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ROBIN GILE, Trout Creek - “I am looking forward to spending more time with my family. I am also hoping that the corruption is exposed and for those to held accountable and for four more years of the best president ever - Donald Trump.” BO DEAN, Trout Creek - “What I want in 2021 is for all this COVID stuff to be done with so we can back to our normal lives.” TYREL VENNE, Butte - “I’m just waiting for it to warm back up.” KATIE FRAVEL, Thompson Falls - “Spending time with my kids.” MARCUS JIMENEZ, Midlothian, Texas - “Looking forward...
THOMPSON FALLS MONDAY NITE GALS W L Dolls with Balls 29.5 22.5 Dangerous Dames 29 23 Rock’n Bowl 29 23 Talk of the Town 27 25 Nascar Freaks 22.5 29.5 Balls to the Wall 18 34 Team Scr. Game: Talk of the Town, 448; Scr. Series: Dolls with Balls, 1215; Hcp. Game: Talk of the Town, 678; Hcp. Series: Talk of the Town, 1861; Inv. Scr. Game: Kerry Schwarz, 181; Scr. Series: Kerry Schwarz, 485; Hcp. Game: Linda Wakefield, 242; Hcp. Series: Kerry Schwarz, 650. BOWLING BEAUTIES W L Lane Blazers 37 19 Gardner Ranch 27.5 28.5 Aspire PT 24 32 Sunflower Gals...
Montana State University (MSU) has announced undergraduate honor roll members for the 2020 fall semester. In all, 5,380 students were named to MSU’s President’s List and Dean’s List. To be eligible, students were required to be enrolled full time, taking a minimum of 12 credits for the semester. Named to the President’s List by earning a 4.0 grade point average were, Mary Dryden and Rachel Huenink, both of Plains. Earning placement on the Dean’s List for finishing the fall semester with a 3.5 or higher were Veronica Black, Alec Cole, Douglas D...
In their 15 years of operation, Thompson River Animal Care Shelter (TRACS) has stayed true to their mission, to remain a 100% no-kill animal shelter, with a 100% adoption rate. "Because we are a no-kill shelter, we want to always stay full, and we want to keep it that way," said Wanda Thorpe, operations and financial manager for TRACS. "We've been open for 15 years now," Thorpe continued. "We are a little organization that started just 15 years ago, and we're still going strong." While TRACS...
As the holidays grow near, students at Thompson Falls schools did their part to bring cheer to the people of Sanders County. As part of their annual food drive, kindergarten through eighth grade students collected nearly 1,000 pounds of food for Community Harvest Food Bank (CHFB). "This was definitely a new record for us," said Principal Len Dorscher. The elementary student council sponsored the event. "They did a great job of collecting and sorting food multiple times over two weeks," Dorscher...
The Masonic Lodge of Thompson Falls are giving back to volunteers in the community, as they do every year. Every year they invite their beneficiary groups to a luncheon. However, with COVID-19 the Masons had to find another way. In order to follow guidelines, the Masons decided to give $200 to each group instead. They sent out information, suggesting that the groups throw their own celebration, but the money is to be used at the discretion of the recipients. The Masons Lodge #70 recognized the teachers and staff of Thompson Falls Elementary,...
9 YEARS AGO FROM KNOW MONTANA “We spent a happy Christmas by the side of a blazing fire and forgot the sufferings we had endured in our dreary progress through the woods of the new territory we were exploring.” So wrote Ross Cox in a book, “Cox’s Adventures on the Columbia River,” published in England in 1817. Cox arrived with a few companions December 24, 1813 at McMillan trading post near the present site of Paradise in Sanders County. They had come from Astoria on the Pacific Coast. “On Christmas morning Cox and his men prepared fo...
CALEB LAKKO, Plains - “In Chicago, where they did the movie ‘Home Alone.’ That house.” BRYAN LAKKO, Plains - “I like the house on Burnham Lane, in Plains.” CLAIRE LAKKO, Plains - “The lights we saw in Mesa, Arizona.” PATRICK WALT, Thompson Falls - “My favorite place to see Christmas lights was in downtown San Francisco, in the Union Square plaza. There you have a huge concentration of retail for blocks around and it’s the focal point of it all.” SHAUN FOLDVIK, Thompson Falls - “Tacoma, Washington. I know that’s hard to believe. There is a ce...
On November 25, the Blue Hawk Chapter of National Honor Society held their formal induction ceremony, and inducted 11 sophomores into the chapter during the socially distanced ceremony. The 2020 inductees were: Elizabeth Baxter, Bethany Burk, Jesse Claridge, Marcella Hodges-VanHuss, Cheyla Irvine, Chesney Lowe, Levi Myers, Mollie Nichols, Briar Palmer, Joshua Wilhite, and Colton Wormwood. The ceremony was led by Master of Ceremony Nathan Ostwald, a senior member. "A group of students...
EmmaRae Rasmussen, a senior at Hot Springs High School, will be attending the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. Not only was she admitted, but she has done so with high honors. “It is one of my greatest honors as Montana’s Senior Senator to nominate our state’s best and brightest to the nation’s most prestigious military academies of each year,” U.S. Sen. Jon Tester said in a press release. “These young folks have proven they can work hard both in and out of the classroom, have shown promising leadership and teamwork skills, and are dedicated t...
ICE CREEPS DOWN the Clark Fork River below NorthWestern Energy's Thompson Falls dam. Temperatures will rise into the 40s this weekend. See the full weekend forecast on page 6....
5 YEARS AGO • DECEMBER 25, 1970 During the last months Mrs. Kathryn E. Fessler lived as she rode down Main St. with her daughter, Mrs. Ermel Hanson, she said, "Aren't my trees beautiful?" "Her trees" are the stately conifers gracing the north side of Main Street. When she came to Thompson Falls where her husband, Dr. Fessler, set up his practice, she decided to beautify her home and the then building of the Big Pine Tourist Camp (now Little Bear). Wherever she lived, she planted a tree, so s...
