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Three Mile Community Senior Center board members, l to r, Colleen Schmiedeke, Joyce Pando and Wendy Audiss in front of the new community center at Lone Rock Park. Photo by V. Howell. See CENTER,

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Last year, the facility took in just under $240,000 and spent every penny. There are no paid employees; it’s an allvolunteer organization. But Shinn said it costs about $200 per month to feed these “gentle giants.” Then there are veterinary bills, therapy, training, and other associated costs to rehabilitate these horses. When they’re ﬁnally ready for adoption, most can be driven or ridden, and some just become “pasture pets.”

Groundbreaking held for medical center

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Bishop, Bitterroot Health CEO, said that Marcus Daly Hospital had been providing “quality, accessible, personalized health care” for 90 years.

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An open house celebration was held last week at the Bitter Root Humane Association’s (BRHA) new animal shelter located on Fairgrounds Road in Hamilton. The event served a double purpose. It included a ribbon cutting ceremony in honor of the new facility, including tours of the whole building, and an array of food and drink in honor of the organization’s 50th birthday. The private non-proﬁt organization was ﬁrst organized in 1972. In 1984, Countess Margarite Bessenyey, the granddaughter of Marcus Daly, gave the BRHA land on Fairgrounds Road with a 99-year lease. Six years later, in 1990, the Bessenyey estate deeded the land to the organization where the current shelter is located. The new building replaces an old building on the property that had housed the shelter since 1984. Sue McCormack, who serves on the organization’s board of directors and cut the ribbon at last week’s ceremony, said concerning the organization’s 50 years of service, “It was started by a bunch of little old ladies in 1972 and it’s still run by a bunch of little old ladies.”

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by Victoria Howell When it comes to Covid, OverstreetGreghas a message for you: don’t fool Overstreet,around! an attorney in private practice in Stevensville, was diagnosed with colon cancer in February of 2021. He went surgeryhadtoldinchemotherapythroughandlateAugusthewasthatthecancerbeeneradicated.OverstreethadonOctober 23, 2021 for ostomy removal, the ﬁnal treatment in the colon cancer journey. The day after that surgery, he was diagnosed with COVID-19. “I was obviously very weakened,” said Overstreet. “It hit

by HowellVictoria Bitterroot Health held a groundbreak ing last Wednesday for its new medical complex that will be built just north of Stevensville at the corner of Kootenai Creek Road and HwyJohn93.

Three Mile Community Center open by Nathan Boddy Christine Staub, a driving force at the Boxxe Shoppe at 901 S. 1st Street, was recently presented with a Certiﬁcate of Appreciation by Mayor Dominic Farrenkopf and Hamilton Police Chief Stephen Snavely. In his presentation to the City Council on March 15th, Chief Snavely said that he wants the Hamilton Police Department to “become more vocal about the good things that happen within the community.” Sharing his department’s experience with Ms. Staub was one suchInopportunity.earlyMarch, a customer came to the Boxxe Shoppe intending to send a package via ly,Unfortunate-transaction.detailstheer’stheconsideringpiciousbecameandthefamiliarfusedseemedTheFedEx.customercon-andun-withprocess,Staubsus-whencustom-ageandparticularoftheitwasnot

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The Bitterroot National Forest (BNF) will host a public meeting this Wednesday, March 30th from 6 to 8 p.m. to share Climbingmentregardinginformationthedevelop-ofadraftforestManagement Plan (CMP). The virtual meeting will be held on Zoom. See below for instructions and a link to join the meeting. Five similar public meetings (virtual) were held in 2021.In addition to the opportunity to learn about and participate in the process of developing a climbing plan, this week’s meeting will cover the following agenda topics:•Review overall objectives and desired outcomes of the public update

Presenting a check for $7500 from JCCS to Jasmin Shinn (second from left) of 1 Horse At A Time Draft Horse Rescue were, l to r: Levi Clark, CPA, Andrea Simmerman, JCCS Branch Manager, and Will Ramsey, CPA. Also pictured is Tiny, the non-pro t’s mascot and the rst horse that was rescued by 1 Horse At A Time. Photo by Victoria Howell.

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Local draft horse rescue thriving due to the pandemic – has been upgraded this year. “This is the ﬁrst year we’ve ever done a fully catered dinner,” said Freeman. The University of Montana Catering Service will provide the dinner. Desserts are provided by 4H members.

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by Victoria Howell Dominic Farrenkopf, activities director at Sapphire Lutheran Homes in Hamilton, is asking the community to send his residents a little love this Valentine’sAboutDay.four years ago, a resident came to Farrenkopf to see if it would be possible to put envelopes on all the doors and then put valentine cards in them. Farrenkopf really liked the idea. He asked students at schools and daycares to make special envelopes and decorate them for each resident. Then people could drop off valen tines to ﬁll the enve lopes.The project is now really popular, and growing every year. Last year the envelopes were so full they had to be emptied more than once.

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1 Horse At A Time was established by Shinn in 2018. She’s originally from Germany where she grew up around horses. She’s always been a horse fan, but she is especially passionate about draft horses. She and her husband, a military retiree, and their two children relocated to Montana and bought a 20acre farm which Shinn said can support about 20 horses. She currently

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totheboardThe$140,000.parkmadedecisiontakeouta loan to ﬁnish the project. She said they worked assessed,alreadytaxesoutmentsThosereasonable.paymentstheirBankFarmerswithStatetokeeploanpay-comeofparkthatarebeingSchmiedekeisproudthattheydidn’thavetorun a levy, so this won’t have any additional impact on people’s property taxes. In addition to the loan, the project was paid for by the Three Mile Community Senior Center (the official name) which raised over $80,000 through community picnics, rummage sales, bingo nights and donations from community members. Other major contributors were the Three Mile Fire District, the Lone Rock Park and the Rapp Family Foundation.Schmiedeke said there were many volunteers who helped on the project, and TMCSC received reduced prices from contractors. The general contractor donated la-

Surviving COVID by Victoria Howell Jasmin Shinn, founder and executive director of 1 Horse At A Time Draft Horse Rescue facility in Corvallis, got a nice boost last week when she was presented with a check for $7500 from representatives of JCCS, an accounting ﬁrm with a branch located in Hamilton. Part of the selection for awarding that gift was online voting and according to JCCS branch manager, Andrea Simmerman, 1 Horse At A Time was one of the top four vote getters.That check followed in the wake of a $25,000 gift in November from Tractor Supply. That sounds like a lot of money but, according to Shinn, taking care of draft horses is an expensive proposition.

“They always direct the victim to send it, ‘no signature required,’” she adds. The Bank Secrecy Act of 1970 requires banks to keep track of withdrawals of $10,000 or more in order Scammers thwarted, vigilance recognized

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According to Fairgrounds Manager Melis sa Saville, the Ravalli County Fair is best family friendly fair The Ravalli County Fair starts today, Wednesday, August 31 and runs through Saturday, September 3 at the fair grounds in Hamilton. Newer features at the fair Wifi, a private carnival event Lunch at the Fair, the second annual bike give away, the second annual Montana State Corn hole Challenge, the Antique Tractor Pull and the MotoPerennialRoundup.favorites include the thousands of Open Class and 4-H/FFA exhibits and shows, and the 4-H/FFA Livestock Auction on Saturday morning.TheRockin’ RC Rodeo is always a big draw, admission to which is covered by your gate ticket. Parking is also free. Daily admission for adults is $10 general, $8 for students, military and senior citizens 60 and over. Children 5 and under get in free. A fair season pass is $29 gen eral and $22 for students, military and seniors. The carnival opens Wednesday at 2 p.m. and Thursday through Saturday at 1 p.m. Fair gates are open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and exhibit buildings are open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Free entertainment includes Tumbleweed Crossing, Cale Moon, Marty Davis and The Leg end of the Pioneers, Jared Sherlock, “train” rides and Mini-Pony Bareback Riding contest. Enjoy the laughter and excitement as the Old West town of Tumbleweed Crossing comes to life with an award-winning, 25-minute ac tion-packed comedy gunfight show. Each show is filled with thrilling stunts, crowd-pleasing family friendly comedy and special effects. The show will be near the Antique Tractor Lawn on Wednesday and Thursday at 12, 3 and 6 p.m and on Friday and Saturday at 1, 3, 5 and 7 p.m. Cale Moon, country music entertainer, puts on shows that are a one-of-a-kind experience, designed around each new crowd. Moon’s music is made for and inspired by hard-working ev eryday folks, embodying the wild and untamed spirit of America! Moon will be playing at the KLYQ Free Stage on the midway. Mary Davis and The Legend of the Pioneers is a unique show that highlights a special blend of Americana, with nostalgic stories and songs from the Silver Screen Cowboys, such as Roy Rogers, Gene Autrey, The Sons of the Pioneers, and Rex Allen, right up to the real cowboys, past and present, who ride the rodeo and range with stars like Chris LeDoux, Ian Tyson and more. They will be playing on the KLYQ Free Stage. Jared Sherlock is an award-winning illusion ist and comic magician. .Audience members joining Sherlock on stage for high-energy come dy juggling and a contemporary performance of the infamous bullet-catch using a paintball gun are just a few of the things you might encounter during his show on the KLYQ Free Stage. All ages will enjoy the trackless train as the engineer ventures through the fairgrounds. Rest your weary feet, listen to the tunes of the Beach Boys and have a little fun! The train will be running Wednesday through Saturday from 2 to 8 p.m.There will also be Miniature Pony Bareback Riding during the rodeo. Call 406-369-1042 for entry information. Entities are limited to six riders each night. by Michael Howell

