Trapper education field day, virtual wolf trapper classes coming up

Kalispell trapper education field day, virtual wolf trapper certification scheduled for October

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.

Nightriders Winterfest 2025 in photos

Nightriders Winterfest 2025 in photos

Back in the swing of things

The Mineral County Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament made its comeback Saturday at the Trestle Creek Golf Course in St. Regis with sunny weather and teams from all over Mineral County.

Superintendent evaluation

The January board meeting of the Trustees of the Plains School District was a packed house of parents, taxpayers, and community members with concerns.

Snowmobile club adds to annual event

The Montana Nightriders Snowmobile Club is well known for the $1,000 Super Poker Ride the last weekend in January. Up to 400 sledders have partaken in this signature event held in Haugan for the last 36 years.

Master Gardener classes to start

Master Gardener courses have been rotated annually since 1996 between Noxon, Thompson Falls, Plains and last year in Hot Springs. During that period, over 250 people have attended all or part of the program.  In 2009, MSU State Horticulturist, Toby Day reorganized the Montana Master Gardener program into three levels with level 1 similar to the curriculum taught for many years in counties across the state. Level 2 is more in-depth and level 3, an on-campus intensive 3 day short course offered in Bozeman this coming summer (2011).

Apprentice hunter program offered Register for online hunter ed classes FWP seeks comments on proposed walleye kill regs

It’s never too early to plan ahead for Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Apprentice Hunter Program.

Blindfolded side-by-side racers find their way on Thompson Falls course

Thompson Falls Clark Ford Valley Elks Lodge #2757 sponsored the second annual Blindfold Side-by-Side event on a sweltering hot Saturday, this past weekend.

Mary McGann, 77

Mary McGann

Legals for January, 29 2025

Firefighter shatters record

An important training milestone for a firefighter is completion of the Firefighter One course. This course includes a combination of physical skills and technical knowledge. One of the most physically rigorous ways to obtain Firefighter One certification is to attend a training academy put on by the Montana State University Fire Service Training School in Great Falls. This approach requires the candidate to engage in difficult physical activities such as second floor rescues and pitched roof ventilation in full gear including air packs. Unlike local training this process occurs over nine successive days.

Superior students receive valuable welding certificates

The demand for welders is putting a spark in the U.S. job market due to increased construction and because within five years 25 percent of the skilled welders will be retiring. All this with a welder’s earning potential matching those of a mid-level executive of a Fortune 500 company. That’s why students in Superior’s welding class were excited and nervous for the opportunity to take national tests for welding certification.

Superior sailboat skipper David Asay

Skipper David Asay stands with his official certification logbook after completing the American Sailing Association 101 course this past summer with Go Sail Flathead Lake. (Photos courtesy David Asay)

Hunter ed course planned in August

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks will be holding an in-person classroom course Monday, Aug. 8 through Friday, Aug. 12 from 6-9 p.m. in the Superior Ranger District Office, 309 West Riverside Ave.

Legals for February, 26 2025

Legals for January, 15 2025

Hunter education classes announced

The first hunter and bowhunter education classes of 2018 are open to registration across northwest Montana.

Legals for February, 19 2025

Father's Day golf tourney raises money for team

PLAINS- The Plains golf course played host to a Fathers Day golf tournament on Sunday. The tournament was a fundraiser for the Plains High School golf team coached by Rich Magera and Barry Fowler.