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Open lands legacy

Hamilton prepared for legalized marijuana by Nathan Boddy

have meant giving up what matters most according to Yoder, the place where he and his family have come to live. Jake and Fannie and kids moved down from St. Ignatius six years ago and bought half of an old ranch, about 70 acres, that was divided and sold in two pieces about 30 or 40 years ago. They came to love the place. Yoder is mostly known for his gravel pit operation along the Eastside Highway just north of Stevensville. But he and his wife and family have also managed the Yoder Angus Ranch for the last six years.

The City of Hamilton has taken steps to prepare itself for an entirely new landscape in Montana, being the legalization of recreational marijuana. When the voters of the state passed I-190 and CI118 in November of 2020, they set into motion the creation of a regulatory framework that will allow for the sale and consumption of marijuana by adults age 21 and over. Although medical marijuana had been legal in Montana prior to the passage of the new legislation in 2020, the new framework expands that right to recreational users as well. Town Planner Matthew Rohrbach explained to the Hamilton City Council that city staff has been “trying to prepare for this as best we can.” During the first hearing for the proposed amendments to the Hamilton Municipal Code on Tuesday, November 16th , Rohrbach expressed the importance of preparing the Municipal Code for the eventuality that marijuana vendors may be interested in setting up shop in Hamilton. He pointed out that, on January 1st, 2022, the Montana Department of Revenue will begin to issue licenses to sell recreational marijuana to those interested businesses who already have a license to dispense medical marijuana. If, by that time, municipalities fail to have established a regulatory framework for those proposed new recreational dispensaries, then they would risk being unable to regulate them at all. Much of the regulation that will govern marijuana dispensaries, however, will be done by the Montana Department of Revenue. Background checks, state licensing, security, taxation, seed-tosale monitoring, etc. will all be done at the state level. Additionally, a state regulation has already spelled out that a marijuana dispensary will not be allowed within 500 feet and on the same street as a church or school. Additional state-level regulations will dictate certain hours of operation as well as buffering and setback requirements. Nonetheless, the City of Hamilton, has an

See YODER, page 4

See MARIJUANA, page 3

“We knew if we didn’t do something to conserve this land today, it wouldn’t look like this tomorrow. Knowing that we will still be able to wake up and see manure on the ground, cows in the pasture and saddled horses for years to come makes this more than worth it,” said Jake Yoder.

Yoder Angus Ranch under conservation easement

by Michael Howell

After working with their neighbors and the Bitterroot Land Trust for a couple of years, Jake and Fannie Yoder were able to realize a deal that would not only ensure that their place remains a working ranch in perpituity, but also double it in size. The deal that made it possible was a conservation easement developed by the Bitter Root Land Trust and funded in part by money from the county’s Open Lands Bond Program. Of course, it meant passing up some multi-million-dollar deals for some other type of development along the way, but that would

Resignations result in complete turnover on Stevensville council by Victoria Howell Two members of the Stevensville Town Council resigned at the end of last Thursday’s meeting. Sydney Allen, a Ward 2 appointee who had just won a new term in the November election, and Jaime Devlin both resigned, citing abuse and stress as factors in their decision. Paul Ludington, who was defeated by former councilmember Stacie Barker in the November election, and Karen Wandler, who did not run for election, will be leaving at the end of the month. Barker and Cindy Crews, the other newly elected council member, will start their terms in January, most likely with the pressing task of appointing two people to replace Allen and Devlin. Devlin read a prepared statement at the end of the meeting. “Tonight will be my last night representing Ward 1 as Councilmember,” said Devlin. “The health of my family as well as my well-being must be my top priority. ”When I ran for election, I had visions of working with leaders of

our community and being a voice for those who had been silenced. In the past two years of my time serving on council, I have seen and experienced situations and behaviors that have damaged me. I

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to be abused by people I represent, or my neighbors. Until the mentality of people living in Stevensville changes, it will not matter who serves on the Council nor who is Mayor. Until people stand up and say this abuse

I will no longer allow myself to be abused by people I represent, or my neighbors. Until the mentality of people living in Stevensville changes, it will not matter who serves on the Council nor who is Mayor.” - Jaime Devlin, (former) council member

did not realize that by being elected I would become a victim of regular verbal and mental abuse. I am told that this abuse is the culture of Stevensville, that this is just how it is. I am not sure why there is an unwritten expectation to abuse public servants and neighbors. What I do know is that we teach people how to treat us. I will no longer allow myself

is no longer allowed here, it will continue. My passion is to help others as well as the community(s) around me. I will continue to strive to leave this beautiful community better than I found it. I will continue my mission of helping as many people as I can, and I will succeed with teaching others of their self-worth. These will just not be done sitting at a table

representing Ward 1 of the Town of Stevensville.” “I’m going to follow suit and do the same thing,” said Allen. “I’m a school teacher and I cannot aﬀord to be sued. I did not vote with my conscience tonight. I was threatened tonight that if I did something out of conscience I would be sued… The undue stress that this position has caused is heartbreaking. The town of Stevensville will get exactly what it deserves. We will end up with the government we deserve. “When I stepped into this role, I was acutely aware of the deeprooted turmoil in our town, and I had the utmost desire to help conscientiously grow and evolve the Town of Stevensville. I was unaware that forward movement would be muddled by negative rhetoric, false accusations, and misinterpretations of the law. It has been increasingly diﬃcult and stress-inducing. Therefore, I am choosing to reallocate my energy into my career and family. I look forward to being an See COUNCIL, page 6

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continued from page one important role insofar as determining where, within the City of Hamilton, such dispensaries are to

Council for the second and ﬁnal public hearing on Tuesday, November 30th. The City Council voted

cultivation will not be allowed within the City of Hamilton, testing laboratories and

We are in the last month of the year. We just felt we should thank everyone who made us smile this year. You are one of them so here’s a big Banner announcing marijuana sales. Photo by Nathan Boddy. be allowed. To that end, City staff developed its recommendations after consultation with the Hamilton Downtown Business Association, the city attorney and the Montana League of Cities and Towns. After presenting its recommendations to the city Zoning Commission late last summer, the new text amendments to the Hamilton Municipal Code were presented to the City

unanimously to approve the text amendments to the municipal code. Two chapters within the municipal code required amendments in order to prepare for legalized marijuana sales, amongst them being the addition of new deﬁnitions and providing speciﬁc zones wherein such businesses can operate. While commercial

manufacturing would be allowed as a Conditional Use within the manufacturing (CM) and industrial (MI) districts. Sales of marijuana would be allowed as a use-by-right in B-2 and CBD districts, provided that state regulations could still be met. These zones correspond with the downtown business district and the Highway 93 corridor.

