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It might have been the biggest crowd for the Plains School Drama Club, which put on the play "Clue" last week in the school's new gymnasium. It was also the biggest set the students had ever constructed, said Terri Henry, the school's drama coach for more than 30 years. "We never could have done it this big in the pavilion; it would have taken up the whole room," added Henry. Prior to utilizing the new gym, the drama club performed at the fairgrounds pavilion, which is a much smaller area....
Local churches have been busy this month gathering supplies, toys and necessities to be sent to children around the world through Operation Christmas Child. In 1993, when the organization Samaritan's Purse started Operation Christmas Child, about 28,000 shoeboxes were packed and mailed. This year, more than 198 million boxes worldwide will be shipped. Members of Community Congregational Church in Thompson Falls spent a Sunday afternoon earlier this month packing shoeboxes full of school supplies...
OVER 100 YEARS AGO Not finding anything of interest in old newspaper files this week, I dug up some old history of the Thompson Falls area in the pioneer days. PETE McCLINCHY June 9, 1882 – Weeksville Items – Fred Smith and Pete McClinchy, Thompson Falls, paid our city a visit and reports business lively at the falls. Mr. McClinchy is an old resident of Montana, and Missoula County. February 1, 1884 – A party composed of Messers P.M. McClinchy, John Russell, J.W. Lee, John Sharp and G.G. Smith have received permission to build a toll road from...
Cecil Jevons, Thompson Falls - “The dollar is going to zero, so why worry about a penny?” Cary Christensen, Clark Fork, Idaho - “Keep them because we’ve always had them.” Eric Christensen, Clark Fork, Idaho - “When they change the prices to whole dollars, then get rid of them.” Jenni Yoder, Thompson Falls - “Absolutely, because it balances out…. Math works best with them.” Mike O'Farrell, Thompson Falls - “Yes, let them have it, I don’t care.” Joe Bower, Thompson Falls - “Sure, everyone needs a penny…. Take one, give one....
For some, gardening is a seasonal pursuit, but not for Shari Ganatos. A lifelong resident of Thompson Falls, she and her dog Cooper were fortunate to find a home next to her mom and the house she grew up in. A year ago, after an accident left her with physical injuries, she needed a hobby she could do despite her limitations. Thus her rock garden was born. For Ganatos, it's a labor of love. "No deer or water to worry about and it brings color to the sometimes dismal winter," Ganatos said with a...
For people who want a clue to upcoming entertainment, they can simply check out the Plains High School schedule. The school’s drama club will be presenting the play “Clue” on Nov. 11 , 12, 13 in the school’s new gymnasium This will be the first time for Terri Henry’s school drama club to perform “Clue,” a popular 1980s movie based on a board game of the same name. The 16 kids have been rehearsing the play for more than a month. “It is a chaotic comedy. Lots of fun and laughter, not to mention some colorful characters,” said Henry, who’s been...
Plains High School art students got to show their patriotism and artistic talents at the same time by custom painting an American flag on an eight-foot long by five-foot wide piece of wood, finishing the project last Monday. Five high school students volunteered to paint the flag on the wood for the Thompson Falls based American Legion Post 52, which usually uses the display to attract people to their booth during the Huckleberry Festival, according to Bill Beck, who made the original display...
It was a hopping Halloween Monday evening in Plains with several events going on from Clark Fork Valley Hospital to Fred Young Park. A constant chilly drizzle didn't stop kids from filling the streets in a quest for treats. Several businesses along Railroad Street gave out goodies, including Carolyn Powers of MT West Dentist, who dressed as a tube of toothpaste and handed out candy for almost two hours. At the other end of town in Fred Young Park, a hoard of crazy characters roamed the grounds...
Dave and Betty Kraak are celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary this month. The Kraaks, who have lived in Thompson Falls since 1985, were married November 16, 1957. Congratulations on your anniversary!...
INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE W L Bernie’s Auto 24 12 Howard Services 24 12 Highlead 24 12 Pocket Pounders 17 19 Mountain Plains LLC 14 22 Giggles 5 31 Team Scr. Game: Bernie’s Auto,773; Scr. Series: Bernie’s Auto, 2226; Hcp. Game:Bernie’s Auto,907; Hcp. Series: Bernie’s Auto, 2628; Inv. Scr. Game:Bernie Groshong, 232; Scr. Series:Bernie Groshong, 644; Hcp. Game:Bernie Groshong, 264; Hcp. Series:Bernie Groshong,740 OVER THE HILL GANG W L Mixed Nuts 22 10 Fun Team 16 16 Leftovers 15.5 16.5 Jokers Wild 14.5 17.5 Roll’n Along 14 18 Combak Kids 14 18 Team Scr...
