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During his tenure with FWP, Chris Clancy spent a lot of time with youth in the valley in varying educational venues, hoping to impart some of the same wonder and fascination in nature that he awoke to as a young boy kicking around on the banks of Beaver Creek near Havre.

Bitterroot FWP fisheries biologist Chris Clancy retires By Michael Howell There aren’t many people, I’m sure, making regular use of the Bitterroot River whether recreating, outfitting or irrigating, who haven’t had the pleasure of dealing with FWP fisheries biologist Chris Clancy some way or the other over the last thirty years. But his career with the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks has finally come to an end. Although he is retiring, he won’t be hanging up the waders. But he may have to go back to angling like he did as a kid, instead of shocking fish in droves like he did for most of his career. Clancy was born in Havre, Montana. He attended two years of college at Northern Montana State University and another two years at MSU in Bozeman. He stayed on at MSU and got his master’s degree there as well and got his first job in Lewistown working for the Bureau of Land Management. Before a year was up, however, he took a job with FWP working on small streams in the Glendive area in the spring of 1978. After that

he spent two years on the Tongue River before going to work in Livingston on the upper Yellowstone River. From there he moved to the Bitterroot Valley in 1989 where he

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has worked since. Clancy wasn’t the only one in his family to become an FWP See CLANCY, page 3

Chris Clancy has retired from a long and distinguished career as a fisheries biologist with Fish, Wildlife and Parks.

FWP biologist Chris Clancy and his brother Patrick Clancey are pictured here electro-fishing on Brackett Creek, northeast of Bozeman, in July 1987. They were collecting data for a genetic study of Yellowstone cutthroat trout in the upper Yellowstone drainage. The photo was taken by Linda Best and accompanies a newspaper article titled “Cutthroat Study” written by Eric Wiltse and published in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle on Thursday, July 2, 1987 in the Outdoors section.

The Bitterroot National Forest has released the Draft Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact (DN/FONSI) for the Darby Lumber Lands Project - Phase 2. The documents are available for public review and objection. The vegetation management, fuels reduction, and transportation system project encompasses approximately 27,453 acres in the South Fork Sleeping Child and Rye Creek drainages in the Sapphire Mountains east of Darby. Phase 1 of the project was completed in 2016 and focused on improving watershed and stream health including reducing chronic sediment from an extensive road system built decades ago for timber management. It also created a sustainable motorized access system and loop-based motorized routes, including 44 miles of connector trails for motorcycle and ATV travel. Phase 2 is a continuation of the original project and also incorporates vegetation management activities. The selected alternative

would: • Improve watershed conditions through management of a suitable transportation system • Improve forest health and reduce potential fire severity • Provide timber products and related jobs The project proposes changes to access on existing roads and trails, storing and decommissioning unneeded roads and trails, building five new motorized connector trails and loop routes for ATV travel, and construction of several temporary roads. Proposed treatments include commercial timber harvests, noncommercial thinning, and prescribed burning to improve forest health. The draft DN/FONSI are available online at www.fs.usda. gov/project/?project=49700 and at the Darby Ranger District and Forest Supervisor’s Office in Hamilton. The draft decision is subject to public objection under Code of

Matt Anderson, District Ranger for the Craig and Thorne Bay Districts on Prince of Wales Island in Alaska, will take over as Supervisor on March 18th. “I am excited to welcome Matt to the Northern Region as the new Forest Supervisor on the Bitterroot National Forest,” said Regional Forester Leanne Marten. Matt brings with him a wealth of natural resource experience and a strong desire to work collaboratively with community members, local and state governments and tribes. His outstanding conservation background and service-oriented approach to the communities served by the Bitterroot makes Matt a wonderful addition to our team.” Anderson, who grew up in rural Iowa has been a district ranger in Alaska on the Tongass National Forest for six years. He also served in details as Forest Supervisor on the Manti-La Sal National Forest in Utah and Deputy Forest Supervisor on the Tongass. Prior to being a District

Ranger, Matt worked for the BLM as a field manager, associate field manager, and planner in Wyoming and Colorado. He started his natural resource career in a variety of seasonal positions with the BLM and Idaho Fish and Game including fighting fire, doing wildlife surveys, marking timber, and working in recreation. He has also worked on ranches, in construction, and commercial fishing. Matt graduated from the University of Iowa with a Bachelor’s of Science and received a Masters of Public Administration from Colorado University at Denver. He was a very successful collegiate wrestler at Iowa, and was part of two national championship teams for the Hawkeyes. Another passion of Matt’s has been sled dog racing. He finished the famous thousand-mile Iditarod race across Alaska in 2007. Matt and his wife Blaire, who is an elementary school teacher, enjoy anything outdoors -- hunting, fishing, cycling, skateskiing, and hiking with their silver

Federal Regulations §218. Objections may only be filed by those who previously submitted comments on the project. All objections must be submitted to the Forest Service by April 10, 2019. Objections may be delivered or mailed to: USDA Forest Service, Northern Region, ATTN: Objection Reviewing Officer, 26 Fort Missoula Road, Missoula, MT 59804. Electronic objections may be submitted to: appealsnorthern-regional-office@fs.fed. us. Faxed objections may be submitted to (406) 329-3411. Please specify “Darby Lumber Lands – Phase II Project Objection” in the subject line. Hand delivered objections must be delivered between 8am-4:30pm weekdays, excluding holidays. All objections are open to public inspection and will be posted to the Forest Service website. For additional information contact Eric Winthers, District Ranger, Darby/Sula Ranger District at (406) 821-3913.

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lab. They have a daughter Aleah and son Asher. “My family and I are thrilled to be moving to the Bitterroot,” Matt said. “Because of the communities, schools, and outdoor opportunities, it’s a place we have wanted to call home for a long time and where we’re excited to raise our kids. The people and communities remind Blaire and me of where we grew up in rural Iowa with the added benefit of mountains, forests, and rivers.” Anderson went on to say, “My experience has been when the agency and communities get aligned, a lot of work can get accomplished in managing the forest, improving forest health, and contributing to local jobs and the economy. I’m interested to hear from as many people as I can about what their interests are for their National Forest. I plan to be out and about listening to what insight folks have about the history of the Bitterroot and future of managing these lands and how we can best do that together.”

Matt Anderson will take over this month as the new Supervisor on the Bitterroot National Forest. He’s pictured here with wife Blaire, daughter Aleah, son Asher and the family’s lab.

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Justin Nodi, left, is the new owner of Montana Saws, now located on the Eastside Hwy just south of Stevensville. Nodi purchased the business from Lowell Smith, who is retiring after 30 years in the business of small engine repair. Michael Howell photo.

Montana Saws changes hands By Michael Howell

able, and innovative at keeping old machinery functioning. But he could also give you an honest and fair appraisal of when repairing the darn thing was going to end up costing you more than it was worth. At that point of course, he would offer to sell you a new one. Either way, he would certainly stand behind the deal. As he approached retirement age, Smith said he began to think about doing what Frank Lewis did back in 1990 and put the business up for sale. But what he didn’t have to go with the business was a shop, so he decided to build one. He bought a piece of property on the south end of Stevensville with frontage on the Eastside Highway. He designed the shop not only to

Almost thirty years ago, Lowell Smith decided to “buy himself a job.” What he did back in June of 1990 was purchase the chainsaw and small engine/mower repair business owned by Frank Lewis and then employ himself for the next thirty years. His business, called Montana Saws, was located on the Stevensville Cut-Off Road where Tire-Rama is located today. Smith operated the business in that location for about three years and then moved it to his home/shop on Middle Burnt Fork Road. There he made a reputation for himself for being especially capable, knowledge-

accommodate his current business in a neat and efficient manner, but also to accommodate future growth. He moved the business out there, got it set up and running and then put it up for sale. It caught the attention of young Justin Nodi. Nodi was raised in Stevensville and was a 2002 graduate of Stevensville High School. He has worked at Les Schwab Tires for the last thirteen years, first in Stevensville and then in Missoula. He and his wife Jamie and their two children live southeast of Stevensville. Nodi, who took over the business at the beginning of the month, has been training at the shop in his off time since July. Smith will continue working for

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fisheries biologist. His brother Patrick Clancey also graduated from MSU and became a career fisheries biologist for FWP. They even had occasion to work together at times. His brother has also retired, his last job being in Ennis. Clancy’s son Niall also graduated from MSU Bozeman with a degree in aquatic ecology and is currently doing graduate work at Utah State. It seemed that perhaps fisheries work was a family tradition, but it turns out not. “My dad was not an outdoorsman or a sportsman,” said Clancy. Although his mother did like to take walks in nature, neither of them was interested in fishing or hunting. So how did he become interested in things like that? According to Clancy, it was when he was ten or eleven years old and out kicking around the rocks along Beaver Creek. He said when he first discovered all the aquatic insects living amongst the stones, he was absolutely fascinated by them. But it wasn’t until a few years later, after his grandfather died, that he actually got into fishing. Clancy said his grandfather lived in Havre and that is where he died. His father went to Havre to clean out his grandfather’s house and he found some tackle boxes and a few fishing rods and asked him if he wanted them. “I didn’t even know how to use them, but he gave them to me,” said Clancy. “Then a friend of Dad’s from work showed me how to use them. I went out and caught a couple of fish, and the rest is history.” Indeed. With a career spanning over forty years, Clancy has not only seen a lot of history, he has helped make it. He was the man in the field when catch and release programs for Cutthroat trout were implemented, first on the Yellowstone and then on the Bitterroot. He said it gave him great satisfaction when they saw the Cutthroat trout populations rebound as quickly as they did. Clancy also played a key role in the historic water use agreement at Painted Rocks Reservoir. “I don’t think there is anything else like it in the state,” said Clancy, of the water use agreement between the irrigators and FWP which allows for the release of instream flows to preserve the fishery during late summer low flows. “On the surface, you can say it’s competing interests, but really you are sharing,” he said, “and it’s really worked well over the years.” Clancy also served as the point man in the Bitterroot for FWP during the historic lawsuit over public access to the Right Fork of the St. Mary’s Fork of the Bitterroot River, aka Mitchell Slough. He said that was pretty consuming for a number of years, but he was proud of the outcome. If you ask him about the “highlights” of his career, however, the first thing out of his mouth is not about these historic events. It’s about the people he has met and the friendships that

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Chris Clancy at the microscope during graduate school at Montana State University’s Cooley Lab. formed along the way and the many small projects that he participated in on a day to day basis. Clancy said that his work with the Bitterroot Conservation District on permitting activity in streams was very rewarding and working on certain small restoration projects. He said he gets a lot of satisfaction as he drives around the valley seeing the success of these small projects. There is a lot about his job that hasn’t changed that much over the years, he said. As for the electro-fishing and data collection, he said, it’s pretty much the same. “The equipment has improved some, but the practice is pretty much the same,” he said. Other aspects of the job have changed significantly, though. He said when he started they would mail their data sheets off to be analyzed by someone else who would then mail back a report.

