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COLUMN: World Cup team all about politics
Soccer, at least among the Women’s World Cup team, is shooting itself in the proverbial foot.
Montana Aussie Adventures with Erin-Jay
Another fantastic week ahead here in Sanders County, and I have to say though I am consistently cold, I sure loved being introduced to the winter sports fun you have here in Montana.
Plunging into the new year
Matt Unrau

Breaking free
Chris Borntreger tells story of Amish past and present gifts
Reader recalls first turkey hunt in Sanders County
I enjoyed your article about the history of turkeys in Sanders County.
COVID plans put to test as firefighters crowd camps
HELENA — Jon Paul was leery entering his first wildfire camp of the year late last month to fight three lightning-caused fires scorching parts of a Northern California forest that hadn’t burned in 40 years.
Neighborly advice
Jim Elliott

Colin's Sports Column: gearing up for spring sports
Being the new guy is hard. Being the new guy in a small town is really hard. Being the new guy in a new town at a new job is just plain terrifying. Especially if it’s a job I have no experience doing. This is the prospect I faced when driving to Plains, MT to accept my new position at the Clark Fork Valley Press. Now: to be fair, I can shoot pictures and I can write. However, I have absolutely no experience in covering hyper-local sports. I have visions of agile, nimble rubber people laying the ball in and then promptly stomping on my head as I crouch under the basket trying to get that award winning shot for the sports page.
Ed Fontaine receives the Bronze Star
Ed Fontaine and his wife Debbie live in a four-lot subdivision below the community of Cabin City in the Henderson area.
Esther Louise Hinz
Our beloved sister, Esther Louise Hinz passed away January 15, 2020, at her niece’s home in Frenchtown at the age of 74.

Mineral County Sheriff Toth juggles management of the office
Toth had been a deputy for the Mineral County Sheriff’s Office before going to the Seattle Police Department and had always wanted to return.

Opening weekend a success for youth hunters
Zaimon Firestone of Superior, hunted all day Thursday with his mom but came up short.

Resler receives 10-year sentence
A drunk driver convicted of running down two Flathead Valley teenagers near Plains last March was given a 10-year sentence Tuesday to the Montana Department of Corrections.

Second Amendment alive and well in Plains
The Second Amendment to the Constitution is alive and well in Plains, Montana. That was evident by the packed Veterans of Foreign Wars hall Saturday as more than 35 exhibitors and a shoulder-to-shoulder crowd of customers and gun fanciers flocked to the Annual Plains Gun Show.

St. Regis youth helps in battle against cancer
Was Wally Crosby thinking this direction when he asked his fellow seventh through 12th grade students at St. Regis School to save just the pop-tabs?
Why use Mineral Community Hospital?
You’re familiar with slogans supporting use of local businesses, right? “Support Your Local Businesses”; “Your Local Merchants are your Tax-Paying Neighbors. Buy Local!”, etc. Communities all over the country are running campaigns like this to support “Main Street” businesses. These campaigns exist because there is wide recognition that “Main Street” contributes far more to a community than place to obtain a product or service.
Cedar Thom project moves forward
MINERAL COUNTY – The supervisor of the Lolo National Forest paid a visit to the weekly Mineral County Commissioner’s meeting last week to keep decision makers in the loop on what’s happening with a project that has been trying to get off the ground for several years.
Chamber meets in Hot Springs
HOT SPRINGS – The Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce came together for their July meeting last weekend on Main Street.
A party divided
The extreme and almost hidden dangers within today’s Republican party worries me greatly. I am not against the Republican party. I grew up Republican. Actually, I have never identified with a party but rather with the character, philosophies and motivations of the individual. So, being a student of character over career and meaning over money, I submit the following.