Bitterroot Star - October 12, 2022

Bitterroot pickleball passion proliferates

by Nathan Boddy

October 5th served up a gorgeous day for Pickleball players in the Bitter root Valley, and that was just right for the 4th anniversary of the Bitterroot Pickleball group’s round-robin tourna ment. Players met under a crisp, blue sky and perfect temperatures before dividing into ‘casual’ and ‘competitive’ categories and double checking the order of play.

“It’s the social aspect, that’s num ber one,” said Tom Nelson about the allure of the game. He’d just been

successful at a fast-paced game to start the day, but still counted other elements of Pickleball as being more important, primarily how the quick game is fun and interactive, and quickly leads to better health.

Rita Atencio, whose efforts along with group president, Rick Trauth, or ganized the round-robin tournament, said that Bitterroot Pickleball boasts over 100 members. Additionally, she says, “People come from all over asking, ‘where can I play pickleball?’

People are taking paddles on vaca tion, whether they come here to fish,

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or hunt or film ‘Yellowstone’, they all want to play pickleball.” When asked why the relatively new sport is gaining so much steam, her reply is similar: it’s a casual game.

But casual needn’t be confused with low activity. The players that took to the court on October 5th were constantly on the move, covering their areas and keeping plenty warm despite the chill. The ‘casual’ comes in when considering the social and uplifting nature of the game. Between their matches, a group of players share their impression of the game, which range from benefits in balance and hand/eye coordination to building friendships. Laughter erupts around the snack table when someone makes the comment that the gatherings are, “remarkably free of politics.” To those in attendance, the game is so appeal ing that they anticipate it spreading into the valley schools, and even to the

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The game, which everyone de scribes as being fairly easy to learn, looks almost like a mashup between tennis and ping pong. The coverage area is far less, the play somewhat slower, and the ball is essentially a wiffle ball. The game was invented in 1965 by three men in Washington State who were searching for a more interactive game that could be played on the spot. According to usapickle ball.org, founder Joel Pritchard came up with the name pickleball as “a reference to the thrown-together left over non-starters in the ‘pickle boat’ of crew races,” although some stories attribute it to the name of his family dog, Pickles. While it may have had its start being leftovers from other sports, its spread into all 50 states took only 25 years.

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Pickleball game in action at Westview Courts in Hamilton. According to local play ers, some of the benefits of playing pickleball include improved balance and hand/ eye coordination and building friendships. Photo by Nathan Boddy.

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WMERR – caring for horses when others don’t

by Victoria Howell

At the very minimum, it costs about $1600 a year to own a horse in the Bitterroot. And that’s if the horse is in good health and has no special needs. Unfortunately, people can often underestimate what their financial responsibility will be and find them selves unable to provide the necessary care.

That’s just one of the scenarios in which a horse can end up in the care

horsewoman, told her, “You were rid ing before you were born.” Shannon was riding by herself when she was only three years old, and she took first place in the Reno Rodeo in the “Junior Working Cowgirl” category, riding a 16-hand quarter horse gelding as her mom followed on her own horse.

The family ended up moving to the Bay Area where Shannon got into the horse show world, showing in both Western and English disciplines. She moved to Montana in 1985 and

tation of neglected or abused equines, whether voluntarily surrendered or confiscated by law enforcement from unsuitable homes. Some have become permanent residents of our sanctu ary, while others have been and will be available for adoption. The goal of either is a second chance for a good quality of life. This facility will also be available to the community, special needs organizations, offering instruc tion, therapy for some, and education, provided by knowledgeable people

and trainers.”

“We work with owners who have tried to find their horse a home or tried to sell them,” said Shannon.

“These horses really have nowhere to go. Then we have to decide, do we have the finances to take the horse?”

The standard protocol is that the owner surrenders the horse to WMERR, granting them permission to take the horse. Shannon picks up the horse, takes it to the veterinar

of Western Montana Equine Rescue and Rehabilitation (WMERR) east of Corvallis. The first horse rescue operation in the valley, for the past 14 years WMERR has been rescuing horses, nursing them back to health, and rehabilitating them (hopefully) for an eventual adoption.

Shannon Alexander is the founder and executive director of WMERR, which became a 501(c)(3) non profit in 2008.

Shannon grew up in Nevada. Shannon says that her mother, an avid

continued showing as an adult, as did two of her three children. She was a member of the Bitterroot Mountettes mounted drill team. Horses have always been a big part of Shannon’s world.

But it wasn’t until 2008 that she became aware of horse rescue and took in her first two horses. She ended up putting together a volunteer board and they decided their mission would be to “help horses that have nowhere else to go.” According to their website, the goal is “to continue in the rehabili

Shannon Alexander, executive director of WMERR, with Indy, a rescued Missouri Fox Trotter in his mid-30’s, who needs to have his feed soaked for his three meals a day and will probably never be adopted because of the extra work it takes to feed him. So he has become a permanent member of the family at WMERR. Photo by V. Howell.

WMERR: helping horses that are in trouble

ian for assessment and rehabilitation recommendations.

“Most of the time there are seri ous issues,” said Shannon. “They are extremely thin, ill, lame, or have major dental problems.” That first vet visit establishes a baseline and the vet’s rec ommendations are carefully followed.

