Mineral County Roundup
Rifle champ Jonna Rae Warnken and her dad, Don Warnken, traveled to Bloomington, Ill., to compete in the NRA Rifle Championships where she placed second in the National 3P Air Rifle contest on May 28. She scored 583 on the first day and 581 on day two. (Photo courtesy of Jonna Rae Warnken)
St. Regis Principal Shaun Ball addressed the 2017 kindergarten class during their graduation on June 1. Kindergarten teacher Mallery McEldery introduced the 2017 class to parents, friends and visitors in the school gym, and kindergartener Chet Hill read a poem as part of the program. Ball encouranged the young class to continue their education with the same grit they demonstrated this year. (Photo courtesy of Joe Steele).
Kindergartener Chet Hill read a poem during graduation ceremonies with the help of teacher Mallery McElderly. (Photo courtesy of Joe Steele).
The Superior Ranger District will stop issuing burn permits as of June 11. (Kathleen Woodford/Mineral Independent).
Brian Coon won a truckload of fire wood donated by Tricon Timber. It was a raffle held by the Clark Fork Mountain Cats football team with proceeds used to benefit the team. Coach Jeff Shultz and the team wanted to thank Tricon for their donation and for supporting the team.
St. Regis insurance rate may improve
As of May 1, St. Regis home and property owners could see a savings on their insurance. Kat Kittridge, assistant fire chief with the St. Regis Fire, Emergency Services (ES) reported that their ISO rating went down and this results in the insurance savings.
When ES has training sessions it helps with county homeowners insurance premiums. ISO is an advisory organization and helps departments with certifications. With the Public Protection Classification program, ISO evaluates municipal fire-protection efforts in communities.
“A community’s investment in fire mitigation is a proven and reliable predictor of future fire losses,” according to a statement by their organization. They offer many facilities and practices that communities should have to fight fires effectively. Their schedule is performance based and assigns credit points to each item. Using the credit points and various formulas, ISO calculates a total score on a scale of 0 to 105.5.