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Kathie Butts, President of the Board, said, “This organization has come such a long way since it was started about 50 years ago. I feel a huge sense of responsibility to honor those who have come before us and make it as good as it can be as we set the course for the next 50 years.” McCormack said that the organization conducted a successful fundraising campaign to fund the new construction but then the Covid-19 pandemic hit and construction costs skyrocketed. As a result, the group had to take out a mortgage to ﬁnish

In recent years, they have been taking steps to invest in all the communities of the Bitterroot, he said, with clinics in Darby, Victor and Corvallis, as well as Hamilton. speech, occupational and physical therapy services –including a therapy pool – plus imaging and lab facilitythetheirpandemic.delaysthereinhassaidhospitalpeth,hecare“We’reexpandonandbythetheyBishopservices.saidhopetohavefacilityopenspringof2023,thattheyplancontinuingtoservices.bringingthetothepatients,”said.LoisHedge-chairoftheboard,thisprojectbeenfouryearstheworks,butweresomeduetotheShesaidvisionisthatStevensvillewillbemore of a “medical center” rather than just a by Victoria Howell At the second regular meeting of the two-member Stevensville Town Council, on January 27, town clerk Jenelle Berthoud told the council and audience that she was having trouble streaming the meetings on the internet. She said the former YouTube channel they had was no longer working but they had set up a new Facebook page. However, members of the public who had tried to access the Facebook page said it was not accessible. Berthoud asked for patience as she worked through the issues.

National Forest 1987 Forest Plan.A new record of decision was issued on December 17, 2021 accompanied by a Draft SEIS that provides a site-specific forest plan amendment defining old-growth standards. Some objections to the new decision were received by the January 18 deadline mostly having to do with the logging of old growth, potential impacts to wildlife and to Willow Creek Road. Bitterroot National Forest officials have stated that the project is designed to improve forest resilience to natural disturbances like fire, insects and disease; reduce sediment sources in the Willow Creek watershed; improve bull trout habitat; restore habitat including meadows, aspen and whitebark pine; manage timber to provide forest products and jobs; and retain old growth status in all treatment units. According to a Forest Service press release about 90% of the proposed treatment areas are within an area designated for insect and disease treatment because of dense pockets of dead and dying trees. They claim the area is impacted by mountain pine beetle, Douglas-fir bark beetle, dwarf mistletoe and western spruce budworm damage.

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The Boxxe Shoppe’s new location at 901 S. 1st Street in Hamilton. Photo by Nathan Boddy. See SCAMMERS, page 2

The mayor had said previously that he would be answering questions from the public. Crews also said that they should be prepared for some “interesting comments” from did the work at no charge to the town. “I just wanted to publicly thank Joan for helping me and helping the town,” said Overstreet. by Michael Howell

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Jim Crews, former mayor and former council member, appears to be continuing his efforts to teach the new council and mayor how local government should run. He was a frequent commenter at council meetings during the last administration. In public comment, Crews told the council that those making public comment should address the mayor, not the audience. He also said, “This is not a question and answer” session. “It’s public comment.”

Glenda Wiles, Director of the DUI Task Force, said what she tells parents is, “If you don’t look, then you don’t see. If you don’t see, then you don’t on its tax collections and

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Last week the Ravalli County Commissioners approved adoption of a memorandum of understanding with the Ravalli County DUI Task Force and MAPS Media Institute to produce a video designed to help parents keep tabs on their children’s behavior.The DUI Task Force approved the creation of a Mischief Room last May and the commissioners signed off on it. The project involved the creation of a set of easily accessible items that had secret hiding compartments where someone could stash some drugs or hide a small flask of whiskey. The aim was to provide parents a learning opportunity to see the various ways in which any young person can hide their substance use from casual inspections.

Greg Overstreet talks about his recent brush with death due to Covid. Photo by Victoria Howell. See COWBOY BALL 4

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John Bishop, pictured fifth from left, leads a gathering of people involved in the Bitterroot Health building project in a ceremonial groundbreaking. The facility will be built on land located at the corner of Kootenai Creek Road and Hwy 93 just north of the Stevensville Junction.

The Stevensville Town Council was split on whether to accept a small piece of park land near the Stevensville bridge, an item that was considered at the March 24th council meeting. The land ownership will now revert to the county. The 1.52-acre piece, which is located adjacent to the Bitterroot River on the northwest side of the bridge, was offered to the Town in 2017 by Ravalli County for use as a potential river access site. During the tenure of former mayor Jim Crews, the owner of land at the river on the northeast side had attempted to shut off river access on his property which would in effect shut off access to Stevensville River Park, a 20-acre park on the east bank just to the north of the private piece of property. Crews contacted the county and negotiated the donation of the land on the west, securing potential river access pending the outcome of the access dispute. Council member Marilyn Wolff said she had a real problem with this piece of land. “It’s where two roads converge, the bank is incredibly steep… I think there are liability issues… It is the fastest part of the channel and the deepest part of the channel. If you were to develop that shing, I would also see a problem with the highway, which is a state highway, because now you’re going to have two accesses for trucks pulling boats, and you’ve just come out of the Stevi Wye at 45 miles per hour - there are going to be accidents there.” Mayor Steve Gibson said he didn’t see what use the land is to the town. “I only see a liability,” said Gibson. Michaelson said he looked up the old minutes and found that the land was donated on the condition that it would be maintained and utilized for recreational purposes within five years.Vickie Motley, park board member, said that nothing had been done because the access problem had been addressed when the private land was sold to a new owner and Fish, Wildlife and Parks got involved. The once-private piece now belongs to the state and is a developed fishing access site. “But I think it’s [the piece on the west] still a viable piece of land for the city to have, whether or not you put money into developing it,” said Motley. “There are so many cars out there, I think it can be used for parking. But looking long term, if you have property on the west side of the river, then you have access to potentially consolidate highway property into the Town of Stevensville. I think It’s something Stevi to return park land to county by Victoria Howell It’s been a long time coming, but the new Three Mile Community Center is up and running. Located at 4433 Sunnyside Cemetery Road, the center is on the east side of Lone Rock Park. The building contains a large meeting room, a warming kitchen, a state-of-the-art audio visual system, and a gorgeous view of the Bitterroot Mountains to the Thewest.building is now home to the senior center and the Weekend Backpack Program that serves Lone Rock School. The surrounding park contains soccer and baseball fields, tennis and volleyball courts, a walking path, a playground and a covered picnic

The deadline closed on January 18, for filing objections to the Draft Supplemental Environmental Statement (Draft SEIS) for the Gold Butterfly Project, a Bitterroot National Forest project that includes nearly 13,000 acres of commercial and non-commercial vegetative treatment within a 55,000 acre area of forest in the Sapphire Mountains east of Corvallis. The original proposal was withdrawn in August of 2020 after Friends of the Bitterroot and Alliance for the Wild Rockies filed suit claiming the agency failed to use the best available science in managing elk habitat and didn’t comply with the definition of old growth found in the Bitterroot

After ranking number one among all candidates, Bitterroot Trout Unlimited was recently awarded a $10,000 grant from Trout Unlimited’s Embrace a Stream Program. The program is considered by many to be one of the most prestigious stream restoration awards in the country. Since its inception in 1975, EAS has provided $4.85 million in direct awards to TU councils and chapters to support over 1,000 projects.

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The funds will support a major revegetation project on North Burnt Fork Creek as it flows through Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge. The work will in clude a major construction proj ect to remove a stand pipe that has been an in-stream barrier that has prevented fish from trav eling between the Bitterroot River and North Burnt Fork Creek for over 50 years. Together, these efforts will reconnect 2.5 miles of spawning habitat to the Bitterroot River and improve shade, bank stability and cover along a half mile of Partneringstream.with BRTU on the project are TU National, Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Ref uge, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and Bitterroot Audubon. The successful application was prepared by TU National’s Project Coordinator Christine Brissette and BRTU Board member Marisa Sowles. Brissette will serve as the projectAccordingmanager.toBrissette, discus sions on the idea of restoring the Trout Unlimited awarded prestigious grant for Metcalf restoration project by Victoria Howell Art quilter Heidi Zielinski of Stevensville will be featured this fall on PBS’s “Quilting Arts TV.” This is a significant opportunity for a quilter. Zielinski said she turned to quilting as an art form well into her adult life. “My mom was a quilter for many years,” says Zielinski. “I never really picked it up until my mom sent me a sewing ma chine. I was married and living in Illinois. I started messing around with it a little. But it wasn’t until I moved back to Montana and had my son that I started doing art quilts.” Zielinski turned her art quilting into a business in 2007, calling it Fiber Into Art by Heidi. She describes her vibrant, mostly colorful quilt pieces as “abstract, nature inspired wall hangings using fabric. They’re heavily stitched, both machine and hand stitched, usually with beads added.” Most of her pieces are small, with an average size of 18” by 22”. All of her work is personally inspired. Zielinski shows her work at The Artists Shop in Fiber into art Heidi Zielinski, art quilter and creator of Fiber Into Art by Heidi. Below: a sampling of her pieces and a copy of “Quilting Arts,” the magazine she will be featured in. Photos by Victoria Howell. See TU, page 12 See HEIDI, page 10

Although in general agreement with the proposed project, the Ravalli County Commissioners expressed concern over impacts to county owned and maintained roads, especially Willow Creek

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In a letter to the Forest the commissioners stated that “Ravalli County objects to unmitigated impacts to county owned/maintained roads from heavy equipment and logging trucks, mostly, but not limited to, the impacts to Willow Creek Road. Due to resource and financial limitations, Ravalli County would not be able to accommodate the necessary maintenance during the project, nor the rehabilitation of the road after the project is complete. Ravalli County objects to shifting financial burden of the project to Ravalli County and believe it is contrary to current law and existing agreements.”

