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The Sanders County Catholic Community will host Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services. On Saturday, December 24, Christmas Eve service will be at 3 p.m. at the Noxon Mission in Noxon, followed by 6 p.m. at St. William in Thompson Falls. On Christmas Day, an 11 a.m. service will be held at St. James in Plains. Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Thompson Falls will hold a Christmas Eve candlelight service at 5 p.m. on Saturday, December 24, with no service on Christmas Day. The church, at 611 Ogden, will follow with lessons and carols on Sunday,...
SOLUTIONS ACROSS 1. DARD 5. FTC 8. DAB 11. APIAN 13. LOA 14. DABA 15. SEGNO 16. AWN 17. ANIL 18. DAUNT 20. VET 21. SAEK 22. ABOLISHES 25. TRANSPARENT 30. ABLATED 31. DAO 32. DELTAA 33. KUDUS 38. NBC 41. ITERATE 43. CALIFORNIAN 45. CAMERAMEN 48. DADA 49. RIB 50. SABER 55. ABAS 56. AMU 57. AILED 59. NAGA 60. GEE 61. RABBI 62. ALE 63. EDD 64. SASS SOLUTIONS DOWN 1. DAS 2. APED 3. RIGA 4. DANU 5. FLAVOR 6. TOWELED 7. CANTINA 8. DANAE 9. ABIES 10. BALK 12. NON 14. DASH 19. TAPE 23. BAD 24. STOKER 25. TAD 26. RBE 27. ALL 28. NAT 29. STANCE 34. URN...
The Sanders County Christmas Bazaar offered a variety of creations Saturday at Thompson Falls High School. The event benefits the Sheriff's Relief Fund. The Sanders County Dog Training Club (above) sold treats and toys for dogs. Above, members Carole Jensen, Carol Searl and Debbie Mason work the booth as Cathy Mills shops. At right, Santa poses for a photo with Carrie Viens and her dog Pip....
The first Plains Public Schools Holiday Bazaar was a big success, according to Debbie Brown, who coordinated the event at the school's new gym and multipurpose room Saturday. It was a bazaar put on by the school's National Honor Society to raise money for an educational trip, said Heather Worrall, the NHS advisor for the second consecutive year. The group had hoped to fetch around $4,000, said Worrall, but they raised only $800. Worrall said they take the trips every other year, and the next...
3 YEARS AGO • DECEMBER 10, 1992 OVER THE YEARS THE HEATERS TRANSPORTED LOTS OF KIDS All school buses are yellow, aren’t they? Fifty-seven years ago, it wasn’t necessarily so. Thompson Falls’ first school bus was red. In 1935 when Thompson Falls Ford dealer Perry Heater and his brother Orie won the bid for the Eddy Flats and Thompson River school bus run, “No one had established yellow as the national bus color,” Perry’s son Richard laughed. Three generations of youngsters rode the Heater family buses. Although Richard and Doris Heater retire...
ROD HART, Thompson Falls - “I try to keep it at a manageable level. I have one decoration, a wreath.” JIM McFEELEY, Trout Creek - “Getting to visit with relatives.” VICKI CROSS, Trout Creek - “Looking at all the lights and caroling.” NANCY LAWSON, Plains - “Trimming the tree, that's what makes Christmas.” DAWN THAIN, Plains - “Alone time with my husband, the fire popping in the woodstove, snow on the trees.” TERESA DAY, Noxon - “Seeing family....
By Karen Thorson "A budding young artist," "Quiet and dependable," "Self-motivated," "So creative." These are the terms used by staff at Hot Springs Junior High when talking about 12-year-old Dakota Slonaker. Slonaker, nick-named "Kota" by friends, carries on an art tradition in her family. Her grandmother, an oil painter, was her initial inspiration for painting. Two older sisters are also artists – one of them painted a mural in her bedroom. Watercolor painting is what Slonaker enjoys most, a...
SOLUTIONS ACROSS 1. HASH 5. USERS 10. HUMS 14. INCA 15. COXES 16. ARAK 17. GOAD 18. ANILE 19. KISI 20. HARSH 22. ALI 23. HICKS 24. TOTTENHAM 27. SHI 30. FAA 31. IAN 32. SHP 35. COBWEB 37. LNG 38. OPAL 39. ASSAI 40. MAG 41. SCALE 42. LEES 43. MAC 44. MIASMA 45. DYN 46. HAT 47. RAD 48. MST 49. SERENADES 52. HAVEL 55. ROT 56. SABER 60. AGOG 61. MIRID 63. BARI 64. RICO 65. RASTA 66. IBIS 67. DOES 68. SLEEP 69. NECK SOLUTIONS DOWN 1. HIGH 2. ANOA 3. SCAR 4. HADST 5. UCA 6. SONATA 7. EXILE 8. RELINING 9. SSE 10. HAKIM 11. URIC 12. MASK 13. SKIS 21....
