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Food for thought: Staying positive in the winter months
Now that the holidays are over, the decorations taken down, the credit card bills arriving and the extra pounds showing, it is no wonder that many people are experiencing a let down. The colder weather and the shorter, darker days don’t help much either. However, you don’t have to fall victim to the winter blues. Look at this time of the year as an opportunity to evaluate different areas of your life and incorporate changes that would enrich or develop personal growth.
Floyd E. “Ed” Heppe, Jr. 72
Floyd E. “Ed” Heppe, Jr. 72
Sanders County adopts permit program for wells
A permit program for wells drilled within Sanders County will be phased into sanitation practices beginning this month.
Plans moving forward for the 2013 Mineral County Fair
It is not too soon to begin planning for the Mineral County Fair in August.
Officials still waiting for results on possible river contamination
Flooding on the Clark Fork River has officials concerned regarding the former Smurfit-Stone landfill in Frenchtown. A dark stream of water could be seen from outside the berm that separates the river from the landfill. The dark plume shows the underground movement of water from the berms to the river, but state and federal officials said it just might be sediments that were churned up from the high flows.
Sixth grade science project blends many fields of study
PLAINS - Sixth grade students got out of the classroom and into the Plains High School gym lobby to try out their designs for a self-propelled car, a project that combined physics, engineering and structural design.
Antimony mine reaches record levels of production
THOMPSON FALLS – One local company is responding with vigor as the national economy continues to show signs of moving past the debilitating great recession, which started in 2008.
Sanders County’s Board of Health officer resigns
Nick Lawyer, a physician assistant at Clark Fork Valley Hospital in Plains, made the announcement last Friday on social media.
Areas see grasshopper increase
SANDERS COUNTY – Although grasshopper populations have seen a significant decrease in much of Montana, some areas in Sanders County have experienced a boom in numbers this year.
Comments sought on hunting and fishing license fee increases, land and water control; An update from Senator Fielder
Last week the legislative interim committees I am assigned to held three days of public hearings on a number of environmental issues including Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks’ (FWP) proposal to increase hunting and fishing license fees, ongoing analysis of the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) Water Compact, the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new rule seeking increased federal control over state waters, and a draft report on SJ-15 Montana’s study of federal land management.
With a new year comes change
SANDERS COUNTY- With elementary through high school classes set to begin in less than one week, teachers, school administrators and other staff are getting ready for the influx of students about to descend upon learning institutions across Sanders County. The inevitable end of summer means the beginning of another year of mathematics, science and homework for students fresh off the euphoria of summer break.
Lions Clubs 'making a world of difference'
If you go online to the Lions Clubs International website, this is what you’ll find printed on the home page:
We the People: the bigger picture
Many months ago I wrote an article about David Walker’s warnings about the fiscal direction of this country. Mr. Walker, the former Comptroller of the United States from 1998 until 2008, has been warning politicians, the media, and the American public for over a decade that we are off course and headed for disaster. In August 2007, before the financial system meltdown of 2008, Mr. Walker declared:
Celebrating the urban chicken craze
While many have just recently hopped onto the backyard chicken bandwagon, others have doing it for decades.
Political courage
Courage is a virtue that we Americans value in our culture. An act of courage transcends ideology, it is a personal characteristic that belongs to the individual or group and to call it bravery without thought of personal consequences is as good a definition as any. We award medals for it.
Plains landowners improve Forest Health with USDA program
Bill and Frankie Burroughs moved to Western Montana in 1979. They purchased 40 forested acres at the end of a road along Deemer Creek near Plains. In 1992 they took advantage of an opportunity to harvest some of the timber on their property.
Calvert sentenced to life in prison
THOMPSON FALLS – A few weeks short of a year after the tragic murder took place in Dixon, Nathan Lee William Calvert was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison.
Letter to the Editor - April 17
To a large gathering of concerned residents in the courtroom last Thursday, Jennine Robbins and Bobbi Christensen from the Clerk & Recorder’s office, and the three commissioners informed the public of the proposal to consolidate several precincts, thereby, reducing the number of polling places.
Taapken's recovery after three years buoys Mountain Cats' perfect season
Already big for his age and possessing a love for football, Jordan Taapken was playing hard in preparation for the upcoming season three years ago. He could see from playing with the Alberton Junior High team a year earlier that the team had a promising future.
St. Regis woman wants to spread help with social media
That’s what St. Regis resident Sandra Connor has experienced. Before moving home to Montana, Connor lived in Washington and found countless community support groups on Facebook.