Tricon, community gather to help one of their own

ST. REGIS – Tricon Timber and the county community came together to help one of their own, Saturday, holding a benefit auction to raise money for a resident who had lost everything.

An update from Rep. Ingraham

In 2009 the Montana Legislature implemented the Emergency Medical Services Grant Program to help emergency medical service providers in many of Montana’s rural areas.  The rural providers found they have difficulty in funding the community based services which are a critical component of Montana’s health care system.  

Elevate Youth teens look to make a difference

SANDERS & MINERAL COUNTIES - Next week three teens representing the Elevate Youth Coalition will begin their journey to sunny Orlando Florida, not on a leisure trip but a working trip to learn the ins and outs of drug and alcohol prevention, planning and community development from a teens perspective.

Locals take advantage of free cancer screenings at Plains hospital

Last Thursday the Clark Fork Valley Hospital held its annual free cancer screening day to help members of the local community catch breast cancer early.

Grassroots effort underway to replace Dayton Elementary School

With the goal of raising $20 million in five years, a grassroots organization is working to replace Lake County’s aging Dayton Elementary School with a state-of-the-art academic building that will double as a community center.

Weather does not hinder Winterfest

ALBERTON – The children of Alberton went wild in a display of organized chaos Saturday, as they enjoyed the first ever winter festival at the Alberton Community Center.

Helmsley Trust donates money to county

SUPERIOR - The American Heart Association in Missoula received a generous grant late last month, in an effort to improve survival rates of heart attack patients in rural Montana.

MCH addresses how they will mend burned bridges in community

During the public comment portion of the special meeting of the Mineral County Commissioners at the St. Regis Community Center on April 23, county resident Denley Loge directed a question towards representatives of the Mineral Community Hospital.

Community spirit abounds at lunch

The line for lunch in St. Regis extended down the hallway last Wednesday. Community members and senior citizens had been invited over to join the students in a pre-Thanksgiving Lunch.

Mineral Community Hospital reaches agreement with Humana

Last week Mineral Community Hospital CEO Ron Gleason announced that the hospital had reached a contract agreement with Humana. The announcement came just days before the Feb. 28 deadline for people to make a decision about their Medicare coverage.

Braun announced as this year's Community Service Award recipient

PLAINS - The Sanders County Fair Commission and Board of County Commissioners are proud to announce that Sally Braun of Plains has been selected as this year’s Sanders County Community Service Award recipient.

National Day of Prayer held in Plains

On Thursday May 2, 2013 just over 40 people gathered during the noon hour at the Plains City Hall, to pray for our community and nation.

Interim CEOs to hold question and answer session

SUPERIOR – Later this month Mineral County residents will have the opportunity to meet the interim chief executive officers of Mineral Community Hospital and Mineral Regional Health Center to ask them questions during a series of town hall-style meetings.

Montana aims to join FirstNet emergency network

When disaster strikes, communication is key for emergency responders. However, communication devices and coordination continues to be a challenge, especially in rural areas like Mineral County. Currently, George Gupton chairs the Mineral County Local Emergency Planning Council and Bryce Nordgren chairs the Emergency Communications subcommittee and is the Amateur Radio Emergency Service coordinator, and these are the topics regularly addressed at their monthly meetings.

Community Notes

There will be a forum for candidates running for the Mineral Community Hospital Board. Four current board members are up for re-election and all positions are contested. It will be held on Wednesday, April 18 in the multipurpose room at the Superior High School. The time has not been announced yet.

Blackfoot makes donation at fair to Superior Fire

Blackfoot Communications is named after the Blackfoot River and started as a cooperative almost 70 years ago in the Clinton region.

Community Notes

The annual Mineral Community Hospital Health Fair is Saturday, May 12, with vendors who are excited to share their services to Mineral County. There will be live demonstration of telemedicine between Providence St. Patrick Hospital and Mineral Community Hospital.

Officials urge caution through fire season

SANDERS COUNTY – May is Wildfire Awareness Month in Montana and with the warm sunny days of summer right around the corner for communities across the state, including those in Sanders County, it is time to get ready for fire season.

St. Regis School District offers free online college courses to community members

Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce takes stock of events

HOT SPRINGS- The Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce monthly meeting took place at Fergie’s Pub on Tuesday to discuss previous and future events in the community. Five members of the committee took turns talking about what worked in the past and what needed to be done concerning upcoming events to increase the likelihood of success.