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5 YEARS AGO • MAY 22, 1969 VINSON RODEO TO LURE CHAMPION COWBOYS A matched bull riding competition between two famous Montana rodeo brothers – Benny and John Reynolds – will highlight the third annual Vinson Ranch Rodeo to be staged at the Dick Vinson Ranch here Sunday. Grand entry is set for 2 p.m. The Reynolds brothers will each ride three bulls and the winner will take a special $250 purse. Another bull riding event will be an exhibition ride by one of the few female bull riders – Miss De...
ROB JOHNSON, Plains – “Get a good job and go to college. I went to college for three years but chose to be a skilled sheet metal worker.” TANYA KERN, Trout Creek – “Make sure the thing you choose in life is what you want to do in your life in the future. Don’t just goof off.” TED SONJU, Southern California and Thompson Falls — “Get a job ASAP. Don’t take the summer off and take a vacation in Switzerland.” BOBBI HALLE, Trout Creek – “Because we live in difficult times, set goals high. Let the Lord determine your goals.” KARL WHORTLEY, Th...
It’s spring in Montana and with the warmer weather the Thompson Falls Police Department usually sees an increase in property crimes. Here’s a list of crime prevention tips to help deter these crimes: Lock all doors to your home, even if you are home. Lock all outbuildings where any valuables are kept (sheds etc.). Don’t leave garage doors open, day or night. Don’t leave keys in your vehicle (the majority of vehicles stolen had keys in them). Lock your vehicle every time (the majority of theft from vehicle, was unlocked). Don’t keep valuable...
The Plains Backcountry Horsemen held their annual Poker Ride at the Jones Ranch for the fifth year in a row. There was a total of 145 entries that registered but due to the rain and other circumstances, there were 75 total riders that showed up. Four stations were set up for a playing card to be drawn, with the fifth station being a chance to shoot a card on a board with a BB gun. The winning hand went to John O'Brien of Hamilton who drew a full house with aces over 8's. There were door prizes f...
Thompson Falls youngsters should get ready for the second annual Kids Fishing Derby hosted by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) and the U.S. Forest Service, Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District. According to FWP Fisheries Biologist Jason Blakney, Thompson Falls State Park’s pond will be the location for some hook, line and sinker action on Saturday, June 8. The occasion is an “experimental kids fishing event to showcase the newly improved state park pond,” Blakney commented. To limit crowding, children will be fishing in groups, starting...
Kacey VanZanten (right) and Rachel Ribeiro lead the Thompson Falls High School senior girls through the halls of the elementary school on Tuesday. The senior walkthrough is a tradition the week before graduation. A special graduation supplement featuring all of the Sanders County graduates is featured in this week's Ledger....
Peter and Glenda Milne of Whitepine ardently announce the high school graduation of their homeschooled daughter Cooper S. A. Milne. Her thoughts: "If you ever find yourself in a hard time and wonder where God is, remember the teacher is always silent during a test."... Full story
The Paradise Center has been making strides in its development. In 1910, the Paradise School was built and first serviced kindergarten through high school until later dropping down to only kindergarten through eighth grade. The school faced closing in 2013 when enrollment was a mere five students. In 2016 the building began its new life as a community, visitor and arts center. Tours of the Paradise Center are available May 25-26 from 11 a.m. through 3 p.m. Regular summer hour tours Tuesday...
There are many ways of capturing the beauty of the great outdoors. Some take photographs, some download it to memory and some paint it on canvas. The Friends of the Scotchman Peaks Wilderness (FSPW) will be honoring those who paint nature at their Plein Air Art Show being held in Thompson Falls. "En plein air" is the French expression meaning "in open air." The method of plein air painting takes place outdoors to capture landscapes through natural light, giving more depth and detail to the...
THIS SWAN has been seen visiting Thompson Falls this month. Resident Jim Greaves captured the image of the swan, and researched the animal, which he discovered was raised at the Sunriver Nature Center in Oregon. It was last seen at Summer Lake Wildlife Area in Oregon in March....
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If you are looking for a new summer hairstyle, Melissa Totzauer has opened a new salon in Trout Creek called Pela 406 Salon. The salon is located at 2631 Highway 200, the second driveway after Swamp Creek Road went of Trout Creek. Pela 406 Salon is set up in a renovated space of Totzauer's garage. Totzauer offers a full range of services, aside from cutting and coloring hair, including facials, eyebrow tinting, waxing, manicures, and even wig care. She has been a cosmetologist for 35 years and...
COLORFUL SKY – A break in spring weather along Swamp Creek west of Plains brings out a rainbow....
