Community Briefs for Sept. 4, 2008

Please plan to attend the September meeting of the Frenchtown Broncs Spirit Boosters, Monday September 8, in the high school commons at 7:00 p.m. The Spirit Boosters will sponsor a BBQ prior to the start of the first home game, starting at 5:00 p.m. Sept 12. We are also looking for Spirit Boosters to bring salads and desserts to the BBQ on Sept 12 .

Alberton American Legion Post 131 meets at 7:30 p.m. every first Thursday of the month at the Alberton Senior Center. For more information, call Harve Murray, Post Commander at 722-3335, Ken Vick, Vice Commander at 722-0118, or Jim Johnson, Adjutant, at 722-3159. The next meeting is Sept. 4.

Mineral County Medical Foundation Annual Golf Tournament at Trestle Creek on September 6. Shotguns start at 9 a.m. Again this year, the tournament will feature a $50,000 hole-in-one on a specific hole. There have been 14 hole in ones at Trestle Creek. For more information about teams, fairway sponsorship or carts, contact JoEllen at the Mineral Community Hospital, 822-4841.

There will be a memorial service for Robert Hermes of St. Regis on Saturday, Sept. 6, at 3:30 p.m. at the St. Regis School.

Join folks from the Great Burn Study Group for the final weekend trip into the Great Burn this year, monitoring weeds, wildlife, trail conditions, signs, and more, collecting important information for management of this rugged backcountry area. Our final trip for 2008 is this weekend, Sept. 6-7: Mallard Larkins, Idaho. For more, contact Beverly Dupree, 406-240-9901.

Superior Public Schools offers healthy meals every school day. Breakfast costs $1.30, lunch costs $1.90 (K-6), and $2.00 (7-12). Your children may qualify for free meals or for reduced-price meals. Reduced-price is $.30 for breakfast, $.40 for lunch. To apply for free or reduced-price meals, use a Free and Reduced-Price School Meals Application which will be sent home with your child the first day of school. Return the completed application to the school.

AA Meeting in Alberton every Tuesday at the Alberton Methodist Church. Start at 7 p.m. and open to the public.

TOPS Take Off Pounds Sensibly meets every Monday evening at 5:45 p.m. in the Frenchtown Community Church basement. For more information, call Julie at 626-5355.

The Superior town council meets the second Monday of each month in the conference room at the City Hall offices, 305 W. Main, Superior. Mail: PO Box 729, Superior, Montana 59872. Phone: 822-4672, fax: 822-3594. Email: supertwn@bigsky.net. The next meeting is Sept. 8.

The Alberton school board meets the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Math Room. For more information, contact PO Box 330, Alberton, Montana 59820 or phone 722-4413. The next meeting is Sept. 8.

The St. Regis Resort Board meets at 6 p.m. the second Monday of each month at the St. Regis Community Center. For more information, PO Box 151, St. Regis MT 59866, or phone 649-1009. All meetings are open to the public. An agenda will be posted at the St. Regis Post Office or Stang's Grocery. The next meeting is Sept. 8.

The Frenchtown Rural Fire District board of trustees meets every second Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at Frenchtown station #1. For information about the agenda, contact the fire district at 626-5791. The next meeting is Sept. 8.

The St. Regis Community Council meets the second Tuesday of every month at 7 pm. For more information, 39 Lobo Loop PO Box 278, St. Regis, Montana 59866. The next meeting is Sept. 9.

The Superior school board meets the second Tuesday of the month, 7:30 p.m., in the Elementary School's Science/Art Room. For more information, contact PO Box 400, Superior, Montana 59872, phone 822-4851. The next meeting is Sept. 9.

The Mineral County Historical Society meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. the Mineral County Extension Office. For information, contact Kay Strombo 822-4626, Sue McLees 822-4974, or Chuck Mead, 722-3182, or email mchs1976@blackfoot.net. Check out our newly revamped website at http://mineral-museum.tripod.com. The next meeting is Sept. 9.

Frenchtown's Kristofor Stonesifer Post 124 of the American Legion meets every second Tuesday of the month at 1900 hours in the Frenchtown Community Church downstairs room. Adjutant Rod George 626-5819. The next meeting is Sept. 9.

The Frenchtown school board meets regularly on the second Tuesday of each month, usually in the Elementary School library. For information, call the school district office at 626-2600. The next meeting is Sept. 9.

