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Hamilton Fire Department to commemorate 9/11 attacks

The Ravalli County Fair starts Wednesday, September 1st, kicked off by the Fair Parade at 10 a.m. 4H and FFA members and open class participants have completed and submitted their entries and now await the judges’ decisions. According to Fair Manager Melissa Saville, there are over 10,000 entries. Market animals will be sold on Saturday at the livestock auction starting at 8 a.m. right after the Buyer’s Breakfast which starts at 6:30. The Gardner children, pictured here, are Meline, 13, Nolan, 16, and Liam, 9, who will all be selling their Black-faced Hampshire lambs and invite you to come out and bid. Sale order is beef, dairy, sheep, swine and meat goat. Other fair events between Wednesday and Saturday include numerous demonstrations, the carnival, tractor pull and horse, mule and donkey competitions, live music and poetry, mutton bustin’ contest, small animal auction and the rodeo. And, of course, the food!

by Nathan Boddy An important anniversary for the United States is less than two weeks away, and the Hamilton Volunteer Fire Department does not intend to let it go by unnoticed. That anniversary is, of course, the terrorist attacks which occurred on the morning of September 11th, 2001. On that day, four commercial aircraft were hijacked and deliberately used as weapons against the United States, killing over 2,900 people. The first attack came as American Airlines Flight 11 impacted the northern World Trade Center tower at 8:46 Eastern time. Joe Kerr, a firefighter with HVFD, was working as a paramedic and a firefighter in Billings on the day of the attacks. Says Kerr, “It changed everything we knew in a moment, and what we thought we knew.” He adds that, “Even before the towers fell, we were thinking about what we could do to help.” Kerr is aware that, with the 2001 attacks 20 years behind us, not everyone can know how much of an impact they made upon the American identity. “Those who are old enough can remember exactly where we were, and what we were doing when it happened. It was etched into our memories forever.” That memory, especially for those who gave their all to help those in need, is something Joe Kerr feels has made the United States stronger. “For fire fighters, at least for me and I’m sure many more, it’s hard to imagine arriving on scene and seeing the big hole in the See 9/11, page 2

Pantry Partners food bank to hold County helps community appreciation event kick-start college transition by Victoria Howell

Pantry Partners food bank and the Clothes Closet free store are holding a special event on First Friday, September 3 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Creamery Garden Park in downtown Stevensville. The event commemorates the tenth anniversary of the building where the two service organizations are located. “We’re celebrating our volunteers, our clients, and our contributers,” said Karen Wandler, chair of the event. “We just want to give back to the community and have a little fun,” said Kathy Belke, a Pantry board member who has been volunteering since before the building was built. She said they were originally just going to put up a banner on the building, which is located on Middle Burnt Fork Road at the corner of ALC Way, but then “it morphed into this great idea” for a family fun night. Pantry Partners board members Kathy Belke, Ed Adams and Karen Wandler (r) prepare Wandler said that they are planning goodie bags for the upcoming community appreciation that will be held this Friday in all kinds of fun for everyone, including downtown Stevensville. They are being helped by Ed’s daughter Rose. No donations will be accepted at the event. Photo by Victoria Howell. a fish pond for ages 3 to 6, a raffle in which everything is free, popcorn, snacks, clothing,” said Wandler. “We just want people to goodies and party favors. Stevensville Police Chief come celebrate our community.” Mac Sosa and Mayor Brandon Dewey will be The event will be covid-aware, said Wandler. drawing the raffle winners. “We hope people will wear a mask if they’re not “We won’t be accepting any money, food or vaccinated,” she added.

by Michael Howell The Ravalli County Commissioners decided last Wednesday to help kick-start the transition process from the existing Bitterroot College UM to the recently formed Bitterroot Valley Community College (BVCC) by giving the new district a short-term loan to get started as they wait for the state’s legislatively authorized $400,000 in transitional funding to arrive. BVCC Board members Sue Smith and Ran Pigman told the commissioners that the primary reason for their funding request for $13,000 was to cover the district’s initial payment for liability insurance, but it would also cover the purchase of some office supplies and some community outreach expenses. Smith explained that the board had taken out a liability insurance policy that was activated See COLLEGE, page 2

