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Legals for April, 24 2024
John T. Spangler, John Spangler Law Office, P.O. Box 567, Superior MT 59872-0567, Telephone 406-822-3440, Attorney for Personal Representative, MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MINERAL COUNTY DEPT. NO. 5 PROBATE NO. DP-2024-2 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF TROY S. GERARD, also known as Troy Sharan Gerard, Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Mary Jane Hallack has been appointed Personal Reprsentative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent, Troy S. Gerard, are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims...
Bible school's taco sales are legendary among locals
The Northwest Indian Bible School used to have six taco sales per school year, but cut it down to four.“It’s a tremendous amount of work, even with so many pitching in,” said Doug Smith, who along with his wife have been the head cooks for 22 years at the school in Alberton. “The taco sales were going on when we got here so I really don’t know how long the school has done this.” The money raised goes to different departments and functions and their final taco sale of this year was last Monday and the money raised is for the...
Superior tennis notches more wins
If tennis is your sport, Superior High is a good place to be.The Lady Bobcats tennis team, the only tennis team in either Sanders or Mineral counties, cruised through a potentially tough three-game week and came out mostly unscathed.With senior Lanie Crabb back in the line-up and a state qualifying doubles team from last year, Olivia Greuter and Ireland Heimeich, the Cats swept Philipsburg, Mission and Ronan this past week.And in the process they lost only a few sets in those three matches.Superior opened the road show against Mission and got a quick singles win, 6-0, 6-1 to open the...
American Legion and VFW award Superior students
Last week, a special awards ceremony was held in Mrs. Nytes’ eighth-grade class at Superior School. Three students received recognition for their knowledge of American history during its formative time 200 years ago from the two veteran organizations in Mineral County: American Legion Post 13 of St. Regis and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6238 in Superior. “This year, the social studies classes of Mrs. Nytes' eighth grade at Superior and Mr. Stanek's senior class at St. Regis participated. The program is open to all schools in the county and we look forward to more and more participation as we develop...
Voting for the 406 guy
Curtis Cochran was born in Montana and was raised on a cattle ranch. He learned early that hard work, teamwork, and integrity is the Montana brand. Curtis is running for House District 90 that includes Mineral County, parts of Missoula County, and Sanders County. He has my vote for the following reasons. Over 50 years ago he moved to the St. Regis Community and helped our community develop the town park, the Community Center, and the annual St. Regis Flea Market. I have observed firsthand his dedication to community and his understanding and support of the Montana Republican Party principles. Curtis’s leadership position on the Mineral County Republican Central Committee and his knowledge of the issues will allow him to “hit the ground running” in the upcoming legislative session in 2025.His career in the timber industry and his understanding of the challenges and opportunities of living in western Montana — which include urban/wildland fire interface, public access, block management, and property insurance coverage, etc. — all make him an ideal candidate. Curtis’s yard signs are maroon and silver, enough said! Please consider casting your vote for Curtis J. Cochran. — George Bailey, St. Regis
Plains School District seeks approval for levy
An informational public meeting was held Thursday evening in the Plains school library concerning the school district's proposed $100,000 levy request. Ballots were sent out last week with election day being May 7.Superintendent Dr. Kathleen Walsh was on hand to discuss the impact of the proposed levy on local residents. “I’m using this (meeting) as an opportunity to engage the community in the process,” Walsh told attendees. The school district is losing two teachers to retirement and three paraprofessionals are retiring. Two positions need to be filled for next year: one in high school and one in elementary school. "We have good people...
Plains and T-Falls athletes shine at local track meet
This may as well have been a preview of next month’s Montana high school track and field postseason as a pair of local teams strutted their stuff at the Thompson Falls Invitational meet this past Tuesday.Host Thompson Falls and Sanders County rival Plains basically went toe-to-toe in the team competitions, with both schools showing individual and team depth up and down the line-up.T Falls won the women’s team title by four points, 86-82 over the Plains Trotters, while the Plains mens’ team finished third with 64 points and T Falls guys finished fifth with 53.Troy won the men’s team title...