The Montana leg of the Special Olympics Torch Run began bright and early at 7 a.m. Saturday, May 11, near the Idaho/Montana border. Participants traveled along Highway 200 and ended in Plains, at mile marker 76. Torch Run participants included runners, horseback riders, walkers, and bicyclists. Along the path, 20 boys from Mountain Meadows Youth Ranch carried the "Flame of Hope" between horseback riders and bicyclists. There was also an escort of police vehicles and ambulances to ensure a safe...
1 YEARS AGO • MAY 8, 1919 BIG PICNIC AT ALGER Will Entertain All Soldiers, Sailors and Marines from Sanders County Arrangements are being perfected for the picnic to be held at Alger (near Child’s Road) on June 26, 27 and 28 in honor of the soldiers, sailors and marines of this county. The Alger Marketing Association will entertain the service men during the three days free to all Sanders county soldiers, sailors and marines, but the boys are requested to bring their own blankets. Three camps will be established – one for the civil war veter...
LARRY McBRIDE, Thompson Falls – “I think eleven or twelve before they get one. That’s the age they understand the dangers out there.” KYLE SIEVERTSEN. Thompson Falls – “When they can afford to buy their own.” SHIRLEY WINDLE, Trout Creek – “At least 18 years old. There is nothing more irritating when you are wanting to have a conversation with them and they are talking on their phones. Their folks give them a phone when they are younger and that’s all they want to do.” BRITTANY GALLOWAY, Thompson Falls –“They can have a smart phone when they c...
by Ed Moreth Anyone who thinks mermaids can't run didn't go to the Mini Mermaid and Young Triton 5K at Plains Elementary School Saturday. Nearly 50 people, including a dozen Mermaids (girls) and five Tritons (boys) took part in the race, which looped around several roads before finishing back at the school. First across the finish line was Jerren Borgman, an eighth-grader, who finished in 27 minutes and 21 seconds, according to Gena Ferlan, president of the Mini Mermaid and Young Triton Club....
The Clark Fork Valley Elks is kicking off the summer season with some fresh faces and fresh ideas. Michelle Blackstone was recently voted in as Exalted Ruler for the non-profit organization. The exalted ruler essentially acts as a president for the group, which operates a bar and restaurant east of Thompson Falls. The Elks also hired local chef Mark Oquist as its bar manager. Oquist and Blackstone are working to freshen up the Elks menu. They are now offering fresh salads and soups throughout...
I hiked down off the mountain at 3:44 in the morning. It was the day after the summer solstice and there was already a thin line of light blue along the horizon. I moved quickly and carefully down the trail, guided by my headlamp and the downhill movement of gravity. I stopped suddenly, pulled by an invisible force in the darkness. I looked up at the stars, twinkling in their own magic, then realized what caught my attention. Not so far away was a scraggly, uneven peak, waiting patiently for the sun to rise. And on top of that peak stood a...
The GFWC Thompson Falls Woman's Club donated two benches for visitors at Island Park in Thompson Falls. The benches match others that are in Thompson Falls at Ainsworth Park and along Main Street. The club purchased the benches and NorthWestern Energy employees installed them on the island. Woman's Club members pictured include (back row, from left) Janice Roberts, Vonn Briggs, Cletus Jacobson, Karen Gustavsen and (seated from left) Margie Rohwer (70-year member), Sandra Cullen (53-year...
The Rex Theatre entertained a nearly full audience for the Music for Moms event that included performances from four different groups. Keith Meyers, Trout Creek, sang and played guitar while accompanied by Dave Oliver on keyboard and Deb Oliver on bass. From Thompson Falls, mother and daughter duet Tina Fausett and Theresa McDonald played a special Mother's Day performance which included a song titled "The Mother's Day Song." Tina sang and played the accordion while Theresa sang and played the...
Students at Thompson Falls Elementary School recently completed the Running Start program, sponsored by the GFWC Thompson Falls Woman's Club. Kids completed logs of their reading through the month of April. Each sheet filled with chapters or books read entered the student into a drawing. Collectively the students read 3,511 books or chapters during April. Cory Kump's fourth grade class topped the list with 756 books or chapters read. Prizes for the event and an ice cream party to close out the...
An estimated 400 people turned out for Saturday's seasonal grand opening of the National Bison Range, which included the 19-mile Red Sleep Mountain Drive and the visitor's center. The visitor number nearly doubled on Mother's Day. "It was a pretty good opening day. We had a steady stream of people here all day," said Vanessa Fields, the acting manager for the National Bison Range, which gets an average of 180,000 visitors a year. The majority came from Sanders, Lake and Missoula Counties, but...
In hopes of making a positive impact before they graduate and leave, Trout Creek eighth-grade students are hard at work raising funds to improve their school. Colton Wormwood and Serenity Barrus collaborated to raise over $1,600 so far...and they are still going strong to raise even more. According to the duo, they made 20 Yardzee (yard-size versions of the Yahtzee game) sets and raised $600. They also raffled off a cord of wood which raised $1,000, and they raised money by managing a concession...
