Superior breaks Lincoln 50-6

At the end of the Superior Bobcats last home game of the regular season Friday night, teammates huddled together for pictures on the field and head coach Dan Lucier shivered with pride.

Oficials plan for mine cleanup

The Montana Department of Environmental Quality and the Environmental Protection Agency met with local representatives in the County Commissioners’ Meeting Room Tuesday to discuss the final cleanup of the Iron Mountain Mine Site.

Brian Alexander

Brian Matthew Alexander of Superior, Mont., passed away on Oct. 26, 2018, of a heart attack at the age of 62.

Mineral County happenings

Cub Scout Pack 4953 of St. Regis held an award ceremony on April 1. Weblos, Ben Lohman and Shane Honeycutt, along with Wolf’s, Cameron Anderson and Micheal Kelley received badges, pins and a belt loop for their participation.

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.

District ranger provides update

Superior District Ranger Carole Johnson met with Mineral County Commissioners on Jan. 19 with an update of current projects her department has been working on. The update included information about salvage projects in the area, the upcoming large mushroom harvest as a result of the fires, and personnel issues facing the department.

Library to hold Spring Fling fundraiser

SUPERIOR – In the finest traditions of spring, the old will make way for the new as the Mineral County Public Library holds a book sale at their annual Spring Fling event this weekend. The event is being put on with help from the Friends of the Library, a group who helps with the library and raises money to support their community projects. These events include the library’s summer reading program, the October pumpkin decorating contest and visit by Santa in December. The sale will focus mostly on books. These will be books with a low circulation, which have not been checked out in a long time. There may also be a number VHS tapes available. The goal is to get rid of old stuff and make room for new stock to be brought in. According to Rachel McGillivray, an employee at the library, there will be something for everyone. She said they had lots of fiction, non-fiction and a few children’s books going into the sale. Around 3:00 p.m. everything will see big discounts as the final sale starts. The goal is to get rid of everything by the end of the day. “We don’t really want to bring anything back,” McGillivray said. Anything extra will be donated to an organization who sends books and other items to Africa to help the education system in those communities. The Friends of the Library will also provide a soup lunch for patrons to enjoy. Approximately 11 baskets and a quilt will be raffled off during the sale. People will be able to buy tickets and put them in the jar for the basket they want. A silent auction for a painting and baked goods will also be held. “Tons of people from all around the churches [and] the school, they’re going to make a bunch of stuff for us to sell,” McGillivray said. Some community members will also have tables to sell their own goods at the sale. This is the fourth year of the library’s Spring Fling fundraiser. In the past it was held in Superior’s 4H building, but it grew out of the space. The event quickly began to need a bigger venue. “It definitely uses up a lot of space,” McGillivray said. “So the elementary school gym is perfect because we can put all our books out on tables.” McGillivray said the Spring Fling has been popular in the past. The library has been able to make lots of changes to the facility with the money raised at the event. “People really enjoy it, they love coming out,” McGillivray said. “It gives them something to look forward to in the middle of all the snow and not being able to go anywhere.” The Spring Fling fundraiser was originally planned to be held on Saturday, March 1. It was cancelled because of heavy snow and blizzard-like conditions, which led to several accidents around the county. The event was rescheduled to this week. The fundraiser will now be held Saturday, March 8. It will be in the Superior Elementary School gym from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Helen Mead Johnson

Multiple agencies respond to trailer fire in Superior

At approximately 5:15 on June 11, dispatch at the Mineral County Courthouse received a call for a structure fire east of Superior.

Idaho work crew escapees caught in Superior

Melissa Oyer

Flower ship celebreates first year

It’s been a year since Jackie Callison opened up Jackie’s Gifts and Flowers in Superior and she said that she can’t believe how quickly time has gone by.

Canadian duo to perform concert in Superior

Bridge & Wolak are a globe-trotting duo from Canada who create life-affirming concerts full of beauty, virtuosity and humor.

Brad Richard Hutchins

Brad Richard Hutchins was born on July 29, 1972, in Whitefish, Montana.

Small Business Saturday helps support local shops

Mineral County is filled with small business from Haugen to Alberton. Shops include restaurants, gift shops, antique and grocery stores, service shops and much more. In honor of small businesses, American Express founded Small Business Saturday which will be held November 25. The day is designed to help support independently owned businesses.

Jam Cracker comment period extended

Due to a technical oversight, the Forest Service has reinitiated the 30-day comment period on the Jam Cracker Environmental Assessment, according to a statement released by District Ranger, Carole Johnson on August 11.

Bobcats look to homecoming game

SEELEY – The Superior Bobcats dropped their game on the road last weekend against Seeley despite the efforts of some of their best up and coming players to hold off their opponent’s offense.

Lady Bobcats swept twice

It was a long week for the Superior Lady Bobcats who were swept twice, first versus Valley Christian on Thursday, and later against Loyola on Saturday.

Interim CEOs to hold question and answer session

SUPERIOR – Later this month Mineral County residents will have the opportunity to meet the interim chief executive officers of Mineral Community Hospital and Mineral Regional Health Center to ask them questions during a series of town hall-style meetings.

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