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Two nursing students receive MDMH scholarships The Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital Medical Staff Scholarship is a one-time scholarship for students enrolled in studies in the medical field. This award was established by Dr. John P. Moreland, for Ravalli County residents pursuing a medical career. For the first time in its ten-year history, the scholarship award has been given to two nursing students, Alivia Drake and Katie Banister. Alivia Drake attended Hamilton High School and was involved in numerous sports, National Honor Society and Key Club, volunteered in the Hamilton community, all while maintaining her honor roll status. Drake obtained her Certified Nursing Assistant (CAN) license and began working at the Living Centre in Stevensville while still attending high school. “I knew from a young age that I wanted to work in the medical field; after obtaining my CNA license and through my experience working at the

Living Centre, it became clear that nursing is my passion. I found joy and satisfaction in connecting with my residents and made it my priority to make them feel comfortable, safe, and happy,” said Drake. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Alivia worked at Discovery Care Centre in Hamilton and further developed her natural nursing instincts and abilities: “With each visit, I was painfully aware of how lonely many of the residents were, and how much sharing a smile and a conversation positively impacted their mental health, which is a crucial component of nursing,” said Drake who plans to work in either labor and delivery, pediatrics, or family nursing when she graduates. Katie Banister graduated from Florence Carlton High School and is finishing her education in the MSU College of Nursing on the Missoula Campus. She’s currently involved in MSU’s Montana Student Nurses Association and with the Ravalli County 4-H. Banister was involved in 4-H when young, spent years raising and showing livestock while participating in the Veterinary Science program. Alivia Drake, MDMH Medical Staff Scholarship recipient. As an adult she has invaluable experiences outside of her school clinics. continued to volunteer Talking about her future, Banister said, “I for 4-H, helping kids will continue to learn and to grow, a process learn about animals. that will never stop as I will continue to have “My long-term career new experiences and the world changes. I will goal is to become a be better equipped to care for my patients, in nurse that is eager to whatever manner they need through my increasing learn, adaptable to experience over time and my desire to excel in change, and always nursing.” growing in my role as an Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital and medical RN to care for patients,” staff congratulate both recipients of the 2021 said Banister, who Medical Staff Scholarship award, and look forward credits her current work to their bright futures in the field of nursing. Dr. April Weinberger presents Katie Banister (r) with her Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital as a CNA for giving her Medical Staff Scholarship.

9/11: 20 years later continued from page one building and all the fire and smoke billowing out. But yet, they grabbed their gear and marched straight into the building because they knew people needed their help, not knowing the events to come.” The importance of the 9/11 attacks to our national identity, as well as the understanding of many global events of the last two decades, is something that HVFD does not want to overlook. To that end, Joe Kerr of HVFD has taken on the role as chair of a committee to organize an event to commemorate the 20th anniversary of that fateful day. The anniversary this year falls on a Saturday, and the commemoration will begin at 10 a.m. at the Hamilton Fire Station on the corner of 3rd and State. The event will include a flag ceremony, as well

as the ceremonial ringing of bells in recognition of events of that day. Kerr explains that a traditional symbol for a fallen firefighter is the ringing of bells in three sets of five, to indicate that individual’s ‘coming home for the last time.’ On the 9/11 anniversary, that symbology will be lent to the recognition of the four attacks that took place on that day: the two World Trade Center towers, the Pentagon and United Flight 93. Multiple regional fire departments will be in attendance, and the HVFD would love to see area residents attend this show of unity for an important part of United States history. Joe Kerr feels that this important marker contains a message that everyone should absorb. “To remind us life is precious and can be taken at any time.”

College: county to help temporarily continued from page one a month prior to the first payment being due under the mistaken conception that the district would receive its legislatively authorized funds in August and use them to pay the insurance. Those funds are now not expected to arrive in the county’s hands until sometime after September 22. That delay, they said, was due to the need for the Board of Regents to review the district’s budget prior to the funds being released. The Board of Regents is scheduled to meet on September 7. There was hesitancy on the commissioners’ part to fund the college’s request given that Ravalli County voters had approved forming the district but had also specifically declined to fund the college district in the last election. Deputy County Attorney Royce McCarty offered as an

alternative that the county could make a short-term loan to the district with payment on the loan due upon receipt of the state funding. County Commissioner Greg Chilcott made a motion to loan the BVCC $13,000 interest free for a year, after which interest would be charged. The money will come from the PILT reserve fund and the repayment will be swept off the top of the legislative funding when it arrives and returned to the County coffers. He said there was precedent for such action, citing the county’s short-term loans to Lone Rock School and the Ravalli County Economic Development Authority. The commission voted unanimously to approve the loan.

