The master plan has been released

THOMPSON FALLS - With much jubilation, the Master Plan for Thompson Falls was unveiled by the Downtown Planning Committee to the public last week in the Community Center. Light refreshments of cheeses, meats, fruit and hot beverages were provided to the attendees as the plan was introduced by Mayor Carla …

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Nimble

Trevor Paro works his way around a Roy-Winifred defense to gain yardage for the Hot Springs Savage Heat.

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Slam

Leah Thompson spikes the ball against the Hot Springs defense last Friday.

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Plains Trotters defeat Hot Springs Lady Savage Heat

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Pound it

Cory Brodmerkle spikes the ball against the ball against the St. Regis Lady Tigers.

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Noxon Lady Red Devils fight St. Regis Lady Tigers

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Students return from Helena

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The dream of flying

PLAINS - Over the skies just west of Plains in the early mornings, a small dot in the sky may often be visible for anyone looking up. A longtime Plains resident has found a hobby that doesn’t only help provide fun, but hits him deep within his core.

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Extraction

Plains-Paradise Rural Fire Department firefighters and Plains-Paradise EMT's demonstrate how they extract a victim from a car to Plains High School students.

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Students shown the result of impaired driving

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Only window light

The soon to be demolished and gutted Clark Fork Valley Press and Mineral Independent office.

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Time for a new beginning

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Homecoming King and Queen

Tyler Carr and Karly Lawson, both Freshman, are crowned Homecoming King and Queen.

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Osborne Family

Zach Osborne stands with his family during Senior Night.

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New CFVH therapist

A new Physical Therapist begins work at Clark Fork

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Preparation

Lily Huenink prepares to spike the ball against Thompson Falls.

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Thompson Falls and Plains rivalry

Last Tuesday night’s game between the Plains Trotters and the Thompson Falls Lady Hawks was Pink Night, in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

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Eyes on the ball

Kristen Josephson serves the ball against Arlee.

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Senior Night

Ronnie Black stands with her parents during Senior Night.

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Plains and Arlee battle for five sets

Thursday night was senior night for the Plains Trotters and the Cross Country Horsemen/Trotters.

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Hot Springs candidate debate

Monday, October 12 a candidate forum was held in Hot Springs for the positions of Town Councilman for Ward One and Ward Two. The hour long forum was organized such that after each candidate gave a short bio, the citizens’ names were randomly drawn from a basket to ask a …

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I want to see him

Fred Marsh shows off his Bigfoot shirt while attending the Bigfoot Conference in Hot Springs.

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Soda tab update

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Students head to Helena

PLAINS - This week, students from the Plains High School Jobs for Montana Graduates [JMG] class attended the Fall Leadership Conference in Helena, Montana.

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Reach

Lexie DeTienne spikes the ball against Superior, Saturday night.

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Lady Savage Heat take on Bobcats

HOT SPRINGS - The Saturday night game between the Hot Springs Lady Savage Heat and the Superior Lady Bobcats was a quick match that resulted with Superior winning in three sets.

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Square off

Hot Springs Savage Heat charge towards the Lincoln Lynx. The Heat won the match, 86-6.

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Suppression

A Plains-Paradise Rural Fire Department firefighter sprays down a smoldering ground.

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Through the trees

A Plains-Rural Fire Department firefighters digs at burning roots.

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Wrapped in smoke

A Department of Natural Resources and Conservation firefighter clears smoldering ash from a residence where a burn pile fire got loose.

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Sunlight through the smoke

Smoke fills the air along River Road West at the intersection of Island View Lane. The fire was caused by an unattended burn pile.

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Sauerkraut

Trout Creek School students try sauerkraut during German Day.

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German Day at Trout Creek School

TROUT CREEK - Tuesday evening, the Trout Creek School after school program learned about a European Country approximately the size of Montana.

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Sanders County School recognize anti-bullying

SANDERS COUNTY - October is National Bullying Prevention Month, and two schools, vastly different in size and on opposite ends of the county, have both made it a mission to prevent bullying, each in their own way.

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Evidence

Devlin LaFrombois shows how unburned napkins mean the campers thought the fire was out.

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Careless campers start fire along Rainbow Lake

SANDERS COUNTY - Though fire restrictions have been lifted and the days and nights are getting colder, fire season is still upon us and a simple unattended campfire can still strike a blaze.