Most of the horses rescued by WMERR are in Montana, with a few exceptions from out of state. For ex ample, some horses develop allergies living in the damp and buggy south east part of the country and have to be moved out of that area. She has a horse right now that falls into that catego ry. She said WMERR doesn’t pay for transport on out of state rescues but within Montana she will pick up rescue horses at no charge.

“Horse rescue takes a village,” said Shannon. “It isn’t just us. Now there are three more horse rescue groups in the valley. I prefer working together - we all have the same goal - helping horses that are in trouble, and also helping horse owners that need assis tance.”

“Education is a big part of what we do,” said Shannon. This Saturday, Oc tober 15, WMERR will hold its annual tack sale, their biggest fundraiser of the year, at 633 Warbler Lane, Corvallis from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. In addition to a huge variety of tack and horse supplies, they always try to have something educational included in the event, and this year Parsons Ponies will be there, teaching kids about the ponies. Tom

Currier, DVM, of Ambrose Vet Clinic, will also be there, speaking about horse care. Tory Powell will give a demon stration on Liberty, a form of working with a horse using no halter or rope of any kind. “She just works the horse with her hands and body,” said Shan non. “It’s fascinating to watch. There are so many good people in the valley with a lot of knowledge to share. It’s so important to get educated on what’s best for the animals.”

Shannon said people end up sur rendering their horses for a variety of reasons, most often a change in their circumstances so they don’t have the

money to take care of the horse any more. “It could be a death or a switch to a fixed income,” said Shannon. She said people sometimes don’t know how to feed efficiently and horses decline rapidly if not fed properly, or if their teeth aren’t taken care of.

“We get a lot of older horses,” said Shannon. “Usually they can be re habbed. Just because they’re 30 doesn’t mean they’re going to die soon.”

Since its inception in 2008, WMERR has helped approximate ly 300 horses. Sadly, horses that have nowhere to go can often end up being sold at auction and sent to the

slaughter house and that’s the main thing that WMERR is trying to avoid.

WMERR also helps horse owners with hay grants, euthanasia assistance, and education.

“Sometimes the owner doesn’t have the knowledge about what to do,” says Shannon, “or they don’t contact the vet because they’re afraid of the cost. The rescue people can turn this situation around for the animals.”

After the rescue and rehab process, when a horse is deemed ready for adoption, Shannon posts it on Face book. Potential adopters go through a rigorous vetting process, references are checked, and they do a home visit. The minimum fee to adopt a rehabbed horse from WMERR is $250.

“Nobody here gets a salary and we don’t charge for transport,” said Shannon. She said it costs WMERR $600-$700 up front just to take in a horse because of the necessary vet care and treatments.

“But we, like all rescues, have nu merous community members, friends, donors and sponsors,” said Shannon. Every penny raised goes to pay vet bills and for ferrier services, as well as the feed and supplements.

And even with the best possible care, “every horse can’t be saved,” said Shannon. “Sometimes the kindest thing is euthanasia. The final act of kindness.”

Even that costs money, she says, but “tt’s not about the money, it’s about doing the right thing.”

She said that Saturday’s big tack sale helps raise the money to buy good quality hay that they are always in need of, especially to get through the winter. (In fact, she said, right now she is looking for someone with a flatbed trailer to pick up seven tons of donated hay in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and then unload and stack it. If interested, call her at 406-360-8473.) She said that anyone who is unable to attend the sale can always call Cowpoke Ranch Supply in Corval lis to purchase bags of Haystack Special Blend, Purina Equine Senior or Purina Equine Strategy, and Redman salt blocks for WMERR. Monetary donations can be sent to: WMERR, P.O. Box 1168, Corvallis MT 59828.

Her advice to any would-be horse owner: establish a relationship with your veterinari an. They have so much knowledge to impart and they are happy to share it. In fact, she said, it would be a better world if everyone shared what they know with others.

“More people need to be helping each other,” said Shannon. “Ev erybody doesn’t know everything.”

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Shannon Alexander, executive director of Western Montana Equine Rescue and Rehabilitation, with Mya, her personal horse which she adopted from a rescue facility in Idaho. Shannon makes time to ride every day. Photo by V. Howell.

WATER

of scarcity, through droughts, floods or whatever,” said Oliver.

One of the challenges in under standing hydrology in the mountains is that they are really diverse areas in terms of climate and range. They are large, expansive and remote, often difficult to access and as a result there is not a lot of data.

“The idea behind this experiment,” said Oliver, “is to develop a better method to estimate water storage in mountainous areas because they are critical to the Western U.S.”

He said his team was working with a new technology and a new kind of science called Hydrogeodesy, that is, actually observing the curvature of the earth in order to infer something about processes that are changing the earth’s shape.

