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Students from Trout Creek Seventh Day Adventist School gathered for the second annual toothpick bridge contest earlier this month. After the success of last year's contest, students were excited to get back to building once again. "It appears to be a smashingly good time," Maurita Crew said. Started by her father in the 1970s, Crew has kept the toothpick bridge contest a long-standing tradition throughout her teaching career. Students are allowed to use up to 750 toothpicks to build their...
4 YEARS AGO • MARCH 26, 1981 HOMESTEAD – AN OLD WORD WITH A NEW MEANING By Fay Allen Homestead. An old term that is almost forgotten, a word of another day, and yet a term that has affected many of our lives. A picture comes to mind of a forlorn, tarpaper shack on the prairie. Many older people have expressed the very opposite. This was their life's ambition, their dream, a place to take care of them in return for their labor. Until the early 1900s, Sanders County was a part of Missoula Cou...
CHRIS RAMSTEAD, Seattle, Washington - “What I prefer is cashier. It’s a personal level, you walk through and you actually talk to the person.” DAN HOBBS, Seattle, Washington - “I prefer the self-checkout, because I used to work at a grocery store, and I was a checker. I don’t mind the other, I just prefer going the quick route and one I’m comfortable with.” JAY WILLIAMS, Seattle, Washington - “I think self-checkout is fantastic. It helps with the flow, for sure. Coming from an area that’s densely populated it makes a big difference.” KRIS...
When political radicals use the buzzword “polarizing,” that means we don’t agree with what you say! When Americans who have been subject to layoffs, business closures, restrictions on freedom of assembly, free speech, Second Amendment restrictions, restriction of religious practices and as Dr. Fauci said, the wearing of “largely symbolic masks” are upset AND are speaking out, then WE are polarizers. When a dementia patient becomes “interim” president through his own announced fraud and his vice president, (who could not win her own party’s n...
As the weather turns a corner and spring begins to bloom, the outdoorsman in all of us is beginning to hear the call into nature. This is the time that the prep work begins. I have not bought genuinely new outdoor equipment in years. In fact, the last time I invested in a sleeping pad, it was the kind they had that self “inflated,” yet it could not ever contain enough air to separate a person from the ground or it would burst. This last summer I went camping with a friend who had an honest-to-goodness inflatable sleeping pad that used the sto...
Melissa and Dakota Mull of Plains welcomed a son, Daxton Thomas Mull. Daxton was born March 11, 2021, at Clark Fork Valley Hospital in Plains. He measured 19.5 inches long and 6 pounds, 11 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Jamie and Lisa French of Paradise. Maternal great-grandparents are Betty and Dan Kelly. Paternal grandparents are Chris and Karen Mull of Plains. Paternal great-grandparents are Freddy and Brenda Thomas, Michael Mull and Betty and Jim Barnette. Welcome, Dax...
Public speaking is known to be an intimidating experience for most adults - it can be even more scary for kids. Nevertheless, 26 boys and girls from the Plains 4-H club South Side Sparks braved the anxiety of giving a talk - and being critiqued - in front of relatives, friends and judges at the Sanders County Fairgrounds pavilion last weekend for the first round of Communication Days competition. Six members from the club will move on to the finals competition scheduled for April 11 at the...
Every month the library features an artist or hobbyist by displaying their work. For the month of March, which also happens to be national button month, Willina Lueb was chosen to feature her button collection and to talk about the hobby. "It's similar to coin and stamp collecting," said Lueb, "there are just so many areas of interest that one could go." Lueb explained that the hobby has been around a long time, and the National Button Society was established in 1938. Lueb, from Thompson Falls,...
What would you do if you owned a theater? A question the Rex wanted to know as they work toward integrating the public in their efforts to bring the community theater back to life. After board members received a $1,300 Reimagine Rural grant from the Montana State University Extension Service, they decided to present the question to the creative minds of third grade students from Thompson Falls, Plains and Noxon. The Rex Community Theater invited students to participate in a project with the...
10 YEARS AGO • JANUARY 23, 1975 BIG PONDEROSA LOGGED BY USP A giant ponderosa pine tree which was a seedling 20 years before the pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, recently was harvested near Dahl Lake in North Pleasant Valley on U.S. Plywood Co. land north of U.S. Highway 2. The tree is one of the largest, if not the largest to be handled through the Thompson River log landing. The log hauled to the Flodin Lumber Co. log landing by LHC, Inc, contained 4,530 board feet. The 32-foot log measures 70 inches in diameter at the butt end and 54 i...
RONI HANKS, Trout Creek - “I consider myself a lucky person because I’m always surrounded by my family and I feel loved.” TERRI STOLTZ, Thompson Falls - “I don’t believe so much in luck, but I am lucky because I believe in providence and the Lord’s will.” BILL THOMPSON, Trout Creek - “I am lucky. I’m half Irish and half Norwegian, so I’m hardheaded and ornery. I come about it legally.” CINDY COMPTON, Heron - “I am positive and open minded, and therefore I am lucky.” SHANITA LUNDIN, Kalispell - “I feel that when I put positive energy out int...
It was over in 6.8 seconds before it took a nose dive into the ground, shattering on impact into several pieces. The "Shark" showed promise for builder Nathan Feliksa, a senior in Carl Benson's physics class at Plains High School, and one of six students to assemble rockets as part of a class project to help them better understand physics. Feliksa spent three class periods working on his 10-inch long rocket and another two and a half hours hand painting a shark face on the nose cone. He also...
