Bitterroot Star - November 9, 2022

Stevensville Schools.

In fact, Steve’s mom had the yearbook from the year that Lee Metcalf was a senior at SHS. Lewis is hoping to have the yearbook as well as some other memorabilia on display at the gala.

Once the first group has been inducted into the Hall of Fame, Lewis said they are hoping to have the inductees’ photos displayed in the en trance to the high school.

“We’re hoping to get ex citement and pride back in the school,” he said.

Following are the 2022 Inductees.

education. Metcalf was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1960 and served until his death in 1978. He is regarded as “a pioneer in the conservation move ment” and helped pass the 1964 Wilderness Act. Metcalf died in 1978. In 1983, by act of Congress, the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge near Stevensville was created in his honor.

John Munk

The late Lee Metcalf grad uated from Stevensville High School in 1928. He served as Class President for 3 years, “S” club annual staff 4 years, Debate 2 years, St. Mary’s staff 4 years, Honor Society Representative 3 years, Foot ball and Basketball player, Captain of Football team senior year (undefeated team winning the county champi onship.) Valedictorian 1928.

Metcalf practiced law in Stevensville and was elected as a Democrat to the Montana House of Representatives for Ravalli County. He served as Attorney General of Mon tana 1937-1941. He served as an associate justice on the Montana Supreme Court. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and served 1952-1960. He introduced health care to elderly 10 years prior to Medicare. He was nicknamed “Mr. Education” for sponsoring a compre hensive bill for federal aid to

John (Mr. Munk), is a lifelong supporter of Stevens ville Schools in many different roles. John worked at Ste vensville Schools from 19641998. While at Stevensville, John taught American and World History, Health and P.E. He was also an Assistant Principal and Athletic Direc tor for many years. He also coached wrestling (started the program), track, and football. He is one of the founders of the Stevensville Booster Club and was instrumental in the purchase of land for the football and track complex.

He helped in raising funds for building a high school weight room that is named in his honor, “Munk’s Cave.” He was a Driver’s Ed Instructor for 50 years at Stevensville Schools, and an Adult Education In structor for 15 years. He has been honored as “Citizen of the Year” by the Stevensville Civic Club. John and his wife Molly raised their family in Stevensville and currently call Stevensville their home.

Kristy (Langton) Schlimgen

Kristy Langton Schlimgen is a 1990 Stevens ville gradu ate. She earned All State honors in golf, volley ball, and basket ball. The volley ball and bas ketball teams that she was a part of advanced to state tourna ments numer ous

times. She placed 2nd at state in golf. She continued to play basketball and golf at the University of Montana. At the U of M, she earned All Big Sky in the 93-95 seasons, Team MVP in 1995, and was nom inated Most Inspirational. Teams won Big Sky Champi onships in 1991,1993,1994. She coached and taught at Stevensville and other schools in the valley. She has offici ated MOA and college level while working many higher level tournaments at both levels. Kristy currently lives in the valley with her husband and has two sons.

All State in football as well as Academic All State three years in football and basketball. After high school, he accepted a scholarship to play football at the University of Montana. He was a full-time starter for two years and helped lead the Grizzlies to a National Cham pionship in 1995 and back to the title game in 1996. After graduation, he attended Law School at U of M and practic es law in Kalispell, where he lives with his wife Amy and their three children.

receiving records at Carroll and was inducted into their Hall of Fame in 2013. Mark, his wife Lacy and their family now reside in Bismarck, North Dakota.

Joe Cummings is a 1992 Stevensville graduate. He was an All State selection in basketball and football and helped lead his teams to the State Championship games in football and basketball his senior year. He was Academic All State in three sports for each season. He attended the University of Wyoming on athletic and academic schol arships where he started on the football team for four years. Played in the NFL, NFL Europe, and XFL. His longest stint was with the Buffalo Bills in the NFL. he founded and operates a successful fly-fish ing business with his wife and four children near Missoula.

Sean Goicoechea

Sean Goicoechea is a 1992 Stevensville graduate. This student athlete helped lead both football and basketball teams to State Championship games his senior year and was

Paul Nathan Paul is a 1994 Stevensville graduate. His accomplishments include four years All State Choir, four years All State Tennis, two years All State Basketball and one year All State Football.

He was the 1994 State Tennis Singles Champion, 1993 3rd place finisher in State Tennis Doubles, 1992 2nd place fin isher in State Tennis Doubles, 1991 2nd place finisher in State Tennis Doubles, and a member of the 1992 Division al and State Tennis Champi onship team. He works and lives in Missoula with a wife, child, and grandchild.

Mark Gallik

Mark Gallik is a 2000 Ste vensville graduate. He was a multiple-sport athlete while at Stevensville High School and helped lead his teams to play off games in football and two State Championship games in basketball. After high school, he accepted a scholarship to play football at Carroll College. While at Carroll, he helped lead them to two NAIA National Championships and one more title as an assistant coach. Mark holds numerous

Coralynn (Jones) Revis

Coralynn Jones Revis is a 2002 Stevensville graduate. She earned many achieve ments at Stevensville High School, especially in the sci ence field. Her Team Project with Nora Hanson received 2nd place at the Montana State Science Fair, earning her the right to attend Intel’s ISEF in Detroit, MI. She present ed at Intermountain Junior Science and Humanities Symposium in Salt Lake City and also in Orlando. She had a 1st place finish at the Mon tana State Science Fair-Team Project and earned the right to attend Intel’s ISEF in San Jose, CA. She took 2nd place in the Montana Jr. Acade my of Science competition. After high school, Coralynn graduated with high honors in engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology. She also played soccer for four years at the NCAA Division III level and was elected team captain. Coralynn now lives in Missoula where she continues her work on water quality and raising a family.