It is new developments in satel lite technology yielding extremely accurate and precise measurements at a very minute scale that make the research possible. In a network of stations around the watershed, GPS stations are installed that communi cate their location to a satellite. As ice and water build up in the watershed, the earth becomes depressed like a mattress with a bowling ball sitting in the middle of it. The antennas secured into the bedrock begin to sink and tilt toward the load. When the load is removed the antennas return to

water storage

Brett Oliver (left), a graduate student in geoscience at the University of Montana gives Kent Myers (right), a volunteer from the Bitterroot River Health Check pro gram, a lesson in taking water flow measurements in Lost Horse Creek last week end. Oliver is part of a University of Montana team that is conducting an experiment in “hydrogeodesy” aimed at estimating the total load of water in the Selway-Bitter root Wilderness watershed using state-of-the-art GPS derived measurements of the movements in the earth’s crust. Photo by Michael Howell.

their initial position. The movement is constant, according to Oliver, so the earth’s crust is always moving lightly up and down throughout the year, al ways fluctuating. The calculations are not simple and involve removing other factors, such as atmospheric pressure and the effect of tides.

Kent Myers said he was happy to get the chance to learn how to take water measurements and learn about an aspect of water quality monitoring that he hadn’t been engaged in but some of his cohorts in the Bitterroot River Health Check program do regu larly.

gen, phosphorous and other potential pollutants. They also collect data on key parameters such as temperature, conductivity, pH, percent of dissolved oxygen, turbidity, etc. Flow measure ments for the river are taken from the USGS gag es placed along the river to estimate loads.

Volunteers from the Bitterroot River Health Check program have also been lab testing laborato ry samples and collecting the other parameters on six tributaries coming out of the Sapphire Moun tains on the east side of the valley for five years but have only been gaging associated flow measure ments for the last two years.

Check program since it was formed.

“We were excited to learn about this water gaging experiment on these tributaries on the West side,” said Pape. “We were already eyeing the Bitterroot Front as our next area of expansion as we reach beyond the mainstem of the river and the Sap phire Front. Having recently signed an MOU with the Bitterroot National Forest to do just that we were pleas antly surprised to see the University of Montana showing up with a similar interest and have been cooperating with them since they arrived.”

Pape said that UM professor Payton Gardner told his group that funding for the university’s current project was only scheduled to last for three years and that after that time control and operation of the sites may be left behind to serve as permanent sites in the Bitterroot River Health Check’s planned network for perpetual monitoring.

“Dr. Gardner worked closely with us in establishing these sites to ensure that they would also serve as good sites for our plans on the whole Bit terroot Front,” said Pape. “It is worth noting,” he said, “that the site on Lost Horse is already supplying data that is of interest to other organizations.” In this case it is the Clark Fork Coa

Hydrogeodesy in the Bitterroot Mountains – UM graduate student Brett Oliver explains the basics of the new science and the new scientific instruments involved in the latest experiments at estimating the total load of water stored and released annually in a watershed the size of the Selway-Bit terroot Wilderness in which movements of the earth’s crust are measured by highly precise GPS antennas secured in bed rock associated with data from weather/climate station data located nearby. Photo by M. Howell.

Myers is team leader of the north Bitterroot River Mainstem project where volunteers collect water samples and have them laboratory tested for nitro

“Our aim since 2018 has been to establish a permanent network of water quality and quantity measuring stations on every major tributary to the mainstem of the Bitterroot Riv er,” said Bitterroot River Protection Association (BRPA) spokesperson Greg Pape. BRPA has played a leader ship role in the Bitterroot River Health

lition’s recent project to install a fish screen on Lost Horse Creek at the BRID canal diversion that will benefit from the data.

“We believe the data from all our sites will prove useful for a great num ber of individual, isolated and unique water related projects across the whole watershed as time goes by,” said Pape.

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Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking public review through Novem ber 4 of its proposal to purchase and manage a conservation easement on approximately 540 acres of land on the privately owned Hackett Ranch, located west of Victor in Ravalli Coun ty.

The proposed Sweathouse Creek Conservation Easement would protect important wildlife and fish habitat, preserve unique open space and work ing ranchlands, and provide public access for a variety of recreational purposes.

The area includes key winter range for elk and deer as well as an import ant spring calving area for elk. The easement would also include portions of Sweathouse and Gash Creeks and their associated native fish and other streamside and aquatic resources. The area has a variety of habitat for many game and nongame wildlife species.

The easement would protect the area from future development and en sure that the property would be man aged as a working ranch landscape that is compatible with the area’s fish and wildlife resources.

The ranch already participates in FWP’s hunter access Block Manage ment program and allows some public access for other types of recreation. The proposed easement would further

expand access for hunting, fishing, trapping, hiking, and wildlife watch ing.

The easement would also ensure continued access to the Sweathouse Falls Trail in the Bitterroot National Forest and provide an additional ac cess point to the National Forest road system.

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The project is proposed to be fund ed by Pittman-Robertson Act funds, FWP’s Habitat Montana Fund, the Montana Fish and Wildlife Conser vation Trust, Ravalli County Fish and Wildlife Association, landowner do nated value, and potentially through the Ravalli County Open Lands Bond.

FWP will hold a public hearing in Stevensville on Monday, October 24 at 5:30 p.m. at the North Valley Public

To review the draft EA and com ment online, go to FWP’s website, fwp.mt.gov, under “News and Public Notices.” Or request information and comment by mail to: Region 2 FWP, Attn: Torrey Ritter; 3201 Spurgin Rd., Missoula 59804; by phoning 406-5425551; or by emailing torrey.ritter@ mt.gov. Comments must be received by Friday, Nov. 4, 2022.

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The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission has the final deci sion-making authority for FWP con servation easement proposals and is tentatively set to consider the proposal at its meeting in February 2023.