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Plainsman becomes modern day Elite Spartan

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Class gets a crash course in orienteering

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A jump and spike

Ronnie Black jumps to spike the ball against a St. Regis defense during Tuesday night's game in Plains.

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Plains Trotters go four sets against St. Regis

PLAINS - Tuesday night the Plains Trotters took on the St. Regis Lady Tigers in a match that would last four sets.

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Big plan revealed at chamber meeting

The Thompson Falls Business Chamber Meeting was held last Friday at Minnie’s Montana Cafe. There was one large topic discussed during the meeting.

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Serve

Aurora Reishus prepares to serve the ball against Superior, Saturday night.

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Astronomy enthusiasts

Astronomy enthusiasts listen to David Nye describe space from a factual and philosophical side.

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Astronomy night

TROUT CREEK - The Trout Creek Community Improvement Association [TCCIA] held its last Campfire Talk last Wednesday, “Astronomy For All of Us”, at the Trout Creek Park Stage.

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Rows and rows

Kim Brooks arranges books outside of the Tribal Nutrition Center.

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A library in dire need of funds

HOT SPRINGS - Starting at 8:00 a.m. and going till 2:00 p.m., a break, lunch and rummage sale was held at the Tribal Nutrition Center on Spring Street, was held to help the Preston Hot Springs Library, which is in dire need of a new computer system.

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Hot Springs School opens its doors to parents

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Block

Makenzie Skellenger, left, and Haylee Hoff jump to block a spike.

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Plains and Hot Springs volleyball

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New leadership

Anthony Youngs, left, and Jason Williams, stand in front of the newly painted Plains City Volunteer Fire Department hall. Young is the new Assistant Fire Chief and Williams is the new Fire Chief.

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Plains City Fire Department has a new chief

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Spike!

Jessica Thompson spikes the ball against Charlo defense.

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Plains Trotters and Charlo Lady Vikings battle

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Reaching out

Trent Brouillette reaches for a pass during Friday night's game against the Arlee Warriors.

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Plains Horsemen battle against Arlee Warriors

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Three years in the making

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Just the beginning

The box where all the soda tabs are being kept after being counted.

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Charity collects soda tabs

PLAINS - A competition between the different classes at the Plains School District began last week. Each class has been tasked with a mission to see how many can tabs they can collect by the last week of school before Winter Break. The class that collects the most tabs will …

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Grange Master talks of past

PLAINS- The Master of the Plains Grange 101, Fred Cavill, spoke last week about the historic Grange that meets the first Tuesday of every month at its location on Lynch Street between Pierce and South Walnut Street.

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Celebration

Plains School students and community members gather around a bonfire last week.

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Competitions

Students race in a sack race as part of the homecoming competitions.

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Cheers

Plains High School Seniors cheer during the homecoming bonfire last week to earn points for their homecoming king and queen.

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King and Queen

Mathias Walker and Lily Huenink are crowned homecoming king and queen during halftime.

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Town Pride

Middle schoolers ride down the Plains on a firetruck before going to a bonfire.

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Fighting through

Tyler Subatch pushes his way through a Superior Bobcat defense during the Plains Horsemen's homecoming game.

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Blocking

Leah Thompson, left, and Ronnie Black, right, jump to block a spike.

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Bubblegum competition

Krystin Slater, left, and Penny Beckman compete in the bubblegum competition during the Cancer Network of Sanders County's Fall Extravaganza.

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Victory

Haley spikes the ball during Thursday night's game against the Ronan Maidens.

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Thompson Falls Lady Hawks pull ahead in fourth set

THOMPSON FALLS - The Thompson Falls Lady Hawks took on the Ronan Maidens last Thursday in a five set match in Thompson Falls. The teams were evenly matched and both fought hard till the end.

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Plains ordinances discussed

PLAINS - Wednesday evening, Mayor Greg Eitelberg and the town council held a special working session to discuss set-backs and town ordinances. Issues of clarifying, enforcing, and the possibility of rewriting an ordinance set in place for what the official set-backs are for the town were the topics of the …

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Sanders County Fair numbers

SANDERS COUNTY - The numbers from the 2015 Sanders County Fair are being calculated by rough estimates are in.

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Thompson Falls Chamber meeting

THOMPSON FALLS - The Thompson Falls Chamber of Commerce held its monthly meeting Friday from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the First Baptist Church off of Main Street in Thompson Falls.