Trotters softball shows fight against Eureka
Despite what the scoreboard read at the end of the game, this was maybe the sign the Plains Trotters softball team has been waiting for.The young Trotters, who have yet to win a game this year, battled to the end with 7B conference partner Eureka before finally falling 24-7.But the real story may have been how the Trotters came back, avoiding another Mercy Rule shortened game until the last out of the fifth inning.In doing so, they thwarted the Lady Lions' attempt to close them out after three innings.It can be viewed as a hopeful sign.That youth extends to the...
Auction draws bidders and lookers to Superior
At best count, 205 vehicles lined the sides of the Cyr Iron Mountain Road from Quartz Road past the Mineral Country Shooting Sports Associations building about 8 miles east of Superior. About 99% had to be pickup trucks and license plates are tough to tell where people come from since...
Legals for April, 17 2024
INVITATION FOR BIDS LEASE OF STATE LANDS Sealed bids will be accepted by the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, Ag & Grazing Management Bureau, P.O. Box 201601, Helena, Montana 59620-1601, through April 24, 2024 for a 5-year Grazing License on the following described land in Mineral County. LOTS 1,2,3,4,6,7,8 S2NE4 LESS 22.8 ACRES IN LOTS 3,4,6,7,8, SW4NE4 Section 2 Township 14 North, Range 25 West, LOTS 1,2, N2, SW4, NW4SE4, LESS 27.21 AC PAT RR R/W IN LOTS 1&2 Section 36 Township 15 North, Range 25 West, SE4SE4, S2S2NE4SE4 and S OF I-90, EXCLUDING SE4SE4, S2S2NE4SE4 in Section 35, Township...
Spring break for a cause: Florida woman organizes clothing drive for Superior thrift
Spring break for college students is typically mid to late March. For the most part, it’s the disreputable week of jet-setting to warm weather locations, for young adults to decompress from their bookwork by engaging in some risky and questionable behavior.Most of these activities take place in locations like Florida. So, it came as quite a surprise when one undergraduate from the Sunshine State opted to spend her spring break traveling to Montana instead with very a generous load of winter clothing for the Women in Timber Thrift Store in Superior.Lauren Widman attends Northwest Florida State College, and though she...
Crescent Ridge ramps up for spring produce
From being a fisheries biologist to a commercial farmer, Michael Davidson has enjoyed the journey immensely.He cut his teeth helping a buddy in St. Ignatius with his garden, and eight years ago he purchased 23 acres in Alberton. Crescent Ridge Farm has been a thriving business and Davidsson has become the unofficial president of the farmers market on Thursday afternoons. The farm is operated as a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) where the recipients of the yet-to-come-vegetables pre-pay Davidson earlier in the year which he uses for capital for seed, fencing, diesel and employees, so the sting of operational costs are not...
Trotters finish second at Dave Tripp Memorial
There’s a new player in the local track and field game, new contender that is, as evident by the results of this past weekend’s Dave Tripp Memorial Track meet in Polson.The Plains women, led by junior reigning state champion discus thrower Alexis Demming, who won the discus event Saturday and added the meet shot put title to her medal haul, helped the Trotters place second in a field of 15 local B-C track and field teams.And as the Trotters rose to near the top of the pile, Superior’s boys and girls continued their strong Spring with a pair of third...
Lady Cats tennis back on the court
For tennis fans in Superior and around the area, it was a welcome site indeed.Not just the fact that the Lady Bobcats were on the home courts, outdoors, and it was a sunny day, but the fact that Lanie Crabb was swatting tennis ball across the net.Out for a year with a knee injury that sidelined one of the best tennis players in the region, not to mention kept an outstanding volleyball and basketball player on the sidelines, Crabb was back in action this past Saturday at a multi-school tournament on the Superior High tennis courts.As the only tennis playing...
Swope leads Lady Bobcats with medal in javelin
The Superior boys and girls track and field teams are emerging as a Class B Montana high school state contender, early results continue to show.The Bobcats and Lady Bobcats both had strong team showings and some outstanding individual efforts in the Florence/Darby Invitational meet last week at the Corvallis Sports Complex.The women, with multiple individuals placing high in several different events finished sixth in the meet’s team standings, while the Bobcats boys were seventh.Meet host Corvallis won both the men’s and women’s team titles, with the women narrowly edging out second-place Twin Bridges by three points, 92-89. The Corvallis men...
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