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The game, which everyone de scribes as being fairly easy to learn, looks almost like a mashup between tennis and ping pong. The coverage area is far less, the play somewhat slower, and the ball is essentially a wiffle ball. The game was invented in 1965 by three men in Washing ton State who were searching for a more interactive game that could be played on the spot. According to usapickleball.org, founder Joel Pritchard came up with the name pickleball as “a reference to the thrown-together leftover non-start

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Have outdoor gear you want to sell? Kids outgrowing their gear? Lost Trail Ski Patrol’s 51st Annual Outdoor Gear Swap on October 14th and October 15th at Bitterroot College Gym (103 South 9th Street in Hamilton) is the place you want to be!

New this year, consign your clean, gently used outdoor gear online, tag your items at home and drop off your gear Friday, October 14th from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Bitterroot College Gym. Teh website www.losttrailskipatrol. com/outdoor-gear-swap has all the information you need to reg ister, consign, and tag your gear!

Make sure you come back Saturday, October 15th from 9

ers in the ‘pickle boat’ of crew races,” although some stories attribute it to the name of his fam ily dog, Pickles. While it may have had its start being leftovers from other sports, its spread into all 50 states took only 25 years.

Rick Trauth is ultimately re sponsible for bringing Pickleball to the Bitterroot. The self described, “president, chief cook and bottle washer” had been a tennis pro fessional in his earlier years, but knee troubles forced him to look for something else. When he was introduced to Pickleball, he im mediately saw the potential for something both fun and social. “It’s

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Lost Trail Ski Patrol takes 20% of each sale to fund their lifesaving efforts, you keep the rest! Come support the Ski Pa trol so they can keep taking good care of you when you need them most!

Thanks to the Ravalli County Public Health Department, a limited number of free children’s helmets are available on Satur day (free helmets not available during early bird shopping).

Make a $25 donation to Lost Trail Ski Patrol and shop one hour before the doors open to the public on Saturday (8 to 9 a.m.)! There are only 25 of these

pretty easy to learn,” he says. “It’s way more social than tennis.” As proof, he points to the four busy courts at Westside. “We have 16 people playing and they’re having a blast.”

Trauth set to work getting courts set up in Stevensville, and soon followed with more on the grounds of the Daly Mansion. The organization also rents space in the Events Center on the Raval li County Fairgrounds for play during the winter season. Their newest place to play, at Westside Courts, still utilizes temporary nets and surfacing but will be re done professionally in the spring. Trauth worked with the Hamilton

For more information check out the event page on Facebook: Ski Swap – Lost Trail Ski Patrol or the website, www.losttrailski kpatrol.com.

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School District for permission to con vert one of the tennis courts, and says that the City of Ham ilton will help out financially to do the professional job in the spring.

As to the outcome of the tournament, Trauth almost sheep ishly admits that he and his partner, Derik, won the com petitive portion of the event. “It’s for fun,” he says. “Some people get way into winning, but the main thing is community and hav ing a good time.”

People interested in giving it a try are encouraged to learn more by visiting https://www.bitter rootpickleball.net.

Rick Trauth, President of Bitterroot Pickleball. Photo by Nathan Boddy.

Pickleball players crowd around as Rick Trauth explains the order for the round-robin tournament. Photo by Nathan Boddy.

Big money is taking over our Montana land and privatizing it for themselves. If we don’t stop it now, there will be nothing left for us, for hunting, fishing, or recreation. Our young generation will lose out and never have the opportunities that we had when Montana used to be the LAST GREAT PLACE… Get out and vote for the people that truly care about open land.

Zinke had been the Secretary of the Interior and ended up with 18 investigations for corruption and misuse of public funds. In Utah he tried to destroy two National Monuments and leasing them to foreign countries. Es calante and Bears Ears, both pre cious gems of our country, would have been gone forever if he had not left office in disgrace.

Zinke’s home base is Santa Barbara, California. He doesn’t care about Montana. Stop him from privatizing our public lands. NO to ZINKE.

Recycling

Joe Gervais Corvallis

Regarding your recent piece about recycling glass in Hamilton:

I like to think of myself as being reasonably environmentally responsible. We built a highly energy-efficient house. We do not use natural gas or propane, generate our own electricity, put ting excess into the system. We take our recyclables to Missoula: cardboard, newspapers, maga zines, #1 and #2 plastics, tin cans and aluminum cans. The thought of saving glass, transporting it to the fairgrounds and then having to pay them to take it is just too much.

It would be nice if Republic Services would pick up trash here in Hamilton and offer a recycling station, like they do in Missoula. Accepting glass in addition to all the other stuff they take would be a bonus.

Sidney Mehlschmidt Hamilton

Vote no on bond

Opposition to the open lands bond program, additional TAX on Ravalli County residents.

Back in 2007, the Open Lands tax (bond) was passed by 10,166 in favor with 7,385 against.

The verbatim language that appeared on the ballot was NOT what has happened. This is a TAX on all of us.

