Lady Hawks rout Mission, 67-44
The Thompson Falls Lady Hawks defeated the visiting Mission Lady Bulldogs, 67-44, last Thursday.
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Lady Savage Heat roast Trotters
Hot Springs hosted Plains Friday and the Lady Savage Heat routed the Trotters, 58-42.
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Horsemen trample Savage Heat
The Plains’ Horsemen came out to Hot Springs, last Friday, and ran circles around the Savage Heat, winning 70-53.
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New Lutheran pastor in Thompson Falls
In late December of 2019, the Shepard of the Valley Lutheran Church welcomed new pastor Jakob D. Berger into their congregation.
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Thompson Falls wins rivalry game with Plains
The Thompson Falls boys basketball team entered Friday’s game against county rival winless, but the Bluehawks left it with their first win.
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Thompson Falls boys crush Troy
The Thompson Falls boys basketball team continued its winning ways last weekend with a win against Troy, 69-17, Saturday.
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Lady Hawks rout Plains Trotters, 74-36
Last Friday night the girls basketball team from Thompson Falls claimed a big win over Plains, 74-36.
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T-Falls girls complete perfect weekend with win over Troy
The Thompson Falls Lady Hawks scored a second straight convincing win to their resume, conquering Troy, 64-11, Saturday.
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Fun run raises money for high school programs
Several runners from Sanders County gathered in unseasonably warm and rainy weather to participate in an annual fun run 5k and 2k.
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Paradise Center opens for holidays
Over the last two weekends the Paradise Center has held a holiday open house in order to increase local interest in the facility.
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Brain Bash 2019: The tradition continues
Every year since 1995, Plains High school releases its students for the last time of the year in a unique way.
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Sanders County opens new waste transfer station
Last Tuesday local officials, community members, commissioners and staff met at the location of the new waste transfer station for Sanders County to commemorate its opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony.
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Winn's buzzer beater powers Lady Savage Heat to 48-47 victory
A buzzer beater from 5-foot-9-inch sophomore Lily Winn gave the Lady Savage Heat from Hot Springs a 48-47 win over Seeley Swan.
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Murder suspect seeks bail reduction
A former Lake County resident accused of murdering her boyfriend is hoping to have her bail reduced.
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Horsemen overcome slow start to beat Valley Christian
The Plains Horsemen overcome a slow start to claim a 66-41 win over Valley Christian Friday.
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Clark Fork Valley Hospital hosts annual bazaar
Clark Fork Valley Hospital’s Long-Term Care Facility recently held their annual Bazaar, which benefits the patients.
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Couple takes over Garden, Gift & Floral
Garden, Gift and Floral and Plains Liquor is under new direction.
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Hot Springs Savage Heat slams Victor, 51-21
A strong beginning propelled the Hot Springs Savage Heat boys basketball team to a 51-21 win over Victor Saturday.
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Art class decorates Plains for the holidays
The residents of the town of Plains are always coming up with ways to celebrate with their community members, and last Thursday, as has been done for many years, the students of the art classes of Plains High School descended upon the town to do just that.
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Locals compete in gingerbread contest
Friday in the Plains Doghill Bistro coffee shop, several locals gathered to compete in a craft requiring both ingenuity and skill: gingerbread house building.
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Clark Fork Valley Hospital hosts tree of life ceremony
Last Wednesday the staff of the Clark Fork Valley Hospital Hospice Long Term Care Center held their annual Tree of Life Ceremony.
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Plains wrestlers raise money with Christmas wreath sale
For the last couple of weekends, as well as for the next couple, the members of the Plains High wrestling tram have been doing their best to raise funds for their upcoming season with an annual Christmas wreath sale.
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Students kick off Thanksgiving break with annual Turkey Bowl
Last Tuesday the National Honor Society and the Student Council of Plains High School hosted their annual turkey bowl, a flag football game held in the school’s gymnasium to kick off the Thanksgiving break.
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Lanterns released to honor those affected by cancer
Saturday night locals gathered for the Cancer Network of Sanders County’s ninth annual Lantern Launch.
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Couple are the new owners of two Plains eateries
Ripples has been a staple in Plains for and in September it came under new ownership.
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Sanders County firefighters prepare for Seattle Stair Climb
Sanders County firefighters are preparing to take part in a very unusual type of marathon, meant to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
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Plains Shop Class opens new doors for students
There are many paths for a person to take in their life after high school, aside from college.
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Plains School presents 'Murder at the Orient Express'
Saturday night, students at Plains High School put on a presentation of “Murder at the Orient Express.”
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Leaving a Positive Footprint
The Thompson Falls middle and elementary schools participated in a new anti-bullying campaign last week.
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Fun Run organized for local youth after accident
A month ago tragedy struck the Doble family when their 9-year-old daughter was accidentally shot during a hunting trip.