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Yoder: protecting wide open spaces for the future continued from page one The ranch sits atop Illinois and within a Tier 1 Terrestrial Bench on Stevensville Airport Focal Area of the State Wildlife Road. They currently run Action Plan of the Lolo-Clark 80 Black Angus cows on the Fork Connectivity Focal Area. property. The land is irrigated It preserves scenic open space by gravity-fed wheel lines with including scenic road frontage water rights from the Bitterroot along Stevensville Airport Road, Irrigation District coming from Big Horn Lane, and Sage Creek the Big Ditch. Road while confining future Yoder said that it was Kyle residential use to the existing Barber of the Bitter Root Land locations within its development Trust who first talked to him envelope, therefore ensuring about the potential of placing aesthetic views to be on display a conservation easement on in perpetuity. his place. He said the way it “To me it’s just using a bit was laid out, it would allow of common sense that the good him to purchase the adjoining Lord gave us and thinking about 80 acres from his neighbor, life a little bit instead of just reuniting the old ranch under making an easy buck and then a 150-acre conservation moving on,” said Yoder. With the help of Open Lands Bond Program funding, a 150-acre conservation easement has been easement. “I do construction and I know placed on the Yoder Angus Ranch northeast of Stevensville. The property under easement things have to develop” said easement A recently awarded contains two residential sites: one Yoder, “but I am against the property reserved for new residential grant for $150,000 from Ravalli existing site in the southeast portion thought of breaking a hayfield up for development with a building County’s Open Lands Bond Program of the property which also contains houses. To me that’s not right. I know envelope encompassing 1 acre. made the deal possible. The 155-acre agricultural structures with a it’s easy money these days, but the Along with the two residential sites, easement is valued at $390,000, building envelope encompassing 2.5 day’s coming when we will wish for an agricultural building envelope but with an additional $35,910 in acres. The second is an undeveloped open areas and when those houses around the existing ag structures on anticipated cost, the total budget site on the southwest corner of the are on there, it’s over, it’s done, and it the property’s eastern boundary will for the easement was $425,910. The will never come back.” encompass 1.25 acres. project also received $195,000 in “One thing my dad always said Broker All building funding from the NRCS Agricultural was, ‘when the group is running you envelope sites will Land Easement Program. The had better be walking. And when be included within landowners donated $80,910 of the they are walking, then you need to Experienced • Honest • Professional the conservation donated easement value and retained be running.’ The idea was to not just easement. In the $309,090. The proceeds helped offset go with the flow of what’s happening, future, the ranch the cost of the additional property. because you need to be thinking Do you know a local must transfer as According to the Planning Board’s about what’s happening. That was family that I can a single 150-acre staff report, the property’s values his statement many times and I tract. No splits will help to make their proposed for conservation include remember it quite well.” be permitted. The working agricultural lands, which “I had guys ask me about Christmas brighter? total acreage of the includes controlled, no-till rotational developing my ranch. Prices are Call Kim! building envelopes grazing efforts which provides an skyrocketing right now. But when I is approximately abundance of habitat resources for think of my kids, I could not do that,” 4.75 acres and the livestock and wildlife, wildlife habitat said Yoder. “I think in the long term application states including agricultural grasslands and the easy money is to develop it, but land reserved for riparian corridor habitats providing that’s going to change some day. undeveloped future direct benefits for locally important Someday the wide open spaces and EXIT REALTY BITTERROOT VALLEY home sites will be species and communities of concern. the open ranchland is going to be Independent Member Broker less than 1% (1 acre The property is also encompassed worth a lot of more.” reserved or 0.7% of the within an Elk Winter Range of the Yoder said in the meantime, “80 Kim@EXITrealtyBV.com property) of the total Rock Creek Management Unit, head of Black Angus cows sure looks www.KimLendman.EXITMT.com conservation easement Big Game Habitat Priority Area in a lot better than 50 houses.” acreage. relation to Secretarial Order 3362,

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WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA SATURDAY, DEC. 18TH This is a program started in 1992 by Morrill Worcester in the state of Maine to honor the veterans buried in the Arlington National Cemetery. The original intent was to acknowledge the service of the deceased veteran during the Christmas season. The program has evolved over the years to encourage the placement of holiday wreaths on the veteran graves in all cemeteries. The program now has the following objectives:

1. REMEMBER- our fallen U.S. veterans, 2. HONOR - those who serve, and 3. TEACH - our children the value of freedom. The American Legion Fort Owen Post 94 with the generous assistance of a local wreath making family, the Wortmans, was able to place wreaths on veteran graves in the Stevensville area for several years in the past. These folks have again offered to provide wreaths for this year’s program. This year the Post members wilI again accomplish a scaled-down version of this previous program at six of the local cemeteries, Victor, Riverside, Maplewood, St. Mary’s, Sunnyside & Florence-Carlton, by placing a single, large wreath at each cemetery. The placement will be accompanied with a short military ceremony in honor of the veterans buried there. We are also using this program to honor our local “first responders” and hope to include them in the ceremony at each cemetery. We also plan to place a wreath at our recently dedicated Memorial in the Veterans Park on Main Street in Stevensville. These ceremonies will be accomplished on Saturday, December 18th using the following schedule:

1. Victor cemetery - 10:00AM 2. Riverside cemetery - 10:30AM 3. Maplewood cemetery - 10:45AM 4. St. Mary’s cemetery-11:00AM

5. Veterans Park Memorial - 11:15AM 6. Sunnyside cemetery - 11:45AM 7. Florence-Carlton - 12:30PM

Community members are strongly encouraged to attend these ceremonies, especially if they have a veteran family member buried in one of these cemeteries. We want to express our appreciation to the Wortman family for donating the wreaths.

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Northwest Farm Credit Services donates $50k to Western Ag Research Center Northwest Farm Credit Services made a signiﬁcant contribution of $50,000 to the facility expansion and improvement project at Montana State University Western Ag Research Center near Corvallis. The 2021 Montana State Legislature approved $1.2 million in funding to build a new oﬃce, lab and education facility to replace the current buildings that are outdated, unsafe and undersized. MSU has pledged to raise $300,000 in donations from individuals and industry to support the new facilities. Megan Shroyer, Montana President of Northwest Farm Credit Services, said, “As part of Northwest Farm Credit’s stewardship commitment to improve the lives of

our customers, communities, and industries we serve, we are investing funds in education and research that will benefit our customers as well as our agriculture industry. “Our contribution to the Western Ag Research Center (WARC) will boost their research efforts and their ability to strengthen Montana’s ag sectors. WARC is an excellent resource for farmers and ranchers throughout the state.” Since its inception in 1908, WARC has fulfilled the need for horticultural research across Montana, addressing issues and answering questions for local farmers, homeowners and businesses. WARC is the only center focused specifically on horticulture, specializing in high-value specialty

crops, fruit and vegetable production, local food security and increasing sustainability and economic returns for small acreage operations. The station also conducts important research on row and forage crops, labor and labor eﬃciency, the complexity of the small business aspects of value-added products and start-to-ﬁnish operations. A new facility will contain three labs for chemical/microbiological research, a covered loading dock, cold storage for crops and seed, storage room for seed and research equipment and meeting spaces with updated technology for communicating to producers. There are no similar facilities in communities nearby and it is

expected the facility will be heavily used for outreach and educational events. “We’re incredibly grateful for the support of NWFCS and all the donors,” says Dr. Zach Miller, professor and superintendent of WARC. “This project is a critical investment in our work to help Montana farmers and rural communities improve their proﬁts and grow delicious, nutritious fruit and vegetables.” Donation checks can be made out to MSU Alumni Foundation and write 93627 – Western Ag Research Center Improvements in the notes of the check. The mailing address is MSU Alumni Foundation, PO Box 172750, Bozeman MT 59717. Online donation link is: https://www.msuaf.org/givewarc.

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Council: claims of abuse, stress prompt resignations continued from page one active participant and supporting the incoming administration as a community member. I encourage other community members to do the same. “My resignation is effective as of December 24th.” The council had spent a good portion of the meeting listening to the public weigh in on a motion to grant indemnification to Mayor Brandon Dewey on a lawsuit he had filed against Leanna Rodabaugh over her attempt to recall him. Dewey lost the lawsuit but survived the recall attempt. He submitted a bill for legal fees of approximately $12,000 which the Town paid. However, the council had not approved the claim (along with some other claims) and Scott Owens, the town’s attorney at the time, advised Dewey “to repay the money, resubmit the claim, and present the issue of indemnification to the Council for determination.” Dewey repaid the money to the Town but did not pursue indemnification at that time. The council also initiated an investigation into the matter of the claim, which resulted in Dewey being cleared of any wrongdoing. Before consideration of the matter, the mayor turned the chair over to council president Paul Ludington. Allen made a motion to approve indemnification, saying that it was in an effort to get the conversation moving and to hear public comments. All but one public comment on the motion was against indemnifying the mayor, with most saying that this was a personal lawsuit and that Dewey should be responsible for his own costs. Raymond Smith, a former council member, said “…Nobody in the town told him to fight that recall… If you vote for this you don’t know your laws.” Smith suggested later that if the Town was going to indemnify Dewey, they should also pay the legal fees of Rodabaugh. Angela Lyons said, “Why hasn’t the town attorney weighed in on this? It would be crazy to move forward

without his opinion…” In the end the motion failed, with Devlin voting in favor, Allen abstaining, citing the threat of a lawsuit, and Ludington and Wandler voting against. Mayor Dewey said later, “I realize that I put you as the council and my colleagues in an uncomfortable situation by seeking indemniﬁcation, especially after I originally said that I wouldn’t be seeking that. It wasn’t an easy process, but you navigated that process with professionalism and impartiality. I’m sorry to have done that to you and that you had to go through that process… A citizen’s comments at a previous meeting regarding abuse caused me to reevaluate the nonsense that I’ve been put through in this position…

from this body, which for the record did not occur, caused me to think of pain and not only what I’ve had to live through in this position but that pain that, albeit it’s not physical, some members of this community have also inflicted on my family too. And that’s unfortunate.” Dewey said there have been five resignations since November 1st – director of finance and human resources, parks and recreation director, deputy clerk, administrative assistant and a police officer, a 34% decrease in staffing overall. He asked the public to be patient with the new administration as they try to replenish what he considers to be the Town’s most valuable resource, “our people. It’s going to be somewhat of a challenge…”

