Mineral County Community Calendar - Dec. 11

Road to Recovery

Mission notches big win over Plains

Two things emerged from Friday night’s 58-6 Mission win over Plains in a Montana High School 8-man football game.

Red Devils go to 4-0 with pair of wins

Noxon extended its varsity boys’ basketball mark to 4-0 with a pair of victories last week.

Horsemen defear the Chiefs at home

PLAINS - The Horsemen came out swinging against Ronan on Friday night and scored a victory, 54-47, and head coach Russ Baker said it was due to heighth, and working the inside.

Founder of Salish Kootenai College remembered for contributions to community

Many flags across the Flathead Reservation are flying at half-mast this week in honor of Dr. Joe McDonald, a visionary educator and tribal leader who died last Thursday, Dec. 14. The founder of Salish Kootenai College was 92.

Retired fire truck finds new home

It can be hard to determine the value of a used fire truck. With their use being much more than a normal vehicle, fire trucks typically can lose half of their monetary value within the first five to seven years of use according to an article found on Fire Trucks Plus Web site. However, it might be even harder to determine the value of one "retired" fire truck from the fleet of Superior's volunteer fire department.

Mule trainer brings expertise to local clinic

In 1981, Steve Edwards got thrown by a mule named Casper, and the owner said, “Well, I guess you don’t want to buy this mule.”

Four women train for 60-mile walk

As clouds darkened the sky and the wind began to howl through Superior last Monday, four women were strapping on their tennis shoes and heading out for an evening walk.

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American Legion

Plains Christmas rings in with elementary concert

Hospital board meets about grant

The Mineral Community Hospital board of directors and members of the Mineral Regional Health Center board met jointly last week to discuss the community health center and to discuss where they were with the application of the New Access Point grant, whose funds are made available by the Affordable Care Act, will be awarded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

Road crews attack pothole problem

Old Man Winter in the Clark Fork Valley has thrown the road crews in Sanders County a sharp curve ball.

Flathead Valley father and son attacked by grizzly

A Flathead Valley father and son were hospitalized with significant injuries after being attacked by a grizzly bear in timberland located near Smith Lake, north of Whitefish Lake, on Saturday morning.

Agreement and Disagreement

Jim Elliott

I-90 road work wraps up for season

Say goodbye to the orange cones, candles and barrels on I-90 on both sides of St. Regis, at least until next year.

PHS, T-Falls fail AYP tests

Most Sanders County schools received a passing grade from the No Child Left Behind school results which were released last Friday. According to the Montana Office of Public Instruction Web site, out of 17 schools tested, only four failed to meet adequate yearly progress (AYP) scores for the 2007-2008 school year.

Polar Bear Splash slated for New Year's Day

Officials push river plunge back to 1 p.m.

Superior Fire Chief Rob Torrey resigns

Superior Volunteer Fire Department Chief Rob Torrey has quit the department effective Dec. 31, 2017. Torrey took the helm from retiring fire chief John Woodland in January 2016. Torrey has worked in the fire service field for more than 30 years and took the part-time position in order to spend more time with his wife and grandchildren.

Outdoors: Hunting tales to span generations of sportsmen

Being new to Mineral County, I was interested in learning what the locals did in their free time. The prevailing interest was definitely hunting, with people of all ages going out with guns and bows. Having never gone hunting, and knowing very little about it beyond what an uncle had told me, I decided to learn more and went in search of people’s stories.

Jim Toomey