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There are many bowlers in Sanders County who have accomplished amazing feats. Some have won state or national championships. Some have had his or her name on a plaque on the wall. But for Rita Harper of Thompson Falls, her amazing feat was when she started bowling. Harper had never bowled on a league until she moved to Thompson Falls in 2005. That year, she ended up as the Thompson Falls Rookie of the Year. She was 73 years old, the oldest rookie in Thompson Falls bowling history. Last week...
Bob Sink of Thompson Falls celebrated his 90th birthday earlier this month with a celebration at the Thompson Falls Senior Center surrounded by friends and family. Music was provided by Dave and Deb Oliver, Keith Meyers, Tina Fausett, Theresa McDonald and Ron Burghart. Sink even got up and played the fiddle for his friends and family. At his party, Sink played a fiddle that he acquired in 1942, when he was just 10 years old....
SOLUTION ACROSS 1. SAD 4. ESP 7. SUBORDINATE 12. LAS VEGAS NEVADA 15. UNEATEN 16. GRASPED 18. MG 19. EGG 20. RE 21. ELMS 24. SKR 27. YELLOW 30. TEWA 31. SHAD 33. SEA 34. DEG 35. RABBI 37. ALB 39. RAD 41. NIMS 42. SLAB 44. NAUSEA 47. ASH 48. EYRA 49. AD 50. CBS 52. RA 53. MISDEAL 56. TRAINEE 61. TREASURE ISLAND 63. OBSERVANTLY 64. TED 65. DIS SOLUTIONS DOWN 1. SUVA 2. ABET 3. DOGE 4. ENERGY 5. SAVAGES 6. PTAS 7. SSE 8. RAN 9. DS 10. INGE 11. EDP 12. LUMET 13. ANGLED 14. AERO 17. DEW 22. MWERU 23. SAGAS 24. SSR 25. KHAN 26. RABIA 28. LEASE 29....
Ledger photo by Miriah Kardelis The brilliant colors of fall stand out near the Birdland Bay Bridge near Thompson Falls. The warm fall weather Sanders County has been experiencing will give way to cooler temperatures and some expected precipitation this weekend....
Cultures collided at the Clark Fork Valley Elks Lodge on Saturday as the second annual Spaghetti Western Fundraiser was held to raise funds for The Rex Theater in Thompson Falls. More than 100 people enjoyed a spaghetti dinner as they bid on silent and live auction items, tried their luck at raffles and a 50/50 drawing, and listened to the musical stylings of the Western Sky Band of Thompson Falls. The event raised about $14,000 for the local theater. The evening featured a variety of...
by Jan Manning The one and only time Brent Hudson went into the woods on bear patrol without a weapon, he was attacked and mauled by a record-size Kodiak bear. He survived. It was nothing short of a miracle, according to countless medical professionals who put him back together. Hudson, now in his 60s, living in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, and retired from his 38-year bear guard profession, spoke at Whitepine Grange, relating his first-hand knowledge of what to do when you encounter a bear in the wild. He delivered his two-hour “Bear Aware” pre...
3 YEARS AGO • OCTOBER 22, 1992 THOMPSON FALLS BUSIINESSES EYE UPGRADES, RELOCATIONS Main Street in downtown Thompson Falls is changing face these days. Several changes have already happened, some are currently underway, and more are in the offing. One of the major changes is the purchase of LaRock’s Bar, also known as the Hotel Bar (and further back was the Tourist Bar and before that was established as the Legal Tender Saloon on the corner of South Columbia Street and Main Street), by the Town Pump. Petitions to expedite the transfer of the...
CINDY SHEPPARD, Trout Creek - “My pastor’s wife.” NATHAN STEVENS, Trout Creek – “Superman.” ANDE FRANKLIN, Thompson Falls – “My nana. She’s a good cleaner and a good cook. She treats people kindly.” ANGELA SQUIRE, Thompson Falls – “My grandma.” SARA DANA, Trout Creek – “The ladies at my church – Cabin Mountain Bible in Trout Creek.” DAVE MALCHOW, Thompson Falls – “My dad....
The town of Thompson Falls will be filled with fall festivities next weekend as the Thompson Falls Chamber of Commerce holds its Fall Festival and the Community Trails Committee presents the annual Trick or Treat, Move Your Feet fun run. Both events will be Saturday, October 29. The Fall Festival will be 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday at Ainsworth Park. The event will feature more than a dozen arts, crafts and food vendors, as well as activities for kids. A costume parade around the walking path at the park will begin at 1 p.m. The Trick or Treat,...
