Mineral County Treasure: Cabin Fever Quilting Guild

It’s not that the Cabin Fever Quilting Guild has leisure time to practice their art, but they do it because they are passionate, and they make the time to quilt together.

Monida Shared Imaging serves rural communities

In January of this year, Monida Shared Imaging added a second mobile MRI Unit to serve more rural Montana communities. The new magnetic resonance imaging scanner is a state-of-the-art GE 1.5 Tesla Signa Voyager.

Primary election concludes

SANDERS COUNTY – Election results from the primary election held on Tuesday, June 3 came in the early morning hours of Wednesday.

An update from Representative Pat Ingraham

On Tuesday, March 19, beginning at 8:00 a.m., we began work on House Bill 2, the General Appropriations Act which funds the basic operations of the state for the next two years, beginning July 1, 2013 and ending on June 30, 2015. The House took action on each section of the bill; there are five sections. While we had scheduled two days originally, we opened and closed HB 2 in its entirety in about an hour and a half.

Town ambulance seeks support

HOT SPRINGS – The ambulance service in Hot Springs has been undergoing a transition period over the past several months.

Update from Helena

This past week I was in Helena for an interim Transportation Committee meeting.

Key Mineral County personnel retire after long careers

Three key positions in Mineral County became vacant as the result of retirements over the past two months. However, they have been filled by familiar faces already seen around the courthouse.

Lady Bobcats swept twice

It was a long week for the Superior Lady Bobcats who were swept twice, first versus Valley Christian on Thursday, and later against Loyola on Saturday.

Trotters battle Eureka in volleyball

Take heart Trotters volleyball fans. Better times are on the way.

Ladyhawks heat up

Weekend victories over Troy, 43-19, and Eureka, 44-36, gave the Thompson Falls girls their first back-to-back wins this season. With a victory in either of their final two conference games, the Ladyhawks can guarantee they will enter the District 7-B tournament in no lower than third place.

House destroyed by wood stove fire

Rehberg: uphill battle to get logging revitalized in county

Mineral County welcomed Montana's only representative in the U.S. House of Representatives in Superior Wednesday for a talk with community members about issues facing rural Montana.

Plains sends five to finals at state track meet

All five Plains track athletes fought their way through the cold and wet weather in Bozeman this weekend to make it into the finals at the State B track and field championship.

Firefighters battle blazes across Western Montana

Firefighters are battling a number of fires across Western Montana, but rain in the region was expected to give them a welcome break Monday.

Bluehawks hope to bounce back after shutout loss to Townsend

Thompson Falls head football coach Jared Koskela has cultivated a reputation for himself for carving out identities for teams that are lacking in experience, and getting them to forge together to make a mid- to late-season improvement.

Thompson Falls man catches $500 lake trout

Thompson Falls angler Sam Sacchi turned in a $200 tagged lake trout last weekend in the Mack Days fishing tournament.

Superior Fire Department barbecue and open house

If you are looking for a fun way to start off Labor Day weekend or just want an evening out, the Superior Volunteer Fire Department has the answer for you. On Friday, September 4th through 8th, the Department will be holding a fundraiser barbecue on the Courthouse lawn, together with a fire station open house. This event has been made possible through generous donations of cash and needed supplies and discounts for community merchants. Donations are still rolling in. A full list will be made available after the event. Come join us for a fun evening and a good start to the holiday weekend. Headed out of town for the weekend? Stop and have dinner with us on the way by.

Court records

Sanders County Justice Court week of 7/22 – 8/11.

Sunrise Fire grows to more than 13,000 acres

By Saturday, Aug. 5, the Sunrise Fire burning east of Superior had grown more than 3,000 acres in the past week to more than 13,000 acres. It was still one of the nation’s top priority fires. A meeting was held on Saturday at the Lozeau Lodge which has been hosting the public fire informational meetings. The lodge owners were awarded a Certificate of Appreciation by the Type II Team commanded by Shawn Pearson. Pearson’s group had been working the fire over the past two weeks and on Sunday, a Type I team took over. It is headed by Doug Turman along with the new public information officer, Kim Nelson. The Type I team has more members and “is more complex,” said the outgoing public information officer, Jill Cobb.

Community calendar

The West End Alcoholics Anonymous in Deborgia meets every Wednesday from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the Deborgia School House right behind the fire hall.