Bitter Root Humane Association celebrates new shelter, 50th anniversary

The Town of Stevensville recognized attorney Joan Mell, center, for filling in while town attorney Greg Overstreet had Covid-19. Pictured with Mell are, l to r, Overstreet, Mayor Steve Gibson, council members Cindy Brown and Stacie Barker. Photo by Victoria Howell.See STEVI, page 2 by Michael Howell

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Bitterroot Chamber of Commerce Director Al Mitchell holds the group spell-bound as Bitter Root Humane Association Board Member Sue McCormack prepares to cut the ribbon celebrating the opening of the new animal shelter in Hamilton. Photo by Michael Howell.

Numerous Bald Eagles have been congregating in the Burnt Fork area lately to feed on carcasses. Photos by Michael Howell. See 10 Victoria Howell

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E. Protecting Montana’s clean waters and natural resources.

The Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission on Thursday, Au gust 25, changed the state’s Hoot Owl regulations for streams designated as having high value for native Cutthroat trout. The changes made do not affect current restriction criteria in place which pertain to reaches dominated by nonnative salmonid such as Brown, Rainbow and Brook trout. Nor do they change the current restriction criteria concerning critical Bull trout reaches. The changes insert a new criteria for “high value” cutthroat reaches that is triggered after three consecutive days of 66Thedegrees.mainstem of the Bitterroot River has been under Hoot Owl re strictions that closed it to all fishing from 2 p.m. to Midnight since August 2. This closure was triggered when the temperature exceeded 73 degrees Fahrenheit for three consecutive days and fish mortalities have been ob served. For critical Bull trout reaches, Hoot Owl restrictions can be applied when the temperature reaches 60 degrees.Fishing restrictions, such as Hoot Owl restrictions and full closures, are designed to protect fish that become more susceptible to disease and mor tality when conditions, such as low flows and high water temperatures, combine with other stressors, includ ing catch-and-release fishing. According to FWP Region 2 Fisheries Manager Pat Saffel, it was former FWP Bitterroot fisheries biologist Chris Clancy’s “mortality floats” providing data on Cutthroat mortality numbers under the existing Hoot Owl restrictions and follow up work by the current fisheries biologist Jason Lindstrom that really propelled the development of a more sensible trigger point for Cutthroat. He said studies done at Montana State Uni versity were examined an, based on an extensive review of studies and laboratory and field work, the acute temperature for Cutthroat was found to be around 68 degrees Fahrenheit and higher. Saffel said that a review of weather temperature history in the Bitterroot showed that a trigger point of 65 degrees would close the river to fishing for far too many days even in the upper Bitterroot with good wa ter flows. He said the agency made a “Goldilocks” sort of decision to set it at 66 degrees because it meant quite a few less restricted days than at 65 de grees and not too many less than at 67 degrees, which was getting too close to the absolute limit. Saffel said that a lot of Cutthroat fisheries are difficult to access which greatly reduces the fishing pressure, but here on the Bitterroot River access is easy and the fishing pressure is very high.“Cutthroat trout are very easy to catch, and they need cold water,” said Saffel. “It’s a unique situation and these fish need some sort of protec tion.” A few streams had Hoot Owl restrictions this summer to protect the Cutthroat populations, in including Rattlesnake Creek in Missoula and Fish Creek near Superior. Local FWP fisheries biologist Jason Lindstrom said, “The Bitterroot certainly has some high value Cut throat fisheries.” He said no restric tions based on the new regulation limit will probably be in place before next year. He said actual designation of the reaches that will be affected by the new rule will be determined in the state’s Fish Management Plan. A final draft of the plan is expected by sometime in April of 2023. He said the draft plan does contain a proposal to designate the stretches from Hamilton to the East and West Forks; the West Fork from its mouth to the dam; and the East Fork to Sula as high value Cutthroat reaches. “But that plan has yet to be ap proved and will undergo extensive public review in the process,” he said. He said there were no proposals for any Bull trout reaches in the Bitter root. He said the population was too low density in the river and in other areas are more inaccessible and not highly fished. The changes provide more discretion for biologists to deter mine deteriorating stream conditions (broadly defined) beyond the tem perature and flow thresholds that can contribute to invoking the rule. The changes also address the problem of “on-off-on again” prob lems that can occur by providing more discretion to biologists in applying or lifting restrictions to adapt to chang ing weather or stream conditions. For example, if we are in Hoot Owl and a brief storm technically meets the reopening criteria but there is a return to hot and dry weather in the forecast, biologists can keep the restrictions in place. This could apply to the current situation as a weather storm just broke a long hot dry spell but the forecast calls for a return to 90 degree weather as soon as the storm passes. FWP Commission members also removed any specific reference to a set date for lifting Hoot Owl restrictions. The exist ing rule was September 15th; the new rules first proposed moving that to August 31st. However, a last-minute amendment to just remove a specif ic date was proposed by Commissioner K.C. Walsh and approved 7-0. This means that no mat ter the time of the year, stream conditions will dictate the implementa tion of the rule, and there will not be an arbitrary date on the calendar lifting all restric tions and conceivably preventing them from going back on in late fall if the conditions warrant.

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“We applaud the Commission for moving forward grounded in science and saving cold water trout streams,” said Clayton Elliot, Government Af fairs Director for Montana Trout Un limited, who lobbied hard for removal of the sunset rule. Elliot said that more and longer periods of hot dry weather are affecting all the rivers and streams in Montana. He said everyone is attempting to address the issues and anglers were going to have to take their hits along with the irrigators.

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About citizen concerns on the matter of traffic safety, Chief Snavely says, “We are hearing them. The Mayor hears it, I hear it, and my officers hear it. Not only do we hear it, but when we are off duty we see it as well. This makes us more proac tive and gets us out there looking for things ahead of time. Hopefully, we’ll see a reduction in the amount of traffic accidents and DUIs.”

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While Chief Snavely acknowledges that the City’s Planning Department is working with the state on changes that can improve the function of that portion of Highway 93, his officers will be working on the enforcement side in the mean time. Officer Randy Ettinger has been assigned the position of filling the Traffic Enforcement Detail, which will include outreach to the schools and any other entity that would like to learn about how traffic safety can improve community function. Officer Ettinger spent eight years as the School Resource Officer before stepping into the newDedicatedposition. traffic enforcement is something that other police jurisdictions use as well. Chief Snavely points out that larger municipalities use a similar approach, and that his new TED was modeled upon them, but tailored to the City of Hamilton.“We’re going to try and reduce the number of accidents,” said Snavely. “The more we’re out there, the more we are seen, I think it will slow people down. We can make those stops and get the culture to change, (showing) that we’re not always in a hurry here in our community.”

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by Nathan Boddy Hamilton Police Chief Steve Snavely knows that people are concerned about traffic safety within the City of Hamilton. The Chief says that both he and Mayor Dominic Farrenkopf receive calls and comments about it, many of which are specifically about the northern portion of 1st Street (Highway 93) through town. To address these citizen concerns, Chief Snavely has created a new Traffic Enforcement Detail (TED) position within the Hamilton Police Force. “The Mayor and I decided that this was some thing we have to do and this was the best way to go about it,” said Snavely. Snavely says that the TED will be a full-time position for an officer whose primary goal is traffic enforcement. Snavely hopes that having one officer’s primary objective focused on traffic enforcement will allow other officers to focus on calls for service and citizen complaints. In the past, traffic enforcement actions were done as a secondary duty, falling behind those calls for service. Officers would make traffic stops if and when they had available time. This new approach, says Chief Snavely, “lets us be more proactive than reactive.”Snavely says that the statistics for July alone reveal that there were 18 traffic accidents within Hamilton, and already 14 during the month of August. Several of them were DUI crashes, four of which were during daylight hours. “There’s definitely a need for (the TED), says Snavely. Some of the traffic is sues, especially along the northern portion of Hwy 93 in town, are structural in nature. In 2014, an ‘Ac cess Control Plan’ was developed for the Montana Department of Transportation which addressed some of the existing conditions that make High way 93 in Hamilton a hot-spot for accidents. That plan, developed by Robert Peccia and Associates and done in conjunction with the City of Hamil ton and Ravalli County, showed that the portion of Highway 93 from approximately the Main Street intersection to Bob Ward’s saw 74 crash es between the beginning of 2008 until the end of 2012. In its introduction, the plan states that much of Highway 93 through the City of Hamilton is, “categorized by multiple driveway approaches, numerous driveway turning movements, and ve hicle stacking in the center two-way, left-turn lane (TWLTL), resulting in conflicting operations…”

The plan goes on to suggest a variety of structural changes, including the closure and combination of many access points, raised medians and dedicated turning lanes at strategic locations.