After reviewing the report, it would be sent to headquarters where it was inputted into some large computer. “Now the data goes directly into our software and you hit a button to send it off,” said Clancy. Another thing that’s changed is the amount of “computer modelling” that is being used. “The technology is great,” said Clancy, “but it can pull you away from other aspects of your work. It’s tempting to get deep into modelling but modelling of nature is dangerous territory because it is so complex. A lot of models are being employed these days, simulations of nature, and a lot of times it works well, but other times it doesn’t.” Another big change in things has been the development of genetics. He said when he started work, biologists would try to identify a potential purebred

Cutthroat from a cross breed just by looking at it. He said it’s not very easy. Eventually some guiding visual keys were developed but that was not so clear either. Now tissue samples can be taken without killing the fish and a DNA analysis is performed at the lab which adds much more certainty to the process. Asked what the future may hold for the fisheries in the Bitterroot, Clancy said he sees at least two big threats to our fisheries on the horizon. First on the list is residential and commercial development along the streams. Second on the list would be climate change. Temperature studies over a few decades show that all the waterways in the Bitterroot are growing progressively warmer. “The first we can do something about locally,” he said, “but the second needs to be globally addressed.”

The Ravalli County Health Board will begin discussions concerning a draft revision of the Ravalli County Subsurface Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Regulations on Wednesday, March 6, at 2 p.m. in the Board of County Commissioners meeting room. A subsequent public hearing for the first reading of the rule changes is scheduled for Wednesday, March 13 at 3 p.m. Public comment, verbal or written, may be submitted prior to this meeting or at this meeting. A draft is available for review on the county’s website. According to Health Board member Roger DeHaan, he and John Palacio, Director of the County Environmental Health Department, worked together on producing the current draft. He said most of the proposed changes are minor and have more to do with form than substance. He said one more significant change was agreed to by both him and Palacio having to do with the restrictions on camping. DeHaan said the change was necessary because people were

misinterpreting the current regulation which does prohibit someone from staying in an RV for more than 30 days. “It is allowed for up to thirty days in the regulations but after that a parked RV is considered permanent and in violation of septic regulations,” said DeHaan “But some people were interpreting this to mean that if you removed the vehicle after 29 days and then returned it a day later that you would be allowed another 30 days. We had to address that and make it clear that isn’t a correct interpretation.” Another item of significance, according to DeHaan, was the addition of some language setting up a mechanism by which a septic system is reviewed when a property is sold and changes hands. He said sometimes a property has a structure but no permit for its septic system recorded. Other times a property has been added to, increasing the occupancy beyond what the original septic was permitted for. He said that having them reviewed at the time of sale could resolve a lot of headaches later on.

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Pitch for Republican values in Legislature By Rep. Greg Hertz, Montana Speaker of the House

As Speaker of the House, it is a goal of mine to have unity within the Republican Caucus and a positive working relationship with the minority party. At the halfway point of the 66th legislative session we are hitting those marks. Another goal of this session, was to put the K-12 funding bill on the Governor’s desk very early in the process. In other sessions, this bill was often used as a political football late in the session, sometimes as late as May. We passed it out of the House in January and it has been signed by the Governor. Success in the legislature is not always about passing legislation, rather it is often measured by killing bad legislation. So far, this session we have been able to stop several pieces of bad legislation including: a tax on fireworks, a carbon tax, multiple sales taxes and limiting a restaurants ability to use plastic straws. The House of Representatives has been able to pass out several pieces of good legislation including several gun rights bills. One of these bills would allow people with a concealed weapon permit to move to a different city or county within the state without having to notify law enforcement. Another 2nd amendment bill would prohibit local governments from regulating private sales and the carrying of a concealed

What if the good guy with the gun was Jesus?

Dear Editor, People who know me label me as good. I tend to label people I meet as good. I am, we all are, fallible. We all make mistakes. So, asking me, a good guy with a gun, what I would do when confronted with a bad guy with a gun is mistake. Very few people aspire to be like me and for good reasons. Conversely, there are very few people I aspire to be like. There are characteristics of each of you that I admire. When confronted with big important questions we all should look to the ultimate good guy for guidance. I believe taking a human life is wrong. Depending on our beliefs we each have a different point where we justify taking a human life. If we look to the ultimate good guy as our example, I think he would demonstrate that taking a human life is wrong. The manner Jesus died on the cross for our sins comes to mind. He didn’t die protecting a child from a school shooting. Jesus forfeited his life for our greed, sloth, lust, envy, pride and wrath. I don’t know anyone that fears killing more than they fear dying. We idolize soldiers that give their life for their buddy as having great courage. Can you

Anchor babies

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imagine the bravery Jesus embodied by giving his life to end our sloth? Killing another person however you justify it is wrath. The bad guy with the gun justifies their actions as good with the same faulty logic the good guy justifies killing, exacting wrath on a perceived wrong. Forgive yourself for your weakness for using wrath to justify killing another fallible human. The ultimate act of bravery is to love others so deeply that you value their life as equal to your own. The next time you imagine a situation where violence is being perpetrated with a gun, take a leap and imagine how it might play out if you didn’t assume that violence is the proper response to violence. It isn’t the only choice. Use your imagination. Unlike a bullet you can use it as often as you like. Love cannot drive out love only the sins Jesus gave his life to free us from can do that. Bravely wave empathy and love in the face of your weakness. Strive to be the ultimate good guy with a gun. Tim Peterson Corvallis

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tion in 2016, several silly entertainers threatened to move their citizenship to Canada if Donald Trump was elected. In fact, they could choose to voluntarily change their citizenship to Canada, provided they were at least 18 years of age - the same age limitation as for naturalized American citizenship. The minimum age restrictions for citizenship are because citizenship is a voluntary choice that is a carefully considered adult decision that an immature person would be incapable of making. In most nations, until a child reaches the age of legally informed consent, until he has matured and is intellectually capable of understanding all the consequences of such a decision, the child is considered to be the same nationality as his parents. No person or government is authorized to make a different choice for the child — including his parents. It is the child’s natural right to make the citizenship choice for himself when he reaches the age of legally informed consent. How do we know, for example, that an infant born to illegal aliens on American soil would choose American citizenship if he was of age? Perhaps he would discover that Donald Trump is president and may prefer to live under the legal jurisdiction of Canada or Cuba. Suppose a 3-year-old girl, born to American citizen parents in Winnett, Montana, expressed her desire to become a naturalized citizen of Borneo. Should her parents, or Montana, or our federal government, initiate the transfer of her citizenship to Borneo? Of course, such a thing is absurd. When the child reached the age of legally informed consent, she would likely sue whoever is responsible for violating her natural right to voluntarily choose her

citizenship. It would be even more absurd if her parents were citizens of Honduras and were living illegally in Winnett. Her parents have no authority to place the child under the legal jurisdiction of Borneo or the United States of America; neither does Congress. She would legally remain a citizen of Honduras until, at the age of informed consent, she voluntarily chose otherwise. To assign U.S. citizenship to a child born to non-citizen parents on American soil is not compassion, it’s ignorance and a legal and moral violation of the child’s natural right to voluntarily and intelligently choose his citizenship when he is of age. Dennis Hicks Hamilton

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Dear Editor, Sad that a Colonel does not comprehend what I wrote regarding democracy. I served my country 28 years in the navy and the army. I took the oath many times and not once did I ever say the word “democracy.” No Colonel, no one has died for our country defending democracy. They may have defended the Constitution, they may have defended the republic, but certainly not democracy. It has been pointed out numerous times that democracy is a suicidal form of government. One of the Founding Fathers was asked what they had wrought with their Constitution. His reply: A republic if you can keep it. We have not kept it. In the words of Ayn Rand: “There is no difference between Communism and Socialism, except in the means of achieving the ultimate end. Communism

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Dear Editor, Recently, there were a few minutes of media given to the extremely alarming findings of scientists regarding the severe declines in insect populations all over the world. It is being called the Insect Armageddon and was said to be extremely alarming. All I heard here in the U.S. was a gigantic yawn and everyone went about their business of looking at their cell phones. If all the insects go extinct, a lot of fish, nearly all amphibians, most reptiles, nearly all birds (since most birds, even seed eaters, have to feed insects to their hatchlings) and many small and large mammals will be seriously affected or caused to go extinct because of lack of food. For those of you who care only about money, the insects provide the United States with $57 billion in services to our economy every year. For those who care about what foods will be available for you, your children and grandchildren, most flowering plants will go extinct if the pollinators go extinct and those are disappearing fast. In the arguments concerning delisting of grizzlies (in the news lately also), were the present and future lack of insects and the consequent lack of fruiting plants ever considered? Most importantly to all people everywhere, what do you propose to do when most other animals go extinct because of lack of food? Good luck, to you and your children if you don’t fix this before it is too late. Judy Hoy Stevensville Editor’s Note: The following letter has not been edited.

Believe their own lies

Dear Editor, People can take almost any fact and twist it as many do like Fahnestock-Thomas. She conveniently overlooks the many dishonest things about Obama. She alludes to the fact Obama never told lies, and just in his book alone he told over 50 proven lies. If you look into Obamacare, there were many lies in it. The have documented over 1,375 lies Obama told in his presidency, including lawbreaking, corruption, cronyism, and hypocrisy to name a few. PS Fahnestock, just so you know, Obama is not black he is a mulatto. She over looked also, as reported by Politico, that Obama had a short fuse, yelled, and swore at people. He himself was a racist, and in his own book said he did not want to integrate with his white side. So before spouting about how wonderful Obama was she needs to look at some real facts and why she would trust a president who did many of these things is beyond me. Mr. Landry on the other hand likes to be very wordy about nothing. To start, Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine quoted as saying 31,000 scientist did not believe in Global Warming. S.F.