A few things have NOT been in line with the original intent of this program. Most folks don’t know that ALL working farms and ranches are EXEMPT from the tax. The original intent was to

apply for conservation easements for family farms and ranches to keep them in the family and prohibit housing development on these properties in perpetu ity. A very large number of these conservation easements have been created at Ravalli County taxpayer expense on land that could NEVER be developed due to purged water tables and other issues that would legally require the Ravalli County Planning de partment to deny them, and yet, huge sums of money have been handed out to land owners, and if the total acreage exceeds 100 acres (even if additional proper ties are in escrow at the time of the application to be paid for once your tax dollars arrive), then the new, larger property owner qual ifies for matching Federal Funds (again, your taxpayer money). Most of these projects provided needed funds to desperate land owners due to the economy or through poor money manage ment. We are talking about hun dreds of thousands of tax dollars on a project.

Get this, the land, once a con servation easement is still used for farming, grazing, can be sold or leased out or passed on in a will by the land owner, it simply cannot be developed. Your tax $ at work, just not for you.

Additionally, there is only ONE land appraiser that has ap praised ALL of these projects (at the requested value) because he has all the necessary credentials. There are more appraisers who have the identical credentials, but the law that requires appraisers to be selected at random appears to be ignored, something that cannot be done if you sell your property.

In short, this program does not accomplish the original ob jective, and is a waste of Ravalli County taxpayer’s money. The proposed tax (bond) will be on the November ballot, and hope fully taxpayers that can no longer afford groceries and gas have had enough new taxes to avoid this one and reject the program.

Marlene Roff-Nixon Victor Republicans today

What is the Ravalli County Republican Central Committee (RCRCC)? It consists of two “Pre cinct Representatives,” commonly known as Captains, from each precinct in the county, one man, one woman, plus officials elected by the assembly.

I’ll start with what it was: simply a fundraising arm for anyone with an “R” behind their name seeking elected office in the County or State, without vetting.

Things are changing. Thanks, in large part, to Dan Schultz who started “The Pre cinct Project”, an America First or ganization bring ing awareness to “Establishment” republicans cur rently in power within the party. As Dan puts it: “Being a precinct captain makes you an owner, not just a donor.”

This move ment has raised awareness of RCCs throughout the nation and attracted notable people to become precinct cap tains including General Michael Flynn, ruffling feathers both

locally and nationally. The Na tional GOP spent more money to defeat “America First” Republican candidates in this current election cycle than to defeat Democrats.

Think “Deep Red” Ravalli County is exempt from such is sues? Montana has been “target ed” by both Democrats and the “Establishment Republicans” for destruction of our American Val ues. Look at the voting records of the “republican” representatives that have been supported by the RCRCC over the last few sessions. www.mtflg.org

Few Ravalli County Republi cans’ voting records are consis tent with the MTGOP platform. Some of “our” elected officials have even refused to sign on supporting this platform. www. mtgop.org/about/party-platform What conclusion do we draw from this opposition to the political party they claim to represent?!

Paul Harvey’s classic: “If I were the Devil” will ring of today’s headlines. All politics are local.

Doug Bohn Victor

Thieves and liars

My father once told me he trusted a thief more than a liar. I asked him why? He said, “A thief just steals your stuff, but a liar steals something infinitely more valuable, YOUR MIND.” Again something to remember…

Joseph G Gallagher Jr Stevensville

Independence and freedom

Are independence and free dom the same thing?

Loretta Lynn has died at age 90. What a woman! And I didn’t even know about her song “The Pill,” from 1975, celebrating that she finally had some control over her own body. Apparently it still isn’t played much on country music stations because some peo ple take it as an attack on family values.

Being a family sort of person myself, and also one who looks things up, I found this: “Several well-known online dictionar ies define ‘family values’ as the following: ‘the moral and ethical principles traditionally upheld and passed on within a family, as fidelity, honesty, truth, and faith.’”

Goodness, what a lot of flex ibility! Fidelity to self or some one else or both? How does that work? Honesty even about what we’re feeling? Truth about what we want and don’t want? What we believe and don’t believe? Faith to principles or religions? Whichev er ones we believe to be right?

Good thing God gave us brains!

Loretta and I would likely vote differently on some things, but we both value personal indepen dence, which to me means free dom. And we both value respect and dignity for the individual.

Please vote; please vote in dependently, not simply straight party line, and please vote for individuals whom you respect and trust

Mary Fahnestock-Thoma Hamilton

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time bake sale in one of the new conference rooms of Bitterroot Health-Daly Hospital.

“With visitor restrictions light ened, we’re happy to host community members to come and see what has happened to the space in the middle of the hospital where the surgery center used to be,” Duce said. “You might be standing in the spot [where] you were born in our new conference room. But this time, you can see what we are offering to help raise funds for the infusion center.”

The bake sale will be supplemented by a row of fun gift baskets that are on theme for birthdays, baby presents and appreciation gifts.

It will also be the venue for an art swap and sale that has happened during October for the last couple of years.

“With all the renovations in the hospital, we have some surplus art that has been gathered and we’ll be offering it for a silent auction,” Duce said. “We also regularly receive do

nations of art from our donors – so we’ll have some Charlie Russell prints, some unframed prints donated by Art Focus for sale as well as some amazing and interesting original art pieces. We’re looking forward to working with the Auxiliary on this event where our guests and employees can stop by, buy a homemade snack, see an eclectic art show and hopefully find a gift to give as they support our campaign.”