The Mineral County Museum meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Mineral County Extension Office. For information, contact Kay Strombo 822-4626, Sue McLees 822-4974, or Chuck Mead, 722-3182, or email mchs1976@blackfoot.net. Check out our newly revamped website at http://mineral-museum.tripod.com. The next meeting is Sept. 9.

The St. Regis School District meets the second Wednesday of each month at the school library. Call for the meeting times. PO Drawer K, St. Regis, Montana 59866, phone 649-2311. The next meeting is Sept. 10.

The Nine Mile Community Board of Directors meets the second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Nine Mile Community Center. For more information, contact Colleen Jones 626-4109 or Bob Brugh 626-4687. (Exceptions for special meetings in 2008: Sat. April 12 and Sat. Sept. 20.) The next meeting is Sept. 10.

The Women's Auxiliary of Alberton American Legion Post 131 meets every second Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Senior Center. For more information, call Bernadine Vick at 722-0118. The next meeting is Sept. 11.

The Mineral Community Hospital Guild meets the 2nd Thursday of each month at the Tamarack Clinic. New members are always welcome. Meeting starts at 12:00 with lunch provided. Questions please call 822-4800. The next meeting is Sept. 11.

The St. Regis Sewer Board meets at 6 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at the St. Regis Community Center. The next meeting is Sept. 11.

The Mineral County Conservation District usually meets at 7 p.m. every third Tuesday at the Extension Office. All meetings are open to the public and an agenda will be posted at the MSU-Mineral County Extension Office, 301 Second Ave E., Superior, MT 59872. The next meeting is Sept. 16.

Superior Mountain Lodge #110 meets on the first and third Tuesdays of the month beginning at 7 p.m. The next meeting is Sept. 16.

The Disabled American Veterans Volunteer Transportation Network serving veterans in Sanders County, has enlarged its service area. Veterans in Ronan and St. Ignatius can call the Thompson Falls Coordinator at 242-0217 to arrange travel to their VA scheduled appointments in Montana. This is made possible due the increasing number of veterans using the existing service. The DAV Transportation Committee elected to return a van that was formerly based in Thompson Falls from Missoula. That van is now based in Plains to take care of vets there and in Lake County, as needed. This new arrangement will allow the two Sanders County vehicles to travel in different directions on the same day, which will decrease calls to other areas for their help meeting travel needs. Drivers are needed in the Plains area to answer the increased work-load. A valid Montana driver's license and proof of current insurance is all that is required to be a volunteer. The volunteer's insurance will simply verify that there is no reason the volunteer should not be driving. Following application, the VA will schedule a physical examination and training. Transportation will be provided to attend that appointment. Applicants please call 242-0217, before 7:00 PM.

The Mineral County Friends of the Library welcomes new members every third Friday of the month at 1:30 p.m., in the foyer of the Superior branch Library. Call Leslie Heppe, 822-4650, Jim Goss, 822-5000, or Dan Arnsan, 822-4935. The next meeting is Sept. 19.

The Mineral Community Hospital Board will postpone its regular September meeting until Thursday, October 2 at 6:30 P.M. in the Tamarack Medical Clinic Conference Room, located at 1208 6th Avenue East. The meetings are normally held on the Fourth Thursday of each month. The regular scheduled meeting will resume on October 23rd, 2008. Please call Barry Kenfield, Interim CEO, at 822-4841 if you have any questions.

Join Sierra Club and Society of American Foresters for a volunteer service day in Sawmill Gulch north of Missoula, on Sept. 27, Public Lands Day! Volunteers are needed to hand-pile brush and small timber in the wildland-urban interface and to remove old barb-wire fencing and weeds in elk habitat. Meet at the main Rattlesnake Trailhead and join our work crews from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. You will need work gloves, lug-sole boots, and appropriate weather gear. The community is invited and lunch will be provided! For more information call 406-549-1142.

The Bitterroot Resource Conservation and Development group meets every first Monday from 10 a.m. to noon in the County Commissioner’s Office in Superior.There will be no RC&D meeting for Mineral County in September. Please mark your calendars for the next meeting to be held Oct. 15. All the superintendents from the schools will be invited to give us an update on the schools. By having the meeting on the 15th instead of the usual first Monday, the Superintendents will have time to put their enrollment figures together for the State of Schools report.