Animal shelter still struggling with delays over sewer line by Michael Howell It’s been over five weeks since the Bitter Root Humane Association’s Animal Shelter has been restricted to curbside service. The shelter is not closed and animals can still be dropped off and/or picked up for adoption by appointment, but the general public is not allowed to enter either of the two buildings. It was discovered near the end of construction of the new, larger facility on the site that there was a deficiency in the sewer system. There was not enough fall in the sewer line for a proper connection to the city’s sewer mainline. A pump

station was installed to overcome the difficulties and the animals were moved into the new building on July 4. But when a leak developed in the system and the sewer line couldn’t hold pressure, both the new building and the old were closed to public occupancy. Manager Rachel Kramer said the shelter has been receiving a lot of calls asking if they are closed. “We are definitely open and doing business by appointment,” said Kramer. Before they can allow general public entry to the buildings, the City of Hamilton will have to lift the closure order.

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The Farm School to open at Homestead Organics by Nathan Boddy

of classes, a lot of creative ideas have been tackled to turn the building into a comfortable and stimulating space. “There’s been a lot of changes,” she says, admitting that it’s been a big process. But while there has been a lot of work to be done, McKenzie says that she feels “extremely supported.” “So many people have helped with time and energy. I’ve had people that I don’t even know come and give me things for the school. This outpouring of support from people that say, ‘that’s a neat idea and I want to be a part of that…’ I’ve never felt so supported in my life.” McKenzie, filled with emotion, adds, “The foundation for this school is the community.” Classes at The Farm School are set to begin on September 7th. Information about age groups and time schedules are available at www.farmschoolpreschool.com, or by calling 406-570-2791.

Brittany McKenzie pauses to make note of a busy flock of yellow-headed blackbirds jumping between a wire fence and cluster of willows. “I’ve never seen so many different types of birds anywhere else in this valley,” she says, and it’s easy to see why. The birds she’s pointing out, as well as the chickens, pigs, peacocks, goats, garden vegetables and abundant greenery, are not just a vibrant setting, they are also the literal ‘entry’ to the Farm School, McKenzie’s new preschool located on the site of Homestead Organics. The school building itself is a few short minutes’ walk from the parking lot of Homestead Organics, located at 175 Skalkaho Highway. When classes start on September 7th, visitors will pass Brittany McKenzie says good morning to one of the farm residents. Photo by Nathan Boddy. through a small gate and be development, and says that she is foundation took root at Homestead immediately immersed in the sights excited to share those experiences Organics itself. and sounds of the farm as they walk with other kids. “It combines a lot of Homestead Organics, owned toward the school. The short walk things that are important,” she says, and operated by Laura Garber won’t dissuade young preschoolers, “kids getting outside, kids getting and Henry Wuensche, has been however, and in fact will be an to interact with the natural world operational for 20 years, and integral part of the Farm School’s and getting to be involved with food has increasingly been focused charm. and where it comes from.” These on sharing its knowledge and “There’s a lot of opportunities for interactions will be a central feature experience with youth. Their nonthe school to be a part of the farm,” of the preschool. profi t organization, Cultivating says McKenzie, adding that it might McKenzie, who holds both a Connections, has as one of its be anything from collecting and Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in central tenants ‘providing real counting eggs to preparing seeds early childhood education, did not job skills in agriculture.’ This for the next season’s planting. “It’s initially plan on opening a preschool motivation, and a trip to Europe very dependent on what’s happening in the area. She had previously during which they’d seen an on the farm,” she says, but has worked for Evergreen Kids Corner, example of a farm/preschool every intention of providing her but like many folks, experienced work collaboration, led Garber to students with hands-on experiences. disruptions during the early phases approach Brittany with the “Depending on the season, we’ll go of the COVID-19 pandemic. As fate idea. “They loved the energy of and harvest something, take it back to would have it, McKenzie was asked having kids on the farm and they the classroom and taste it, cook with by a handful of parents to provide a were excited about that,” says it or bake it.” small-scale preschool, an experience McKenzie. “They wanted that Brittany McKenzie herself had that McKenzie found refreshing. to be a part of what’s happening been bringing her own son, Rife, to “It was a small group of kids and it here.” Homestead Organics since he was really recharged my batteries,” she In the months since McKenzie McKenzie and her son, Rife, make the short walk three and considers the work they’ve explains. However, the Farm School’s started mobilizing for the start to the Farm School. Photo by Nathan Boddy. done there critical for childhood