Singer and Astrophysicist, has shown inaccuracies in climate data, attempts to model climate on a computers, solar variability, effects on clouds, ocean currants, sea levels, human impact, has show global warming as depicted in the media has no scientific basis. All I see is Trump haters, and those believing global warming as truth, are not willing to look at real facts on both sides. They want to believe their own lies lies told to them by others and are afraid to find the real truth behind anything. PS if you do not believe in the New World Order, you have not been listening, as there is much evidence that it is true. Have you not heard of the Builderberg Group and their secret meetings, if not I suggest you do. Get your head out of the Sand and other places, open your mind to the truth in life and stop believing every stupid thing told you by the lying media and lying democrats. John & Dee Gibney Hamilton

CFPB: More like Payday Lender Protection Bureau Dear Editor, Despite its name, “Consumer Financial Protection Bureau,” this agency seems interested in protecting industry rather than fulfilling its mission. CFPB recently announced their proposal to gut protections that helped stave payday loan sharks off hard-working Americans. CFPB is supposed to protect people from risky, predatory, and harmful financial products and services; by creating rules and keeping bad actors accountable for breaking those rules. And they have been. Senator Tester and CFPB held Wells Fargo accountable for their recent credit card scandal. The Bureau created the payday rule based on 5 years of research, data collection, field hearings, and public comments, to regulate industry and protect people nationally from debt-trap loans. Within it, an “ability-torepay” standard – requiring lenders check that borrowers can repay loan while still paying basic living expenses like food and housing. Now, without any additional research, CFPB is repealing the rule. Nothing has changed except CFPB leadership, which showcases how powerful banking lobbyists are. Payday industry proposes that it’s an unreasonable rule to follow, even though banks and credit unions already check borrowers’ ability to pay before they underwrite loans. Sounds like industry is just fighting to keep stealing money from those struggling to make ends meet. John Ross Bleacher Red Lodge

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Hamilton Senior Center activities

Monday: Lunch 11:45 a.m.12:30 p.m., Toenail Care with Theresa by apt.; Bingo 1st & 3rd weeks, 5:30-9 p.m. Tuesday: Toastmasters 6:30-8 a.m.; Line Dancing 10-11 a.m.; Clogging 1-4 p.m. Wednesday: Lunch 11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Bridge for Fun 10 a.m.; Bridge 1-5 p.m. Thursday: Stretch Exercise 9-10 a.m.; HSC Board meeting 3rd week Friday: Line dancing 10-11:30 a.m.; Lunch 11:45 a.m.12:30 p.m.; Pinochle 1st & 3rd weeks 1 p.m. Saturday: Special Bingo 1st week 12 p.m.; Flea market 8 a.m.2:30 p.m. Sunday: Bridge 1-5 p.m. For info: 363-5181.

Stevi Senior Center activities

Monday-Friday: Free coffee, 8-11 a.m., Lunch, 11:30 a.m. Monday: Bridge, 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday: Exercise class, 10-11 a.m. Tuesday: Quilters, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday: Paint with Sue, 1-3 p.m. (1:30 on 3rd Wednesday) Every Other Wednesday: Fiddlers at Lunch 3rd Wednesday: Special Birthday Lunch, 12 noon, with music. Blood pressures taken. 1st & 3rd Friday: Cribbage, 3-5 p.m. Friday: Pinochle, 12:15; Monday & Saturday, 7 p.m. For more information call the Center at 777-5681.

Victor Senior Center activities

Golden Agers

The Golden Age Club is located at 727 S. 5th in Hamilton. The club’s business meeting is held on the first Wednesday of every month at 1 p.m. All members are asked to attend to review activities and plan new ones. Cake and ice cream is served. Card games (pinochle, multi-bid racehorse) are played on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Wednesday and 3rd Monday of the month at 1 p.m. There is a $2 charge per person. Exercise classes are held every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9 a.m. Blood pressure is checked every third Wednesday of the month at 9 a.m. Guests are welcome. The hall is also available for members to use for personal activities. A monetary donation to cover hall expenses is expected. For more information call 3630142.

AA meetings

Alcoholics Anonymous meets at the following times and places: Tuesday: 7 p.m., St. Mary’s Parish basement, 333 Charlo Street, Stevensville Wednesday: Big Book Study Meeting, 7 p.m., St. Joseph Mission, 224 Linder Street, Florence Thursday: 7 p.m., St. Mary’s Parish basement, 333 Charlo Street, Stevensville Friday: Discussion Meeting, 7:30 p.m., St. Joseph Mission, 224 Linder Street, Florence

Al-Anon

Stevensville Al-Anon Group meets each Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the small dining room at the Living Centre, 57 Main Street. Anyone who is affected by the compulsive drinking of a relative or friend is invited. For more information call 239-0878.

Monday-Friday - Men’s Coffee, 8 a.m. Monday-Friday - Lunch, 11:30 a.m. Includes main course, salad bar, dessert, beverage. Donation 60 and over $3.50, under 60 $6 (RSVP 642-3320) Tuesdays: Bingo, 6 p.m. Wednesdays: Pinochle with snacks, 7 p.m. Fridays - Ladies’ Coffee, 10 a.m. Everyone welcome. Victor Senior Center is located at 246 5th Avenue.

Narcotics Anon

Florence senior lunches

Overeaters Anonymous meets every Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Presbyterian Church (west door), 1220 W. Main, Hamilton. For more information call 3632512.

Lunch is available through the Council on Aging for senior citizens and others in the Florence area on Mondays at the Florence Fire Hall. Serving begins at 11:30 a.m. Prices are: 60 and over $3.50, under 60 - $6.00. For more information, call the Council on Aging at 363-5690.

Lolo senior lunches

Lolo senior lunch group (60+) meets Thursday at 11 a.m. at local restaurants for food, friendship and fun. There is a $4 voluntary contribution but no one is turned away. Congregate lunches through MAS and CBS. Call 9262135 to schedule your lunch.

Narcotics Anonymous meets every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at St. Francis Parish Center, 411 S. 5th, Hamilton (north entrance).

Gamblers Anon

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

Overeaters Anon

Morning TOPS

Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS), a weight loss support group, meets in Stevensville every Thursday at the Community Baptist Church, 409 Buck Street. Weigh-in starts at 8 a.m. and meetings start at 9:30 a.m. Meetings are fun while learning to eat healthier and lose some pounds. Guests are always welcome. Call Becky at 642-6368 or Margie at 375-5439 for more information. Check out the website at www. tops.org.

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Evening TOPS

The evening TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Chapter meets every Thursday at 5 p.m. at the Kootenai Creek Village Clubhouse. For information call Judy Burke at 777-2743.

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. Income guidelines are 1-$22,459; 2- $30,451; 3-$38,443; 4-$46,435; 5-$54,427. For each additional family member add $7,992. Call 406-375-6685 for more information or see on Facebook; www. facebook.com/Ravalli-CountyWIC.

Florence American Legion

Florence American Legion Post 134 meets the first Tuesday of the month at the Florence Rural Fire Station. Call Terry Wahl, Commander, at 274-4589 for more information.

Hamilton American Legion

Hamilton American Legion Post 47 invites all veterans and family members of veterans to the monthly meetings on the 2nd Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the American Legion Post at 322 S. 2nd Street.

Stevensville American Legion

The Stevensville American Legion Post 94 meets on the third Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Post Home on Middle Burnt Fork Road. A veterans’ breakfast is held every Wednesday at 9 a.m. at C.J.’s Den in Stevensville. For more information contact Jerry Esmay, 777-5517.

American Legion Auxiliary

Fort Owen Unit 94, Stevensville, American Legion Auxiliary meets the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. Call Cheryl at 531-4132 for more information.

Stevi VFW

The Stevensville VFW 1507 meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Frontier Café.

Marine Corps League

The Marine Corps League welcomes all Marines from all eras, along with Corpsmen and Chaplains who have served with the FMF. The League is a national veterans’ organization that include members of all ranks, all MOS, active duty, reserves, honorably discharged veterans and retirees. It carries on the traditions of the Corps, support Marines still serving, and assist those who have left the service when needed. Meetings are on the 4th Thursday of every month, January to October at 7:30 p.m. for general

meetings at the Eagles Lodge, 125 N. 2nd Street, Hamilton. Activities include Toys for Tots, Honor Guards for veteran funerals and Color Guards for parade events, rifle and pistol matches, and support of Marines and the community, and a Marine Birthday celebration in November. An SOS Breakfast and informal get-together for members, spouses, family and friends is held every first Saturday at 9:30 a.m. from January to December at the Hangar Cafe, Ravalli County Airport, Hamilton. It’s an opportunity to get acquainted, exchange ideas, and share sea stories from the past. For more information contact Meade Phillips at 520-9916386 or at USMCmeadeMCL@ aol.com or visit www.mclnational. org or www.montanamcl.org .

Soroptomist

Soroptomist International of Hamilton invites you to join them at their meetings the first and second Thursday of every month, at noon, at BJ’s Restaurant in Hamilton. Soroptomist is an organization dedicated to improving the lives of women and girls. For more information, contact Dixie Dies at 961-4812.

Stevi Masons

The Stevensville Masonic Lodge #28 meets on the first and third Thursdays of the month at 300 Church Street, Stevensville. Stated meetings are on the first Thursday at 7:30 p.m. and special dinners are on the third Thursday at 6:30 p.m. For information or membership email: stevilodge28@ gmail.com.

Victor Masons

Victor Masonic Lodge #43 meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. The Lodge is located on Main above Farmers State Bank. For information on membership, email plycoupe1936@msn.com.

Eastern Star

Naomi Chapter #19, Order of the Eastern Star, meets the first and third Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. in the Victor Lodge building located on Main Street above Farmers State Bank, Victor. Leona Chapter #31, Order of the Eastern Star, meets the first and third Thursdays at 7 p.m. in the Masonic Lodge building, 115 S. 3rd Street (next to the Fire Station), Hamilton. For inquiries contact, email: teslrudd@gmail.com.

BPL storytime

It’s never too early to introduce your baby or toddler to the wonderful world of books and reading. Together you will discover the joy of songs, finger plays, simple books and bouncing rhymes. The toddler storytime for babies through age 2 meets every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. in the downstairs meeting room of the Bitterroot Public Library. Toddler storytime lasts approximately 45 minutes. For more information, call 363-1670.

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always welcome. North Valley Public Library is located at 208 Main Street, Stevensville. For more information, call 406-7775061 or visit northvalleylibrary. org. All library programs are free and open to the public.

Sapphire Quilters The Sapphire Quilt Club meets monthly on the second Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Stevensville Senior Center, 100 Mission Street. Join this fun group of people to learn about quilting. Beginner to expert quilters welcome. For more information call Charlie Kirk at 361-1146.

Fiber Arts Guild

Big Sky Fiber Arts Guild meets the last Saturday of every month. If you are a wool spinner or work with fibers, contact Marty at 777-2421 for location or information.

Knitters Guild

The Knotty Knitters Guild of the Bitterroot meets every 4th Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. at the Yarn Center, 110 Pinckney Street, Hamilton. This knitters guild is friendly, fun, and includes knitters of all levels, from beginners to master knitters. All are welcome.

Doll Club

The Bitterroot Blizzard Doll Club meets monthly, usually the second Thursday of the month, to share a passion for dolls, bears, toys, miniatures and paper dolls. Members rotate hosting the meeting so call or email for the time and location of the next meeting. Contact Kay Schrader, 406-3607214, schrader1501@blackfoot. net.

