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Steve Eberhardt believes that part of his job as an artist is to not only expose people to art, but to tell them a story. The unique exposition of his work is a testimonial to the talent Eberhardt brings, not only to Montana, but to the hearts of the people who live here. "A lot of people don't have the exposure. Not just exposure for the artists, but for people to be exposed to it. It's profound how many artists there are in Montana," Eberhardt explained. "Artists are unique storytellers. They...
A new program for the Thompson River Animal Care Shelter (TRACS) has been set in motion. The fundraiser, sponsored by the Sanders County Ledger and Whitefish Credit Union, will be a photo contest of rescued animals. The photos will be published in the calendar TRACS publishes each year. “TRACS has been doing an adopted pet calendar through the Ledger for the last 8 years,” said Renee Long, Shelter Manager of TRACS. There will be 12 different contests between now and the end of December 2020, with each month’s photo contest dedicated to a speci...
As a state, Montana has resisted the COVID-19 effects as long as possible. As the rest of the country is succumbing to the illness, we have stood strong as our rate of infection is minimal in comparison. The time has come for us to do our part in decreasing the viral spread. With that, parents are now finding themselves with children home and could use a little prompting of the imagination to keep busy hands, well, busy. Some ideas you may find interesting and likeable, others not so much, although they may inspire other ideas. Perhaps these...
THOMPSON FALLS BOWLING BEAUTIES W L Clay Pots 58 42 Realty Northwest 53.5 46.5 Madhatters 51.5 48.5 Aspire PT 50 50 Gardner Ranch 47.5 52.5 Sunflower Gallery 39.5 60.5 Team Scr. Game: Realty Northwest, 509; Scr. Series: Realty Northwest, 1414; Hcp. Game: Madhatters, 677; Hcp. Series: Mad Hatters, 1982; Inv. Scr. Game: Ginger Ward, 200; Scr. Series: Sandi Torres, 550; Hcp. Game: Janet Lacy, 256; Hcp. Series: Sandy True, 702. OVER THE HILL GANG W L Fun Team 66 38 Com’ Bak Kids 58 46 Joker’s Wild 55 49 First Security Bank 50 54 Mixed Nuts 48 56...
An elderly doe weathers the late winter storm west of Plains, periodically dipping her entire head into the snow in search of food....
SOLUTIONS ACROSS 1. ASAP 5. Bab 8. AMA 11. Rubia 13. Ace 14. Abas 15. Climb 16. Nor 17. Beni 18. Abaca 20. Ana 21. Eton 22. Genitals 25. Capitulates 30. Spaniel 31. EDT 32. Terne 33. Hosta 38. RDF 41. Samurai 43. Celebration 45. Caesurae 47. Blah 49. IVA 50. Saber 55. Aube 56. GIS 57. Ailed 59. Scam 60. Nae 61. Rabbi 62. Eel 63. SLR 64. Sass SOLUTIONS DOWN 1. Arc 2. Sula 3. A bib 4. Pima 5. Banana 6. Aconite 7. Berated 8. Abets 9. Mano 10. ASIN 12. ABC 14. Abel 19. Ague 23. Ell 24. Asthma 25. CST 26. Ape 27. Par 28. Inn 29. Tierce 34. Out 35....
A rain storm moves across the prairie near Hot Springs last week....
The Trout Creek Farmer’s Market manager has stepped down to allow for a fresh face to take on the mantle. Sarah Cooper has been involved with the farmers market since before its inception back in 2012. Since then, she has managed the market for nearly every year, taking only one year off. Before the Trout Creek Farmers Market was started, Cooper was a part of the Thompson Falls Farmers Market Board. “I always wanted to have one in my own community,” said Cooper, but she also didn’t want it to compete with the market in Thompson Falls. She got...
3 YEARS AGO • NOVEMBER 21, 1918 LET’S COOPERATE Public and private gatherings of all kinds are prohibited until further notice and quarantine is established for all influenza cases in Thompson Falls by a set of regulations passed by the Local Board of Health Monday. Children under 18 years of age are to remain at home unless sent by their parents on an errand, persons with a cold or other suspicious symptoms must avoid public places, and in any place of business except restaurants not more than two customers will be allowed at any one tim...
TOM THOMPSON, Thompson Falls – “I have Purell on my hands. I have kinda separated myself because my wife and I are cancer survivors and have compromised immunity. But we haven’t completely isolated ourselves yet.” BARRY LEAF, Thompson Falls – “I have, I guess. It is sad in these times we have to do that.” CATHY NAGY, Thompson Falls – “Well, you are a little too close to me. Around anybody I have a mask on.” SCOTT MCELROY, Lewisville, Colorado – “We are visitors, and we have been forced into social distancing. We came from Missoula and many...
Thompson Falls Elementary students brought their art skills once again for the annual Beautification Days poster contest. This year's Beautification Days, put on by the Thompson Falls Main Street organization, will be held on April 16-18. The yearly goal for the gathering is to encourage people to help with spring cleaning around the community, as well as to help neighbors with any work they are unable to do themselves. This year, eight judges combed over 209 posters that were entered by...
Every year the Sanders County Arts Council strives to bring creativity to the communities of the county for which it was named. One such event held each year features the humanities and each event they host brings in talent from across the state. On Feb. 15 they did something special. During an event held at the Elks in Thompson Falls, the arts council invited Montana poet laureate Melissa Kwasny to come out to read some of her poetry to get the community’s creative juices flowing. After she finished, she began asking the audience to p...
Libby Hostel Base Camp is sponsoring a late winter - early spring birding program for beginners and experienced birders meeting at 9 a.m. in the Viking room at the Venture Inn at 1015 West 9th St., U.S. Highway 2 in Libby, Montana. We will begin the day with a brief morning session to discuss birding techniques. Following that, the group will immediately head to the field locations, and explore at least three different sites of diverse habitats. Please come prepared for the day with full gas tanks, appropriate clothing, good footwear, lunch,...
