🌱 Why Trout Creek’s festival got deputies but the county fair did not

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• Why Trout Creek's festival got deputies but the county fair did not

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 84 and low of 53 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny and nice, temps: high: 79, low: 49.
• Saturday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 80 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Fair commission members review 2026 event (scledger.net) — Sanders County fair leaders say this year's fair went well overall but want changes, from stricter vendor rules to possible VIP rodeo seating and a larger poultry setup. One board member questioned why county law enforcement covered Trout Creek's Huckleberry Festival but not the county fair, even as a new private security contractor drew praise. Nonprofit fees, dog policies, and 4-H improvements were also debated.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday September 18
• HS Volleyball @ Plains
  Thompson Falls H S District Plains, MT
• Soccer @ Browning
  Thompson Falls Pub Schls Browning, MT
  2:00 pm
• HS Football @ Anaconda
  Thompson Falls Pub Schls Anaconda, MT
  6:00 pm
• JH Football vs. Plains
  Thompson Falls Pub Schls Thompson Falls, MT 59873
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• JH Volleyball @ Mission Jamboree
  Thompson Falls Pub Schls St. Ignatius, MT
• Cross Country @ Mountain West
  Thompson Falls Pub Schls Missoula, MT
• HS Volleyball vs Anaconda
  TFHS
  1:30 pm
• Soccer vs Bigfork
  TFHS
  5:00 pm
Tuesday September 22
• Soccer @ Columbia Falls
  Thompson Falls Pub Schls Columbia Falls, MT
  1:00 pm
• HS Volleyball vs Arlee
  Thompson Falls Pub Schls Arlee, MT
  5:30 pm
• Arlee at Thompson Falls →
  Thompson Falls High School, 601 Golf, Thompson Falls
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
• JV Soccer vs Frenchtown (Plains Wildhorse Complex)
  Thompson Falls Pub Schls Thompson Falls, MT 59873
  4:00 pm

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Family Dollar posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Thompson Falls. Apply here.
• Tnstumpff Enterprises, LLC posted a job opening for Mail Carrier in Thompson Falls. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Trout Creek here.

🗞 Nearby News

Thompson Falls

• Elks honor local heroes (scledger.net)
• Hawks find victory at Bobcat stadium (scledger.net)

Libby

• Libby author Berry releases new survival novel (thewesternnews.com)
• Libby foresters meeting will feature mountain lion presentation (thewesternnews.com)
• Flathead Electric contractors conducting vegetation work in Libby area (thewesternnews.com)

Kalispell

• Clyde Aspevig landscape exhibition opens Sept. 22 in Kalispell (nbcmontana.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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