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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...
Despite the recent surge of warm weather throughout Sanders County, mountain snows linger above the Clark Fork River west of Thompson Falls....
If there's one thing you'll notice about Sanders County communities, it's that they will do anything to help those in need. At Thompson Falls schools, the Jobs for Montana Graduates (JMG) group was looking for a service project for the spring quarter. The students wanted to do a fundraiser for elementary secretary Diane Hedahl, who has been undergoing cancer treatment. The fundraiser they came up with was a little out of the ordinary – donkey basketball. JMG teacher Darcy Farlan said the s...
1 YEARS AGO • MAY 8, 1919 IMPROVING LARGE RANCH The Clarksforks Land and Cattle Co., of which H.A. White is manager are preparing to do considerable development work on their large tract of land east of town on Woodlin flat. Mr. White has opened up a camp and has two tractor plowing outfits in operation at this time, a number of teams and expects to have another tractor working by the end of the week, and seed at least 1,000 acres to alfalfa during the summer. It is the intention of the company to stock their ranch, which comprises some 5,000...
CHERYL CRAIK, Thompson Falls – “My mother passed away at the age of 101. She didn’t smoke or drink, and was a vegetarian for 55 years. She was a Christian and people lover. She was small and people called her ‘tiny.’” COLIN DYKSTRA, Miles City –“I was adopted at birth so I don’t know my birth mother, but my folks are great. They were loving and being a Dykstra, I was held to a high standard. I love my mom and dad who taught me how to work by taking me to work with them.” SANDRA FRIESZ, Thompson Falls – “My mother was wonderful. You could as...
by Ed Moreth Kenton Pies is not being discouraged by critical comments of his steel horse on the Plains greenway and he's almost a third of the way through his second horse. But that doesn't mean he didn't listen and evaluate the criticism, which mostly centered around the thickness of the neck. In defense of his work, he said horses have different proportions and has dozens of photographs to illustrate his point, including some that display a thick neck, like on his prototype steed....
The sixth annual Noxon School car show was held last week under sunny skies. Dozens of cars filled the school parking lot for the show, which is organized by former principal Rik Rewerts. Donations were gathered for a scholarship fund for students pursuing an automotive trade....
Nearly 100 people showed up at Plains High School Monday evening to check out the school's Art Exhibition 2019, where 52 high school students showed their artistic talents. Three hundred and fifty-three pieces of art ranging from a one-inch long ceramic package of toilet paper by junior Mason Gannarelli to a nearly five-foot tall can of Mountain Dew by Chris Jones, a freshman, who also had a two-foot wide cardboard replica of Wall-E, a Disney movie character. Jones had 10 pieces in the show....
Clearwater Properties agents in Noxon recently presented donations of more than $5,500 to local non-profit organizations. "Community donations in rural communities can make a big impact to the organizations' recipients and we are thrilled to help with those needs," agent Greg Raymond said. Agents Jeannette Carr, Mark Smith and Raymond distributed the donations to Community Service Fellowship, Noxon Senior Citizens Center, Heron Rural Fire Department, Heron Community Center, Trout Creek Senior...
Give mom an early Mother’s Day present and support the Cancer Network of Sanders County (CNSC) with the Music for Mom event, scheduled for this Saturday. Dave and Deb Oliver will host the event, which begins at 7 p.m. at the Rex Theatre in Thompson Falls. Music for Mom kicks off the fundraising season for CNSC, with all proceeds going to the local organization. There is no charge for admissions, but donations will be accepted. “This annual event is one of the major fund raisers for us,” said Kathy Miller with CNSC. “We depend heavily on dona...
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A BALD EAGLE leaves its perch on a log off the shore in Wild Goose Landing Park in Thompson Falls....
Take a drive down Main Street and it is easy to see that Beautification Days has once again taken place in Thompson Falls. The goal of the annual cleanup event is to bring community members together while making common areas more appealing by collecting garbage and yard debris after a long winter. This year, there were a total of 173 volunteers who worked on the project. By 9 a.m., everyone had signed in at the courthouse, received their designated clean-up locations, garbage bags and water and...
5 YEARS AGO • MAY 1, 1969 SMITH-GARRISON VOWS EXCHANGED Miss Eileen Marie Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle J. Smith of Thompson Falls, was married Saturday evening to Charles Joseph (Chubb) Garrison, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Garrison, also of Thompson Falls in a single-ring ceremony performed in Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Missoula. The bride chose a street-length white brocade dress with a headpiece of white bridal net. Her bouquet was of white carnations and yellow roses. Mrs. Duane Vaught was matron of honor and wore a m...
