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8 YEARS AGO • NOVEMBER 1, 1944 HIT OR MISS Halloween Tuesday night. A lot of kid rough stuff went on. Boys in the teen ages are naturally primitive and destructive. Busted the street lights out, barricaded the roads. Youth is at times cruel and grossly inconsiderate. We all were young once. Only the process of years mellows and timbers our natural combative and savage natures. Youth never considers that busting street lights may result in some feeble old lady breaking her leg, or a blockaded road might result in a serious auto accident and hum...
ALICE INGLE, Thompson Falls - “Hermione from Harry Potter.” BONNIE FIRESTONE, Thompson Falls - “Queen Amidala from Star Wars.” MAXWELL HART, Thompson Falls - “Harry Potter.” CHAD JONES, Trout Creek - “Haven’t been out to see any.” JEANNIE CHURCHILL, Thompson Falls - “My granddaughter was the Bride of Frankenstein."...
Zoey Havens – Thompson Falls Elementary Interviewed by Gary Sanks It was a delight to interview Zoey Havens who is 10 years old and in the fifth grade at Thompson Falls Elementary. She said her teachers are Mr. Kump and Ms. Freed. Ms. Freed's fifth grade art class has been studying color theory and textured landscape. Zoey said "water coloring" is her favorite at this time. They've been working on water coloring for about two months. When asked what inspired her to start drawing, she quickly a...
It's sometimes scary to go to school and last weekend it was especially scary when a vampire from Transylvania came to visit. The Plains Drama Club gave two performances of "Dracula" in the school's multipurpose room and gymnasium Saturday and Sunday. Nearly 120 people attended the Saturday evening show and almost 75 people showed up for the Sunday afternoon performance. "Broadway has come to Plains High School," said Dr. Kathleen Walsh, the school superintendent, who thought it was a great...
Thompson Falls was buzzing with activity Saturday as Thompson Falls Main Street and the Sanders County Chamber presented the Fall Forest Festival at Ainsworth Park. The annual Trick or Treat, Move Your Feet run by Thompson Falls Community Trails was also held on the powerhouse loop trail....
SOLUTIONS ACROSS 1. ASTI 5. AMAZED 11. THIS 12. DECLAIMED 16. RIGS 17. ED 18. SALMI 19. INHUMANITIES 24. AB 25. UTTERS 26. CABS 27. RNA 28. MOSS 29. DORM 30. MAAS 31. SALSA 33. TUTTI 34. KRAKOW 38. PARSEC 39. NAMAS 40. CALEB 43. EGGY 44. TAGS 45. USSR 49. ETA 50. BARN 51. CURATE 53. PI 54. CONSOLIDATOR 56. AMAHS 58. MA 59. NILE 60. DEDICATES 63. UREA 64. THRONE 65. SEND SOLUTIONS DOWN 1. ATRIUM 2. SHINTO 3. TIGHTS 4. ISSUES 5. ADEN 6. MEDICOS 7. AC 8. ZL 9. EASES 10. DIAS 13. ML 14. EMANATE 15. DIBASIC 20. MR 21. AS 22. TARA 23. IBM 27. RATS... Full story
Construction on the highway probably isn't the highlight of anyone's day. But as FiberTel has been laying fiber optic lines through the county this construction season, travelers have been getting an extra dose of positivity. Samantha Whittington is from Kalispell. She is one of the flaggers that locals have encountered during construction this summer. Whittington, 28, is notable because she makes an effort to smile and wave at every car that drives by. "I always wave at everybody," said Whittington, who started working for Mountain West...
There was hootin' and hollerin' and celebratin' at the Clark Fork Valley Elks Lodge last Saturday as the annual Spaghetti Western Fundraiser was held. The event raises funds for the Rex Theater in Thompson Falls. It also served as a birthday party for the local landmark, as the theater turns 85 this year. Several of the more than 130 attendees put on their best western garb for the fundraiser, which features a live and silent auction, 50/50 raffle, and a gourmet spaghetti dinner sponsored by...
Courtesy photo The general season for deer and elk in Montana opens Saturday, October 26. Last Thrusday and Friday was the state's special youth hunt. Lainey Erwin, 10 of Trout Creek, got her first deer. Share your first hunt photos on the Ledger Facebook page or email to [email protected]....
6 YEARS AGO • SEPTEMBER 24, 1964 EARLY HISTORY OF THOMPSON FALLS LIONS CLUB The Thompson Falls Lions Club was formed in the fall of 1943 and the club received its charter from Lions International November 24 of that year. The club began with 20 charter members and was sponsored by the Hot Springs club. The following fall, 1944, the club’s first shoot was held west of town near Birdland Park, where the Thompson Falls State Park now is. Only hunting rifles were used in competition and shooters laid on the ground. Live turkeys were given as pri...