Nora Hanson is

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the science field. Her Team Project with Coralynn Jones received 2nd place at the Montana State Science Fair, earning her the right to attend Intel’s ISEF in Detroit, MI.Presented at Intermountain Junior Science and Humanities Symposium in Salt Lake City and also in Orlando. She had a 1st place finish at the Montana State Sci ence Fair-Team Project, earning the right to attend Intel’s ISEF in San Jose, CA. She took 2nd place in the Montana Jr. Academy of Science competition. After her junior year of high school at Stevens ville, Nora was accepted to the prestigious United World College of the Far West where she earned her International Bacca laureate degree. She then enrolled in Saint Andrews University of Scotland where she earned her bachelor’s and Doctorate degrees in Environmental Biology. Nora lives and works in Scotland where she continues her work on water quality and raising her family.

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She had many achievements at SHS, espe cially in

Museum to celebrate Veterans Day

The Ravalli County Museum is proud to continue its tradition of hosting a celebration of Veterans Day. The public is invited to a special event on Friday, November 11 to honor our veterans and pay tribute to the men and women who serve our country and protect our freedoms. Gather on the Museum grounds at 2 p.m. for opening ceremonies and the laying of wreaths at the “Doughboy” WWI memorial. All

are welcome to bring a wreath and par ticipate in this solemn moment. Then you are invited to assemble on the second floor of the Museum for a spe cial presentation by American Legion Post 47, with music, speakers and light refreshments. Each year Museum staff create a special Veterans Day exhibit, and this year the Museum is honoring women in the military.

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Photos from last year’s Veterans Day celebration.

Pantry Partners food bank preparing for holidays

who are signed up. In order to sign up, people must bring their ID as well as a separate proof of address. Pantry Part ners serves people living in Florence, Stevensville and the Victor area north of Cowboy Troy’s.

Pantry Partners Food Bank in Stevensville is gearing up for a busy season, according to manager Dawn Richards.

Richards said that the food bank will be handing out Christmas boxes along with the regular monthly boxes to their clients through the month of December on the days that they are open.

Hours are Monday, Wednes day and Friday from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Richards said that the food boxes go out only to people

The food bank hands out about 200 regular boxes of food per month, and Richards said that the number is on the rise.

“I believe we are way over our average,” said Richards.

“Just in October and Novem ber, we’ve had about 10-12 new clients sign up.”

The food bank is located at 3614 ALC Way, on the corner of ALC and Middle Burnt Fork east of Stevensville. The Clothes Closet free store is next door and the hours there are Monday, Wednesday and Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m.

Richards, who has worked

at the food bank since 2013 and been the manager for the past three years, said that they don’t really do anything special for Thanksgiving, except hand out turkeys to their clients on the Monday before Thanksgiving from 12 to 2 p.m.

“We only do this if we have any extra turkeys, and it’s first come, first served.” She said the pantry focuses more on Christmas because so many other organizations do things for Thanksgiving. “We picked Christmas,” she said.

Pantry Partners can always use donations which can be dropped off on the days they are open, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Items that are always in demand include boxed cereal, juices, canned chili, stew and soups, feminine hygiene prod ucts, toothpaste and sham poo. Lunchmeat and food that

kids can easily prepare is also appreciated.

On Friday, November 11th, the Rocky Mountain Grange will host a Musical Potluck with Purpose. The potluck will be held at 6 p.m, with music by Andrea Harsell from 7 to 10 p.m. Beverages will be available. Suggested dona tion is $10. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Pantry Partners.

Richards is excited about Friday evening’s event. “I’ve been telling all my friends,” she said. “We would love to have people come to that to support us.”

Richards is concerned about something else that relates to many of the pantry’s clients. She said that this year there is no Share Tree or Toys for Tots program in the north valley. She said that even though the food bank wasn’t

directly involved, they did help people fill out the cards to get the free gifts for their children. “But we’re a food bank,” said Richards. “Hope fully, the churches will pick this up and make it happen.”

The Grange is located at 1436 S. 1st in Hamilton. On December 9 the Musical Potluck with Purpose will fea ture “Shark Buffalo” and will benefit MAPS Media Institute. On January 13, Jenn Adams will play, and the event will benefit Bitterroot School of Music. February 10th will be Josh Farmer benefitting Bitterroot CASA, March 10th will be Night Blooming Jas mine benefitting 4-H, and the annual series will finish up on April 14th with “Champagne Sunday” benefitting Rocky Mountain Grange.

uate. But everyone will benefit. You have happy youth, they grow up, they contribute to our town. We feel like there is a big community/school con nection.”

Yaskus and her husband Barry have two children at Stevensville High School – two boys, a freshman and a senior – as well as a daughter who graduated in 2017.

Initially, STARS held a chili feed, multiple “black-out runs,” and participated in the 50-mile yard sale. Nearly $100,000 of the estimated $1.2 million needed has been raised so far. A donor has committed to matching any funds raised for the tennis courts.