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FFA students participate in Commodity Tour The National FFA functionality in Asian Organization plays a noodles, crackers large role in the lives and biscuits, tortillas of students across and flatbread, and the State of Montana. other baked products. This program first Very few people get started in 1928 and the privilege to get has since spread a behind-the-scenes across all 50 states look in the Wheat and five territories. Marketing Center. Chartered in 1930, the Another Montana Association interesting stop has a membership of was made at Shaver over 5000 students, Transportation. This in 99 chapters spread business provides across the state. barges and tug boats The FFA Motto is to move a variety of “Learning to Do, commodities up and Doing to Learn, down the Columbia Earning to Live, River System. Living to Serve” and Attendees got the members practice this opportunity to take every day. Students a mile-long ride on have boundless a tug boat on the opportunities to Willamette River. learn about potential Another highlight careers, serve their of this year’s trip was communities, and visiting Three-Mile develop skills that will Canyon Farms. This last a lifetime. 93,000-acre farm One unique produces a variety of opportunity that crops but the most took place recently notable product they was the Agriculture produce is milk. They L to r: Matthew Slivka - Winifred, Colton Young - Absarokee, Sydney Kirschten - Baker, Dani Horan - Moore, Kayla Haigh - Stevensville, milk 35,000 head Commodity Tour. Students travelled by Joe Lackman - Forsyth, Isaac Amezcua - Stevensville, Orion Masar - Stevensville, Riley Prather - Big Timber, Brad Garoutte - Stevens of cattle twice a day van over 1750 miles, ville, Allison Denton - Lewistown, Cody Johannes - Huntley Project, Dr. Janice Cooper - Director of the Wheat Marketing Center and which yields almost visiting Idaho, Oregon Dr. Jayne Bock - Technical Director of the Wheat Marketing Center. 2 million lbs. of milk it interesting to see the transport on an international scale is kind of an and Washington, each day. They have of grain on such a large scale. As eye-opening experience. One of the stopping at various locations along 386 center pivots across the farm agriculturalists, students felt it highlights of the trip is visiting the the way. The State Officer Team as and irrigate almost 40,000 acres. was important to understand what Wheat Marketing Center in Portland, well as the Agronomy Team from Also, during the five-day trip the happens to our Montana grain after Oregon. The Wheat Marketing Stevensville hit the road on August students visited Bonneville Dam and it is harvested. The tour of the Port Center (WMC) is one of the technical 7th, led by State Advisor Jim Rose, fish hatchery, Rocky Mountain Elk State Foundation employee Katherine gave us a unique perspective and new crossroads of the international wheat Foundation and Multnomah Falls. respect for what goes on behind the industry, providing technical training Taylor and Stevensville FFA Advisor This experience was generously scenes. and grower workshops, innovative Josette Hackett. sponsored by Columbia Grain, Rose is a big advocate of the research, product development, and The first stop on the trip was at the Montana Wheat and Barley Agriculture Commodity Tour and crop quality testing services. WMC the Port of Lewiston in Lewiston, Committee and the Idaho Forest has seen the great impact it has on focuses on promoting U.S. wheat Idaho where the group took a tour Group. students. The exposure to Agriculture by demonstrating its quality and of their facilities. Members found

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Chinook helicopters visit Bitterroot Valley by Helen Sabin