Being invited to the All-State Band is no easy task, so when senior Alec Sweeden of Thompson Falls High School made the cut, he was elated. All-State is comprised of students from all over the state who auditioned last spring. Sweden's music teacher Brittany Nichols said that because of the auditions being very advanced and competitive, very few students are accepted from class B into the ensemble; the majority are from AA schools. Sweeden said that he was the first student in 12 years from...
4 YEARS AGO • NOVEMBER 4, 1982 DECISION DUE ON TIE PLANT FUTURE A decision regarding the future of the Burlington Northern’s tie plant, destroyed by fire last week, is expected to be made by the end of this week, Bill Joplin, manager of BN public relations in Billings told The Ledger. He said the decision will be made by the BN engineering department after they have studied all the facts and figures regarding rebuilding the plant. At stake are the jobs of 34 men employed in the tie plant plus the jobs of several woods and mill workers inv...
Leah Bartlett, Thompson Falls - “Hocus Pocus.” Elora Moore, Thompson Falls - “Disney Zombies.” Lauren Hudson, Thompson Falls - “The Shining.” Gabby Taylor, Thompson Falls - “The Spiderwick Chronicles.” Libby Franck, Thompson Falls - “Hotel Transylvania.” Lexi Franck, Thompson Falls - “Hocus Pocus....
Montana Shakespeare in the Parks (MSIP) is back for their 2022 winter tour with the long-awaited production of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) – Revised! MSIP will be performing in Thompson Falls on November 9, at the Rex Theater. After postponing their tour last winter of the same production, the staff and cast of MSIP are excited to finally be bringing this energy-packed, keep-you-on-your-toes comedy to the stage. “Though we were all disappointed to have to postpone last year’s winter tour, what we missed the most was a...
Gifts From Above Midwifery is pleased to announce the arrival of Kaiden Wesley Byler on October 22, 2022. Kaiden was born at 4:48 p.m., weighing 6 lbs. 12 oz. Proud parents are Jesse and Rhonda Byler of Plains. Happy siblings are Megan, Natalia, Tristan and Kimberly. Paternal grandparents are Sam and Naomi Byler of Charlo. Maternal grandparents are James and Carol Wengerd of Plains. Congratulations!...
Don’t even think about eating all that Halloween candy. Instead, think about saving some of it for trimmings on a gingerbread creation to enter in the 25th annual gingerbread contest. The contest will be held on Saturday, December 3, at the Old Jail Museum in Thompson Falls. The theme this year “Silver bells, silver bells…it’s Christmas time” coincides with the 25th anniversary of the annual contest. Sponsored by the Sanders County Historical Society, the contest will once again be part of the Christmas on Main Street events December 3 and 4. ...
There are just two weeks left in the 2022 Fall Mack Days, and 12,654 lake trout have been turned in for this year’s event. Blustery fall weather came in and the breezy winds were off and on most of the weekend. These resilient anglers continue to add to their totals as the days go by, helping make the events successful and helping to try and restore native fish populations in Flathead Lake. The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes awards up to $200,000 in prizes during the event, which ends November 13. Several anglers caught tagged fish w...
9 YEARS AGO • OCTOBER, 1932 LARSON’S CASH STORE Advertisement All brands Cigarettes – 15¢, 2 packages 25¢ - CAMELS, LUCKIES, CHESTERFIELD, OLD GOLD Lard, 8 pounds – 77¢ Blue Ribbon Flour, 49 pounds – 83¢ Golden Glo Butter, in cartons – 25¢ Cups & Saucers, white, $1.75 per dozen Glasses, 59¢ per dozen Wash boilers, heavy tin, copper bottom - $2.75 Clothes dryers – 98¢ Clothes Basket – 90¢ Wool Pants - $2.50 to $5.00 Wool Sox – three pair $1.00 Many other bargains which space does not permit us to advertise. 1932 DOLLARS TALK You can actu...
Kristen Wing, Thompson Falls - “It’s a privilege that people have died for.” Jonathan Lueb, Thompson Falls - “It’s a privilege many people don't have. If you don't vote change is in someone else’s hands.” Mindy Lyght, Thompson Falls - “It gives you the opportunity to know what's going on and to be able to weigh in on it. Also to get familiar with candidates.” Brittany Swartzentruber, Thompson Falls - “For people to have a voice…important in issues.” Margaret Juneman, Thompson Falls - “Extremely important, people have died to give us this free...
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....
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...
