Wednesday, October 28
Sanders County Justice Court
Sanders County Justice Court
Horsemen outlast Seeley-Swan in Snow Bowl, 6-0
The great 2020 Plains Snow Bowl. The legend will grow and so will the stories that will last a lifetime for those involved.
Sandoval bags first mule deer buck
A.J. Sandoval at the Fish Creek Game Check Station on opening Day with his first mule deer buck.
Burford birth
Gifts From Above Midwifery is pleased to announce the arrival of Jennilee Ann Burford
Thompson Falls' Morgan second at state cross country
Thompson Falls senior Justin Morgan placed second at the Montana Class B cross country championships Friday afternoon at Rebecca Farm in Kalispell.
Football season comes to end for Noxon
That dire possibility became a reality Saturday when the Noxon Red Devils lost 38-14 to the Harlowton-Ryegate Engineers in a Montana high school 6-man football game played in Harlowton.
Trick or Treat, Move Your Feet run will be Oct. 31
Trick or Treat, Move Your Feet, is the Thompson Falls Community Trail Committee’s third 5K Run and 1-mile Fun Run/Walk.
Bridger ends season for Hot Springs in heart-breaking fashion
It was all of those and more Saturday afternoon when the Bridger Scouts and Hot Springs Savage Heat collided in a round one, Montana high school 6-man football playoff game.
Paradise artist a true Renaissance man
Steve Eberhardt is a modern day Renaissance man living near Paradise!
St. Regis/Mullan football ranked No. 2 in Idaho 8-man
They have overcome mountains, time zones, virus outbreaks, smoke-filled skies, different playing rules and recently, early season wintery weather.
Legals for October, 28 2020
Missoula pediatrician supports Tranel for PSC post
As COVID 19 cases rise in Montana, we are all grappling with decisions that will impact the way forward for our families and children.
Food for Thought: What to do about hoarding behavior
Last week I wrote about the reasons people save unnecessary items and how clutter can rule their lives.
Cancer Network hosting fall dinner Friday
The Cancer Network of Sanders County is holding its annual fall fundraising event Friday evening at the fairgrounds pavilion in Plains.
Hot Springs resident opposes LR-130
I am writing to encourage voters to vote no on LR-130 because it prohibits local governments from prohibiting or penalizing vagrancy.
Forest Service seeks public comment on A-BLT Project
The U.S. Forest Service is inviting comments on the Environmental Assessment for the A-BLT (Antimony, Buster Brown, Lucky Boy, Therriault) project located about 10 miles west of Thompson Falls within Sanders County on the Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District on the Lolo National Forest.
Rugg first Mineral County resident inducted into Cowboy Hall of Fame
Ray is the first resident of Mineral County to be inducted into the Cowboy Hall of Fame and if the stars align just right, his boys and their families will be with him in Great Falls Feb. 12-13 for the formal induction.
Glass artist seeks to help women in need
But if you’re more curious than in academia, you can take a four-hour class in Superior to see if it is of interest.
That burglar was just a dog walker
Deputies responded to a burglary alarm, but it was a case of dog walking. Case closed.
Mineral County Sheriff's officers feel the sting of taser training
State of the art tasers came in so all deputies are trained and the new equipment is in use.
Clark Fork volleyball looks ahead to playoffs
For the Clark Fork Lady Mountain Cats, it means looking ahead to the playoffs.
St. Regis wins a dogfight over Plains Trotters
The Lady Tigers from St. Regis came to Plains and escaped with their second win of the year, a thrilling 3-2 match victory over the host Trotters Thursday night.
There's no doubt the Russians are to blame
The most diabolical, evil nation on the planet is behind everything. Blame it all on them, those nasty, notorious….Russians.
Wednesday, October 21
Superior resident vouches for Senate candidate Magone
I have known Diane Magone for over 50 years. We both grew up in Superior, and she was always a close personal friend. I can vouch for Diane’s honesty, integrity, and work ethic.
