Quinn's owner Andre Melief remembered at resort

Approximately 260 individuals attended the funeral service of Andre Melief at the Hot Springs Resort last Tuesday, a man who has been synonymous with Quinn’s Hot Springs Resort and the hospitality industry for the last two decades.

Man rescued from Clark Fork River

A Superior resident was pulled from the Clark Fork River on Friday evening, and was near death before being rescued. What started as a typical afternoon of fishing ended in near-tragedy after Jeramy Wilson, 40, went fishing near his home located northwest of town.

Car show shines in Superior

“Best of Show goes to, Dennis Black,” announced Mike Curtain at the 17

Train traffic increases

SANDERS COUNTY – Recently the communities of Sanders County have seen a variety of different train loads coming through the area, leaving some questions unanswered. Where are these trains going and what products are they carrying?

County students learn about environment

THOMPSON FALLS – Students from schools across Sanders County packed onto buses in the early morning hours last week for a day of hands on outdoor learning.

Critter Carnival hosts cuteness

Boys boarding school helps local rancher in need

Last Thursday several members of the Wood Creek Academy therapeutic boarding school for boys showed up to lend a hand at the Bartholomew’s Ranch.

Wine and fashion show benefits cancer network

Danielle Switalski

Fairground light show is back again

Danielle Switalski

Food for Thought: Trauma bonding

The term trauma bonding refers to strong emotional ties that develop between two people when one person intermittently harasses, beats, threatens, abuses or intimidates the other.

$60,000 raised at 4-H/FFA livestock auction

Nearly $53,000 went into the pockets and college funds of 4-H/FFA members at the 2018 Livestock Auction held on Saturday afternoon, Aug. 4 at the Mineral County Fair. This doesn’t include the additional $8,000 local businesses threw into the pot to sweeten the deal for the 21 youth who have spent this past year raising the animals for judging and the auction. Altogether, there were 14 swine, three beef, two sheep and one chicken up for grabs.

Plains sixth-grader Ducept headed for Treasure State Spelling Bee

Plains Schools sixth-grader Kaitlyn Ducept emerged as the repeat champion of the 2019 Sanders County Spelling Bee held Friday, March 1 at the Sanders County Courthouse.

Sanders County Community Calendar

The Wildhorse Plains Backcountry Horsemen meet the second Monday of each month at First Security Bank.  Any questions should be directed to Terry Collins at 826-5595.

Savage Horsemen wrestlers earn hardware at Buzz Lucy

In what was a smaller-than-average turnout for a normally big wrestling event, the Plains-Hot Springs boys’ wrestlers finished fourth in a five-team field despite bringing a scaled-down number of wrestlers to the Buzz Lucy meet this past weekend in Eureka.

Officials kill Ovando grizzly; Bear attacks runner in Idaho

A grizzly bear that pulled a California woman from her tent and killed her this week was fatally shot early last Friday.

Keeping in touch with Rep. Pat Ingraham

While the Legislature has been in full swing and is headed to complete its transmittal date this Thursday, February 28th, there is another rather important, though less exciting event going on as well, that of filing income taxes, less of a political event than the Legislature, however just as important. So I thought now would be a good time to share some information that might help you as you begin to file your income taxes.

Search and Rescue takes to the water for training

PLAINS- Sanders County Search and Rescue personnel were on hand in Plains on Sunday on the bridge spanning the Clark Fork River to practice a scenario involving a victim in the water. Two teams were involved, one on the banks of the river ready to retrieve the victim with the aid of a boat and the other on the bridge to drop the “victim” into the water.

WMMHC

The Mineral County office of Western Montana Mental Health Center has been awarded a $20,000 grant from the Montana Mental Health Settlement Trust for the Recovery Garden in Superior.  The grant proposal was submitted by Thomas Hodgetts, Director.  The funds will be distributed from the settlement resulting from Montana’s 2007 lawsuit against Eli Lilly.  The Trust has received over 200 applications for grants since it was established.  The Recovery Garden, created in 2010, yielded over a ton of fresh produce which was donated to local residents, families, and Food Bank.  Pat Byrne, the owner of the vacant lot next to the WMMHC office at 405 Brooklyn Avenue, donated the use of his property for the project.  The Garden was the inspiration of WMMHC staff and Drop In Center members.  WMMHC clients and staff, participants in the Mineral County DUI Treatment Court, and community members worked tirelessly to establish and maintain the Garden.  The funds will be used to purchase or build a small greenhouse to get an earlier start on the growing season.  It is hoped that the program can be expanded to Alberton and St. Regis as well.  Aside from the benefit of providing healthy food to the community, the Recovery Garden also provides a healthy peer group for persons recovering from mental illness and/or addiction as an alternative to isolation or substance use.

Salmi fundraiser continues

Community Notes

Join DBSA Superior and Mineral County LAC for a free lunch and learn to use some tools for making this holiday season one of peace and joy. Share ideas how to avoid chaos, stress management and slowing down to make this year one of the best seasons you’ve ever had. Friday, Nov. 30, noon to 1 p.m. at Choices Conference Center at 310 Spruce in Superior.