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MIKE GILLMORE, Trout Creek – “Science and biology. I wasn’t good at math and English. But I found science and biology interesting.” JOHN LESTER, Missoula – “Actually, I liked social studies. We would all go to the auditorium where we watched movies about countries and people all around the world.” MICHELE FREEMAN, Trout Creek – “Probably science. I found it interesting.” ERIN KENEADY, Trout Creek – “Probably Western Literature. I had a good teacher, Mike Collins, and because of him, I still like to read.” SHAWN NEAL, Noxon – “Shop class. It h...
Once again the Rex Theatre will open its doors Saturday to the public to offer warmth and Christmas music after the annual Christmas on Main Street parade in Thompson Falls. The free Christmas show, now in its seventh consecutive year, will feature local musical talent with a few surprises in the mix. Headlining the show will be the Neva Woods Memorial Hand Bell Choir, directed by Dan Wittenburg. Vocal ensembles from Trout Creek and Thompson Falls schools will also perform. To delight dog lovers of all ages, Dr. Kathryn Hawkins returns to the...
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Thompson Falls Elementary Students on the fourth grade honor roll list were Alex Albano, Alex Barrera, Aubrey Baxter, Hunter Berman, Sandy Bonney, Allie Borgmann, Everett Brotherton, Jesse Buchanan, Addyson Deal, Teagan Dorscher, Chase Helvey, Samantha Hertel, Kylee Huff, Michael Koskela, Emma Moore, Kaylene Morkert, Jason Myers, Marley Neesvig, Liam Pallister, Andrew Sundstrom and Adelynn Traver. The fifth grade honor roll list included Trayten Anderson, Dallas Berman, Emma Claridge, Brooklyn Cork, Annalise Fairbank, Shiann Hall, Gabrielle...
Nothing spreads holiday cheer more than listening to carols sung by the youngsters we hold dear to our hearts. Schools throughout the county have been working hard to prepare musical entertainment to celebrate the holiday seasons. Hot Springs school will hold their school-wide concert on December 19 at 6 p.m. in the gymnasium. Noxon Elementary School (grades K-4) will serenade audiences December 6 in the multipurpose room beginning at 6:30 p.m. The high school holiday performance will follow on December 11 at 6:30 p.m. in the gymnasium. The...
Montana’s big game hunting season ended on Sunday, and the Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) check station in Thompson Falls saw a final push of hunters hoping to fill their freezers. “It was incredibly busy Saturday and Sunday,” FWP Biologist Bruce Sterling said, noting that they had mostly white-tailed bucks reported in the last weekend of the season. Hunters reported 57 deer during the last weekend, more than what FWP had seen in total the first five weeks of the season. Sterling said this is typical of the white-tailed numbers, as the rut kicks...
When it comes to affordable housing, the options are limited in Sanders County Patrick Malone of Community Action Partnership of Northwest Montana (CAPNM) led a discussion among about 30 community members and agency representatives Nov. 14 at the state building in Thompson Falls. The group discussed the needs in Sanders County, as well as possible solutions. Malone detailed the needs of the county, highlighting that more than 40 percent of renters in Sanders County live in poverty, meaning they earn less than $20,000 a year. Malone also noted t...
Sanders County has yet to see its first significant snowfall of the year. But the chilly temperatures appear to have trees, shrubs and leaves frozen in time with the frosty fall mornings....
Community members came together over the weekend to prepare and deliver Thanksgiving baskets to 81 area families. More than 50 volunteers gathered at the Community Congregational Church on Sunday to pack and deliver the baskets to families from Thompson Falls to Noxon. Ron Reedy with the Community Congregational Church has been helping to organize the event since 2002. He said that while the number of families signed up for baskets this year was down, the turnout was good, and they were able to...
"O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, how lovely are thy branches." The smell of freshly cut pine trees fills the air at Tuscor Ranch tree farm in Trout Creek. The smell is amazingly lovely, and that is what tree farm owners Lou and Jean Hannum are striving for, sharing their love of trees. From what they have accomplished in the last 30-plus years, they have done just that. The vast acreage, 20-25 commercial tree farm acres, is cultivated by the Hannums to provide everyone, even the grinchiest...
5 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 28, 1968 THOMPSON RIVER ROAD STATUS EYED Directors of the Sanders County Chamber of Commerce meeting here were asked Thursday by Sanders County Commissioner Wesley W. Stearns to decide what kind of future road is desired up Thompson River to U.S. Highway 2 Commissioner Stearns explained that the Forest Service is studying the desirability of acquiring the Anaconda Co. main haul logging road. The 40-mile road could either be classed as a timber access road or as a forest highway, which could be used both by log haulers and...
ASPEN WEBSTER, Noxon – “We buy a turkey from Wal-Mart, stuff it with carrots because I really like them. Put it in the oven until it is really done. I don’t know how hot it needs to be or how long. You just open the oven and see.” MADDISON THOMPSON, Noxon – "First you get the turkey from the store. Then you cut up bread, onions, carrots, blueberries and grapes, put it in the turkey and bake it. I don’t know how long or how hot. I like chicken the best.” BRIELLE MacARTHUR, Noxon – “My dad shoots the turkey. We put it in a bucket of hot soa...