Despite the bad weather, community members braved the cold to attend the Clark Fork Valley Elks' first community baby shower last Saturday in Thompson Falls. Fifty-six guests, including children, were invited to take part in an educational day full of parenting resources, chances to win raffle prizes, games, face painting and lunch. Michelle Blackstone, Exalted Ruler of the Clark Fork Valley Elks, headed up the event with funds that were granted to her through the Elks National Fund (ENF)...
SOLUTIONS ACROSS 1. Syli 5. Stave 10. Echoes 12. Perils 14. Roy Williams 16. CF 18. DOL 19. Ayr 20. Sacra 22. Ado 23. Sneer 25. Sham 26. Her 27. Pad 28. Sac 30. Epi 31. Imam 33. Tureen 35. Samar 37. Passe 38. Apexes 40. Tide 41. Nat 42. DAT 44. Hod 45. She 48. Ices 50. Tatar 52. Toe 53. Throb 55. SBS 56. Ell 57. Ye 58. Fantastical 63. Soiree 65. Lusaka 66. Baits 67. Ebon SOLUTIONS DOWN 1. Shy 2. Yow 3. Lei 4. Island 5. Spires 6. Tea 7. Arms 8. Visas 9. El 10. Erode 11. Colorimeter 13. Scrapes...
The 2020 Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Firefighter Stairclimb fundraiser in Seattle was postponed due to concerns over the coronavirus, but that didn't stop two Plains firemen from doing their part for the fundraiser. James Russell and Brian Reed of the Plains-Paradise Rural Fire District were already signed up to be among the 2,000 firefighters from around the world to take part in the competition, which was scheduled for Sunday at Seattle's Columbia Center, but when they learned last week the ev...
The teachers and staff at Plains School went animal last week at an assembly in the gymnasium to celebrate the I Love To Read Program, dressing up as characters from Disney's "Jungle Book." Superintendent Thom Chisholm went as King Louie, the orangutan character, while Kevin Meredith, the high school principal, donned a Bagheera panther mask and tail. Teacher George Sherwood went with the Shere Khan tiger look, also complete with mask and tail. Teacher Jaron Laws was masked as Baloo, the bear,...
PRESTON'S LIVERY STABLE was located where St. William's Catholic Church is today. In addition to renting horses and horse drawn rigs, Preston delivered drinking water and ice for icebox refrigerators. He would harvest the ice from the river and store it in a building located by the railroad tracks packing the ice blocks in sawdust to keep them from melting. And now my readers know how Preston Avenue and Ferry Street got their names. 70 YEARS AGO • MARCH 22, 1950 A.C. PRESTON DIES IN SPOKANE, F...
JUSTIN MORGAN, Thompson Falls – “I am going to Washington, D.C., with the National Honor Society.” PATTI PAULSEN, Thompson Falls – “I’m going to catch up on my housecleaning and I think that’s about it.” LILLY VANHUSS, Thompson Falls – “I am going to Oregon with my parents and my cousins. I will be kayaking.” AMY RISSER, Thompson Falls – “I’m in my sister’s wedding, in Vail, Colorado.” GRACIE CLARIDGE, Thompson Falls – “We are going to Arizona for a girl’s senior trip. It is for me and Belle (Gracie’s cousin).” RICH FERRIS, Thompson Falls ...
It was an evening of music and storytelling last Friday as the Sanders County Arts Council welcomed The Wardens to the Rex Theatre. The Wardens came all the way from Canmore, Alberta, and with them they brought a night full of harmonizing melodies and tales about their experiences protecting lands and wildlife in Banff National Park. Their 60-plus years of wisdom as wardens of the park has been the inspiration behind their music. "We are real park rangers, not prison wards, even though we get so...
Last Saturday was the 6th Annual Red Neck Ball at the Lakeside Motel and Resort in Trout Creek. Sponsored by the Trout Creek Community Improvement Association (TCCIA), this yearly event is the biggest fundraiser the TCCIA puts on, it is also the sixth year in a row the event was a successful night full of good times. The theme for this year's ball was to help rid people of cabin fever. "There were a little over 120 people, it was a pretty packed room. People were having an absolute blast," said...
The sun rises over the Clark Fork River near River's Bend Golf Course on Tuesday morning. With longer days ahead, the full moon Monday kept the sky illuminated throughout the night....
Exploring the mountains and rivers of the Inland Northwest isn’t just a part of the regional lifestyle — it’s also a walk through history. The signs of that history aren’t apparent to everyone. But they are to Tony Lewis. From his days teaching physical geography at Louisiana State University, he’s been fascinated by the forces that give maps their distinctive features. It’s no wonder, then, that he’s found like-minded peers at the Ice Age Floods Institute. For the past seven years, Lewis has served as an institute chapter president, ed...
SOLUTIONS ACROSS 1. Ace 4. Marc 8. Coxa 10. Baboo 11. Acts 12. Terror 13. Coach 15. Prelate 16. Ionia 17. Eyelids 18. Antihistamine 21. Loa 22. One 23. Ell 24. Ale 25. Fbu 26. Ego 27. Boomer Esiason 34. Kerning 35. Slice 36. Cocaine 37. Monte 38. Apogee 39. Egad 40. Femes 41. Sene 42. Ekes 43. Red SOLUTIONS DOWN 1. Acacia 2. Cocoon 3. Extant 4. Marline 5. Abrade 6. Roots 7. Core 9. ASCII 10. Beeline 12. Tremolos 14. Hah 15. Pya 17. Eta 19. Illumine 20. Sol 23. Ebonies 24. Age 25. Forages 26....