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by Nathan Boddy Bitterroot Valley residents in need of specialized rehabil itation now find it closer to home. The recently opened Hamilton Neurorehabilitation and Balance Center adjacent to Hamilton Physical Therapy opened its doors in August and will host an official ‘Grand Opening’ on September 12th between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. The new facility is located at 336 Fairgrounds Road, imme diately across from Hamilton High School. Co-owner of Hamilton Physical Therapy, Jackie Day, says that she and Doug Martin had been con sidering opening just such a facility for several years before deciding that the time was right.“We need this in the valley,” says Day, pointing out that in the past, patients in need of this type of service had to either make the trip to Missoula or forgo treatment altogether. “Our population is growing, so we went for it.”

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Jackie Day started on her own path to becoming a Certified Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) after a sport ing accident in high school. Learning about the human body and the way it can be positively affected by physical therapy intrigued her, and enticed her to chart the course which she has followed since. She worked as an aide to Doug Martin prior to under taking her Doctorate in Phys ical Therapy at the University of Montana, and has added to her skills by becoming a Board Certified Neurologic Specialist (NCS) as well as a Certified Manual Physical Therapist (CMPT). Her loca tion at the new Neurorehabil itation Center allows her to bring all of her skills together under one roof and join them with the skills of a multi-dis ciplinary team of specialists working at the new Center. The Center, while also offering some of the tradition al Physical Therapy space and equipment, also has a room dedicated as a ‘home envi ronment’ with a bathroom, kitchen, shower and even a driving simulation. Specific exercises intended to rebuild people’s functionality in that setting constitute the Occupa tional Therapy side of the new Center. Occupational Ther apist Chelsea Benitz is also available for in-home safety assessments to determine if and where specific aids like handrails, ramps, etc. may be of benefit to patients. Day also says that there may be several clues that a person might need Speech Therapy, such as an increased aversion to social outings, or a decreased ability to be under stood by others. Decreased cognition, memory and less ened ability to multi-task can be signs that Speech Therapy may be in order. These issues, along with the physical diffi culties that someone might have doing even simple acts such as rolling over in bed, are things that Day says are easy for most of us to take for granted. Having access to quality rehabilitation, wheth er neurological, speech or occupational can make a big difference in someone’s life.

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At its August 25th meet ing, the Stevensville Town Council reconsidered a previously tabled sewer main extension project that was approved by the former coun cil but voted to once again table the entire project until at least next year. Under the administra tion of former mayor Bran don Dewey, the project was approved and a contract was signed with J & J Excavating for approximately $243,704. The project was slated to be completed in 2022, but hit a snag regarding proper ty on the west side of Park where the sewer main was to be installed. An article in the Bitterroot Star on Octo ber 27, 2021 stated that on October 14, the town council approved a contract award to J & J Excavating for the sewer main extension project and that it would be funded with sewer fund reserves. The Town recently received an estimate from J & J for moving the sewer main to the east side of the street which added about $56,000 to the totalAccordingcost. to Mayor Steve Gibson, he had received an email from the community center committee offering to pay half of the cost of the sewer main extension project in exchange for a share of the income from any future hook-ups to the new main.

Wolff also wanted to know who exactly was supporting the project financially. Thom as said the Jane S. Heman Foundation has pledged $500,000. Wolff wondered if the group had contacted the state regarding the USDA’s community facility grants. Thomas said they had and it was difficult to qualify. “I just wonder about the viability,” said Wolff. “Ham ilton and Missoula provide a lot of this already.”

The council ended up vot ing unanimously to table the sewer main extension proj ect. After the vote, Gibson commented, “I’m personally not against the concept… but there’s no way I or the coun cil can commit to next year’s budget at this time… It’s not that I personally oppose the project, but I don’t think any of us can guarantee that it’s going to be done.” Under claims approval, the council voted not to pay a claim of $3335 for tractor rental for mowing at the airport. Michalson said the airport manager had been told by the mayor not to do this, but it was done anyway. The airport manager was go ing to be asked to pay the bill himself, the mayor said. In other business, the council:•approved meeting time changes for September 1st and 8th to 6 p.m. due to bud get hearings. Revenue will be discussed on September 1 and expenditures on Septem ber•8.approved Resolution 507 establishing mill levies for FY 2022-23. The mayor noted it would be an approximate 1% increase.•approved Resolution 508 establishing lighting district taxes for FY 2022-23. The mayor noted that taxes in most lighting districts would be decreasing, some significantly. council again tables Park Ave sewer project

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Bob Thomas and Lorraine Roach, representing the Ste vensville Community Center committee of the Stevensville Community Foundation, were at the August 25th meeting to plead their cause, which is the need for hooking up to the town’s sewer system in order to build a communi ty center facility at the corner of Park Avenue and Middle BurntGibsonFork.started the dis cussion by suggesting that the shared income could jeopardize the terms of the current sewer bond and more research would be needed. He said he would need to get legal advice about that. He also said there was no money in the budget for the project. Council member Marilyn Wolff moved to table the project, due to the fact that the money is still not in the budget.Under public comment on the motion, and under ques tioning by council members, Thomas stated the project for the community center has been in existence since 2000. Thomas said he understood it would take about $300,000 to complete the sewer main project. He said the commu nity center is dependent on a sewer system of some kind. They are proposing to subsi dize $150,000 of the cost and are asking for a repayment share from future hook-ups.

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“We understand that it would be a benefit to the city to put the funding into next year’s budget…,” said Thom as. “What we’re looking for is a commitment one way or the other. If we can’t do that then we’ll proba bly close up shop and

I just don’t know what you want.”Roach said they needed to know one way or the other how they were going to do their project, either sewer or septic. She said the property was annexed in 2004, and according to state law, there is supposed to be some ben efit to the property owner for doing that. She said the com mittee wasn’t looking for any particular benefit at that time until they were ready to start moving dirt for the communi ty center. “If the sewer main is not extended, our only option is to put in an aboveground septic system which would cost us $100,000…,” said Roach. “One way or the other, we would like to move forward with a capital cam paign this fall. To do that it would help if we knew which way we were going. We won’t need the sewer in this fiscal year… We have a number of major donors who are very interested in seeing this move forward… we would prefer not to be in limbo about the sewer/septic options. The cost share is a pretty stan dard thing that’s done in development projects…” Gibson said he under stood the community center project was estimated to cost $3.8 million. “How much have you raised?” he asked Thomas.“Half a million,” Thomas responded. Wolff said, “It comes down to the fact that we just don’t have the money in the budget.” She asked Thomas, “Why do you think the com munity center has failed to be built in the last 20 years?” Thomas said the property was purchased in 2000, and they entered an agreement with the Stevensville School District to join the district’s adjacent northern four acres to the Foundation’s 3.5 acres. He said the idea at the time was to create a multi-faceted community center, includ ing a swimming center, food bank, free clothing store, school music rooms, etc., an actual “complex.” In 2005, the school admin istration changed and the agreement fell apart. Then the recession hit and the project was put on hold until about 2017 when Thomas decided to put renewed effort into getting the project completed. The Community Center Complex board was disbanded, and the project came back under the management of the Stevens ville Community Foundation. “Now we’re here and we’ve been working hard to get to this point,” he said. In response to a question from Wolff, Thomas said he felt there was good support for this project from the com munity. “We recently com pleted a survey which showed all kinds of interest.”

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On July 7th she had her follow-up appointment with the surgeon, who declared that all was well. The segments were filmed on July 20th in Golden, Colorado. Zielinski got a grant from the Montana Arts Council to help with travel expenses, plus a stipend from the company. She said she met some of the other artists, and stayed with a very well-known artist, Lea Mc Comas, who has a piece that will be in the Clinton Library perma nentShecollection.alsogot to know the producer of the show and editor of the magazine, Vivika Hansen DeNegre. “It was exciting,” says Ziel inski. “They called us ‘the talent’. I had to get my first manicure because there were so many close-ups of our hands during the filming. Also make-up and airbrushing.”Ifyou’reinterested in seeing the segments, you can get video downloads or stream those epi sodes at quiltingdaily.com.

The second annual Bike Giveaway for kids under 12 will take place at the Bitterroot Health booth. Ravalli County Public Health will be providing free helmets to all the winners. The 2022 Montana State Cornhole Challenge will take place from 2 to 8 p.m. daily in the midway. There are categories for youth, men and women. Cost is $20 per attempt. Enter as many times as you wish to get a high score and win prizes and cash up to $5000. Register at www. ravallifun.com. This year the Fair is teaming up with North Star Amusement to offer a special time for senso ry-affected children on Thursday, September 1 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. 150 custom armbands will be available at the Fair Office, first come, first served. Certain rides will be available with no lights or music. Chaperones are asked to participate with the children to facilitate lines and support on and off the rides. The fair grounds will offer free admission to sensory-af fected children and one companion. The special Lunch at the Fair will be available Wednesday through Friday. Exchange $9 cash for a special admission ticket at the South Main Grate ticket booth only and enjoy your favorite fair food between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Then get your $9 back when you return your admission ticket to the same ticket booth by 2 p.m. (If you arrive at the gate after 2 p.m., you will be charged regular admission. This is cash only.)