Model train club

The Bitterroot Valley Model Railroaders (BVMRR) run their trains in the basement of the Kohl Building, downtown Stevensville, during the following times: First Friday of each month, 5 to 7 p.m. and third Saturday of each month, 1 to 4 p.m. If interested in joining the club, contact Tony Oberting at 273-0006.

Radio Club

The Bitterroot Amateur Radio Club meets on the third Monday of every month at BJ’s Restaurant in Hamilton starting at 7 p.m. Come early and enjoy a meal and fellowship.

Draft Horse and Mule Club

Learning to read begins before children start school. Your public library promotes early literacy and social development with weekly programming for children. The Darby Community Public Library offers a weekly Children’s Story Time every Tuesday at 11 a.m. for all children under five years old with a caregiver. Come talk, sing, read, write, and play at your library, 101-1/2 S. Marshall St. Call 821-4771 or email: staff@ darbylibrary.net for information.

The Bitterroot Draft Horse and Mule Club meets every second Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at Community Baptist Church, 409 Buck Street, Stevensville. Members drive everything from mini, to mule, to draft horse. Haven’t driven but would like to learn? This is the club for you! Don’t have a horse but would like to get involved? There is always welcome help and there is always a spot on a wagon somewhere. Members do rides as well and have events scheduled throughout the year. For more information call Jasmin at 406-493-4978.

NVPL storytime

Lions Club

DCPL storytime

Story Time is an enriching early learning program for toddlers and preschoolers that takes place on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. in the North Valley Public Library’s Community Room. Each week has a different theme, and children can listen to entertaining stories, participate in fun songs and learning activities, and create a cool craft! Each Story Time includes a healthy snack and some time to play with new friends. Older and younger siblings are

The Hamilton Lions Club welcomes you to attend its weekly Tuesday noon meeting at BJs in Hamilton. The club strength – besides being low key and getting a lot done – is helping provide assistance for glasses and hearing aids in Ravalli County. Contact Dixie Dies, 961-4812, for more information.

Three Mile bingo Bingo is held every first

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Toastmasters

Effectively formulate and express your ideas! Bitterroot Toastmasters Club (BTC) meets Tuesdays from 6:45 to 7:45 a.m. at the Hamilton Senior Center, 820 N. 4th Street, to support personal development and empower communication and leadership skills. The words we speak convey a great deal! Do you mean what you say when you communicate during a job interview or with your boss, coworkers, and family? Wouldn’t you like to feel more confident, credible, and concise in your speaking presentation? Bitterroot Toastmasters can help! BCT members are given opportunities to wear different hats and fulfill many roles. Visit the website at bitterroot.toastmastersclubs.org or call Douglas Taylor at 406-3813214 or Jeanine New at 303-9292430 for more information.

Men’s Bereavement Breakfast

Marcus Daly Hospice sponsors a Men’s Bereavement Support Breakfast on the second and fourth Friday of each month at 9 a.m. in the Marcus Daly Hospice Dining Room. This breakfast creates a special opportunity for men coping with the death of a spouse or loved one to gather and share their journey of healing. Informal discussions are led by a trained Bereavement Facilitator and address such issues as dealing with grief, loneliness, forming new relationships, single parenting. A donation of $3.00 is appreciated for the meal. For more information call Marcus Daly Bereavement Coordinator at 363-6503.

NAMI family support group

Bitterroot NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) is sponsoring a support group for family members that have a loved one with mental illness every Monday from 11 a.m. to 12 noon at Cornerstone, 280 Fairgrounds Road, Hamilton. If you have a loved experiencing challenging from Mental illness come join us and be a part of solving the problems that you are currently having. Facilitated by trained leaders. For more information call Arlene at 239-1708.

County recycling

The Ravalli County Recycling drop-off site, 759 US Hwy 93 (across from Don’s Home Center) is open on Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 12 noon, and Mondays, 2 to 5 p.m. (winter hours). Cash paid for aluminum on Saturdays only. Call volunteer coordinator Janice Lee at 360-9895 to learn about volunteer opportunities at either site. Curbside pickup also is available for county residents: call 375-5398 for details.

Breast cancer support group

The Bitterroot Valley breast cancer support group meets the first Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at Daly Leach Memorial Community Room, 1010 W. Main, Hamilton. All are welcome. For information contact Judy Rothie, (406) 564-8613.

Pregnant/new mom groups

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Page 6 -- Bitterroot Star Thursday of each month and a Prenatal Support Circle meets on the fourth Thursday of the month. All meetings are held at 109 N. 4th St. Suite 104 in Hamilton from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. For more information, call Sheehan at 6426527 or email bitterrootbreastfeeding@gmail.com.

Association for the Blind

The Bitterroot Sapphire Chapter of the Montana Association for the Blind meets on the third Friday of every month at 11:30 a.m. at The Coffee Cup in Hamilton. Contact Chris at 8800823 for more information.

Dementia caregiver group

Are you a caregiver of someone with Alzheimer’s disease or other type of dementia? You’re invited to join in an informal group on the second Friday each month at 1 p.m. at The Living Center Chapel (second floor), 63 Main, Stevensville to share your concerns and experiences with others in a same or similar situation. If you would like to attend, your loved one is welcome to visit with facility residents with staff supervision during the meeting time. For more information contact Kati Aiken at Ravalli County Council on Aging, 363-5690.

Family History Libraries

The Family History Libraries invite everyone (ages 12 and up) who is interested in researching their family history to stop in and take advantage of their free services. There are specialists available who are happy to assist you in finding records on your ancestors as well as in organizing photos and stories about them. They also have free access to subscription genealogical sites. 401 N 8th Street, Hamilton Tuesdays & Wednesdays: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays: 6 to 8 p.m. Other times available by appointment. Call 363-5108. 100 Middle Burnt Fork Road, Stevensville East Foyer Door - Ring Marked Bell Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays: 12 to 4 p.m. Tuesday: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday: 6:30 to 9 p.m. Other times available by appointment. Call 777-2735.

Suicide support group

A support group for those who have lost a loved one to suicide meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month at 12 noon at Riverfront Mental Health Center, 209 N. 10th, Suite A (blue building), Hamilton. The group is hosted by Ravalli County Suicide Prevention Alliance. For information email: rwetzel@wmmhc.org or phone 375-4095.

Drum Circle

African Drum Circle takes place on the 2nd and 4th Mondays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at The Center for Spiritual Life, 328 Fairground Road, Hamilton. Bring your drum, rattles, and other instruments and be part of the fun. No drums? No worries! There are instruments to share. By donation. For information, contact Jerry at 381-7220 (jelb229@aol.com) or on Facebook at CSLBitterroot or visit the website: CSLBitterroot. org.

Three Mile Coffee Club 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.

Quantum Group The Quantum Group of the Bitterroot meets every other

Wednesday, March 6, 2019 Wednesday (next session August 15) at 7 p.m. at St. Francis Community Center, 515 S. Fifth Street in Hamilton. This is a group of ordinary people who want to learn about quantum theory. They study relevant material (no equations), discuss it and teach one another this important field of science. New members invited and welcomed. E-mail blaise.favara@ gmail for more information.

MomLife

Bitterroot MomLife is a gathering of moms with kids of all ages, meeting twice a month September-May on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Lone Rock Bible Church, 1142 Three Mile Creek Road, Stevensville. Come join in for “grown-up” conversation, brunch, activities, crafts, speakers, Go Deeper discussions and free childcare. For more info call the church office, 777-2592.

Indoor pickleball

Pickleball is played at the Nazarene Church in Victor every Saturday from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m., and Monday evening starting at 6 p.m. Stevensville Adult Ed Pickleball takes place every Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. (Register with Stevi School). Pickleball in Hamilton at the Bedford Building (upstairs) on Mondays from 5 to 9 p.m. Extra paddles are available. Clinic format in the first 90 minutes with games following. $3.00. Wear tennis shoes. For more information call Rick at 239-8648.

Saturday bingo

Special Saturday Bingo is held every third Saturday of the month at Victor Senior Center. Doors open at 12 noon, play at 1 p.m. $1 per card. $1 admission. Must be 18 to play. Snacks and coffee available. Everyone welcome. Call Glenda at 360-3074 for more information.

AARP tax prep help

AARP provides free tax preparation to all ages, low to moderate income, Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Stevensville Senior Center. Appointments, only, no walk-ins. Some Saturday appointments are available for working people. Same day electronic filing is available. Phone 777-5681 to make an appointment.

Ham radio classes

Become a ham radio operator! Free study sessions will be held at the Darby Library meeting room on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 12 noon from March 16 through May 18. The class is free. No electronics background required. An ARRL License Manual is available from the instructor for $30. For more information email Ted Dunlap at KF7ZEC@TedDunlap. net.

Farmer Bootcamp series

MSU Ravalli County Extension will host a workshop series in spring 2019 to help landowners understand the science of owning a plot of land, and develop a management plan to realize goals and desires of a plot of land. Topics of classes include soil health and fertility, plant communities, weed management, livestock integration, irrigation, and production opportunities. Classes include presentations from local producers, guest speakers, and field trips to area small farms. Classes will be held Wednesday nights from March 27 to May 29 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Extension Office, 215 S. 4th, Suite G, Hamilton, starting March 27 through May 29th. For information contact Patrick Mangan, 375-6611.

Day of Giving for Nonprofits

Nonprofits are invited to participate in Bitterroot Gives on May 3. Get all the details from a live webinar with the platform providers on March 7 at 1 p.m. Anyone who is already registered can register to view from their own office. Others who want more

info can view it at the conference room at the county building (ground floor across from the Extension office). Come at 12:30 p.m. to ask questions; live webinar about the basics from 1 to 2 p.m. Contact Sharon, Bitterroot Nonprofit Partnership, at BRNonprofitPartner@gmail.com or 375-0972 for more information.

Wed, March 6 Stevi Garden Club

The Stevensville Garden Club will meet Wednesday, March 6 at 1 p.m. at the Community Baptist Church, 409 Buck Street. Samantha O’Byrne, Executive Director of the O’Hara Commons in Hamilton, will present a program, “Meet Montana Monarchs.” If interested, plan to attend or call Colleen for more info at 273-3973.

After School at the Library

After School at the Library takes place Wednesdays, March 6 & 13 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in the Community Room at North Valley Public Library. Enjoy a quiet place to do homework, crafts, puzzles and games, studying, and Legos! Sign up ahead of time with the Youth Services Specialist for reading tutoring, available for ages 6 & up. Snacks are available. Laptops are available for academic purposes. Bring your books, assignments and projects. This program is suitable for all schoolaged children. North Valley Public Library is located at 208 Main Street, Stevensville. For more information, call 406-777-5061 or visit northvalleylibrary.org. All library programs are free and open to the public.

