Lady Hawks finish 2nd, Trotters 4th
The Eureka Lady Lions clipped the Thompson Falls Lady Hawks to take first place in the 8-B District Basketball Tournament at Linderman Gym in Polson Saturday, putting the T-Falls girls in second place in front of St. Ignatius and Plains in the three-day competition.
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Hawks capture title for 4th year
Taking top honors at the 8-B District Basketball Tournament never gets old, said Thompson Falls head coach Chadd Laws, whose Bluehawks finished in first place Saturday for the fourth consecutive year.
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Deep snow doesn't stop Poker Run
The only bad thing that happened at the 17th Annual Cabinet Ridge Riders Poker Run was that they ran out of chili at one of the card stations, said Jim Morkert, one of the coordinators of the event and president of the Cabinet Ridge Riders.
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Horsemen can't hold Bluehawks at Plains
The Horsemen basketball team nearly had their revenge on the Bluehawks Friday night at Plains, but could hold onto their lead and fell to the Thompson Falls boys 58-50.
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Students get message of teen problems
The Plains High School Drama Club had the opportunity to show their fellow students what got them an award at the Montana State Thespian Festival recently, but they also had the chance to demonstrate some of the problems teenagers face on a day-to-day basis.
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Silhouettes illustrate victims of domestic violence
"Love should not hurt; love should heal," said Marsha Walton of the Sanders County Coalition For Families, who was coordinating this year's "Love Without Fear Week" and the "Montana Silent Witness" program.
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Indoor archery league starts in Plains
Archery season is here again, but this time the "hunters" are going for paper targets at the Trophy Taker's Winter Indoor Leagues just west of Plains.
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Scouts take to chariots at Mission
They didn't have wheels with razor sharp blades that cut into the competitor's chariot, and instead of horses, the chariot pullers were boys. And just like when the ancient Greeks and Romans held the sport, a feisty crowd cheered for their favorite teams.
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Bluehawks crush Vikings at home
The Thompson Falls Bluehawks basketball team scored their first point before the game even began Thursday. Dallas VonHeeder, a 6-foot, 4-inch senior, nabbed one of two free throws before the clock started ticking, the result of a Charlo Vikings technical violation with their books.
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Lions upset Horsemen with a Eureka victory
Horsemen to face T-Falls at Plains for last regular game of season
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County may be looking at big cutbacks
Sanders County commissioners gathered their department heads together Thursday to pass on assurances that nothing has been determined as far as staff reductions or cutbacks in next year's budget. The meeting came as a result of the possibility of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 not …
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Scouts bake cake, eat, too
The Cub Scouts showed last week that they could bake their cakes and eat them, too. At the end of the Plains Cub Scout Pack 4657 annual Feller's Cake Bake, nearly all of the boys got to take their own cakes home. Only one boy's father got outbid, and the …
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County's top rivals face off at T-Falls
More than 600 spectators packed the Thompson Falls High School gymnasium to see the Bluehawks take on their biggest foe, the Plains Horsemen. In just over an hour later, the Bluehawks walked off the court with a 72-58 win to give them a 4-0 conference record and a 7-3 overall …
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8th-grader lands top geography bee honors in Plains
Rivers, cities, states, and nations were among the topics asked to contestants for the National Geography Bee competitions in Plains and Trout Creek last week.
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Fire destroys Hot Springs business
The Hot Springs Volunteer Fire Department is still investigating one of two fires that happened recently on the outskirts of town.
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Plains woman goes to Alabama to talk herbs
A Plains resident had the chance to talk to a group of people in Alabama about something she believes in — herbs.
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Fireball sends man to Seattle hospital
A Plains man was severely burned after an explosion occurred at the Lynch Creek Nursery on Lower Lynch Creek Road last Tuesday.
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Police seek ID of alleged thief
Plains police are looking to identify a man who shoplifted beer from the Town Pump early Thursday morning.
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Icy splash
Near subzero temperatures didn't deter nearly 70 people from taking a leap into the frigid waters of Clark Fork River on New Year's Day as part of the 7th Annual Polar Bear Splash in Thompson Falls.