depending on where they are headed and their Bitterroot Valley residents mission, it can be a tight were treated to a special squeeze to fit in all the show and tell last Wednesday equipment they need. at the Hamilton Airport when Two pilots can be the US Army Special Forces seated in the front brought in two Chinook of the aircraft, while helicopters for citizens to the remainder of the observe, ask questions about, crew and maintenance and walk through to see specialists sit in the rear. where their tax dollars are “Magnificent, totally being spent. These “senior awesome, and amazingly citizen” helicopters were impressive,” were just magnificent. The flying some of the adjectives machines were first built used to describe the in the Vietnam-era and impact the helicopters in 2003 underwent a 75% made on the crowd that refurbishment of old parts gathered to hear both and equipment. They are still a pilot, a maintenance being used today by Army sergeant, and a crew Special Operators when they chief explain the various fly on missions all over the parts of the copter and world. Due to the refueling how it functions. boom at the front of the The Chinooks are aircraft, these machines can used for a multitude fly uninterrupted to a mission of purposes including and not have to take the time protection of ground Two Chinook helicopters and their crews touched down at the Hamilton Airport to give the public a chance to learn to stop and re-fuel. troops, delivery or A crew of about six and evacuation of troops in about these massive Vietnam-era machines that are still in use today. Photo by Helen Sabin. Army decides to task the pilot enlisting in the military if overhead at night, or see their equipment fit easily and out of a combat area, they would train her to be these magnificent machines inside the spacious helicopter medical evacuations, and any and his crew. Many Vietnam veterans a nurse. That was joy to the flying around the valley, give bodies but sometimes, other purpose with which the and Vietnam-era ears of the Vietnam vet medic them a wave or salute. The veterans walked standing next to her who said Operators were leaving after through the body of she was “needed” and could training for two weeks here the helicopters with use her skills anywhere in the in the Bitterroot Valley but solemn faces and world if she chose to do so. they will be back as they use silence, remembering Stories of bravery, the “gorgeous mountains,” what these marvelous sadness, as well as happiness, as the pilot of one helicopter machines did to aid flowed around the crowd described them, to keep their them in the Vietnam and one man with tears in skills up to date. War. One combat his eyes thanked the Special “I love this area and its medic shared stories Operators who were giving people,” he said. I’ve got news of treating wounded the tour. “Without you men, I for him. We in the valley love soldiers inside one of would not be here today. May and appreciate our military these helicopters. God Bless you all,” he stated just as much as he does this One young woman and then turned and walked area. Special Operators and who is a senior this away wiping his eyes free of all military are welcome any year at Corvallis High tears as he left. time. And if they ever offer School mentioned The next time you “free” rides in those amazing to her mother that hear the heavy beat of the flying machines, I’ll be first Chinook helicopter cockpit. Photo by Helen Sabin. she might consider helicopter blades going in line.

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Instream flow will improve in the Big Hole River when an irrigation diversion is upgraded to allow better control of diverted water. Westslope cutthroat trout populations will be reconnected in Lick Creek (East Fork Bitterroot River drainage) when two undersized culverts blocking fish passage are replaced with larger, functional culverts. These projects are two of 14 that recently received funding by the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission through the Future Fisheries Improvement Program (FFIP). Nearly $417,000 in funding was approved to improve Montana fisheries. The fisheries improvements include restoration of streams to a natural condition, improving fish passage, adding habitat to a reservoir, creating stream habitat, restoring streambanks, improving water management and instream flow, protecting fish populations with barriers, keeping fish out of irrigation ditches, and more. Projects will help both native and nonnative fish, including Arctic grayling, bull trout, westslope and Yellowstone cutthroat trout, brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, mountain whitefish, northern pikeminnow,

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Corvallis not teaching CRT

We are supporting students to develop strong social and emotional skills. We are working hard to meet the needs of all students. We welcome anyone who would like to meet to discuss our curriculum. We have a curriculum review process. In addition, the community can offer comments through public comment at school board meetings. We do not have any standards that address Critical Race Theory (CRT), and again, we are not teaching CRT. Jon Konen, Superintendent Corvallis School District

Pantry Partners celebration

The local Pantry Partners and the Clothes Closet are celebrating their tenth year in their facility at the corner of ALC Way and Middle Burnt Fork Road. In honor of this event, we are planning to celebrate with our community during First Friday, September 3, 2021. The event is scheduled to be in the local Creamery Park, between Mission Bistro and Farmers Insurance office on Main Street. The public is invited to attend the celebration between 6 and 8 p.m. We want to thank the contributors, clients, volunteers, and public for their support by hosting this celebration. No food, financial donations, or clothing items will be accepted at this event. This is our thank you for your generosity and support of our organizations. Popcorn, refreshments, drinks, games for the kids, and a free raffle is planned. Coronavirus precautions will be implemented for the safety of all attendees. We hope the entire community will come and celebrate this special event with us. Karen Wandler, Event Chair Pantry Partners

The future depends on our attention to the present

I don’t care if you wear a mask, or not, got vaccinated, or not. What I want to know is Why are you not doing something? Why are you still using and abusing, treating the Earth like a dumpster and your brother like a slave? Why are you not paying attention? You seem to have lost track of reality, caught up in stories and inattention. We are not heeding the quiet of the missing insects. We are not chasing the lost runs of fish or the forgotten herds of wild beasts. The migrations are stalled yet we choose to look the other way. However, the moment for action is now. The time to remember is here. We can surrender our love for money and our addictions to fear. We can turn toward each other, the soil,

and love. We can create a World that Works for Everyone. Starting today, and in every moment going forward, we must all stand up for our future- and say no to the things that harm our human family and our home the Earth. No more poisons on our food- no more RoundUp or GMO’s, no chemicals sprayed on the fields or fruits. No more hiding the true cost to our fellow man, heedlessly enjoying the abundances that we neglect to share evenly. We can do this now, and we must. The life of the soil must come as the most important, always first. The soil of the Earth we grow our food in, and the social soil that is the ground from which civil society grows, both beg for our loving concern and care. We’ll start with each thing we buy, each food that we eat, each word that we pass-. Please, wake up and remember the future depends on our attention to the present. Laura Garber Hamilton