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Certainly, when you hold the top elected positon in the community you’re in a position where you’ll be scrutinized… but I think the heat was certainly dialed up from day one of my administration.” - Mayor Brandon Dewey

I understand public service comes with its issues and I’m not debating that. Certainly, when you hold the top elected positon in the community you’re in a position where you’ll be scrutinized… but I think the heat was certainly dialed up from day one of my administration. One of the first actions the council took was to remove me from the fire department roster and demand that I resign my 12-year career in the volunteer fire department… And I complied in the name of trying to create harmony and moving the community forward peacefully... The comments that were made regarding the abuse that a specific person allegedly endured

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He went on to say, “I’ve been serving this community and organization since 2006 – 16 years. Seven mayors have held office. Only three have been elected. It’s a tremendous honor that I’m grateful for. As I close the door on that tenure of service, I’m grateful for the relationships I’ve had and the lifelong friendships I’ve built… I’m impressed with the speed with which we’ve moved this community forward… over my tenure as mayor no task has been too big or too small to handle… The reason we’ve been able to get so much done is because of the four of you – this council has been the most distinguished council – bringing stability, harmony, integrity, dignity to the offices that you hold. I’m humbled to have served with you… “Thank you for the grace and professionalism that you have demonstrated. Thank you for your service to our community. You’ve put up with a lot and have not been thanked enough for your efforts.” In other business, the council • unanimously approved the Transportation Master Plan Agreement with Robert Peccia & Associates at a cost of $82,107. • unanimously consented to the appointment of Brendalinn Daniels as a Firefighter Cadet. • unanimously approved repairing

the well field back-up generator for the town’s water system at a cost of approximately $21,000, at the recommendation of Steve Kruse, Public Works Director. • unanimously approved establishing a special fund for street lighting on Main Street with $10,000 that was donated by local businesses from the proceeds of the Scarecrow Brewfest. In council comments, Ludington said it had been a difficult year for him. He said he got on the council because there were a lot of things to be done, “a lot of things that needed attention.” “We’re going to be back in that spot again in January, slowed down by people who are not interested in changing anything. I’m not a big fan of change but in order to not be left behind, we have to try and keep up. “I do appreciate all the commitment that Brandon has given to this town over the last several years…I don’t think that he deserved the pound of flesh that was taken from him… it’s too bad that we live in a country now where the truth does not matter. We get to decide what’s true. And if you don’t agree, then you’re my enemy… agreeing to disagree doesn’t occur in some of the citizenry’s vocabulary… “Sitting here tonight, I am embarrassed by you people. I’m super embarrassed. I hope that you have success… We’re all entitled to our opinions. I don’t have to agree with you and you don’t have to agree with me. “Lastly, I would like to thank those people who are on town staff. We’re lucky to have the people that we do… I wish everybody the best…” Wandler said, “I’ve never been a part of the city council, I worked full time. It’s been a real rewarding experience working with the council and with the general public. I’m surprised by some of the people I grew up with, their comments. They don’t listen… I only applied for this job because one person that everybody knows, one of the smartest people I know, told me if you don’t like what’s going on become a part of it. And I did that, Jaime… It’s been a real good experience and I’m glad I had it and I’m glad I’m not coming back…” The current town council and mayor have only one more meeting scheduled before the end of the year, and the end of their terms. A regular meeting is scheduled for Thursday, December 23.

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COVID Wisdom

COVID lurks in lots of places, Seeking unprotected faces. Help keep teachers in their class. Get a jab and wear a mask! Marshall Bloom Hamilton

Appreciation

We appreciated the letter on November 10 by Linda Schmitt pointing us to reputable resources concerning the controversial use of Ivermectin for Coronavirus. We know and trust the Scientific American and the Mayo Clinic and were glad to forward these authoritative references to some family members who had been inappropriately advised to trust the antibacterial drug rather than the proven vaccines against the COVID virus. Thanks, Linda! Jeff and Yvonne Gritzner Florence

Response to ‘Stupid letters’

You complain about stupid letters to the editor and then you write a doozy of your own. Mark Twain said it best when he said “it is better to be thought a fool then to talk and remove all doubt.” George Roman Hamilton

We’re being scammed

How nice! All those letters advocating the bogus corona vaccine. Of course everything from the sniffles, common cold, rockin’ pneumonia and the boogy woogy flu are diagnosed as corona. Why? Hospitals are paid to do that. Back in the late ‘80s at Bad Toelz, Germany, 1st Bn, 10th Special Forces Group, they advertised the free flu shot at the dispensary. The team medics, highly trained, did not go. The team did not go. Their families did not go. No one went. Payday formations, everyone must show up. They pull out the tables and no one was excused until they had their shot. Make no mistake, the US gov’t is the biggest drug pusher on the planet and they don’t like competition. The FDA and big pharma play musical chairs. Big pharma does not make money curing people. Read the Henry Kissinger quote from Feb. 25, 2009 to the WHO council on eugenics. Frank Novotny Victor

Intersections

Apparently, the US Supreme Court is set to redefine law about privacy, and self determination, as those subjects pertain to women. Maybe also to non cisgender people. Governor Greg Gianforte signed into law three bills that limit abortion access in Montana. And signed Senate Bill 215, that allows

businesses to discriminate against LGBTQ people. And signed House Bill 112, which bars transgender girls and women from competing in school sports, according to their self determined gender. In the upcoming Dobbs Case, the Department of Justice may seek to avoid a 5-4 SCOTUS decision that might reverse some, or all, of Roe v. Wade. Such a decision would intersect with Montana law and practice, and prompt state law banning abortion. In late November, state, and county law and practice intersected. Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen intervened in a case where a County Attorney Office intended for a man to plead to a charge of felony assault with a gun. In a Helena restaurant, in November of 2020, when because of Covid-19, face coverings were required, the man was told he must wear a face covering. As reported, the man responded by hitting the restaurant manager in the genitals, and revealing, and pointing to, a handgun. There may or may not have been a threat to shoot the restaurant manager. The man did not have a permit to carry a concealed handgun, and he was carrying a handgun in a prohibited space. AG Knudsen’s Office did not credibly investigate the incident, arranged for a Helena District Judge to hear the case, and recommended a $50 fine, for misdemeanor disorderly conduct. Late last month, that Judge fined the man the max for that charge, $100. Here’s the problem. The man assaulted two people. Either of which, in a jury trial, could have testified, and lead to a conviction. After all, under statute Section 46-11-201, the very competent County DA Office had probable cause to file a charge of felony assault with a gun. Looking forward, what will happen between intersections of SARS CoV-2 caused Covid-19, and the people, in Montana, also in the USA? During the SARS CoV-2 Delta outbreak, 36 states have had consistently better vaccine rates than does Montana. Currently, all state sections, other than the western state section, are experiencing rising numbers of new cases of hospitalizations, and deaths, of Covid-19 patients. You may well know that during the Delta outbreak in Montana, around three quarters of the Covid-19 patients in the major MT hospitals were not vaccinated. You probably know that Ivermectin does not prevent SARS CoV-2 Delta caused Covid-19 in Montana, or the USA. Most countries have better vaccine rates than does the USA. Unfortunately, the USA will be one of the last countries to achieve herd immunity. You may well have read, and/ or heard, that US counties with low vaccine rates, last year voted for Trump for President. And that USA counties and cities with high vaccination rates are the least impacted by SARS CoV-2 caused

hospitalizations, and deaths. You may know there’s still an onslaught of anti-vaccine smear, propagated by bad actors, domestic and foreign. Fact checking should be as well practiced as is hand washing. For the common good, strongly consider getting fully vaccinated against the SARS CoV-2 coronavirus. Currently, there are way too many well financed psy op propaganda campaigns acting to undermine the common good of the USA. Psy op campaigns can be used against enemy troops, but not against the common good of Americans. Bob Williams Stevensville

Where are the men and women of courage?

