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New Stevi councilor sworn in, mayor denies validity attorney Brian West if the Town’s appointment of Crews was legal and got a reply on June 19 stating, “Yes.” But adding, “The Council was authorized to suspend rules and proceed to appoint a replacement for the vacant seat. It would be advisable in future agenda language to separate actions and define who the applicant is to avoid the possibility of a challenge under the Public’s Right to Know.” Based on that opinion, council president Bob Michalson sent an email to the mayor informing him that they would proceed with the swearing in of the appointed candidate. Dewey responded by email, stating, “Mr. West’s opinion does not invalidate the veto that was
By Michael Howell
Despite the fact that Stevensville Mayor Brandon Dewey was sticking by his veto of the Town Council’s June 13th appointment of Jim Crews to fill the council vacancy in Ward 2, Crews was sworn in as Mayor by Town Judge Maureen O’Conner on the sidewalk in front of Town Hall on the following Tuesday, June 25. Dewey vetoed the council’s decision based on his belief that the public notice was inadequate, primarily due to the failure to name in the agenda item the candidate that was slated for appointment. Following the appointment, Mayor Dewey asked the Town’s
issued on Friday. The only way to truly determine whether my veto is binding would to seek a ruling from the District Court. The same would be true if we wanted a ruling on the unconstitutionality of the appointment altogether, which I am entirely prepared to do. “The veto has been issued. Council must act on that veto regardless of Brian’s opinion. Municipal Code clearly states that: ‘No ordinance or resolution so vetoed by the mayor shall go into effect unless the same is afterwards passed by two-thirds vote of the whole number of members of the council.’ Therefore, you have the option to override my veto at the next council meeting based on See STEVI, page 3
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Dr. April Weinberger, a family practice physician at Corvallis Family Medicine and Chief Medical officer at Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital, has recently been voted Bitterroot’s Best Physician in a poll of community
members. Weinberger grew up in rural Wisconsin and initially went to music school as a piano performance major. Then she had one of those “life changing moments” when you ask yourself what you really want to do with your life, and she decided that she wanted to
do some sort of service work that would really help people. She said majoring in music involved a lot of training, mostly practicing alone and concentrating on self-improvement. She decided then that leading a life of self-
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See DOCTOR, page 3 Jim Crews is sworn in by Judge Maureen O’Conner last week in front of the Stevensville Town Hall. Michael Howell photo.
Stevensville’s water problems go from bad to worse By Michael Howell
Water use restrictions that were implemented on Thursday, June 20th in Stevensville, remain in effect due to an additional well-pump failure in the Twin Creeks well field. According to a press release from the town, the failure occurred in the morning hours of June 28, 2019. Public Works Supervisor
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George Thomas reported that the replacement of the pump from the previous week’s failure will be completed. However, the pump will not be providing water to the system until Wednesday or Thursday because water testing has to be completed before it can be brought on-line. When crews finish installing the replacement for last week’s well failure, they will immediately begin work on
the well pump that failed on the 28th. The most recent equipment breakdown leaves the Town with just two of its five wells to supply water to the community. Questions have also been raised surrounding the pump failure that occurred last year. To date, that pump has See STEVI, page 3
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help was not what she wanted. She wanted to help others. She chose the health care field, “because it is the most ubiquitous form of public service,” she said, “and the most important.” So, she set her goal and made good on it. She got her degree in medicine from Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and did her residency at Mountain Area Health Education Center in Asheville, North Carolina. Then she made her next good life-decision and decided
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continued not yet been replaced. Officials say, though, that specific well is a lower production well, and had issues before the pump failed. Engineers have been working with specialists to determine the best route in addressing the issues with that well, to prevent excessive cost
to move out to Montana. Her husband’s dad is from eastern Montana so the two of them had been out here in the summer before. She landed at Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital. Weinberger loves the rural environment here and working in a relatively small hospital where the job mixes easily with her private life in the community. “You see patients down at the farmers market,” she said, and friendships are born. Asked what she has learned from her patients in her years of health care, she paused, thought for moment. “To slow down,” she said, “and to look at things deeply. You see people dealing with very
difficult things in their lives. It is a privilege to share that. It’s a learning experience about what is important in life.” Weinberger is also a working mom with a 16-year-old and six-year-old. She said her husband’s father helps take care of the kids, but she manages to spend a few full days every week with them and feels like it is a good balance. According to Weinberger, she couldn’t do it all without a lot of support at home and at work. She said her work at the Corvallis Medical Clinic was team oriented. She said the clinic has sort of a “hive-mind.” If something problematic comes up with a patient, she said, they all work on it.
and unnecessary equipment purchases. Work is already underway to analyze the entire well field and determine the best solutions for the situation. Town officials are currently re-enforcing the water use restrictions that have been in place for a week. Those restrictions include: • Suspend all lawn irrigation and recreational water use. • Be mindful of routine water use, especially when bathing
and showering. • Report excessive water use to the Town of Stevensville. Lawn care has been a concern for many residents during the restrictions. Residents can prevent their lawn from drying out by letting the grass grow a bit longer than usual. If residents see irrigation occurring in cemeteries and parks, those systems are not on the main water system and have a separate water source. According to Mayor Brandon Dewey, the water restrictions are implemented to help keep water storage full in the event of additional equipment breakdowns and fires. Updates will continue to be posted on the Town’s website and on social media. Dewey said that the new pumps arrived on Sunday and would be installed on Monday. He said water could be back online by Wednesday or Thursday, depending. He said that residents will all be notified by the Town when restrictions are actually lifted.
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son took the paperwork from the judge and hustled off to the county courthouse to file the documents. Since then, Mayor Dewey told the Bitterroot Star that he had informed Crews that his administration did not recognize the swearing in as valid since the appointment was illegal. “Basically, he said I needed to prove it. He said that I needed to send him an attorney opinion and state the reasons,” said Dewey. Dewey said he intended to do that, and in the meantime, he said, he considers the veto in effect. Crews said at the swearing in ceremony that he was just trying to do the best job he can for the Town of Stevensville, “Like I’ve always done,” he said. “You know that.”
the reasons that were provided by legal counsel. Until you meet to override the veto though, no action can be taken. “This is the position of the administration. No action whatsoever will be taken by myself or my staff to accommodate the swearing in of Mr. Crews.” The Mayor in fact did not recognize the oath ceremony and use of Town Hall space was limited for the unpublicized swearing in ceremony due to interviews being held for the vacant Clerk and Finance Officer positions. Nonetheless, supporters of Crews did show up and Judge O’Conner held the swearing in ceremony on the sidewalk in front of Town Hall. Crews and Michal-
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ing a rope since he could walk and riding just as long. That persistence and practice paid off this past week while he was at the National Junior High Rodeo Finals. The soon-to-be Corvallis 8th grader finished in second place in the nation in the breakaway roping. His brother, Cole, won the same championship three years ago. Trexler roped three calves in 9.19 seconds to win second. He was consistent with times of 3.31, 2.78, and 3.13. He is the son of Reed and Kari Trexler. Over 1,000 contestants from the United States and Canada competed at the event held in Huron, South Dakota. They competed in events geared to move the cowboys and cowgirls into the more traditional rodeo events. These include barrel racing, pole bending, goat tying for boys and goat tying for girls, tie down roping, break away roping for boys, and break away roping for girls, team roping, ribbon roping, chute dogging, junior bull riding, bareback steer riding and saddle bronc steer riding. Stevensville’s Logan Gerhard also competed at Huron. The seventh grader, who is the son of Michelle and Nick Gerhard, competed in the team roping and the light rifle marksmanship.