Reading to blow you away

I’m sort of addicted to reading, for pleasure and escape, but also to learn at a speed that works for me. Even since before George Floyd’s death in May 2020, I’ve been making an effort to include Black writers in my “diet,” and boy is there a lot to be learned about these people and their culture that we have taken for granted for hundreds of years! Thinking, hoping, that others are interested but may not know where to start, I want to share some of the titles that have pretty much blown me away and are readily available through the public library and also through Chapter 1, our wonderful local bookstore. Or, if you’re as into used books as I am, try Biblio.com. (I avoid Amazon and ABEBooks, because they’re not independent and have LOTS of money.) Fiction tends to be my first choice, because although it may not contain verifiable facts, it conveys truths about human beings and life in general. Olivia E. Butler’s “Kindred” (1979) isn’t really science fiction but includes time travel and, well, blew me away. Gloria Naylor’s “The Women of Brewster Place” (1982) won a National Book Award and was adapted into a tv miniseries, I think by Oprah Winfrey. I’ve ordered a used copy of “The Men of Brewster Place” (1999) so as to get “both sides.” Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man” (1952) also won a National Book Award; it’s longer but beautifully written, and I am still astonished at some of its revelations. In non-fiction I have attempted Ibram X. Kendi’s “How to Be an Antiracist” (2019) and Ta-Nehisi Coates’s “Between the World and Me” (2015) and found them difficult to understand, but I will return to them one day. A few years ago I started with Bryan Stevenson’s memoir “Just Mercy” (2014), about questionable justice practices in the South. It is both highly readable and excruciating and was made into a movie in 2019.

Right now I’m reading Clint Smith’s brand new “How the Word Is Passed” (2021), where he tells of visiting many sites in our country that do or do not recognize the significance of forced labor in their past, and “Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man”, by Emmanuel Acho (2020), a former linebacker in the NFL and now an analyst for Fox Sports. Both books I find very accessible and revealingly personal. For Christmas I gave my husband, who prefers non-fiction, a big fat book that I thought I’d never read: “The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration”, by Isabel Wilkerson (2010). Despite all my education I didn’t know America had a “great migration” and figured it didn’t have to do with me. Well, the book reads like fiction. It is based on hundreds and hundreds of personal interviews by the author, tracing the lives of four Black people, three men and a woman, from various parts of the South to various parts of the non-South in the 20th century. Once I opened it, I could hardly put it down. Yesterday my dear, 31-yearold, white, computer coder son in Minnesota mentioned that one of his very favorite books in the world is “The Autobiography of Malcolm X,” so I’ve got a copy coming from the library to see what that’s all about. I don’t mean to “should on you,” by the way. I’m reading because I’m trying to figure out what’s going on around me and why, for my own understanding and comfort. Join me? Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton

Las Vegas of the North

Down south in Nevada, the high rollers put it all on the betting table, hoping Lady Luck will smile on them. They’ll put their cash, their money in the bank, their business, their mortgage, their truck and maybe even their dog. But Las Vegas has nothing on Ravalli County. Here we bet the most precious thing in our lives: the lives and health of our children. Masks be damned. It’s our bet that’s important. We have this great freedom, to do as we like, to throw it all on the table, hands on hips, challenging anyone who says, “that’s foolish.” No, we are free to risk it all. I don’t feel brave, or empowered, or devil-may-care. I feel afraid for our families, friends and neighbors. And I pray that they are very, very lucky. Linda Schmitt Corvallis

Response to Mr. Sperry

Mr. Sperry, and all other Veterans: I am a combat veteran, helicopter pilot in Vietnam. I took fire, lost friends and saw fellow veterans killed fighting for our country. I put my life on the line every day I flew. I take exception to your letter! You mentioned the far left. But you forgot to mention the far right. Yes, you know the ones that recently tried to overthrow our country by casting