“Our hope,” said Yaskus, “is that we can pay for these needed facilities and then eventually look at other things that are lacking, like a space for our speech and drama to perform. Those are just as important. Sports gets the attention, the arts some times get neglected.”

She said that, as a 501c3 tax-exempt non-profit, “we can gift these facilities to the school but we can retain a bit of say over what happens.”

She pointed to the recent successful effort to fund the inaugural baseball season at Stevensville as something STARS was able to help with.

“That money was funneled through the STARS Foundation,” said Yaskus. “We were able to be the fiscal sponsor but all that money will go specifically toward the baseball program.”

This year’s big event will celebrate the inaugural Hall of Fame inductees (see accompanying story). The event will also celebrate the completion of the school improvement project. The December 3rd gala will include a cocktail hour, silent auction, dinner by Mission Bistro, and presentation of inductees. Each of the nine inductees will be presented with a plaque and have an opportunity to speak. Then a live auc tion with auctioneers Jim Pfau and Bill McNulty –including dinner with Huey Lewis prepared by Mis sion Bistro, trips, art, etc. – a dessert dash, and live music will round out the evening. The high school track team will help with set up and take down. The event is being held at Summit Career Center at Fort Owen Ranch. Tickets are $65 per person which includes the meal and a drink ticket. Only 160 spots are available. For tickets email: stevistarsfounda tion@gmail.com or venmo: gala@stevistars. Watch for updates on social media.

“We’re hoping this brings attention to this need,” said Yaskus. “We’re here to help. We all have our different niches in the society and the community and we all can work together. We’re always open to anybody who has fundraising ideas or wants to con tribute in any way. We hope to pass the torch on to other people. And hopefully, the school will be able to take over some of these things in the future.”

BRHA celebrating Shelter Appreciation Week

This week is National Shelter Appreciation Week. The Bitter Root Humane Association has been serving our community and beyond since 1972...that’s 50 years! You’re invited to visit the shelter during “Shelter Appreciation Week” and see for yourself the work it dos to provide safety, shelter, food, medical care and love to all the homeless animals that come through their doors until their forever homes are found!

How you can celebrate BRHA during Shelter Appreciation Week

• Come visit and tell the staff how much they are appreciated for the hard work they do... and they always appreciate little treats!

• Monetary donations, large or small, allow BRHA to provide shelter, safety, food, medical attention and love to over 1,000 animals that come through their doors 365 days a year.

• Community Pet Pantry donations of wet and dry dog and cat food will assist BRHA in helping those in our community that need a little help feeding their pets as an alternative to having to surren der them.

• Purchase or renew the BRHA specialty license plate at your local Motor Vehicle department.

• Become a member.

• Volunteer • When you’re ready to add a furry new family member, please ADOPT!

• Check the website often for all BRHA happenings and awesome pets ready for their new home www.bitterroothumane.org

The Christmas Season is rapidly approaching which means annual St. Francis Ladies ‘Spir it of Christmas’ Market is right around the corner! It takes place November 12 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the St. Francis Parish Life Center located at 411 South 5th Street in Hamilton.

This year the format for the Christmas Market is slightly

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Tunder is a 2.5-year-old Husky/Lab mix. This poor pup is having a really hard time trying to adjust to life at the shelter. The shelter can be a very stressful and scary place at times. He would do best in a calm, quiet home where he is given lots of time to adjust, learn, and trust his new family. With lots of time and love, Tunder will make a good companion.

different. Over 20 local crafters and artisans will be selling their handmade crafts. The St. Francis Ladies have created many beauti ful baskets to raffle with different themes including Cat and Dog Heaven, An Italian Night Out, a handmade crib, to a gift card to Home Depot! Raffle tickets for the baskets will be available the day of the Christmas Market or after Sunday masses; the tick et prices range from $1 each to a bargain of 25 tickets for $20. The winning tickets will be drawn the afternoon of November 12 and winners notified. There will also be handmade gifts and classy trea sures offered by The Ladies of St. Francis. As usu al the Knights of Columbus, the St. Francis Men’s service organization, will be serving

up a delicious lunch of homemade soups, sandwiches, pie, and coffee for a nominal cost.

Something else new for 2022 is an online auction with 22 different items. Shoppers can browse the items early and register in advance at https://ww w.32auctions.com/SpiritofChrist mas-SFL The online auction will open beginning at 12:00 pm Friday, November 11 and end at 6:00 pm Sunday, November 13.

The Ladies of St. Francis is a welcoming Christian fellow ship for all women and use the proceeds from the Christmas Market benefit several charities. These charities include local food banks, Bitterroot CASA, S.A.F.E., Salvation Army, St. Francis Catholic Community and Leg endary Lodge, the Catholic Youth summer camp near Seeley Lake. When not hosting the Christmas Market, the Ladies participate in many ministries such as volun teering at Haven House, Commu nity Meals, Prayer Angels, Caring Hearts Grief Support, hiking and offer Bible Study.

Stop in November 12 for a fun way to begin your Christmas shopping for your friends, family - or even yourself!

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My grandson and I noticed that a Whooping Crane had been recorded on eBird at Freeze out Wildlife Man agement Area, just south of Choteau on a Tuesday in late August. We enjoy chasing rar ities together, and due to classes at Montana Tech he was not free to go until the following Friday. Would the bird hold until we could get there, or should I go by myself? I decided to wait for my grandson, it’s a lot more enjoyable when you have someone to share the experience with.