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Bitterroot Star Editorial Board Michael Howell Victoria Howell
Montanans want solutions, not rhetoric By Rep. Nancy Ballance, HD87, House Appropriations Chairman
As, once again, black storm clouds build over the mountains and wind whips the trees while brilliant sunlight shines on the green hills and vibrant blossoms fill the valley, I can’t help but liken this summer’s weather to our current political climate of extremes. The rhetoric of both the political left and the political right has risen to levels not heard in many years. While the expression of extreme viewpoints might gain the attention of voters at this early stage of the election cycle by playing to their fears and raising their anger, there is also the ever-present danger of having intelligent, thoughtful voters tune out early in the election cycle. I believe, and it is certainly borne out by my conversations with constituents, most voters want and expect their representatives to do much more than spout extremist rhetoric. Voters expect their elected representatives to stay informed on the issues facing their constituency. They expect their legislators to study all sides of the issues and work with the parties involved to find solutions that can be implemented into law. If, as I have expressed, voters do want solutions to the problems that face our state then they must pay close attention to the candidates they choose to support. The ‘red meat’ of ideology can fuel rhetoric and help inform decisions but it cannot, on its own, create solutions. Solu-
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Dear Editor, Montanans are fortunate to have great access opportunities to our public lands and waters. For hunters and anglers, the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) provides critical funding to maintain and improve access to our public lands, protect open space and establish new trails, parks, and other areas where Montanans can recreate. Since its passage in 1965 Montana has received over $600 million from LWCF for projects around the state, but permanent funding was never guaranteed. Permanent reauthorization of LWCF in March was an important step forward, but the job isn’t done. Congress must now appropriate the money. Projects around the country still need full and dedicated funding to invest in communities, improve access to landlocked public lands and maintain working forests and landscapes. Our Senators, Jon Tester and Steve Daines, should be commended for championing Senate1081 that provides for full and dedicated funding of LWCF. Representative Gianforte has been disappointingly silent on a similar Bill in the House (H.R. 3195). I hope that the Congressman will quickly join our Senators and work together to swiftly pass legislation to fully fund LWCF and ensure that our opportunities to hunt and fish are protected for
tions always require a ‘how’. How will you reduce spending by 10%? What programs go by the wayside if you do? How will rural healthcare be constituted in the upcoming decades? How do we ensure our state’s infrastructure is in good repair for our children and grandchildren? How do we keep the drug crisis from our entering our borders? How do we ensure that our students are properly prepared for tomorrow’s workforce challenges? How do we continue to add jobs in a changing economy? These are but a few of the most salient issues that must be addressed by those who aspire to actually govern. Listen closely to the candidates and ask them how they intend to implement their policy goals. The good ones will have an answer. The remainder will not. It is not sufficient to simply bellow and posture and then complain loudly of treachery when nothing gets done. This is a staid and tired formula employed to hide the fact that a candidate never had a solution or a plan. The vast majority of voters have grown weary of the constant extremist “thundering� voices that threaten in the background. The voters are ready for a “summer� of thoughtful solutions not another “winter� of discontent punctuated only by whining and wailing.
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Dear Editor, During Round I of the Democrat Debate many of us saw one candidate make a definite breakout. During Round II, many of us a saw one candidate make a definite break through. Both of those candidates are women. Each woman outperformed the men in the cast of mostly men in Round I and II. Each one of those women are supported by rising poll numbers. I’m just starting to get it. Bob Williams Stevensville
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book in both text and a number of historic photographs. Little noted that the book, officially titled “The Big Hole Valley, Montana Pioneers of the Old West, Volume I� was produced by volunteers connected with the Big Hole Valley Historical Society. She and Alta Miller of Dewey worked as co-editors of the book, and their efforts joined with many other members of the Society, including members of the Wilke, Lapham, and Peterson families, and more. The group worked with the publishing firm of Stoneydale Press of Stevensville, where the new book joins a number of similar titles about Montana-based history published by the firm. There are 18 chapters in the book, plus an acknowledgment page and a preface written by Mrs. Little. The chapters cover such subjects as the Lewis & Clark Expedition’s visit to the upper valley in 1806, the Native American presence in the valley, early explorers who visited the Big Hole country, a detailed chapter on the famous Battle of the Big Hole in 1877 between the U.S. Army and the Nez Perce, mining, trapping, logging, agriculture, the towns of the valley, pioneer families and early settlers, schools, celebrations over time, businesses, the military, a number of tragedies, geography and family histories. “This Volume I shares the history of our beloved valley and its families, who have called it home for more than seven generations,� Little, who herself grew up in the small town of Jackson, said. On a lighter note, she mentioned that the Valley had experienced a number of tragedies over the years and that particular chapter is filled with details of many of them, including one depicting a “shootout� in Jackson by a guy hiding in a haystack who was shooting indiscriminately at people and though no one got killed, the incident was later humorously referred to as the “Second Battle of the Big Hole.� “The Big Hole Valley, Montana Pioneers of the Old West, Vol. 1,� retails for $75. The book is available by contacting Stoneydale Press, 523 Main, Stevensville MT 59870, at 1-800-735-7006 or on the web at www.stoneydale.com
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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
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.
Florence senior lunches
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.
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, multibid racehorse) are played on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday and 1st 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 363-0142.
AA meetings
Alcoholics Anonymous meets at the following times and places: Monday: 7 p.m., Spirit of Christ Catholic Church, 5475 Farm Land Road, Lolo 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 3rd Saturday: Women’s Group, 9:30 a.m., St. Joseph Catholic Church, 224 Linder Street, Florence Sunday: Big Book Study Meeting, 5:30 p.m., Victor Senior Center, 243 5th Ave. Check for local meetings by calling the hotline 1-888-607-2000 or by visiting www.aa-montana. org.
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.
Narcotics Anon
Narcotics Anonymous meets every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at St. Francis Parish Center, 411 S. 5th, Hamilton (north entrance).
Free Indeed
Free Indeed, a faith-based addiction support group, meets every Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church, 230 3rd Avenue in Victor. Contact Donald Layman at 203-8579 or Pastor Jim Landis at 642-9849.
Gamblers Anon
Gamblers Anonymous meets Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. at St. Francis Catholic Church, 411 S.
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Overeaters Anon
Overeaters Anonymous meets every Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Presbyterian Church (west door), 1220 W. Main, Hamilton. For more information call 3632512.
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.
Evening TOPS
The evening TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Chapter meets every Thursday at 4 p.m. at the Kootenai Creek Village Clubhouse. For information call Judy Burke at 777-2743.