CHYENE BAIRD, Thompson Falls - “I don’t know that I would get the COVID shot, just because in the past I have gotten the flu shot and had the flu worse than years that I haven’t had a flu shot. I think while it’s in the experimental phases probably not.” MADISON MAYFIELD, Thompson Falls - “Yes, I do intend to get the COVID vaccine. I would just like to wait a while and see if there were any side effects from other people taking it.” CHRISTIE YAW, Thompson Falls - “Absolutely not. I believe it is population control.” LYDIA NETZ, Thompson Fa...
Hot Springs Sacred Heart Mission will have a Christmas day mass at 11 a.m. Plains Plains Alliance Church presents their traditional candlelight service at 6:30 p.m. on Christmas eve. Father Jeff Benusa will hold Christmas eve mass at St. James Parish at 8 p.m. Plains United Methodist Church has been holding Zoom worships and will likely be doing the same for Christmas. First Lutheran Church of Plains and Our Savior’s Lutheran Church of Thompson Falls both will have a video released on Facebook on Christmas day. The video will include a r...
As the holidays round the corner, it can be easy on an ordinary year to forget that there are those less fortunate, let alone on a year like 2020 with COVID-19 changing the way the world works. Since 1998, the Sanders County Sheriff’s Relief Fund has been striving to help those in the county who, because of financial or situational hardships, may not be able to afford a traditional Christmas. The program focuses on families with children under 18 years old and provides not only presents, but a full Christmas dinner as well. According to T...
It was beginning to look like Christmas in Thompson Falls last week as the annual Christmas on Main Street events inspired holiday spirit throughout town. The Thompson Falls Chamber of Commerce hosted a Holiday Stroll on Thursday evening. Businesses stayed open as families strolled Main Street. Three craft stations were set up as nonprofit organizations and businesses had kids create ornaments for the community Christmas tree, which was lit at the end of the evening. Christmas on Main Street...
Beautiful homes, trains, ornate churches, a toy shop and Christmas gifts all made of one of America's favorite holiday treat - gingerbread! The Christmas season simply wouldn't be complete without the annual display and competition. Decorated with gum drops, chocolate bars, red licorice and lots of fondant, the creations were on display at the Old Jail Museum's 23rd Annual Gingerbread Event. The creations are no easy feat. Some bakers have been working on their entries for months, and the...
7 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 29, 1950 OUR PROBLEMS ARE MANY We heard a number of local citizens gripe because an N.P. freight blocked all three crossings in the town for at least half an hour Tuesday morning, just at the time when those employed should have been getting to work. We understand the sheriff was called and asked if he would have the engineer move the train on at least so that one crossing could be used. At times like this, especially in the wintertime, one realizes how handy an underpass...
WENDY DOSSANTOS, Noxon - “I believe being a patriotic person means being one that believes in the best for your country and the best for the citizens of the country.” LEE GRESS, Thompson Falls - “Standing behind your country and your president.” NORMA KNUDSON, Arlington, Washington - “I think patriotism is for the betterment of everybody.” JASON CASSIDA, Thompson Falls - “Patriotism to me is to honor my family, friends and neighbors.” RYLEE HUTCHINGS, Thompson Falls - “I think patriotism is cool in that it’s really good that people care th...
Trevis Bachmann was in Thompson Falls visiting his parents, Kent and Carlene, this month. It was the first time he had seen them in five years. But his trip had an important purpose. It was also the first time Trevis had been back to Montana to visit the grave of his brother Toby, who passed away in 2009 from a massive seizure. Since his brother's death, Trevis has been completing important tasks on Toby's bucket list. "Toby was my biggest fan," Trevis said of his brother, who would drive from...
Getting your gifts in the mail in time for the holidays is an accomplishment in itself; but the majority of us will be mailing all of our gifts this year instead of being able to deliver them in person. It’s no secret we are all in need of a little extra holiday cheer this upcoming holiday season. Adding small, sentimental touches to your mailed gifts, is an easy way to make the holidays feel just a little bit more special, especially if you can’t be there to celebrate with your loved ones. Adding in small, unexpected treats is definitely wor...
The moon peeks from behind clouds to shine on the Christmas tree of lights at the Sanders County Fairgrounds. The light display is open nightly for community members to drive through at the fairgrounds....
Editor’s Note: During this special season of giving, The Ledger and First Security Bank would like to salute all the local nonprofit agencies that provide services to our Sanders County communities. They volunteer time, services, hearts and souls to help others. They truly put the “unity” in community. While there are many worthy organizations in our country, we hope you will consider a donation right here at home this holiday season. Cancer Network of Sanders County P.O. Box 1311 Plains, MT 59859 Phone: 826-4278 Contact: Kathy Miller Purpo...
Paying respect to her love, compassion, and unending support for the children and parents of Thompson Falls and surrounding area, Diane Hedahl has been selected grand marshal for the Thompson Falls Christmas on Main Street parade. "I prefer to fly under the radar," Hedahl modestly said. "But" she induced with laughter, "I guess this year I'll fly with Santa." Although she feels honored for her selection, she feels the real award has been the opportunity for her to "serve the children of our...
Cancer Network of Sanders County (CNSC) held its final fundraiser of the year, the annual lantern launch, last Saturday at the Sanders County Fairgrounds. Under a moonlit sky and accented by the holiday light display at the fairgrounds, 25 volunteers sent more than 60 lanterns into the sky, some with messages written to those who have passed. CNSC President Shelley Bertrand said she was happy with the lantern sales, despite only being able to sell to the public two days. She also was pleased...