Where are the men and women of courage? Where are the warriors? Where are the men and women of God? Where are the Shadrachs, Meschachs, and the Abednegos? Have we become so complacent that we can not stand for what is right? Have we become so out of tune with the Bible and what it teaches that we cower at the slightest threat? Where is our trust? Where is our faith? Do you even believe the Bible? Matthew 19:26 Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Do you believe all things are possible with God? Isaiah 35:4 Say to those with fearful hearts, “Be strong, do not fear; your God will come, he will come with vengeance; with divine retribution he will come to save you.” Joshua 1:9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.” Romans 8:38-39 Words from Apostle Paul: 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. These are just a few promises and commandments from the The Bible. Do you believe, I mean do you really believe? Or, do you have doubts, fear, confusion? If that’s the case, it’s totally normal because we live in a fallen world. But, it does not have to be that way... Luke 10:19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Do you believe or do you think the Bible is full of fairytale stories? Revelation 13:10 “If anyone is to go into captivity, into captivity they will go. If anyone

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is to be killed with the sword, with the sword they will be killed.” This calls for patient endurance and faithfulness on the part of God’s people. Do you believe? Do you have faith? Do you trust the Lord? If you can not wholeheartedly say yes to these questions it’s time to evaluate your relationship with Jesus. And if you don’t know Jesus as your personal savior, now would be a good time to ask Him into your life. It’s time that the silent majority quits being silent. It’s time for Christians all around the world to stand up and stand out. It’s time that we live for 100% of what the Lord wants. It’s time, past time, to quit blindly following what the world wants and start doing what Gods wants. Are you awake? Have I riled you? I hope so! We are warriors for Christ and as long as we follow the status quo we will never be effective. It’s time everybody understands the power over evil we have in Jesus. It’s time we wake up and quit being deceived and fight in this spiritual battle. It is right here, right now! Tomorrow is too late. If you have not donned the full armor of God, you aren’t doing your part. The reality is that things are going to get much worse. It’s written and you must be prepared. Where’s your faith? Where’s your courage? Are you going to stand for Christ or are you going to cower before man? The choice is yours to make What’s it going to be? Von Dailey Florence

Grinch at Christmas

As millions of Americans take to the roads and skies to reunite with family and friends this holiday season, why is the CEO of United Airlines intent on making travel even tougher by grounding more than 300 pilots and firing or punishing nearly 2000 employees over an argument about Covid vaccinations? CEO Scott Kirby is the only airline executive demanding 100% of his workforce be vaccinated. Employees seeking legitimate reasonable accommodations are met with callous, severe punishment. Delta Airlines has a reasonable testing protocol, American and Southwest airlines say no employee will be terminated over vaccine status. Kirby’s solution is the insulting offer of indefinite unpaid leave. United employees are taking their case to court and will ultimately win the day, but in the meantime, Scott Kirby is ruining the holidays for United employees and their families by putting them on the streets. https://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=yHwgCZ9YjE4 Karen Flowers Stevensville

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Gamblers Anon

Gamblers Anonymous meets Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. at St. Francis Catholic Church, 411 S. 5th Street in Hamilton.

WIC clinics

Ravalli County WIC is a nutrition education program that serves pregnant, post-partum, and breastfeeding women, children from birth to age 5 and women whose pregnancies have ended early. WIC also welcomes dads, grandparents, and foster families. The WIC program is oﬀered In Hamilton Monday through Thursday 8:30-4:30 at 205 Bedford Street, Suite P, District Courthouse Building in Hamilton. The Stevensville clinic is open on Wednesdays at the United Methodist Church, 216 College Street in Stevensville. The Victor Clinic is the second Tuesday of the month at the Victor Nazarene Church. The Darby clinic is open every month on the third Monday of the month at the Darby Library.Call 406-802-7180 for more information.

Family Shelter

The Family Shelter of the Bitterroot is dedicated to helping homeless and needy families in the Bitterroot Valley. If you are interested in helping or need help, call Gary Locke for more information, 2398833.

Stevensville Al-Anon

The Stevensville Al-Anon Family Group meets the ﬁrst and third Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the Stevensville United Methodist Church, 216 College St. Enter the church through the Fellowship Hall door next to the parking lot. Masks are required and social distancing is practiced. For more information about the meeting, call Mary at 529-3951. Visit https:// al-anon.org for general information about Al-Anon.

Brown Baggers Al-Anon

Brown Baggers Al-Anon meets Tuesdays from 12 to 1 p.m. at the Open Minded Expressions Art Studio, 201 Daly Street, Hamilton. For more information, call 406-3630060.

Three Mile Coﬀee

Three Mile Coﬀee Club meets every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at 1064 Three Mile Creek Road. Everyone is welcome. Good coﬀee, conversation and get to know your neighbors. All ages welcome. For information call Colleen at 777-3710.

BitterRodders Cars

BitterRodders Car Club meets the ﬁrst Thursday of the month at 6 p.m. at BJ’s Restaurant, 900 N. 1st in Hamilton. Everyone welcome. For more information call 961-3136.

Victor Senior Center

Serving meals at the Center Monday Wednesday and Friday at 11:30 a.m. You can still order and pickup meals to go on Monday from 11 to 11:30 a.m. Bridge every Tuesday at 1 p.m. Bingo every Tuesday at 6 p.m. Pokeno 2nd and 4th Friday at 1 p.m. For info or to volunteer call 642-3320.

Hamilton Senior Center

Open for lunch Monday,

Calendar Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Wednesday, Friday, serving from 11:45-12:30 p.m. Bridge, Sundays & Wednesdays, 1 p.m. Canasta (Hand and Foot), Mondays, 12:30 p.m. Cards/shuﬄers provided. $1. Pinochle, Fridays, 1 p.m. All supplies provided. $2. Flea Market, every 2nd Saturday, 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. The Center is located at 820 N. 4th Street.

Golden Age Club

Pinochle, every Wednesday, 1:00 p.m. Coﬀee provided; wrapped candy OK, no food please. $2. Light exercise Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 9-10:00 a.m. 50 cents. The Club is located at 527 South 5th Street.

Stevensville Senior Center

Stevenville Senior Center is now serving meals at the Center Monday thru Friday at 11:30 am. You can still pick up your weekly meals on Monday at 11 am to 11:30 am Coﬀee Club at 8:00 am M-F Exercise 10:00 am Tuesday and Thursday Quilters the second Tuesday of each month 6:00 pm Pinochle Saturdays at 7 pm Afternoon Pinochle Fridays 12:15 pm Bridge Mondays at 12:15 pm

Victor Masons

Victor Masonic Lodge 43 meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. on Main Street above Farmers State Bank. For any questions or membership information call 406-381-1250.

Sapphire Quilt Club

2nd Tuesday of each month, Senior Citizens Center, Stevensville. Doors open 6 p.m. Start 6:30 p.m.

Parkinson’s Disease Support Group

Parkinson’s Disease Support Group meets the 3rd Monday of the month at 1 p.m. at the Corvallis United Methodist Church youth center (to the east of the church). Located on the corner of Corvallis Cemetery Road and Eastside Hwy. Big white church. Any questions please call Ginny Wigen, coordinator, 406-544-9186.

St. Mary’s Parish Mass

Join us for Mass every Saturday at 5 p.m. and Sunday at 11 a.m. (currently NO Mass scheduled for St. Joseph’s in Florence).

Soul Suppers

Soul Suppers in Stevensville served every Wednesday! Free home cooked meals with a message served every Wed. evening at 6 p.m. 100 Mission St. For more information, contact Corey at (406) 214-8708.

Bitterroot Heritage Civic Group

The Bitterroot Heritage Civic Group, formerly called the South Valley Civic Group, has reorganized. We are looking for new members and volunteers. Regular meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month at 6:15 pm at the Darby Library. Please join us.

Quantum Group

The Quantum Group of the Bitterroot invites you to attend its monthly meetings. You needn’t have knowledge of quantum physics to enjoy learning about this exciting field of science that affects our daily lives. Topics alternate each month between Science (particles, fields, etc. and their practical applications) and the Metaphysical aspects of quantum physics. Meetings feature presentations and discussion WHEN: The last Wednesday of each month. TIME: 6:30pm to 8:30pm WHERE: St. Francis Catholic Church Community Center, 411 S. 5th Street in Hamilton ENTER: Please enter through the North-facing door. Call 363-0683 for additional information.

American Legion Post 94

Meetings 3rd Tuesday of month, 7 p.m., at 754 Middle Burnt Fork Road. For Info call Chuck, 253-380-7016.

