St. Regis athletes Hill and Cantrell-Field win big in track

Two St. Regis athletes made it into the top six slot at the 19th Annual Russ Pilcher Western Montana Top 10 track and field meet in Missoula. Top athletes from all over Montana met at the Dornblaser track on April 25 to compete. Brock Cantrell-Field broke St. Regis School’s old discus record of 142 feet, 2 inches. Cantrell-Field threw 148 feet, 4 inches and took sixth place on Tuesday.

RZ Feeds opens in Superior

There’s a new feed store in Superior called RZ Feeds. Local owners Pete Ratzlaff and Doug Hutchins opened the doors a few weeks ago and offer a variety of bird and animal feed.

Students learn that science is everywhere

Designing pressure suits and parachutes were just a few lessons learned for a group of Alberton students when they had an opportunity to work with NASA.

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Mineral County 4-H members showed up on a drizzly Sunday afternoon to get their pigs weighed and tagged for this year’s summer fair.

'Era of Megafires' reveals plight facing forests

It’s good news for the timber industry as some environmentalists are beginning to dial back their push against commercial logging.

Burn season begins

On Monday, May 1, fire season officially began and burn permits will be required for all outdoor burning in Mineral County. Burn permits are available from the Superior Ranger District by calling 822-4233/822-3933 or by stopping by the District office at 209 West Riverside in Superior.

Eight locals pass EMT class and are ready for state exams

Eight local residents recently passed their EMT class and are now ready to take the state exams. Superior teacher, Beau Servo; St. Regis teacher, Laura Jarvis; Superior High School student’s Matt Buchanan and Nathan Lapinski; Mineral Community Hospital employee, Jess Hope; AEMT, Anita Parkin; ambulance driver, Michael Bowen; and Brendan McEldry.

Open burning season ends April 30, permits will be required

Open burning season in Sanders and Mineral counties officially ends April 30, and burn permits will be required until fire season begins.

Rep. Loge: Legislature speeding up as session winds down

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Work continues at the Flat Creek-Iron Mountain Mine Superfund cleanup site located 4 miles northeast of Superior. According to an April 10 report, the focus of the work is on gathering slash and burning. There are plans to begin tailings excavation soon and will start with the stockpiled tailings on the west side of the road at the mill site.

Mud bog and country music event set for June

A new mud bog and country music event is scheduled to be held in St. Regis this summer. It is a three-day event from June 23 through the 25 put on by Shannon Anderson. He purchased property on the north side of St. Regis and is building an amphitheater and other accommodations for the event.

Why use Mineral Community Hospital?

You’re familiar with slogans supporting use of local businesses, right? “Support Your Local Businesses”; “Your Local Merchants are your Tax-Paying Neighbors. Buy Local!”, etc. Communities all over the country are running campaigns like this to support “Main Street” businesses. These campaigns exist because there is wide recognition that “Main Street” contributes far more to a community than place to obtain a product or service.

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Annual Easter Egg hunt warms chilly morning in St. Regis for dozens of kids

It was a chilly 37 degree morning when residents across Mineral County prepared for annual Easter egg hunts. They were held in Alberton, sponsored by the Alberton Ridgerunners, and by the Mineral County Search and Rescue in Superior. In St. Regis the hunt took place in the town park and was sponsored by the local community council. Kassie Perkins sat at a picnic table and wrote kids names on tickets for two bicycles to be raffled off. The bikes were donated by Tricon Timber, and the Lincoln $50,000 Bar and The Gift Shop in St. Regis donated a lot of the other gifts which lined tables under the covered picnic area. Perkins said other businesses in the area, as well as in Missoula also donated items for the event. The St. Regis Community Council also donated $300 for gifts.

Superior School Board trustee election is May 2

Superior School will be holding a mail ballot election for school board of trustee positions on May 2, 2017. Ballot were mailed out last week for two open positions. Current board member, Kate DiGiando, is stepping down and Michelle Parkin, who is the current board chair, is running for re-election.

Sports roundup: Track and field, etc.

The Clark Fork track team travelled to Polson on Thursday, April 13 for the Dave Tripp Memorial meet. Where Charlo placed first in girls team scores at 122.5 and Clark Fork placed ninth with 31.

Several elections set for May 2

Mineral County Election Administrator Staci McGrew said that ballots for upcoming school board trustees and the West End Board of Directors will be mailed out by Friday. The Superior School Board trustee election and the West End election will both be mail-ballot elections. The St. Regis tech levy election will be at a polling place, with absentee ballots mailed out by Friday. Election day is May 2 for all three elections. If residents do not receive their ballots, contact the election office at (406) 822-3521.

Golf, track and tennis action gets underway

There was lots of sports action in Mineral County last week as golf, tennis, track and field got underway for high school athletes. Two tennis matches were played in Superior against Ronan and Granite, score were unavailable.

County music students score big at Districts in Missoula

The District Music Festival was held in Missoula at Sentinel High School on April 7-8. The St. Regis Band received an excellent rating on both their prepared pieces and sight reading. The choir performed for comments only and so there was not a score, according to music teacher, Derek Larson. Also, McKenzie Stortz and Krystina Thompson received excellent ratings on their vocal solos.

Special election continues to be mired in confusion

“What is better for democracy than to put a ballot in the hands of every registered voter?” was the prominent headline on an April 7 press release by Governor Steve Bullock. He issued an amendatory veto to House Bill 83, and added language that would allow counties to conduct the special Congressional election by automatic absentee mailing.