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Two local veterans share their stories with Valley Press
It is easy for the average non-military person to take for granted the sacrifices military men and women make every day in service of our country.
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Thompson Falls Drug and Alcohol Awareness day
Last Thursday, on Halloween, Thompson Falls High School, in association with the Sanders County Sheriff’s Office and the Elks Lodge, held a special drug awareness event at the football field.
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Little Bitterroot reopens gym facility in Plains
The gym in Plains has recently reopened under new and interesting management.
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Plains school takes unusual field trip
A few weeks ago, the Plains school took a different kind of field trip.
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New town sign for Plains
As many locals may have noticed, the old sign that stood at the western entrance of Plains has been revitalized.
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Plains Schools to create new logo
In school sports, the school’s integrity, emotion, attitude and appearance can widely be attributed to, and represented by, their mascot.
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Plains continues exploring options for updating wastewater treatment plant
While many obstacles still exist, Plains continues its efforts to update its wastewater treatment facility.
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Locals take advantage of free cancer screenings at Plains hospital
Last Thursday the Clark Fork Valley Hospital held its annual free cancer screening day to help members of the local community catch breast cancer early.
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Hot Springs starting an FFA program for shop class
Last Thursday, the Hot Springs welding class met, at their normal time, between 11:15 and 12:15 to practice a skill that could benefit them throughout their lives in many ways.
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Fishermen share their bounty
The Sunday before last, Buck Larson and Bill Trull gathered up friends and family at the Legion bar in Paradise for a fish fry meal.
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Private school in Thompson Falls teaches differently
In the rise of the information age, as technology makes our lives easier, it is becoming a growing concern that our youth are relying too much on this technology.
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Trout Creek community hosts Hula for Harlee
The Trout Creek community gathered last Friday to host a unique fundraiser to benefit a young girl with rare brain cancer.
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Paradise manager helps feed the community, American Legion
The American Legion Post 129 in Paradise, had its second cookout Friday.
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Reformed vaping addict warns students about dangers
Thursday afternoon, he students of Plains High School gathered in the gymnasium for a presentation on the harms of E-cigarettes and vaping.
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Winning for Luke Thompson Falls football team rebounds from tragedy
Despite a tragic event earlier this year, the Thompson Falls High School football team has stayed together, enjoying a strong to the 2019 season.
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Entire volleyball district gives up their warm-up colors for Harlee
There are many heart-wrenching stories when it comes to sports. When people come together to compete and enjoy a game, they often give up a lot to win or to show up and support their team, but less often do they give up a lot for another team’s community.
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Sanders County sports roundup
By and large, the football teams in Sanders County enjoyed a triumphant Friday night.
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St. James Catholic Parish celebrates 100th anniversary
The first Catholic family, of one Neptune Lynch Sr., came to the Plains area in 1870.
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Locals come together to help beloved theatre
One of the many things in Plains that odes to a life of many years ago and makes visiting the town feel like walking one is back in time, is its beloved Llano Theatre, which was built more than a cenury ago.
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Clark Fork Valley Hospital car show
Last Saturday the Clark Fork Valley Hospital hosted their annual car and bike show.
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Boys boarding school helps local rancher in need
Last Thursday several members of the Wood Creek Academy therapeutic boarding school for boys showed up to lend a hand at the Bartholomew’s Ranch.
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Trout Creek Huckleberry festival brings in many local vendors
Every summer Trout Creek hosts its annual Huckleberry Festival and this year hundreds of people descended onto the town to celebrate the summer and to experience the culture of Montana.
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Plains High improving the campus in many ways
Four years ago, Plains High School began working on paving the front parking lot.
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Experts say it could still be a bad year for grasshoppers
Though this year has not yet become a terribly bad year for grasshoppers, and last year was supposedly worse, it is still likely to create conditions to bring a hard time onto locals and farmers.
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Plains Vacation Bible School 'Roars' for local youth
The Plains community is well known for supporting its members, and the churches are no exception.
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ATA annual trap shoot draws people from across Northwest
Plains is known for many things like the Clark Fork River, the sweeping hills, the mountains and canyons, even a few fantastic hiking locations.
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FWP bear expert Kim Annis helps locals stay bear safe
Grizzly and black bears, both weighing several hundreds pounds, have little trouble getting what they want in terms of food, so it is no surprise that when a bear decides it wants something it will get it.
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Project Ascent youth camp provides adventures high in the mountains near Thompson Falls
There are many ways for locals to get into nature; however, in today’s world it can be hard for youth to find the doorway into the wild in a safe manner.
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Sixth Annual Artists in Paradise event this week
July and August are busy times of the year for Sanders County and many events have been occurring annually for years, including the Artists in Paradise.
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Local family gets a wave of support from community after traumatizing accident in June
Saturday, June 22, six people were involved in a three-vehicle head-on collision, severely injuring three of them, on U.S. 93 south of Kalispell.
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