American Legion Post 94 Auxiliary

Meetings 1st Tuesday of month, 6:30 p.m., at 754 Middle Burnt Fork Road. For info call Cheryl, 406-531-4132 or email cherylburgmeier@yahoo.com

Lions Club

ST. STEPHENS EPISCOPAL CHURCH 203 Main St. Stevensville • 777-0028

Worship at 11:00 a.m. In this Church there shall be no outcasts. at the Corvallis School Cafeteria on Eastside Highway in Corvallis. The meeting runs from 7-8:30 p.m. There will be no potluck, but you are welcome to bring your own dinner and socialize between 6:30 p.m. -7:00 p.m. Guest speaker will be a representative from the Wind River Bear Institute who will describe their work with the public to deter bear aid in that eﬀort. All members will be eligible to participate in the raﬄe drawing for many amazing gifts. That includes members that join Thursday night. For more information, please call Gene at 208-310-6326 or check out the website at www.bchmt.org/ bitterroot. Find us on Facebook at: Bitter Root Back Country Horsemen (BR BCH).

Pachyderm Club

The Bitterroot North Valley Pachyderm Club will meet Friday, December 17 at 12 noon at The Frontier Cafe, Hwy 93 in Stevensville. This will be the Christmas Lunch and white elephant gift exchange so come and enjoy some Christmas cheer. The North Valley Pachyderm Club is an educational arm of the Republican Party. All are welcome.

15, 2021, at 9:30 a.m. in the District Oﬃce.

North Valley Public Library activities

CHILDREN’S EVENTS Mother Goose on the Loose Ages 0-3 Monday, Dec 20, 10:30 am Mother Goose on the Loose is an award-wining early literacy program ﬁlled with rhymes and music for infants, babies, and toddlers. Storytime & More Ages 3-5 Wednesday, Dec 22, 10:30 am Each Wednesday during December, we have stories and activities about holidays. We read books, tell stories, sing songs, dance and march, and create with our imaginations. Come along on this amazing journey! TEEN EVENTS Open World at the Library Ages 12-18 Friday, December 17, 4pm It’s open world time for teens at the library. Make Fridays more exciting, come to the library for an all access pass to all the cool stuﬀ. Choose to 3-D print objects and then paint them, create a craft, explore the Dungeons & Dragons handbooks, or make a zine, it’s up to you! Role Playing Games, InPerson or Online Ages 12-18 Tuesday, Dec 21, 4 pm Enter the world of Dungeons & Dragons! Create your own character and join an online campaign. This event takes place both inperson and online. No experience required. This program is currently full. If you are interested in joining, please email emilys@northvalleylibrary.org. Register for events on the online calendar at northvalleylibrary. org. North Valley Public Library is located at 208 Main Street Stevensville.

The Hamilton Lions Club meets the ﬁrst and third Tuesdays at noon at BJs restaurant 900 N First Street in Hamilton. Guests and prospective members are welcome to attend. For more information check https://e-clubhouse. org/sites/hamiltonmt/.

Food drive

Drive through Bethlehem

Support Group Our Savior Lutheran Grief Join us as you grieve and mourn the loss of your loved one/ events friend. All welcome. Mondays,

Ancient Town Coming to Bitterroot Valley December 2021 – In addition to Lolo, Florence, Stevensville, Victor, Hamilton and Darby, motorists traveling through the Bitterroot Valley on Friday evening, December 17 from 6 to 8:30 PM will be able to drive through another slightly more temporary destination: the little town of Bethlehem of more than 2,000 years ago. Just in time for the Christmas season, the folks at Crossroads Church invite you to experience their 2nd annual “Drive Through Bethlehem” event, a mobile celebration and retelling of the Greatest Story Ever Told. Without leaving your own vehicle – and with a cup of hot cocoa in hand – you and your family can drive through the recreated town of Bethlehem where you’ll see a series of tableaus featuring a live nativity and hear the Christmas story on your car speakers. This FREE event is open to the public and all are invited! Located at 1297 Meridian in Victor, Crossroads Church (“Loving God. Loving Others.”) is a Biblebased, non-denominational church under the leadership and teaching of Lead Pastor, David Flug.

Rotary Club

On Monday, December 13, Hamilton Rotary celebrates the holidays with Christmas carols performed by Hamilton HS choral group, Guys and Dolls. Rotary is an international service organization of over one million members that focuses its service and ﬁnancial support on public health. Hamilton Rotary local fund raising is dedicated to Valley children. Rotary meets Mondays at Noon at BJ’s restaurant at 900 N. 1st in Hamilton (across from Walgreens). We welcome guests and prospective members.

RCEDA

The Ravalli County Economic Development Authority Finance Committee will meet Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at 2:15 p.m. A meeting of the RCEDA Board will follow at 3:00 p.m. These meetings will take place at the RCEDA Conference Room located at 274 Old Corvallis Road in Hamilton. Both meetings are open to the public.

Sharing Tree

The Stevensville Sharing Tree is looking for donations of new toys and warm winter clothing for children ages 0 to 18. We are speciﬁcally looking for adult sizes for clothing. If you would like to donate an item or have any questions, please call Linda Page at (406) 2141839. For tax deductible donations, please make checks payable to Sharing Tree, and mail to P.O. Box 747, Stevensville MT 59870.

Back Country Horsemen

Bitter Root Back Country Horsemen host their monthly meeting on Thursday, December 16th,

The Sears Store in Hamilton, 1704 N. 1st, Unit A, is collecting food for Haven House Food Bank through December.

Our Savior Lutheran Church is preparing for another Advent and Christmas season with many opportunities for worship and Christian fellowship. The congregation welcomes the community to join us. Listed below are services and activities which offer busy people in a busy season the chance to reflect on the true meaning of Christmas. Clip and save the schedule. We would enjoy sharing your company with Our Savior this holy season. WORSHIP SERVICES: SUNDAYS, 9:00 am December 19: Divine Service with Holy Communion December 26: St. Stephen’s Service with Communion ADVENT SEASON MIDWEEK SERVICES: WEDNESDAYS, 7:00 pm December 15: Light Supper 6:00 pm, Advent Vespers 7:00 pm December 22: Light Supper 6:00 pm, Advent Vespers 7:00 pm December 29: Christmas Service with Communion 7:00 pm Before-service Wednesday Suppers: Tradition at OSLC includes a soup and whatever-youwant-to-bring supper at 6:00 pm before midweek Advent services— or just bring your appetite. Please join us! CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS SERVICES Friday, December 24: Christmas Eve Services with Communion, 4:00 pm and 9:00 pm Saturday, December 25: Christmas Day Service with Communion, 10:00 am Friday, December 31: Brief New Year’s Vespers Service 6:00 pm, followed by Family Fun Night New Year’s Eve Family Fun Night: Following a brief Vespers service at 6:00 pm, we will gather for potluck, treats, beverages, and family games. Our Savior, affiliated with the Lutheran Church––Missouri Synod, is located at 184 Pine Hollow Road, south of Stevensville off the Eastside Highway. Proceeding past Burnt Fork Market and beyond Burnt Fork Veterinary Clinic, at the curve, turn east onto Pine Hollow Road. Cross the tracks and the canal, and Our Savior will be on your left, marked by three crosses.

Model trains running

Bitterroot Valley Model Railroaders will be running trains at their layout site in Stevensville every Saturday in December except Dec. 25. The site is located in the basement of hte Kohl Buiilding, 115 W. 3rd.