Exercise classes
The following sessions, all by donation, are held at St. Francis Pastoral Center, 411 S. 5th: Mondays: Zumba Gold & Chair Zumba, 12:15 p.m. Tuesdays: Chair Yoga, 10:45 a.m. Wednesdays: Zumba Gold, 1st, 3rd, 4th Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m. Thursdays: Tai Chi, 4 p.m. Fridays: Tai Chi, 1 p.m. Indoor Walking: Mon-Thurs 9 a.m.-3 p.m., and Fridays 9 a.m.12 noon. Please log in, 16 laps is a mile!
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 406-802-7180 for more information or see on Facebook; www. facebook.com/Ravalli-CountyWIC.
Florence American Legion
Florence American Legion Post 134 meets the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m. 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 Chuck at 253-380-7016.
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 .
VA rides
The DAV Transportation System has a hub in the Bitterroot with rides available Monday through Friday. To book a ride to your VA Medical appointments, call Dena at 363-8396. Give at least 72 hours notice. The hub is always looking for volunteer drivers. For information call Dena at 363-8396.
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.
Lions Club
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.
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.
Volunteer opp
Pantry Partners Food Bank in Stevensville needs volunteers. For more information contact Dawn Richard at 360-4637 (leave message).
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.
DCPL storytime
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.
NVPL 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 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.
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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 on the First Friday of each month from 5 to 8 p.m., or by special request. The club has added two new displays to its layout site: a new roller coaster and a new carnival ride. These additions should be particularly enjoyed by smaller children. 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
The Bitterroot Draft Horse and Mule Club meets every second Monday of every other 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 Claudia at 406642-3477.
Sapphire Quilters Three Mile bingo 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
Bingo is held every first and third Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Three Mile Community/Senior Center, 1064 Three Mile Creek Road. Proceeds go to build a new center. For information call 7773710.
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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, 3 to 6 p.m. 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.
Clothes Closet
The Stevensville Clothes Closet is a non-profit, free store that serves the people of the Bitterroot Valley by accepting donations of children and adult clothing, shoes, linens, small appliances and kitchenware. They then sort, wash and offer the goods free to the community. The Clothes Closet is located at Middle Burnt Fork and ALC way. It is open for shopping and for donations Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays from 1 to 4 p.m. The Clothes Closet is especially in need of household goods and clothing. For questions about donations or directions call Gail Fisher at 369-0394 or Molly Hackett at 961-4614.
Family Shelter
The Family Shelter of the Bitterroot meets on the first Friday of each month at 2 p.m. at Canyon View Church, 195 Skalkaho Road. Everyone is welcome.
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
Postpartum Support Circle and Baby Bistro (breastfeeding support) meet on the second 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.
Dementia caregivers 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.
Acoustic Jam
An acoustic music jam sponsored by the Bitterroot School of Music is held the 4th Tuesday of each month from 6 to 8 p.m. at Rooted Music located at 100 Skeels Street, Suite A in Hamilton. All acoustic instruments are welcome as is anyone who would like to sing or just come and enjoy the music. For info contact Rooted Music at 406-363-5491.
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.
Wednesday, July 3, 2019 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 is a group of ordinary people determined to learn about quantum theory. They study relevant material (no equations), discuss it and teach one another this most important field of science. The group meets every other Wednesday at 7 p.m. at St. Francis Community Center in Hamilton. New members invited and welcomed. Visit the website at www// Quantumgb or e-mail blaise. favara@gmail or call 363-0683 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.
Socrates Cafe
Socrates Café takes place every other Tuesday evening (May 14) from 7 to 9 p.m. in the meeting room of the Bitterroot Public Library. Join in the philosophical discussions. Bring questions to be selected and discussed at the meeting. You are invited to examine, learn and think with others. Learn how others view the world. Together generate community, understanding and change together. Tea, coffee and cookies are provided.
Laundry Love Hamilton
Laundry Love Hamilton, a monthly laundry event for homeless and low-income individuals/ families, takes place the 2nd Thursday of each month from 5 to 8 p.m. at Fast & Fluffy, 115 Pine Street, Hamilton. 3 loads per individual/family. Check in with a Laundry Love Hamilton volunteer to sign in and receive your washer card. All laundry detergent, fabric softener and quarters will be supplied by Laundry Love Hamilton. Laundry guests must remain on site. Laundry Love Hamilton is made possible by donations, business sponsorships, fundraisers and volunteers. For more information or to inquire on how your business/organization can help, contact Laundry Love Hamilton by email: laundrylovehamiltonmt@gmail. com.
Pickleball
Bitterroot Pickleball plays at the Fairgrounds every Monday and Wednesday from 12 to 3 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. through July. There are five courts. Cost is $5.00 for the 3-hour session or a $40 punch card for 10 sessions or 20 sessions for $60. The courts at the Daly Mansion are open Sunday through Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Stevensville courts are available sun-up to sundown 7 days a week for Bitterroot Pickleball outdoor members. Email ricktrauth@ gmail.com for more info.
Lutheran preschool registration
The congregation of Our Savior Lutheran Church and Preschool provide the Stevensville community with the opportunity for an excellent preschool program at an affordable price. While the past school year is ended, the teachers and staff are already preparing for another year full of fun while learning. Registration for the 2019/2020 school year is in full swing. If you have a child who is three or four before September 10, for more details, contact Joyce Andrade at 406-369-2536, or call the church at 406-777-5625, between 9 a.m. and 12 noon, Mondays-Thursdays. Be sure not to miss out on giving your child the chance to make friends, learn new things and get a head start on school readiness, all while having a great time at school. Our Savior is affiliated with the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, and is located at 184 Pine Hollow Road. To find the church, head south from Stevensville on the Eastside Highway. Turn east on Pine Hollow. Cross the tracks and the canal, and the church will be on your left, marked by three crosses.
Stevi kids’ meal program
Free breakfast and lunch will be served to children 18 years and younger at St. Mary’s Parish Family Center between June 10 and August 16. Breakfast will be served between 10:15 and 11:15 a.m. and lunch will be served between 11:15 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Adults are welcome to join their children for meals. Prices of adult meals are $2.30 for breakfast and $4.25 for lunch.
Wednesday, July 3 America’s Birthday music
Celebrate America’s Birthday on Wednesday, July 3 at 10:30 a.m. at the North Valley Public Library in Stevensville. For children of all ages. Elliott Oppenheim, trumpet, and Rob Thomas, piano will perform with the children... musical chairs, foolin’ around with music! All are welcome. Patriotic tunes! The library is located at 208 Main. All programs are free and open to the public.
Garden Club
The Stevensville Garden Club will meet Wednesday, July 3 at 1 p.m. at the Community Baptist Church, 409 Buck Street. The upcoming programs for September 2019 through August 2020 will be planned. If interested in gardenrelated activities, please come to see if you would enjoy being a member. Call Colleen for more info at 273-3973.
Community Band Thursday, July 4 Get that instrument out of the closet and join your local community band! The band has started rehearsing for various concerts this summer. All ages and abilities are welcome. Rehearsals are at 7 p.m. on Tuesday evenings in the Stevensville School band room. The first concert of the season will be Thursday, June 27 at 7:30 p.m. at the bandshell in Claudia Driscoll Park in Hamilton. For more information contact director Jeremy Ruff, bitterrootcband@ gmailcom.
