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When hiking or handling outdoor chores, beware of ticks
Karyn Thornton, a physician assistant with Mineral Community Hospital in Superior, said it is typical to start seeing tick bites in the emergency room about this time of year.
Sanders County 4-H hosts leadership camp
4-H leaders from around the state converged on Thompson Falls High School over the weekend for a Rec Lab hosted by Sanders County.
Bluehawks, Lady Bluehawks showcase veteran experience
Track has two components individual and team and in order to succeed at the team component of the track, one criterion is to have a large number of participants. The Thompson Falls girls and boys track teams have just that.
Trotters, Horsemen tracksters ready to win accolades
The Plains Trotters’ girls track team has a mixture of veteran talent, youth and a multiple returning state champion in Jessica Thompson.
Trap shooters gobble up a fun day at Annual Turkey Shoot
The Plains Trap Club held their annual Spring Turkey Shoot at the club grounds Saturday.
Patricia Mae Saling Hunt Miller
Patricia Mae Saling Hunt Miller passed away on March 14, 2018 at Pioneer Rest Home in Dillon.
Health coalition meets to discuss latest issues
The Healthy Communities Coalition is a group that meets every other month and advocates for the health and well-being of the Mineral County community through collaboration and shared resources. Representatives from several health departments and groups participated in the meeting held on March 13 in Superior. Several topics were discussed including the well-received presentation about Adverse Childhood Experiences, or ACE, by Todd Garrison through the ChildWise Institute. His visit was organized by Amy Lommen with the Community Health Improvement Plan or CHIP and Stephanie Quick with Mineral County Health Department. An evening public presentation was held on March 14 at the St. Regis School. At the presentation Garrison spoke about his ground-breaking studies regarding child well-being and the gap between understanding complex emotional trauma, the expertise to treat it, and effective resiliency strategies.
4-H Communications day pulls in nearly 100 participants
Sanders County’s 4-H kids got together over the weekend at both Thompson Falls and Hot Springs high schools for the annual Communications Days contest.
Bighorns make the move to Plains
The Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks recently helped boost numbers of the local bighorn sheep herd in Plains.
Lady Tigers, Clark Fork Boys, take third in Districts
The St. Regis Lady Tigers entered District tournament play with a 9-9 regular season and managed to make their way up the brackets to finish third place in Pablo. During a Thursday, Feb. 15, game against Noxon the Tigers won 36-27.
Plains Trap Club gears up for annual Turkey Shoot
The Plains Trap Club is in full swing with their winter league, and shooters are getting geared up for the annual Turkey Shoot.
Winter fun for Sanders County snowmobilers
The Cabinet Ridge Riders had a snow packed fun day at their recent poker run event in Trout Creek.
Legals February 21, 2018
PLAINS PUBLIC SCHOOLS #1 REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) Internet Services - E-Rate Category 1 Plains School District #1 is accepting proposals for internet services to serve the schools in the district as well as the district office. Two separate connections are required. The bid should specify the service classification for each connection as either Internet access, ISP services only, Internet access and transport bundled, or Leased lit fiber internet services. Proposals may be emailed to Ginny Holland at ginny.holland@plainsschools.net and Nicole Jones at njjrwj@midrivers.com. Proposals will be accepted until 4:00 p.m. on February 28, 2018. Contact either Ginny Holland or Nicole Jones to receive the complete RFP and related documents. Questions regarding this bid should be directed to Nicole Jones, E-Rate Consultant, at 406-934-6668. Dated this 2nd day of February, 2018 Ginny Holland, Business Manager/Clerk Plains Public Schools #1 P.O. Box 549 412 Rittenour Street Plains, MT 59859 (406) 826-8600 Published in the Clark Fork Valley Press on February 7 and February 21, 2018 MNAXLP.
Horsemen take second in District Championship
The weekend was full of teams from Sanders County looking to come away with a solid triumphant win from the basketball season.
U14 softball season gets set to kick off
Local athletes are dusting off their mitts from winter storage as softball season has just kicked into gear.
Local firefighters secure hazmat training
The second training installment for hazmat awareness operations took place last week at the Plains-Paradise Rural fire house.
District tournament standings
Standings as the district tournament kicks off later this week.
Legals February 14, 2018
The Sanders County Educational Services Cooperative will soon destroy special education/speech-language therapy records of former students who have been out of school for approximately 8 years, or who will reach the age of 26 by June 1st, 2018. Former students may contact the Sanders County Educational Services Cooperative, P.O. Box 1448, Thompson Falls, MT 59873 within sixty days of this notice if they wish to obtain the information contained in them. Please be reminded that these records may be needed for social security benefits or other purposes. The information to be destroyed shall NOT include data collected on a routine basis that is maintained on all school children (such as the student's name, address, telephone number, grade level completed/year completed). The data to be destroyed shall include information regarding identification, location, evaluation, and other items directly related to special education services which the student received. Persons having questions about this process or wishing to request that special education/speech-language therapy records be destroyed may contact the Sanders County Educational Services Cooperative at 406-827-3007 for assistance. Published in the Clark Fork Valley Press on February 14 and February 21, 2018. MNAXLP
Seniors recognized at their final home game
It was the last time Mineral County senior basketball players would step onto their home court when they suited up to play last week. Many of the players had been going to school with their teammates since kindergarten. Not only did they take many steps together on the court, but also in their everyday lives. Now, the next step is a big one, a step into their future.
Medicare Advantage contract still under negotiation
As the deadline for people to make a final Medicare Advantage plan coverage decision looms, local hospitals are still negotiating with Humana as a possible provider. People have until February 28 to make a decision and Monida, which does contract negotiations for a number of Montana hospitals including Mineral Community Hospital, has not reached a final deal.