Three county school districts report COVID-19 cases
The COVID-19 pandemic has reached three Sanders County schools.
Cleo Dean Sutton, 73
Cleo Dean Sutton, 73, went to the arms of Jesus after a two-and-one-half year battle with cancer on Monday, Oct. 12, with his family by his side.
St. Regis man supports Simon for county commissioner
I would like to voice my support for Duane Simons, Republican candidate for Mineral County Commissioner.
Locals clean Paradise Center
The Stamm family, including Don, Alan and Bob, worked together to help clean the Paradise Center with a power washer recently.
Thompson Falls man catches $500 lake trout
Thompson Falls angler Sam Sacchi turned in a $200 tagged lake trout last weekend in the Mack Days fishing tournament.
St. Regis School plays waiting game after positive COVID-19 test
St. Regis School District received notification that as of Oct. 12, no students who have been tested for COVID-19 have a positive result.
Seeley Swan tops Clark Fork in four sets
In the end, experience won out as the senior dominated Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks took a hard-fought 3-1 match win over host Clark Fork in a contest that featured outstanding volleys and sparkling net play.
Mountain Cat gridders blank Horsemen, 46-0
But for the rained on and in some cases no doubt shivering home fans, it had a warm ending as the Mountain Cats stormed past Plains 46-0.
Voting by mail just not appealing
Since I was 18 back in 1972 and had the wonderful experience of voting for the first time, other than voting for myself as 5th grade class president, I have never missed a general election.
Hot Springs volleyball dumps Victor
With Montana high school district play looming in the near future, the Hot Springs Lady Savage Heat squad continued to stake its claim to a high playoff seeding.
Montana High School Association pushes back winter sports season
On Oct. 13, the Montana High School Association Executive Board announced the decision to delay the start of winter sports practices until December 7th in an effort to curtail increasing COVID-19 cases around the state.
A labor of love for St. Regis Lab breeders
There’s nothing quite like the smell of puppy breath in the morning; well, that and coffee.
Hoarding Behavior - Are You Guilty?
Most of us know someone or maybe we ourselves are guilty of saving “stuff” we really have no practical need for, or will never use.
Transparency of Paradise sewer project questioned after document uncovered
A doggedly determined group of anti-sewer protesters in Paradise have been hoping to overcome their own battle against the odds.
Robust attendance at Clark Fork Valley Hospital health fair
With health care concerns a dominating topic these days, getting information to people is a prime focus for health care providers.
Superior soap maker sticks to tried and true methods
Angie Mellen, founder of Mellen Patch Soaps, is new to the industry but sticks to the proven method.
Deer, elk gun opener is finally here!
The general hunting season for deer and elk begins Saturday in Montana and with it tens of thousands of hunters will take to the fields and forests seeking a trophy or meat for table.
Hunters are frontline defense against chronic wasting disease
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks needs hunters' help in managing and monitoring Chronic Wasting Disease. CWD is a fatal disease of deer, elk, and moose that was first found in wild deer in Montana in 2017.
Superior native honored by Google
Superior native Joseph Williams has been honored as the Google Trainer of the Month for North America.
Norman Keith “Pete” Balison, 94
Norman Keith “Pete” Balison, 94, a logger, miner, and dreamer ended his journey on this Earth after a losing battle with Covid.
Changes to hunter check stations
Four traditional wildlife hunter check stations will be in operation on weekends during the general rifle season in west-central Montana with a few changes in protocol related to COVID-19 safety.
MDT hosts online meeting about Noxon bridge project
The Montana Department of Transportation is in the early stages of evaluating the Montana 200 bridge located two miles south of Noxon over the Montana Rail Link tracks.
Sanders County Justice Court
Sanders County Justice Court
Plains resident supports Fielder for Public Service Commission
Jennifer Fielder is a hard working woman of great integrity who will not be swayed by slick talking lobbyists or by company people.
Alberton resident likes Magone for Senate District 7
One choice I’d encourage you to make is Diane Magone for Senate District 7.
