ARTICLES BY CAROLYN HIDY CLARK FORK VALLEY
New CFVP reporter seeks adventure in Sanders County
A new reporter/photographer has arrived at the Clark Fork Valley Press, and he is ready for action.
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A community at its best
It is difficult to capture an event as broad-ranging and active as Plains Days in words. Throughout the community, from the fields to the streets, the gym to the golf course, the corners to the clouds, Plains abounded with laughter, good sportsmanship, generosity, athleticism, kindness, volunteerism, and fun.
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Plains Day will feature free plane rides for kids on Saturday
Know any kids, age 8–17, who might want to fly?
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Should barking dogs land you in the 'doghouse'?
If there’s anything a room full of Sanders County residents can agree on, it’s that our dogs are important to us. The May 23 county commission meeting to address a proposed ordinance about incessantly barking dogs was proof of that.
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Memorial Day flags erected in Plains
Those beautiful flags that pop up around Memorial Day in Plains every year do not just magically appear.
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Hacks and Blasts fill the spring air at Trap Club
The 19th annual “Hack and Blast” tournament — Plains Trap Club’s light-hearted kick-off of both the shooting range’s trap season and the golf season — got off to a jolly start. Fifteen teams from Plains and surrounding towns lined up to take their shots at the doomed clay pigeons. Hours …
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Sanders County Fair Board planning 2019 event
Some thought a miracle would be needed for the Sanders County Fair Board to pull off this year’s fair. With an almost completely new board and a new manager coming on just more than three months before fair time, it did seem like a daunting task.
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'Miss Montana' drops paratroopers, gives Plains a thrill
In a show of patriotism, skill and small-town devotion to honoring heroes of the past, the skies over Plains became a spectacular part of the “Miss Montana to Normandy” project Tuesday, May 14.
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Hot Springs, county rally to support Salmi family
When the normally bubbly, active 5-year old Harlee Salmi said she didn’t feel well and complained of a sore neck, no one could have known what lay ahead.
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Plains pool problems proliferate
You know how sometimes when you dig into a problem, it gets worse before it gets better? That is the case with the Plains swimming pool.
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A 70-mile parade of heroes supporting Special Olympics
Heroes come in all shapes and sizes. Some are heroes for what they have done to overcome difficulty. Others for being willing to take on difficulty to help or support someone else. All were on display at the Sanders County 2019 Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics, helping to …
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Honey bees display intrigues Plains kindergarten students
“When I say BZZZZZZ, it makes my tongue tickle!”
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