Stevi school board

The Stevensville School Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. in the Stevensville Music Center Choir Room. The Stevensville School Board of Trustees will hold a board training on Wednesday, December

January 10th - February 14th, 3:00pm - 4:00pm at Ministry on Main: 126 Main St., Hamilton. Please contact Home Health and Hospice of Montana Chaplain, Jonathan Sardella, for more info: jonathansardella@hhandhofmt.com

Laundry Love free laundry appointments

Laundry Love Hamilton invites our homeless and Lowincome neighbors to bring their clothing into Fast & Fluffy, 115 Pine, Hamilton, to wash them for free. We supply laundry detergent, fabric softener, quarters, and hygiene bags. When you call, text message, or message through either Facebook or website we will need to know your first name, the day you would like to come in, the size of your family, and how many loads you have. When making an appointment we just need to know the day requested. There is not a specific time you need to come in that day with the exception of all laundry must be in the machines no later than 7:15 pm. All supplies are delivered by 8:30 am to allow flexibility for our guests to come in before/after work, while children are at school or when you have a ride. No proof of income is needed. We do request at least a 24-hour notice. Phone #: 360-7763, Email: laundrylovehamiltonmt@gmail.com or Facebook:@llhamiltonmt

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Obituaries Wednesday, December 15, 2021

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Richard Stearns Reed Victor - Richard Stearns Reed, 80, of Victor passed away peacefully Wednesday, November 24, 2021. He was born February 11, 1941, in Missoula Montana, the son of Stearns A. and Wilma (Brookins) Reed. Richard married his wife Heide (Muller) Reed on 14 December 1971 in Germany. Richard was raised in Victor, Montana and attended his grade school years in Victor and Graduated from Corvallis High School in 1960. Soon after High School, Richard Joined the United States Air Force and served his Country for 21 years. During his service in the United State Air Force, he was stationed in diﬀerent bases in the United States, Spain, Germany and in Okinawa, Japan. His military occupational specialties were Air Policeman, Helicopter Mechanic Technician and Veterinary Technician. He retired Honorably from the United States Air Force in 1981. After his Retirement he worked for the United States Forest Service here in Western Montana for 14

years. Richard was proud of his Native American Heritage (Shoshone). He was a member of the Warrior Society Color Guard for many years and participated in many Pow Wows throughout Western Montana. He was a proud man and loved by many. Richard will be truly missed. Richard is Preceded in death by his parents Stearns and Wilma Reed, a sister Amorita Laﬀoon and brother Cliﬀord Reed. Richard Survived by his Wife Heide of 49+ Years, a sister Jeannette and (John) Ritchy of Green Bay WI, children: R. Scott and (Kaliko) Reed of Meridian ID, Tina and (Shaun) Crosby of St George, UT. and Richard Reed of Victor, MT. Grandchildren: Jessica, David, Daniel, Brittany, Chanda, Dillon, Karina, Dalton, Izaiah, Andrew, Lara and 10 Great Grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at the Victor Community church March 15, 2022, time to be determined. Condolences and memories may be shared with the family at www. whitesittfuneralhome.com.

Francis ‘Fran/Frank’ Cote It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Francis (Fran/Frank) Cote on November 23rd, 2021 after a long and very courageous battle with brain tumors. Fran was born in Woonsocket, RI on April 14th, 1946 to Rene Cote and Laurette (Landry) Cote. From very early on, he developed a love of everything mechanical, especially fast cars. He spent countless hours as a teenager working on cars to make them better and faster, eventually trading up to his prized Red Chevy Corvette. He attended the GMC tech school outside of Boston, MA to become a certified mechanic. His second love was salt water fishing. He spent many treasured days fishing off the coast of RI and MA, and later in life, he enjoyed several trips to Mexico for some wonderful deep sea fishing adventures. But his first love and total commitment and devotion was to his family. He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, teacher and mentor. After school, he was immediately drafted into the Army, and sent to Vietnam, where he served in the Motor Pool from 1966 to 1967. From his great love of everything outdoors grew the desire to move West. He eventually settled in

Jackson, WY in 1980, with his wife Chris, and their combined family of 4 children. They spent the next 25 years happily exploring and enjoying the beauty of the area. While in Jackson, he opened and ran

his own auto repair business, Frank’s Auto Repair. After the children left the valley, Fran and Chris decided to move closer to the grandchildren and settled in Stevensville, MT, in the center of the Bitterroot Valley. He spent much of his time helping build their new home and his new shop. They enjoyed many great times with the family, and made many more wonderful memories there. He is survived by his wife, Chris, Francis Cote (son), Debra (Cote) Puryear-Duncan (daughter), Ryan Cote (son), Deana (Cote) Kappes (daughter), and 7 grandchildren: Austin, Colby, Taylor, Paris, Cayden, Evelyn, and Ella, as well as his brotherin-law Roland Deschenes (Irene), several nieces, nephews and grandnieces/nephews. His sister, Irene Deschenes passed away in Maine, one week after her brother. He also leaves behind many wonderful friends from Wyoming and Montana. The Cote family would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to Hospice of Missoula for their support and kindness. A Celebration of Life service is planned for spring, 2022 at the Cote home. Please remember his love of life, and his wonderful smile.

Danny Leon Smith Danny Leon Smith went to be with the Lord on November 26, 2021. He passed peacefully with family by his side. Born in 1945 to Glen and Dorothy Smith in Witchita Falls, TX, Dan is survived by his wife of 46 years Robin, his children Kim (Jeff) Phillips, Tina Koch, Troy (Shannon) Smith, Annie (Geoffrey) Elander, and Alan Smith; grandchildren Jacob (Katie) Phillips, Hailee Phillips, Ryan Koch, Marissa Koch, Samantha Smith, and Riley Smith; and brothers Randy (Leslie) and Marvin (MaryAnne) Smith. He is preceded in death by his parents, brother Larry, and pup Marley. Dan grew up in Colorado and Texas and at age 20 joined the military and served as a Navy Hospital Corpsman from 1965 until 1969. He was stationed in San Diego initially, served a tour in Vietnam and finished his service in Yuma, AZ. After the military, Dan raised his family in CO, WA, MT and IA before retiring to Corvallis, MT in 2011. His life was entrenched in the restaurant business, most recently as owner of Robin’s Wood Oven Grill for 23 years in Des Moines, IA. He was a good businessman who made an impact on all those who worked with him.

Dan was an avid hiker and camper and loved going on backpacking excursions in the mountains with his brothers, kids, and friends. He also loved

ﬁshing and made it a priority to make it to Alaska a couple times over the last few years to reel in halibut and salmon with his best friends and family. Dan was also a great card player, eager to teach his kids and grandkids how to play poker only to turn around and beat them in family Texas Hold ‘em tournaments. He was a master storyteller and his love of traveling and adventure provided him with a lifetime of incredible stories that would captivate those who were lucky enough to hear them told. He was a generous man who was always willing to lend a hand to both old friends and strangers. In Corvallis, Dan was a member of Canyon View Church and the American Legion and was forever grateful for the friends and fellowship he gained there. The family would like to thank Bitterroot Hospice Center for the incredible comfort and support provided. At Dan’s request, there will be no formal services. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. In lieu of ﬂowers, please consider making a donation to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation or your own favorite charity.

Keeping the “Real” in Real Estate Sharon Dedmon

• 25 years experience • way cool person • award winning agent Broker, ABR, CRS, GRI

406-360-0258

Bob Pauley & Company Everything Real Estate 29 years experience working for you.

When hiring a real estate agent, no matter where the location, there are four important things to consider; experience, depth of knowledge, understanding of the local market, and dedication to the client. After having been through the buying as well as the selling process five times with Sharon over the last seventeen years, you can rest assured there isn’t another agent in the Bitterroot that is more qualified to handle your real estate needs. – Michael & Debbie Reid A member of the franchise system of BHH Affiliates, LLC

406-369-0210 bobp@windermere.com bobp.withwre.com

Sports

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Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Tip-Off Tourney offers season preview

by Thomas Spencer

The valley’s Class A teams participated in the Tip-Oﬀ Tournament in Frenchtown over the weekend.

Hamilton Boys

The Hamilton boys kicked off their first game of the Tip-Off Tournament with a doozy. Facing off against the Columbia Falls Wildcats, the Broncs maintained a close game for much of regulation. The Broncs were down 4643 at the start of the 4th quarter, missing several free throws, until Eli Taylor sank a beautiful jumper from the elbow to put the Broncs up by one point. The Wildcats answered and with 38 seconds left in regulation, Taylor forced a foul on a three-point attempt which sent him to the foul line. With stone-cold composure, Taylor knocked down all three baskets that tied the game and sent it into overtime. With 4 minutes in overtime play, Taylor again stepped up big for the Broncs, hitting a big three that put them up by one. Surely a sensational

year coach Travis Blome. When asked about what his expectations are for his team, Blome responded, “I expect our team to play hard, play as a team, and have fun. Hopefully, we are playing our best basketball at the end of the season.” After this weekend’s performance, it’s clear the Broncs are oﬀ to a great start, and it should be interesting to watch this group of guys.