Both of us had seen the bird along the coastal waters at Aransas Wildlife Refuge in Texas where they winter. The total number was down to 15 individuals in 1941 when they cap tured all of them and placed them in a breeding program. All birds today are descendants from that small flock. The

estimated number in the wild is 440 with another 160 in a captive breeding program. They are considered an en dangered species. They are a huge bird, over 7 feet tall and weighing 15 pounds with a wing-span of over 7 feet. Adults are all white with black wing tips, red crown and black bill. Sexes are alike.

The Texas Whooping Cranes mi grate to Wood Buffalo Nation Park in Canada and breed there. Three other populations are artificially maintained and winter in Florida and breed in

Wisconsin. One of those popula tions has learned to migrate to Wisconsin by using an ul tra-light aircraft which they follow to their breeding grounds.

Through eBird, we identi fied which pond the Whooping Crane was most often seen in at Freezeout. We arrived and searched that pond with no sighting for an hour. We con tinued search ing and after a four-hour effort we saw the bird fly over the water about 400 yards out to our left. We got it! We watched where it went, but were not able to relocate the bird on the ground.

Most sightings of the Whooping Crane in Montana are along the Mon tana/North Dakota line at Medicine Lake. This is the western edge of their flyway. In total there have been 80 sightings in Montana.

After finding the Whooping Crane, we thought as long as we were there we would look for shorebirds. We saw the usual fall migrating Black-necked Stilts, American Avocets, and Baird’s Sandpipers. There was a sandbar that had several plover species including Killdeer, and Semi-palmated Plover. As I was looking through the scope at Semi-palmated, one didn’t look right, and when it turned towards me it lacked the bold white forehead bar. It was definitely not a Semi-palmated. It could only be a Piping or a Snowy Plover. Typically the Piping has a bro ken neck band, stubby bill, and yellow legs. It is mostly found in the North east corner of the state. This bird had a thin black bill, the neck band was

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broken and very pale and the legs were gray. That would make it a Snowy Plover.

The Piping has been recorded 1,483 times and the Snowy 11 times so the Snowy was a better find than the Whooping Crane! When a bird has been seen 20 times or less it requires a rare bird report and fortunately we had photographed the bird through our scope. Several members of the Rare Bird Committee have looked at the photo and also agree that it is indeed a Snowy rather than a Pip ing Plover. Our Snowy Plover photo was not of high quality, and we were too far from the Whooping Crane to obtain a photo. The photos with this article are from the Macaulay Library at Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

What a great day of birding, a state bird and a rare bird. Both were state birds for my grandson as I had seen the Snowy back in June of 2007 in the Flathead Valley.

So how do you find these rarities? You bird a lot and you look through flocks of birds carefully. It would have been easy to think our Snowy was either a Piping Plover or more likely just another Semi-palmated Plover in a group of five on a sandbar.

Take the time to bird seriously, and perhaps you will find a rare bird and have the chance to fill out a rare bird report some time.

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MT Building Industry Assn Government Affairs Committee • MT Organization of Realtors Government Affairs Committee • Ravalli County Fair Board Member

• Ravalli County Museum

• Ravalli County Museum Christmas Tree

• Ravalli County Recycling

• Ravalli County Rodeo Committee • Ravalli County Search and Rescue • Roberts Run • Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation • S.A.F.E.

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Whooping Crane. Photo credit: Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Snowy Plover. Photo credit: Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

The fly fisher in winter

For me it’s officially turned the corner.

It feels like winter, looks like winter, and so it is winter. I always thought of the solstices and equinoxes as being somewhere in the middle of the seasons, not at the beginnings.

You can always tell when it’s autumn: the leaves begin to turn, the evenings (most of them) become no ticeably chilly, and while some days are brightly sunny and balmy clear, others that look the same are crisp when you step out into them.

Same with winter. As I write this piece there is snow falling – about four inches of it last I looked, and never mind that this snowfall might melt off by the time you read this, in my mind it’s winter. There will be more of it, and it will last until it all melts off and the trees begin to but out. Then it will be spring.

I remember every year at this time a line from a favorite Kenneth Patchen poem, “The autumn’s leaf is embla zoned with spring’s belief.”

This year we didn’t get all the leaves up before the snow covered them. They’ll be there, slowly, inces santly, mulching away for months before they are again uncovered in the spring. What they will preserve and what will decay with them are ques tions that will bring wonderment and a bit of humility as we discover what occurred under the dormant-looking frozen drifts that will cover them for the next few months.

The processes and cycles of life are never static.

A time for reading

I am reminded of Roderick HaigBrown’s book, “A River Never Sleeps.” The title alone is instructive.

HaigBrown un derstood as fully as any man what compels us to become fly fishers or what we gain from it, and yet he said, “I still don’t know why I fish or why other men fish, except that we like it and it makes us think and feel.”

I hav en’t read Haig-Brown for a long time. This winter I am overdue to read, or re-read him.

He gets at the heart of our sport; the interaction between the inner man and the resources with which he establishes an intimacy are central to his writing.

As he finds his place within them a fly fisher’s awareness becomes an appreciation that goes more than skin-deep; he takes it upon himself to protect and preserve them, if he has any understanding of what drives him to the sport at all.

Angling how-to books tend to enthrall me less than Haig-Brown, unless their storytelling contains gems of instructive wisdom and are well crafted. My late friend Gary LaFon taine was a great storyteller. He could leave you in stitches, whether you read an anecdote or found yourself blowing coffee out your nose with a well-timed punch line delivered while you ate breakfast.