VIKKI HAVERKORN, Thompson Falls - “40.” PAUL GALLO, Thompson Falls - “Definitely my 40s. ” BRYSON LECOURE, Thompson Falls - “18.” PAT JOHNSON, Plains - “25 with the life experience I have now.” JOYCE POLHAMUS, Thompson Falls - “55.” TRACY LANGDON, Trout Creek - “44....
by Pat Crowder Clark Fork Enrichment Corp. (CFEC), is making a difference in Sanders County through grants to local nonprofits. While not in league with the big money grants, there's something particularly satisfying about funding a request from a fourth grade teacher in Hot Springs for help so her class can go on a field trip, or a request for equipment for a science teacher in Noxon. Continuing their commitment to bringing in opportunities to experience the arts to Sanders County, the CFEC...
THe Dollar General Literacy Foundation (DGLF) recently awarded Frids of the Thompson Falls Library a $4,0000 grant to support its youth literacy program. The local grant is part of more than $4 million recently awarded to nonprofit organizations, libraries and schools in Dollar General's hometown communities across the country to help extend a brighter future for K-12 students. Friends of the Thompson Falls Library will use the funds to purchase additional junior non-fiction books, junior fiction novels, additional Tonie box storeis, Junior...
The Thompson Falls High School National Honor Society inducted new members at a ceremony last week. New inductees include (from left) Kylie Huff, Addyson Deal, Aubrey Baxter, Teagan Dorscher, Adelynn Traver and Cassidy Dana....
A Clark's Nutcracker, of the genus Corvus, or Crow family, perches on a bird bath. Clark's Nutcrackers travel in flocks and use their spike-like bills to pick seeds out of pine cones. They eat some of the seeds and bury thousands of others for the winter....
Ava Warta, Plains High School by Kristen Cole Meet Ava Warta, an 18-year-old senior at Plains High School with a passion for art. Ava has been interested in art since a young age, around 3rd grade, and enjoys using a variety of mediums to bring their imaginative stories and fantastical worlds to life. "I enjoy creating because I like the stories I can make through it, even if others don't see the story I intended," says Ava. "I love making worlds of fantasy, worlds that despite being so vividly...
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There was a place last weekend where parents could go and let their kids roam and play and not worry because it was a family friendly place. It was called the Fall Festival" and it was at the 76-acre Waterway Ranch 15 miles west of Plains along Highway 200 and for the third consecutive year it was put on by owners Mark and Elizabeth Riffle. And this year it might have the biggest crowd yet with more than 800 people over the two days from babies to seniors in their 80s, said Elizabeth. The event...
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Zoey O'Neill – Noxon High School – September 2024 Interviewed by Karen Thorson Zoey O'Neill, a junior at Noxon High School, is already an accomplished artist. Inspired by her grandmother, who is a landscape artist using oils, and her art teacher, Jessica Novak, O'Neill prefers acrylic painting over other mediums. How she came to use acrylics is an interesting story. She was going through a hard time in her life at nine years of age and found some acrylic paint that was donated to her sch...
A new club in Thompson Falls gives kids an opportunity to share their love of Pokemon. The Pokemon Club had its first meeting October 2 at the Thompson Falls Public Library. While the club itself is new, Pokemon is not. Pokemon is a trading card game that came out in 1996 that features fantasy creatures on the cards. Players battle each other by using these Pokemon on the cards to ultimately see who has either the stronger deck or wittier strategy. Pokemon has been hugely popular since its...
Members of the Plains Farmers Market had a good year and to thank the community they decided to make a donation to the Plains Paradise Senior Citizens Center. Market coordinator Linda Wilson presented a $1,000 check to Linda Bursell, the senior center's secretary and treasurer, at Fred Young Park on Friday, the last day of the season for the market. "I think this year was a huge success. I think next year will be even better," said Wilson. "We had a nice sum at the end of the year, so we were...
A group of Plains High School science students aimed high for a good grade in their physics class last week. Thirteen seniors and one sophomore built model rockets and fired them into the sky throughout the week to learn how to calculate the average velocity, drag and thrust, said Brooks Sanford, the science teacher, who uses fun activities to illustrate classroom lessons. "The kids enjoyed the project and it certainly helps reinforce learning in the classroom," said Sanford. "This is the third...
Montana 4-H, the youth development program of Montana State University Extension, will celebrate National 4-H Week Oct. 6-12 with events and ceremonies across Montana. This year's campaign, "Beyond Ready," highlights the organization's mission to prepare youth to become engaged, healthy and productive in their future communities. Throughout the week, 4-H communities will celebrate and spread awareness of the organization by hosting receptions and award ceremonies, preparing window displays in lo...
The Plains Alliance Church has decided to help hurricane relief efforts through proceeds from their annual bazaar. The annual bazaar, this year with a fall theme, will be Saturday, November 23, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the church, 505 5th St. Coordinator Roni Mitch said they have a committee of about a dozen people who work on the bazaar. “We decide where the proceeds will go and choose different organizations each year. It depends on what is in our hearts,” Mitch said. In 2023, they provided donations for the Middle East. This year, hurricane rel...
