Saturday, January 18, 2025

ARTICLES BY TESS MCENROE VALLEY

N.H.S. welcomes five new students

Five students from Plains High School were inducted into the National Honors Society last Tuesday evening, and were recognized not only for their prestigious academic achievements, but leadership as well.
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Plains Trap Club holds turkey shoot

The Plains Trap Club held their annual spring turkey shoot last weekend. The turkey shoot is a fun, special event open to the public and draws shooters from all over Montana and Idaho.
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"Art on the Walls" returns to hospital

Thirteen local artists from Sanders County are now displaying their work at the new “Art on the Walls” exhibit in the halls of Clark Fork Valley Hospital in Plains.
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Students tour hospital for career class

Six students from Thompson Falls High School toured Clark Fork Valley Hospital in Plains last Wednesday morning, as part their Medical Careers class.
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Fireman's Ball drew diners and dancers

Over two hundred people attended the third annual Fireman’s Ball, hosted by the Plains Volunteer Fire Department last Saturday night at the V.F.W.
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Plains Airport grant benefits pilots and local hospital

The Plains Airport recently received a grant from the Federal Aviation Administration to update and remodel their runway and grounds allowing a safer area for private pilots and medical helicopters.
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2011 Plains Day theme to be "Out-laws & In-laws"

The planning for the 2011 Plains Day is already underway. This year’s celebration, which includes over 15 events, is scheduled for Saturday, June 4th.
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Montana Hunter's Education course ends

The Plains Trap Club held a hunter’s safety education course last Saturday at the shooting range.
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Plains Trap Club celebrates winter league

The Plains Trap Club celebrated their winter shooting league’s accomplishments on Friday night with a potluck barbeque dinner and awards ceremony.
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"They all have my heart"

Hundreds of people came to support the Black family on Saturday night at the V.F.W. in Plains, in the wake of the tragic death of Dustin and Denny Black.
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Missoula Children's Theatre presents "Snow White"

The Missoula Children’s Theatre rolled into Plains last week, and with in seven days had 60 students putting on a “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” production.
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Community unites to save the Plains pool

The Plains community pool will not function this summer without a new sand filter.
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Plains students celebrate reading

Plains elementary school students celebrated their reading achievements and “I Love to Read Month” last week with class parties and a book fair.
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Plains student wins Sanders County Spelling Bee

Twenty-five students from Sanders County competed in the 24th annual county spelling bee last Thursday afternoon at the Thompson Falls Senior Citizen Center.
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Cafe Orozco opening in Plains

Needful Things, a general store in downtown Plains, is adding a coffee shop and ice cream parlor to its services.
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