Three Mile Coffee Club Wednesday Three Mile Coffee Club Farmers Market meets every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at 1064 Three Mile Creek Road. Everyone is welcome. Good
on the lawn of The O’Hara Commons, 111 S. 4th, Hamilton. Local growers, fresh produce, honey, baked goods, ferments, dairy and other local edibles. Each week features a tasting focusing on seasonal produce. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Double SNAP Dollars are welcome. For information: info@theoharacommons.org; website: https://www.theoharacommons.org/
A farmers market will be held every Wednesday through September 25th from 4 to 6 p.m.
4th of July Pignic
The annual 4th of July Pignic will be held Thursday, July 4 at 12 noon at Lewis & Clark Park in Stevensville. Enjoy roast pork and beverages provided at no charge by the Stevensville Civic Club, along with beverages. Bring a side dish or dessert to share, utensils and lawn chairs. Members of the Stevensville Senior Center help to organize the food. The American Legion Color Guard will formally open the event at 12 noon. Later in the day there will be a skateboarding exhibition, followed by fireworks at dusk presented by the Stevensville Volunteer Fire Department. For more information contact Joan Prather,
Civic Club President, at 531-8401.
Friday, July 5 Pachyderm Club
The Bitterroot North Valley Pachyderm Club will meet Friday, July 5 at 12 noon at The Frontier Café, Hwy 93 in Stevensville. The guest speaker will be State Representative Nancy Ballance. The North Valley Pachyderm Club is an educational arm of the Republican Party. All are welcome.
Genealogy research
Ever want to trace your Genealogical History? Jean Jensen will help you with your creation of a ‘Family Tree’, how to get started or with help on more advanced research at no cost to you. She has Pedigree Charts and Family Worksheets available. Stop by the Victor Heritage Museum, corner of Main and Blake Streets in Victor, on Fridays this summer from 1 to 4 p.m. For more information call 642-3997 or 363-3165.
Saturday, July 6 Adventure Series
“Twizzler DNA Chains” is the topic of the free Kids Adventure Series on Saturday, July 6 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the Ravalli County Museum, 205 Bedford, Hamilton. Make your own DNA chain from twizzlers, toothpicks and mini marshmallows! Learn a little about genetics as you make this edible science project. Have a ton of fun as your spear the little marshmallows and form your DNA chain. For information contact Lane at 363-3338.
Accordion jam
An Accordion Picnic for Five Valley Accordions will be held Saturday, July 6 at the Lolo Community Center, Hwy 93, Lolo, sponsored by the Lolo Senior Lunch Program. $4 members, $5 general admission. Bingo at 10 a.m., lunch at 12 noon, ice cream social at 12:30. Music and dancing starts about 1 p.m. Supper at 5:30 p.m. catered by Hayloft. Bring your own beverages. More music and dancing until the cows come home. Come have a good time! Bring your friends!
History program
“Women - Unsung Heroes of the Revolutionary War,” will be the presentation on Saturday, July 6 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Ravalli County Museum, 205 Bedford, Hamilton. What part did women play in the American Revolutionary War? Meet George Washington (aka Channing Hartelius) and hear directly from him about the amazing women who made a difference. For more information call Lane at 363-3338.
Virtuous Women Rising fundraiser
P31 Ministries of Hamilton announces a fundraising event for the Virtuous Women Rising women’s shelter. This event will be Saturday, July 6 at 6 p.m. at the River Church, 354 Cooper Lane, Hamilton. The donation for the event will be $30 for adults and $15 for those age 12 and under. There will be a dinner of barbecue ribs, beans and other sides. There will also be a silent and live auction. For information, contact Carla Fox at 406-550-8004 for ticket information.
Sunday, July 7 St. Mary’s maintenance
On Sunday, July 7, St Mary’s Community Garden is seeking the help of the parish to perform general maintenance in the garden (mowing, weed eating, garden waste removal). The Elks Club of Hamilton has secured a grant to build and install garden boxes for the handicapped. The installation is scheduled for Thursday, July 11th. The parish, community, mayor and town
council are invited to attend. The community garden represents the whole community. The work day is a way for all parish and community members to show their support. For more information contact Phyllis Green at 916-296-3435.
Monday, July 8 Rotary Club
Dr. Sjura Bugreeff, Noah’s Ark Veterinary Hospital, Pet Service, will be speaking at the next meeting of the Hamilton Rotary Club, on Monday, July 8, at 12 noon at BJ’s Restaurant, 900 N. 1st Street, Hamilton. Dr. Bugreeff will talk about pets, their needs and our care for them. The meeting is open to the public, and visitors are welcome. For further Rotary Club information, call 363-2960.
Thursday, July 11 Book talk with author Winthers
North Valley Public Library hosts local author Jean Winthers on Thursday, July 11 at 5:30 p.m. Jean will discuss her new novel, “The Big Gumbo,” a story of newlywed bliss thrown into chaos as a young Norwegian couple migrate from Norway to pioneer The Big Gumbo, North Dakota. Hear the author speak about this enjoyable historical fiction, her own experience growing up in The Big Gumbo, and get your own copy signed after the discussion. 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.
Wild lands celebration
“Wild Places, Wild Times”, an evening of public lands celebration and how to get involved, will take place Thursday, July 11 at 6:30 p.m. at the Bedford Building, 223 S. Second Street, Hamilton. Guest speaker will be George Wuerthner, award-winning photographer, author, ecologist, and wildlands activist. Enjoy music, food and drink, and door prizes. The event is free and open to the public.
Saturday, July 13 Homebuyer class
A Home Buyer Education pre-purchase class will be held Saturday, July 13 from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Bitterroot Valley Board of Realtors building at the corner of 4th and Cherry streets in Hamilton. The Bitter Root RC&D provides the only HUD-approved Home Buyers Education pre-purchase classes in Ravalli County. Sara Ann Briggs, its Housing Counselor, is HUD certified and NCHEC (NeighborWorks Center for Housing Education and Counseling) certified in five focus areas. All presenters are local professionals in lending, real estate, home inspection, etc. The cost for the in-person class is $75 and includes the one-on-one financial counseling session required prior to taking the group class. Attendees must attend the entire session on Saturday (8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.) and participate in a one-on-one intake and financial counseling session to qualify for the certificate. This fulfills the education requirement of government insured or funded loans such as VA, FHA, MT Housing, NeighborWorks, USDA Rural Direct and Guarantee, etc. for first-time home-buyers. Participants must be fully registered by Wednesday, July 3, at 3 p.m. This includes payment in full and return of all completed paperwork. All counseling sessions must be completed by Monday, July 7, at 7 p.m. Call 406-363-5450 to reserve your space today and have the required paperwork emailed or mailed to you. The one-on-one may be completed with a phone appointment and is included in the cost of the Home Buyer Education class. Payment in full is required to
Wednesday, July 3, 2019 confirm space, and may be made by cash, check, money order, or MasterCard or Visa. The one-onone cannot be scheduled until after payment and completed documents are received. If potential attendees are financially challenged, partial scholarships are available for those who qualify. The Bitter Root RC&D office is located at 1709 North 1st Street in the building adjacent to Mildenberger Motors. This program is designed to help prospective homeowners navigate the home-buying process. Included will be discussions on mortgage readiness, credit, budgets, getting a mortgage, new loan products and/or changes to current government insured or funded loan products, and getting the house you want.
