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Fairboard keeps busy
PLAINS – The Sanders County Fairboard had a full slate of business to attend to last week as the group met for their February proceedings at the Fairgrounds Pavilion in Plains.
River poses substantial threat to town
PLAINS- As of late, a committee of four concerned citizens have been tackling what is in their minds a very viable threat to the town of Plains.
Natural resources issue
Montana Wood Products Association
A case against the CSKT compact
Has it occurred to you that the CSKT Reservation has already received its federal reserved water with the construction of the Flathead Irrigation Project? Water is very plentiful because the federal reclamation project plan was to irrigate “all of the practicably irrigable acreage” estimated to be between 130,000 and 150,000 acres. This is consistent with the Hell Gate Treaty which emphasized agriculture and the federal reserved water rights which require quantification (justification) of the water which is to make the reservation productive. The other 6 tribal reservations in Montana were approved because they went through the process of identifying the purposes of the water, stating the amount, place of use, etc. The water was available and fit the purposes of the reservations. Since the CSKT Reservation has adequate water their emphasis is to control water both on and off their Reservation and lease most of the water they get from the Compact to others.
A case for the CSKT Water Compact
A Case for the CSKT Water Compact
Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials visit commissioners
SUPERIOR – A packed house greeted Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials at last week’s county commissioners meeting as many in the community were interested in what the organization plans to do regarding two contentious issues affecting Mineral County.
Obituary; Leo Christian Gebhardt
Leo was born on June 29, 1923 in Balta, North Dakota to Christian and Kathryn Gebhardt. When he was a small child, his family moved to eastern Montana where he grew up and graduated from high school. He continued his education in Chicago.
Montana Stockgrowers Association
The Montana Stockgrowers Association, representing the business interests of Montana’s cattle ranching sector, and the foremost organization representing Montana’s water users, the Montana Water Resources Association, have joined forces with the Montana Farm Bureau Federation to support the state of Montana’s proposed Water Compact with the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes (CSKT).
Deadline looming
Editor,
Alternate view on compact
Johanna Clark
Senator's message
By Senator Jennifer Fielder, R-Thompson Falls
Hidden museum in St. Regis
ST. REGIS – From the outside, St. Regis resident Earl Eisenbacher’s workshop looks like any other building one might see throughout Mineral County with an unassuming appearance that betrays the treasure trove within the walls.
Horsemen battle competition
PLAINS – The Horsemen earned a hard fought home win last week against the Ronan Chiefs.
Insuring the energy future of the family farm
One of the hardest parts of ranching or farming a multi-generational agricultural entity is the constant knawing sensation that a perfect storm of weather problems and low livestock or crop prices may stress the operation to the point that the bank won’t even offer an operating loan. Rural Montanans know that feeling or know someone who does.
Congress cuts conservation
By Traci Bruckner, tracib@cfra.org, Center for Rural Affairs
An update from Senator Fielder
Just like farmers, we reap what we sow. This age-old “law of the harvest” never changes.
CSKT Compact creates water market
CSKT COMPACT CREATES WATER MARKET
Obituary; Oscar Stanley Risland
Oscar Stanley Risland, 96, passed away peacefully at his home in Plains on December 20, 2014, surrounded by his family.
2014 in Mineral County
Jan. 8
A humble beginning turns into something larger
Last week, 15 chocolate lab puppies and 15 older labs were coated in feces and urine, in need of water and warmth. Today, they are in a giving, caring facility that is treating them for ailments and searching for the right owner who will give them the attention they need.