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Ed Barry, Thompson Falls - “Instead of changing the time, change your idea; it’s idiotic.” Bonnie Jarvis, Plains - “I wish the government would leave us alone.” Rebecca Sharp, Thompson Falls - “I’d like it to stay the same one way or another, daylight time is the best for me.” Jeanette Windle, Trout Creek - “It makes no sense to add an extra hour in an already long summer day.” Kyle Burrell, Thompson Falls - “It doesn’t bother me either way.” Dianne Spencer, Thompson Falls - “Sometimes I’ve liked it, other times I haven't, the cows don’t care....
The General Federation of Women's Clubs (GFWC) Leadership Education and Development Seminar (LEADS) program identifies members who have the potential to assume leadership roles in GFWC beyond their club. One attendee from each State Federation and International Affiliate Club is eligible to participate in the annual GFWC LEADS program. Thompson Falls Woman's Club President, Cathy Mills has been selected as the candidate representing GFWC of Montana. She will be attending the GFWC International...
Ledger photo by Annie Wooden The sun gleams through cherry blossoms (above) during the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C., last week. The festival continues through April 16 with a variety of events. Last weekend, hundreds of kites in every size and shape dotted the sky along the National Mall in D.C. (right) as thousands attended the Blossom Kite Festival....
SOLUTIONS ACROSS 1. MSEC 5. OPIATE 11. MISADVENTURE 14. ENTRIES 15. EAGLES 18. DETER 19. NOBLER 21. DRY 23. OGLE 24. IDOLS 28. WAVE 29. ID 30. DEET 32. RAD 33. DID 35. TPA 36. NTH 39. ANAS 41. AB 42. EYED 44. GIDAR 46. APAR 47. DAB 49. THROAT 52. TEGUS 56. ANOMIE 58. SENATOR 60. PARAMILITARY 62. HEREBY 63. SHIA SOLUTIONS DOWN 1. MME 2. SIND 3. ESTE 4. CART 5. OVERRIDING 6. TPES 7. IN 8. ATE 9. TUAN 10. ERGO 12. DIED 13. ELBOW 16. ELGAR 17. SELVA 20. REED 22. YD 25. OD 26. LET 27. SEPARATELY 29. IDA 31. TAB 34. DAI 36. NEAT 37. TYPHA 38. HEARN...
8 YEARS AGO FEBRUARY 24, 1943 FRED BROWN RECOUNTS EXPERIENCES The Cabinet Forest was placed under administration April 1, 1907 with headquarters at Thompson Falls, Montana. The first supervisor was Ferdinand A. Silcox, who later became Chief of the U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C. Eight months after the Cabinet Forest was placed under administration, Ranger Brown was employed by the second supervisor, Roy Headley, who had just recently retired at Washington, D.C. He was in charge of Fire Control for the entire U.S. at the time of his reti...
Marsha Stindt, Troy - “Warmer weather.” Sheila Mullen, Troy - “Sitting in the sun doing nothing.” Karen Peyer, Troy - “Going for walks with my dog.” Tammy Shriner, Thompson Falls - “Flowers, I love the colors.” Jamie Humpherys, Thompson Falls - “Sunshine, flowers and the snow melting.” Charlie Denson, Thompson Falls - “Getting the boat ready for fishing....
It was a successful month for the GFWC Thompson Falls Woman’s Club Pinochle players. Cathy Mills and Jim Hurst are in first place after six months of play with a total of 34,830 points, followed by Lorri Renard and Joni Mosher (30,760) and Linda Haywood and Renee Klinger (30,334). Mills and Joni Mosher had 1500 trump in February and Cheryl Godfrey and Patty Hopkins had 1000 aces. For February play, Wendy Kelley and BJ Handford led with 7,080, Juanita Triplett and Stephanie Blake had 6,870, followed by Rendard and Mosher (5,260), Mills and M...
SOLUTIONS ACROSS 1. BUSH 5. CREMES 11. ENTO 12. HEDONISTS 16. ACER 17. UD 18. ERGOT 19. SOMNAMBULATE 24. AI 25. TIMELY 26. CABS 27. RDF 28. SLAT 29. PENN 30. NAIF 31. ETUDE 33. TEZEL 34. UPLAND 38. TWEEDY 39. SAUCE 40. TESLA 43. ERNE 44. LIMP 45. SCAB 49. LAD 50. SERA 51. TACOMA 53. EP 54. RECONSIDERED 56. SELAR 58. AP 59. NORM 60. STALEMATE 63. INCA 64. ERASED 65. CAEN SOLUTIONS DOWN 1. BEASTS 2. UNCOIL 3. STEMMA 4. HORNET 5. CHUB 6. REDUCED 7. ED 8. MO 9. ENETS 10. SIRE 13. SG 14. TOADIED 15. STIFFLY 20. AL 21. MY 22. LANE 23. ABN 27. RAZE...