The Art & More Show will be Fri day, October 14 from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Friday, October 14 in the new Trapper Peak Conference Room.

“Enter the hospital on the south side through our temporary main entrance,” Duce said. “From there it’s a straight shot down the hallway to the new conference room. You can stop by the gift shop on your way and see what’s new in that space as well.”

For more information or to donate framed art to offer at Friday’s Art and Bake Sale, contact Stacie Duce at the Bitterroot Health Foundation at 406375-4674.

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The Bitterroot Health Auxiliary leaders include many cancer survivors like Peg Doerfler, center, and Sharon Cole, right.

All funds raised for the Colors of Cancer campaign during October will be matched, including the more than $1200 raised in one night by the Hamilton high School volleyball team at their annual pink out games. Team Pink is a continuation of the Sprinkle Pink campaign that helps provide mammograms and breast care treat ments to those in need.

October harvest moon fishing

A few nights ago Jan and I were driving home from dinner with friends. The big, brilliant, full October moon had just cleared the eastern ridge. While it was close it appeared a pale pastel orange that faded to bright mottled silver in its ascent. It contin ued to rise at a speed you could see, a big silvery disc that was grow ing smaller in the sky like a child’s escaped balloon.

I recalled another car ride home from dinner when my father showed me the face I could imagine in the mottling, and introduced me to the Man in the Moon. The wonder of that discovery was big for a threeyear-old boy.

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trips to Missoula and good food mark their time together. We all get together for dinners when we can.

As usual her husband and I talked fishing. He’d been out quite a bit the past couple of weeks, but overall hadn’t done too well. We talked about the hatches. As has been the pattern all summer, we’re seeing fewer bugs, lighter hatch es.

afternoon. When you don’t see rises or freshly hatched mahoganies on the water you continue to use the mahog any dun imitation you tied on when

well day in and day out trailing a soft hackle, usually a #12 or #14 partridge and pheasant, behind a streamer, fished toward the bottom and fished

That was many moons ago – but the young boy’s infatuation with the October harvest moon and the autumn season has only grown deeper and sharper with the passage of the years in between.

I didn’t know as a small boy that this autumn season of moons and trees with multicolored leaves would soon end. The beautiful leaves that fell from the maple trees in my grand mother’s yard would get covered with snow, and if I wanted to go outdoors and play I’d have to get bundled up in a snowsuit.

I learned those things well enough to become aware of them then, and I haven’t forgotten them. I am remind ed of the short sweetness of autumn every time I experience it. Just go ing outdoors to play with the dogs takes on an immediacy and a sense of preciousness: these days won’t last forever.

Full moon and thin hatches

Jan and I had dined with friends we’d known for years. He and I used to fish together quite a bit. His wife and Jan spend quite a bit of time together now; buzzing sewing machines and

This phenomenon traces back to the pro longed runoff we experi enced this late spring and early summer. You can’t roll that many rocks down the riverbed for that long and expect all of the bugs that live among them to survive. A lot of them lose their footing and drift, exposed, until they become trout food; many more of them simply get squished.

As a result the major fall hatches, which tend to be a bit sparse to begin with, are sparser this year.

Jack and I talked about the spare hatches. Earlier that day he’d seen a few mahogany duns, managed to hook up few, time and land a few fish.

I’ve never seen what you could call a blizzard hatch of mahoganies. Most of the time it’s been enough bugs for trout to rise for them, maybe in scattered bunches for most of the

searching pattern.

That can be the way it is for fall mayfly hatches. A #14 Purple Haze or something similar will get the job done for the mahoganies. A #10 or #12 Brindle ‘Chute, always a good search ing pattern, comes into its own when the hecuba, or fall drake is on the wa ter. And there are localized hatches of a couple of different bugs that we can call gray drakes that you can represent with a #12 Brindle ‘Chute.

All of these flies have to come from somewhere – a friend of mine does

Those soft hackles, fished as droppers under the dry flies, or with a slow-draw-pause retrieve, might have scored. That same retrieve, with lon ger more decisive pulls, can produce some exciting midafternoon fishing on a #8 October caddis nymph.

My friend Jack didn’t try any of these methods. He volunteered that he could have caught more fish on nymphs, but we both agreed: there’s something so pleasant about fishing dry flies on a clear autumn day that sometimes you just don’t want to spoil it.

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ment occur.” The Plan further clarifies primary land uses within Core Neighborhoods as being, “A mix of housing types, in cluding single-family detached, single-family attached, duplex to fourplex, apartments/condomini ums, and ADUs.”

City staff also pointed out that, while much of the surrounding area was zoned as Single Family Residential (RS), a surprising amount of high density residen tial is actually present through out the neighborhoods both north and south of Main Street. Rohrbach further explained that the Comprehensive Plan aims to guide future development in Hamilton in such a way that housing types are not wholly seg regated by type and density.

Rohrbach explained, “What this gets at is really trying to in tegrate some of our lower density and medium density housing together rather than having all our high density in one area of the city and all our lower density in (another). It’s really trying to achieve a greater mix and get some of those medium density developments worked into those single family neighborhoods so you have more integrated neigh borhoods that aren’t just segre gated based on density.”