An Antique Tractor Pull, where antique tractor owners can test their machines against those of other owners, is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Sept. 2 and 3 at 2 p.m. sponsored by the Tired Iron Club. Entry forms are due before you enter the compe tition and prize money will be awarded. For more information contact Darrel Sperry at 406-961-3450 or Blair Stevens at 406-961-6847. The Moto Round Up will feature flat track motorcycles, quads, atc’s and outlaw karts from Montana, Washington and Idaho battling for supremacy in the final shoot out of the Tri-State Flat Track Challenge. Competitors range in age from 4 to 65+. Qualifying events take place Thursday, Friday and Saturday af ternoons, with the main event from 3 to 8 p.m. at the newly constructed ⅛ mile oval dirt track on the north east side of the fairgrounds. The signature event at the Fair is the Rockin’ RC Rodeo. The Ranch Rodeo is on Wednesday at 7 p.m., with Bulls N Broncs at 7 p.m. on Thursday. The NRA Rodeo is on Friday at 7 p.m with the finals on Saturday at 7 p.m. Prior to each night’s rodeo events, you can enjoy watching the Mutton Bustin’, where kids try to ride sheep for as long as possible. Mutton Bustin’ takes place Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., Thursday at 6 p.m,, Friday at 5:30 p.m. and Saturday at 6:30 p.m. And finally, to show your appre ciation and support of the Fair, you can purchase an engraved paver from the Ravalli County Fairgrounds Foundation. The pavers will be placed at the main gate. Proceeds will assist with improvement proj ects, infrastructure upgrades and other programs that will improve the fairgrounds for generations to come. Call 406-361-1499 or email rcfairgroundsfoundation@gmail.com for more infor mation.Formore details about the Fair, check out the Bitterroot Star Fair and Rodeo Program in this issue. See you at the Fair!

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downtown Missoula, and also at River’s Mist Gallery in Stevens ville. She also currently has pieces at the Bigfork Art & Cultural Cen ter. She regularly sends out pieces to juried art and quilt shows, and regularly gets accepted. Right now she has a couple of pieces at a show in Virginia. In February, she was con tacted by Susan Brubaker Knapp of Quilting Arts TV which has been running on PBS since 2007. Brubaker Knapp asked Zielinski if she wanted to be on the show. “They film a whole season in a week,” says Zielinski. “They pick multiple artists to be on the show, each artist usually does three seg ments. I submitted six and they chose four of them.” Zielinski will be on Series 2900 which will air in October. She’s not sure when it will be on Montana PBS. She said one of the segments might go to the following season. The four segments featuring Zielinski are “Small Monochro matic Art Quilts,” “Strata Art Quilts” (long, narrow quilts made up of strips of fabric),“ “Stamping On Art Quilts” (using fabric paint and paper stamps to add imagery to the piece) and “Combining Free Motion Stitching and Hand Embroidery on Art Quilts.” The same company also chose one of the segments for a quilting magazine they produce. The mag azine, Quilting Arts, is the main magazine that art quilters read; Zielinski says she’s been reading it for“Bothyears.these things could be pretty beneficial for me,” says Zielinski.Interestingly, after Zielinski had accepted the invitation to be filmed for the show, she went on vacation and when she returned, a serious neck pain prompted her to get an MRI. She ended up seeing a neurosurgeon, and finally having surgery followed by a neck brace, all while preparing for the show. “It was very stressful,” said Zielinski, “worrying about the timing.”

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Many people are shocked to learn that it’s actually illegal to name babies certain names. A recent article on KLYQ.com described the law of naming babies in the U.S. in general and Montana in particular. It turns out Montana has almost no restrictions on babies’ names, while the rest of the U.S. does. Courts across the U.S. have ruled that the following names are illegal: King, Queen, Majesty, III, Santa Claus, Messiah, @, and Adolf Hitler. The courts give different reasons for rul ing the names illegal. Statutes and regulations in other states make some other names illegal. In Arizona, a name cannot exceed 141 characters. In Nebraska, a name cannot be “obscene.” And in Florida, if both parents don’t agree on a name, the state will name the child. There are no such restrictions in Montana, according to babynamequest.com. It says, “Montana has no rules on baby names, but its data system doesn’t allow for special symbols. If a parent wants to use a symbol, once they receive the birth certificate, they can write it in and send it back to the vital records office for approval.”

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Rob Johnson is being honored as this year’s Fair Family selection. Johnson became the Ravalli County Extension Agent in 1972 and served in that capacity for 38 years, handling the 4-H program in the county among other duties. He attended the University of Montana and was on its first rodeo team in 1957. Johnson’s wife, Joan, passed away in 2006. His son Joel lives with Johnson on his small acreage where he raises some cattle. He has a daughter, Cindy, who lives in Missoula and anoth er daughter, Kristine, who lives in Iowa. making a name for herself Much of Heidi Zielinski’s work in corporates vibrantly colored fabric and embellishments such as beads, and themes that are “personally in spired.”

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Why doesn’t the First Amendment protect a person’s right to name his or her child whatever they want? The First Amendment applies to “speech” and naming a child isn’t “speech.”

Zielinski has been involved with Bitterroot Quilt Guild and the Sapphire Quilt Guild, as well as the Montana Bricolage Art ists. She said “bricolage basically means ‘stuff’ because we use all different kinds of things on our art quilts.” She’s also a member of a national organization, Studio Art Quilt Associates. She regularly teaches classes on art quilting and you can find her on Facebook at fiberintoartbyheidi and on Insta gram at fiber_into_art.

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Yellowjacket Lorenzo Grazzani (12) , an exchange student from Italy and Stevensville’ only senior on the team, sends a no-look pass to a teammate.

Yellowjackets took on the Broncs of Frenchtown on Saturday in Stevensville. The Yellowjackets came out really strong in the first quarter, beating some tough defensive pressure numerous times and capitalizing on strong drives to the basket and open looks from the floor. The first quarter ended 13-14 Frenchtown where Kellan Beller had 8 in that quarter and was absolutely everywhere. Beller worked strongly defensively and played really strong to the basket in the first quarter. quarter got away from the Yellowjackets, who gave up 36 points in that time and only answered with 15 of their own. However, the boys from Stevi did hold the Broncs to 9 in the fourth and responded with 9 of their own including 5 from Tad Tackes in that quarter.

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Darby boys prevail against Pirates

by Thomas Spencer Drawing together all the wrestlers in the valley over the weekend Florence hosted the 2022 Mike McChesney Battle of the ‘Root. And it was once again Corvallis with 99 points that took home the trophy this year, bringing pride and honor to that program. Florence came within striking distance at 70 team points followed by Hamilton at 53 and Stevensville at 47 total points. Besides the team rankings and scores, individual athletes were recognized by the competing schools’ coaches. Jason Davis from Corvallis, wrestling at 138, was recognized as the “Bitterroot Valley Outstanding Wrestler.” Davis pinned Dillon Janes in 2:45. The lone Florence senior, wrestling at 205, was recognized as the Bitterroot Valley Wrestling Ambassador, won by pin in his match earlier in the day against Cadogan Wheat of Hamilton.ForFlorence Head Coach Skip Rosenthal, the event is unique in a variety of ways. He said, “The ‘Root is really a special event. In addition to bragging rights, it is one of the rare opportunities Florence gets a chance to wrestle against the other Bitterroot Valley teams since Florence is B/C and Hamilton, Corvallis, and Stevensville are A. It is also the only time where it is just our local teams. Many of our families know each other, have battled in earlier generations, and actually get a chance to connect at this event.”

Florence’s Luke Maki with the pin at the Battle of the ‘Root wrestling match. Photo by Stephanie K Geiser Photography. Corvallis took first place in the Battle of the ‘Root. Photo by Stephanie K Geiser Photography.

The volleyball teams from Hamil ton, Corvallis, and Stevensville started the season at the Northwest/South west Tip-off in Hamilton on August 26th27th. The tour nament featured the Ronan,ColumbiaPolson,ofwestthecompetedEastFrenchtown,vallis,Stevensville,Central,schoolsSouthwestofButteDillon,CorHamilton,andHelenawhoagainstNorthschoolsBrowning,Libby,Falls,and Whitefish.

Florence’s Ryan Winters scores on a 6-yard TD Photo courtesy of Stephanie Geiser Photography.

thankful speech written by him was read to the crowd. When asked later what he liked about his experience, Grazzani said, “My favorite aspect about being an exchange student is to experience a new type of life and culture with new people and have the opportunity to play basketball at a higher level than before.”“I’veplayed basketball in Italy for five years,” said Grazzani. “This is my sixth year in a club, because in my country school and sports are separate programs.” Grazzani usually exhibits a positive attitude and it wasn’t surprising to hear his response when asked what he liked most about his team and experience thus far. “I love how we support each other on our team. Our coaches are trying to make us compete and get better every singleTheday.”Yellowjackets played East Helena on Tuesday, winning 35-32, and ending a 28-game losing streak. They will play Florence on Thursday at home.

