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Hot Springs track coach Bethany White knew Katelyn Christensen would have an immediate impact on the varsity team during her first year at the varsity-level competition.
Clark Fork, St. Regis athletes excel at state track
The Seeley-Swan girls captured the Class C title at the Montana State Track and Field Championships with 90.33 points at the Laurel Sports Complex held Friday and Saturday, May 24 and 25. Laurel won the boys’ crown with 81 points. The Clark Fork girls placed 19th with 8 points, and the St. Regis girls placed 32nd with 1 point. The Clark Fork boys placed 27th with 6 points, and the St. Regis boys were 25th with 7 points. Sorren Reese of Clark Fork placed fifth in the 800-meter run with a time 2:27.56. Madison Kelly of St Regis earned sixth in the 1,600-meter run in 5:43.35. The Clark Fork girls placed fourth in the 1,600-meter relay with a clocking of 4:19.45. Ian Farris of St Regis earned third in the 100-meter dash with 11.30, and placed sixth in the long jump with an effort of 20 feet, 4 inches. Jesse Shaske of Clark Fork placed third in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:01.64.
Mountain Cat girls finish fifth at Western C Divisionals
The Clark Fork girls placed fifth with 20 points at the Western C Divisionals track and field meet at Big Sky High School in Missoula on May 16 and 17. The Mountain Cat boys placed 11th.
Valerie Elston
Valerie Joanne Elston, 72, passed away March 12, 2019. Valerie Joanne Elston, loving Wife, Mother and Grandmother, passed away peacefully March 12, 2019, at Haven Hospice in Orange Park, Fla. She was born Feb. 19, 1947, in Plains, Mont.
Results from Hot Springs, Noxon school board elections
Tuesday, May 7 patrons of the Hot Springs and Noxon school districts cast their ballots for candidates running for open school board positions. At the same, Hot Springs District No. 14 J voters made the choice to either support or deny support for a $30,000 school district levy, which would have been added to the general fund.
Shaske, Reese lead Clark Fork at Kim Haines Invite
The Frenchtown boys captured the win with 132 points at the at the Kim Haines Invitational track and field meet at Big Sky High School on Saturday, May 4. Seeley-Swan won for the girls’ title with 92 points. Frenchtown sophomore Jace Klucewich won three individual events and currently holds first place in the Class A 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash. He also won the long jump with a leap of 21 feet, 3 inches, his third victory that day. Jesse Shaske of Clark Fork placed third in the 800-meter dash with 2:07.42. Shaske also placed fifth in the 1600 with 4:43.23, and the Mountain Cats placed 12th as a team. Trey Green of Clark Fork placed fifth in the both the shot put with 44-07.75 and discus with 130-08. Bryan Mask of Clark Fork placed fifth in the pole vault with 9-00. The Clark Fork girls placed 10th at Big Sky. Sorren Reese of Clark Fork was fifth in the 400, third in the 800 and fourth in javelin (107-08). Grace King of St. Regis placed 31st in the shot put with 24-03.50. St. Regis Tiger Sunny Shoupe placed 18th in the 300 hurdles with 1:03.93.
Farris, Green win events at Seeley-Swan Invitational
MISSOULA — St. Regis Tiger Ian Farris won the boys’ 100-meter dash in 11.58 seconds and Clark Fork Mountain Cat Trey Green took top honors in the shot put with an effort of 46-1.50 at the Seeley-Swan Invitational on Saturday, April 20 at Big Sky High School in Missoula. Bigfork, 104, won for the boys and Seeley-Swan, 112, captured the girls crown with Bigfork second, 94 1/2. Seeley-Swan athletes won six events to Bigfork’s two — Anya Young (1,600-meter run) and Ashton McAnally (shot put). St. Regis heads to the John Cheek Top 8 Meet in Anaconda on Tuesday, April 30, and the both the Mountain Cats and Tigers take part in the Kim Haines Memorial in Missoula on Saturday, May 4.
Forest Service proposes Cruzane Mountain Project
When homeowner Kent Moeller looks out his window, he sees a beautiful landscape of dense ponderosa pine, lodgepole, and Doug Fir trees just beyond his backyard in the Lolo National Forest near Saltese.
Thilmony wins title at Montana Open at MetraPark
It would be proper to call it a “bookend” season for Thompson Falls freshman Trae Thilmony on the wrestling mat.
O Sole Trio performs April 13 in Paradise
Tickets are available now to attend the performance of “O Sole Trio,” the final event of Sanders County Arts Council’s 2018-19 Performing Arts Season.
Skatepark and more planned for Alberton
Ever since 2016, members of the PEAK Foundation in Alberton have dreamt of renovating the town park. Now, their dream will come true with an official ground breaking in early June. Armed with a $10,000 grant from the Tony Hawk Foundation, the money can be added to the pot to fund the project. Once they reach $150,000, Montana State Parks will match that amount dollar-for-dollar to complete the $300,000 renovation.
Excitement builds as annual quilt show approaches
One of the premiere art events of the year, the 2019 Flat-Iron Quilting Guild Annual Quilt Show, is Saturday, April 13, in the Thompson Falls High School gymnasium. Doors open at 9:30 a.m.
Community Notes
The Mineral Independent reported in the March 20 issue that sixth-grader Abigail Wheeler, from Superior School, won first place in the intermediate division for the Keep Montana Green Association poster art contest. Her mother proudly announced that she recently won first place in the state competition in her division. Congratulations, Abigail!
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The Catholic Church in Superior will host Lenten lunches on Tuesdays until Holy Week (April 14-20). The first lunch was March 12 and then held on Tuesdays until April 9. Lunch is noon to 1 p.m. The Methodist, Assembly of God, LDS, Catholic and Community Churches will be responsible for each lunch. Donations will be accepted with proceeds supporting a local charity. Contact Nancy Wilson at 406-822-4548 for details.
Support group started for grandparents raising grandchildren
In Montana, more than 7,400 grandparents are raising their grandchildren without parental involvement. These children come to them because of family crisis and the relative parents are often ill-equipped to deal with the emotional, physical, financial and social hardships of raising children “a second time around”.
Eighth-grader Molia Dao is the S-P-E-L-L-I-N-G B-E-E winner
“P-O-R-T-E-N-T-O-U-S-L-Y” is what Alberton eighth-grader Molia Dao spelled to become the Mineral County Spelling Bee winner. Competition was held at St. Regis School on Monday, March 4. Molia beat out 30 contestants to take home top honors. Alternates were Skylar Knapp, an Alberton fifth-grader and Trizten Avila, sixth grade, from Superior.
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.
Snowfall seen as worst in last 30 years
Last week, long-time Mineral County residents saw more snow than they’ve seen in 30 years. Estimates from the storm that hit last Monday, Feb. 25 were around 18 inches in Alberton, 12 in Superior and eight in St. Regis.
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There will be a County Spelling Bee on Feb. 26 starting at 6 p.m. at St. Regis School.
Pickup struck my BNSF train west of Cyr Exit off I-90
A pickup truck was struck by a train just west of the Cyr Exit on Tuesday morning, Feb. 19. The incident occurred around 9:30 a.m. at the railroad crossing off Daigle Lane. An unidentified male was driving a white pickup truck when he was struck dead center and dragged a half a mile down the tracks by a Burlington Northern Santa Fe locomotive.