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Cut-a-thon hits Plains for second year
PLAINS - Andra Sweet gives Aidan Rich, 7, a hair cut during the second annual Cut-a-thon. The event is sponsored by Rockstars and Ordelheide Dental. Hair cuts were given for free, although donations were accepted.
Antimony mine reaches record levels of production
THOMPSON FALLS – One local company is responding with vigor as the national economy continues to show signs of moving past the debilitating great recession, which started in 2008.

TRACS benefits from scramble
THOMPSON FALLS – Golfers from across the area headed to Thompson Falls over the weekend to compete and support a local organization.

Smokey Bear celebrates 70th birthday
PLAINS – The bear himself was on hand to meet members of the public and join with Forest Service staff in celebrating his 70th birthday.
Areas see grasshopper increase
SANDERS COUNTY – Although grasshopper populations have seen a significant decrease in much of Montana, some areas in Sanders County have experienced a boom in numbers this year.

Let the games begin
TROUT CREEK – The park at Trout Creek was overflowing with visitors as the town celebrated the wild huckleberry over the weekend.
Federal land comment period nears end
SANDERS COUNTY – An ongoing yearlong study will soon be coming to a close as state senators will determine what steps are to be taken in regards to federal forest management.
Avista's golf tournament to support TRACS
THOMPSON FALLS - Avista will hold a four-person scramble at the River’s Bend Golf Course in Thompson Falls, Saturday, Aug. 16 at 9:30 a.m. Everyone is welcome to be involved even if you are not a golfer.

Local businessman recognized
ST. REGIS – One local business was recently recognized by a national trade magazine as one of the most experienced of its kind in the country.

Artists in Paradise brings in large numbers
PARADISE – Over a four-day exhibit, approximately 300 people came to the Paradise School to help support local artists in the area.

Frye shoot shows success
PLAINS – Bright orange clay pigeons soared across the sky and were met by thunderous volleys of shotgun fire over the weekend at the Plains Trap Club.

Putting for funds - golf benefit hosted for PHS golf
PLAINS – Parents, teachers, coaches and friends hit the golf links last Saturday, in the annual Plains High School golf team fundraiser.

Piranhas take second at state
CONRAD – Plains swimmers joined competitors as teams from towns of all sizes and from one end of the state to the other packed into Conrad last weekend to take part in the state swim meet.
Montana must defend role for coal
The Environmental Protection Agency may seem distant, as it held hearings on proposed carbon emission rules in Denver last week, but Montanans should make no mistake — the EPA’s pursuits would have direct and harmful impacts on Montana’s significant energy and economic potential.
Mineral County turns 100 years old
SUPERIOR – Mineral County turned the ripe old age of 100 this week and ironically, approximately 100 people turned out on the county courthouse lawn on Sunday, August 3 to celebrate the milestone.

Baroque musicians draw large crowd
PARADISE – The musical notes of violins, violas, cellos and recorders echoed through the canyons and saddles of the Lolo National Forest during the Montana Baroque Music Festival.

Fair comes to Superior
SUPERIOR – All the sights, sounds and smells of an old fashioned county fair were in Superior last weekend as residents from across the region gathered for the 2014 Mineral County Fair.

St. Regis art camp utilizes recyclables
ST. REGIS – Part of the summer arts camp for kids in St. Regis is instilling more than just an appreciation of the visual arts in their students.
Thompson River Complex grows to over 1,600 acres
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Blues fest rocks and rolls
HOT SPRINGS – The smooth sounds of the lower reaches of the Mississippi echoed around Hot Springs over the weekend as several talented blues outfits rolled through town.