Baseball Beach Party celebrates end of season with carnival fun

St. Regis Youth Baseball players congregated in Saint Regis Park on Saturday for an afternoon of carnival fun to celebrate another successful season. This is the third year the young players, along with siblings and parents gathered for their annual “Baseball Beach Party” to enjoy a day of play, food and awards.

New shop brightens Superior's main street

Hungry Horse Montana is down one shop owner and Superior now has her. Artisan Stephanie Dahl moved to DeBorgia last year with her family and opened The Outpost in December. The bright yellow shop is located across the street from the Old School House and holds treasures from local and regional artists.

'Old highway guys,' plus many others, getting roads repaired

Recently, Superior maintenance crews, supervised by Kevin Managhan, were resetting a recently collapsed expansion joint on the eastbound I-90 Clark Fork Bridge at St. Regis. Meanwhile, Riverside Contracting out of Missoula was milling and repaving one of winter’s leftover sprawling potholes on the south side of Superior interchange. Whether private contractors or government maintenance crews, hard working men and women are out in full force repairing bridges and roads this summer.

Lots of cars, loads of fun at 18th annual car show

116 cars rolled into the 18th Annual Old Schoolhouse Rock Car Show in Superior on June 2 and 3.

Long-time teachers retire as school year ends

The careers of several area teachers came to a close with the recent ending of the 2016-17 school.

Superior water rate increase goes into effect July 1

Residents of Superior will soon see an increase in water rates of approximately 21 percent to the Base Rate Charge. The rate increase is meant to repay outstanding bonds, to cover operation and maintenance fees and to establish a reserve fund.

Fourth-grade rock stars (and barbers!)

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Reunion for 1958, 1959 Superior classes held in Oregon

Twenty-five current and former Mineral County residents headed for the Whispering Woods Resort at Welches, Oregon for a class reunion. The reunion was for Superior High School classes of 1958 and 1959 with friends. It was held on May 15-18 near Mt. Hood and was hosted by Gaylord and Marcia Green. This was the first time for some but the second and third time for others and the event is always hosted by the Greens. The first evening we all met for dinner and got re-acquainted again.

Burn season closing June 11

The Superior Ranger District will stop issuing burn permits for all debris burning, including burn barrels, on June 11.

Four county athletes bring home some medal from state track

Class C State Track and Field took place on May 26 and 27 at the Laurel Sports Complex near Billings. Six Mineral County athletes traveled the 770 mile round trip to compete against over 30 other schools. Four students came home with some medal including Clark Fork’s Emma Duboise who pole vaulted her way to second place and tied with Maddy Thompson from Fort Benton with a jump of 9-0.

Superior students receive valuable welding certificates

The demand for welders is putting a spark in the U.S. job market due to increased construction and because within five years 25 percent of the skilled welders will be retiring. All this with a welder’s earning potential matching those of a mid-level executive of a Fortune 500 company. That’s why students in Superior’s welding class were excited and nervous for the opportunity to take national tests for welding certification.

Graduating classes head toward bright futures

It was another proud day for Mineral County students, teachers and parents as the 2017 graduating classes took their victory march down the aisle toward the podium where their diplomas waited. Superior and Alberton held their graduations on Sunday, May 28, and St. Regis had theirs on Tuesday, May 30.

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Mineral County roundup

May is a busy month for local schools as end-of-the-year activities fill the calendar. Mrs. Crabb’s Superior School fourth grade class spent Thursday, May 25, learning about pond ecology, and how to cast a fishing pole. They also went on a nature walk around Savenac and toured Tricon Timber.

Gianforte received nearly 60 percent of Mineral County vote

Montanan’s can finally take a sigh of relief as the special election for Montana’s lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives is over. After 85 days of campaigning, Republican Greg Gianforte won with 50% of the vote with 189,473 ballots cast in his favor. Democrat Rob Quist received 44% with 166,483 votes, and Libertarian Mark Wicks received 6% with 21,509 votes.

After nearly 50 years, students still enjoy Outdoor School

If you were a student, which would you rather do-sit in a classroom and stare at a whiteboard or be outside enjoying some spring sunshine? Luckily, the sixth grade students in Superior didn’t have to answer that question. Because they were at Outdoor School all last week. Twenty-seven students along with teachers and staff members headed up to Savenac Historical Nursery for a week of outdoors games and education.

Dreams come true in Orlando for BPA students from local schools

Students from St. Regis, Superior and one from Alberton, joined nearly 400 members of Montana’s delegation for the National Business Professionals of America Leadership Conference in Orlando, Florida. Over 5,800 students from 23 state associations attended the week-long event which started on May 9.

Jam Cracker project gets green light to proceed

Forest Supervisor Tim Garcia signed the final Decision Notice for the Jam Cracker project in the Lolo National Forest on May 22, 2017.

Court Report for May 19-26, 2017

May 19, Patricia Helen Bass, speeding

Lucille Sansom

Lucille Murray Sansom passed away May 18, 2017 in Missoula just eight days before her 90th birthday. Lucille was born May 26, 1927 in Superior. She was the only daughter of Bert and Dorothy Murray of Rivulet.