Beekeepers
Beekeepers of the Bitterroot will meet Saturday, July 13th from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Teller Apiary on Quast Lane just off the Eastside Highway south of Cowpoke Ranch Supply. There will be a hive inspection and discussion. Scott Debnam from the University of Montana is planning on coming again. Bring your bee suits.
Quilt show
Bitterroot Quilters Guild will hold their Bi-Annual Quilt Show on Saturday, July 13, from 9 am until 6 pm. This year’s show, Diamonds in the Root, will be held at 520 Diamond 3 Road, Hamilton Heights Road at Wilcox, Corvallis. Hundreds of quilts will be displayed outdoors at this unique property on the eastside of the Bitterroot Valley. There will be raffles and concessions available on site. Admission is just $5 per person at the entrance. The Bitterroot Quilters Guild promotes quilting and friendships among individuals who are interested in quilting. The Guild provides opportunities to share individual projects and become inspired by the work of others. Membership is open to all. The Guild also gives gener-
ously by providing donations of quilts to children in trauma and to others who need a ‘hug’ in Ravalli County. The Quilts 4 Kids Group makes quilts that are placed in the sheriff’s and some fire vehicles, and distributed through organizations like Emma’s House. The Comforters Group works on twin and lap sized quilts that are donated to Hospice of the Bitterroot, Marcus Daly Hospital and other community agencies. For more information, visit the Bitterroot Quilters Guild on Facebook. For information about this year’s Quilt Show, contact Fran Milano, Publicity Chair, 406544-9324.
Sunday, July 14 Center for Spiritual Life
On Sunday, July 14, Center for Spiritual Life, 328 Fairgrounds Road in Hamilton, is hosting Peggy Rubin, author of “To Be and How to Be” which won Nautilus and Living Now awards. She will be the featured Sunday speaker and will offer an afternoon workshop entitled, “Your Life: What a Show!” Peggy says, “The play of life is a daring adventure. Live it for all it’s worth and say Yes! no matter what!” The workshop invites you to look at your life and work with fresh eyes – as a wondrous sacred play. In
the course of four hours together you will review nine “powers” of traditional theatre, and apply them as mirrors to celebrate the life you have chosen to live. There will be time to reflect, time to write, time to draw, time to enact. The Center for Spiritual Life is part of The New Thought Movement. New Thought is an inclusive spiritual philosophy that draws on the ancient truths of all religious traditions of the world that teach of unity with the Divine, and believe in a living, loving, creative energy that is present in all things. For more information, visit the website or Facebook page: cslbitterroot.org or Center for Spiritual Life, Bitterroot Valley.
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Big Creek Coffee has found a new roasting place Randy Lint calls bailing out of his legal career into the coffee business “the best thing that’s ever happened to me.” Unlike his wife Jennifer, who has excelled in her own legal career long enough to be appointed District Court Judge, Randy found being a small town general practice attorney was just not his cup of tea…or should we say coffee. So, when he lost the Justice of the Peace position that he held from 1999-2000, instead of getting back to his practice he decided to try something new and started roasting coffee beans. He began by installing a coffee roaster in the garage at his wife’s legal business. He worked successfully out of that little garage for about a year and half when he and Jennifer spotted an open business space in downtown Hamilton in the center of town with a four-way stop at the intersection. “We thought it would make a nice coffee shop and we thought roasting the beans right in the shop might be an attraction. So they made the move in 2012. Lint said he had only one employee who soon quit and he ran the whole business for about
four or five months all by himself, opening the shop, roasting the beans, making and serving coffee all day, then cleaning up the shop and placing orders for coffee beans. “I really can’t even imagine it now,” he said. “At the time, I guess I just couldn’t afford to fail.” And fail he did not. His business, both in the shop and online and mail order, was steadily growing. But as the two aspects of his business, serving lattes on the one hand and roasting beans on the other, both grew, a conflict began to develop in the shop. Although the smell of roasting coffee did work as an attractant to the shop, it also generated a lot of heat which became problematic in the summertime without good air conditioning in the building. He bought another smaller coffee roaster and put it in the shop and went back to roasting mainly in the garage with the bigger machine. It was more efficient and more productive in less time than the small one. Eventually he phased out roasting at the coffee shop. Then Jennifer got appointed to the District Court Judge position and closed her law office. That left Randy looking for another place to roast. He found one located along the highway
Randy Lint, owner of Big Creek Coffee, unloads coffee beans at his new wholesale production facility near Woodside. Michael Howell photo. north of Hamilton near Woodside. The building, which serves as a wholesale production facility as well as a warehouse, is bigger than what he needs right now, he said, but he plans on growing into it. His business has already grown from employing only one person to employing seven people. Lint said that dealing with the employees has become, surprisingly to him, one of the most satisfying parts of the business. “I am proud of my staff and crew,” he said. “Probably the biggest measure of satisfaction I’ve gotten out of this business is the jobs I’ve created.” Lint said that his employees are really hard workers and always do it with a smile. As much as he may like dealing with customers and employees, he can’t conceal his delight in the roasting process itself. His enthusiasm was evident as he demonstrated how his high tech, computer driven, miniroaster can roast a small portion of beans (enough for about two cups of coffee) in about 5 to 6 minutes in a digitally controlled roasting cycle that slightly undercooks the beans. These beans are so lightly roasted that a person would
ordinarily say it was too weak. But that’s because roasting the beans actually changes their taste and the object of this exercise is to see what the bean itself tastes like not the roasting process. This is one thing that makes coffee tasting an art. The coffee beans come from all over the world. He has used the same four U.S. based brokers to purchase his beans for the last nine years. He buys some of his favorites and some of his customer’s favorites, he said. Lint obviously enjoys entrepreneurism and didn’t pass up the chance to interest an inquiring newspaper reporter with one of his latest products, a new single-serve Steeped Coffee. It looks like an oversized tea bag, but unlike many tea bags, there is no bio-waste involved. It comes in a biodegradable mesh sack with no glue or staples in the package. It is also bagged using a special nitrogensealed package to retain freshness. All it takes is a cup of hot water and you’ve got a fine specialty blend in the same time and with as little mess as you make brewing tea in a tea bag. Lint is feeling really good about the move. He loves having
the extra space and room for trucks to deliver large loads. It was always a hassle at the downtown shop hauling in large 150-pound bags of beans. While the new facility is simply a workspace and not generally open to the public, you can still enjoy Randy’s company at the coffee shop in Hamilton. In fact, he said the new factory space has made the coffee roasting so much more efficient and faster that it
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Green drakes and the 4th of July When I first met him, Keith McCafferty wanted to be the fishing editor for Field and Stream. He wrote for them regularly then, and freelanced in other publications. He eventually became their Survival and Outdoor Skills Editor. Along the way he discovered that as a writer his major calling was writing novels, with a focus on the characters and wide-open lifestyle of
Flyfishing with Chuck Stranahan his adopted home in Montana. He wrote a mystery, and it sold. Then he wrote another, and under contract to a major publisher, has written one a year since. And according to the awards and reviews Keith has received since, the books keep getting better. It was over thirty years ago when Keith and I fished together on the Fall River in California. Keith made the move to Montana before I did, and for several years after we continued a correspondence that I treasured but abandoned as life took one of those quirky turns that sapped me of all energy not directed toward my immediate survival. Flash forward a quartercentury: I didn’t recognize him when he visited my booth at a sports show in Bozeman. Eventually he made it known that he was a writer, that he had written a few fishing articles (hint) but was now writing mystery/flyfishing novels (hint-hint), and eventually, when I asked, he told me his name was Keith McCafferty. I knew his books: The Royal Wulff and Gray Ghost mysteries. At that revelation I had an attack of something compounded of amazement and stupidity. My brother-in-law showed up, he and Keith knew and greeted each other, and together they planned a fishing and camping trip as they stood in front of my booth. As the conversation went on he denied that the name chosen for the main character in his books, Sean Stranahan, had anything to do with me. Fair enough.
