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Sanders County Ledger (Thompson Falls, Mont.), 29 Dec. 1977, located at <http://montananewspapers.org/lccn/sn86075283/1977-12-29/ed-1/seq-1/>, image provided by MONTANA NEWSPAPERS, Montana Historical Society, Helena, Montana.
ABBY SUND, daughter of Dave and Linda Sund, prepares to greet the new year and her first birthday in January. (Ledger photo) Flood pronemaps present new problem The approach of the new year has unleashed a new problem for some Sanders County home owners and the commissioners of Sanders Coun ty. The problem is how to handle the new flood -plain areas in the county as identified on Flood Hazard Bound- ary maps received recently from the Federal Insurance Administration (FIA) of the U. S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The National Flood Iniurance Pro - grain is offered to the county which ould provide flood insurance at rates made affordable through a fed- eral subsidy. But, there are strings attached, and the Board of County Commissioners, according to Chair- man George W. Wells is not anxious to get involved in the red tape and establish another department of county government to administer the program. According to Arnie Autio, the county's draftsman of property maps, the areas listed on the maps as being most flood prone are the Bull River Valley, Prospect Creek area and Clark Fork River area in south Plains near the fairgrounds and some areas along the Clark Fork at Thompson Falls. ACcording to HUD, if a communi- ty (county) has not qualified for the insurance program within one year of notification, no federal or federal- ly related financial assistance may legally be provided for the construe - OF SPORTS GREATS tion or acquisition of buildings in the community's identified special flood hazard areas. The financing of buildings outside the flood areas is not affected. The flood -prone areas on the HUD maps can be challenged if it communi- ty feels that the area is not flood - prone or has corrected the flood haz- ard. The challenge may be made within six months from the date of the map. A community may agree with FIA's determination that there sic' local flood problems, but dispute the extent of the hazard areas as shown on the map. In this case, the community may at any time submit (Please turn to p. 4) TF music teacher collects autographs by Jeri Fisher At 13, pat Dessent started a boy- hood hobby that has mushroomed in- to an autograph collection that stretches from dusty sports fields to the White House. With his grandfa ther, \Doc\ Bennett, Dessent begar seeking autographs of famous ball players. Today he has accumulated over 3,000 signatures categorized in 27 albums. \Doc\ Bennett was a scout for the Chicago White Sox and through him Dessent met many players. Bennett would often hear from players and over the years saved many of the let- ters. This association sparked Des sent's interest and he bagan writing to the Hall of Fame and standing in long lines waiting his chance for an autograph. The most spectacular part of the collection are the autographed base- balls. Dessent's favorite was given to his grandfather by a Yankee player and is signed by the entire 1932 Yan- kee team. It holds signatures of both Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. White Sox balls, relics from his grandfath er's scouting days, dominate the col lection. When scouting high school players, Bennett would often give them a ball autographed by the team. Often a team will autograph 25 30 balls a day and give them to hospitals or charities for auction. Teams also have artists paint plc tures of train players on a ball, auto graph it and give it to their scouts. One reads, \To Doc Bennett, Best Wishes, Chicago White Sox -1963-\ and has Charlie Maxwell and Tom McGraw painted on it. The most famous players Bennett signed were Red Huffing and Jim (Please turn to p. 4) tOCLETY I:ONTANA 59tO1 Sanders County Dos , ,c1 Thompson Ledger Most Widely Circulated Newspaper in Sanders County THOM PSON FALLS, MONTANA 59t473 THURSDAY. DECEMBER 29, 1977 Single Copy 20e County employs new sanitarian Hiring of a new county sanitarian and a discussion with engineers and architects for county jail improve- ments occupied Sanders County com- missioners at their sessions last week. The commissioners interviewed two candidates for the sanitation position -Michael 'f. Hanchett and David A. Dengei and voted to hire the latter. Dengle will start work Jan. 16 on a full-time basis. Ile is single. The county has been without a sanitarian since the resignation re- cently of David Marshall. A study of a new jail for Sanders County was discussed by the com- missioners with Warren Been, J. David Stahl) of Stahl) Engineering and Associates of Helena and K. Don Taylor of Taylor and Holtz, Helena architects. Undersheriff Robert Wolf, in the absence of Sheriff A. H. Cheney. pre- sented rough sketches as to the size needed for expansion and mod- ernization of the jail. Chairman George W. Wells said no action has been taken toward em- ploying an architectural firm. The commissioners earlier in Dec- ember gave preliminary approval to allocate revenue sharing funds for county buildings. Also discussed with the engineers and architects were new studies on the Swamp and Beaver creek bridg- es. Bill Hebert, district maintenance supervisor for the Montana Dept. of Highways at Kalispell, discussed a new sand location in the Hot Springs area. Terry Owen approached the commissioners about a flood insur- ance program. The commissioners contacted deal- ers pertaining to heavy duty equip- ment for weed control. Pattons, Laws win home lighting The homes of M&M David Patton and M&M Larry Laws placed first in the Christmas home decorating con- test sponsored by the Thompson Falls-Noxon-Trout Creek Chamber of Commerce, according to Mrs. Bobbi Crawford, chairman of the judging committee. The Patton home won first in the .3 , 4pina/if y rli , •i•inn airt t.sw, home first in the religious theme. Runnerup in the religion theme was the home of M&M Ed Shear with the home of M&M Toni Squire receiving an honorable mention. In the originality classification, the residence of M&M Dick Browne won second and M&M Orin P. Ken- dall received honorable mention. v.ith Mrs. PATRICK DESSENT, Thompson Falls High School band director, keeps his autographs of sports greats and other famous Americans Crawford were Mrs. Penny Torgrim son and Pastor Ciaylund Olson. Mrs. Crawford said, \The judging committee also wishes to extend an honorable mention to the biAiness places for their attractive decora- tions this year.\ The two winners in the home de corations will receive a ham and the t..1:1(.:.y each cataloged in large ring binders. The binders occupy a prominent shelf in this bookcase In the living room of the Dessent home. (Ledger photos)
