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The second week of the 2022 Fall Mack Days Fishing Event sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and sanctioned by Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks ended with a total of 4,162 lake trout entries. Larry Ashwell of Missoula is leading the anglers with 367 fish entries, second place is Mike Benson of Lonepine with 299 entries, there’s a tie for third place with Felix Gauci of Stevensville and Sam Cusker of Bigfork both turning in 242 fish entries, in fifth place is Terry Krogstad of Kalispell with 212 entries, Larry Karper of F...
Sanders County high schools crowned homecoming royalty during their respective home football games this month. Clockwise from left are Plains king and queen Piper Bergstrom and Mason Elliott, Noxon royalty Michael Buckner and Emily Brown, and Blue Hawk king and queen Elijah Ratliff and Marissa McNeely. Hot Springs will crown their homecoming royalty during this Friday's football game against Noxon....
9 YEARS AGO • SEPTEMBER 1032 Thompson Falls Businesses Following is a list of businesses in Thompson Falls during the Great Depression: Black Bear Tavern, Neat Rooms, Moderate Prices, Night Service. Ray Shannon, Proprietor, Peek Block. (The Peek Block was located between Fulton and Mill Street, downtown). Adams Garage – All Size Tubes - $1.00. Shell solvent for cleaning purposes, 50¢ a gallon. Chevrolet Dealer. Gas, oil, repairs. Corner Jefferson Street & Railroad Avenue. Tourist Hotel and Restaurant – Good Rooms, Good Beds, Good Eats. William...
Ambulance: Plains, 5; T. Falls, 4; Hot Springs, 3; Trout Creek, 2; Paradise, 2; Noxon, 2. Monday, September 12 Civil attempts, Plains. General animal call/complaint, Trout Creek. General animal call/complaint, Plains. Civil served, Paradise. Motor vehicle theft, Hot Springs. General animal call/complaint, Paradise. Request for welfare check, Paradise. Suspicious activity, Trout Creek. Request for welfare check, Paradise. Animal other, T. Falls. Animal other, Plains. Animal other, Paradise. Tuesday, September 13 Animal other, Plains. Animal othe...
Enrollment is up at Thompson Falls Elementary School. There are around 60 new students enrolled for the 2022-2023 school year. Elementary principal Len Dorscher says all K-12 staff had the opportunity to go through a Love and Logic training prior to classes starting. “Many staff got CPR certified as well and we all did some great safety training as a district,” Dorscher said. The staff also spent a week together prior to classes starting, allowing them to get ready for students to walk into school on the first day. Brittany Nichols, who is als...
The Flat Iron Quilting Guild recently donated a quilt to Thompson River Animal Care Shelter (TRACS). Compassion for homeless animals drove the guild to create this beautiful quilt specifically for TRACS to use as a fundraiser, said Lorri Renard with the quilt guild. The guild also has an ongoing project where they make lap quilts for cancer patients going through treatment. Those quilts are donated to the Sanders County Cancer Network. The Local Artists Supporting TRACS Silent Auction will run...
Trout Creek School has been chosen as one of 12 schools in Montana to participate in the state’s first Teacher Residency Demonstration Project for the 2022-2023 school year. The program was designed to prepare and retain rural educators. The goal after one year of residency in a partnering school district is for the teacher resident to have gained enough experience to be prepared to lead their classrooms on day one of employment. “Annie Taylor is our new teacher resident,” said superintendent Preston Wenz. “With normal student teacher...
"Why wouldn't you want to come back to Montana?" That was Dennis Spurlock's response when the insurance agent was asked why he moved back to Montana in 2018. Spurlock operates Behling-Perry Insurance Agency in Plains, which opened at 306 W. Railroad Avenue last year. Dennis Spurlock opened the business last fall in Plains, but has been an insurance agent since 2008. He grew up in Whitefish, but sold insurance in Utah. Spurlock said he loves the people in Montana and being near the area where he...
Last weekend, eight volunteers joined Easter Sanders County Conservation District (ESSCD) for their river clean-up in Plains, a once annual event that has not been held for a number of years. “The last time an event like this was held was approximately 10 to 15 years ago after complaints came in about multiple tires in the river,” said ESCCD administrator Emily Baker. “We are always looking for ways to get involved in the communities who fund and support us. This idea has been floating aroun...
4 YEARS AGO AUGUST 30, 1917 BURGLARS LOOT STORE AT CAMAS Safe Blown and Small Amount of Cash and Jewelry Taken MAKE GOOD THEIR ESCAPE May Be Same Gang That Has Committed Several Similar Robberies Recently The store of Peeso & Davis at Camas was entered last Wednesday night and the safe blown open, but fortunately only a small amount of cash was on hand. The robbers took about $25 in currency, a number o checks and some jewelry and escaped without raising an alarm. As soon as the robbery was discovered, the sheriff’s office was notified and s...
JACKIE SOUVEREIN, Trout Creek - “Biking.” ART SOUVEREIN, Trout Creek - “ATVing up in the mountains on the endless trails we have here.” RUSS GILE, Trout Creek - “Archery hunting.” JOHN TORRES, Thompson Falls - “Cutting firewood.” CATHERINE DEWITT, Thompson Falls - “Going to the library.” KATIE ANDERSON, Plains - “Going to pumpkin patches and fall festivals with the kids....
The Plains Woman’s Club is looking for new members. What better way to search for new members than to put on another kind of search? The club is kicking off its annual membership drive with a scavenger hunt, said Michele Furry, who is co-chairing the event with Alana Johnson, the club secretary. “The hunt is specifically designed to introduce new residents to the different services in the community that they may not be aware of,” said Furry. The scavenger hunt will start on Saturday, Sept. 17, by picking up forms in a plastic box on the outsi...