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doubt on our fair and free elections. The ones that forced their way into our capitol. Yes, the ones that beat police officers with American flags that have thin blue lines. (Most of us still support our police officers.) Yes, the ones that pass tax laws that allow wealthy to reduce or outright avoid paying their fair share of taxes. Yes, the ones now that think preventing and stopping this pandemic is a violation of their liberties. Why do these same people obey traffic laws and other laws that are passed for public safety? I just don’t get it. That’s all it is, trying to keep people safe and healthy. I don’t understand why you insist the far left is the majority of the Democratic Party, it is not, most could probably get along with Republicans if we could stop the hate and get together on the policies we agree on. Yes, I, and most Democrats, feel the same. Sorry but you are so very wrong, Democrats do not want to destroy the country. Really? We are not commies nor do we want a communist country. Please quit spouting such BS. Your fears on global threats I understand, they are real. We need to have a strong defense force. If you look at where we have recently spent trillions of dollars, and I don’t know how many deaths and wounded on wars we did not win. We could have spent that money on many things including a strong military. One without the waste and graft that occurs. Please all of us, open your eyes and thoughts. Try to be a little less defensive and a little more understanding of other people’s views. We really don’t have to be this divided. Yes, Mr. Sperry, I also encourage Veterans to speak up. But not with venom, hate and mistruth. Voice your opinions but respect your neighbors’ views as well. We are all different, that is what makes us Americans. Michael Wilson Chief Warrant Officer Florence

Don’t impeach – Kamala’s worse

There is only one option. Political and military efforts take too long to help in Afghanistan. Girls sold into sex slavery; executioners going door to door with kill lists; beheadings! The only option is God as Bible and church history prove: The shepherd boy kills Goliath saving Israel; three attacking armies are defeated after defenseless Jehosaphat’s appeal to God. Rees Howells’ Bible College of South Wales Intercessory prayers help mightily in winning WWII. Such prayers now could save many. Remember: “Nothing is impossible with God!” Can we unite in the option of persistent full-hearted prayer over this heartbreaking disaster involving masses of Afghans and Americans? Charles E. Wissenbach Pinesdale

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Gamblers Anon

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

WIC clinics

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

Family Shelter

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

Stevensville Al-Anon

Stevensville Al-Anon will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 13, at the United Methodist Church, 216 College St. Anyone who is affected by the disease of alcoholism in a relative or friend is welcome. For more information, call Hazel at 2390878.

Three Mile Coffee

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

BitterRodders Cars

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

Divorce Care

Divorce Care is a free class/ support group for those needing support, hope, and healing during and after divorce. Divorce Care meets at Hamilton Assembly of God every Wednesday evening at 6:30 starting February 3 through April 29. Anyone can join at any time. Please see Divorcecare.org for more information.

Soul Suppers

Soul Suppers in Stevensville Served Every Wednesday! Free home cooked carry out meals with a message served every Wed.evening at 6 p.m. 101 Church St. Stevensville. For more information, contact Corey at 406) 214-8708.

Victor Senior Center

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

Calendar Wednesday, September 1, 2021

Hamilton Senior Center

Open for lunch Monday, Wednesday, Friday, serving from 11:45-12:30 p.m. Canasta (Hand and Foot), Every Mondays, 12:30 p.m. Cards/ shufflers provided. $1. Pinochle every Friday, 1:00 p.m. All supplies provided. $2. The Center is located at 820 N. 4th Street.

Hamilton Golden Age Club

Pinochle, 1st & 3rd Mondays, 1:00 p.m. Coffee provided; no food please. $2. Pinochle, 2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 1:00 p.m. Coffee provided; no food please. $2. Light exercise Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 9-10:00 a.m. 50 cents. The Club is located at 527 South 5th Street.

Stevensville Senior Center

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

Sapphire Quilt Club

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

Hamilton Parkinson’s Disease Support Group

We are up and running again. New location. We meet 3rd Monday of the month. At 1:00 pm. We will be meeting at the Corvallis United Methodist Church (youth center) to the east of the church. Located on the corner of Corvallis Cemetery Rd. and Eastside Heat. Big white church. Any questions please call me. Ginny Wigen, coordinator HPDSG. 406-544-9186.

adults. Please register as space is limited. Workshop led by Jake Hansen, PCLC, TGRC counselor (and former UM Writing Coach!) The Bitterroot North Valley Pachyderm Club will meet Friday, September 3 at 12 noon at The Frontier Cafe, Hwy 93 in Stevensville. Guest speaker will be State Senator Theresa Manzella. The North Valley Pachyderm Club is an educational arm of the Republican Party. All are welcome.

