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Snakes were definitely the biggest attraction at the Sanders County 4-H Communication Days finals at Plains School on Sunday. The classroom filled with 20 people when John McNamara of Plains displayed his two snakes "Gray Corn," a 30-inch corn snake, and "Panner," also a corn snake of just over four feet in length, for his demonstration on the feeding of snakes. Some visibly cringed when he picked up the mice with tongs and placed them in the snake containers. His presentation lasted only three...
Plains High School is letting an adult join its physics class and he doesn't even have to study or take tests, but he gets to play in the annual rocketry project. Maybe he's getting special treatment because he's the school superintendent. Thom Chisholm started making his rocket on Thursday, though he admitted he got a lot of glue on his hands and maybe too much on the rocket parts. At one point, he glued part of the rocket to the directions. "I have so much glue on this guy, it might not leave...
5 YEARS AGO • MARCH 2, 1972 BAD ROCK Bad Rock, the mountain of slide rock that reaches down to Highway 200 east of the IT Gift and Upholstery Shop, Sunday retained its reputation for providing hazards to travelers. A rock slide temporarily blocked travel on both the highway and railroad and also damaged communication lines. Several large boulders and large rocks tumbled down the mountain side, smashed the highway guard rail in seven places and went through the warning fence guarding the rail line. One telephone pole was snapped and another d...
JEFF SHUTTLE, Thompson Falls - “No, because no matter what it costs, it’s immaterial. I’m going to do what I want to do anyway. It’s just that I’ll have to do without something else.” FIONA WALKER, Thompson Falls - “I’m making fewer trips, and maybe more consolidated trips. Gas is a necessity and I just have to cut back in other ways.” JENNIFER EITELBERG, Plains - “Doing all of our errands at once. So, we’ve gotten four done for the day and this is our last one.” CAROL SEARL, Thompson Falls - “Just combining errands so I’m not driving as muc...
For the fourth consecutive year, the Plains Community Clothing Bank is loaning prom apparel to kids planning to attend school proms. Jessica Peterson wants to make sure kids don't miss the school prom because they don't have the right clothes to wear, which is why she set up a temporary clothing outlet of just prom apparel in the basement of the Assembly of God Church on the Move in Plains last weekend. Calling it "Prom It Forward," Peterson helped more than a dozen kids from Noxon to Plains...
To bee or not to bee was the question for a group of people who took a beekeeping class at the Sanders County Fairgrounds pavilion Saturday morning. Thirty-nine people showed up to listen to Rick Molenda pass on information about the caring of honey bees. The near three-hour class was sponsored by the Montana State University Sanders County Extension Office in Thompson Falls. The class was $10 a person, which went to pay for the rental of the pavilion. Attendees ranged from people thinking about...
SOLUTIONS ACROSS 1. CROC 5. CRAMS 10. SAGA 14. LAKH 15. PENCE 16. AMIR 17. AGRA 18. ALIKE 19. LADE 20. MAARS 22. ALI 23. PASES 24. TOTTENHAM 27. ACE 30. NAE 31. LAC 32. MME 35. COBWEB 37. MEG 38. MAAR 39. TUBAS 40. CAY 41. SACCO 42. OPEC 43. DAD 44. MACHOS 45. RED 46. MAP 47. DAT 48. ENE 49. POLYMERIC 52. MACAO 55. BEL 56. SABER 60. SLAB 61. BADEN 63. BEAU 64. ELLI 65. CRATE 66. LACE 67. COIR 68. DALEY 69. EDHS SOLUTIONS DOWN 1. CLAM 2. RAGA 3. OKRA 4. CHART 5. CPA 6. RELATE 7. ANILE 8....
Students from Thompson Falls Elementary and Trout Creek Seventh Day Adventist School have once again let their art skills shine by participating in the annual Beautification Days poster contest. This year's Beautification Days, put on by Thompson Falls Main Street, is set for Thursday-Saturday, April 21-23. Every year, Beautification Days encourages people to help with spring cleaning around the community as well as lending a hand to neighbors and helping with any yard work they are unable to...
Local veterans each recently received a Quilt of Valor during a March 6 ceremony at the Whitepine Grange Hall. Receiving quilts were (from left) Lyman Dean, Rodger butler, James Borden, Paul Perkins and William Beck....
Last Saturday marked the 7th Annual Redneck Ball at the Lakeside Motel and Resort in Trout Creek. Sponsored by the Trout Creek Community Improvement Association (TCCIA), this event is the organization's largest fundraiser of the year. After last year's cancellation due to COVID-19, TCCIA was ready to help rid everyone of their cabin fever. "We sold all 150 tickets for the event," said Liz Stender, TCCIA chairperson. "We had record-breaking attendance. I guess it was lucky number seven. We had a...
The Plains High School softball team will be able to play this season, thanks to the generosity of the community, said Kati Mitchell, the team's head coach. The team raised about $13,000 at its "Fast Pitch Fiesta" fundraiser at the school Saturday evening. More than 200 people attended the dinner and auction in the school gymnasium, where they were treated to street tacos, beans, rice, chips and coleslaw. Donning sombreros, the Trotters served the food, which was prepared by them and their...
by Miriah Kardelis A neglected Hot Springs dog is now in her forever home after a long journey that began on Christmas morning when she was found wandering around town and was taken to the police department. Hot Springs Police Officer Jason Acheson was on duty when a worried community member brought the dog in. While the dog did not have a collar, her appearance and health were a concern, prompting Acheson to reach out to the town of Hot Springs via Facebook to find her owners. "I started callin...