Lutheran Lenten Vesper services

The congregation of Our Savior Lutheran Church of Stevensville invites the community to Lenten Vesper services on Ash Wednesday, March 6 at 7 p.m. This starts the season of Lent, the period of penitence before Easter. Ashes will be available for those who want them. Join the congregation in beginning to prepare for God’s greatest gift to His children, forgiveness through His Son’s sacrifice. Regular Lenten services begin March 13, and continue through April 17, the Wednesday before Palm Sunday. Beginning on the 13th, a simple supper will be prepared weekly by Our Savior families before each Lenten service. Food is shared in the fellowship hall at 6 p.m. Bring your family to eat and visit, then join the congregation to worship in a service of the Word and prayer. Our Savior, affiliated with the Lutheran Church––Missouri Synod, is located at 184 Pine Hollow Road. Head south from Stevensville on the Eastside Highway. Roughly one mile past Burnt Fork Market, turn east onto Pine Hollow. Cross the tracks and the canal, and Our Savior will be on your left, marked by three crosses. Call 777-5625 weekdays from 9 a.m. to 12 noon for more information.

Thursday, March 7 Art Club

Art Club at North Valley Public Library takes place on Thursdays, March 7 & 14 at 4 p.m. Learn various art techniques and mediums, and create fun projects. This is a great opportunity to get your creative juices flowing, express yourself and meet new friends. This club is suitable for children and teens ages 5-18. Show up on time to hear the instructions. Weekly registration is required. North Valley Public Library is located at 208 Main Street, Stevensville. For more information, call 406-777-5061 or visit northvalleylibrary.org. All library programs are free and open to the public.

Lenten Friday Fish Fry on Friday, March 8 from 5 to 6:45 p.m. at St. Francis Pastoral Center located at 411 S. 5th Street, Hamilton. This will be an excellent opportunity to get out of the house and let someone else do the cooking for you. The event is open to the public. The all-you-can-eat meal consists of fish, fries, coleslaw, and mac ‘n cheese, vegetables, dessert and soft beverage. The price for the meal is $10.00 per person children under nine eat free so bring the kids! As a special offer a family of 4 or more (2 adults and children) will eat for $35.00. Wine can be purchased separately. The entertainment for the evening will be The Shenanigans. The Lenten Friday Night Fish Fry will be held every Friday through April 19th. 100% of all proceeds go toward charitable giving within the community. For information contact Nick Hooper at 961-3930.

Woodwind Quintet Concert

The “Pure Winds” woodwind quintet from Michigan State University will present a concert on Friday, March 8 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Hamilton. St. Paul’s is located at 600 S. Third Street. The concert is free, but there will be a free-will offering. All of the members of the quintet, including performers on the bassoon, clarinet, oboe, flute, and French horn, are current or former graduate students at Michigan State University. The bassoonist, Natalie Law, is a Montana native, from Columbia Falls, who finished her bachelor’s degree at the University of Montana. The program consists of dance music by Jacques Ibert, Jean-Philippe Rameau, and Astor Piazzolla. The concert will contain an intermission, and should be over by 9:30 p.m. For further information call 363-4027.

Saturday, March 9 Pancake breakfast

Florence Firefighters will sponsor a free Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, March 9 from 8 to 11 a.m. at the Florence Fire Station 1, at 234 Holloway Lane, behind Town Pump. Stop by and have a nice breakfast with fresh pancakes, eggs, bacon and sausage, and if you need a burn permit, you may obtain one at that time too. See you there!

Beekeepers

Beekeepers of the Bitterroot will be holding its regular monthly meeting on Saturday, March 9 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Mosaic Church at 206 W. Main in Hamilton. After the short business portion of the meeting members will discuss assembling and positioning your hive and installing your new bee packages and/or NUCS. If you have other topics to discuss, the group will try to fit them in. For more information on the club go to https://www.beekeepersofthebitterroot.org/.

Lone Rock Park

Lone Rock Park board will meet Saturday, March 9 at 10:30 a.m. at 1064 Three Mile Creek Road. Everyone is welcome.

Trap-release workshop

Friday, March 8

Learn what to do if your pet steps into a trap. Footloose Montana will present a trap-release workshop on Saturday, March 9 at 1 p.m. at the North Valley Public Library, 208 Main, Stevensville. Practice releasing traps and snares with hands-on experience. Learn to identify potential traps and how to avoid them. Learn what to carry with you for first aid should the worst occur and learn about trapping regulations. It’s time to begin hiking, and traps can be almost anywhere, hidden and baited. Take an hour for this extremely valuable class. For more information, call 406-777-5061 or visit northvalleylibrary.org. All library programs are free and open to the public.

Friday Fish Fry

Square dance club

The Knights of Columbus Council 6130 will hold their First

Boots & Calico Square

Dance Club will feature Kathy Racine calling the Saturday, March 9th dance. Dances are held at the Golden Age Center at 5th & Baker in Hamilton. Don Scheline will furnish the Round dance music. The evening starts at 7 p.m. with a half hour of Round dance music. The Mainstream dance is from 7:30 to 9:30. Also, the annual “Experienced Clothes” Sale will continue upstairs for your shopping pleasure during the dance. For more info, call Ray at 3704414.

Sunday, March 10 Accordion jam

Dance and jam to 5 Valley Accordion music on Sundays, March 10 and 24 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Rustic Hut in Florence. $4 members, $5 for guests. Come have a good time! For more information contact Helen Steele, 369-1839.

Monday, March 11 Rotary Club

Tonya Bloom, representing the Corvallis Schools Foundation, will be speaking at the next meeting of the Hamilton Rotary Club, on Monday, March 11 at 12 noon at BJ’s Restaurant, 900 N. 1st Street, Hamilton. The meeting is open to the public, and visitors are welcome. For further Rotary Club information, call 363-2960.

Wed, March 13 Daines’ staff mobile office hours U.S. Senator Steve Daines announced that his staff will host mobile hours on Wednesday, March 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Valley Veterans Service Office, 217 N. Third, Suite L, Hamilton. Local residents are encouraged to visit with Daines’ staff during these mobile office hours to discuss their views or questions regarding the federal government. Any comments will be shared with Daines. Residents may drop by, or they can make an appointment by calling 406-5498198.

Humane Assn. board meeting

The monthly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Bitter Root Humane Association will be Wednesday March 13 at 5 p.m. at Bouilla in Hamilton. The public is welcome to attend.

Thurs, March 14 Women Newcomers Club

Are you new to the Bitterroot Valley? Have you recently retired? Have you been here for a while and would like to meet more people? If so, the Bitterroot Women Newcomers’ Club welcomes you to its meeting on Thursday, March 14 at 10 a.m. at the First Christian Church, 328 Fairgrounds Road in Hamilton. This month after a short business meeting the group will be touring the Daly Mansion. For more information call Bonnie at 716773-6106.

Sat, March 16 Facebook for Beginners

The North Valley Public Library in Stevensville will present a class on Facebook for beginners on Saturday, March 16 at 2 p.m. Learn what Facebook is, what you can do with it, how to use it, and how to adjust your settings for privacy. If you wonder why so many people use Facebook, and think you might like to set up an account, then this class is for you. Register for this event by emailing or calling the library info@northvalleylibrary.org or (406) 777-5061. North Valley Public Library is located at 208 Main Street, Stevensville. For

more information, call 406-7775061 or visit northvalleylibrary. org. All library programs are free and open to the public.

Sunday, March 17 Irish Brunch

Sapphire Lutheran Homes, 501 N. Tenth Street, Hamilton, will hold a St. Patrick’s Day Irish Brunch on Sunday, March 17 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Choice of Entree: Traditional Irish Breakfast, Shepherd’s Pie or Traditional Irish Lamb Stew, all served with Sweet Moor Pudding. Tickets sold at the door: Adults $12; ages 6 to 12 $6; 5 and under free. Proceeds to benefit the Bitterroot Celtic Society.

Monday, March 18 3 Mile Irrigation Sub-district

The Three Mile Irrigation Sub-district will meet on Monday, March 18 at 7 p.m. at Lone Rock Church.

Thurs, March 28 Amateur fossil hunting talk

Are you interested in finding fossils and learning more about the fossil record? Come to the North Valley Public Library on Thursday, March 28 at 6 p.m. and hear amateur fossil hunter Jill Davies speak about her experiences fossil hunting. Learn about the geologic time scale from first life to the present with the use of index fossils to establish time periods, use geologic maps to know where to look and how to identify fossil signs, and discover great reference books that you can check out from your local library. North Valley Public Library is located at 208 Main Street, Stevensville. For more information, call 406-7775061 or visit northvalleylibrary. org. All library programs are free and open to the public.

Friday, March 29 Stevensville HS drama production Stevensville High School will be performing the comedic play “Nooses Off,” written by Don Zolidis, on Friday, March 29 (7 p.m.), Saturday, March 30 (2 p.m. and 7 p.m.) and Sunday, March 31 (2 p.m.) at the Stevensville Playhouse. An amateur cast and crew hurtle towards the opening night of their whodunit – but the real mystery is whether they can get this disaster to curtain call. With a costume designer bent on revenge, actors who are distracted by their showmances, a props list that is still missing, and a playwright who won’t admit his show might be more than a little derivative, the best seat in the house is backstage on opening night in this familyfriendly homage to Michael Frayn’s classic comedy. Tickets are $5.00. Call 777-5481 ext. 109 to reserve your seats in advance, or purchase tickets at the box office on the day of the show.

Music concert

Bitterroot School of Music and CelticTradRadio.com present an evening with two of today’s finest musicians in Traditional Irish music. Brenda Castles and Liz Hanley launch their US west coast tour starting in Hamilton on Friday, March 29, with a concert of concertina, fiddle, and song. Tickets are $15 at the door. For more information, visit CelticTradRadio.com/BrendaAndLiz.

Friday, April 26 Legal documents clinic

The Department of Public Health and Human Services will be hosting a legal documents clinic in Hamilton on Friday, April 26 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hamilton Senior Center, 820 N. 4th Street, Hamilton. At the

Wednesday, March 6, 2019 clinic, senior citizens, age 60 and over, and tribal members will be able to complete estate planning documents like Simple Wills, Indian Wills, Powers of Attorney, Beneficiary Deeds, and more, free of charge. There will be legal volunteers on hand to draft documents and answer legal questions, in addition to victim service professionals and veteran’s advocates to assist seniors. We have attached a flier for the clinic and would appreciate your help in advertising amongst your constituents for this great service. If you have any questions or concerns, call Richard Heitstuman at 406-465-6950 or Katy Lovell at 406-444-7787.

trainings will be held from 6 to 9 p.m., and the April 27th session will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Anyone interested in attending, contact Joni the Volunteer Coor-

dinator, at 363-6503. Feel free to stop by and get a tour of the homelike Marcus Daly Hospice Center. For more information visit www. marcusdalyhospice.org.