Rohrach also added that, “Core neighborhoods are ex pected to remain residential, but density is likely to increase with infill.” His statement was based on the principals of the Future Land Use map contained within the Comprehensive Plan which has several stated goals, including a greater mix of housing options and higher density near existing community amenities and trans portation corridors.

Despite Rohrbach’s explana tion, all of the public comments made during the meeting, as well as the 20-plus written comments received by the City were in op position to the rezoning request. While comments were made on everything from traffic safety to infrastructure, the overall opin ion of those who spoke or wrote against the rezoning request

seemed to focus on the lack of compatibility of high density in the neighborhood around the in tersection of River and North 5th.

Some speakers, like Nancy Valk, didn’t feel as though the in clusion of a high density develop ment within a Core Neighborhood was compatible, and pointed to language in the Comprehen sive Plan that aims to strive for compatibility between land uses. Brenda Morasko, who lives directly across the street from the parcel, had multiple concerns including parking, traffic, and the potential inhabitants of the building. She also added that a two-story structure would mean that the inhabitants of the new building would look directly down onto her backyard.

“I guarantee you Pigmans do not live next to an apartment complex,” said Morasko. “I know where they live and they don’t.”

Several people expressed concern that they hadn’t been given enough time to prepare for the public hearing, and that they intended to organize and prepare to stand in opposition. Commis sion Chair Roch Turner asked for clarification about the public notice process, to which Matthew Rohrbach informed the Commit tee that notice was published 15 days prior to the meeting in the Ravalli Republic, and notice was mailed to all addresses within 300 feet of the parcel.

Bob Nicholls informed the Zoning Commission that he didn’t feel the proposal represented an incremental change, nor was the proposal in scale with existing land uses. “It is not in scale,” he said. “I’ll tell you what, we’re go ing to start getting organized on this.” Nicholls went on to suggest that a trend would occur and more apartments would spring up as houses come down. “You start with one, it’s going to go to anoth er, and it’s going to be a wave.”

Following the public comment period, the Zoning Commission members discussed the proposed rezoning and the public sentiment that they’d heard in opposition. Jenny West, City Councilor for

Ward 3, stated that she would be voting against the proposal. “This is a pretty big incremental scale of use,” she said, adding, “I think it’s a big jump and it does set prece dents for developments like that. It’s my neighborhood and I care for the people in it, so I will vote to deny it.”

Turner expressed understand ing that people have concerns about change. But, he said, “I want to outright reject the notion that an apartment building means a lesser person. That is a trou bling notion to me, so I want to publicly state that I’m troubled by that.” He also added that “without adherence to the growth policy like the city has spent so much time on, we’re likely to see the type of change that we tend to see in the county, which is the wild west.”

Commission member Karen Hughes said that she also rejected any notion that higher density was tantamount to bringing in “the riff raff.” She did acknowl edge that it is difficult to settle on what exactly a ‘compatible’ land use might mean, and questioned if the RH zoning at the proposed location might be “too fast, too much.”

Commission member Jessica Randazzo suggested that the com mission could alter the findings made by city staff, perhaps stating that a slightly lower density would make more sense at that location. The wording of such a movement, however, would need to be exact and would in no way alter the zoning or the applicant’s request.

Given the public’s concern over time frame, the gravity of the proposal, and the nature of what their motion might be, Turner suggested that more time might be needed. “I worry about rush ing to a vote right now, based on public input. It would be folly to move forward.”

The Zoning Commission then made the decision to move the public hearing and delay a deci sion until Monday, October 17th at 5:30 p.m.

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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LORI HEATLEY DRAPER, De ceased.

Case No.: DP-22-107 Dept. No. 1

NOTICE TO CREDI TORS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed Estate. All persons hav ing claims against the Decedent 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 must either be mailed to Stuart Draper, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at Cheeney Law, PLLC, PO Box 212, Hamilton, MT 59840, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court.

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Montana 21st Judicial Dis trict Court, Ravalli County In the Matter of the Name Change of of Lindsey Elizabeth Knight, Lindsey Elizabeth Knight, Petitioner Cause No.: DV-22-347 Dept. No.: 2

NOTICE OF HEARING

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This is notice that Petition er has asked the District Court for a change of name from Lindsey Elizabeth Knight to Lindsey Elizabeth Fite.

The hearing will be on November 3, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. The hearing will be at the courthouse in Ravalli County.

DATED this 20th day of September, 2022.

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Phone: (406) 363-9060

Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA TWEN TY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CLAU DIA MARIE COX, De ceased.

Case No.: DP-22-112 Dept. No. 2 NOTICE TO CREDI TORS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed Estate. All persons hav ing claims against the Decedent 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 must either be mailed to Tracy Ann Marie Baugh, the Personal Represen tative, return receipt requested, at Cheeney Law, PLLC, PO Box 212, Hamilton, MT 59840, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court.

DATED this 27th day of September 2022.

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Phone: (406) 363-9060 Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA TWEN TY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LARRY BURTON ROHLFS, De ceased.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed Estate. All persons hav ing claims against the Decedent 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 must either be mailed to Robert Leroy Rohlfs, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at Cheeney Law, PLLC, PO Box 212, Hamilton, MT 59840, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court.

DATED this 29th day of September 2022.

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Victor Adult Education Fall/Winter 2022

For more information about instructors you can visit our web-site at www.victor.k12.mt.us To sign up for a class, please call 642 3221.