3 YEARS AGO • MARCH 5 18, 1992 COOK HANGS UP APRON Continued from last week… In 1952, Annie’s friend, Fay Hoy, was working at Norm’s Café as a waitress. Norm’s Café was located on the corner of Mill and Main streets. It burned in the 1970s, has been rebuilt and now houses Til Valhalla Tattoo shop. When Fay asked Annie if she could do the cafe’s laundry until they could get their machine fixed or until the laundry workers in Missoula (who were on strike) went back to work, she agreed. Thompson Falls did not have laundry facilities at...
PAT MILHAM, Trout Creek - “I don’t have a preference. Just choose one or the other.” BETH MORKERT, Noxon - “I prefer spring because it’s lighter in the morning.” JOLINE TAPIA, Thompson Falls - “Spring. You get more daylight and longer hours.” NICHOLAS TAPIA, Thompson Falls - “Spring because it’s not cold, it’s warm.” JADEN BEWICK, Thompson Falls - “I would say Spring.” ARIA MAYFIELD, Thompson Falls - “Spring! You spring forward....
by Miriah Kardelis Students from Trout Creek Adventist School gathered for the third annual toothpick bridge contest in the school's gym. This year served to be the biggest turnout the contest has seen and teacher Maurita Crew's father, who started the toothpick bridge contest in the 1970s, was also in the crowd. Students are allowed to use up to 750 toothpicks and any glue they want to build their bridges. A theme and a particular set of color choices were seen in the year's bridges as the 12 s...
Sanders County 4-H members showed off their talents last weekend at the annual Communication Days event. A total of 72 4-H members provided demonstrations and talks on various topics. The presentations were judged and eight senior and six junior members advanced to the finals competition, which will be Sunday, March 13, at Plains High School. The first day of presentations was last Saturday at Thompson Falls Elementary. Eleven senior members, 27 juniors and one Cloverbud presented on topics...
Noxon students performed "Rumpelstiltskin" recently, producing the play with Missoula Children's Theatre. Dozens of children practiced throughout the week preparing for the two performances....
February is "I Love to Read" month and those who partake get to celebrate all things reading. The students of Hot Springs celebrated the annual occurrence with 10 themed days of reading. The week started off with a school-wide pajama and pancake breakfast. Throughout the week, students got to dress up for different themed days, some of which included Hawaiian Day, Superhero Day and "Turn Up the Heat of Reading" Day, where students showed up to class dressed in red and black, the school's...
SOLUTIONS ACROSS 1. GPO 4. PET 7. EBB 10. LOS 11. APO 12. DAR 13. SHOTT 15. RIP 16. IRAQUI 19. ENGORGE 21. IMBRUED 23. PYGMIES 24. CALENDS 25. ACNE 26. AXEL 27. LEECHES 30. LISSOME 34. TLC 35. AAR 36. DIMPLES 41. CHIFFON 45. OISE 46. ASTE 47. EMANATE 50. SIERRAS 54. DIRTIED 55. CAREERS 56. TRIOS 57. BOA 59. AMBER 60. COO 61. END 62. TAB 63. ANN 64. DEE 65. ENE SOLUTIONS DOWN 1. GLOGG 2. POTOMAC 3. OSTRICH 4. PARESES 5. EPI 6. TOPICAL 7. EDIBLES 8. BARRELS 9. BRAUN 13. SEP 14. HNY 17. QED 18....
Sara Nestor, RN and OB Coordinator at Clark Fork Valley Hospital (CFVH), was surprised and honored with The DAISY Award For Extraordinary Nurses at a reception that was held for her at CFVH on last month. Homemade cinnamon rolls were served to Nestor and her surprise guests of family members and co-workers on February 23. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s programs to recognize "the super-human efforts nurses perform every day." Nestor began working for CFVH as a Certified Nursing A...
The Cancer Network of Sanders County held its big fundraiser drawing, along with an open house for its new office space at Paws Here Pet Styling, in Plains last week. CNSC raised $20,447 with the drawing of three items. Eight-year-old Xander Mathis of Plains plucked the raffle winning tickets Saturday afternoon. Craig Fowler of Plains was the winner of the biggest item, a custom bolt action Remington Model 700 rifle chambered in a 340 Weatherby magnum with a muzzle break and scope. It also came...
A young whitetail deer kicks away a couple of turkeys near Plains....
3 YEARS AGO • MARCH 5 18, 1992 COOK HANGS UP APRON An appreciation party was held at the Thompson Falls Christian Church in honor of Annie Sloan, who has been associated with the Sanders County Sheriff’s Department in various capacities since 1955. Approximately 90 guests, mostly law enforcement personnel, joined together to say thanks to this dedicated woman who has worked for a total of eight sheriffs in succession since she began washing blankets used by the prisoners when Wally Britton was sheriff in the 50s. She has cooked meals for the p...
JESSICA NELSON, Plains - “My grandmother because she just makes the family complete. Always happy, always has her hair and makeup done, raised a huge family successfully, never heard her complain a day in her life. She just is an amazing woman.” BLAKELY LAKKO, Plains - “My grandma. She takes care of me and she’s always there for me and she’s my best friend.” TERRI BAKER, Plains - “My mom. Basically, she raised six children on her own. My father died when I was young. She’s just always been a really wonderful example to me.” Robert Siperly, T...
As we leave the winter season behind, many will begin the yearly ritual of spring planting. Some may even dig a bit deeper by starting to prep the soil for those spring plants. The health of our soil is just as important, if not more, as the health of our plants. Soil health will ultimately determine if your garden will thrive. There are a lot of ways to improve the health and quality of your soil other than compost and conventional fertilizers. Many of those eco-friendly options can be found right in your kitchen. Coffee grounds contain a sign...
