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Disrupt and Destroy
Early in the season the Thompson Falls Bluehawks hosted and beat the Superior Bobcats. This week, Thompson Falls travelled to Superior and on their home turf the Bobcats came out strong on defense and set the pace early. “We knew that we had to play a great game as the Bluehawks are a class B team who had defeated us earlier in the year,” Bobcat Head Coach Chris Toivonen said. “It was great to see the kids come out with outstanding intensity and build an early lead.” According to Coach Toivonen, everything started with the Bobcat defense – with Zach Benda, Clint Voll and Billy Smith combining for 15-steals. The aggressive defense yielded plenty of offensive opportunities for the Bobcats and big men Clint Voll and Jarrod Tippens dominated the boards. The Bluehawks could not find an answer defensively for Voll and Tippens and the Bobcats capitalized on it. “Voll had a great all around game as he also led the team in rebounds and dished out five assists, tied with Billy Smith for the team lead,” Coach Toivonen said. “Tippens played a good defensive game as well, notching a couple blocked shots and three steals.” Coach Toivonen also mentioned the defensive efforts of Adam Kay and Tucker Smith who “applied great ball pressure, which is key to making a press work properly.” The Bobcats cruised to a victory over the Bluehawks and on Saturday faced off with another team from Sanders County, Hot Springs, at home. “The Savage Heat are an experienced team with lots of talented players,” Coach Toivonen said. “Our kids played a great game, once again bolting to a halftime lead.” Defense was once again key for the Bobcats, who once again utilized a press at times to disrupt Hot Springs on offense and generate offensive opportunities of their own. In the third quarter, Hot Springs jumped back into things and cut the Bobcat lead down to six before Tippens and Tucker Smith nailed back to back three-pointers to get the game solidly in control. “For the game, the duo shot a sizzling six of ten from beyond the arc,” Coach Toivonen said. “Tippens delivered a great all around game.” Tippens had a night for the highlight real, grabbing 30-points, seven rebounds and three steals. “Clint Voll and Adam Kay did a great job passing the ball as they combined for ten assists,” Coach Toivonen said. “Billy Smith and Zach Benda were outstanding defensively, making hustle plays throughout the game.” The Bobcats finished off Hot Springs with ease and will face off against Charlo and Two Eagle River this week as they approach tournament time. “As a group, I thought the kids had a great week,” Coach Toivonen said. “But, as we all know in sports, it truly comes down to what have you done lately, so we need to gear it up again this week and continue to improve.”
Sheriff Fielders advises residents 'be ready to go'
Communication, it has been said, is often the difference between winning a battle and losing.
Committee meetings underway
Regular committee meetings got under way this week with a few bills being brought to the floor. Republicans supported SJ 1, which lengthens the amount of time proposed referendums can be introduced in the 2011 Legislature. An amendment offered by House Democrats to lessen the time, claiming laws shouldn’t be passed unless they have the Governor’s blessing, was rejected by House Republicans.
Canstruction teams looking for participants
Once again, the United Methodist Church of Plains and Paradise is inviting local businesses, services groups and neighboring churches to participate in a creative project to collect non-perishable food for the Plains Food Bank and have fun doing it.
DeBorgia woman honored for schoolhouse contributions
Norma A. Hansen was honored recently at the annual St. Patrick’s Day Dinner and celebration held in the Historic DeBorgia School House. Norma is one of the last three living members of the original group that comprised the Happy Homemakers Club. The Happy Homemakers Club was founded over 25 years ago to save the Old DeBorgia School House as the school house had been effectively abandoned when Norma and her fellow members intervened to save the school house for posterity.
Lady Hawks softball improves to 4-0
Thompson Falls pitching struck out 14 Sandpoint, Idaho batters this past Friday, giving the Lady Hawks a sweep of their two-game road trip and keeping their season record unblemished.
'Don't give up,' says local cancer survivor
After eight months, Terri Decker’s husband, Mark Rimmer had lost his battle with leukemia. Then, one short year later, she was diagnosed with lymphoma.
Morris King Minemyer
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Health department promotes "Through with Chew Week"
Montana’s smokeless tobacco use prevalence is 14% for adult males, which is more than twice as high as the national average.
Fair Board gets earful of complaints
The Sanders County Fair Board took note of numerous complaints about this year’s event during their monthly meeting last Wednesday evening, among them the cost of carnival rides and a lack of maintenance at the fairgrounds.
Big grant awarded to De Borgia Fire Department
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester's office announced that about $287,000 has been secured for the De Borgia Volunteer Fire Department through the Federal Emergency Management Administration’s Assistance to Firefighters Grants.
Plans underway for TFalls park
The Thompson Falls Beautification Committee held an open house at the Library Annex in Thompson Falls on Tuesday, Jan. 4 as a way to obtain community feedback for their plans for improving the Rose Garden Park. The committee has been looking at ways to make the Rose Garden Park more attractive, safe, and family friendly, according to organizer Jennifer Fielder.
Lazier Creek Fire now 70 percent contained
Emergency crews are beginning to get the blaze that has been burning for little over a week at Lazier Creek under control.
A report from the Montana Legislature
Montana has by far the highest workers’ compensation rates in the country, with costs over 160 percent above the national median. An overhaul of the system is essential to prevent the exodus of employers who find it more cost-efficient to conduct business in nearby states. House Republicans introduced a bill this past week that addresses our state’s burdensome workers’ comp costs and will allow employers to keep jobs in Montana. Representative Scott Reichner (R) Bigfork, the primary sponsor of the bill stated “Bottom line, this is a jobs bill. It allows more earnings to stay in the hands of the private sector, which they can then use to hire new employees and for reinvestment in local economies,”
Annual Chicken Jamboree dishes out the goods
Around 200 Sanders County residents came out to the Pennsylvania Power Park in Thompson Falls on Saturday to consume over 350 pounds of barbecue chicken during the annual Chicken Jamboree. The event was sponsored by the non-denominational Men’s Prayer Breakfast Group from Thompson Falls.
Sunrise Fire 90 percent contained
The Sunrise Fire which swept across the mountains 11 miles east of Superior is finally 90 percent contained as of September 1. Almost all residents have been able to return to their homes except those in the Quartz Creek area.
Lady Devils win three in a row
Christmas break couldn’t have come at a better time for Noxon, as the Lady Devils rebounded from a loss to rattle off three consecutive wins giving them an impressive 1-1 conf., 5-2 ovr. start to a season in which little was expected of them outside their own locker room.
2014 in Sanders County
Jan. 8, 2014
Sanders County records first three COVID-19 cases
Last week’s first apparent COVID-19 case in Sanders County turned out to be a false positive, but a trio of cases this week are the real thing.
Letter to the editor
The week of Nov. 13 was a very memorable and busy week for me. The governor called the Legislature back to town on Monday to help fix the budget deficit. I am on the House Business and Labor Committee and we were scheduled to meet jointly with the Senate Business and Labor. I missed the Monday meeting with a higher priority — my mother’s funeral service was that afternoon.