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Hospice volunteer training Do you want to make a difference for people at the end of their life journey? The training dates are April 25th, 26th, and 27th in the Canyon conference room. April 25th and April 26th

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St. Patrick’s Day Irish Brunch

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Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Epic snowfall in Bitterroot Valley Monday - Tuesday February 25-26, 2019

Editorâ€™s Note: We asked readers to send us their best photos that captured this historic event for them. We got many more than we could print, but on these pages is a sampling from around the valley.

County plow truck broke down in Victor. Trying to handle the volume of snow in a timely manner was a Herculean task. Adam P. Reed photo.

And so it began. Hwy 93 between Corvallis and Victor. Maddy Bryant photo.

Ready for summer. Sunset Bench area. Shawn Wetzel photo.

Vehicle at County Road Department lot. Adam P. Reed photo. Trying to get to work. Bear Creek area, Victor. Deanne Marshall photo.

Mail delivery was delayed in most areas until the drivers could access mailboxes. Gretchen Langton photo.

Samuel waits patiently for his pup-pals at the Hamilton Dog Park. Could be a really long wait! Alton Cottrell photo.

Thank you to everyone who helped everyone else during this epic event!

Trying to find the truck. Susan Rae Holt White photo.

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Wednesday, March 6, 2019

An unforgettable weather event Stevensville - 26 inches Hamilton - 25 inches Lolo - 24 inches Florence - 23 inches Victor - 18 inches

Cat in snow. Danielle Carella photo.

Up Ambrose Creek Road, Stevensville. At least 30 inches on the level. Chelle Fry photo.

Muffin the mini up to her belly in snow, Corvallis. Willi Ann Mason photo.

Flamingo in snow. Keep smiling! Joan Nygaard photo.

Yard in Stevensville. Sue Devlin photo.

Clearing snow off the roof at Elevate Fitness and Mosaic Church in Hamilton. Greg Reinhardt photo.

Whatâ€™s not to like? Jeannie Newsom photo.

Skalkaho Road area, Hamilton. Stephanie Rock photo. Cindy Tavares at her dadâ€™s place, Stevensville. Missing her deck in Victor. Tiffany Doyle Metcalf photo.

It was a time for snowmobiles and superheroes! Stevensville. Lee Holladay Vernon photo. Firefighter Kit Clinnin.

Finally, some blue sky. Ambrose Creek Road, Stevensville. Nicole Whitescarver photo.

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On to State! While the basketball season is finished for most of the valley’s teams, two teams, Florence girls and Hamilton boys, will play one more weekend. This is the final hurrah for these teams this season with a chance to bring back a state championship. The Lady Falcons will be playing at the Class B State tournament in Belgrade. They will play Three Forks at 1:30 on Thursday, March 7. Florence won the Western B Divisional two weeks ago with a win over Missoula

Loyola. Three Forks is the No. 3 seed from the southern division and the defending state champion. They defeated Big Timber for the chance to go to the state tournament. They are led by Paeton Ohs and Kyle Olson who scored 35 points Columbus won the Southern Divisional with a 43-34 win over Forsyth. Both Columbus and Forsyth are relatively young teams. Forsyth’s top player is Lindsey Hein who stands 6’5”. Columbus

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is a smaller speedy type of team. The Northern B Division will also send four teams to the state tournament. Harlem finished first with a 46-43 win over Wolf Point. Fairfield defeated Glasgow, 44-30, for third place. The Hamilton boys will play in Great Falls at the Four Seasons Arena in the State A championship. The Broncs, the No. 2 seed from the West, will play Park County, the No. 3 seed from the East at 6:30 on Thursday. Hamil-

ton finished third in the state last year. Livingston advanced to the state tournament with a 56-36 win over Laurel. Butte Central, the team that topped Hamilton in the Western A Division, will play Laurel, the No. 4 seed from the East. Hardin, the No. 2 seed from the East will play Browning, the No. 3 seed from the West and finishing out the first day will be a match between Billings Central and Frenchtown. Hardin is the returning state champion.

Boys Class A Bracket

Montana High School Association

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Butte Central-1W Laurel-4E

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Game 1-Thu 12:00 pm

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D Game 5-Fri 12:00 pm Loser Out

D L

Hardin-2E Browning-3W Game 2-Thu 1:30 pm

L Game 10-Sat 10:30 am At Four Seasons A

Consolation

Championship

D Game 12-Sat 8:30 pm

Loser Out

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D L Game 9-Sat 10:30 am At CMR

L Loser Out L

Hamilton-2W Park-3E Game 3-Thu 6:30 pm

L Game 6-Fri 1:30 pm

D L

Billings Central-1E

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Frenchtown-4W Game 4-Thu 8:00 pm

Girls Class B Bracket

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Future of the MT Water Court unclear By Leia Larsen Montana Free Press The Montana Water Court could soon reach a turning point once all its old water rights cases are settled. But experts say that won’t be the end of the state’s water disputes. That’s why some lawmakers and lobbyists support mandating an interim study that will examine the future of the Montana Water Court and finding a place for its judges and staff, who are steeped in water rights law. House Joint Resolution 14 requests such a study, with its findings to be presented to the 67th Legislature in 2021. “This is the first time I ever presented a water bill where I had no opponents,” said Rep. Bradley Hamlett, D-Cascade, the resolution’s sponsor, during a hearing in the House Natural Resources Committee on Feb. 18. “This is the right time, I believe, to discuss this issue, to parse it back and forth, and to come to some determination of what we need to do now, so we’re not caught flatfooted in the future.” Hamlett attempted to pass similar bills in the 2015 and 2017 sessions, but they either didn’t make it out of the drafting process or didn’t meet transmittal deadlines. In the 2015-2016 interim, the Water Policy Interim Committee conducted its own study and issued a seven-page report on the water court’s future. The study mostly reviewed the state’s water law history, then briefly mentioned that, within the next decade, there may be little left for the water court to do. Still, Rep. Zach Brown, D-Bozeman, supports a water court study specifically approved by, and presented to, the entire Legislature. He serves on the Water Policy Interim Committee with Hamlett. Lawmakers are often intimidated by the depth and nuance of the state’s water law, Brown said. “With term limits and limited expertise on water anyway, in the Legislature I bet five people out of 150 have a savvy understanding of water rights,” Brown said. That makes it all the more important to keep the water court issue in front of legislators, he said. The ‘look-back period’ When Montana citizens were drafting a new constitution in the 1970s, the state’s system for tracking water rights was a morass. The state generally recognized the Western tenet of “prior appropriation,” meaning whoever first put a certain amount of water to use owned claim to that water. But that “first in time, first in right” concept wasn’t officially codified. In those early days, a Montana farmer or miner might file her claim at the local courthouse. But in many other cases, a water user created no legal paper trail. He just started irrigating. District courts sorted out who could use what in times of drought. That all changed in 1973, when the Legislature passed the Water Use Act. The law charged the Department of Natural Resources (which later became the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation) with sorting out who was “first in time” and thus had right to water in the state. With each claimed right, the department had to calculate the volume of water historically diverted and the purpose it was diverted for. The department hit obstacles almost immediately. “It’s referred to as the ‘lookback period’ issue,” Brown said. “We should have good record of all the [water] changes that have been made since 1973, but prior to that, it’s all based on someone’s word or Grandpa’s word-of-mouth description … the whole system is based on trust.” In 1979, the Legislature passed a law creating the Montana Water Court to adjudicate the deluge of water claims prior

to 1973. DNRC received a total of 219,000 claims after setting an April 1982 filing deadline. The water court is still sorting through those claims today. “There’s just a lack of understanding about why this process has taken longer than anyone ever thought it would,” said Chief Water Judge Russ McElyea. “It’s litigation, and litigation is complicated. We’re here to resolve questions, hopefully not create them.” The Supreme Court appointed McElyea as chief water judge in 2012. Before that, he served as the water court’s associate judge. Resolving all of Montana’s pre-1973 water rights claims, McElyea said, “is probably the most complex piece of litigation in the Western United States.” It’s so complex that the judge can’t even pinpoint how many claims are left for the court to review. That’s because the process is designed to be adversarial — a person makes a claim on water, which the state assumes is valid unless someone disputes it. “We don’t adjudicate every single water right claim that was filed. We only adjudicate claims that have received an objection,” McElyea said. Part of the adjudication delay, McElyea said, comes from fluctuating funds and resources allocated to the water court over time. Some of the hold-ups are due to contentious claims that require a lot of litigation. The water court is also charged with reviewing objections to water compacts with Indian tribes and federal agencies. The court rules on water rights cases at national parks, for example. If the water compact with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes isn’t ratified, the water court will inevitably have more disputes to resolve. “There’s around 10,000 claims CSKT has filed. That’s a number we’d have to look at,” McElyea said. “Whether we end up adjudicating all those or not depends on whether they receive objections or not.” Each water claim is categorized by drainage basin, and the water court’s ultimate goal is to deliver final decrees on each basin. One contested water right can postpone a final decree for an entire basin. A 2009 legislative audit anticipated that litigation on pre1973 water rights would end by 2028, opening the way for final decrees. McElyea doubts the court will hit that 2028 target. “That deadline is one I stepped away from last year,” he said. “There are too many variables out there to get in the business of trying to forecast when something this complex is going to be brought to a close.” McElyea said he has no way of knowing how many more objections might be filed (at least 10 basins haven’t reached or only recently reached the objection deadlines, and several others still allow for extensions), but when the court issued temporary preliminary decrees on basins — the first step in the court’s adjudication — about 50 percent of the claims were contested. But the end is in sight, McElyea said. The court has since issued preliminary decrees — the second step in the process — on 83 of Montana’s 85 water basins. After an initial assessment, McElyea said, those preliminary decrees have an objection rate between 10 and 20 percent. Once those objections are settled, the basins will have final decrees and the Montana Water Court will have served its purpose. According to law, new water rights are issued by DNRC. DNRC also approves changes in the ways water rights are diverted or used. Disputes over settled rights are litigated in district court. The water court exists only to resolve old claims. Gaps and holes Water issues aren’t likely See WATER COURT, page 12

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Critical mass on the West Fork, Part 2 15th annual Grief Institute scheduled Let’s start with a story: Several years ago, can’t recall exactly when, I had some clients who came from the east to fish the West Fork. There were no magazine articles or e-zine features about the West Fork then. Nonetheless, these guys had heard about the salmon fly hatch. Word about “secret” hot-spots tends to travel among flyfishers at the speed of satellite communication. I put this eager party with

Flyfishing with Chuck Stranahan a young guide who was and still is among the very best I’d ever worked with. For obvious reasons he’ll remain nameless. His clients were eager and grinning with anticipation after months of planning and a long plane ride when he met them. Great guys – younger men, as guide clients go, obviously good friends as fishing buddies. I told the guide to stop by the shop when he was done. I knew I’d be there late, tying flies. “”How’d it go?” I asked when he returned. “They caught fish, some of the biggest they’d ever taken on dries, and had a great time,” he began. He then detailed how their day started. He drove up the West Fork. One landing was full, and then another. He had decided to launch up by the dam, and it seemed his plan was working: get in above the regulars, get on early, and get the clients into some quality fishing. When he reached the dam, he found twenty-some-odd guide rigs that he could count, lined up from the frontage road by the river all the way up to the school bus turnaround at the top. There were boats putting in, boats on the river, and more queued up waiting to launch. Today that scene is common. “We’re not getting into this,” he announced to the clients. They said nothing; their disappointment was palpable. He turned around, went to a stretch of the main river, and once into some well-fed and husky rainbows and cutthroats, the clients were again grinning. They had the time of their lives. And once on the water,

they had it virtually to themselves.

