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With spring in the air, right now might be the best time to hit the gym and get those bodies in shape. Last spring Thompson Falls’ Bear Muscle Fitness implemented a 100-Mile Club encouraging members to follow a long-term path to better overall health through exercise. Now, eight months later, gym owner Jill Fairbank is happy to announce there are a handful of members still on track. The 100-Mile Club encourages exercise by celebrating milestones when certain levels of logged miles are reached. T-shirts are awarded at the 100-mile mark, e...
Not everyone is on a ketogenic diet and sometimes that can make eating out a little tricky. It's not too bad at most restaurants, but some places don't have many low carb options. The real problem is when going to benefits and fundraisers where the menu might not always suit your diet. For Valentine's Day I purchased tickets to a prime rib dinner hosted by the Thompson Falls High School Select Choir. Prime rib is certainly low carb, but mashed potatoes and dinner rolls are not. In most cases you...
Reading is a primary path to knowledge, but it's also a way to get a new bike. That's how five kids at Plains Elementary School did it, courtesy of Masonic Ponemah Lodge 63 in Plains Friday afternoon. And as a bonus, the kids were treated by seeing chocolate pudding smudged on the faces of school staff members. Chief coordinator of February's "I Love To Read Program" Gena Ferlan wasn't sure if Principal Jim Holland got more pudding in his mouth or up his nose during the "Minute To Win It"...
5 YEARS AGO • MARCH 7, 1968 LUMBER $5.5 MILLION INDUSTRY IN SANDERS COUNTY During 1967 nearly $5.5 million was contributed to the economy of Sanders County by the forest industry represented by the Flodin Lumber and Manufacturing Co., the Thompson Falls Lumber Co., the Diehl Lumber Co. and the Clark Fork Logging Co., Forrest Dobson, CFL general manager, reported this week. The three mills have 275 permanent employees and a total annual payroll of $1,873,515. They have operated continuously on a 12-month basis for many years now and are continu...
At the Sanders County Spelling Bee in Thompson Falls on Friday, the battle wasn't for first place. Instead, it came down to a three-way tie for third in the annual competition. Fourteen students competed for the county title, held at the Sanders County Courthouse. Kaitlyn Ducept, a fifth-grader from Plains, won by spelling the words "retrospective and "tundra" correct in the final round. Ducept said she practiced by having her mom read words to her. She also said she loves to read. Ducept, the...
Thompson Falls youth joined Missoula Children's Theatre to put on two shows last Friday featuring Michael McGill's version of Aladdin. The original story was based around the magical genie lamp Aladdin is destined to become owner of. In McGill's version, some things are the same, but there are plenty of differences as well. MCT's printed synopsis of Aladdin reads, "For Aladdin, it's not easy to find a magic lamp but it's even harder to get a date! It's a swirling sandstorm of famous Arabian...
Every year Sanders County 4-H members spend hours preparing to give a public speech on any topic they chose. Throughout last week and weekend round one of Communication Days took place; 90 youth took front stage to present their topics to judges. Members can choose to present on any subject matter they wish. This year's topics ranged from learning the parts of a small engine to learning how to make a balloon bowl. Whitepine Happy Worker Savana Wilson showed up touting her Ragdoll cat, Cotton Can...
Savannah and Lonnie Newman of Thompson Falls welcomed son, Marshal Chevy Jackson, Saturday, Feb. 10 at 11:13 p.m. at Clark Fork Valley Hospital in Plains. He weighed six pounds, eight ounces and measured 19 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Kathy and Bob Gilchrest of Missoula. Maternal great-grandparents are David Wilson of Boise, Idaho and Faye and Jim Chamberlain of Boise, Idaho. Paternal grandparents are Dennis and Marie Newman of Thompson Falls. Paternal great-grandparents are Lyle and...
Spring fever and cabin fever combined at the Lakeside Motel & Resort in Trout Creek on Saturday. People dressed up in their finest for the fourth annual Redneck Ball, a fundraiser for the Trout Creek Community Improvement Association (TCCIA). The event included bucket raffles, a live auction and wild redneck entertainment for the more than 150 attendees. Auction items included two chainsaws, a kayak, a load of firewood (which winner Harold Hudson donated back for the auction) and a knife made...
Plans call for 3,000 railroad ties to be on display in a classroom of the Paradise Center, formerly Paradise Elementary School, as part of a historical railroad exhibit. The classroom is only 640 square feet, but Benita Jo Hanson, chief coordinator of the exhibit, said all of the railroad ties will fit. That's because the ties are only 1.172 inches long and the railroad exhibit will be of an HO scale. The exhibit will cover different aspects of the railroad in Paradise from around 1907 to 1970,...
by Justin Harris In light of recent national events on school campuses, it was no surprise that safety was a topic during the Falls District school board meeting Monday night. It was noted that since the school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in 2013, the Thompson Falls School District trustees and administration put safety at the top of their list of stated goals and declared the campus environment their top priority. In cooperation with the Frisbie-Morbella Foundation and the City of Thompson Falls, that year, Officer Bob Thornhill was...