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Small town boy big world

PLAINS - Last week, a Plains born and raised son came home for a week to take a break from becoming a well-known creator in the video game, movie and commercial industry.

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Fight till end

Madison Wheeler spikes the ball against the Florence Falcons, Thursday evening.

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Thompson Falls and Florence game decided in three

THOMPSON FALLS - Thursday night, the Thompson Falls Lady Hawks took on the Florence Falcons in an evening five-match game. The Lady Hawks gave a strong performance, but the visiting Falcons dominated the court and finished the game in three matches.

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Victory!!!

Trent Brouillette catches a pass during Friday's game against the Noxon Red Devils.

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Plains Horsemen take on Noxon Red Devils

THOMPSON FALLS - Thursday night, the Thompson Falls Lady Hawks took on the Florence Falcons in an evening five-match game. The Lady Hawks gave a strong performance, but the visiting Falcons dominated the court and finished the game in three matches.

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Raptor Class

From left to right, Ms. Segura, Fletcher Segura, and Doug Ferrell looks at owl regurgitation.

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Trout Creek raptor class

TROUT CREEK - Wednesday evening, the 9th, was the second to last of the Trout Creek Community Improvement Association’s (TCCIA) monthly Campfire Talks. Hosting the evening show was Brian Baxter, an Outdoor Educational Programs Coordinator And Instructor, of Silver Cloud Associates. For an hour and a half Baxter taught a …

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Christmas presents

The 240 Christmas boxes made during the Sanders County Fair.

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Operation Christmas Child

SANDERS COUNTY - During the Sanders County Fair the Community Congregation Church hosted its “Operation Christmas Child” booth, which was used as a staging ground for children to make Christmas shoebox presents that will be shipped around the world to needy children.

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Immunizations

SANDERS COUNTY - New state laws require that students entering 7th grade receive the tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (Tdap) vaccine. In addition, students in kindergarten through 12th grade must have two doses of the of varicella (chickenpox) vaccine.

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Community Service Award

Randy Garrison, left, receives the Community Service Award, Saturday night.

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Community Service

PLAINS - Saturday evening during the Sanders County Rodeo, a Plains resident was awarded the Community Service Award.

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Winning

Marsada Sweet shows off her pig during the Swine Show to a judge. Sweet won the Champion Senior Swine Showman Award.

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Prize cow

Coby Guenzler pulls his "Grand Champion Market Beef" cow out for bidders during the 4-H Sale.

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Rooster

Jessica Land holds onto a rooster during the Small Animal Roundup, Saturday.

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Hold on

A bull rider goes for the eight seconds.

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Cowboy boot

A cowboy boot through the bars of a chute.

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Starting young

A father carries his son along the chutes Friday evening during the PRCA Rodeo.

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Cowboy hat

A cowboy sits on a chute Friday night.

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Taking a breath

A cowboy takes a breath during Friday night's showing.

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Charge

A bull charges a rodeo clown during the PRCA Rodeo.

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Bull riding

A bull rider rides during the Bullorama, Thursday evening during the Sanders County Fair.

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A tour of the chutes

Lori Franzen, right, gives a tour of the chutes to Chicks n’ Chaps.

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Chicks n' Chaps Organization brings in funds

SANDERS COUNTY - Cowgirls Kicking Cancer held the its annual “Chicks n’ Chaps” event Friday evening at the Sanders County Fairgrounds. The event is held to raise money for the Cancer Network of Sanders County, an organization set up to help supplement the expenses of healthcare and day-to-day living for …

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Bluehawks take the Wardens to task at home

McKenzie Holt of Thompson Falls takes a hard hit during a run against Deer Lodge last week. Despite a valiant effort, the Bluehawks would drop the first game of the season to the Wardens.

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Thompson Falls takes on Deer Lodge

THOMPSON FALLS – The Thompson Falls Bluehawks football team took to the gridiron for the first time for the 2015 season as they faced off against Deer Lodge last Friday night at home but despite a strong showing from their defense and some great offensive plays, the team dropped the …

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Concert to raise funds

Xolli Treble listens to the Black Lillies perform during the Sunday evening concert held at the Rex theater.

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Sunday evening concert raises funds

THOMPSON FALLS - The Black Lillies, an americana folk country group from Knoxville Tennessee put on the last summer concert in the Rex Theater, Sunday night.