Hamilton Girls

The Hamilton Girls Basketball Team fought through a close 40-37 loss to Columbia Falls on the first day of the tournament. A close game all the way through, in the final minute of the game a steal taken Hamilton’s Liam O’Connell goes up for a shot against Columbia Falls this weekend. Photo by Thomas back for an and-one put the score at 38-35 C-Falls. Then Spencer. undersized team can and leadership in Madi Gilder for the game entered the foul will shoot the ball. With only success this season. and free throw phase of the two returning varsity players game with the remaining it is likely to take some 30 seconds. Two made free The Corvallis Boys time into the season before throws brought the game to matched up with Ronan and these guys start to develop 40-35 C-Falls. Then, with Columbia Falls this weekend into their potential. It will two more bonus baskets the be interesting to see how score was 40-37 C-Falls. With in two close games. Just A tough Tip-Off missing Ronan by 8 in a 59this team overcomes their only 6 seconds left, the Lady Tournament for the 51 loss and Columbia Falls weaknesses and leans into Broncs couldn’t get a lastStevensville Yellowjacket by 6 in a 70-64 loss, this their strengths. Head coach boys team who lost both team appears to be right on Zane Warnken is optimistic games this weekend, the first the brink of being a pretty about his team’s prospects to Libby in a 52-19 loss and competitive team. The Blue and notes his guys’ work ethic another to Livingston in a 62Devils are undersized and as part of those strengths. 21 loss. did struggle some on the boards and defensively. However, this younger,

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Hamilton’s Eli Taylor gets fouled on a three-point shot, then makes all three free-throws to send the game into overtime. Photo by Thomas Spencer. start for the group of young men who just a couple of weeks ago were hoisting the Class A state championship trophy in Laurel. The next day the Broncs took on the Libby Loggers and walked away with a 54-45 win. The Broncs are led by 8th-

second score but it was a great competitive game to start the season. The next day the Lady Broncs came back and trounced Libby, 61-19, in the main gym.

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The young Corvallis Girls squad played Ronan and Columbia Falls this weekend at the TipOﬀ in Frenchtown. In both the 35-60 loss to Ronan and the 24-63 loss to Columbia Falls, the Blue Devils were plagued by turnovers and struggled to get good looks at the basket. This young team will likely look to their senior

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The Lady Jackets came out strong this weekend in the Tip-Oﬀ Tournament, winning both games. First, crushing Libby in a 51-29 win on Friday and narrowly defeating Livingston 44-37 on Saturday. Against Libby the Lady Jackets spread the scoring out pretty well. Claire Hutchison cashed 21 points, Cambree Praast accounted for 11, and Haily Thomas 8 points. Brewer, Lampi, Perez, and St. Germain also contributed to the win.

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Election fraud argument gets audience with Montana DOJ Attorney General Austin Knudsen’s office met last month with MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, who spent November lobbying state attorneys general to challenge 2020 election results at the U.S. Supreme Court by Alex Sakariassen Montana Free Press After months of pressing their case with various elected officials in Montana, several people who have raised questions and allegations about the state’s 2020 election met last month with Attorney General Austin Knudsen’s staff. Spokesperson Emilee Cantrell told Montana Free Press via email this week that members of Knudsen’s staff, whom she did not identify, met Nov. 10 at the attorney general’s office with Sen. Theresa Manzella, R-Hamilton, and an unspecified number of “guests” including MyPillow founder Mike Lindell. MTFP first learned about the meeting from a Facebook video posted by the organization Richland County

Republicans. The video, recorded during a Nov. 15 “election security symposium” held at the Richland County Extension Office, features Rep. Bob Phalen, R-Glendive, informing the gathering that Manzella and Lindell had presented Knudsen with information they claim supports their allegations of election fraud in the 2020 election. Phalen mentioned that Douglas Frank, an Ohio mathematician who spoke at a similar symposium in Ravalli County in late September, was also at the meeting. Cantrell did not confirm whether Knudsen attended the Nov. 10 meeting, which has not been previously reported, and did not respond to a follow-up email requesting additional information about what topics were discussed. In an email to MTFP Thursday, Manzella said she facilitated the meeting between Knudsen and others including Frank, Lindell, Lindell attorney Kurt Olsen, and an unnamed member of the Florida-based firm Cyber Ninjas, which conducted a review of 2020 ballots in Maricopa County on behalf of the Arizona Senate this year. Manzella said Rep. Brad Tschida, R-Missoula, also attended. “The purpose of the meeting was to present evidence of election irregularities and vulnerabilities to the AG for consideration, with the goal of having him sign on in support of the lawsuit Lindell intended to drop on Nov. 23rd,” Manzella wrote. “Ultimately, he did not sign onto the lawsuit.” According to multiple national news stories, Lindell spent much of November attempting to garner support from state attorneys general for a lawsuit challenging the 2020 presidential election results before the U.S. Supreme Court. In September, Lindell vowed publicly to file the complaint before Thanksgiving as part of his ongoing effort to reinstall Donald Trump in

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Lindell accused Ronna McDaniel, chair of the Republican National Committee, of pressuring attorneys general not to support his complaint. “How dare the RNC try and stop this case from getting to the Supreme Court,” Lindell said. “Shame on you, RNC.” Despite claims made by Lindell, Frank and others, the broad consensus among political scientists, researchers and election oﬃcials across the United States is that there is no evidence of substantial, widespread voter fraud of the sort suggested by Trump and his supporters. Even so, allegations of widespread fraud in the 2020 election continues to attract attention. This week, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson received a ﬂood of more than 1,000 emails over Thanksgiving

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River report for mid-December (!) I’ve had an interesting mix of people come into the fly shop over the past week: Some, predictably, are there to buy fly tying kits or fishing tackle for Christmas gifts. Others are there to pick up some flies and tips for an afternoon of fishing. In traveling up and down the valley we’ve seen some boats at the launch sites. During most Decembers that isn’t an option even the most foolhardy consider. I’ve seen plenty of Decembers where the river is mostly iced over and the notion of going fishing is a yearning best put on hold until spring. But in the past thirty-seven years I’ve not seen a December like this one. I’ve begged off couple of invitations to join friends who are getting out, partially because I still have a fly shop to run and because I’m taking care of my health to the point where it makes better sense to stay indoors. There were times during past winters where I’d relish the quietude, save for the chatter of geese that I might disturb with the muffled crunch of shallow crusted snow under my feet, the crisp nose-numbing sunny air, and, if everything held together, the chance to catch a trout. This year, under more ideal conditions, I’m suppressing a longing to do it again; there has never been a more ideal December to be out there.

own. The tackle and casting skills required are about the same; but the reasons for going out are different. The sense that you might catch a trout or two under unlikely conditions might be part of what drives you; another part is the notion of becoming more familiar, more intimate, with the river itself at a time when you seldom see it, seldom partake in its life. And it is still alive, and to know it now gives a fuller sense to your appreciation of it. There are discoveries to be made. You find that the trout are in unlikely spots, and that catching a winter whitefish or two isn’t such a bad alternative. And if you like to eat fish, winter whitefish are wonderful fare. During December you’ll likely find both whitefish and trout holding in what you might pass up as whitefish water during the summer trout season; slow-moving eddies with foam on top, semi-quiet slough mouths, the middle and end of a smooth run. The flies for winter fishing are an admix of what you might already have in your box and a few specially tied patterns. A small streamer or #8 Rubberlegs nymph might be enough to get you down, and you might get some strikes on those flies, but the flies you’re most likely to succeed with will be the smaller things you’ll tie off the back of the bigger ones.