Elementary students of Thompson Falls and Trout Creek received a little extra help with their back to school shopping this year. With contributions from members of the Community Congregational Church in Thompson Falls and funding from the thrift store at Community Harvest Food Bank, 42 students received new backpacks and school supplies. With the help of Susan Cordero, Debbie O'Toole, Shelby Harmon and Evie Arend with Community Harvest Food Bank, backpacks were packed full with supplies...
9 YEARS AGO • AUGUST 31, 1932 ROAD IS COMPLETED The highway between Clarks Fork, Idaho and Noxon on the north side of the river after a year or so of intensive construction, bridge building, etc. is now open for automobile traffic. This road is hard to excel any place in the country, both for the beauty of the scenery, and the fine construction work. Those who have been over the Columbia route contend that the Clarks Fork between Noxon and Clarks Fork, Idaho is equally as beautiful and fascinating to the motorist. It is a high-speed road, w...
CRYSTAL WEST, Plains - “Baling hay.” CODY WEST, Plains - “I went to the fair.” JANA LAWRENCE, Thompson Falls - “Cleaning my house. I was also learning how to ride an electric tricycle. I would much rather be outside.” CHAD SIVERTSEN, Thompson Falls - “I chased a bear out of my yard. I also trimmed trees and picked apples.” BECKY BENNETT, Thompson Falls - “Moving.” LaDONNA CULBERT, KALISPELL - “I went to the fair and did some kayaking....
A new gift shop is opening in Heron that will bring a variety of handmade pieces, from jewelry, to sculptures and paintings, to homemade lavender products. Cindy and Kent Compton will launch their new gift shop, Montana Blends, with a grand opening on September 10. After retiring from 30 years of teaching, Cindy discovered a passion for jewelry making and credits her creativity and love of art to her mother, Barbara Mullins. "Every summer I would dabble in some kind of art," she said. "I took a...
The new school year is upon us and sending students back to class is no easy feat, especially when it comes to the price tag. The cost of school supplies can add up quickly, not just for families but for schools as well. When Trout Creek School sent out a message for help, Clark Fork Valley Elks (CFVE) answered the call. Last Tuesday, CFVE Exalted Ruler Charlie Munday and CFVE member Don Manning handed over a check for $1,000 to Trout Creek School teachers to help buy school supplies. "We had...
An old bull elk at the Bison Range nibbles along a small part of Mission Creek. The bull elk is one of the oldest at the Bison Range. Visitors and staff alike nicknamed him "Harold" or "Droptine," depending on who is asked....
4 YEARS AGO SEPTEMBER 2, 1982 FAIR OPENS TODAY In the days of Caesar all roads lead to Rome; this weekend all Sanders County roads lead to Plains as the annual Sanders County Fair opens Thursday and continues through Sunday night’s Demolition Derby and the third Youth Dance. The first entertainment feature of the fair will be the queen contest at the Dance Pavilion tonight at 7:30 p.m. The annual luncheon for fair premium book advertisers is scheduled at 1 p.m. Friday at the Pavilion with Williams & Ree and the Whiskey River Band from South D...
ELIZABETH HART, Special Education Paraprofessional - “Getting to know all the new students in the classroom.” ANNIE TAYLOR, Student Teacher - “Learning the ins and outs of what it takes to be a teacher in this community.” LIZ GLACKIN, Early Kinder - “I am looking forward to meeting the students and building new relationships.” LISA CURRIE, Paraprofessional - “I am looking forward to seeing the student’s progression and growth.” DEBRA CASHMAN, Grade 3/4 - “I’m excited to be able to continue my teaching career in this community.” ALICIA WE...
“Spotlight on the Arts” by The Paradise Center honors and encourages students in the arts by highlighting their talent and acknowledging the support they receive through their schools and teachers. Solveig Nygaard is a multitalented freshman in Thompson Falls. At 14 she is proficient with three musical instruments, sings in the school choir, and composes her own music. Her music teacher, Lisa Mickelson, is clearly proud of Solveig’s accomplishments and has watched and encouraged the young music...
Montana Shakespeare in the Parks (MSIP) returned to Sanders County this year to bring Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and for the first time in the company's history, King Lear. Trout Creek Community Improvement Association (TCCIA) and Plains Woman's Club help bring MSIP to the rural communities in Sanders County for free. This year's performances drew in around 75 people at each play, even when bad weather moved King Lear from the Sanders County Fairgrounds to the Plains Elementary gym. This year...
Stella the turkey laid an egg. I found my turkeys, Stella and Stan Lee, early this year at Sanders County Feed. I couldn’t resist bringing them home. I have chickens that lay eggs, I have ducks that lay eggs and I now have a turkey that lays eggs. I was surprised when I walked into the coop that morning to find an egg where she normally roosts at night. I knew she was getting close to laying age, but I also know turkeys lay a lot less frequently than chickens or ducks. I get eggs every day from the chickens and the ducks seem to randomly lay w...
Fires in the area help diffuse the light and turn a sunset into a colorful picture at the Sanders County Fairgrounds beach in Plains, where a jet skier moves back and forth across the Clark Fork River....
6 YEARS AGO • AUGUST 16, 1917 FOREST FIRES STILL MENACE From Belknap to Trout Creek Conditions Are Very Bad Numerous brush fires all the way from Belknap to Trout Creek are causing much uneasiness in the Forest Service and to the ranch owners affected. All that is necessary to make this whole section burst into a mass of flames is a fairly strong wind. By dint of constant watching these fires have thus far been confined to limited areas, but it has been impossible to completely stamp them out, and new fires are being reported almost daily i...