6 YEARS AGO • MARCH 7, 1918 LOGS COME AS ICE GOES Supply of Ice for Local Users Was Stored Just in Time The weatherman gave the ice users just the necessary time to store their supply for the summer before turning on the heat again. A force of men succeeded in cutting enough for local use before the thaw came, but they had no time to spare, as the ice went out the first of the week. The cutting was only about six inches thick, but all the ice houses are filled and the quality is good. (Ice w...
BONNIE BUTCHER, Thompson Falls - “Eat corned beef and cabbage.” KATHY IKOLA, Trout Creek - “Celebrate my husband's birthday, wear green and I wear a St. Patrick’s Day necklace.” LORRITA STEWART, Thompson Falls - “I look forward to eating corned beef and cabbage.” DEVANIE MANGO, Thompson Falls - “We go out to drink and listen to music.” MICKY CLARK, Thompson Falls - “Honor my Irish ancestors.” AMY PUSHCHAK, Thompson Falls - “Eat corned beef and cabbage and wear green....
She was the last of the original Quinn's Hot Springs Resort managers hired by the late Andre Melief when he reopened Quinn's under his ownership. Nearly 40 people attended the sendoff for Susan Curry, who retired last Monday evening after 24 years of service. "It was a bittersweet celebration. It was really nice but I'm sad to leave," said Curry. "I really appreciate what Denise (Moreth) and the family did for me. They've been a great family to me," added Curry, who was hired as the accounting...
Students from Thompson Falls Elementary and Trout Creek Adventist School once again participated in the annual Beautification Days poster contest. This year's cleanup is set to begin Thursday, April 20, and will run through Saturday, April 22. Each year, the Beautification Days committee invites elementary students to create artwork that is focused on the yearly theme. This year's theme, according to Kathy Conlin with the Beautification Days committee, is "Better Together." Conlin says the stude...
When it comes to creative innovation, Noxon Public School rocks! Noxon's first annual S.T.E.A.M. Showcase was bustling with excitement earlier this month as the entire elementary school (K-6) and teachers exhibited their projects in the school's gym. The projects were done over a two-month period. Elementary Science teacher and STEAM Showcase Director, Vanessa Ramsey, said that the event was a huge success. "With the support of our superintendent, Dave Whitesell, our school board and Noxon's...
Photo by Carolyn Nesbitt The full moon lights up the sky last week near Trout Creek....
OVER THE HILL GANG W L Mixed Nuts 50.5 45.5 Fun Team 50 46 Jokers Wild 47.5 48.5 Roll’n Along 47 49 Leftovers 47 49 Com’bak Kids 46 50 Team Scr. Game: Fun Team, 825; Scr. Series: Fun Team, 2210; Hcp. Game: Fun Team, 948; Hcp. Series: Leftovers, 2607; Mens Inv. Scr. Game: Ron Beaty, 246; Scr. Series: Ricky Hagedorn, 591; Hcp. Game: Hank Smith, 263; Hcp. Series: Hank Smith, 713. Wms Inv. Scr Game: Ginger Ward, 181; Scr Series: Ginger Ward, 510; Hcp. Game: Anita Brown, 243; Hcp. Series: Ginger Ward, 663. INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE W L Pocket Pounders 20...
SOLUTIONS ACROSS 1. ITS 4. ELAPSE 10. MAC 11. TOPICS 12. SD 14. BPI 15. SIKA 16. PEORIA 18. ACETATE 22. UNHURT 23. NESTLED 24. NEMESIS 26. GS 27. EGAD 28. COME 30. DALI 31. PBS 34. ALULA 36. ESC 37. ROTC 39. ITEM 40. OSAR 41. TD 42. SADDENS 48. MOLOKAI 50. REOPEN 51. ONESELF 52. ANGINA 53. SAKI 54. NIM 55. EG 56. RETIED 58. TEA 59. ASSESS 60. HRS SOLUTIONS DOWN 1. IMBRUE 2. TAPIRS 3. SCIATICA 4. ET 5. LOS ANGELES 6. APICES 7. PIKES 8. SCATTED 9. ES 12. SPUN 13. DENE 17. OHM 19. ALGAE 20. TEALS 21. EDDIC 25. SOLIDIFIES 29. MUT 31. PROMO 32....