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Knowing the river in winter Winter ﬂy ﬁshing is a game of its

December flies Those smaller ones might be #16 and #18 Copper Johns in red or

bright green, or Perdigon patterns that produce their share of strikes during the summer months because they look like midge larvae – a food that is available to the trout 24-7, 365. They work well drifted below a dry fly during the summer. They’d work almost as well now, but trout prefer something chewier when everything is moving slow and their feeding is slowed down to a reflexive stupor. Winter whitefish – then and now I remember tying whitefish flies for the old-timer who used to build warming fires above the old Vets Bridge north of Hamilton. They’d fish with the long green telescoping fiberglass poles sold as crappie poles in the midwest, usually with a pole-length line attached to the tip of the pole, or sometimes with a simple singleaction skeleton reel. They’d rig with a very sensitive porcupine quill float, and a small whitefish fly. They were expert anglers – they could detect the slightest gentle take of a whitefish and knew exactly when to lift the rod for a hookup. I learned a lot simply by joining them at their fires, listening and

watching them. The fly was often baited with a live maggot, which they kept in their mouths to keep them from freezing. The flies were small, red-bodied, and wrapped with a small hackle feather. Someday soon, I’ll tie some midge patterns with softer materials than the Copper Johns and Perdigons, and give them a go. I think they’ll work, better than the hard-bodied flies. And I’ll need field-testers…

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39-21 / 1014933 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on April 05, 2022, at 10:00 o’clock A.M. (recognized local time) at the Main Door of the Ravalli County Judicial Building, located at, 205 Bedford Street, Hamilton, MT 59840, the following described real property, situated in Ravalli County, Montana: Lot 5, Block 12, Riverview Addition, Ravalli County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Commonly known as: 512 North 5th Street, Hamilton, MT 59840 Marian Faulkner, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to First American Title Company, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Sallie Chaney, as Beneficiary, by Montana Trust Indenture dated August 14, 2015, and recorded August 19, 2015, as Document No. 690860. The Beneficial interest is currently held by Sallie Chaney. Marian Faulkner has defaulted in the performance of said Montana Trust Indenture by failing to make the monthly payment of $761.20 and reserves in the amount of $165.67, plus an escrow fee of $11.00 for a total monthly payment of $937.87 due for the 20th day of June, 2019 and a like sum of $937.87 due for the 20th day of each and every month thereafter, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation, and other charges against the property or loan. As of November 17, 2021 there is due and owing on the loan an unpaid principal balance of $85,885.90, accrued interest in the amount of $4,814.32, for a total amount due of $90,700.22. Interest accrues on the Note at the rate of 3% per annum with a per diem rate of $7.06 after November 17, 2021. Interest continues to accrue. All delinquencies are now due together with any late charges, advances to protect the security, and fees and costs associated with this foreclosure. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disperse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligation secured by the Montana Trust Indenture. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale, and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected and

has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the Beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid in cash at the time of sale. The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The Grantor, successor in interest to the Grantor, or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the Trustee’s Sale, may pay to the Beneficiary to the successor in interest to the Beneficiary the entire amount then due under the Montana Trust Indenture and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to fifteen (15) days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the Trustee for up to one-hundred twenty (120) days by public proclamation at least every thirty (30) days. DATED: November 22, 2021 By: /s/ Rae Albert, Assistant Secretary for First American Title Company c/o Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339, Blackfoot, ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho ) SS. COUNTY OF Bingham ) On this November 22, 2021, before me, a Notary Public in and for said State, personally appeared Rae Albert, known or identified to me, to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company, who is named as the Trustee in the above described Montana Trust Indenture and executed the instrument on behalf of said Trustee, and acknowledged to me that said Trustee executed the same. Shannon Gavin Notary Public of Idaho Residing at: Blackfoot, Idaho Commission Expires: 01/19/2024 BS 12/1, 12/8, 12/15 ___________________ Naomi J. Cheeney Cheeney Law, PLLC PO Box 212 Hamilton, MT 59840 Phone: (406) 363-9060 Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA TWENTYFIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI

COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JERRY LEE ZOOK, Deceased. Case No.: DP-21-145 Dept. No. 2 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed Estate. All persons having 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 Gene Lowell Zook, 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 22nd day of November 2021. /s/ Gene Lowell Zook, Personal Representative BS 12/1, 12/8, 12/15 ___________________ Stevensville School District is soliciting bids for a contractor to remove timber creating a hazardous fuel on certain District property. Bid information packets can be obtained at the administrative office for the Stevensville School District, 300 Park Avenue, Stevensville, MT 59870, or by calling Bill Schiele at 406-777-5481. Completed bid packets must be received by the District no later than 3:00 PM on December 21, 2021. All proposals must be plainly marked “Bid - Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project” and no faxed or e-mailed proposals will be accepted. Proposals received after this date and time will not be considered. The bid opening date is December 21, 2021, at 4:00 PM (MST) in the Stevensville School District Office located at 300 Park Avenue, Stevensville, Montana 59870. The contract shall be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. This request for bid responses does not commit the Board of Trustees for Stevensville School District to enter into any agreement, or to pay any expenses incurred in the preparation of any response to this request, or to ultimately procure any contract for the provision of these services. The Board of Trustees expressly reserves the right to waive any formalities and to reject any or all proposals. Thank you, Samantha Mewes Assistant District Clerk Stevensville Public Schools 300 Park Ave Stevensville, MT 59870 WEB--www.stevensvilleschools.org-

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FAX--(406)258-1246 PHONE-(406)777-5481 x137 BS 12/8, 12/15 ___________________ Naomi J. Cheeney Cheeney Law, PLLC PO Box 212 Hamilton, MT 59840 Phone: (406) 363-9060 Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA TWENTYFIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF VERA SHARLENE BOUNDS, Deceased. Case No.: DP-21-151 Dept. No. 1 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed Estate. All persons having 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 Shannon L. Dreese, 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 24th day of November 2021. /s/ Shannon L. Dreese, Personal Representative BS 12/8, 12/15, 12/22 ___________________ Notice of Public Meeting Corvallis County Sewer District The Corvallis County Sewer District will hold a second public meeting on Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at 7:00 pm at the Corvallis High School Library, 1045 Main St, Corvallis, MT 59828 for the purpose of obtaining public comments regarding the on-going Wastewater System Preliminary Engineering Report. The District’s consulting engineer, Morrison-Maierle, will provide an overview of the facility planning process, summarize the existing and future conditions, and discuss deficiencies of the water system. The District is soliciting input from the public in this planning process, and all attendees will have the opportunity to express their opinions regarding this project. Public attendance is encouraged. Written comments may be submitted to Aaron McConkey, MorrisonMaierle, Inc., 1055 Mount Ave, Missoula, MT 59801 BS 12/8, 12/15

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Montana 21st Judicial District Court, Ravalli County In the Matter of the Name Change of Irmak Birey: Cause No.: DV-41-20210000475-NC Dept. No.: 2 Notice of Hearing on Name Change This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District court for a change of name from Irmak H Birey to Irmak Birey RedHawk. The hearing will be on 01/13/2022 at 1:30 p.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Ravalli County. Date: December 1, 2021. Paige Trautwein Clerk of District Court By: Barbara Beavers BS 12/8, 12/15, 12/29 ___________________ David T. Markette Dustin M. Chouinard Megan S. Winder! MARKETTE & CHOUINARD, P.C. 601 S. First Street P.O. Box 515 Hamilton, MT 59840 (406) 363-1110 DavidM@mcpcattorneys. com Attorneys for Personal Representative MONTANA TWENTYFIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY In the Matter of the Estate of DAVID CLARENCE LINDQUIST Deceased. Probate No. DP-21-162 Dept. No. 2 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed as Personal Representative of the abovenamed estate. All persons having claims against the decedent 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 CAMELA A. LINDQUIST, the Personal Representative, in care of MARKETTE & CHOUINARD, P.C., 601 S. First Street, P.O. Box 515, Hamilton, Montana 59840, or ﬁled with the Clerk of the above Court. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Montana that the foregoing is true and correct. DATED this 7 day of December, 2021. Camela A. Lindquist NOTICE AND INFORMATION TO CREDITORS Estate of DAVID CLARENCE LINDQUIST BS 12/15, 12/22, 12/29 ___________________

Naomi J. Cheeney CHEENEY LAW, PLLC PO Box 212 Hamilton, MT 59840 Phone: (406) 363-9060 Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA TWENTYFIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MYRNA JUNE VOTAW, Deceased. Case No.: DP-21-163 Dept. No. 1 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed estate. All persons having 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 Clayton Edward Votaw, 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 9th day of December 2021. /s/ Clayton Edward Votaw, Personal Representative BS 12/15, 12/22, 12/29/21 ___________________ NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Thursday, December 23, 2021, 7:00 p.m. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Stevensville Town Council will hold a public hearing on Thursday, December 23, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. during their regular scheduled meeting at the North Valley Public Library Community Room, 208 Main Street, for the purpose of hearing public comment on the proposed Subdivision Regulations. Comments to be considered may be given orally at the hearing, submitted in writing via email to jenelle@townofstevensville.com<mailto:jenelle@ townofstevensville.com>, mail to Town Clerk, PO Box 30, Stevensville, MT 59870 before 5:00 p.m. December 23, 2021. Questions, comments or more information may be obtained by contacting the Town Clerk at 406-777-5271 or visiting our website on our community development page at: https://www.townofstevensville.com/comm-development Attest: Jenelle Berthoud, Town Clerk BS 12/15/21 & 12/22/21

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