Jonathan and Jennifer (Ekberg) Mihan of Oregon announce the birth of their daughter, Jennissee Marie Mihan. Jennissee arrived at 5:37 am on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at Bay Area Hospital, Coos Bay, OR. She weighed 6 lbs 15 oz, and measured 20 inches in length. Her siblings are Josh Ekberg, Tristan Mihan, and Lindsay Mihan. Paternal grandparents are Mervyn and Janet Mihan of Redding, California. Maternal grandparents are Jeff and Josie Lane of Arkansas....
A new general store has opened in Heron offering people everyday staple items and a sense of community. Owners Melissa and Shawn Atkinson opened Heron Siding General Store in September with the hopes of giving community members a place to gather, eat and shop. "I was the postmaster for four years prior to this," Melissa said. "I've been serving this community for the last four years and I love it here. It was a no brainer to take this on. The town needs this so much." Alongside household items,...
SOLUTION ACROSS 1. SEND 5. ROME 9. VARIED 11. POLING 13. ICEBERG 15. BATISTE 16. ARC 17. TENNIS COURT 19. LUTE 21. GUESS 22. SEA 23. MORT 25. STEW 26. DEE 27. ROOT 29. SCORED 31. DRYS 33. TRIG 34. PEERED 36. DORR 38. POD 39. ONUS 41. TEES 43. ERR 44. SAMAS 46. ELEA 48. DECAPITATED 52. INN 53. ASININE 54. EERIEST 56. MENACE 57. SALVES 58. TEST 59. BLED SOLUTIONS DOWN 1. SACRUM 2. ERECTOR 3. NIB 4. DEET 5. ROTC 6. OLIO 7. MISUSED 8. ENTREE 9. VIAL 10. DREG 11. PASSWORD 12. GETA 14. GNUS 15. BISECT 18. NETS 20. ERODED 24. TORE 26. DEGREE 28....
9 YEARS AGO • OCTOBER 20, 1937 SALMON COMING UP Every year the salmon come up the river. As soon as the fall rains commence and the water rises, they start up out of the Columbia, Priest Lake and Pend d’Oreille and strike for the headwaters. Usually about September 15 to October 1 they reach the dam at Thompson Falls where they are checked. Forced back they spawn in the river below the power house. At this time, fishermen by the score harpoon, drag line and with whirling spoon inveigle and catch them by the thousands. When word came last week...
NATASHA CASH, Trout Creek – “My biggest pet peeve is when people sit there and clean their ears with their fingers and then go about their day.” CHRIS PAEZ, El Paso, Texas - “I actually don’t. My major was in Psychology. There is something called the Major Attribution Theory that I believe in. I just try to practice understanding. I may have a trigger, but a little understanding goes a long way.” MATT THOR, Thompson Falls – “I have a lot of them. I don’t like rude people or bad breath.” JOHN DOYLE, Thompson Falls – “I do but I can’t think of...
Sunday evening, the hunter's moon rose over the Clark Fork Valley (left). Along with the full moon rising, Jupiter was visible in the night sky on Sunday (above to the right)....
The Cancer Network of Sanders County (CNSC) plans to celebrate Halloween a little earlier this year with their annual fall fundraiser “Fright Night” on Saturday, Oct. 22, at the Sanders County Fairgrounds pavilion. The event will include a dinner, music, dancing, an auction, and a costume contest with prizes, said Shelley Bertrand, president of the CNSC. “The fall fundraiser is always a great event. We have wonderful food, great donations to auction off, Kevin Hill is awesome, and country music and dancing,” said Bertrand, president of the non...
Week four of the nine-week long 2022 Fall Mack Days Fishing Event ended with a total of 8,489 lake trout entries. Monday to Thursday total is 1,409 and Friday to Sunday total comes to 7,080. The 2021 Fall Event had a total of 7,804 at this stage of the event and the 2020 total came to 8,730. Sunny skies were the norm over most of the week. Mack Days Fishing Events are sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. There is Up to $200,000 in Cash and Prizes available to all anglers who enter one or more lake trout. The events are...
Thompson Falls Woman’s Club (TFWC) showed their appreciation for local educators last month with a gesture of gratitude to all teachers and staff in Thompson Falls. TFWC donated a tray of cookies to the elementary, junior and senior high school faculty members as part of an annual tradition that dates back to more than three decades. “Some traditions get started and observed without the memory of how or why,” said Lorraine Renard, TFWC secretary. “It’s the act of doing it that brings fulfillment of our club’s commitment to the community.” Durin...