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Pirate Head Coach Ryan Tolley immediately called a timeout to regroup his squad in the final second left after the made freeWiththrow.all the excitement and momentum, the Lady Tigers marched to their bench where they found their cool and collected coach ready with instructions. “I made multiple comments trying to calm my younger players, repeated directions in the huddle, and made sure they understood the importance of what they were expected to do.”

The Tiger offense did execute and took advantage of each mistake of the night. They had four guys score over 10 points on the night, notably 14 from Preston Smith who has been solid all season, and 16 from Hooper Reed who had a great night in the post.“We have been really pushing for the boys to take good quality shots and tonight they all did that,” said Smith. “Hooper took over attacking the key while Preston, Cully, Sawyer, Andrew, Jackson, and Nolan worked on shooting when they were open and driving to the hoop.” When asked which players really stood out she responded, “That’s a tough one, this game all of our players did a roll and did it well.”

By the end of the third quarter, this game was still very close, 32-28, but the final score was 41-60. Darby had a great fourth quarter, outscoring the Pirates 28-13. Townsend and Smith both had stellar 4th quarters, each posting 8 and Reed had 6 in that quarter.“Until the game is over, my only thoughts are to keep putting the ball

The defending Class B state cham pion Florence Falcons opened up their season in style by beating Man hattan 30-0 in Washington Grizzly Stadium on Friday, August 26. Flor ence’s quarterback Patrick Duchien ran for two touchdowns and passed for two more in the victory. Taylor Abbott and Ryan Winters each caught touchdown passes. Florence’s Colton Rice had a standout performance on defense. Florence’s next game is at Townsend on Friday, September 2nd. Darby upends Troy to start season Darby hosted Troy on Friday, Au gust 26th and came away with a 50-20 victory. Many Darby players had out standing games. Quarterback Nolan Lenny ran for 120 yards and had 3 rushing TDs and passed for another, running back Clayton Lucas rushed for 80 yards and scored a TD, McCoy Townsend had a 22-yard TD reception and a 40-yard TD run, and Payton Ehman and Leland Schlapman each had 14 tackles. Next week, Darby plays Valley Christian on Saturday, Sept 3rd at 7 p.m. at Big Sky High School.

Hamilton’sSacry.Tyson Bauder (#2) scrambles for a 28-yard TD run in Hamilton’s 35-0 win over Corval lis. Photo by Scott Sacry.

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The teams played pool play matches on Fri day to get seeded for the “place” play on Saturday, with the #1 seed from the South west playing the #1 seed from the Northwest, the #2 seed from the Southwesyt play ing the #2 seeds from the Northwest, all the way down to the #6 Hamiltonseeds.went 11-1 in pool play and was seeded 1st in the Southwest and beat Polson to place first in the tournament. Stevensville went 8-4 in pool play and was seeded 4th in the Southwest and beat Whitefish in the place matches. Corvallis went 7-5 in pool play and was the #5 seed out of the Southwest and beat Browning in their place match.

by Scott Sacry Corvallis hosted defend ing Class A state champion Hamilton on Thursday, August 25th to start the high school football season in the Bitter root Valley. Fans from both communities filled the stands and surrounded the field on a beautiful late summer night and were treated to a spirited game. After a close first half, Hamilton pulled away in the second for a 35-0 victory. Hamilton’s defense was the story of the game. They only allowed Corvallis three first downs and 45 total yards on offense. Corvallis quarter back Aydan Mayn was under constant pressure and was only able to pass for 36 yards. Corvallis’s running backs Wyatt Miles and Logan Avery only gained 33 yards between them. It was a dominating performance by Hamilton’s defense.Hamilton’s new starting quarterback Tyson Bauder showed signs of both greatness and inexpe rience. He connected with Eli Taylor for two touchdowns, one for 61 yards and another for 28 yards, and he also scampered for a 28-yard touchdown run. But he also threw three inter ceptions in the first half. Corvallis’s defense played a solid first half with Dillon Potter, Ross Lewis, and Justus Brickley all intercepting passes. Hamilton wideout Eli Taylor and running back Andrew Frederick had standout games. Taylor caught 6 pass es for 106 yards and scored 2 touch downs - he also had an interception. Frederick rushed for 130 yards and scored two touchdowns. A sloppy first half ended with a flurry of activity. With 56 seconds left in the half, Corvallis’s Justus Brickley intercepted a Bauder pass, giving Cor vallis the ball, trailing only 0-7. But on favorthereturnedStewartHunterilton’sHamnexttheplayand intercepted a Mayn pass, giving Hamilton the ball with 45 seconds left. Then with 13 seconds to go, Bauder scram bled down the right side for a touchdown, giving Hamilton a 14-0 lead and all the momen tum going into half-time. In the second half, Ham ilton made adjustments and seemed to relax on offense, scoring 21 points and putting the game out of reach. The pivotal moment of the game came with 5:04 left in the 3rd quarter. Hamilton had a 14-0 lead and the game still seemed up for grabs. Then Frederick broke a 35-yard touchdown up the middle to make it 210. With that play Hamilton seemed to swell with confi dence and Corvallis seemed to deflate. From then on it was all Hamilton as they scored twice more for the 35-0 victory.. Hamilton hosts Dillon on Friday, September 2nd at 7 p.m. Corvallis has an off week, then travels to Dillon on Sep tember 9th.

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Hutchinson, who had an out standing“Clairenight.had a real good game, turning hard work on defense into steals and fast breaks on of fense,” said Fulbright. Hutchin son had 21 on the night, scoring mostly in transition but she was also effective pulling up from the mid and three-point range as well. But the Lady Jackets are most effective in the more runand-gun style of play. “Getting the ball up the floor quickly and without a lot of wasted dribbling is something we have been working on all year,” said Fulbright. “It’s gratify ing to see the progress the girls have made this year, and to see it work effectively during parts of the game.”

Valley wrestlers hold Battle of ‘Root

Rosenthal said the event began about 10 years ago, at the direction of the valley coaches. The 2021-2022 season has apparently been somewhat of a rekindling of the wrestling community in Florence. “As far as the Florence team’s performance, I couldn’t be more pleased,” said Rosenthal. “We’re in a bit of a rebuilding year with a new coaching staff and a renewed commitment to wrestling from the Florence School Administration and School Board. We will have a school-sponsored Middle School Program beginning this year and will be moving into our new dedicated Wrestling Room in the next couple of weeks. The future of wrestling in Florence is lookingRosenthal,bright.”reflecting on his athletes’ performance this season, said, “Our kids have been working hard, are in great shape, focused, and having fun. We may not win every match, but our kids are here to compete and always looking to improve.”The Florence athletes won several matches on the day. Seth Wilson ConnorpinnedJessop of Corvallis, Aidyn Meinzen pinned Bodee Davis of Corvallis, Sean Larson, at 170, pinned LanceofNoahMorganCarterandGuisingerHamilton,Burrows, at 182 pinned Issac Martinez of Hamilton. At 205, Luke Maki won his match, and Dallas Blair pinned Gabe Rassmussen of Stevi. And lastly, Arie McLaughlin pinned Trevor Lewis of Hamilton in 5:26. “Our success this year has been a real team effort; pushing each other hard at practice, supporting teammates on and off the mat, and being model student-athletes,” said Rosenthal. “This core group has established a great culture that we can build on. Stand-out performances included Sean Larson at 170, Adyn Meinzen at 152, Arie Mclaughlin at Heavyweight, and Luke Maki at 205 who wrestled his last match at home but will certainly make a mark at Divisionals and State. All of our kids did quite well and showed what it had a huge impact on what we’ve been able to achieve this year.”The Falcons showed up and performed at “The Root” but at the end of the day were bested by Matt Davis and his crew of wrestlers from Corvallis.“We’ve won it every year except for once so it’s something we take pride in as a team,” said Corvallis Head Coach Matt Davis after the tournament. For the Blue Devils, Kiera Davis, at 103, pinned Coltin Morgan of Hamilton, Luke Nuttal wrestling really well at 113, beat John Post from Florence and Hanna Hurst of Hamilton. Seth Allen, at 126, pinned William Shiverine of Stevi. At 138 Jason Davis and Nate Davis both pinned their opponents. Kanyon Stoker at 145, pinned Drew Carmody of Hamilton. Bodee Davis pinned Jeffrey Berryman of Stevi. And tlers are mostly in the upper-weight classes and dominated in those areas, whereas the

Florence’s Kylie Kovatch with the jump shot against Stevensville. Photo by Stephanie K Geiser Photography.