Fly tying books? I always find any thing written by Dave Hughes a good read to curl up with, either in an easy chair before bedtime or over the fly tying vise. Dave, too, is a good story teller. I’ve learned a lot from Dave –and he never overpowers me with his assumed superiority or vast expertise. He’s more like a friend who wants to share something he’s discovered, and there’s a genuine humility in the way he goes about it.

I could go on and on – there are piles and stacks of books in my library and I continually find myself adding more. I’ve only mentioned three favor ite authors so far.

Fly tying in winter

This winter I’ll find myself tying flies in a new key; there is no longer a fly shop with empty bins screaming to be filled, nagging at me to dedicate my

craft to filling them instead of filling my own boxes or simply sitting behind the vise and getting into that flow, as Haig-Brown says, that makes me feel good and think.

I think a little, and the thought process melds with an experimental creative urge that makes me feel good – both at the moment of inspiration and later when I fish.

There will be plenty of fishing to do, in the mind’s eye and imagination, indoors while the white drifts pile up silently outside.

And there will be other times when the anticipation of the muf fled crunch of snow under foot, as I listen and look at the quietude that surrounds me, will beckon me to take my fly rod for a walk along the river. Again, from Haig-Brown: The river never sleeps.

Chuck Stranahan

The autumn walk along the river with a fly rod gives way to the first snows of winter.

in Kansas and has been studying vaccines and working on their development for over 40 years.

He led the first human trials on the AIDS vaccine and during the 2015–2016 Zika virus epi demic, he and Ted Pierson, chief of the Laboratory of Viral Dis eases, collaborated to create a vaccine intended to prevent the Zika virus. Moving from inception to manufacturing in just three months, they began a Phase 2 clinical trial in March 2017 to measure its effectiveness. In recognition of their efforts, they were finalists for the 2018 Promising Innovations Medal. In 2021, he received the Albany Medical Center Prize. In 2022, he was awarded the John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science by the National Academy of Sciences.

By 2017, working along side Jason McLellan, a structural biologist, they discovered that “adding two prolines to a key joint of a vaccine’s spike protein could stabilize the structure’s prefusion shape.” Later, this method would be applied to the COVID-19 vac cine. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Graham’s laboratory partnered with Moderna to de velop vaccine technology. He was a member of the research team that designed a spike protein to combat the virus.

His research found that some virus proteins change shape after they break into a person’s cells, leading to the design of a better vaccine against respiratory syncy tial virus (RSV).

In his talk Graham briefly went over the history of vaccines, noting that the first ones, for smallpox and for rabies, were de veloped before anyone knew what a virus was. Since then, we have learned a lot by looking at them. And the more closely we look, the more we learn.

Graham said that it was only by being able to look at a virus and actually see the spikes that the virus uses to gain entry to cells and infect them that they were able to fashion a vaccine. The initial leap beyond the micro scope in getting close-up views was the electron microscope. But this has been surpassed by more modern technologies that allow a view at the microscopic level down to 3 angstroms. [A single hair follicle has a diameter of about 1 million angstroms].

It was being able to examine things on this scale that allowed them to design the spike pro

tein used to deliver the Covid-19 vaccine. Not only that, as an offshoot it also opened the door to developing a monoclonal anti body treatment for people already infected with the disease. To top it off, this basic protein structure can also be used in developing vaccines for all other coronavi ruses. It is the springboard for vaccine delivery throughout that family of viruses.

Graham emphasized that sci ence moves forward for the most part on basic research. He said the research done on the F-Pro tein was not aimed at creating a vaccine, but it provided the information they needed to create one. He said it was only in 2008 that someone started a list of all the known viruses and informa tion about them. It turned out as time went by that the number of different viruses kept growing but the number of virus families had plateaued. He said there are 27 known viral families.

At that point they realized that, given the limited number of families, to be prepared for future pandemics it would make sense to develop a delivery method that works for each family in order to get ahead in the game. They de cided to take 30 viruses through the phase one level of testing for a vaccine and another 90 to be taken through animal trials.

Graham and his team decid ed to work on the Nepah virus and were about to begin when the Covid-19 pandemic hit. They quickly pivoted to make this coro navirus the object of the trials. Once the structure of the corona virus was solved in 2016, things went very quickly. But even this rapid movement through the sys tem was possible only because the wheels had already been greased, so to speak.

One of the main problems plaguing vaccine development, according to Graham, is the time it takes to produce them once they are designed and then there is the on-the-ground deployment. He said by the time their Ebola vaccine was delivered to Liberia it was already too late to do any trial studies because the epidemic was over. They did manage to test it successfully in Guinea, however.

In the case of the Zika virus, they had a vaccine produced and ready for delivery in 16 months, but again it was too late.

Graham said that the incred ibly quick response they were able to make to the Covid-19 pandemic by taking the vaccine

from bench to bedside in a year and a half drew some skeptics to question the process. He said, “Well, it is a one-and-a-half-year story. The vaccine was authorized for use in 11 months. But it could also be told as a three-year story because that’s the period where we planned for this pathogen prototype project. Or it could be an 8-year story because that’s how long we have been working on stabilizing proteins in the right shape to make the vaccines work better. Or it could be a 15-, or 20-, or even a 40-year story because that’s when we began this search for vaccines beginning with the HIV epidemic.”