Another story That same young guide, a couple of years later, had a favorite honey-hole on the West Fork, formed by a log jam. Not many other guides fished it. Sometimes it takes more than one shot to get the cast in, and from a moving boat, one shot is all you get. This young guide knew how to stalk those fish on foot and his clients usually had a short field day above that log jam. They’d fish it thoroughly without beating it to death, and land some nice fish while he was moving the boat. That log jam was the highlight of many trips for those anglers. One day he launched there and discovered a group of several guides launching ahead of him. Their clients were not the vigorous outdoor sort. Always a professional, he smiled and greeted the party, and then quietly asked the lead guide if he knew of the log jam downstream. “Yeah, we know about it,” came the reply. “We took it out yesterday.” The guide said nothing then, but was still livid when he reported back to me. “Who was it?” I asked. “I’d rather not say,” came the guarded reply. I understood. Guides and outfitters are a tight-knit community, despite differences between them. Reputations sink and rise on hearsay. I didn’t press. I wouldn’t have turned the offender in; besides, it was too late to restore that prime trout habitat that had been chainsawed out of existence. The point of all this? I’ve heard some argue since that the trout will just go somewhere else when such things happen, so no biggie. Fact is, the less habitat they have, the fewer of them there will be in the long run. Destroy habitat and watch their numbers decrease, restore or improve it and they will increase and thrive. Arguments against that truth are invalid and self-serving at the expense of the resource. Removal of hazardous wood from the waterway is another matter. Where it has to be done, it’s a simple and effective matter to go through the Bitterroot Conservation District as required by law. The system works – and would work better, if all the players played by the rules. As to the use issues, they are many-sided in their effects. It’s not just an us vs. them thing. There’s more to it than that. Success for the outfitting business depends on the quality of experience delivered to the clients, which in turn depends on the quality of the fishery, which in turn

depends on the quality of the trout habitat.

Quality of experience After a year of experience with the new regs on the West Fork, a predictable outcome occurred in that outfitters discovered that the designated float sections were too short to provide a quality experience for their clients. They noted that trying to get a full day out of just a few miles of river doesn’t work.

Pulling out on prime holes, anchoring up where there is little room to pass, crowding at put-ins and take-outs exacerbates the crowded conditions already in play. Outfitters asked for a clarification to the regs that would retain the limit of two boats per outfitter per launch site, but allow them to drift downstream through the sections below to lengthen their floats. As a stand-alone change, that request makes a lot of sense. Coupled with the unlimited and increasing number of outfitters currently allowed on the West Fork, the cumulative loading needs to be considered. Let’s say ten boats launch at access site A and under the former rules had to take out at access site B. Ten boats launch at B take out at C, and so on. Under the new proposal being considered, the ten boats putting in at A float through B to C, and so on. That means twenty boats, in our example, float from B to C – four per outfitter, up from two. Read the stories above. Over-use leads to abuse. And the effects of over-use on the fishery, the habitat, the legitimate rights of non-commercial and commercial users alike, is where this all started. As a whole, it still hasn’t been addressed. The questions fairly scream: Where does it all end? How much can this little gem of a river stand? Author and flytyer Chuck Stranahan can be reached at chuck@chuck-stranahan.com or at Chuck Stranahan’s Fly Shop, 109 E. Main, in downtown Hamilton.

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Tamarack Grief Resource Center is dedicated to building an ever-expanding network of specialized, quality end-of-life, grief, and trauma support and care. This March, TGRC hosts the 15th Annual “Grief Institute,” a threeday conference for professionals across Montana to train with highly-acclaimed, national grief and trauma experts. On March 6th, University of Montana Professor in Counselor Education John Sommers-Flanagan, PhD, will offer a two (2) hour community seminar on “Advances in Suicide Assessment and Treatment Planning.” This seminar is open to the public at no cost as part of TGRC’s commitment to creating suicide safer communities in Montana. On Thursday, March 7th, national speaker on grief and trauma and Sr. Director of Advocacy and Training at The Dougy Center for Grieving Children & Families, Donna Schuurman, EdD, FT, will present “Facilitating Positive Outcomes for Grieving Youth.” Dr. Monique Mitchell will join Dr. Schuurman to cover the foundational principles of grief and resiliency and evaluate how

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to dry up, however, and no one is more steeped in Montana’s water nuances than the staff at the water court, Brown said. That’s why he supports a study and some sort of continuation of the court. “I can’t imagine that we kick them to the curb or dissolve them. There’s so much expertise there,” Brown said. “There are big holes in the way the process works. We may get to the end and realize there are gaps in the whole system.” One of those potential gaps lies with changing technology, Brown said. Before 1973, a farmer may have used flood irrigation. Generations later, that farm may have switched to pivot sprinklers, with no one reporting the change to DNRC. When such issues arise, district judges — inundated with other issues, like drugs and crime — are reluctant to take them on, Brown said.

we can best support children and families after death and non-death loss. On Friday, March 8th bereavement specialist and inspired author and speaker, Harold Ivan Smith, DMin, FT, will delve into “Rethinking Ritual: Pausing to Honor Life and Loss,” exploring the powerful role rituals can play as we care for families during the final moments of life and after death. Past Grief Institute attendees share: “I love this event so much. I always leave feeling much more connected and re-energized.” “I have received so much insight. I have benefited both personally and professionally.” Grief Institute will be held at Providence St. Patrick Hospital in the Broadway Building Conference Room (500 W. Broadway, Missoula, MT). TGRC presents the 2019 Institute in collaboration with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Montana Chapter, Community Medical Center, Consumer Direct Care Network, Hospice and Palliative Care of Missoula, Partners in Home Care, and Walla Walla

University. Continuing Education credits are available. To register, visit www.tamarackgriefresourcecenter.org. Speakers will be available for press interviews from 8:50-9:00am and 1:10-1:15pm on Thursday March 7th and Friday March 8th. Footage of the conference can be taken from 12:1012:15pm or 1:15-1:20pm. Missoula Mayor John Engen will welcome conference attendees on March 7th at 1:15pm. Tamarack Grief Resource Center strengthens and honors individuals, families and communities throughout their journey with grief. Founded in 2008, TGRC provides year-round grief support and education including bereavement camps, support groups, workshops, counseling, and grief consultations. For more information, please visit www. TamarackGriefResourceCenter. org. or call (406) 541-8472.

“The appetite of your average district court judge is very low for working on water issues, and the understanding is very low,” Brown said. McElyea said he has another concern about water cases falling to district courts. “Rivers flow through multiple districts in a lot of cases,” he said. “People try to cherry-pick the judge that will give them the best result.” A statewide water court with experience in water right claims could take that caseload from the district courts. Once the Montana Water Court finishes its adjudication, McElyea said, it’s inevitable more issues will bubble up. A changing climate means more drought and less water than users are ADVERTISING accustomed to. More Montana water is claimed than flows through the state. Meanwhile, the state’s population is growing. “There’s a gap between the paper rights the court issues and what’s happening out there on the countryside,” McElyea said.

Montanans’ attitudes about water are shifting, too, which is driving an evolution in water law. During the first chapter of Montana’s water rights history, the predominant water uses were mining and agriculture. Today, developers are converting farmland to subdivisions. More people turn to streams and rivers for recreation. Conservationists have raised awareness about the benefits of high-quality water flows to fish and wildlife. “The controversy over water is always going to be there, it’s never going to be static,” McElyea said. “I think there was a perception that the completion of adjudication marked the end of water conflict … It’s just a fork in the road, it’s just a milestone. It’s not the end, it will never be the end.” Representatives of NorthWestern Energy, Rocky Mountain Stockgrowers Association, Montana Water Resources Association, and Montana Trout Unlimited voiced support for HJ 14. It awaits a vote in the House Natural Resources Committee.

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tax credit per year. Landowners decide how the public may cross their private property and may limit access to foot traffic only. “Offering a tax credit in exchange for allowing public access across private land to reach public land is a unique and innovative way to increase public access,” said Ken McDonald, FWP wildlife division administrator. “We hope these new opportunities and incentives may appeal to landowners throughout the state.” The Unlocking Public Lands program is a product of the 2015

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MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF YURI JAYNE MALIN, Also known as JAYNE M. LAWRENCE and JAYNE DIEHL REIL, Deceased. Case No.: DP-19-20 Dept. No. 2 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named 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 Kim M. Viramontes, 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 14th day of February, 2019. /s/ Kim M. Viramontes BS 2-20, 2-27, 3-6-19. MNAXLP David T. Markette Dustin M. Chouinard Megan S. Winderl 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 TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY In the Matter of the Estate of VERONICA RUTH ENGELTER a/k/a VERONICA R. ENGELTER a/k/a RONA R. ENGELTER, Deceased. Probate No. DP-19-17 Dept. No. 2 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed as Personal Representative of the above-named 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 Barbara Williamson, 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 6th day of February, 2019. /s/ Barbara Williamson, Personal Representative MARKETTE & CHOUINARD, PC /s/ David T. Markette, Attorney for Personal Representative BS 2-20-, 2-27, 3-6-19. MNAXLP

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123 S. 5TH Corner of 5th & State in Hamilton Claims must either be mailed to SARAH ELIZABETH RICHARDS, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at c/o Bjornson Jones Mungas, PLLC, 2809 Great Northern Loop, Suite 100, Missoula, MT 59808, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 15th day of February, 2019. /s/ Sarah Elizabeth Richards, Personal Representative Bjornson Jones Mungas, PLLC By: David H. Bjornson Attorneys for Sarah Elizabeth Richards, Personal Representative BS 2-20, 2-27, 3-6-19. MNAXLP

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MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN RE THE ESTATE OF JUANITA MAE SCHAFFER, Deceased. Cause No.: DP-2019-23 Department No. 2 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Paul Henry Schaffer has been appointed as Personal Representative of the above-named estate. Decedent is Juanita Mae Schaffer. 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 Paul Henry Schaffer, Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Judith A. Loring, Attorney at Law, P.O. Box 4, Stevensville, Montana 59870, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the state of Montana that the foregoing is true and correct. DATED this 21st day of February, 2019. /s/Judith A. Loring Attorney for Personal Representative BS 2-27, 3-6, 3-13-19. MNAXLP MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JERRY WAYNE SIMPSON, Deceased. Probate No.: DP-19-25 Department No. 2 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first

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publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Karolyn R. Simpson, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Royce A. McCarty, Jr., P.O. Box 210, Hamilton, MT 59840, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 27th day of February, 2019. /s/ Royce A. McCarty, Jr. BS 3-6, 3-13, 3-20-19. MNAXLP.