On Thursday night the Lady Yellowjackets and community celebrated their seniors from the girls basketball team, cheer, and other extracurricular activities. And although the Lady Jackets did not walk away with a win against Florence, they competed against a strong, well coached team and the atmosphere of the night remained positive and cheerful. The three seniors on the basketball team that were recognized on the night were Hailey Thomas, Kelti Wandler, and Faith Huenergardt. Bill Fulbright, speaking to his experience coaching Hailey Thomas, commented, “I have been privileged to coach Hailey for the past four years. Hailey is one of the toughest young ladies, mentally and physically, you will ever meet, and yet is so com passionate toward everybody around her. She plays her heart out every time she is on the court. I couldn’t ask for a player with a better attitude.”

Broncs blank Blue Devils in season opener

And with that possession, the Lady Tigers held on to their late-game lead for a dramatic and thrilling win over Victor.“This win will help build some much-needed confidence in individual players and in their teammates,” said Berry. “This win was a fun game to coach and we are blessed to have come out of the hardfought battle on top!” This certainly was a big win for the Lady Tigers who will likely see the Lady Pirates in the District Tournament. And if you are a Darby fan you will want to see a and was followed by Mustafa who had

Lady Pirate Bella Schicilone defends Darby’s Makena Hawkinson. Photo by Thomas Spencer. by Thomas Spencer

Kelti Wandler, Fulbright said, “ I have also been privileged to coach Kelti for four years. Kelti has the greatest sense of humor and quick wit, which brings a lot of levity to the team,

Sports Week

Stevi boys drop one to Frenchtown

Stevi plays Florence on Senior Night

On August 23rd the golf teams of Corvallis, Hamilton, and Stevensville competed in the Whitefish Invitational at Whitefish Lake. In the girls team event, Hamilton finished 2nd. In the boys team event, Corvallis finished 2nd and Hamilton finished 3rd. Individually for the girls, Brooklyn Brown of Hamilton took 2nd place with a score of 94, Cambree Praast of Stevenville took 4th with a score of 98, and Bryn Cianflone finished 5th with a score of 100. For the boys, Corvallis’s Brady Powell finished 2nd with a score of 73, Corvallis’s Tate Jessop took 4th with a score of 77, and Jackson Heath of Hamilton took 6th with a score of 78.

Florence’s Patrick Duchien (#15) threw for 2 touchdown passes and ran for 2 more in Florence’s 30-0 win over Manhattan. Photo courtesy of Stephanie Geiser Photography.

the first quarter, not really giving much up on defense for either team but Stevi managed to come out ahead 10-7 going into the second quarter. But, like she has done many times this sea son, Florence’s Kasidy Yeoman went off in the second quarter with 11 of the Falcons 27 to end the second half. “They only missed two shots in the 2nd quarter alone,” Fulbright said. That quarter proved to be the defining moment of theThegame.third quarter was fairly close with

“I was a proud, proud coach, they channeled a great amount of emotion,” said Heather Berry, head coach of the Darby Tigers, following their dramatic win over valley rival Victor, 51-47. Going into Friday’s game the Lady Tigers had struggled in their first game against the Pirates, but it was a different story this weekend. Coach Berry aimed at clarifying expectations and focusing her athletes on what they could control.TheLady Pirates controlled the game, much like they did in the first matchup, until late in the fourth quarter. With a minute-forty remaining in the game it was 4143 Pirates and Victor senior Bella Schicilone forced a foul driving the lane and found herself at the foul line with the hope of going up by four. She nailed the first one, 4144, then missed the second. With the ball back, Lady Tiger number 12 Samantha Shull launched up a jumper that banked in. Now in transition racing down the floor, Schicilone drove hard in the paint and drew another foul with the opportunity to extend the Pirate lead. After missing the first, she hit the second, 43-45 Pirates. Then Lady Tigers inbounded the ball rushing down with 47 seconds remaining when freshman Petra Mustafa rebounded the long shot and banked in a basket with a foul sending her to the line and sending a wave of hope to the Darby sideline. Her made basket was thwarted by a line violation, bringing the score to 45-45, PirateStrongball.backcourt pressure from the Tigers forced a bad pass right into the hands of Sierra Reed who promptly dribbled down for the basket, finally claiming the lead for the Lady Tigers. But not for long. The Pirates, reigning in their passes, quickly scored with a two-foot jumper by Virginia Brown. However, for the second time in the fourth, Mustafa was waiting at the block for the ball and forced another and-one shot. At 49-47 with 8 seconds left on the clock, the freshman, who had several minutes in the JV game earlier in the day, was about to give her team the three-point advantage.

by Thomas Spencer

Volleyball Tip-off Tournament

Lady Tigers nab big win over Victor by Thomas Spencer In their 13C rematch from earlier this year, the Darby boys were eager to fend off the Victor Pirates. Besides a slow first quarter where the Tigers trailed by 4, the rest of the game was really just a slow march to victory. Darby head coach Krystal Smith said, “Ball movement, defense, and hustle are what helped us pull the win against Victor.” This seemed to be a good representation of Darby’s success against the Pirates. The Tigers did a good job of being patient in their offensive movements and took high percentage shots at the basket.When asked what their week of practice looked like leading up to this matchup and what they anticipated, Coach Smith said, “We always know that a rival game can go any way, so our biggest advice was to keep our head in the game, play our game and hustle and work together and they definitely worked together! And with a little press the whole game we wanted to slow them down and try taking advantage of a few mistakes.”

Falcons cruise to victory

Corvallis’s Aydan Mayn (#9) releases the ball as Hamilton’s Derrick Saltzman (#65) tries to bring him down. Photo by Scott

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FWP fisheries biologist Jason Lindstrom said, “We are looking at the Burnt Fork holistically. This will open up the lower part of the stream to non-native fish, but they will still be blocked at the Big saidupperCutthroatprotectingDitch,inthepart.”Hethereisa prolific strong hold of remainstheBurntinCutthroatnativetrouttheupperFork,butBigDitchasig nificant barrier to beandfromswimmingnon-nativesuptherivercouldevenenhancedifwarranted.Buttheyarealsolookingatallowingsome non-native fish to use the lower section for breeding purposes and return to the river. He called it an attempt to balance some contrary goals in the big picture. from one

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Program requires a match and Brissette said that efforts would soon begin to raise the funds to meet that goal. Brissette said that another great partner in the venture has been Bitterroot Audubon. Accord ing to Micki Long of Bitterroot Audubon, the planned restoration work including restoration of ri parian areas was of great interest to birders. She said that hundreds of species of migratory songbirds benefit from this type of habitat improvement.“LeeMetcalf is close to the heart of many of our members,” said Long. “It’s a place that’s very important to us. But it’s also a part of the Important Bird Area established in the Bitterroot and important to try and protect that habitat. We are hoping we can help a lot in the future. We are full of Montanathepartnervolunteers.”willingAnotherinventureisFWP.

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Flyfishing

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I couldn’t tell whether my little friend was a paraleptophle bia bicornuta or maybe a whichdebilis,leptophlebiaparabothofI’mfairly certain hatch on the Bitterroot River, or maybe one of a dozen other paralepto phlebia species. In the adult stage you might need a microscope to tell the difference – if you knew what to lookItfor.works well enough to call them all mahogany duns and let it go at that. For the most part the trout couldn’t care less. For them, it’s more like “Skinny #14 dark bug, me eat.” For the angler, when the trout are taking mahoganies on top, a #14 Carlson’s Purple Haze or one of its spinoffs will get you close. So will a Harrop Hair wing Dun or a Brindle ‘Chute tied a little dark, or a mahogany dun para chute or comparadun pattern. Don’t get stuck trying to find the perfect fly; it’ll driver you nuts. Instead pick a couple and fish one on a long and delicate leader; 10’ 5X for openers – or you might replace the 5X tippet with a longer (think 30” or more) strand of 5½X. The wet paraleptophlebia The only difference that might matter to the trout is how the nymphs behave. Some crawl out of the water, like stoneflies, and hatch on stream side rocks or mud banks. Some swim to the surface and hatch there, and some hatch underwater and swim to the surface. For all I know some spe cies might have a couple of different hatching modes and they do whatever works according to the water level when it’s time to hatch. How they emerge is important to the trout in terms of their availability as food; more than once I’ve watched a hatch of mahoganies take place, sometimes several bugs at once break ing through the surface and flying off, without a single rise from the trout. Hatch-match with dry flies all you want, and each fly change will not bring you any closer to catching those trout if they’re not feeding on the surface. That’s when paraleptophlebia can drive you exquisitely insane. Try this: tie on a #12 Pheasant Tail Soft Hackle and strip it in six inch pulls, starting right above where you see the duns hatching. The late Sylvester Nemes and I ex changed a delightful correspondence about this phenomenon; at one point I suggested putting a soft feather wing on top of the pheasant tail body. The fly works. For fun, I call it Paralep tophlebia Ascending. When needed, it’s an absolute killer that has kept me from descending into paraleptophle bia madness ever since.

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Harrop-style Mahogany Hairwing Dun, one of many effective mahogany dun dries.

Matching the hatch can drive you nuts.You can match the hatch perfect ly with a fly that doesn’t work, clip it off and tie on another that should work as well but doesn’t, rinse and repeat without a hit until you quit. Sometimes, you discover later, your leader tippet is too coarse or too short, and withmakeyou’veitshortereachfly shadowputsyourchange.Sometimeseverycastafatefulover the fish you’re casting to. The fish shies away for a few moments, long enough to let your fly pass by overhead, and then rises again while you’re trying to figure out what to do next. Sometimes, you’re doing every thing right and the trout don’t take your fly for reasons only they can seem to understand; that’s just the way it is. Any or all of it can be maddening. It’s all part of the joy of flyfishing. If it were simply a puzzle to be solved, see-this-bug-use-this-fly with predict able results every time out, it wouldn’t be nearly as much fun.