Nationwide, students on public school campuses will be protesting what they view as a lack of competence on the part of the adults in their lives to take meaningful action in stopping the gun violence that has become a unique plague in American schools. March 14, students around the country have planned to walk out of their schools at 10 a.m. The non-violent protest will last 17 minutes to honor the 17 students and staff members killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parland, Florida, on Valentine’s Day. Thompson Falls High School p...
Noxon eighth grader Jaedyn Murray will be competing at the State Geography Bee competition this year. After finishing first in the Noxon School competition, Murray continued to progress earning herself a spot amongst other state level competitors. She will compete on April 6 in Bozeman. If successful, she will move forward to the national level. Sponsored by National Geographic, the National Geography Bee takes place beginning May 20....
For more than 45 years Missoula Children's Theatre (MCT) has been doing an incredible job of enhancing children's lives through the art of theatre. As they travel throughout the state, Sanders County is fortunate enough to be one of their destinations. Thompson Falls Elementary secretary Diane Hedahl and kindergarten teacher, and coordinator for the Falls MCT event, Amy Laws, could not quite place an exact count on the number of years MCT has performed at the school. But after lots of thinking,...
Even rednecks get cabin fever. The Trout Creek Community Improvement Association (TCCIA) gives everyone a reason to step out for a night on the town with the annual Red Neck Ball. This year’s event is set for Saturday, March 3, at the Lakeside Motel & Resort in Trout Creek. The event begins with a no-host social hour at 5 p.m., with the program beginning at 7 p.m. The Red Neck Ball includes a costume contest and live entertainment. A live auction with auctioneer Kevin Hill will award the highest bidders with items such as guns, knives, c...
12 YEARS AGO • MARCH 3, 1925 FIRST ROOFED HOUSE IN MONTANA LOCATED EAST OF TOWN Built by David Thompson in Fall of 1809 Possibly the greatest event of historical importance that has ever happened in the northwest occurred last Saturday when Will Café of Missoula, Historian of the Pioneers Association of Montana, unearthed the remains of the cabin that was built by David Thompson, just east of town. David Thompson was a surveyor for the British government and is claimed to be the greatest geographer the British Empire ever produced who ma...
Belief in product led a part-time employee to take an investment leap into one of the favorite franchises in Thompson Falls. Andrea Farmer worked for Plains Simple Simons Pizza owners, Shawn and Shawna Purkeypyle. After a time, the owners approached Farmer to see if she'd be interested in purchasing the Thompson Falls location. "I took some time to think about it and mull it over with my husband and family," shared Farmer. "It just felt right, so we got the ball rolling." Farmer moved to Plains...
William James, a famous American philosopher and psychologist, said, "I don't sing because I'm happy, I'm happy because I sing." Several high school students from Sanders County were singing and happy in February, individually and collectively, as they participated in the University of Montana's All-Star Honor Choir in Mixed Choir and Women's Choir categories. To be selected for the All-Star Honor Choir, students are nominated by their directors, then chosen by the University of Montana....
The buzz about the County Spelling Bee is getting around, and Sanders County schools have announced their lineup of students slated to compete. The county’s spelling tradition will take place Friday, March 2 at 1 p.m. in the Sanders County Courthouse. Surrounded by Montana’s legal tomes, participants will do their best to get spellings correct from a list of words provided by the national-level organization. Once in the hot seat, students can ask for clarification on a challenging word. A request for a repeat of the pronunciation, def...
Society has changed our perspective and relationship with food. Convenience sometimes makes our dietary decisions for us as we continue to thrive in this fast-paced world. "Growing the practice of home baking" is the mission statement of the Home Baking Association, who has designated February as "Bake for Family Fun Month." With only a few days of February left, let's all try to squeeze in at least one more "from scratch" dinner - just for fun, and to fulfill that craving for downhome cookin'....
In Plains, one dog groomer has moved and another has opened a new shop. Pattie Waltner, owner and operator of Wag'n Tails Pet Grooming, held an open house Saturday at her shop on the west end of Railroad Avenue, where nearly 60 people popped in to see her grooming business. "It's a meet and greet and so people can see my shop," said Waltner, who had treats for her human and canine guests alike. She also had treat bags of dog toys, snacks and shampoo for dogs and held two drawings for free...
With all the beauty that surround us, it is no surprise that tourism is one of the top revenue generating contributors in Montana; being second only to agriculture. Non-resident visitors add money to Montana’s economy through supporting jobs and reducing state and local taxes for its residents. By category, gasoline, lodging and retail sales bring in the most revenue by non-residents in Montana. According to the U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Dept. of Commerce, “services” make up 79.7 percent of total employment in Sanders County. Services is co...
5 YEARS AGO • FEBRUARY 22, 1968 FUTURE HOSPITAL NEEDS EYED AT PLAINS SESSION Approximately 150 Plains and Thompson Falls citizens attended a meeting Friday night in the Plains school sponsored by the Sanders County Citizens Committee for a Hospital when a proposed new hospital in the Plains area was discussed. T. Millar Bryce, committee chairman, said, “We have started a campaign for a new hospital and will continue it until the voters decide the issue.” He pointed out that Missoula after it gets its new hospital, now in the planning stage wil...
CHINESE NEW YEAR in Hot Springs was filled with canine masks, streamers on poles, Rube Wrightsman with a cannon and the traditional Hot Springs dragon reserved for the holiday....