Wednesday, October 14
Blue Hawks keep dominating with thrashing of Troy, 75-0
The Thompson Falls Blue Hawk football team kept rolling with a 75-0 rout over Troy last Friday.
Letter writer explains her reasons for voting for Trump
To all those who say “I’d vote for anyone but Trump…I can’t stand him!” Or “I can’t believe you’re voting for Trump.”
Montanans can still respond to census by Oct. 31
Montanans Can Still Respond to the 2020 Census
Bears are busy in county trying to fatten up
Fall likewise can bring increased bear activity particularly if you have enticing treats lying around.
St. Regis School gets a facelift
In what has become a year of uncertainty due to the Covid-19 situation, St. Regis schools have found a way to create positive changes.
St. Regis School staff member tests positive for coronavirus
A St. Regis School District staff member has tested positive for coronavirus.
Sanders County investigators make two arrests in separate homicides
Sanders County law enforcement officers have made two arrests in separate homicide cases this week.
Daniel Milton Miles, 73
Daniel Milton Miles, 73, of Superior, Montana, passed away on Oct. 2, 2020, at home of cancer.
Sanders County Justice Court
Oct. 2, Robert Joseph Kraus, speeding
Sanders County Cancer Network receives donation
For the third consecutive year, the Plains Chapter of Jobs for Montana’s Graduates presented the Sanders County Cancer Network with a $500 donation.
Food for Thought: Successful step-parenting
Life for kids in a new stepfamily can be confusing and uncertain.
Kvelve's Comments: An assault on our sense of smell
Something is amiss in the world of stank.
Hot Springs approves water, sewer rate increases
It was a hearing that wasn’t.
Hot Springs volleyball enjoys perfect week
With high school volleyball playoffs looming in the near future, Hot Springs got things rolling in a big way last week.
Hot Springs gridders beat Noxon, fall to White Sulphur Springs
The Hot Springs football team had the unenviable task of playing two games in three days due to some unusual rescheduling plans.
Mountain Cats rout Arlee Warriors, 50-14
The Mountain Cats put it all together Friday afternoon as they blew past Arlee 50-14 on the Warriors home field.
Mission Bulldogs beat Horsemen, 52-6
The Mission High Bulldogs overwhelmed the host Plains Horsemen on their way to a 52-6 Montana 8-man football victory.
Thompson Falls volleyball keeps rolling
Thompson Falls showed it is approaching playoff form this week with a dominating win last Tuesday evening against Sanders County rival Plains.
Mountain Cats volleyball dumps Drummond
The Clark Fork girls volleyball team needed five sets to beat Drummond last Saturday.
Montana National Guard hosting Purple Heart Hunt at Fort Harrison
Montana National Guard to Conduct Purple Heart Hunt on Fort Harrison
State seeks comments on I-90 work proposal near DeBorgia
The Montana Department of Transportation is seeking public comment on a proposal to improve safety on Interstate 90, east of DeBorgia.
Superior welcomes a new Little Free Library
This quaint box perched above a friendly hand-carved bear is a Little Free Library recently purchased and established by the Arnsans, Dan and Barbara.
Town Pump fundraiser underway to support food banks
Town Pump fundraiser helping food banks serve in crisis
What is the meaning of graffiti in Mineral County?
Is it the work of bored teen-agers or warnings from outsiders seeking to establish new territory?
Superior couple support Magone for Senate District 7 seat
I had met Diane working on ACS Relay for Life but didn’t get to know her well until after the 2016 election when she put out a call for people interested in reactivating the Mineral County Democratic Central Committee.
LTE-Plains man supports Tranel for Public Service Commission
The Public Service Commission is a critical race this fall.
Paradise veteran likes Tranel for PSC post
I am a Paradise, MT native/ resident and a WWII veteran. I first met Monica Tranel during her 500-mile bike trip from Lincoln County to Ravalli County to meet with her constituents.
Noxon crowns homecoming King, Queen
The homecoming king and queen were crowned last Friday at Noxon.