I went to the Okaidja Afroso performance with my grandma, and my brother. When Okaidja came out he was filled with so much energy and was fun to listen to. I could hear how much passion Okaidja and the others sang with. I could see how much he cared about the music and his culture. It filled me with so much joy. Okaidja even taught us some words in his language. He told us every meaning of each song. The band played many different instruments, such as the jilt. It is an African version of the xylophone. They also had a gourd that had beads in...
All-Star musicians from Hot Springs, Noxon and Plains high schools performed in a University of Montana School of Music recital recently at the University's Dennison Theatre. Cameron Stearns of Hot Springs, Edison VanVleet and Jared Webley of Noxon, and A.J. Jermyn of Plains all were part of the Silver Wind Ensemble. They played "Hobbits Hymn and Dance," "Waltz no. 2" from Jazz Suite no. 2, selected movements from "A Longford Legend," "Dio, che nell'alama infondere" from "Don Carlo" and finished...
Lyla Sears (left) and Ellen Childress fill boxes that are destined for families in the Plains and Paradise area to help out with their Thanksgiving dinner. The project is part of a program from the First Lutheran Church and United Methodist Church in Plains. Eleven families ranging from two people to seven were provided boxes of food with 25 items, including a turkey, a pie, potatoes, stuffing and other food items, along with aluminum foil. It took the ladies less than an hour to fill the boxes...
The final event of the Elks triathlon took place last weekend, offering instruction on bowling for local kids. More than 45 children joined Elks members and volunteers at Rimrock Lanes to learn about bowling. Elks Member Rick Hagedorn started the event off with some brief instructions regarding bowling. Nancy Gressang checked all the youth in and divided the youth into groups, according to age. Once all was done, they began with some stretching exercises. "Nothing like seeing 47 youth doing...
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, thanks to the Plains Lions Club, which put up holiday decorations in Plains Sunday morning. It took just over an hour for Lions Duane Highcrane, Dave Helterline, Harry Legg and Dan Rowan, along with volunteers Justin Holmes and Lloyd Rice with his NorthWestern Energy bucket truck, to put up the lighted decorations along a mile stretch of Railroad Street from Highway 28 to Central Avenue. Highcrane, the club president, said they decided to do it a...
What goes around comes around. For those who are skeptical of karma, the story of Trout Creek's Margie Rawlinson may change your mind on the matter. Rawlinson has spent the last three years sewing pillowcase dresses and sundresses for girls in Belize. Over the years she has sent close to 200 dresses to girls in need. Doing good deeds for others not only lightens the heart and strengthens the soul, but it also is said that it brings good tidings. Recently, the Hearing Aid Institute of Missoula...
When it comes to quality, these boys do not skimp. They are identical twins, but Jacob and Ethan Waddington have more than that in common. They share a passion, a burning desire to build aesthetically amazing log creations of top quality. After spending years perfecting their woodworking skills, they established Waddington Log Homes in Thompson Falls in 2017. "If you are going to have a log home with maintenance, you might as well have a quality log home," Jacob emphasized. Ethan agreed. He...
The Plains Woman's Club is once again helping to make Christmas more enjoyable for children from homes of domestic violence. Seven women – Judy Stephens, Margaret Storoy, Shirley King, Deb Cleveland, Connie Foust, Deana Allison, and Dayna Dickerson – gathered in the fellowship hall of the Plains United Methodist Church to make Christmas stockings for Sanders County Coalition For Families clients Friday afternoon. "These ladies are making these stockings with a labor of love," said Crystal Buchan...
Area schools and organizations honored Sanders County veterans in remembrance of Veterans Day. While Nov. 11 was a Sunday, area schools made sure to show veterans their appreciation. And last Friday, the City of Thompson Falls and the Thompson Falls Main Street Committee commemorated the veterans memorial at Ainsworth Park. At Ainsworth Park, about 50 braved chilly weather to watch the U.S., Montana and POW/MIA flags be raised at the veterans memorial. Carla Parks with the Thompson Falls Main...
In Montana, one in every 10 residents is a veteran, making the state the one of the most heavily populated, per capita, in the nation, according to Veterans Affairs and Census Bureau data. Noxon students invited local Veterans to their third Veterans Day assembly honoring these services. Recognitions was given to everyone as their name and military service branch was recited. Veterans stood and received ample applause after each of the 19 names were called. Bart Haflich, Noxon teacher, read alou...
A new group of people were in charge of the Veteran's Appreciation Luncheon at Plains School this year, but the enthusiasm and heartfelt dedication to give thanks to the military veterans hadn't waivered. "It was really, really outstanding," said Joe Eisenbrandt, a Navy Vietnam War veteran who has attended the school's appreciation luncheon all five years. The program was started by teachers Keith Baker and Linda Knight, who retired last year. This year, Nichole Cockrell and George Sherwood...
As the holidays approach, the Plains Community Food Bank is striving to help people in need, but to help others the food bank needs help. The shelves at the food bank are normally stocked well, but they are finding themselves with empty shelves and without several basic food items, said Jack Dowell, one of a handful of volunteers at the food bank, located on Central Avenue across from the Assembly of God Church on the Move. Dowell said they are presently missing several items that the food bank...