Although no vaccine has yet been developed for HIV, accord ing to Graham, the work done in that effort is proving useful when applied to other viruses.

“My hope for the future is a little period of enlightenment,” said Graham. “That sometimes happens after epidemics. We need to find solutions for misin formation and not have it so easy to spread. Biology is not political. We have to remove the politici zation of biology if we are really going to solve biological prob lems. We have to find better ways of engendering trust for primary health providers, doctors, nurses and hospital employees who took care of these patients and have exhausted themselves and many died before they could get the vaccine and now, they are being vilified. Somehow as a society we have to get past this.”

He said there was also a great need for more funding for basic science. “All this came from basic science. We weren’t trying to make a vaccine in the beginning, we were just wondering how the F-Protein worked,” said Graham.

He said we need to fix the country’s degraded health care infrastructure from the 1980’s and greatly improve our ability to deploy. He’s hoping we can find ways to open doors for young people willing to learn things like microbiology and immunol ogy. He said we need to work on policies concerning such things as who develops treatments, who de cides what’s important, and who chooses. We also need to make sure that treatments are accessi ble and that we have the facilities to make them accessible.

“We have to work on these during peace time and between crisis,” said Graham, “because you can’t build trust during a crisis.”

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backyard, may be govt loan eligible (RD, VA, FHA) close to stores, Bitterroot River, and trails

358 Hamilton Heights Road, Corvallis

331 Eagle Feather Lane, Victor Classic, traditional, log home on almost 10 acres, fenced/ cross fenced, upper & lower hay field, good water/irrigation, spring fed pond. Detached 3-car garage/shop w/mechan ic’s pit. Barn/tack room & 3-sided loafing shed. AWESOME VIEWS. Rare property on the westside w/MILD covenants. Private, yet close to Victor. Bring your horses and ride on in.

CONVENIENT! RESIDENTIAL and/or COMMERCIAL ZONING. Extra nice, manufactured home with large 3-car garage (ware house) on W. Main St. in Hamilton. Great views of the moun tains out your living room windows. Walk to the river, parks, shopping, hospital/medical offices, Bitterroot College. 2 bed room/2 bath/AC/natural gas with large bonus room between home & garage. Updated flooring plus refreshed cabinets. Extra clean/well maintained. GREAT location for your home business.

MLS# 2201609 $274,900

Come and Check it Out!

Unique custom-built farmhouse. 3 bed / 3 bath on 16+ acres with 360-degree views. Apple orchard, Daly Ditches irrigation. Open concept living; can be divided into 3 separate living quarters with 3 kitchens & 3 granite walk-in showers. Many possibilities for the creative entrepreneur.

Unique custom-built country home. 3 bed / 3 bath on 16+ acres with 360 degree views. Apple orchard, yearround creek and Daly Ditches irrigation. Open concept living; can be divided into 3 separate living quarters with 3 kitchens and 3 granite walk-in showers. Many possibilities for the creative entrepreneur.

Looking for that cute, in town, updated home, here it is. Con venient to all outdoor recreational activities including prime Montana hunting, fishing, & boating. Major rodeos also. Smalltown charm with many small shops to entertain you. This 1994 3 bd/1 bth ranch style home has had numerous upgrades, including a new, covered patio area in the back, and huge, fenced-in backyard. Come and check out this charming home, you won’t be disappointed.

MLS #22211206 $374,900

MLS #22203944

$1,150,000

MLS#22110617 $1,699,900

MLS #22110617 $1,799,900

MLS #222043 $399,900

Eagle Scout Project

the issue. Farrenkopf reported on the city’s efforts thus far to lessen the number of rabbits, which in a short 3-4 week time frame resulted in the trapping of 66 rabbits. He also reported that several traps had been stolen, and reports have been made of trespass and rabbits being freed from traps on several occasions. The City is currently considering a mailer to inform citizens about the rabbit issue in greater detail.

The mayor also gave a report on the progress of the city’s new fire hall, pointing out that the stem walls and footings have been poured, and below grade electric and plumbing will soon follow. He also reported that slightly over $360,000 in donations toward the project have been received. Farrenkopf wished to thank all the donors, however small the amount, since people do what they can to sup port the critical service. “It really makes me proud of the commu nity that I live in,” he said.

In regards to the Fire Depart ment staff, Farrenkopf reminded the council that fundraising for the fire hall is on a short break during the months of October and November to give the Ham ilton Volunteer Fire Association time to accomplish its own fundraising, without confusing their efforts with those of the fire hall itself.

County Commissioner, Jeff Burrows serves as the President of the Hamilton Volunteer Fire Association, and expresses the importance of fundraising for that group during the remainder of the year. “It’s our big fundrais er,” he says, adding that anything that is not budgeted for by the City and Rural districts must be funded through donations. This could include anything from safety equipment to tools. To this end, the Association will be sending a letter to district residents, and visiting local busi nesses while looking for support. Both Burrows and Farrenkopf would like to remind people that the fundraising for the fire hall is different from that of the Association.

Zander Martinez of Troop 1976 completed his Eagle Scout project of recon struction and placement of flag poles to included Space Force in front of the Stevensville American Legion Post.

MATCHING SOFA & LOVESEAT, Coffee Color, Good Condition, Each has Reclining Seats and Foot Rests, $200.00, (406) 3693212.