Keith’s prose style I’ve always appreciated Keith’s prose style and the unique point of view that he brings to anything he writes. One of my favorite McCafferty articles appeared, I believe, during the mid-eighties in Fly Fisherman magazine. In it he wrote about the fabled green drake hatch on the Henry’s Fork in Idaho. In the intro he described the anglers gathered at the gate of the Harriman Ranch, waiting for word that the hatch had commenced. He described their mode of dress, which seemed to conform to name-branded choices in waders, vests, hats, and fishing shirts. I forget the exact words but the image in his last sentence sticks with me: that of their wooden nets inscribing tear-drop-shapes on their backs while they stood there... looking good. Not a regular hatch, but important Some years the green drakes on the Henry’s Fork are all over the place and the trout go nuts – abandoning their usual disdain for any angler’s imitation of what might be hatching. In those super hatch years it’s easy, and a glorious reprieve from the butt-kicking that river’s trout can deliver to an angler’s ego on other occasions. Some years it doesn’t come off. Most years are somewhere in between and offers good fishing to those who know how, and know the hatch. Green drakes are like that. The same thing holds true on the Bitterroot. Because of our weather patterns the flies show up when it suits them. Some years they’re all but gone by the 4th of July, other years you have to wait until the 10th. This year we could be hitting it just right. There are always a few, it seems, and on cloudy days there are more. The nymphs are squareheaded fat-bodied mouthfuls for the trout. The take their time making it to the surface. My experience is that when they hatch in the good feeding lanes only a few stragglers make it to the surface.
Best flies, approaches When fishing is slow during the middle of the day when green drakes might be out, I put on a #10 dark green nymph called the Olive Drifter. This fly has plenty of wiggle built in and I drift it below whatever big dry fly I might be fishing. At other times, when I know the fish are on them, I’ll fish the nymph by itself. Sometimes you’ll see the drakes hatch at the edge of a slough mouth or some other area where a deep water edge meets a slow current. What you’ll see, if you hit it right, looks at first as if somebody anchored a pack-
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age of frozen peas to the bottom, and one by one as they thawed, the peas made it to the surface. You see one pea, then another and another. Finally the first pea sprouts wings and the insect underneath begins the struggle to fly off. Still, in this commotion, no sign of trout. Then, when the surface action reaches a certain point, the trout that were eating the emerging nymphs underneath
go on a rampage. Throw a big fat Quigley Cripple or something like it in the water and hang on... When the drakes are in drift, from about ten o’clock in the morning until as late as two in the afternoon, you’ll score well on a parachute dry or an extended body dry. For years I fished a parachute tied like a Brindle ‘Chute but with the orange in the dubbing blend all but eliminated. This year we have these #10 Brindle Drakes in the bins. On some mornings the green drake spinners, adults that have shed their hatching skins to reveal their new mating colors, will return to the water to lay eggs. If there are enough of them to get the trout interested, the trout will hunt them down. I discovered by accident a couple of decades ago that the best fly I could strap on for this kind of fishing was a #10 or #12 Brindle ‘Chute. 4th of July river report The entire river is in good fishable shape and due to go off like a firecracker. There are hatches everywhere. Up above in the forks you’ll still see fish taking salmonflies. Golden stones are coming on. Little yellow stones, pale morning duns, and caddisflies are everywhere. Look for localized hatches or strap on a Purple Haze or Purple Spectral, a Light Caddis Variant, a Yellow Parachute Madam X, a Grizzly Wulff or Yellow Humpy, or a Brindle ‘Chute. It’s all good. Author and flytyer Chuck Stranahan can be reached at chuck@chuck-stranahan.com or visit his fly shop at 109 E. Main in Hamilton.
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YARD WORKER, CARETAKER, 1-2 days a week, yearlong on Florence ranch. No tobacco, dependable. 531-0879. HOME CARE SERVICES is hiring caregivers and CNAs. Flexible schedule, competitive pay. Apply at 925 N. First Street in Hamilton. Call 375-8637. NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER (NWCHC), Libby, MT, is seeking a professional, well-organized, teamoriented individual to fill our open Licensed Clinical Social Worker Position. Applicant must have a Masters in Social Work and current Montana Licensure. Applications and questions can be directed to: Maria Clemons. 406-283-6919. maria.clemons@northwestchc.org NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER (NWCHC), Libby, MT, is seeking a professional, team-oriented individual to fill its open Licensed Addiction Counselor (LAC) Position. Applicant must have comprehensive knowledge of addiction and therapeutic change processes. Applicants must have a MT LAC or be license eligible. (Required). Applicants in the process of obtaining licensing will be considered. Applications and questions can be directed to: Maria Clemons. (406) 283-6819. maria.clemons@ northwestchc.org
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David T. Markette Dustin M. Chouinard Megan S. Winder! MARKETTE & CHOUINARD, P.C. 601 S. First Street P.O. Box 515 Hamilton, MT 59840 (406) 363-1110 DavidM@mcpcattorneys.com Attorneys for Personal Representative MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY In the Matter of the Estate of WILLIAM LOUIS HART a/k/a WILLIAM L. HART, Deceased. Probate No. DP 19-66 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 Carol Ann Hart, 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 June, 2019. /s/ Carol Ann Hart MARKETTE & CHOUINARD, PC /s/ David T. Markette, Attorney for Personal Representative BS 6-19, 6-26, 7-3-19. MNAXLP MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CHARLES H. PRICE, Deceased. Probate No.: DP-19-65 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 publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Charles H. Price, Jr., and Wade T. Price, the Co-Personal Representatives, 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 7th day of June, 2019. /s/ Charles H. Price, Jr. /s/ Wade T. Price BS 6-19, 6-26, 7-3-19. 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@mcpcattornevs.com Attorneys for Personal Representative MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY In the Matter of the Estate of EDITH MARY LOUISE MORROSIS a/k/a EDITH L. MORROSIS, Deceased Probate No. DP-19-69 Dept. No. 1 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 Daniel L. Morrosis, 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 14th day of June, 2019. /s/ Daniel Morrosis MARKETTE ·& CHOUINARD, PC David T. Markette, Attorney for Personal Representative BS 7-3, 7-10, 7-17-19. MNAXLP MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DONNA MAE ATNEOSEN, Deceased Cause No. DP-19-71 Dept. 1 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased 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 Jesse Daniel Mitchell, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at the Law Offices of
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LAWRENCE D. JOHNSON, Attorney at Law, P.O. Box 500, Hamilton, Montana 59840, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. Dated this 27th day of June, 2019. /s/ Jesse Daniel Mitchell, Personal Representative 964 Savannah Road Eagan, MN 55123 BS 7-3, 7-10, 7-17-19.