SOLUTION ACROSS 1. ORAD 5. RUB 8. AGRA 12. TABES 14. ANA 15. SLAM 16. UNEVEN 18. JCL 19. SOKE 20. SILICA 21. AUK 22. IBEX 23. UNABRIDGED 26. SCHOLAR 30. LEANS 31. UNAWAKE 32. SRI 33. ESHER 34. RAGAS 39. IUD 42. PAYROLL 44. BASTE 46. ALABAMA 47. VERMICELLI 49. MACE 50. LAP 51. ISLAND 56. ALAN 57. I DO 58. SLAVER 59. GELA 60. ZED 61. EMERY 62. ISMS 63. ESE 64. PROS SOLUTION DOWN 1. OTUS 2. RANI 3. ABEL 4. DEVI 5. RAJAB 6. UNCURLS 7. BALKIER 8. ASSIGN 9. GLOBES 10. RAKED 11. AMEX 13. SECULARISM 17. NANAK 24. ARE 25. DAIRY AISLE 26. SUE 27. CNS...
9 YEARS AGO SEPTEMBER 28, 1932 TELEPHONE COMPANY INSTALLS CIRCUIT An initial copper telephone circuit has been constructed and is now in operation between Thompson Falls, Montana, and Clarks Fork, Idaho, a distance of approximately 56 miles, according to an announcement made today by Phoebe N. Eplin, local manager of the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co. The new circuit also will serve toll station in Montana at Heron, Noxon Ranger Station, Noxon, Tuscor, Trout Creek Ranger Station, Trout Creek, White Pine and Belknap. A high grade...
JOSH YATES, Thompson Falls – “Go sit with the chickens.” CAMILLE HINE, Thompson Falls - “Go outside and take the dogs for a walk.” SUZY MOTT, Thompson Falls – “I pray first and then find the positive.” NATALIE PHILLIPS, Thompson Falls – “I pray; a lot.” DARIN MCELMURRY, Thompson Falls – “Stay at home.” JOHNATHAN ELLISON, Thompson Falls – “Kicking and screaming, but then I make sure the next day is better....
The Sanders County Dog Training Club wants to help people build a better relationship with their dog. Last Monday was the first session in a new rally class hosted by the club. "Rally is based on AKC formal obedience but is done as a game-like style," said the club's secretary, Debbie Mason. "Courses are set with signs and each sign requests a specific action." The course was set out with 15 different signs for owners to read and have their dog perform the stated action. Four owners and their...
by Rudolf Boukal I had the pleasure of meeting with Leah Schwier, a student who attended Noxon High School, and who has now graduated completing her final year as a senior. Schwier is 18 years old and had attended Noxon Schools for both her elementary and high school years. She was initially not drawn to the visual arts, but after being involved with other students, and observing their interest and enthusiasm, she found herself drawn to the world of art more and more. Through her time at Noxon...
Hot Springs High School celebrated homecoming last week, announcing the class competition winners and crowning royalty on Friday during halftime of the Savage Heat's game against Noxon. The seniors were the overall winners of the high school competitions, winning dress-up day competitions. The freshman class won the poster and float contests, while the sophomores prevailed in the annual Olympics. The junior high students also participated in homecoming activities, with sixth and seventh grades t...
SOLUTIONS ACROSS 1. CAEN 5. ACHED 10. EDDA 14. EDDO 15. TROPE 16. NAIL 17. TWEE 18. MARIN 19. NUKE 20. EARLY 22. GAD 23. LUBAS 24. SPAGHETTI 27. BHP 30. RAY 31. MAD 32. BEE 35. EARNER 37. MID 38. MING 39. ANOAS 40. VAC 41. SUEDE 42. MOAB 43. EEC 44. EAGLES 45. SIS 46. MEG 47. DAT 48. DDT 49. TELEMETER 52. EARED 55. TEL 56. SABER 60. AGHA 61. SAGES 63. BORA 64. CROC 65. STATE 66. BLAB 67. HASH 68. RENEE 69. IASI SOLUTIONS DOWN 1. CETE 2. ADWA 3. EDER 4. NOELS 5. ATM 6. CRAGGY 7. HORAH 8. EPIDEMIC 9. DEN 10. ENNUI 11. DAUB 12. DIKA 13. ALES 21....