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ing for bids for new flooring and carpeting in the Clerk & Recorder’s Office, located at 215 S. 4th Street, Hamilton, Montana (second floor). Bid issue date is February 27, 2019, with an intended date of contract award on April 1, 2019. For a full Request for Bid Package which includes the Bid Timeline, Scope of Services, Date of Pre-bid walk through, Bid Submittal and Award Process, contact the Ravalli County Commissioners Office (Glenda Wiles) at 215 S. 4th Street, Suite A (3rd Floor), or via email at gwiles@rc.mt.gov or call 406-375-6500. Glenda Wiles Commissioners Adm. Assistant BS 2-27, 3-6. MNAXLP

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LEGAL NOTICE The Ravalli County Board of Health (BOH) will conduct a Public Hearing to receive public comment on the proposed revisions to the Ravalli County Subsurface Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Regulations, previously approved by the Ravalli County Board of Health on December 20, 2010, and effective January 1, 2011. Information describing the proposed revisions will be available for inspection on February 28, 2019, at the Ravalli County Environmental Health Department located at 215 S. 4th Street, Suite D, Hamilton, MT 59840, and on the Ravalli County website. The public hearing will be held Wednesday, March 13th, at 3:00 p.m., in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room at the Administrative Center located at 215 S. 4th Street, Hamilton, MT 59840. The public may comment verbally, or in writing, at the meeting. Comments and information submitted at the public meeting will be considered in the decision on the proposed changes. BS 2-27, 3-6-19. MNAXLP

MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN RE THE ESTATE OF: CLEO V. MORAN-GUENTHER, Decedent. Cause No.: DP-19-24/6 Dept. No.: 2 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named 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 the Personal Representative, Rodney Moran, c/o Bransby Law Firm, P.C., 515 Main Street, Stevensville, Montana 59870, return receipt requested, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. Dated this 21st day of February, 2019 /s/ Rodney Moran STATE OF MONTANA ) :ss County of Ravalli ) Signed and sworn (or affirmed) to before me on February 21, 2019 By Rodney Moran /s/ Lisa Radcliffe Wallace NOTARY PUBLIC for the State of Montana Residing at Florence, MT My Commission Expires April 09, 2022. BS 3-6, 3-13, 3-20-19. MNAXLP

PUBLIC NOTICE Public Hearing Thursday, March 14, 2019 6:30 pm NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town Council of the Town of Stevensville will hold a public hearing on Thursday, March 14, 2019 at 6:30 pm at the Town Council Chambers, 206 Buck Street Stevensville, Montana for the purpose of obtaining public comments regarding a FY18/19 Budget Amendment. All interested persons will be given the opportunity to ask questions and to express their opinions regarding the proposed ordinance. Comments may be given orally at the hearing or emailed to clerk@ townofstevensville.com or submitted in writing mailed to Town Clerk, PO Box 30, Stevensville, MT 59870 before 12:00 pm on Thursday, March 14, 2019. Questions or comments or more information may be obtained by contacting Town Hall at 406-777-5271. Attest: Audree Tribbensee, Town Clerk BS 3-6, 3-13-19. MNAXLP

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GREAT SAVINGS 2014

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Outstanding in his field Merle Unruh

Now $32,995

After Factory & Trad e-in Rebates

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Talk to Merle for all your Real Estate Needs! Hamilton 363-4700

Beautiful Home on Oversized Lot 104 S. Violet Street - Darby, MT

Bruce Gould Realtor, GRI, SFR Certified

406-360-8348

A member of the franchise system of BHH Affiliates, LLC

Bell McCall

300 W. Main • Hamilton • 363-2011 Competitive Prices - Hometown Services

46 YEARS

IN BITTERROOT REAL ESTATE TIMES HAVE CHANGED

Well built and maintained 3+Bd/ 2Ba, 2112+/-sf home with updated kitchen, bath, and floors. Wood stove in Family rm and free standing propane stove in living rm. Oversize double garage, large garden area, fruit trees, storage shed, woodshed and deck to enjoy these Montana evenings. Qualifies for VA, FHA, and RD financing and is move-in ready. MLS#63071/ 21812925 $210,000

2.0L 4 Cyl EcoBoost, Auto, 4x4, Pwr Wind/Locks/ Driver Seat/Mirrors, Cruise, Dual Cliamte Control, Back-up Camera & More

I WANT TO TAKE 5 GOOD LISTINGS AND MAKE SURE THEY SELL. IF YOU NEED AN AGENT THAT WILL WORK JUST FOR YOU AND THE EXPERIENCE TO GET IT DONE,

CALL ME AND WE’LL TALK.

I Still Provide That Kind of Service

CLIFF TREXLER REALTY 130 Main St. Hamilton MT (406)363-5275 • Cell (406-369-2509 Stop in Anytime - we’ll visit.

Completely Remodeled Home Tons of Custom Features e

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Custom cabinets with Granite countertops and all new appliances, two fireplaces, living room and a family room and a wine cellar are some of the features in this 5 bedroom, 3 bath home that is ready for a new family. There is also an 180 sq ft bonus room off the back of the garage.

Call Mark Haldorson! 381-4112

Members of the Ravalli County Fish & Wildlife Association would like to thank the following for making our Annual Fundraiser a HUGE success: 1st Security Bank Alpine Harvesting /Doug Wiren Anglers Lodge Artistic Impressions Aurora Salon Bailey’s Finish Line Big Creek Coffee Bitter Root Brewing Bitterroot Bit & Spur Bitterroot Bouncers Bitterroot D/U Chapter Bitterroot Drug Bitterroot Fish Hatchery Bitterroot River Inn Bitterroot Trading Post Bitterroot Truck Outfitters Bitterroot Valley Lanes Blacksmith Brewery Blaskowski Family Bob Driggers Bob Wards / Hamilton Bobbi Dye Bos Saddlery Thank Bunnys Cre8tions Cabela’s Captain Mike Adventures Catered Table Catherine Anderson Chapter One Books Cheers Unlimited Cheryl Dooley Coffee Cup Cooper Firearms Corvallis Auto Parts Corvallis Hills Orchard Corvallis Drug Cowgirls Corner Cowpoke Ranch Supply

You!

Cynthie Fisher Don Lodmell Etched Glass by Dar Evans Ace Hardware Farmers State Bank Ford’s Department Store Fred Upchurch Freestone Flyshop Game Trails Wildlife Studio Hamilton Floral Hamilton Gifts Hamilton KFC Hamilton Pack Hunting Shack Iron Horse Athletic Club J. S. Ironworks Jane Lambert John Farley Lakeland Feeds Liberty Electric Lolo Creek Steakhouse Massa Home Center Mission Bistro Montana Bob’s Montana Chocolate Factory Montana Picks & Blades MPG Ranch Murdoch’s Ranch &Home Mystery Ranch Packs Nap’s Grill Norco North American Foods On X Maps Osburn Irrigation Osprey Outfitters Paper Clip Peacock Floral Pink Grizzly Green Houses

Thank You!

Pragnell Pottery Rainbow’s End River Rising Robbins Hallmark Rock Solid Creations Rooster Ridge Pheasant Club Rombauer Winery Scott Johnson Skalkaho Steakhouse Spice of Life Sportsman’s Warehouse Steve Wilson (artist) Stevensville Super 1 Stone Glacier Packs Stonewall Western Hat Care Stoney Dale Press Ted Almgren Teller Wildlife Refuge Teresa Mohn The Country Store The Mallins The Shaws Theraputic Naturals LLC Tim’s Cleaner Carpets Tin Can TireRama Trader Brothers Trail West Bank Triple Creek Ranch Triple 7 Liquor Valley Irrigation Victor Liquor Victor Steakhouse Wiren Sheep Company Zahn Designs Zembe Safari

A special thank you to; Caffe Firenze, Shane Clouse, Kevin and Pat Hill Auction Service, Wally and Donna Weber, Larry and Peggy Trexler, Paige Palin, Annie Anderson, and especially all of those who attended our event Sponsor table buyers; Real Living / Greater Montana & Donaldson Bros., Russ Reed Trucking, Toyota – Lithia, Rineer & Friends and Tim Abney Congratulations to: Mark Oswald, the winner of the Cooper Rifle Raffle • Special Thank you to Mr. Ken Brown for his continued support in this raffle

Death Notices Richard ‘Rick’ Tompkins Jr.

Hamilton - Richard A. “Rick” Tompkins Jr., 67, passed away in the afternoon, Thursday, February 28, 2019, at the Community Medical Center in Missoula. Memories and condolences may be shared with the family at www.brothersmortuary.com.

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Celebrate the Luck o’ the Irish! St. Patrick’s Day! BREAKFAST~ Corned

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BREAKFAST~ Corned beef, hash browns & toast - $9.00 LUNCH~ Corned beef Ruben - $9.00

Richard L. Meade

DINNER~ Corned beef & cabbage, potatoes, cornbread, & choice of soup or salad - $11.00

Corvallis - Richard L. Meade, 75, passed away in the afternoon, Saturday, March 3, 2019, at his home. Memories and condolences may be shared at www.brothersmortuary.com.

900 N 1st st, HamiltoN, mt 59840 • (406) 363-4650

HAP PAT R P Y ST. IC DAY K’S !

Roy C. Beall Sr.

Stevensville - Roy C. Beall, Sr., 91, of Stevensville passed away Friday, March 1 at the Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, March 7 at 11 a.m. at the Galilee Baptist Church in Stevensville.

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March 5th - 16th

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