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4 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 13, 1980 CABLE TV PLANNED FOR FALLS, PLAINS Cable TV reception including 24-hour-a-day reception from four national superstations along with two local (Spokane and Missoula) stations and pay TV monies may be offered to viewers in Thompson Falls, Plains and Ronan in the near future by Lawrence J. McCarthy and Associates. McCarthy last week applied for a license from the Thompson Falls City Council to operate the cable system here. He said he has also applied for licenses in Plains and Ronan. Obtaining licenses in the three...
DILLON JOHNSON, Plains - “I recommend making sure that your gutters are clean for wintertime. AMANDA CHILDERS, Thompson Falls - “To weatherize your home a couple things would be to make sure that you're stocked up on firewood and plastic for your windows and long thermal curtains that keep in the heat and the cold out. ASHTON CHILDERS, Thompson Falls - “Make sure your propane tank is full.” DENNY LARSON, Hot Springs - “Good insulation, good windows and make sure any exposed pipe is insulated.” SUSAN FERGUSON, Hot Springs - “Add lots of love...
As we head into winter, I always like to brush up on winterizing the chicken coop, to help my birds get through the colder months a little easier. As I’m reading, I always come across the controversial topic of heating. Do you heat a coop in the winter or not? Much of the conversation falls under the debate of putting a heat lamp inside the coop. Anywhere you look, you will find advocates on both sides of the topic. Many will say, there is no way to safely use a heat lamp inside the coop because of the fire risk. Others say, supplemental h...
Exploring the Thompson River area on Saturday, photographer Linda Elliott of Thompson Falls captured a peaceful setting along the river. Crisp blue skies and water complement changing fall colors....
Veterans living in Sanders County have relied on the DAV-VTN (Disabled American Veterans Volunteer Transportation Network) for over 14 years. Started in 2006 by Dick Wells of Thompson Falls, DAV-VTN is a free transportation service available to veterans in need of assistance with getting to their scheduled Veteran's Administration (VA) appointments. The local branch has three vehicles that serve the county: one in Thompson Falls, one at the hospital in Plains and one in Noxon. If a veteran wants...
A trio of deer crosses the Gallatin Street bridge in Thompson Falls toward Island Park on Monday after a dusting of snow covered the area. Monday brought snow, rain and freezing temperatures to the area....
DIXON ELEMENTARY Fourth Grade Denzel Howard, Sonny Matt, Shelton Roberts, Sheray Rossbach. Fifth Grade Lucy Metcalf. Sixth Grade Dylann Elverud, Robert Howard, Bryce Roberts, Reese Swensen. Seventh Grade Amelya Delay, Benjamin Matt, Katie Porter, Adele Ranney. Eighth Grade Kiaayo Kennedy. THOMPSON FALLS ELEMENTARY Fourth Grade Nathan Baxter, Easton Deal, Audrey Fairbank, Alex Farrar, Wyatt Franklin, Tristan Kelly, Angela Koskela, Bryan Lakko, Allan McGann, Gage Park, Marley Robinson, Christine Romero, Tobias Susic. Fifth Grade Cora Anderson,...
Exploring new terrain can be a thrilling adventure – or a harrowing one. For one Portland man, a delivery turned into a terrifying experience when his vehicle became stuck on a mountain road in Northwest Montana. Luckily, a group of Thompson Falls hunters showed up just in time to save him. Attar Mann had made a delivery to Thompson River Lumber earlier this month and on his return trip home to Portland, was hauling a large water tank to Kettle Falls, Washington. "He had texted and talked to h...
HOPING TO NOT END UP AS THANKSGIVING DINNER, some turkeys hunt for food in Thompson Falls. According to the National Turkey Federation, more than 229 million birds were raised in the U.S. for consumption in 2019. That's about 7.4 billion pounds. The top turkey producing states are Minnesota, North Carolina, Arkansas, Indiana, Missouri, Virginia, Iowa and California....
8 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 13, 1940 SPONSORS CONSTRUCTION OF SKATING RINK The city of Thompson Falls is sponsoring the construction of a skating rink on main street opposite Weber’s general store. This project is entirely a city activity. In past years, the rink was not successful because the water seeped away and left gaps in the ice. This year a large amount of sawdust has been spread over the ground to form an insular coat and prevent seepage. The dormitory boys and other high school students are cooperating by donating their labor. It is h...
NEALA BLOCK, Thompson Falls - “First, you put it in an oven. And then you take it out and you let it cool. Then you eat it.” EDWARD FAIRBANK, Thompson Falls - “How you cook a turkey is you get off all the skin and then you cook it and you eat it.” TREVOR FITCHETT, Thompson Falls - “How you make a turkey is you stuff it, and then you put it in the oven and then you take all the fur and the feathers off.” COOPER LILY, Thompson Falls - “You put it in the oven, then you put the stuffing on it.” TRAVIS FITCHETT, Thompson Falls - “You take the f...
There is something to be said about hunting by the most primitive means possible. There are many out there who will say that this is bow hunting, but there are also those who still hunt with spears and atlatls. Around every corner there will be another person who will say “I don’t rifle hunt because it’s cheating.” Well, looking back in history, it’s very clear how those who hunted with bows and arrows felt about the “newfangled” smoke poles. The Native Americans, once they discovered the legendary firearm, could not get enough of them. In f...
Road crews work to fix a barrier on Highway 200 just outside of Thompson Falls. The damage was caused by falling rocks. The boulders fell just east of where metal mesh was placed on the hillside during the 2019 road improvements. Crews said it would take two days to fix the highway, as traffic was limited to one lane on Thursday....