held Monday, July 22nd, 2019 at 10:00 AM in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room in the Administrative Center. Comments and information submitted will be considered in the decision. However, please note that only under select circumstances will new information be allowed into the record after the public hearing. BS 7-3-19. MNAXLP
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LEGAL NOTICE The Ravalli County Board of County Commissioners will hold a public hearing to receive public comment on the Amended Plat of Lot 6A, COS 712894 Block 17 SSO No. 4, four lot minor subdivision. The subdivision is located at 834 Three Mile Creek Road, Stevensville, to the North of Three Mile Creek Road between the intersections of Hoover Lane and Store Lane. The subdivision is located within the NE¼ of Section 5, T9N, R19W, P.M.M., Ravalli County, Montana. The applicant is Sapphire Construction Inc., and is represented by Christina Loucks of Territorial Landworks, Inc.. Information describing the proposal is available for inspection at the Planning Department, in the Administrative Center, 215 S. 4th Street, Suite F, Hamilton, MT 59840. The Board of County Commissioners hearing will be held Tuesday, July 23rd, 2019 at 1:30 PM in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room in the Administrative Center. Comments and information submitted will be considered in the decision. However, please note that only under select circumstances will new information be allowed into the record after the public hearing. BS 7-3-19. MNAXLP
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MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT, RAVALLI COUNTY In Re the Estate of: GLORIA BRUNNER, Deceased. Case No.:DP-19-70 Dept. No. 1 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 said deceased 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 Ellis Brunner, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at the Law Offices of Richard A.Weber, 345 West Main, Hamilton, Montana 59840, or filed with the Clerk of the aboveentitled Court. Dated this 27th day of June, 2019. /s/ Ellis Brunner Personal Representative of The Estate of Gloria Brunner BS 7-3, 7-10, 7-17-19. MNAXLP NOTICE The 2019 Personal Property Tax bills have been mailed. Taxes are due payable before 5 PM are due July 14, 2019. Mail payments must be postmarked by July 14, 2019 or the payment will be returned for additional charges. Please make checks payable to the Ravalli County Treasurer. Visa, Master Card, American Express and Discover are accepted. Now accepting On-line payments at www.ravallicounty. mt.gov Ravalli County Treasurer Dan Whitesitt, Treasurer 215 S 4th St. Ste H Hamilton MT 59840 406-375-6600 BS 6-19, 6-26, 7-3-19. MNAXLP LEGAL NOTICE The Ravalli County Board of County Commissioners will hold a public hearing to receive public comment on the Amended Plat of Lot 5, Block 3, Sunnyside Orchards, five lot minor subdivision. The subdivision is located at the intersection of Eastside Highway and Cameron Rose Lane. The subdivision is located within the Section 36, T10N, R20W, P.M.M., Ravalli County, Montana. The applicant is Watson Homes., and is represented by Professional Consultants, Inc. (PCI). Information describing the proposal is available for inspection at the Planning Department, in the Administrative Center, 215 S. 4th Street, Suite F, Hamilton, MT 59840. The Board of County Commissioners hearing will be
LEGAL NOTICE The Ravalli County Planning Department is inviting public comment on a floodplain permit application for work proposed within the floodplain of the Bitterroot River on Parcel #1237200, located on the Old Darby Road, Hamilton, MT. The project will excavate a pond located within the floodplain of the Bitterroot River. The fill from the excavation will be used to construct an access road and a ramp on another portion of the property. Almost all of the fill will be used outside of the regulated floodplain. The project is located on Old Darby Road on the east side of the river, approximately 1 mile south of Sleeping Child Road, in Section 36, Township 5 North, Range 21 West, Ravalli County. The applicants are Christopher and Eileen Sheldon. Information regarding this application is available at the Ravalli County Planning Department at 215 S 4th St, Suite F in Hamilton. Written comments may be mailed, hand-delivered or emailed (planning@rc.mt.gov) and must be received by Thursday July 18, 2019 at 5:00 pm. (Reference Application #FA-19-08) BS 7-3-19. MNAXLP REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR COORDINATION OF A STATEWIDE COLLABORATIVE JOURNALISM PROJECT IN MONTANA The Montana Newspaper Foundation seeks proposals from an experienced editor or news organization to coordinate an enterprising, statewide collaborative journalism project among Montana’s newspapers. The Foundation and the project
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coordinator will identify key participants in the project, sound them out for potential enterprising topics, and create an inspiring dialogue to bring newsrooms together to determine the ultimate focus and the specific components of the project. With substantial input from collaborators, the Project Coordinator will ensure the project parameters and ultimate goals of the work are clearly defined and formally documented. The Project Coordinator will then oversee the collaborators’ work, coordinating the collaborative efforts leading up to wide publication of the content created. The coordinator will produce regular progress reports for the Foundation and a final report summarizing the work completed and detailing the outcomes. BACKGROUND In October of 2017, the Solutions Journalism Network launched the Montana Gap Project, a collaborative effort among 12 Montana newsrooms that produced two feature packages of news content. The first package, published in January of 2018, consisted of 27 stories focused on rural economic development. The second package, published in July of 2018, included 16 stories highlighting mental health treatment. A follow-up survey of participating newsroom audiences showed that people who had read “Montana Gap” stories were “significantly more likely to say the trusted their local paper’s coverage—and that the paper helped people get involved in community issues.” In January of 2019, the SJN approached the Montana Newspaper Association to form a partnership to expand the Montana Gap Project with the support of the LOR Foundation and a grant from Kendeda Fund. The vision for the expanded project calls for broader participation from Montana’s newsrooms and the development of durable relationships and expertise that could provide the basis for ongoing, collaborative, solutions-oriented journalism projects in a similar vein. In June of 2019, the Montana Newspaper Foundation, the 501(c) (3) arm of the newspaper association, entered into an agreement with the Solutions Journalism Network to oversee expansion of the Montana Gap Project with the hope of building the capacity for ongoing, collaborative, solutions-oriented reporting across the state. The Foundation seeks a Project Coordinator to effectively lead the initiative and invites proposals from experienced editors and new organizations to oversee the effort. ANTICIPATED WORK Project Scoping The Foundation and the Project Coordinator will convene a working group of newsroom collaborators to determine the project focus and parameters. The Foundation and the Project Coordinator will identify key participants in the project, sound them out for potential enterprising topics, and create an inspiring dialogue to bring news-
