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Ashley Petri and Cassidy McDonald of Plains welcomed a son, Milo Banx McDonald, on March 8, 2019. Milo was born at 10:27 a.m., weighin 8 lbs., 1.1 oz., and measuring 20.75 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Paula Ivy and Bruce Petri of Plains. Paternal grandparents are Jody McDonald of Missoula and Maggi McDonald of Chewelah, Washington. Welcome, Milo....
Robert and Debbie Brown announce the marriage of their daughter, Emily, to Thomas Schell, son of Mark and Kathy Schell. The couple will be married Saturday, May 4, at 2 p.m. at The Barn at Madar Farm in Genesee, Idaho, with reception and dinner to follow. Emily is a graduate of Thompson Falls High School, and Tom attended school in Clarkston, Washington, where the couple now lives....
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) honored the service of its Region 1 hunter and bowhunter education instructors at an annual workshop on March 9 in Kalispell. Instructors from Sanders County were among those honored. The annual workshop is an opportunity for FWP staff and instructors from each region to review the program, discuss updates and new equipment, and to celebrate the volunteerism of the instructors. The heart of Montana's hunter and bowhunter education programs is the corps of...
Ronnie Trentham wishes someone had told him about the dangers of chewing tobacco before it was too late. Trentham repeated that statement many times to students in Sanders County last week as he and Greg Bilby took their “Tobacco Tour” to Plains, Thompson Falls and Trout Creek. Trentham is a seven-time cancer survivor. “I was one of the happiest people you’re ever meet, but I had struggles with tobacco,” Trentham said. He detailed how his first cancer was found in his mouth, and the second in his jawbone. During that second battle, doctors t...
Hattie Neesvig says if you're upset about a problem, you need to help be part of the solution. That's a pretty heft philosophy for any adult. Neesvig is just in seventh grade, and already has a passion for helping people. The Thompson Falls Junior High student has a jewelry business, from which 10 percent of the profits are donated to charity. Every three months, she chooses a different charity. The 13-year-old also collects books for children each winter, sewing book bags as well. Last winter,...
Thompson Falls Elementary students helped kick off the Beautification Days preparation last week with their annual poster contest. The Thompson Falls Main Street Committee has scheduled Beautification Days for April 25-27. The event is a way to do some spring cleaning in the community and help neighbors as well. The Main Street Committee judged the posters created by students in grades kindergarten through sixth, picking a winner from each grade. The winners' artwork will be displayed on the...
5 YEARS AGO • FEBRUARY 15, 1996 WATER AND ICE CREATE HAVOC The impacts of rain, snowmelt, ice and raging water caused havoc across Sanders County last week causing a train derailment, massive flooding, property damage, road washouts and mud slides. Saturday, Thompson Falls Mayor Jerry Neal declared a state of emergency for his city as a horizontal mountain of ice lodged at the upper end of the Thompson Falls Reservoir, clearly in sight of the town. He feared the ice, which appears to be held i...
EARL LEWIS, Noxon – "I think we need to do something about the wolves, otherwise we won’t have any wildlife. The wolves even go into the bears' dens and kill their baby bears. It has gotten so bad in the woods that I quit hunting.” DAN DVOROZNAK, Thompson Falls – "They have to liberalize hunting regulations like the state of Idaho. The hunters can’t do it all. The trappers can. The season should be open year round.” ALAN RENARD, Thompson Falls –“They need to continue to be hunted because they don’t have any predators.” ANNA GRIEGO, Dixon – “Th...
The third Saturday in March has been dubbed National Quilting Day by the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky. This year, National Quilting Day coincided with the culmination of First Lutheran Church's quilt project for Lutheran World Relief (LWR). Each year, LWR donates hundreds of thousands of quilts to those in need throughout the world. The Plains congregation completes an average of 25 quilts each year to the effort. Last Saturday, about a dozen women showed up to finish the last...
The Thompson Falls High School graduating classes of 1962-1966 and the class of 1969 will gather in June to celebrate their reunions. The group will gather June 28-20. That Friday, June 28, an informal get-together will be held at the Clark Fork Valley Elks Lodge. Saturday, the class of 1969 will hold 50th reunion activities during the day. All classes will gather at the Elks Lodge beginning at 5 p.m. for pictures and a banquet. A farewell breakfast begins at 8 a.m. Sunday at Minnie's Montana Cafe. A written invitation and registration form...
The Plains Days committee got one step closer to firming up some of the events and made a decision on outside vendors at their meeting last week at the Dog Hill Bistro. Outside vendors have shown up at past Plains Days, but the committee decided to give local vendors first shot and a better deal. Erika Lawyer, the Plains Business Association treasurer, said they felt that the town has nonprofit and commercial businesses that can provide the same services as some of those from out town. “A solution to providing adequate service while honoring o...