MARCH MADNESS Thanks to John Hamilton for ghost writing my column this week. He’s a much better sports writer than I am. What do Thompson Falls High School, Gonzaga University basketball and the jersey No. 8 have in common? And what does all of that have to do with Previs Field? The answer to the first question is Art Previs, and the answer to the second is his father Steve. Art Previs was an all-state hoop player for Thompson Falls High School in the late 1940s playing for his dad who then went on to become a standout in college for Gonzaga i...
TREVOR FITCHETT, Thompson Falls – “So the kids and the animals can stay alive.” ELENA BUYS, Thompson Falls – “Because you want to have a good spring.” MADDOX VANELSWYK, Thompson Falls – “So the animals don’t eat the garbage then choke on it and die.” LOGAN CARBONE, Thompson Falls – “So the bears and dogs don’t get into the trash. It happened with my uncle’s dog.” BILL SUSIC, Thompson Falls – “It just looks better.” MICHAEL SCHARFE, Thompson Falls – "It looks better and more inviting....
The Lonepine community is hosting a fundraising dinner for the Lonepine Hall this weekend. The spaghetti dinner fundraiser will be 5-7 p.m. Saturday, March 11, at the hall, located at 56 Lone Pine Road off Highway 28. Cost of the dinner is $8 for adults, $4 for kids and $25 for families, all of which will be donated to the hall. Dinner includes spaghetti, salad, garlic bread and a dessert buffet. The evening event will also include a silent auction. Earlier Saturday at 3 p.m., John Bras will lead a discussion about the hall. Bras would like...
Clark Fork Valley Elks Lodge is hosting its fourth annual Community Baby Shower this month. The baby shower is Saturday, March 25, and will offer resources and information to new or expecting parents. Michelle Blackstone with the Elks Lodge said it’s important for families to RSVP for the event, which will run 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. The community baby shower is for anyone pregnant or who has an infant up to six months old and lives in Sanders County, regardless of their financial situation. “It is intended to help all new families, recognizing the fa...
4-H doesn't normally have a butler at its functions, but South Side Sparks member Andrew Wrobleski was the closest thing to it at Hot Springs on Sunday during the first round of the Communication Days competition. Wrobleski's illustration talk, "Being Jeeves: What Was it Like," was a spiel about being a butler, which impressed judges Claudia Andrade and Kathy Conlin, and qualified him to move on to the finals this weekend in Plains. Nearly 90 kids from the six 4-H clubs of Sanders County...
Community members dusted off their best overalls and straw hats last weekend for the eighth annual Redneck Ball, a fundraiser for the Trout Creek Community Improvement Association (TCCIA). The event was held Saturday evening at Lakeside Resort. The variety show was full of hilarious entertainment. Dave and Deb Oliver, along with Keith Myers, made up the Awesome Possum Band and led the crowd in a sing-along to redneck favorites. "Cowboy" Doug Grimm, in a flowy mullet wig and overalls, joined the...
SOLUTIONS ACROSS 1. TRANCES 8. EERIE 13. REMORSE 14. KNAVE 15. APPROPRIATED 19. OR 20. CEE 21. EBBED 22. FRI 23. EAR 24. NILE 25. ERIE 26. STERILIZE 30. CREES 31. AKITA 32. BAREST 33. CONY 34. SRNA 35. ACCENT 38. MANET 39. COORS 40. PANORAMAS 44. APIS 45. EASE 46. ASH 47. DEN 48. ALLAN 49. SHI 50. EP 51. WILLIE NELSON 55. MONAD 57. SINCERE 58. EDUCE 59. SLEDDED SOLUTIONS DOWN 1. TRACES 2. REPEAT 3. AMPERE 4. NOR 5. CRO 6. ESP 7. SERENITY 8. EKED 9. END 10. RA 11. IVORIES 12. EERIEST 16. IBIZA 17. ABLE 18. TEE 22. FREE 25. ERRATA 27. RACERS 28....
A Plains High School fundraiser raked in a near record amount of $11,500 for its extracurricular activities, such as pep band, drama club and sports in the school gymnasium Saturday evening. The "Fiesta Fundraiser" was a mixture of a meal and an auction and an opportunity to help fund some of the activities not completely covered in the budget. Teacher Marie Errecart, one of the volunteers for the event, said it hasn't been determined how the money will be split. The fundraiser included silent...
The Plains Community Clothing Bank is used to helping to clothe those in need, but putting teenagers in fancy duds is special, according to Jessica Peterson, the main coordinator of "Prom It Forward" at the Assembly of God Church. A dozen high school kids from freshmen to seniors had the opportunity to pick out an entire prom outfit, thanks to the Plains Community Clothing Bank, which is housed at the Church on the Move in Plains. The kids had a wide assortment of clothes from head to toe to sel...