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rooms together to ultimately determine the focus and the specific components of the project. The Project Coordinator will ensure the project parameters and ultimate goals of the project are clearly defined and formally documented. Oversight of Content Creation and Publication The substantive goal of the project is to publish significant, influential, enterprising journalism across the state of Montana, and the Project Coordinator will oversee the reporting done by the collaborators, ensuring they stay on schedule, produce high quality work, and maintain a cooperative spirit. The Project Coordinator will ensure successful publication of the content created to maximize potential benefit to Montana newspapers and Montana citizens. Recommending Potential Subgrants As the project develops, the Foundation anticipates that key collaborators will pursue additional grants to defray direct project expenses. The Project Coordinator will invite collaborators to submit grant requests, evaluate the grant requests, and make grant recommendations to SJN. The SJN shall make final decisions on grants, and it will administer those awards independently. Reporting Progress and Outcomes The Project Coordinator will provide regular progress updates. The Project Coordinator will submit a formal report at the project’s mid-point and provide a final report on the project’s successes and failures. PROJECT SCHEDULE Sept. 30, 2019: Project parameters established and clearly documented Nov. 1 - Mar. 31, 2020: Articles published Apr. 30, 2020: Final report to SJN, including recommendations, if any, on longer-term strategy PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS Applicants should submit proposals to Montana Newspaper Association Executive Director Matt Gibson at mgibson@mtnewspapers.com by
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Friday, July 26, 2019. Proposals will be evaluated according to a combination of technical merit and a well-articulated understanding of the Foundation’s aspirations. Proposals should include the following components: • A summary of relevant experience, with a suggested emphasis on collaborative enterprise reporting • Examples of previous work • An articulate vision for solutions-oriented journalism • A strategy for convening potential newsroom collaborators • A strategy to promote the project’s published content Successful proposals should specify that the applicant meets the following criteria: • 5 years + of producing, editing and publishing enterprising news content; • Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively; • Demonstrated capacity to fulfill role of project coordinator • Access to and knowledge of all necessary software and equipment, including shared communication, word processing and spreadsheet applications. BUDGET The Foundation has budgeted $27,000 for coordination of the project. Subgrants to collaborators would potentially provide additional financial resources over and above the project coordination budget. ETHICS The project coordinator will pledge to conduct the work in a professional and ethical manner at all times, including a commitment to truthfulness and accuracy. QUESTIONS Please submit any further questions to mgibson@mtnewspapers.com. The Montana Newspaper Foundation will not pay for the development of proposals. Submission of a proposal implies no guarantee of subsequent use, and does not prejudice any future work undertaken by Montana Newspaper Foundation.
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$23,795 1 36” Solid Entry Door 5 9x8’ 12’ Open Bays Doors 2 Overhead 2 12x14’ Overhead Doors 1 36” Solid Entry Door Side 36” Overhang on Front 1 36” Solid Entry Door 3’ Wainscot 12” Overhangs 12” Overhangs
2 12x14’ Overhead Doors 1 36” Solid Entry Door 12” Overhangs
30x60x12’ Open Sided For further information and assistance, $17,195 5 12’ Open Bays please contact the Bitterroot Conservation 36” Overhang on Front Side District at 1709 N. First Street in Hamilton Phone: (406) 361-6181 Email: bcd@qwestoffice.net www.bitterrootconservationdistrict.net
CONTACT@ALPINEBUILDERSLLC.COM contact@alpinecustombuildersllc.com www.alpinecustomembuildersllc.com WWW.ALPINECUSTOMEMBUILDERSLLC.COM
40x60x16’ Equipment Shop 24x32x10’ Garage 80x120x16’ 30x40x10’ Hobby Shop $36,295 $13,995 $13,995 Agricultural or Indoor Arena $17,995 $14,395
$87,295 4 Overhead Doors 212x14’ 9x8’ Overhead Doors 8x20’ Lean-To Porch 2 9x8’ Overhead Doors 1 Entry Door 136” 36”Solid Solid Entry Door 11 14x8’ Overhead Door With Windows 24x16’ Split Sider Door 36” Solid Entry Door 3’ Wainscot 11 36” 9-Lite 36” SolidEntry EntryDoor Door 3’ Wainscot 12” Overhangs 112” 3x3’Overhangs Window 1 24” Cupola 3’ Wainscot 12” Overhangs
30x48x16’ 80x120x16’ 30x48x16’ 40x60x16’ Equipment Shop 30x60x12’ Open Sided 80x120x16’ Additional Available. Includes installation on your level site. Does not concrete. 30x48x16’ Drive Through RVinclude Storage Agricultural or Indoor Arena $36,295 DriveOptions Through RV Storage $17,195 Agricultural or Indoor Arena $23,795 Drive Through RV Storage $87,295 $23,795 $24,295 $88,495 $87,295
5 12’ Open Bays 12 24x16’ Split Sider DoorSide 12x14’ Overhead Doors 36” Overhang on Front 36” SolidEntry EntryDoor Door 11 36” Solid 12” Overhangs
4 12x14’ Overhead Doors $23,795 2 12x14’ Overhead Doors 1 Solid Entry Door 1 136” Split Sider Door 36” Solid Entry Door 224x16’ 12x14’ Overhead Doors 1 12” 36” Overhangs Solid Entry Door 1 36” Solid Entry Door 12” Overhangs
ADDITIONAL OPTIONS AVAILABLE. INCLUDES INSTALLATION SITE. Does DOES NOT INCLUDE concrete. CONCRETE. Additional Options Available. Includes installation ON on YOUR your LEVEL level site. not include Additional Options Available. Includes installation on your level site. Does not include concrete. 30x60x12’ Open Sided 30x60x12’ Open Sided 80x120x16’
$17,195
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228 Main Street Hamilton 363-5480
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$17,195 Agricultural orOpen Indoor Arena 30x60x12’ Sided $87,295
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Happy Fourth of July! Brought to you by these local businesses:
Coffee Cup
Whitesitt
WBC
500 S. 1st • Hamilton 363-3822
3956 Hwy 93 • Stevensville 777-1452
314 Church St, Stevensville 777-5711
Super 1
Alpha Propane
Stevensville & Hamilton Open 7 days a week
1208 HWY 93 • Victor 961-4780
Burnt Fork Vet Clinic
Rainbow’s End
Brothers Mortuary
Celestial Flooring
Wimps
998 N 1st Street, Hamilton 363-4050
TIRE RAMA
46 Stevensville Cutoff Rd, Stevensville 777-0400
Valley Drug & Variety
Family Pharmacy
Daly Leach
MASSA
910 N 1st, Hamilton 363-1626
3804 Eastside Hwy • Stevensville 777-5002
3682 Eastside Hwy, Stevensville 777-3844
1206 S 2nd St, Hamilton 363-1111
3905 US-93, Stevensville 777-0903
1010 W Main St, Hamilton 363-2010
301 Main St • Stevensville 777-5591
1600 N 1st St, Hamilton 363-1922
We’re celebrating!
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Thank you for your support Michael & Victoria Howell
The Bitterroot Star Totally local since 1985