1984 VACATIONEER

PICKUP CAMPER. Great for hunting or vacation. Clean, great condition! Pictures available. $2,800, call or text 406-777-6905.

MILITARY DOUBLE

SIDED ARTIC TENTS with stove access. Holds 15+ people (pics of smaller tent available) $800 or best offer. 406-223-2879

TURN-KEY RESTAU

RANT FOR SALE: Pop’s Place Family Restaurant is a staple in Seeley Lake, Montana. Highway 83 frontage. $549,900 MLS #22106166. Call Bruce 406677-4149, BWold@realesta teauctions.com

WANTED: SOMEONE WHO IS LOOKING FOR LOW RENT in exchange for checking on two pasture horses. $950 all included wifi, washer and dryer, satellite tv, totally furnished, must have great references. House is 2 bedroom and office near Hamilton Heights, no big deposit. This for 6 months. No smoking or pets other then one housebroke dog. Call 406-360-9507.

application procedures, click on: https://jobs.montana. edu/postings/30022 Equal Opportunity Employer, Veter ans/Disabled

Laborer/Equipment

Operator I. **Recent Wage Increase** Facilities Services/Montana State University – Bozeman. For complete job announcement and application procedures, click on: https://jobs.mon tana.edu/postings/30105.

Equal Opportunity Employer, Veterans/Disabled

cation procedures, click on: https://jobs.montana. edu/postings/30799. Equal Opportunity Employer, Veter ans/Disabled

HELP WANTED: MAINTENANCE PERSON, male or female, split shift ok, furnished one bedroom apartment includes utili ties, discount on lodging available. 406-396-8098, 406-369-8288.

THE CITY OF WOLF POINT, MONTANA, IS SEEKING A CITY ATTOR NEY. For more information, contact the city clerk at 406-653-1852, ext. 110, or email ctywlfpt@nemont.net.

Mail Clerk/Carrier I Facilities Services/Mon tana State UniversityBozeman. For complete job announcement and appli cation procedures, click on: https://jobs.montana.edu/ hr/postings/30400. Equal Opportunity Employer, Veter ans/Disabled

FREE BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE with yearly updates 1977-2001, dictio nary and more. 406-2232879.

Locksmith Facilities Services/Montana State University – Bozeman. For complete job announcement and application procedures, click on: https://jobs.mon tana.edu/hr/postings/31185

Equal Opportunity Employer, Veterans

Custodian I Facilities Services/Montana State University - Bozeman. **UPDATED SALARY **For complete job announcement and application procedures, click on: https://jobs.mon tana.edu/postings/29525. Equal Opportunity Employer, Veterans/Disabled

HVAC Maintenance Technician – Air Condition ing/Refrigeration **UPDAT ED** Facilities Services/ Montana State University –Bozeman. For complete job announcement and appli cation procedures, click on: https://jobs.montana.edu/ hr/postings/31898. Equal Opportunity Employer, Veter ans/Disabled

nity Employer, Veterans/ Disabled.

Electrician Foreman Facilities Services – Mon tana State University – Bozeman. For complete job announcement and application procedures, click on: https://jobs.montana. edu/postings/32936. Equal Opportunity Employer, Veter ans/Disabled

TWO BEDROOMS, ONE BATH HOUSE FOR RENT, washer and dryer, carport, 349 Cooper Lane, Hamilton, $1500 per month (Utilities included), 406-396-8098 or 406-369-8288.

Electrician (Journey man) Facilities Services/ Montana State University – Bozeman. For complete job announcement and application procedures, click on: https://jobs.montana. edu/hr/postings/29373.

Equal Opportunity Employer, Veterans/Disabled

Irrigation Techni cian Facilities Services/ Montana State University – Bozeman. For complete job announcement and

Maintenance Paint er Facilities Services/ Montana State University - Bozeman. For complete job announcement and application procedures, click on: https://jobs.montana. edu/postings/30461. Equal Opportunity Employer, Veter ans/Disabled

Journeyman Carpen ter Facilities Services/ Montana State University - Bozeman. For complete job announcement and application procedures, click on: https://jobs.montana. edu/postings/30789. Equal Opportunity Employer, Veter ans/Disabled

Custodian Supervi sor I Facilities Services/ Montana State University - Bozeman. **UPDATED SALARY **For complete job announcement and appli

Facilities Engineer Engineering & Utilities/ Montana State University – Bozeman.For complete job announcement and application procedures, click on: https://jobs.montana. edu/postings/32010 Equal Opportunity Employer, Veter ans/Disabled

Preventive Mainte nance Manager. Facilities Services- Montana State University – Bozeman. For complete job announcement and application procedures, click on: https://jobs.mon tana.edu/postings/32290. Equal Opportunity Employer, Veterans/Disabled

Extension Agent, Ft. Belknap Reservation, MSU Extension. Full time. Will assess local commu nity needs, then develop, implement, and evaluate Extension programming to meet those needs. Excellent positions with outstanding benefits. Complete info and application instructions at msuextension.org, click on “careers.” Equal Opportu

SNOW SHOVELING AND SNOW PLOWING. 406-207-1793.

VOLUNTEERS

TANKO LAW OFFICE

BRIAN C. TANKO, ESQ.

Montana Bar No. 5194

392 - 1st Avenue East North Kalispell, MT 59901

Tel: (406) 257-3711 Fax: (406) 257-3722

Email: btanko@tankolaw. com Web: www.tankolaw.com

Attorney for Personal Repre sentative

MONTANA TWEN

TY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY

In Re: The Estate of: BRIAN JOSEPH ADAMS, Deceased.