The annual effort to clean up the Thompson Falls community, Beautification Days, is set for April 15-17. Each year, the Beautification Days committee invites elementary students to create artwork with that year's theme. This year's theme, according to Kathy Conlin with the Beautification Days committee, is "Give A Hoot, Don't Pollute." The committee reeived permission to use Woodsy Owl along with their theme. Students in grades kindergarten through sixth were tasked with creating posters using t...
A ewe stays close to her hours-old lamb over the weekend. The welcoming of lambs, calves and piglets are a sure sign of spring at area ranches....
None of the Plains High School physics students plan to become rocket scientists, but their teacher hopes building rockets will help get them through the class with higher grades. Carl Benson has been teaching physics for 30 years and saw his students' grades go up after he introduced a hands-on rocket segment. The class is an elective and primarily for seniors, but it's a difficult class, said Benson, who noticed that after he introduced rocket building, more students signed up for the class....
10 YEARS AGO • FEBRUARY 20, 1975 ROD BYBEE WINS FIRST IN STATE The Thompson Falls wrestlers placed eighth in the state tournament held in Miles City last weekend with 26½ points. Earning most of the points for the Hawks were Don Breitenbach and Rod Bybee. Breitenbach, a freshman, came on strong at the latter part of the season and placed first at the divisional tournament held in Superior. At the state meet he was defeated only once and earned a spot in the consolation match. Bybee along with Jim Kaphammer and Fren Warenka of Superior were th...
TRAYTEN ANDERSON, Kalispell - “I don’t really have an opinion on daylight saving.” NICHOLE COCKRELL, Thompson Falls - “As a teacher I would prefer not to have it, as it tends to mess with children’s systems and routines.” IRENE GADDY, Plains - “I don’t care one way or the other because in Montana we don’t really need it.” SHERRIE FAHLAND, Thompson Falls - “I am not for keeping daylight saving time, I appreciate more light in the winter months.” SHANE McFARLAND, Roseburg, Oregon - “I do not believe that the average person needs daylight sav...
The Plains Elementary School principal was hit in the face with a pie, smothered with silly string, compelled to gobble up cake and pudding as fast as he could, and will be dunked in a tub of water - all done in the cause of reading. The more books the students read, the more points they garnered, and the more points they collected, the better their chances were to do something fun to Principal Jim Holland, during part of the annual Love to Read Program, which is designed to motivate youth to re...
It is slotted for June 25 and 26, 2021. Mark your calendars so you do not miss the locally infamous Sanders County Yard Sale-ing Event! After taking a one-year hiatus, event organizer Robin Hagedorn has taken the last month to get word out that it is back. Hagedorn said she is hoping people are ready to get out and about and do some shopping. She is also hoping people are ready to do some selling as well. “It is time to get moving around,” she said, referring to the lifestyle changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. July 5 of last year, Hag...
Next week will be busy at The Rex Theater in Thompson Falls. On Friday, the monthly open mic night will be 6-10 p.m., welcoming musicians and performers from throughout the area. On Saturday, the popular Copper Mountain Band from Troy will visit. The group will play some of their popular originals, as well as some new additions. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. Tickets are available at MT Liquor and The Printery in Plains, Big Eddy's and M&M Liquor in Thompson Falls and the Local Store in Trout Creek. Tickets may also be...
Despite many gatherings being canceled due to COVID-19, including last Easter’s Eggstravaganza, Trout Creek Community Improvement Association (TCCIA) is eager and willing to present the sixth Eggstravaganza this spring. “We decided that we can safely host this event because it is outdoors,” said Liz Stender, TCCIA chairperson. At noon on Saturday, April 3, the Trout Creek Community Park will be adorned with 6,000 eggs filled with candy and goodies awaiting collection, a scavenger hunt for teenagers, and the Easter Bunny will make an appea...
Community Action Partnership of Northwest Montana (CAPNM) is sponsoring its third annual art contest within Flathead, Lake, Lincoln and Sanders counties. Students in grades K-12 can submit artwork depicting what energy conservation means to them. CAPNM encourages students to be creative and design works of art showing any type of energy conservation: electric, water, heat, recycling, etc. A calendar created from the 13 winning pieces will be used to promote energy conservation throughout the year. The cover and each month will be represented by...
Noxon School celebrated the 100th day of school recently with a variety of activities. The kindergarten and half-time kinder class worked on counting. They counted cotton balls, eyes, buttons, sticks, noodles, beads and triangles. The classes also decorated the hallway with 100 steps and created a list of 100 animals. The elementary had a countdown from 100 and threw shotting stars in the hallway, according to teacher Libby Swanson....
A FAMILY OF TUNDRA SWANS, including two of last year's cygnets, visited some Canada geese during the February freeze in Sanders County. Springlike weather made an appearance this week with temperatures in the 50s. For the weekend forecast, see page 6....
4 YEARS AGO • MARCH 5, 1981 LOUIS LaROCK BUYS HOTEL BAR IN TF Louis LaRock, partner in the firm which has operated the Thompson River Ranch since January 1964, has purchased the Hotel Bar from Mrs. Joy Reynolds and plans to reopen the establishment later this week. The change of ownership was effective Thursday. The reopening of the bar is subject to approval of the State Liquor Control Board, which is expected to be received by mid-week he said. The Hotel Bar has been closed for the past f...
