Clark Fork Valley Press | Mineral Independent

July 15, 2014 2:54 p.m.

Cup fever hits Superior

I am new to Mineral County so for those of you who don’t know me yet I am your new reporter and I love soccer. So for me, around this time every four years is a magical experience. It is the time of the most popular sporting event in the world. More people watch the World Cup than watch the Olympics and the Super Bowl. But not so much in the states.

July 3, 2014 2:04 p.m.

Treasures abound at county yard sale

SANDERS COUNTY – Many say one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. That saying proved true this weekend as the eighth annual Sanders County Yard Sale-ing event hit the county.

July 3, 2014 1:28 p.m.

Hit the river, but be careful with fish

Summertime in Montana…Hopefully that means many or ALL of you are outside enjoying the great outdoors. When indulging in some relaxing time on the river casting a fishing pole or fly rod should you catch and release or eat the fish? The answer may be some of both.

July 3, 2014 1:23 p.m.

Money in politics is destroying our democracy

David Brat, the upstart Tea Party candidate who scored a stunning victory over House Majority Leader Eric Cantor won in part by carrying a simple message; “The crooks up on Wall Street and some of the big banks—I’m pro-business, I’m just talking about crooks—they didn’t go to jail, they are on Eric’s Rolodex.”

July 3, 2014 1:13 p.m.

Mineral County Relay For Life

Linda Letcher survived two breast cancer diagnoses and now spends much of her time helping the Mineral County Relay for Life.

July 3, 2014 1:10 p.m.

Survivor pitches in to help Relay for Life

SUPERIOR – After being diagnosed with breast cancer on two different occasions, Linda Letcher is fighting back alongside the Mineral County Relay For Life to find a cure for the disease.

July 2, 2014 12:25 p.m.

Bluehawk boys gain practice on court

THOMPSON FALLS – There are quite a few months before the high school basketball’s regular season gets underway throughout Sanders County, but that has not kept young athletes from hitting the hardwood during the summer months.

July 2, 2014 12:22 p.m.

Riverdogs see success at tournament

SANDERS COUNTY – The Clark Fork Valley Riverdogs have shined in their first couple tournaments of the summer, impressing their supporters and opposing teams.

June 27, 2014 5:09 p.m.

Sheriff's report

An excerpt from the Sanders County Sheriff’s report week of 6/15-6/21.

June 27, 2014 5:07 p.m.

2014 fourth quarter honor roll

Trout Creek

June 27, 2014 4:17 p.m.

Summer league basketball hits the court

Kimberly Earhart of Plains maneuvers down the court during the team's tournament in Ronan.

June 20, 2014 3:39 p.m.

Obituary; Della Margaret Barrett Sampson Cook

DELLA MARGARET BARRETT SAMPSON COOK passed away in Missoula, Montana on June 11, 2014. Della was born August 21, 1916 in Belknap, Montana in the back of her father’s store to Jesse and Alice Schofield Barrett. In 1934, she graduated from Thompson Falls High School. At age 18, she attended Western Montana College in Dillon majoring in education and received her teaching certificate. From college, she moved to Lingshire and taught 1st-8th grades in a little one-room schoolhouse in the middle of nowhere. She moved to Lonepine and taught 1st and 2nd grades for five years. On May 26, 1940, she married Dean Davis Sampson at the Lonepine Presbyterian Church. She worked and loved being a wife, a mother of three children, rancher, and cook at the Lonepine School. Della then taught 3rd-5th grades there and 6th grade at Hot Springs. In 1966, Dean passed away. Della sold the ranch and moved to Missoula. In December of 1968 at the age of 53, she completed her bachelor’s degree in education from the University of Montana. She taught 5th-8th grade at Elmo for five years, at Rollins for two years, and at Proctor for one year. On August 5, 1972, she married James H. Cook in the First Presbyterian Church in Hot Springs. For the next 28 years they lived happily on the Lonepine Angus Ranch. In 2000, they sold the ranch and moved into Hot Springs. After 30 years of marriage, Jim passed away in 2002.

June 19, 2014 3:05 p.m.

Superhost training hits all-time high

SUPERIOR – Hospitality providers left the Superhost statewide seminar ready to provide quality customer service to keep tourists coming back to Mineral County on a yearly basis. This year the seminar reported the highest attendance ever in the approximately 20 years the program has been offered.