Superior revs up for 'Sweet 16th' car show Saturday
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The first school in Mineral County to offer classes beyond a high school curriculum, the Superior School was dedicated on dedicated on January 28, 1916, two years after the creation of Mineral County.
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From the time of the first settlement in Mineral County, education was available in several small rural schools, none large enough nor serving sufficient numbers of students to warrant the implementation of a high school program. Students who wished to continue their education beyond grade eight had to leave home and attend a school outside the county.

Completed at the beginning of 2016, the school remained in continuous use as a school until its closure in 1995, housing grades 1 to 12 throughout that time. With the opening of the new Superior School, the old Superior School stood empty and was eventually scheduled for demolition, despite its being entered in the National Register by that time. A group of citizens decided, successfully, to try to save the old school.

Now occupied by around a dozen businesses, the old Superior School is also host to one of Superior's most popular annual events, the Old School House Rock Car Show, which attracts rods, customs and muscle cars from Montana, Idaho, Washington and British Columbia, usually 100 or more every year.

Following is the beginning of one of the news articles published concerning the show, this one by The Missoulian.

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Superior revs up for 'Sweet 16th'
car show Saturday
KIM BRIGGEMAN | May 31, 2015
Old School House Rock Car Show

SUPERIOR – One of Mineral County’s signature summer events returns Saturday, replete with cherried-out classics, muscle cars and music from the '50s and '60s.

The Old School House Rock Car Show marks its 16th year on the manicured lawn of the Old Superior School on River Street starting at 8 a.m.

The Superior car show started in 2000 as a brainchild of a couple of car buffs, Gordon Hendrick and the late Jeff Carlson. Their families are no longer involved in the show, but Curtin said a new Founders Choice will be awarded this year. Carlson’s wife Judy will pick her favorite car.

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Other prizes to be presented at 3:30 p.m. include the Mayor’s Choice, Sheriff’s Choice and the Top 12 picked by the car guys themselves. There’s also a trophy for the winner of the “unfinished class,” which Curtin says he's entering because he's been too busy organizing a car show to finish his car.

A side street is shut down for vendors who’ll offer hamburgers, cinnamon rolls, fruit pies, Kettle Corn and pulled pork sandwiches.

The non-alcoholic family event also features a Poker Walk, in which players draw a card at each of the 13 sponsoring businesses in town to see who comes up with the best poker hand. Curtin said a deejay is also working on a "Name That Tune" contest.

A huge yard sale across the street will feature medical equipment from Mineral Community Hospital.
From The Missoulian
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Type of publication: Newspaper

When was the article reported?: 05/31/2015

Publication: The Missoulian

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How widespread was the article reported?: regional

News Category: Arts/Culture
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