Conservation groups challenge timber sale

Four conservation groups filed suit in Federal District Court in Missoula Dec. 16, challenging a large logging and fuels-reduction project near Condon in the Flathead National Forest.

Community Notes

Hike On

Far wing of GOP denies jobs and axes fixes

Obituary; Leo Christian Gebhardt

Leo was born on June 29, 1923 in Balta, North Dakota to Christian and Kathryn Gebhardt. When he was a small child, his family moved to eastern Montana where he grew up and graduated from high school. He continued his education in Chicago.

Letter to the Editor

Rebekah Ann Bryant

SUPERIOR - Rebekah Ann Bryant, 25 years old, passed away on Sunday, January 27, 2013, due to complications from the flu virus.

Future uncertain for forest projects

On Monday Sept. 30, Northern Regional Forester Faye Krueger announced that the Cedar Thom Project had been placed at the top of the priority list for working with Fish and Wildlife Service and getting to the boots on the ground phase.

Trap Club Scores

Here are the trap club scores in Plains from the second week of March

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Sue Cooperman serves community

We have nothing against new people relocating to our beautiful county and finding jobs, in fact some of our favorite people are relative newcomers. When it comes to running for public office, we do admire people like Sue Cooperman. She has served the county residents very effectively for a long time in the County Attorney’s office. Without leaving her job or the county and at her own expense she found a way to continue her education to better serve our citizens. Sue’s professionalism and promptness was always appreciated each time we asked for assistance from the County Attorney’s office. We’ve heard this same opinion from numerous citizens over the years. We think Sue has earned the opportunity to serve this county as Justice of the Peace and has our support.

Local artist takes third in state contest

SUPERIOR – A local artist was recognized last week after she finished tied for third place in a statewide art contest sponsored by an organization that works to educate the public about energy needs in the state of Montana.

Fire danger lowered but dry conditions remain

MINERAL COUNTY - Authorities lowered the fire danger in Mineral County to very high after some precipitation fell on the region early last week but cautioned that dry conditions persist in wooded areas and the public should still exercise caution.

Fire danger lowered but dry conditions remain

MINERAL COUNTY - Authorities lowered the fire danger in Mineral County to very high after some precipitation fell on the region early last week but cautioned that dry conditions persist in wooded areas and the public should still exercise caution.

Candidate resigns from MCSO

SUPERIOR – One day after the primary election, Mineral County Sheriff candidate Robert Larson resigned from his position.

Savage Heat rolls over Twin Bridges, 40-6

It was the game and the result Hot Springs Coach Jim Lawson and his staff had been looking for in the early going of the 2022 Montana 6-man football season.

Mineral County brainstorms ideas for community center

After a survey conducted by the Mineral County Health Department showed that the number one desire for the county was a community center, officials began discussing the idea of building one. Mineral County officials met in the packed Senior Center in Superior on Thursday, May 9 to brainstorm ideas to build a community center. Superior Schools Superintendent Scott Kinney originally came up with the idea because he wants to relocate the wrestlers to different area to practice, but he has nowhere to send them. They currently train in the multi-purpose room where there is stage and sound equipment. “It truly is a multipurpose room,” Kinney said. He says the room gets beat up from the wrestlers and would like to see a new facility for the wrestlers and to also be used for the community. This triggered conversations with County Commissioner Roman Zylawy, who also believes the county should create a new, multiuse facility or a community center. The current 4H building, or Quonset hut, has seen a crumbling roof, plumbing and structural issues since its erection more than 60 years ago. “You just about have to turn sideways to get in the bathroom,” District Ranger Carole Johnson said. 4H activities could relocate to a new building, which could also be used for shooting sports, a performing arts center and a senior center. “The current building gets used almost every day,” Johnson said. It is already used for family reunions, receptions and 4H activities, however the Quonset hut has seen better days. Jim Goss, who represents several Mineral County nonprofits would like to see a new facility to host Mineral County Performing Arts Council (MCPAC) concerts. The LDS Church currently hosts concerts for MCPAC, but Goss would like to see a separate venue. Goss would also like to see the current Senior Center relocated to the potential community center. “The facility is showing its age and the kitchen is way too small,” Goss said. A commercial kitchen and larger space would better accommodate the county’s aging population. Goss says senior centers are compelling to grants and could help with applications. But none of this can happen without funding. That’s why Zylawy has researched the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), a program that provides communities with affordable housing and community development.

A lesson from Montana: 'Manners make things easier for everybody'

I was thinking this morning of the shrill sounds, threats, and recriminations coming out of our nation’s capital. For some reason, perhaps because of the contrast, it reminded me of a meeting that occurred outside of Dillon, Mont., in 2007.

Free lunch trumps free enterprise in America

I suppose I shouldn’t be any more surprised than most taxpaying Americans to discover that I paid more in income taxes in 2018 than the behemoth retailer Amazon.com; but then I didn’t have a net profit of $11.2 billion, either. Nor did I get anything close to Amazon’s $128 million tax refund for 2018. This is the second consecutive year that Amazon has not paid federal income taxes. In 2017, it paid no taxes on an income of $5.6 billion. All this from the April 11, 2019 “Fortune” magazine which reported on research done by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP).

Montana Viewpoint

Jim Elliott

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