6 YEARS AGO • DECEMBER 6, 1917 CLOSE CALL FOR SNIDER Careless Hunter Sends Bullet Through Coattail and then Beats It for Cover Dave Snider was the unintentional target for some careless hunter up in the Thompson River country last Friday and had about as narrow an escape from getting a bullet in his back as the most reckless could wish for. He was coming through a little thicket when he heard a shot not far away and heard the zip of the bullet close by. He immediately started to call to warn the hunter of his presence, but instead of c...
BARBARA McENTIRE, Thompson Falls - “Receiving a picture of family members.” JOSH SCHMIDT, Thompson Falls - “It’s better to give; a gift card is a good gift.” THERESE BERSHEE, Thompson Falls - “My husband got me an old VW convertible. I told him he didn’t have to ever get me another gift.” LEEANN OVERMAN, Paradise - “Homemade cookies, both to give and receive.” KATIE FRENCH, Paradise - “Received a homemade quilt.” MARLEY NEESVIG, Thompson Falls - “Giving is better; fundraising for charities....
From November 15-18, the Montana Legislature met for orientation. A review of that was in last week’s paper dealing with the Senate leadership and House Democrat leadership, but not the full Republican leadership. Matt Regier was voted in as the Speaker of the House, Sue Vinton was elected to her second term as Majority Leader, and Rhonda Knudsen was elected as Pro Tem. The Republican representatives then elected their party whips as a final vote of leadership. The six whip officers elected were Brandon Ler, Jennifer Carlson, Terry Moore, N...
The Community Harvest Food Bank (CHFB) and Thrift Store has recently completed a project to increase parking space and to bring sidewalk areas in compliance with legal standards for the disabled. The project included demolishing the existing sidewalks, trees, and railings, widening the parking driveway for easier access for the handicapped and food delivery, and removing existing cement barriers. After consulting with experts on the rules for new construction for the disabled, the Food Bank was...
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) is a non-profit weight loss support group that’s been around for 70 years. Founded in 1948 by Esther Manz, around a table with a couple of friends and her cousin’s wife, TOPS grew to 2,500 members in 1951 and now boasts thousands of chapters throughout the U.S and Canada. Nancy Murray, a nurse case manager, leads the Thompson Falls chapter. “I struggled with being heavy my whole life. I began going to TOPS in Missoula in 2017, the group became my cheerleaders and in nine months I lost 60 pounds,” said Murray....
The Rose Bowl is the oldest and biggest of the college football games, but it's got nothing on the Plains High School "Turkey Bowl," held last Tuesday, the last day of classes for the week before Thanksgiving. It was a flag football competition between the four high school classes with the freshmen first taking on the juniors and the seniors then battling the sophomores. The two-hour contest was run by the school's National Honor Society students - sophomore Wyatt Butcher, juniors Peyton Wasson...
by Ed Moreth Farm animals and 4-H seem to be synonymous, but maybe dancing should be added to their repertoire. The members of the South Side Sparks 4-H club want to be ready for the Christmas Dance on Dec. 23 at the fairgrounds pavilion, so the local 4-H ambassadors held a dance workshop Saturday evening at the pavilion. Twenty youngsters from the South Side Sparks and three from the Kootenai, Kids & Critters 4-H club from Lincoln County participated in the two-hour workshop. "It was fun to...
The high standards of scholarship, leadership, serviceship, and character are celebrated each year during the National Honor Society (NHS) induction ceremony. Students, staff, family and friends were gathered together in the Thompson Falls High School gymnasium Tuesday, November 22, to watch the event. To be inducted into the NHS, students must first be selected and must have and maintain a 3.5 or higher GPA. The current members of the NHS are seniors Elizabeth Baxter, Bethany Burk, Marcella...
SOLUTIONS ACROSS 1. SLR 4. FON 7. SCH 10. TIE 11. ICE 12. HOE 13. AWING 15. NAB 16. ALARM 19. PACKAGE 21. BULLDOG 23. EXHALES 24. INLAYED 25. GINS 26. SCOT 27. APPEASE 30. HOWEVER 34. SRI 35. ISH 36. PEGASUS 41. PEPSICO 45. BUST 46. AMAH 47. LEGATEE 50. SIROCCO 54. PRELUDE 55. STARRED 56. MANOR 57. PEA 59. STEED 60. ENE 61. ECG 62. OLM 63. TED 64. DUE 65. LYE SOLUTIONS DOWN 1. STITCH 2. LINKAGE 3. REGALIA 4. FINESSE 5. OCA 6. NEBBISH 7. SHALLOW 8. COLLATE 9. HEADY 13. APE 14. WAX 17. ROE 18. MGD 20. GENS 22. UNCO 27. ASP 28. PRE 29. PIG 31....