First paraleptophlebia sighting A couple of days ago I was sitting on the back deck enjoying an after noon cup of coffee. I felt something, just a slight tickle’s worth, and looked down to find a freshly-hatched para leptophlebia dun – its dark wings standing upright above its dark, del icate, slender body and extra-longish tails. The wind drift of a gentle breeze had carried this frail little bug about a mile from its home on the river. “Hmm… they’re a little early, or maybe you’re a little early,” I said to my new little friend. He flexed his wings resolutely, untangled himself from my arm hairs, and flew away. So much for trying to establish a rela tionship with a bug, I thought. I could have swatted him; somebody else might have. Which that?tophlebiaparalepwas

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TOWN OF STEVENS VILLENOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TIME CHANGE FOR SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The public hearing set for September 1, 2022, at the Town of Stevensville Town Hall has been changed to 6:00 pm. The Stevensville Town Council, per council rules, ap proved the start time from 7:00 pm to 6:00 pm, at the 8/25/22 Town Council Meeting. Jenelle Berthoud Town Dept. No. 1 Cause No. DR-41-2022-0000041-DUDR-41-2021SUMMONS AND TEMPORARY RESTRAININGECONOMICORDER THE STATE OF MON TANA SENDS GREETINGS TO THE theinMONEDDENT,HeckRESPONDENT:ABOVE-NAMEDSandraSusanYOU,THERESPONAREHEREBYSUMtoanswerthePetitionthisactionwhichisfiledinofficeoftheabove-named Court, a copy of which is here with served upon you, and to file your answer with the above court at 205 Bedford, suite D, Hamilton, MT 59840, and to serve a copy thereof upon Petitioner’s attorney within 21 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default, for the relief demanded in the Petition.

VIOLATION OF THIS ORDER IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE UNDER §45-5-220 or §45-5-626, M.C.A. GIVEN under my hand this 15TH day of February, 2022. Paige Trautwein Clerk of Court CLERK OF COURT By: Julie A. Achbaker BS 8-31, 9-7, 9-14-22.

DATED this 24th day of August,Paige2022.Trautwein Clerk of Court BY: ? Deputy Clerk of Court BS 8-31, 9-7, 9-14, 9-21-22. RICHARD A. WEBER, P.C.PO Box Deceased.RICHARDTRICT,TY-FIRSTRepresentativetana.com59840Hamilton,1917MontanaTelephone:406/363-6888Email:ravallilaw@monAttorneyforPersonalMONTANATWENJUDICIALDISRAVALLICOUNTYInRetheEstateof:PAULJOHNSON;CaseNo.:DP-22-100Dept.No.2

NOTICE OF PUB LIC HEARING

NOTICE TO CREDI TORS

TO PETITIONER AND RESPONDENT:PursuanttoMont Code Ann. §40-4-121(3) Petitioner and Respondent are hereby restrained from transferring, encumbering, pawning, pledging, hiding, or in any way disposing of any property, real or personal, whether jointly or separately held, without either the consent of the other party or an order of the court, except in the usual course of business or for the necessities of life. Each party, Petitioner and Respondent herein, shall no tify the other of any proposed extraordinary expenditures at least 5 business days before incurring the expenditures and shall account to the Court for all such expenditures made after service of this summons. This restraining order does not prevent either party from using any property to pay reasonable attorney fees in order to retain counsel in the proceeding.Petitioner and Respondent are further restrained from cashing, borrowing against, canceling, transferring, disposing of, or changing the beneficiaries of any insurance or other coverage, including life, health, automobile, and disability coverage held for the benefit of a party or a child of a party for whom support may be ordered.This Temporary Restrain ing Order shall continue until another Order of the Court is issued, amending or vacating this Temporary Restraining Order.Either party or both parties may request the Court vacate or amend this Temporary Restraining Order by filing a motion to amend or vacate the Temporary Restraining Order.

North Valley Public Library District Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing on Thursday, September 1, 2022 at 3PM in the Library Community Room at 208 Main St., Stevensville. The purpose of this hearing it to take public comment and pass a Resolu tion regarding the proposed permissive medical levy for health care premium increases for Fiscal Year 2023. If you have any questions, please feel free to call the Library Director Denise Ard at 777-5061. BS 8-24, 8-31-22.

1,THURSDAY,PRELIMINARYFY22-23BUDGETSEPTEMBER2022@7:00PM

North Valley Public Library District Board of Trustees com pleted the final budget for fiscal year July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023 at the August 17, 2022 board meeting. The Board will hold a public hearing on the final budget on Thursday, September 1, 2022, at 3:15 PM, at which time the Board will take comment, then adopt the final budget. Any taxpayer or resident of the Library District may appear for or against any part of the budget. This public hearing will be held in the Library Community Room at 208 Main St., Stevensville. A copy of the budget is available at the Library. If you have any questions, please feel free to call the Library Director Denise Ard at BS777-5061.8-24,8-31-22.

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 Richard Clair John son, the Personal Representa tive, return receipt requested, at the Law Offices of Richard A.Weber, PO Box 1917, Ham ilton, Montana 59840, or filed with the Clerk of the above-en titledDatedCourt.this 25 day of Au gust,/s/2022.Richard Clair Johnson Personal Representative BS 8-31, 9-7, 9-14-22 TOWN OF STEVENS VILLENOTICE OF PUB LIC HEARING PRELIMINARYFY22-23BUDGET

CharlesBSClerk8-31-22E.Umhey III PO Box Stevensville,397 MT 59870 Telephone: (406) 8807094email: COUNTYDISTRICTTY-FIRSTheylaw.comcharlie@charlesumAttorneyforthePetitionerMONTANATWENJUDICIALCOURT,RAVALLI IN RE THE MAR RIAGE OF JEFFREY M. KASEL, Petitioner, SANDRAand SUSAN HECK, Respondent.

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In the Matter of the Name Change of of Lara Elaine Nelson, Lara Elaine Nelson, Petitioner Cause No.: DV-22-209 Dept. No.: 1 NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME CHANGE

This is notice that Peti tioner, Lara Elaine Nelson, has petitioned the District Court for a change of name from Lara Elaine Nelson to Lara Elaine Pease.The District Court Judge will hear the Petition for Name Change on October 19, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. located in Ravalli County Courthouse, Court room 1. Objections may be filed any time before the hearing by any person who can show good reason not to change the name.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGLIBRARY BUDGET ADOPTION FY 2023

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2022 @ 6:00PM

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENThat the Town Council of the Town of Stevensville will hold a public hearing on SEPTEMBER 1, 2022, at 7:00 pm at the Town Hall, 206 Buck Street, Stevensville, Montana 59870 for the purpose of obtaining public comments regarding the Preliminary FY22-23 Budget. A copy of the preliminary budget is available for review on the Town’s website, trictTownTownmaycommentsSeptemberMTClerk,Stevensville,com>to:jenelle@townofstevensville.townofstevensville.com<mailinthementsthepressbepm.SeptemberTownatApprovalatofficeofstevensville.com>stevensville.com<http://towntownofandattheoftheTownClerklocatedTownHall.FY22-23BudgetwillbeconsideredtheregularmeetingoftheCouncilonThursday8,2022,@7:00Allinterestedpersonswillgiventheopportunitytoextheiropinionsregardingpreliminarybudget.Commaybegivenorallyatpublichearingorsubmittedwritingviaemailtojenelle@USmailto:TownofAttentionTownPOBox30,Stevensville,59870before5:00pmon1,2022.Questions,ormoreinformationbeobtainedbycontactingHallat406-777-5271.Attest:JenelleBerthoud,ClerkBS8-24,8-31-22.Montana21stJudicialDisCourt,RavalliCounty

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENThat the Town Council of the Town of Stevensville will hold a public hearing on September 8, 2022, at 6:00 pm at the Town Hall, 206 Buck Street, Stevensville, Montana 59870 for the purpose of obtaining public comments regarding the Preliminary FY22-23 Budget. A copy of the preliminary budget is available for review on the Town’s website, Approvalatofficeofstevensville.com>stevensville.com<http://towntownofandattheoftheTownClerklocatedTownHall.FY22-23Budgetwillbeconsidered at the Thursday September 8, 2022, Town Council Meeting. All interested persons will be given the opportunity to ex press their opinions regarding the preliminary budget. Com ments may be given orally at the public hearing or submitted in writing via email to TownTownmaycommentsSeptemberMTClerk,com>>to:jenelle@townofstevensville.townofstevensville.com<mailville.com><mailto:jenelle@to:jenelle@townofstevenstownofstevensville.com<mailjenelle@orUSmailtoTownPOBox30,Stevensville,59870before5:00pmon8,2022.Questions,ormoreinformationbeobtainedbycontactingHallat406-777-5271.Attest:JenelleBerthoud,ClerkBS8-31,9-7-22

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