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Legals for August, 26 2020

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School garden yields last harvest

Two Missoula residents face drug charges

The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced two Missula residents were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints.

Sanders County shares recycling basics

Recycling is the third and key component of the three Rs, including reduce, reuse and recycle.

Remember those good ole’ school days?

School days, school days, good old golden rules days. Reading and Riting and Rithmatic, taught to the tune of a hickory stick!

Firefighters quickly extinguish wildfires

At about 5 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, residents in St. Regis and the West End area of Mineral County were awakened early to rolls of thunder and flashes of lightning.

Horse Plains VFW hosting Labor Day events

The cancellation of the 2020 Sanders County Fair and Rodeo, along with the always popular demolition derby, left a big hole in entertainment options for area residents suffering from COVID-19 fatigue frustrations.

Shakespeare in the Parks is another COVID-19 casualty

It’s been a quieter and less entertaining summer around Mineral County this year. With a wide range of events being cancelled or postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, it’s hard not to feel a bit melancholy.

COVID plans put to test as firefighters crowd camps

HELENA — Jon Paul was leery entering his first wildfire camp of the year late last month to fight three lightning-caused fires scorching parts of a Northern California forest that hadn’t burned in 40 years.

Apprentice hunter program offered Register for online hunter ed classes FWP seeks comments on proposed walleye kill regs

It’s never too early to plan ahead for Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Apprentice Hunter Program.

Fun at the Fair

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School garden yields last harvest

Some Sanders County parks will be tobacco-free zones

Sanders County high school students “vape” even more than Montana teens on the average.

Trotters volleyball team will bank on attitude

This year’s Plains High School volleyball team will have a very different look than the 2019 team.

Hot Springs volleyball hopes to be contender

Despite losing one of the top players in the region due to graduation, Hot Springs High School volleyball coach Alisha Pablo is confident her group of returnees will be a strong contender during the 2020 season.

Plains football opens in Philipsburg

Head coach Eddie Fultz is taking advantage of every practice as the season opener is close at hand for the Plains Horsemen football team.

The Mineral County Dixieland Band plays on

In the late 1970s, St. Regis School found itself without a band director. The obvious issue was that the students were not being taught musical instruments and a side effect was not having a pep-band at the football games.

Commissioner offers meetings with sewer protesters

What started out looking like a very contentious meeting in Paradise Friday night ended on a cautiously optimistic note, with County Commissioner Carol Brooker offering to meet one-on-one with anti-sewer protesters.

Whipped Up Cafe finds new home in Superior

If it all works out the way that Scott and Michele VanTassel hopes it will, Nov. 2 is going to be a momentous day.

River float supports area veterans

There were 23 adults and 8 kids in the float,which including everything from large multi-person rafts to kayaks and paddle boards.

Dixon School students return to class

As schools open across the Treasure State amid the uncertainty of the COVID-19 obstacle, a small school in the southeast corner of Sanders County is proving the wisdom of two time-tested adages.

Alvin Richard ‘Dick’ Wilkinson

Alvin Richard “Dick” Wilkinson, 78, of Superior, Montana, died peacefully with family by his side, July 29, 2020 at Missoula Community Hospital.

Alvin Leroy Meeks

Alvin LeRoy Meeks, 77, of Superior, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 15, following a short battle with congestive heart failure. His passing was in no way coronavirus related.

Hot Springs gridders ready to tackle new season

Like high school coaches, players and fans across the state and the country, Hot Springs High School head football coach Jim Lawson has been waiting and hoping for the best.

Election plan would allow either mail or drop-off voting

Dear People of Mineral County:

Mineral County real estate sees high prices, high sales

Have you noticed more houses being built these days and fewer ‘For Sale’ signs at homes?

Trout Creek bridge work nears completion

Construction crews have finished spot painting the steel superstructure on the Clark Fork River bridge at Trout Creek and will begin removing scaffolding under the bridge deck.

Superior Meats hopes to benefit from federal grant

Governor Steve Bullock and the Montana Department of Agriculture recently announced that over $7.5 million in grant funding has been awarded through the Montana Meat Processing Infrastructure Grant programs.

Rally held to head off sewer project in Paradise

With horns blaring and banners fluttering in the evening wind, anti-sewer protesters took their cause to the streets Saturday night in Paradise.

Lolo NF seeks bear plan comments

The U.S. Forest Service is inviting comments on an Environmental Assessment for the Bear Management Unit 22 Compliance project located north of Thompson Falls in Sanders County on the Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District.

Seven new cases of COVID-19 in Sanders County

recovered are numbered at 4,162. There have been 82 deaths.

Wood’s murder trial rescheduled for January

The trial of a Polson woman accused of murdering her ex-boyfriend in Thompson Falls in 2018 has been rescheduled for early next year.

Mickey F. O’Brien

Mickey passed away July 31, 2020, at Deaconess Hospital in Spokane, Washington.

Youth shooting sports team is second best in nation

When asking Rich Milender, coach of the MT 10x Rifle Team, how the name originated, he smiled and said “10x is the best range of scores you can shoot and MT 10.9, which is the absolute best score, didn’t have the same ring to it.”