Nearly 300 Sanders County residents got help from community members and churches last weekend as the annual Thanksgiving Baskets program packed and delivered the ingredients for turkey dinners to 76 families from Heron to Thompson Falls. On Saturday, volunteers gathered at Community Congregational Church in Thompson Falls to sort through tons of canned and fresh produce, pie crusts, pumpkin and other items. On Sunday, church and community members packed the boxes and delivered them to families....
9 YEARS AGO • NOVEMBER 23, 1932 NEW KITCHEN AID Homemakers by the thousands are enjoying a new helper in their kitchens – towels for kitchen use are proving a boon because they are so convenient and, at the same time, economical to use. Introduced after fifteen months of use in test markets, the new paper towel has been proved entirely practical. These towels come in a roll of 150 pure, white, generous sized tissue towels. They are highly absorbent and seen to have an especial affinity for greasy stains. They are used for the hundred and one l...
Spencer Hart - “10 minutes in the oven because it’s so big.” Maddie Park - “Put it in a pan and you cut it up and cook for 30 minutes or so and serve it.” Zackary Keen - “Cut its head off and put in stuffing and some ingredients. Cook for one minute on the stove and it tastes good.” Harley Vold-Dembowski - “Heat it up, put stuff in it, put it in the stove for 30 minutes.” Hank Pavlik - “I’d cook it nice and perfect on the grill for four minutes” Millie Mosher - “Put it in the oven, cook for 15 minutes. Take it out and stuff it with food and ea...
The community of Thompson Falls is gearing up for the holiday season with preparations for the annual Christmas on Main Street events December 2-4. Local artist Hilary VanVleet has developed a unique coloring page for this year’s coloring contest. Pages were distributed at Thompson Falls Elementary and are available for pickup at The Ledger or Thompson Falls Library. Completed coloring pages must be dropped off at The Ledger by 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 2. The Thompson Falls Chamber of Commerce will present the annual Holiday Stroll and c...
After more than 60 years, Whitepine Grange has its own flagpole. The 32-foot flagpole was dedicated November 11 with a ceremony featuring VFW representatives, members of the Grange and surrounding Whitepine community, and a children's choir from Trout Creek School. Despite freezing temperatures, the event gathered about 30 admirers at the Grange for the short ceremony. Carolyn Nesbitt, Whitepine Grange vice-president, addressed the audience and shared Red Skelton's interpretation of the Pledge o...
Thompson River Animal Care Shelter (TRACS) is once again holding a silent auction to raise money this holiday season. Beginning November 28, the silent auction will open at the Clark Fork Valley Elks Lodge in Thompson Falls with items on display noon-8 p.m. through December 1 and noon-4 p.m. on December 2. The auction will then be set up December 3 at Thompson Falls High School during the annual Christmas Bazaar. Finally, auction items will be moved to Plains Public Library December 5-8 and December 12-15, from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. each day. TRACS ex...
INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE W L Pocket Pounders 25 19 Bernie’s Auto 31 13 Howard Services 28 16 Highlead 28 16 Mountain Plains LLC 15 29 Giggles 5 39 Team Scr. Game: Bernie’s Auto,725; Scr. Series: Bernie’s Auto, 2036; Hcp. Game:Bernie’s Auto, 827; Hcp. Series: Pocket Pounders, 2357; Inv. Scr. Game:Ron Beaty, 223; Scr. Series:Ron Beaty, 602; Hcp. Game:Wendy Kelley, 251; Hcp. Series:Mike Kelley,653 OVER THE HILL GANG W L Mixed Nuts 28 12 Fun Team 22 18 Jokers Wild 18.5 21.5 Roll’n Along 18 22 Leftovers 17.5 22.5 Combak Kids 16 24 Team Scr. Game:Fun...
SOLUTIONS ACROSS 1. BHOPAL 7. WHALES 13. BAGGAGE 14. RENAMES 16. AS 17. ELEPHANTS 19. MH 20. ISSEI 22. TAI 23. AESIR 25. TEAS 26. COMTE 28. SATI 29. STM 30. PAN 31. HOD 33. FON 34. AKAN 36. NICENE 38. SAROS 40. RAGES 41. ARISEN 43. CEBU 44. MAT 45. SAD 47. MUR 48. ASL 51. OPAL 53. BASAL 55. AREA 56. VANES 58. NAN 59. ARDEN 60. AH 61. PEACETIME 64. TA 65. ROSEATE 67. ACANTHI 69. SORTED 70. SESAME SOLUTIONS DOWN 1. BAASSET 2. HG 3. OGEES 4. PALI 5. AGE 6. LEPTON 7. WRAITH 8. HEN 9. ANTA 10. LASES 11. EM 12. SEMITONE 13. BAITS 15. SHRINES 18. HAM...
