ARTICLES BY JUSTYNA TOMTAS/MINERAL INDEPENDENT

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West Mullan Fire

A tanker aircraft works the West Mullan Fire last year.

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Railroad Day

A young contestant competes in the watermelon eating contest during last year's Railroad Day in Alberton.

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Survivor pitches in to help Relay for Life

SUPERIOR – After being diagnosed with breast cancer on two different occasions, Linda Letcher is fighting back alongside the Mineral County Relay For Life to find a cure for the disease.

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Lunch in the Lot

Lanie Crabb, 9, watches as her sister Josie, 6, makes some more lemonade. This year four teams participated and raised funds for the Mineral County Relay For Life event.

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Fighting for the cure one cup at a time

SUPERIOR – Aromas of food filled the greenway where food, drinks and desserts were sold, raising money for the fight against cancer.

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Lady Bobcats improve on court

SUPERIOR – The Lady Bobcats recently passed their halfway mark in their summer league basketball season and have reaped in an ample amount of experience.

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St. Regis football to switch to junior varsity

ST. REGIS – After splitting from the cooperative with Alberton, the St. Regis football team will now solely be a junior varsity team.

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School pursues grant, tech levy

ST. REGIS – The St. Regis School is hoping to get their hands on another Department of Commerce grant to continue to improve the school, after already utilizing one grant to help bring the school to ADA standards.

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Fire Training

Superior volunteer firefighters respond to a training call and practice techniques utilized to put out a car fire.

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Fire training heats up

SUPERIOR – The fire blazed fiercely propelling thick gray smoke into the air. Firefighters quickly got to work as they worked on a car fire.

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H.E.R.O. Club

Rilyn Roberts, 5, eats a hot dog during the first ever H.E.R.O Club in Superior. The club aims to provide positive entertainment, while focusing on being drug and alcohol free.

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Kids become everyday heroes

SUPERIOR – A group of kids recently took on the goal of improving the Superior community by providing a positive experience to anyone who is interested.

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Lunch in the Lot aims to end cancer

SUPERIOR – The Mineral County Relay for Life teams will band together to bring lunch and refreshments to the community with one overriding goal in mind: to find a cure for cancer.

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Annual Trail Rail Run ready to go

MINERAL COUNTY – The second annual Trail Rail Run is scheduled to take place and this year more participants will flood the tracks to get their running fixation satisfied.

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Superhost training hits all-time high

SUPERIOR – Hospitality providers left the Superhost statewide seminar ready to provide quality customer service to keep tourists coming back to Mineral County on a yearly basis. This year the seminar reported the highest attendance ever in the approximately 20 years the program has been offered.

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