Each year, the Knights of Columbus in Thompson Falls collect donations for their annual Tootsie Roll Drive. Members collected almost $2,000 last year to donate to local Special Olympics athletes. Ron Kazmierczak with the Knights of Columbus last week presented a $700 check to the Super Hawks and a $1,190 check to Little Bitterroot Special Services. Amanda Moseley with Little Bitterroot said they will use the donation a little differently this year. While some of the money will continue to...
On Saturday, March 16, David and Dorothy Lyght celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Their union began on March 15, 1969, at the Community Church in Thompson Falls. They have lived in Thompson Falls these 50 years and have raised four children: twin sons Tony and Trent, daughter Mindy and son Jeremy. Relatives from Helena, Kalispell, Bozeman, Hayden, Idaho, and Dayton, Nevada, as well as many local relatives attended....
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The Trout Creek Community Improvement Association (TCCIA) doesn’t stay idle for very long. After just finishing up with the annual Cabin Fever Redneck Ball a few weeks ago, they are now transferring their energy into organizing their 6th annual Easter Eggstravaganza. “To make this event as spectacular as the last two years, we could use a little help,” Elizabeth Stender of TCCIA said. With more than 300 children attending last year’s Easter Eggstravaganza, the event is no small task. “We had over 6,000 eggs filled with candy and prizes” f...
Students from Hot Springs and Plains schools took a break from spelling and arithmetic to get a ride in the snow, compliments of Patrick Roy and his girlfriend, Kiyha Brost, both of Plains, who brought six Alaskan husky sled dogs to the schools. Roy and Brost spent about two hours last Thursday at Hot Springs Elementary School, where his dogs pulled a dozen second-graders from the class of Felicia Wickum, Roy's mother, on a path at the school. Two weeks ago, he took the dogs and one of his...
People had the opportunity last week to get a good meal, help a nonprofit organization and learn how a group of volunteers are helping the children of Sanders County. Between 70-80 people attended the Sixth Annual Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Chili Feed at St. James Catholic Church, raising $1,550 at the Thursday fundraiser. "It was way more than we expected and we raised a lot of money for a good cause," said Colleen McCarthy, the newest board member of the CASA, which covers both S...
It all began with a painting of Saint William of Vercelli, an Italian who was born in the year 1085 and soon after became an orphan. His story is that he later dedicated his life to God and even healed a blind man. This painting, depicting Saint William with his wolf assistant, was gifted four years ago to Saint William Catholic Church in Thompson Falls from Kathy Altman, a Thompson Falls resident, who moved from New Jersey to the area just over five years ago. Little did she know at this time t...
4 YEARS AGO • MARCH 6, 1969 ROCK SLIDE BLOCKS TRAVEL ON CUT-OFF Traffic over Highway 35, the Paradise-St. Regis cutoff was halted for almost two days Thursday and Friday by a huge rock slide four miles north of St. Regis. First word of the slide came after a Superior woman, Cheryl Doherty, crashed into the rocks about 5 a.m. After treatment for cuts and bruises in the Mineral County Hospital, she was released later Thursday. Employees of the Rehbein Contracting of Plains, who were working on Interstate 90 at St. Regis brought in a large f...
BETTY KENNEY, Thompson Falls – “I always enjoy putting in a garden. This Easter, I’m looking forward to going to Texas to where my son just moved.” BONNIE BUTCHER, Thompson Falls – “Working in the garden and digging in the ground. I’m anxiously looking forward to doing that.” ROB MANDEVILLE, Trout Creek – “I’m going to get electricity from a generator. I’m living in a camp trailer and wish I had done that years ago.” PAUL POSEY, Thompson Falls – “I’m going fishing. Any kind of fish. The waters are coming up and there’s lots of food for the fi...
Last weekend, 93 members of Sanders County 4-H clubs presented everything from how to make cookies to why community service is important in the annual 4-H Communication Days presentations. The presentations included 66 demonstrations, 22 illustrated talks, three impromptu speeches, two prepared speeches and one video. The talks were given Saturday at Thompson Falls High School and Sunday at Hot Springs School, with some members doing makeup presentations at other scheduled times. Topics varied f...
Chelsea and Randy Timmer of Plains welcomed son, Kayden Richard Allen Timmer Monday, Feb. 25 at 12:49 a.m. at Clark Fork Valley Hospital in Plains. He weighed seven pounds, eight ounces and measured 20.5 inches long. Kayden joins siblings Alexander and Calvin. Maternal grandparents are Debi Kulawinski and David Kulawinski, both of Plains. Paternal grandmother is Sherry Timmer of Plains. Welcome, Kayden.... Full story
A doe searches for food after last week's snowfall near Plains. Spring finally sprung in Sanders County this week, with temperatures forecasted in the low 50s this weekend....
