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Red Cross blood drive attracts donors in Plains
August 21, 2013 12:48 p.m.

Red Cross blood drive attracts donors in Plains

PLAINS- The VFW facility in Plains hosted a blood drive earlier in the month administered by the Missoula branch of the American Red Cross Blood Services unit. The crew of medical professionals travel extensively throughout the region gathering blood donated from citizens as part of the ACRs continuing effort to provide supplies to the nation’s health care system.

August 21, 2013 12:13 p.m.

FWP announces new region 2 supervisor

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) announces that Randy Arnold will assume its top post in FWP Region 2, headquartered in Missoula.

Death Notice: Edward Staskey
August 21, 2013 12:11 p.m.

Death Notice: Edward Staskey

St. Regis - Edward Staskey, 64, passed away early in the morning, Saturday, August 17, 2013, at the St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula.

August 21, 2013 12:09 p.m.

Mineral County Community Calendar - Aug. 21

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August 21, 2013 11:36 a.m.

On Thin Ice

PABLO – With scores of trips to remote corners of the Arctic and sub-Arctic, it’s safe to say that Dr. Frank Tyro is the “polar” opposite of a snowbird.

August 21, 2013 11:03 a.m.

Sanders County Senior News

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Huckleberry Festival in Trout Creek
August 14, 2013 12:43 p.m.

Huckleberry Festival in Trout Creek

TROUT CREEK- Thousands of people flocked to the small lakeside community of Trout Creek over the weekend for the 34th annual Huckleberry Festival. While the huckleberry may be the state fruit of Idaho, the plant is celebrated in Sanders County with a festival that draws vendors and crowds from around the region.

Summer floating on the Clark Fork
August 14, 2013 12:08 p.m.

Summer floating on the Clark Fork

“Keith you’re terrible at floating,” my brother, Craig, screamed at me from quite a distance – bringing me out of the trance that sitting in the slowly bobbing tube on the Clark Fork River brought about.

August 14, 2013 11:08 a.m.

FWP sets time restrictions for Clark Fork anglers

In an effort to protect fish from the stress of low stream flows and high water temperatures, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will prohibit fishing from 2p.m. until midnight on parts of the Clark Fork and all of the Bitterroot Rivers, excluding the East and West Forks, beginning Thursday, July 25.

August 14, 2013 10:57 a.m.

Mineral County Community Calendar - August 14

Free Gaelic Lessons

August 7, 2013 11:26 a.m.

Christmas Light display to return next year

PLAINS – The Christmas Light Display at the Sanders County Fairgrounds has been canceled for this year and the Plains Community Market banded together in an effort to help bring them back for next year.

Relay For Life inspires hope
August 7, 2013 11:21 a.m.

Relay For Life inspires hope

THOMPSON FALLS - The annual Sanders County Relay For Life fundraiser was held at the Thompson Falls High School on Friday as members of the community rallied together to help raise money for the American Cancer Society. Multiple events took place beginning Friday evening and continued throughout the night into Saturday morning.

August 7, 2013 11:16 a.m.

Commissioners adopt Stage 1 fire restriction resolution

The Mineral County Commissioners officially adopted Resolution No. 7-31-13 at their regular meeting on July 31, which implements Stage I Fire restrictions throughout the county.

Channeling the pioneer days to fight Crohn's Disease
August 7, 2013 9:48 a.m.

Channeling the pioneer days to fight Crohn's Disease

With solar panels for cell phone charging and stops at Wi-Fi hotspots to update their blog, Jack Chambers and Nick Roach are well aware they aren’t exactly Lewis and Clark.

August 7, 2013 9:47 a.m.

Mineral County Community Calendar

Free Gaelic Lessons

July 31, 2013 10:59 a.m.

Teams join together to save Christmas display in Plains

PLAINS - The Sanders County Community Market is proud to announce they have Partnered with Missoula’s Eagle Satellite in a bid to save this year Christmas lights at the Sanders County Fair Grounds. The “Drive Through Santa” Christmas display has brought families and friends together for years with a fantastic festival of light the whole community loves.  But the ever increasing expense to run the light display has led to the potential black out this year – unless action to save them is taken now.

Dorothy Joan Levina (Vacura) Noll
July 31, 2013 10:37 a.m.

Dorothy Joan Levina (Vacura) Noll

Dorothy Joan Levina (Vacura) Noll (1926 – 2013)

Summer camp enriches lives in Hot Springs
July 31, 2013 10:04 a.m.

Summer camp enriches lives in Hot Springs

HOT SPRINGS- Participants in the 2013 Hot Springs Summer Arts Camp demonstrated what they had learned in the previous two weeks during a show and exhibition at the senior center on Friday. Visual arts were on display as about a hundred audience members filed into the facility to watch a presentation by the performing arts students.

Fire danger reaches extreme conditions
July 31, 2013 9:51 a.m.

Fire danger reaches extreme conditions

SANDERS COUNTY- With the official fire danger level set to “extreme,” emergency services throughout Sanders County are on high alert and taking additional measures to respond in the case of a wildfire. At the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation facility in Plains, two helicopters were on stand-by last week to respond should the need arise.

July 31, 2013 9:48 a.m.

Mineral County Community Calendar

Free Gaelic Lessons