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Father/daughter duo tie up competition
The team roping event at the Mineral County Fair Thursday saw a lot of tough competition but was dominated by a father-daughter team that placed in both heats and wowed the crowd with their precision.
Unwritten words and untold stories
Nobody ever told me that Ernie Pyle was a poet.
Man rescued from burning house
When he got a call from dispatch to respond to a man trapped in a burning building in St. Regis, all St. Regis Volunteer Fire Chief Jerry Dockter was thinking about was the training he and his team had received two weeks earlier.
$4,500 from music
If you take a large helping of live bluegrass and country music, add some tender barbecue and then throw in a live and silent auction for a good cause, you'll end up with one savory recipe for a good time.
Mary Madeline Kaye
Mary Madeline Kaye, known as "Madge", 88 of Plains passed away Monday, July 28 at Lake View Care Center in Big Fork, MT. She was born January 16, 1920 in Plummerville, AR to Roy & Ann O'Roark Venable. During the War she worked alongside her mother in the shipyards in Portland, OR. as a welder. Madge was a war widow with three children when she met and married Walfred J. Kaye in Portland, OR on July 1, 1950. He adopted the three children and provided love and nurture to them the rest of his life. They started out in Malta, spent a brief time in Bozeman and finally settling in Missoula. They moved to Superior in the early 1980's and later to Plains in 1995.She was an excellent seamstress and was involved in many organizations alongside her husband. She is survived by two sons: Daniel Kaye of Port Angeles, WA and Gerald (Beverly) Kaye of Big Fork, MT. 14 Grandchildren, 33 Great Grandchildren, 8 Great Great Grandchildren. Memorial Services will be Monday, August 4 at 11AM at the Plains United Methodist Church, Arrangements are under the direction of Sunset Hills Funeral Homes in Plains.
From father to daughter, a home stays in the family
People in Plains got quite a sight Wednesday as a house moved through the streets, filling two lanes of traffic.
Hope from ashes
The air has a pungent smell of ash. Dark streaks rise along the walls. Debris covers the floor and countertops. Soot envelopes everything else, from broken windowpanes, to tin cans, to door knobs, to the charred and twisted remains of melted appliances.
Dixon trades old fire engine for a new one, courtesy of the DNRC
Jamie Doran
Strength of body, Strength of character
A group of professional athletes called the Strength Team visited St. Regis this week to talk with local church-goers and show off some amazing feats of strength.
Mineral County gets a taste of the south with the Dixie Dandies
Nick Ianniello
Grainry celebrates 4-year anniversary
The Grainry in Plains is celebrating its 4-year anniversary and are planning on expanding into a new wing in the next couple of weeks.
Quilting all night for cancer
Jamie Doran
Railroad days gave good fun
Hundreds of people gathered in Alberton Saturday to celebrate Railroad Day and the 100-year anniversary of the first train to pass through Alberton.
Keith Alan McDonald
Reverend Keith Alan McDonald, resident of Keenesburg, Colorado, passed away July 9, 2008 at Denver General Hospital in Denver, Colo. following an automobile accident at the age of 50. Keith was born to Desmond and Bernice McDonald on September 4, 1957 in Spokane, Wash. He was married to Yong Hui Lee on November 15, 1978 in Korea. Keith's family moved to Drummond where his father worked for Federal Aviation Administration. The family moved farther up the Rattlesnake, he attended Rattlesnake Grade School and graduated from Hellgate High School in 1975. After graduating, Keith joined the United States Air Force. After basic training in San Antonio, Texas, he was sent to language school in Monterey, Calif. and then was sent to Osan Air Base, Korea where he was stationed until being discharged from the Air Force in 1979.
Young wrestlers take to the mats for practice
Nick Ianniello
Corinne Keenie Cone Christopher
Corinne "Keenie" Cone Christopher of Polson, was gifted from heaven January 23, 1936 in Plains to George and Frances Cone along with big brother, Wyatt. Followed by baby brother, Clancy. She married the love of her life, Richard J. Christopher, from Great Falls on June 15, 1957. Serendipity moved them to Polson in June 1963 where they began a legacy at Hubbard's Pharmacy, later renamed Harbour Pharmacy. After 45 years of service to the community, Keenie and Dick retired to their garden and church in 1999. She is survived by her life work, four children. Kim presides over the Twentieth Judicial District; Jeff practices Physical Therapy at St. Joseph's Hospital; Courtney teaches Art at Hellgate High School in Missoula; Tiara shared her mother's love of family and nurtures the extended family Dick and Keenie created. Kim has three boys, Nick in San Diego, Remington and Isaac. Jeff married Julie Smith and has two girls, Bryn and Jacey. Courtney enjoys his daughter Kaleigh. Tiara married Dr. Justin L Knowles and lives in Missoula with their sons, Roman, Ramsey and Christian. Most of Keenie's activities have been God-centered and children-oriented. A fountain of unconditional love she benefited every life she touched. Keenie brought joy to her interests in Community Concert, the Bell and Choral Choirs with Presbyterian Church, PEO and bridge. She will be dearly missed; few lives have benefited so many others. She is also survived by her brothers, Clancy Cone, MD and his wife Bev and Wyatt Cone, PhD and his wife Vera and numerous nieces and nephews. Keenie passed away on July 18, 2008 at 5:50 a.m. in Polson. The celebration of her life will be at the First Presbyterian Church, 301 — 4th Ave. E. Polson at 10:30 a.m. on Friday July 25, 2008. Arrangements are being made through Grogan Funeral Home, 883-2808. Donations may be made to the First Presbyterian Copeland Memorial Ringers.
Car crash kills one and injures five
PLAINS - A 65-year-old Wenatchee, Wash., man died Wednesday in a one-vehicle rollover accident north of Plains. Four of his teammates, part of an auto-racing team, were injured in the accident.
Local residents defend planner
A group of Mineral County residents spoke with county commissioners in defense of planner and sanitarian Tim Read at a meeting in Superior Tuesday.
Governor tours fishing site in Paradise
Gov. Brian Schweitzer met with local Sanders County officials last Wednesday to tour the new Paradise Fishing Access site located near the bridge that passes over the Clark Fork River in Paradise.
A hiker's nightmare: stranded for hours after tearing a tendon
A local hiker’s trip on the Fourth of July turned quickly from a morning hike into an ordeal that has shaken his confidence in Mineral County’s Search and Rescue.