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Allan Labbe
Superior High School Principal and Athletic Director Allan Labbe work in his office surrounded by football gear. Labbe recently announced he was stepping down as head football coach.

Train derailment
Airplane fuselages wait to be relocated after a train derailed east of Superior. Many of the fuselages were sent into the Clark Fork River, closing the Alberton Gorge section of the river.

Bobcats at Divisionals
Superior Bobcat Junior Clint Voll was an instrumental part of the Bobcats valiant second half comeback attempt in the semifinals against Ennis on Friday. Voll put up 14-points in the game.

Victory
Cole Karow and Billy Smith celebrate Superior's semifinal victory by showering Head Coach Allen Labbe with a Gatorade pitcher, which has become a tradition in the playoffs for the Bobcats.

Mayo Gulch Burn 2
Superior Ranger District Fire Management Officer Bob Derleth demonstrates how a drip torch operates. The torches are used by the Ranger District to conduct prescribed burns.

Dolce Canto conccert
The choral ensemble Dolce Canto performed at the Superior Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The concert featured many holiday favorites and utilized vocals as well as several instruments.

Sharing the Halloween spirit
First grader Braelynn Mangold shares a laugh with a happy resident at the Mineral Community Hospital assisted living center during Superior Elementary School's visit on Halloween.

Cole Karow snowboarding
Superior High School junior Cole Karow recently won the Volcom Peanut Butter Rail Jam and qualified for a chance to compete in the championship event in Mammoth, California this April.

Wedding Announcement: Rachel Greer and Brandon St. Clair
Rachel Greer of Superior, MT and Brandon St. Clair of South Bend, WA are happy to announce their late September wedding in Polson, MT.

Trying out a student project
Superior High School Math teacher Mike Wood shows first grader Jayla Perkins how to use a computer program one of his students created.

Bobcats beat Panthers in county rivalry game
Superior's Jarrod Tippens dribbles the ball as he looks for an opening past Alberton player Nick Turnbull at their game last Tuesday.
Flag retirement ceremony planned for Flag Day
American Legion Post 13 in St. Regis and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6238 are disposing of worn American flags on Flag Day, Friday, June 14 at 6 p.m.

Lady Hawks top Cats, earn No. 2 seed
Make that five in a row for the Thompson Falls girls who picked up a pair of Western 7B conference wins in the last week of the regular season.
State funding supports Superior pool project
On the first day of summer, Superior's Pool in the Park committee received a nice splash from the Montana Department of Commerce.
Pickleball club swings into Mineral County
After playing golf one Saturday during the summer of 1965, Joel Pritchard, congressman from Washington State and Bill Bell, a successful businessman, returned to Pritchard’s home on Bainbridge Island, Washington, near Seattle, to find their families sitting around with nothing to do.
All quiet after initial noise complaint
March 17

Plains-Hot Springs take 4th at Bob Kinney Invitational
Local wrestlers brought home lots of hardware from this year’s Bob Kinney Invitational, the watermark event in this area’s high school wrestling scene.
Air quality rated unhealthy near Sunrise Fire
The valleys of Mineral County have seen increased smoke as the Sunrise and Burdette fire continue to grow east of Superior. Air monitoring stations have been set up in Superior and the Quartz Creek Campground with links to the inciweb.com online page. According to the Wildland Fire Air Quality Response Program, there were periods of thick and some poor visibility along Interstate -90 last week. Also periods of unhealthy conditions in Superior and Quartz Creek areas. Other areas including Alberton and St. Regis were experiencing hazy conditions with reports of moderate air quality.
Community Notes
The MineralIndependent goes to press on Monday and will not have full election coverage until the Nov. 14 issue. However, election results will be posted on the Mineral Independent/Valley Press Facebook page and online at vp-mi.com.
Community Notes
The 43rd Annual Great American Smokeout! will be Thursday, Nov. 15. The Mineral County Health Department encourages everyone to commit or recommit to healthy, smoke-free lives. Information is available at cancer.org/smokeout or call 800-227-2345, or call Barb Jasper, RN, at MCHD at 406-822-3564.