Crescent Ridge Farm a ‘slice of heaven’

Crescent Ridge Farm sits nestled against the base of Cinderella Mountain on 23 acres of land just outside the town of Alberton. The farm is home to Michael and Molly Davidson, and their daughter Grace, along with gardens chock full of produce and row upon row of vibrant flowers.

Former Mineral County sheriff fondly remembered

When a fella makes sure that instead of a funeral to be held for him, he asks for everyone to go fishing and have a beer instead, you can tell that this man was a salt of the earth guy.

A transplant miracle in the making

When properly blended, faith, hope and charity can combine and create a field of positive energy that is palpable in many ways.

Archery hunters eagerly await elk season opener

At 6:31 a.m. on the morning of Saturday, Sept. 5, location bugles will pierce the predawn air.

Food for Thought: Depression in men

Every year depression affects more than 11 million Americans, but men account for only one in ten diagnosed cases.

Kvelve’s Comments: A simple solution to world’s troubles

Could it really be that simple?

Census bureau ends count early

According to information from Western Native Voice, the U.S. Census Bureau cut the response period deadline early by an entire month disportionately affecting the counting of Black, Brown, Indigenous and immigrant communities.

Big Arm man pleads guilty to child porn charges

A Big Arm man accused of felony child pornography recently pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court.

Superior blood drive, COVID testing Aug. 17

The American Red Cross is partnering with Superior Community Outreach to host a blood drive from noon-6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17.

Sanders Co. schools move ahead with reopening

After months of planning and re-planning amid the logistic headwinds presented by the coronavirus situation, Sanders County students will be heading back to class before Labor Day.

Anti-sewer rally scheduled in Paradise on Friday

Determined to press forward with their opposition to a proposed sewer system, a group of Paradise residents is planning to take to the streets Friday evening.

Plains man admits to child porn charges after guest found evidence

A Plains man accused of making and transporting child pornography videos pleaded guilty to charges last week.

SUP Camp: A Superior Experience

Bear starts Ravalli fire; Magpie blaze 75% controlled

Western Montana firefighters have a Sanders County wildfire under control and worked to quickly extinguish another started by a bear Sunday.

FWP studies mountain goat declines

Last month, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks conducted a survey between Heart, Pearl and Dalton Lakes in Mineral County and 36 mountain goats were counted.

County sheriff swears in new officers

Mike Toth was plowing ground in his first week as sheriff of Mineral County.

Hot Springs couple realizes their longtime dream of running bison ranch

Hot Springs ranchers Jon Sepp and Brittany Masters are chasing their dreams.

Land dispute doesn’t stop the Old Perma Store

There is character in abundance at the Old Perma Store.

Feeling of community at 4-H livestock sale

Seventeen oinkers, five baaaas and six moos made up the 4-H sale on the Mineral County Fairgrounds Aug. 1.

Legals for August, 12 2020

Mineral County records first two COVID-19 cases

Mineral County became the latest in Montana to record a COVID-19 case when health officials received two lab-confirmed positive results Monday afternoon.

Legals for August, 5 2020

Teaching the truth about lying

Lying often starts in childhood and my be part of the normal developmental process or lying could be an indicator of a more serious problem.

Simple rules for successful camping

One of the best features of summer for a lot of Montanans and tourists is camping in the great outdoors.

Plains self-pick farm a ‘berry’ special place

Nestled among the pine trees and shrubbery across the road from the Clark Fork River 16 miles downstream from Plains is a berry special place.

Lois D. Irwin

In loving memory of Lois D. Irwin who passed away peacefully May 6, 2020 in Mesa, Arizona.

Mineral County Justice Court stays busy thanks to I-90

Most Wednesdays in the Mineral Independent you’ll see an article titled ‘Justice Court’ with names of people who received misdemeanors.

Superior School gets ready to finalize its fall learning options

On July 30, the Superior School District released a newsletter to students and their families about ongoing preparation to bring children back to campus for the start of the 2020-2021 school year.

It’s huck time in Western Montana

In Western Montana, it is considered a quintessential part of our beautiful and yet brief summers: huckleberries.

Trout Creek hosts 20th annual Cool Summer Nights Car Show

With temperatures hovering in the 90s due to a mid-summer heat wave, there was more than enough cool to go around for classic car fans in Trout Lake this past weekend.

Fire managers share good news about Magpie blaze

It was mostly good news for the approximately 20 local residents who attended the Magpie Rock Fire managers meeting at the Dixon School gymnasium Monday morning.

Superior Lions crown rodeo royalty

Cowboy hats off to the Superior Lions for doing their part in making a traditional summer event as best as they could during an abnormal year.

Toth takes over Sheriff’s Office

When Mike Boone announced his resignation as Mineral County Sheriff on June 28 and that July 3 would be his last day, Roman Zylawy, chairman of Mineral County Commissioners, asked Boone to please reconsider the date due to the short notice and the July 4 holiday that upcoming weekend.

Plains Alliance Church celebrates 50th anniversary

Long-time congregation member Roger Mallery summed up the 50-year anniversary of his church in a simple phrase.