Cause No.: DP-22-111 Howard F. Recht

District Court Judge NOTICE TO CREDI

TORS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representa tive of the above-named Estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be forever barred.

Claims must either be mailed to BARTON J. ADAMS, the Personal Representative, to c/o Tanko Law Office, 392 – 1st Avenue E.N., Ka lispell, MT 59901, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court.

DATED this 9th day of Sep tember, 2022.

/s/ Barton J. Adams BARTON J. ADAMS, Person al Representative

Submitted by: TANKO LAW OFFICE

/s/ Brian C. Tanko BRIAN C. TANKO, ESQ.

Attorney for Personal Repre sentative BS 10-26, 11-2, 11-9-22.

Naomi J. Cheeney Cheeney Law, PLLC PO Box 212 Hamilton, MT 59840

Phone: (406) 363-9060

Attorney for Personal Repre sentative MONTANA TWEN TY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BRIAN

NILES MINASIAN, De ceased.

Case No.: DP-22-120 Dept. No. 1 NOTICE TO CREDI TORS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representa tive of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months af ter the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred.

Claims must either be mailed to Garrett Minasian, 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 25th day of October 2022.

/s/ Garrett Minasian, Person al Representative BS 11-2, 11-9, 11-16-22.

John S. Masar

LionWood Law, PLLC 115 W. 3rd St., Ste. 103 Stevensville, MT 59870 (406) 625-2682

jmasar@lionwoodlaw.com

Attorney for Personal Repre sentative\ MONTANA TWEN

TY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: MYRA JANE PELTIER, a/k/a Myra J. Peltier, a/k/a Myra Maris ka Peltier, Deceased.

Probate No.: DP-22-117 Dept. No.: 1 HOWARD F. RECHT NOTICE TO CREDI TORS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representa tive of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the Decedent are required to present their claims within four months af ter the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred.

Claims must either be mailed to JAMES MICHAEL PELTIER, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at c/o

LionWood Law, PLLC, 115 W. 3rd Street, Suite 103, Stevensville, Montana 59870, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court.

DATED this 17th day of October, 2022.

/s/ James Michael Peltier Personal Representative c/o LionWood Law, PLLC 115 W. 3rd St., Ste. 103 Stevensville, MT 59870 LionWood Law, PLLC /s/ John S. Masar Attorney for Personal Repre sentative BS 11-2, 11-9, 11-16-22.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Thursday, November 10th, 2022, 6:00 p.m.

NOTICE IS HERE BY GIVEN that the Stevensville Town Council will hold a public hearing on Thursday, November 10th, 2022, 6:00 p.m. at their regularly scheduled meeting held at Town Hall, 206 Buck Street, Stevens ville, MT 59870 for the purpose of considering an amendment to the Town of Stevensville FY2223 Budget. Comments to be considered may be given orally at the hearing, submitted in writing via email to jenelle@townofste vensville.com<mailto:jenelle@ townofstevensville.com> or US mail to Town Clerk, PO Box 30, Stevensville, MT 59870 before 5:00 p.m. on November 10, 2022.

Questions, comments or more information may be obtained by contacting the Town Clerk at 406777-5271.

Attest: Jenelle Berthoud, Town Clerk BS 11/2, 11/9/22

NOTICE

PUBLIC

Town of Stevensville

Notice is hereby given that a vacancy exists in the office of the Town Councilmember-Ward 1 created by the resignation of elected councilmember Marilyn Wolff.

Town Council will appoint a Stevensville resident to fill the unexpired term of the position vacated on the Town Council. The term expires December 31, 2023. Qualifications to serve as a Town Councilmember are as follows:

• Must be a citizen of the United States

• Must be a Stevensville resident for at least 60 days.

• Must live in Ward 1 (the area is north of 5th Street and north of Central Avenue)

Any qualified person interested in being considered for appointment to the position of Town Council may make an appli cation to the Town of Stevensville.

Applications are available online at www.townofstevesnville.com/ council<http://www.townof stevesnville.com/council> and at Town Hall at 206 Buck Street Ste vensville, MT 59870. Completed applications can be dropped off at Town Hall or mailed to PO Box 30 Stevensville, MT 59870.

Applications must be received by 5:00 pm, Monday November 21, 2022.

For more information contact Town Hall at (406)777-5271.

Attest: Jenelle S. Berthoud,

Town Clerk BS 11-9, 11-16-22.

Naomi J. Cheeney Cheeney Law, PLLC PO Box 212 Hamilton, MT 59840

Phone: (406) 363-9060

Attorney for Personal Repre sentative

MONTANA TWEN TY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MILDRED L. TAYLOR-WILLIAMS, Deceased.

Case No.: DP-22-126

Dept. No. 2 NOTICE TO CREDI

TORS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representa tive of the above-named Estate. All persons having claims against the Decedent are required to present

their claims within four months af ter the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred.

Claims must either be mailed to Courtney Leon Taylor III, 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 7th day of November 2022.

/s/ Courtney Leon Taylor III, Personal Representative BS 11-9, 11-16, 11-23-22.

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Daly Ditches Irrigation District will be holding its regular meeting on Tuesday, November 15th, 2022, starting at 5:00 p.m. at the District office, 566 Tammany Lane, Hamilton. BS 11-9-22.

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