A windstorm back in March blew down a lot of lodgepoles on Frank LaMotte's Trout Creek property. This fall he wanted to clear the downed whips off his land, so he hired a commercial logger with a skid steer to pull them out. It didn't work. The ground was so saturated and soft that the logger's machinery bogged down and created huge ruts in LaMotte's property. The logger suggested LaMotte hire a horse-drawn outfit to come in and do the job instead. Enter James Yoder from Plains, along with his...
For the last 16 years, the Thompson Falls Community Congregational Church, along with help from the community and other churches, have been helping less fortunate families celebrate Thanksgiving with a traditional meal. This year, with the COVID-19 regulations and dangers, the Thanksgiving baskets program had to look a little different. Every year, locals can put in requesting aid from the program, simply with their name, address and family size. Each family receives all the necessities to cook...
The Sanders County Fair Foundation is striving to make the fairgrounds a bit more cheery for Christmas by buying new lights and decorations and getting them in place. Foundation members and volunteers worked the last two weekends to install the lights on 10 buildings on the grounds, including 20 lighted inflatable decorations. The fair has not had a Christmas light show since Mike Hashisaki retired as fair manager in 2015, but he was back Saturday working with volunteers Kenny Jones, Howard...
THOMPSON FALLS MONDAY NITE GALS W L Talk of the Town 19 13 Dangerous Dames 17.5 14.5 Dolls with Balls 16.5 15.5 Nascar Freaks 15 17 Rock’n Bowl 14 18 Balls to the Wall 13 19 Team Scr. Game: Nascar Freaks, 434; Scr. Series: Nascar Freaks, 1230; Hcp. Game: Dolls with Balls, 659; Hcp. Series: Dolls with Balls, 1868; Inv. Scr. Game: Angie Lowe, 176; Scr. Series: Koko Herreid, 466; Hcp. Game: Angie Lowe, 249; Hcp. Series: Koko Herreid, 661. BOWLING BEAUTIES W L Lane Blazers 29 11 Gardner Ranch 17.5 22.5 Aspire PT 17 23 Sunflower Gals 16.5 23.5 T...
The Plains Woman's Club was getting into the Christmas spirit even before Halloween, working on sewing projects for two different nonprofit groups. "It gets us in the Christmas spirit and it's fun," said Shirley Nettleton, the primary seamstress for the making of one hundred Teddy bears. This is the first year that the club is sewing bears and dolls for Joint Operation Mariposa (JOM), a nonprofit organization that usually works with military veterans, but this year will be handing out presents...
In their mission to end violence against women, men and children, the Sanders County Coalition for Families (SCCFF) dedicates their time advocating for victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse, while providing a safe haven and support for those in Sanders County. In order for SCCFF to provide the help and services they do, they need help themselves. Volunteers from around the community have stepped up and donated their time in order to help SCCFF stay true to their mission. SCCFF is always grateful for the help...
In a short ceremony at the Plains Cemetery, members of VFW Post 3596 commemerated military veterans, past and present. "We gather here today at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of the year 2020 to place this wreath in remembrance of those who have served this great nation before us, to honor those who now serve this great nation, and to salute those who stand by them in times of peace and in times of war. May none ever be forgotten and may God bless this great nation," said Matt...
The Thompson Falls Chamber of Commerce and Thompson Falls Main Street Committee are working to bring holiday events to Thompson Falls while adhering to public health recommendations due to the coronavirus pandemic. December 3-5, Thompson Falls will begin to look a lot like Christmas with a holiday stroll, window decorating contest for businesses, a coloring contest for children and the annual Christmas on Main Street parade and music event at The Rex, and the gingerbread contest at the Old Jail Museum. During the week beginning November 30,...
2 YEARS AGO • NOVEMBER 18, 1910 HENRY EDGAR DEAD Henry F. Edgar, the man who panned the first gold from Alder Gulch, died last Saturday at his farm near Olive in this county. His funeral was held at Plains Monday and the body buried beside the remains of his wife, who died many years ago. The funeral was one of the largest ever held in Sanders County and was attended by many pioneers from all over the state. At the time of his death he was 84 years of age, the greater part of his life being spent in the mountains of Montana prospecting for m...
SUSAN MONK, Old Fork, Tennessee - “The thing I am most grateful for is that I have an awesome God that takes care of me and has been very generous in his guidance.” BO DEAN, Trout Creek - “I am thankful for being a grandparent. I just had a granddaughter. She has been in the hospital for a month and will be home Friday. I am so blessed.” KAREN KNUTSON, Thompson Falls - “I am extremely grateful for family and friends and technology so that we can stay connected through this whole horrible thing.” TOBI DARBY, Kansas City, Missouri - “I am most...
For anyone who went to the Ted Vigil concert last month the Rex Community Theater, the audience was not only serenaded with music by John Denver; but they also got the chance to listen to some local country music, by Thompson Falls' very own, Tanner Laws. The 23-year-old musician opened the show with an hour long set of his originals, with a few of his favorite covers thrown in. "I was really excited to open for someone with a big name, and it was even better that I got to do it at home in...
Mike Benson of Lonepine finished first for the seventh time in the Fall Mack Days Fishing Event sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT). Benson took the top spot among the 438 registered anglers. He had a total of 1,036 lake trout entries and an 18-day average of 49.06. According to CSKT, Benson started fishing the Mack Days events in 2006. His nickname became "one fish" because that was all he could catch. He finally decided either he was going to figure it out or he...
