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Iron Mountain Road update
May 8, 2024 midnight

Iron Mountain Road update

Cutting across steep mountain slopes on the south side of the Clark Fork River, the road is formally called the Iron Mountain/Cyr Road. But my family and friends called it by a less imaginative name, “The Road Behind the Mill.”

COLUMN: First fish
June 19, 2024 midnight

COLUMN: First fish

They say a picture is worth a thousand words.

May 29, 2024 midnight

Republican candidates for House District 90

Republican candidates for House District 90

July 17, 2024 midnight

COLUMN: The weight room

I will never forget the memory, no matter how hard I try or how much “Mental Floss” I use.

January 1, 2025 midnight

Kvelve's Comments: New Year predictions

As another year comes to an end, I want to take the opportunity to clear the air, make amends and make a prediction or two for 2025.

April 24, 2024 midnight

COLUMN: Steeplechase

As comedian Jerry Seinfeld used to always say, “what is the deal with….?”. In this case, insert the word steeplechase at the end of that inquiry.

Commission discusses fair security, concert proposal
February 19, 2025 midnight

Commission discusses fair security, concert proposal

The Sanders County Fair Commission has approved the creation of a seasonal administrative position, which is set to begin in April. Advertising for the position will start in March.

March 27, 2024 midnight

Lolo National Forest Planning

Lolo National Forest Planning

Superior Cemetery gets upgrades
July 17, 2024 midnight

Superior Cemetery gets upgrades

The land for the Superior Cemetery up Flat Creek was donated by A.P. Johnson, who is considered the "father" of Superior by many residents.

Rediscovering home: St. Regis Resort District
July 24, 2024 midnight

Rediscovering home: St. Regis Resort District

The rivalry in Mineral County was a real cat fight. The Tigers, Panthers and Bobcats hated to lose to each other. It was like brothers, and now sisters, going at each other in the backyard.

March 6, 2024 midnight

COLUMN: Go, Joansie, go

Phone. For the love of God, where is my phone?

Rediscovering home: Keeping '54'
June 19, 2024 midnight

Rediscovering home: Keeping '54'

Gusty winds set the butterflies free. But “54” is safe at home in Mineral County.

Mercer to seek appointment to open 20th District Court judge seat
January 3, 2025 midnight

Mercer to seek appointment to open 20th District Court judge seat

The abrupt resignation of judge-elect Britt Cotter last week reopened a seat in the 20th District Court that had already been plagued with turmoil.

Rediscovering home: The story behind the repair work at Nine Mile Bridge
August 21, 2024 midnight

Rediscovering home: The story behind the repair work at Nine Mile Bridge

The bulldozers pushed scrapers until full of rock and dirt. The material was then hauled off to be used for fill on other sections of the new Interstate 90.

Rediscovering home: Superior Ranger District
July 31, 2024 midnight

Rediscovering home: Superior Ranger District

Ranchers carefully select their herds for the best genetics. Who knew that the Forest Service does much the same with trees.

The rube sits and smiles
May 9, 2024 midnight

The rube sits and smiles

After having unloaded all my farm equipment from the railcar that had brought it from my late father’s farm back east, I knew that I had come to the right part of the world when Dude and Shorty, who had helped me unload it, looked at the wheels on my hay wagon and pronounced them “high-speed” because they actually had ball bearings instead of old-fashioned babbitt bearings. A person with less class than Shorty and Dude might have rightly said, “What a bunch of wore-out junk.”

Gail Lewis selected as featured quilter
July 10, 2024 midnight

Gail Lewis selected as featured quilter

“I saw it on Pinterest,” is often heard as Gail Lewis displays her colorful pieces of art at the of the Mineral County Cabin Fever Quilters Guild monthly meetings.

Rediscovering home: Superior Council updates
May 29, 2024 midnight

Rediscovering home: Superior Council updates

Our ranch was about a mile from town back in the day. Now, the town of Superior has practically reached our doorstep. Houses occupy the forested land where dirt roads intertwined and young people “frolicked.”

Tester's attacks on veteran-run business are shameful
August 21, 2024 midnight

Tester's attacks on veteran-run business are shameful

Bridger Aerospace started with four veterans in a barn in Montana. Our next mission became using battlefield technology to serve Americans at home.

May 29, 2024 midnight

COLUMN: Braving the elements

So, it appears I learned a big lesson this spring sports season.