 48. MOTH 49. DARED 50. YET 51. MSG 52. ADS SOLUTIONS DOWN 1. DAMSON 2. ORIOLE 3. SALAMI 4. DAL 5. ALAMOS 6. GENIP 8. DEB 9. ADDS 11. DREG 14. DAH 15. AGONIES 18. CH 19. SRI 20. ODES 22. BRADLEY 23. OBI 24. OAF 27. TWOS 28. HEL 29....