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Horsemen, Hawks hit Ronan
Although the wrestling season has been going on since the end of November, last weekend was the first meet for one Thompson Falls athlete, who had been recovering from severe injuries he sustained during the Bluehawks' football playoffs. Tate Cavill said he felt he was still out of shape, but …
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Plains man makes quilt for wounded soldiers
One Sanders County man has decided to use his artistic skills to help wounded soldiers returning from the war in the Middle East.
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Hawks take on Hawks at 'Keg Bowl'
Budweiser outguns Silver Bullets
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Plains man makes quilt for wounded soldiers
ne Sanders County man has decided to use his artistic skills to help wounded soldiers returning from the war in the Middle East.
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Horsemen finish year undefeated
The Plains Horsemen added two more victories to their undefeated record last week by taking down Troy and Superior.
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Polar Bear Splash slated for New Year's Day
Officials push river plunge back to 1 p.m.
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Savage Horsemen defeat Rams, lose to Warriors
Red Devils cage Rams in 30-6 win
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Sheriff's Relief helps county needy
Volunteers took several hours out of their day Saturday to deliver Christmas presents and food to families throughout Sanders County as part of the annual Sheriff's Relief Fund.
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Mountain lion visits downtown Hot Springs
Residents of Hot Springs have been on the look out for an intruder since last Wednesday.
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Plains teen takes bench press trophy
A Plains resident muscled her way to a championship after pressing out 185 pounds in Bill's Bad-Ass Bench Press Meet at Pocatello, Idaho, last month.
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Hot Springs girls sweep Trotters
The Savage Heat junior varsity and varsity squads claimed victories for Hot Springs Thursday after defeating the Plains Trotters on their own home court.
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Church shows meaning of Christmas
The Plains Christian Missionary & Alliance Church fed and entertained community members and had the chance to show the real meaning of Christmas, said Kathy Logan, a church member and primary organizer of the "Christmas Dessert" Friday evening.
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Bombers blast past Tigers
They're called the Paradise Bombers boys junior high basketball team, but because of low numbers at the school, the team has athletes from fourth grade to seventh and both boys and girls play on the team this year, said coach Mark French. Yet, it was a St. Regis player who …
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Hot Springs horseback caroling
Christmas carolers this time of year can be a common sight, but seeing them on horseback can be a little unusual, unless they're in Hot Springs, where nearly 20 riders roamed the streets for the third year to sing holiday songs.
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Bluehawks capture third at Deer Lodge
The Thompson Falls Bluehawks flew to third place with 114 points, only three points behind second place Deer Lodge at the Deer Lodge Invitational Wrestling Tournament Saturday. The Boulder boys took first place with nine points. The Plains-Hot Springs Savage Horsemen finished in seventh place with 78 points.
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Retiring Old Glory
Plains Boy Scout troop shows proper flag etiquette
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Retiring Old Glory
Plains Boy Scout troop shows proper flag etiquette
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Plains Trotters claim victory at Chamber Classic Tourney
For the last two years, it's been the Noxon Lady Red Devils finishing first at the Plains Chamber Classic Basketball Tournament. Not this year.
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Woman recalls Pearl Harbor attack
One Plains woman distinctly remembers a large red ball on the wings of several airplanes overhead in Hawaii. It surprised her at first, but soon she was taking cover in her own house. The day was Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941. The aircraft were Japanese Zeros heading to Pearl Harbor and …
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Hawks take 6th place at Superior Invitational
Of the 17 Thompson Falls Bluehawks at the Superior Invitational Wrestling Tournament Saturday, only one went undefeated.
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T-Falls teen to compete at state Hoop Shoot
A Thompson Falls girl will be moving on to the next level of the Elks annual Hoop Shoot competition, after she nabbed first place in her age class Saturday in Polson.
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Reading names of lost loved ones brings tears, joyful memories
A light snow fell as nearly 30 people gathered around a tall pine tree in 20-degree weather to witness the lighting of the "Tree of Life" as part of the Clark Fork Valley Hospital Hospice Service's annual ceremony, which gave friends and family a chance to honor their lost loved …
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