Sealants for Smiles helps local children

Ruth Juris

Ruth Juris

Seminar on poverty issues offered on June 18 in Superior

The Mineral County Health Department and Parents as Teachers Program is offering a free seminar on June 18 entitled, “Communication Across Barriers”. The seminar is to help communities deal with poverty and break barriers for those in need. Dr. Donna Beegle will be holding the seminar and she works directly with children and adults currently in poverty, as well as with professionals who want to make a difference for those living in the crisis of poverty.

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.

Letter to the Editor: Circus revisited

A recent issue of the Valley Press had an interesting letter by Carl Haywood: Circus back in Town. As a self-appointed circus Ringmaster, Haywood held forth on some things he obviously knows nothing about. While he did rightfully challenge one of two candidates for office for lack of knowledge of the Democratic Party platform, he neglected to note that many of the party faithful share that same lack.

Thompson Falls market features cinnamon roll challenge

They are gooey, sweet and spicy, often served with a pat of butter warmed enough for the icing to melt and the butter to drip down the sides. Served with a cup of piping hot coffee, a cinnamon roll is the epitome of the perfect breakfast. “Almost every weekend during the 2009 Thompson Falls Market season, someone featured cinnamon rolls at their booth. Whomever ventured into baking these tasty delights were always met by enthusiastic shoppers who scramble to buy them up before they were gone,” shares Katrina Wright, market coordinator. “So we’ve decided to celebrate the end of a great season, the incoming of fall and this wonderful baked good at the final day of the 2009 market.”

Dr. William Jerome 'Jake' Doyle

Dr. William Jerome “Jake” Doyle

LETTER: Dr. Al for governor

The Montana Water Rights Protection Act was recently introduced to the U.S. Senate as a “fix” to the flawed 2015 Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ Water Compact.

Large animal vet in Heron now serving region

Dr. George White has been a veterinarian for nearly half a century and he will now be operating out of his clinic in Heron on a full-time basis.

Mineral County Community Calendar - Oct. 2

Free Medicare 101 Classes Coming Soon

Clark Fork Valley Hospital welcomes first baby of 2021

Baby Gracie Gianna Burbach was the first newborn at Clark Fork Valley Hospital...

New vet in Plains

After 33 years the Lynch Creek Veterinary Clinic is going through a changing of the guard.

Veterans deserve quality transportation

Keeping in touch

Sanders County recycling with Kathy Conlin

This is a subject many of us know very little about, but we can take advantage of learning opportunities! MSU Extension is offering a Lunch & Learn Home Composting Session by Master Gardener Charlotte Beaudry on Monday, July 30 from noon to 1 p.m.

New gallery space opens in Alberton

Alzheimer's Foundation to host free virtual workshop

The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America will host a free virtual educational conference as part of its national Educating America Tour to help Montana residents affected by Alzheimer’s disease during the COVID-19 crisis on Tuesday, Sept. 29.

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.

New equipment offers increased patient care

Two new pieces of equipment, an operating microscope for the diagnosis and treatment of ear disease as well as a new ultrasound machine have recently been incorporated into the services offered by Mineral Community Hospital.

Dr. Donald F. "Doc" Bauer

Donald F “Doc” Bauer, 80, of Huson, passed away Monday, March 18, 2013 at his home in the arms of his loving wife and other family members after a long battle with lung cancer.

Dr. Karen LaRoe, 74

Dr. Karen LaRoe passed away on June 15, 2019. She was born on December 13, 1944, in her grandparent’s four-room farmhouse on Buck Creek, in Lawrence County, Ohio. Karen grew up as the cherished child and valued farmhand of Hershell and Ann Roach on their dairy farm just a half-mile down the road. Widowed at 23, with two young children and a high school diploma, Karen went on to earn a Doctorate in Educational Leadership. After serving at the Ohio State University, Fitchburg State University, and Montana State University Northern, Karen was appointed President of the West Virginia University Institute of Technology, just 90 miles from her parent’s farm. There, together with faculty, staff, and students, she led Tech to significant national recognition for academic rigor and value. She was a leader with a kind heart, an open and curious mind, enthusiastic optimism, and endless energy. Her guiding principle was, “A college is a place where we come together to debate one another’s ideas with love and respect.” May we all follow her lead. Karen retired with her husband to homes in St. Regis, Montana and Venice, Florida, where they enjoyed the frequent visits of family and friends for many years. Karen is survived by her children, Joseph West, Lee Ann West, and Steven LaRoe, her grandchildren, Amanda West and Joey West, her sister, Rena Snouffer, her brother, Keith Roach, an enormous extended family; and her husband, Lin Williams. Services will be held at the Trinity Baptist Church, a church her family and friends built, near Aid, Ohio, on June 29, at 2:00 p.m. Karen will be interred near her parents in the cemetery in Aid. Arrangements will be handled by the Phillips Funeral Home in Ironton, where visitation will occur from 5-7 p.m., Friday, June 28. Karen would tell you that she lived a wonderful life. Her childhood was nurturing and rich in the Appalachian traditions of family and community. Her adult life was full with the love of her family, her many treasured friends, her travels around the world, and her amazing career.