Community Notes

Mineral County Relay for Life is holding their annual “Lunch in the Lot” fundraiser on Wednesday, June 8 next to the Trail West Bank in Superior from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Enjoy hamburgers, taco salad, nachoes, cookies, pies, lemonade and ice tea. Call Peggy at 822-0922 for more information. Relay for Life is a part of the American Cancer Society.

Masonic Foundation provides grants for county schools

On Jan. 28, the Montana Masonic Foundation’s Educational Grant Program presented awards to both Superior School District and St. Regis School District.

Lady Cats tennis back on the court

For tennis fans in Superior and around the area, it was a welcome site indeed.

Superior girls tennis eyes success on court

A strong player turnout is fueling anticipation that the Superior High School girls could be a formidable team this Spring.

Good results at Owen Invitational wrestling tourney

A pair of seniors led the way for the Superior Bobcats wrestling team while Thompson Falls scored the area’s lone weight class championship during action at this past weekend’s Owen Invitational Wrestling tournament in Polson.

Russell “Norris” Grunhuvd, 92

Russell “Norris” Grunhuvd, 92, of Superior, passed away at his home, surrounded by loved ones, on Sept. 21, 2017.

Wrestling Roundup

The Clark Fork Mountain Cats wrestling team hosted their final meet of the season with the Superior Mixer in Superior on Tuesday, Jan. 10. Teams from Libby, Dillon, and Mission participated in the match-up. It was also Senior Night for Superior, where team manager, Catherine Shope was honored.

Burn season begins

On Monday, May 1, fire season officially began and burn permits will be required for all outdoor burning in Mineral County. Burn permits are available from the Superior Ranger District by calling 822-4233/822-3933 or by stopping by the District office at 209 West Riverside in Superior.

End of an era

SUPERIOR – Beginning in the fall of 2015, the sidelines of Superior will be without a figure who has coached generation after generation of Bobcat football players through one of the most successful periods in the program’s history.

Obituary; Robert Alex (Case) Harris

Robert Alex (Case) Harris of Superior, 31, went to be with his Father in Heaven Tuesday, August 5, 2014 while jogging.  He was born June 21, 1983 in Logan, Utah to Byron Alan Harris and Diana (Harris) Case.  He was affectionately known as Alex.

Daniel Charles Toomey

Superior Lions Club seeking Rodeo Princess applicants

The Superior Lions Club is seeking applicants for its 2019 Rodeo Princess and Junior Rodeo Princess. The Princess and Junior Princess will serve along this year’s 2019 Rodeo Queen Emma Hill at the Go for the Gold Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 2 and Saturday, Aug. 3 at the Mineral County Fair. The competition is open to all Mineral County young women between the ages 13 and 20. They must have been a Mineral County resident for at least six months and show involvement in community service. They will also be tested on horsemanship and knowledge. The winning candidate for the Rodeo Princess will receive $50 cash and a $50 gift certificate to Mountain West Co-Op (Cenex) to help pay for her outfit. The Junior Rodeo Princess and Rodeo Princess will receive a custom handmade sash from world renowned sash maker Wendy Russ. The winner in the Junior Rodeo Princess competition will advance to Princess next year and Queen the following year. Hill, this year’s Rodeo Queen, will receive $200 cash and a $50 gift certificate from Cenex. The Rodeo Princess will receive $150 cash and a $50 gift certificate from Cenex. Both the Queen and the princess will receive genuine silver crowns, made by Montana Silversmiths, donated by Lincoln’s Silver Dollar Bar. The application deadline for the Superior Lions Rodeo Princess 2019 contest is Wednesday, June 19. Applications are available at Alberton Feed and Supply, Castles Market in Superior, Idaho Forest Group in St. Regis, and all three Mineral County high schools. Contact Shawn Heyer for more information. Home: 406-822-4553. Cell: (496) 241-3678. E-mail: heyerus@yahoo.com.

Open house held for new fire hall

Mail in ballots for the new Superior Fire Hall Bond are scheduled to be mailed out to voters on April 19. The Superior Fire Volunteer Fire District wants to make sure that voters have answers to any questions they might have. Two open houses have been scheduled to be held at the fire hall this week, which is located behind the courthouse in Superior on the corner of Cedar St. and Third Avenue E.

Lions Club looking for rodeo junior princess

The Superior Lions Club is currently looking for a junior princess in addition to a princess and queen to reign over their very popular rodeo scheduled for Friday, August 6th and Saturday, August 7th.

Superior notches victory

Last week, the Superior volleyball team had a slow schedule with just one game on Tuesday night, but it came with plenty of pressure.

West Mullan Fire on the move due to rolling debris

SUPERIOR - The West Mullan Fire is advancing down a hill very close to Superior. "Essentially the fire is rolling down slope, moving down slope," says Missoula Field Office Group Leader Gregg DeNitto. "We are adding a little bit of fire down below it just to basically straighten out the line." 

Mineral County Sheriff's Office calls

Mineral County Sheriff's Office calls

Gianforte gets a look at Superior Meats new technology

When Jerry Stroot started Superior Meats in 1996, he estimates that he butchered 50-60 cattle in a mobile unit that year. Today he does that many every week at his processing plant.

Bobcats fall to Arlee in Class B action

Moving up to Class B has proven to be a challenge for the Superior Bobcats football team, who were already challenged by some big losses through graduation last spring.

Blizzard affects Mineral County schools

MINERAL COUNTY – As blizzard-like conditions plagued the area last week, Mineral County schools were forced to concede to the weather and change their normal operations. On Monday, Feb. 24, the Superior and St. Regis schools declared a snow day. With icy roads, which were hazardous even after being plowed and sanded, the safety of the students took priority. Scott Kinney, superintendant of the Superior schools, said the call was always to close or delay the school day if there was ever any concern for safety. “With busses, they’re difficult enough to drive,” Kinney said. “We have ice on the road deck and then significant amounts of wind, a bus is essentially like a big sail. It makes it very difficult for the drivers.” On Friday, Feb. 28, the Superior schools closed again as heavy snows kept many people snowed into their homes. Icy conditions on the roads also caused safety to become a concern again. For Superior the decision to close the school was made Sunday and Thursday evening. Kinney receives updates from the weather service and road crews about the conditions. When it was determined the roads would be too questionable the superintendents were notified. With faculty coming to the area from as far away as Missoula it was important to get the word out quickly so people would not try to brave the roads. As Missoula was pounded by high winds and blizzard conditions, the city had largely shut down. When the decisions were made, word began to spread as the schools tried to get word out quickly. Monday morning in Superior an automated system sent out calls to parents and faculty telling them of the snow day. The school secretaries made calls to those families who were not registered to receive the message. The missed days will likely be made up at the end of the year. The schools will need to coordinate with the state on what needs to be done. It is possible the state will give a special waiver and declare the storm a natural disaster. If this happens, the schools will not be required to make up the missed days. While the Alberton Public School also dealt with bad weather on Monday, they were still open for the day. The Alberton schools and busses were delayed two hours, and school did not start until 10:00 a.m. Because of their four-day school week the Alberton students were not in school for Friday’s storm. The week was a special situation and the schools try to avoid closing the schools. If the roads are clear without much ice the schools will be open for the normal schedule. “As long as the roads are safe, we don’t have a problem,” Kinney said.