Co Ed Basketball: This class is intended for those who would like to have fun and play some competitive basketball. Gym Instructor: Tristen Chavez Meets: (SUNDAYS) Dec 4th for 9 weeks 7:00 9:00 pm. Open enrollment Cost: $5.00 per night or $20.00 per session

Co Ed Volleyball (Advanced): This Class is intense and intended for those who have played a lot of volleyball. This is a very competitive group of players. Max 12. Gym Instructor: Amber Kay Meets: (FRI), beginning NOV. 4TH for 8 weeks. 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Cost: $25.00

Intermediate Mix Media Painting: Bring your own brushes, paint-thinner in a wide mouth jar with lid and palate (if you have one). Paint and other supplies are provided. Class will be held in the Art Room. Instructor: Steve Wilson. Meets: (THURS, FRI & SAT) December 1st and December 2nd 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. and December 3rd 9:00 a.m. – Noon. Max of 12. Cost $35.00

Sweat & Sculpt Fit Club

Open to all ages (18 and over) and abilities.

Bitterroot Community Band:

Any community member with band experience looking to get back into playing is invited to join us. We are planning a Veteran's Day concert, and may even continue with new music through the Christmas season! Anyone who is in need of an instrument can rent one through the school. All questions can be directed to Amber Greymorning Meets: (Thursdays) Starting October 13th 7:00 p.m. 8:00 pm. Rehearsals will be held in the Music Room. Cost: $25.00

Crocheting Recycled Bag Projects: Bring your plastic shopping bags, a crochet hook (size 6 or bigger) & sharp scissors. You will learn how to turn shopping bags into a crocheted bag masterpiece! All of your friends will be wanting one! Reduce, Reuse, And Recycle.

Instructor: Michelle Buker. Meets: (SAT) October 22nd 12:00 noon -3:00 pm Cost: $5.00

Victor Adult Education Fall/Winter 2022

For more information about instructors you can visit our web-site at www.victor.k12.mt.us

To sign up for a class, please call 642 3221.

Explore Low Impact/High Energy Workouts Feel like a million bucks going into the weekend! Instructor: Michelle Buker. Meets: (THURSDAYS & FRIDAYS) October 13th December 9th 4:30 5:30 p.m. Cost $20.00

students interested in learning this raw-edge applique technique.

Beginning Pine Needle Baskets: Learn to make a basic pine needle basket. Bring a Heavy Duty needle and a thimble. All other supplies provided.

Embroidery 101: Have you ever wanted to learn how to embroider? In this class you will learn the basics of embroidery and how to create beautiful art on everything you can think of and some things you never thought of! Bring an embroidery needle (a thimble & small/medium embroidery hoop, fabric to embroider- is optional)

Supplies provided Instructor: Michelle Buker. Meets: (SAT) Nov. 5th 12:00-4:00 pm Cost $10

Instructor: Michelle Buker. Meets: (SAT) November 12th, 12:00-4:00 pm Cost $10

Students are required to purchase a Scrappy Applique pattern. I have some print patterns or you can purchase a pattern online at https://www.406quilts.com/scrappyapplique-patterns as a download. Email me at laurie@406quilts.com if you have questions. A list of materials will be available at the front office when you sign up for the class.

Counted Cross-Stitch Ornaments: Learn how to make a quick meaningful gift to share with people you love or hang on your tree. Take it home at the end of class today.

Instructor: Michelle Buker. Meets: (SAT) December 10th 12:00-4:00pm Cost $10.00

Instructor: Laurie Wildey. Meets: (MON &Tue) October 17 & 18 and the next week October 24 and 25. 6:00 pm 8:00 pm. Cost: $20.00

Photo Fire Drill: Are you overwhelmed with Printed Photos? Do you know where all your photos are located? Are they in boxes, totes or bags and albums? Have you inherited decades of family photos and feel responsible for preserving them for future generations? Do you need help to get organized and learn how to protect your precious photos, but you don’t know where to begin? Bring your photos to class and you will go from overwhelmed to organized Email me at info@cherishedmemoriesphotoservices.com with any questions. Instructor: Shelley Hoffman. Meets: Oct. 18, 24, 25 & Nov 1 6:00 8:00pm Cost: $20.00

Victor Adult Education Fall/Winter

For more information about instructors you can visit our web-site

To sign up for a class, please call 642 3221.

Scrappy Applique: Students will learn Shannon Brinkley’s Scrappy Applique technique. Scrappy Applique is a fun, fast, and easy raw edge applique technique. This technique allows for so many creative possibilities! You will take scraps of fabric and create a beautiful quilt. Each project is unique and allows for a lot of creative expression. At the end of the workshop, you will have a nearly completed project. This class is perfect for beginner quilters as well as more advanced

students interested in learning this raw-edge applique technique.

Students are required to purchase a Scrappy Applique pattern. I have some print patterns or you can purchase a pattern online at https://www.406quilts.com/scrappyapplique-patterns as a download. Email me at laurie@406quilts.com if you have questions. A list of materials will be available at the front office when you sign up for the class.

Instructor: Laurie Wildey. Meets: (MON &Tue) October 17 & 18 and the next week October 24 and 25. 6:00 pm 8:00 pm. Cost: $20.00

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