Lady Bobcats stay on winning track

In Superior, the girls have rhythm and the boys are still trying hard to find it.

St. Regis teams topple Noxon

If ever there was a time for the St. Regis boys basketball youth movement to step forward, it was Saturday night.

COLUMN: Getting in laps

For me, it was “several shaky steps for dude, not much of a leap for mankind.”

Noxon fireworks trailer destroyed in post-Fourth blaze

You can see it in his eyes, even though he tries to suppress the hurt.

Scouts bake cake, eat, too

The Cub Scouts showed last week that they could bake their cakes and eat them, too. At the end of the Plains Cub Scout Pack 4657 annual Feller's Cake Bake, nearly all of the boys got to take their own cakes home. Only one boy's father got outbid, and the winner gave the cake back to the father and son.

MDEQ talks Superfund

The head of the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) and several other representatives from the organization met with the Mineral County Commissioners and other interested parties at the commissioner’s meeting room in Superior Wednesday to discuss concerns about listing the Flat Creek Mine area as a Superfund site.

Myths & Truths of the planning board

Why do the organized pro-planning-board activists refuse to even acknowledge Montana law which states that if we create a Growth Policy for Sanders County we will be required to implement it with a zoning law. Could it be they believe that if you tell a lie long enough and loud enough it becomes the truth?

Local students get taste for aerospace science in MSU project

In a project that could help the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) integrate drones into the national airspace, Montana State University professor Doug Cairns and a team that includes two high school students simulate drone-aircraft collisions using a giant slingshot.

Hunter education class held at Plains Trap Club

There are thousands of adults and children in Montana who have successfully completed a Hunter Education class. The class takes at least two days and 12 hours in length. What takes place is very accurate and detailed learning about how to safely hunt, hunting ethics, specific laws on hunting in Montana, following a blood trail, what to do if lost, firing a .22 caliber rifle, and firing a shotgun. Once the class is successfully completed, the written test has been passed, and the field course has been done, the individual will receive a Montana hunter education certificate. The certificate is honored in all of North America.

Billon-dollar rocket saved thanks to Superior alum

A searing heat pounded down on a fire crew as winds pulled flames 70 feet into the air and caused an archway over the road above them. Power lines burst overhead in the rising flames. In the distance they heard explosions and saw trees blow up as unexploded ordnance, or UXO’s, ignited from the fire. On an air force launchpad located 800 yards away sat an Atlas Five rocket carrying a Google Satellite worth nearly $1 billion.

Community Notes

Mineral County Performing Arts will host some old time Cajun/Creole music this Wednesday, Oct 4th. First, Dennis Stroughmatt et l’Esprit Creole will conduct a workshop/assembly at the Superior High School gym from 2:30 to 3:30, with the public encouraged to attend. Then the formal concert will be at the LDS church in Superior at 7:00 PM. This is supported in part by a grant from the Montana Arts Council, an agency of the State Government.

High Country Cowboys swing back into Sanders County

The High Country Cowboys trio were at Quinn’s Hot Springs last week for a two-night performance.

Snowfall blankets Northwest Montana n Severe driving conditions, accidents, school closures reported throughout region

A severe winter storm caused havoc in Western Montana oon Monday, but the impact was widely varied.

Montana Aussie Adventures with Erin-Jay

I now understand the reason for 4x4 in Montana for winter… and needless to say if nothing else I can always laugh at my latest adventure.

Drug task force makes presentation at Chief's Briefing luncheon

Flathead Valley Chemical Dependency Clinic (FVCDC) and the Sanders County DUI Task Force held a Chief’s Briefing luncheon April 7 at the Plains-Paradise Senior Center to recognize and show their appreciation to local law enforcement officers for the work they do on helping keep alcohol and drugs away from children in Sanders and Mineral counties.

Bluehawks softball focuses on rebuilding after hiatus

The Thompson Falls softball team will have to modify its expectations as they reenter competition after a year’s hiatus.

Junior athlete highlight: Jessica Bronner

Jessica Bronner of Thompson Falls is this week’s Junior Athlete Highlight.

4-H exhibitors turn out in droves for fair

Seven clubs and more than 100 young people exhibiting their animals, projects and all in-between turned out at the recent fair.

Court decision gives hope to proposed Hecla Mines

May 30, 2017 saw the District Court in Missoula rule in line of conservation groups to put a hold on the proposed Hecla Mines in Sanders and Lincoln Counties.

Horsemen: 52, Savage Heat: 55