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Preparations for County Fair

Makenna Smith cleans out a horse stable at the Sanders County Fairgrounds. 4-H members and community members from Sanders County worked Saturday to prepare the fairground for this weeks upcoming fair.

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Crews battling fires across NW Montana

A Forest Service worker clears brush to help create a path for crews to create a fire-line to contain the Little Joe Fire near St. Regis.

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Food donations

John Harris, the owner of the Lakeside Motel, unloads food and toiletries from a Plains City Fire truck last Wednesday.

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Sanders County residents give back

SANDERS COUNTY - Wednesday evening outside of the Plains City Firehouse a collection was held for the firefighters fighting the fires in Western Sanders County.

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CPR trainees

From left to right, Bobbie Christensen, Lisa Wadsworth and Les Lantz practice chest compressions.

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CPR taught for free in court house

THOMPSON FALLS - Last Wednesday, the Sanders County community was treated to a free life saving class in the Justice Court Room in the Court House.

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A boy's will is the wind's will: Fire everywhere but not in your sector

SANDERS COUNTY - Thursday I sat in the back of a Ford Super Duty DNRC Engine as two state employees patrolled for fires and checked on extinguished sites. I witnessed first hand what it means to be on call for fire patrol, where your area of the country burns nearly …

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Plains city budget passed Thursday night

PLAINS - Thursday evening the Plains City Budget was passed.

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Three vehicle accident on Montana Highway 200

SANDERS COUNTY - Thursday evening a call went out for emergency responders to go to a three vehicle accident on Montana Highway 200 near mile 86.

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Setting sun

The sun sets behind smoke along the Bull River, August 20th.

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Smoke rises

Smoke rises along the Bull River.

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Helicopter battles fire

A helicopter battles the Napolean Fire off of 56 along the Bull River.

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Evacuations in place on 56

Kootenai National Forest – Evacuation orders have been put in place for the Bull River along Highway 56 from mile post 14 to mile post 8 south to the junction with 200. There is a Red Cross shelter at the Noxon High School.

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The King

A quilt titled, “The King,” made by Marilyn Simcoe hangs in the Seasonal Splendor section of the Flat-Iron Quilting Guild 2015 Quilt Show.

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Quilters turn high school gym into labyrinth of colors

THOMPSON FALLS - The Thompson Falls High School gymnasium was transformed over Saturday and Sunday into a giant quilt wall hanging.

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Nate Gray

Hot Springs senior Nate Gray clears a hurdle at the Thompson Falls Invitational earlier in the track and field season.

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Diana Woodward

Trotters junior Diana Woodward drives a pitch into the outfield during Plains-Hot Springs game against Loyola Sacred Heart last Tuesday.

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Trotters split doubleheader at home

PLAINS - Tuesday the Plains-Hot Springs Trotters faced off against the Loyola Sacred Heart Breakers in a double header at the Plains High School field, at 4:00pm and 6:00pm.

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A tradition of being wed at a family heritage site

SANDERS COUNTY - Today, the Stobie Ranch, which holds a special significance for the Stobie family and a lot of Sanders County residents, has a very exceptional history, including horse thievery and a lineage of brides who were wed there. And that wide array of history all leads to one …

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Concert

On stage, Paul Rosenthal (left) and Doris Stevensen (right) finish performing a set of classical violin and piano compositions.

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Two world class musicians give humble performance

PLAINS - Monday evening, visitors of the Plains United Methodist Church were given a very special treat for a very small price. A classical duo, violinist Paul Rosenthal and pianist Doris Stevenson performed for an hour in front of the visitors who filled the pews of the church.

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Overturned apple semi

An overturned tractor trailer carrying a load of apples rests in a ditch along Highway 200 near mile marker 87.

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Semi trailer overturns, spills apples on Highway 200

SANDERS COUNTY - Tuesday morning, a tractor trailer hauling approximately 15 tons of Washington Apples ran off Highway 200 near mile marker 87. After running off the road the tractor trailer fell onto its side, popping the top off the top of the trailor, spilling out boxes of apples.

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Officials address rash of crime

NOXON - Thursday night in the Noxon School multipurpose room, the second Sanders County “Building A Safer Community” meeting took place. As previously reported, these meetings are being held to determine ways to confront the wave of crime that has been felt in the western portion of the county. The …

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