Legals for October, 14 2020
Wednesday, October 7
Blanche (May) Almendinger turns 100
Blanche (May) Almendinger turns 100
Kenneth Roland Cummings
Ken was born in Plains, Montana and passed into eternity to be with the Lord Aug. 29, 2020, at age 85 in Spokane, Washington.
Active COVID-19 cases jumps to 17 in county
While Sanders County and the state of Montana can’t seem to get on the same page in terms of how many active cases of COVID-19 exist, county officials are reporting 17 as of Saturday.
Sanders County Justice Court
Sanders County Justice Court Montana Highway Patrol
Food for Thought: Do You Suffer From Caregiver Syndrome?
Do you take care of someone in your family with a chronic medical illness or dementia?
Clark Fork volleyball team beats St. Regis
After running into the buzzsaw that is the Seeley-Swan volleyball crew, the Clark Fork Lady Mountain Cats made amends two days later.
Hot Springs volleyball tops Plains, falls to Charlo
It was a week of long volleys with balls bouncing off the overhead ventilation ducts and spectacular digs and kills for the Hot Springs Lady Savage Heat.
Mountain Cats rough up Darby, 52-12
Superior play and superior coaching equals winning seasons. That’s the case with the Clark Fork Mountain Cats football team.
Blue Hawks rout Horsemen, 51-6, on homecoming
Thompson Falls Blue Hawks ran their season record to a perfect 6-0 with a convincing 51-6 homecoming win over Sanders County rival Plains.
Tranel wants to restore professionalism to Public Service Commission
Monica Tranel, Missoula lawyer and Democratic candidate for a seat on the Public Service Commission, is hoping to restore professionalism to the regulatory panel if elected next month.
Fielder said she is best fit for Public Service Commission
Public Service Commission Republican candidate Jennifer Fielder, of Thompson Falls, is ready to use her two decades of experience fighting for her constituents in Western Montana.
Forest Service plans thinning project on Cruzane Mountain
The Lolo National Forest has issued the draft decision notice for the Cruzane Mountain project, a 3,790-acre project located on the Superior Ranger District in Mineral County, about three miles west of Haugen and northeast of Saltese.
Kvelve's Comments: Richard Nixon, yes I said Richard Nixon!
I’ve been in some strange situations in my life with equally strange outcomes.
New ideas not a problem for Plains inventor
Leonardo da Vinci would probably have liked Derek VonHeeder.
Magone believes she is best candidate to represent Senate District 7
Diane Magone’s roots run deep in Mineral County, and that’s just one of the many reasons why she is running for the Senate District 7 seat this fall.
Mineral County adds more coronavirus cases; mask mandate in effect
Mineral County has also added four new cases between September 27, and October 3.
Decades later, Brovold's vision lives on at apple orchard
About three dozen teachers, parents, grandparents and children walked from the school to the Brovold Orchard just as it was done years ago when Norman Brovold opened up his orchard for students to come and pick apples and then make cider from his press.
Conrad's Corner: The magic waterfall
Many of you know the story of Conrad Talbot, but many don’t know the story of the waterfall.
St. Regis students write letters to first responders
Ireland’s class made and sent thank you cards to the department as well as emergency medical technicians and wildland fire fighters - whomever the students wanted to thank.
Public tour set for Lolo's Superior Ranger District
The U.S. Forest Service is in the process of developing the Superior North project on the Superior Ranger District, Lolo National Forest.
Community calendar
All games for Plains High School sports will be streamed live online on andersonbroadcasting.com
Montana VA Announces Flu Clinics for Veterans
Montana VA Announces Statewide Flu Clinics for Veterans
Superior School holds food drive for pantry
During the month of October, the Superior School District is holding a food drive for their school’s pantry that provides students with meal staples, personal hygiene items, and proper nutrition through the schools’ backpack program.
Monday, October 5
Sanders County joins with CSKT police to investigate murder case
Western Montana law enforcement officials are seeking the public's help as they continues to investigate a two-year-old murder.