Dunk (the Mayor) for Pets

Ever wish you could “dunk” a politician? Well, here’s your chance and you can help raise funds for the Bitter Root Humane Association at the same time! All the action happens on the grounds of the Ravalli County Fair (usually by the grandstands) on Friday, September 3rd - 3pm to 5pm. Chances to see the Mayor swim only cost $2 for one ball or 3 balls for $5 and you can “dunk” him as many times as you want! Come join the fun as Hamilton’s Mayor Dominic Farrenkopf takes the dunks for critters at our Ravalli County Fair.

Scarecrow Festival

Scarecrow Festival is coming October 1st and 2nd. Start designing your scarecrow and watch for more information. Or for more information call Gretchen at River’s Mist Gallery 360-6716.

St. Mary’s Holiday Bazaar registration

Saturday, November 13th, 9:00am to 4:00pm. St. Mary’s Mission Parish located in Stevensville hosts a local bazaar featuring local artisans and crafters. Lunch and drinks will be available for purchase. There will be a raffle and a 50/50 drawing. Vendors will be asked to donate 1 item to the raffle. This year each 10x10 space will be $35.00 and you must supply your own tables. Contact Phyllis Green (916-296-3435) for application, text message is preferred.

Square Dancing

The Victor Heritage Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. through Labor Day. The Museum is in downtown Victor on the corner of Main Street and Blake Street. Contact the Musuem at 406-642-3997; victormuseum@ cybernet1.com; or Suzanne at 406363-3165.

Writing with Grief

Democrats potluck

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

Victor Heritage Museum

Writing with Grief at Tamarack Grief Resource Center on September 2 at 5 p.m. Writing can provide relief, perspective, healing and reflection. Join Tamarack Grief Resource Center for an hour-long session experimenting with writing prompts. Learn to use writing effectively on your own. This event is for teens and

203 Main St. Stevensville • 777-0028

Pachyderm Club

Square Dancing this fall! The Solo Stars based at the Lolo Dance Center will hold dances on the 1st and 3rd Sundays starting in September. The Boots & Calico Square Dance Club of Hamilton will start its season holding dances on the 2nd and 4th Sundays starting on October 10th. All dances for both Clubs will be on Sundays, 3-5 beginner lessons and dancing from 5-7 PM. Round dancing will be to CD’s. All dances will be $7 and masks are optional. For more info on these Sunday Square Dances, call Dee Casey (Solo Stars), 218-8179 or Boots & Calico: Ray Dunbar 3704414 or Kathy Finney 360-5034.

St. Mary’s Parish Mass

ST. STEPHENS EPISCOPAL CHURCH

The Ravalli County Democrats will hold a potluck to honor Bridget Dolan on September 5 at 6 p.m. at the Victor Park. Rub elbows with a rock star! If you know Bridget, you know her to be outrageous, funny, passionate, and just a pure joy to be around. She has contributed so incredibly much to Ravalli Dems so they want to celebrate this amazing lady and say thanks, and would love to have you join them. Even if you don’t know her, you’re certain to have a great time and meet interesting folks.

Golf Scramble to benefit LifeGuard Group

The 4th annual LifeGuard Group Golf Scramble will be held Friday, September 10 at the Hamilton Golf Course. Registration begins at 9 a.m. with a shot gun start at 10 a.m. Teams are welcome to sign up by calling Carson at 406-396-5053 or go to the LifeGuard Group facebook page. Human trafficking is the fastest growing crime with an estimated 40.3 million individuals being sexually exploited globally and 2 million being exploited in the United States. Along with that, every hour, 34 more individuals enter the life of human trafficking. The LifeGuard Group is made up of experts that are committed to providing an aggressive and comprehensive approach to fight human trafficking. The groups works to respond, rescue, restore and revive in order to bring a survivor full circle and back onto his/her feet. The LifeGuard Group has recently obtained property in the Bitterroot for a safe house where they are able to give survivors of human trafficking a place to be rehabilitated. All the profits from the golf tournament will go towards making this safe place a reality.

Worship at 11:00 a.m. In this Church there shall be no outcasts.

Travelers’ Rest State Park fall hours and programs

Travelers’ Rest State Park will reduce its hours slightly for the fall and winter season beginning September 1. The park also has a variety of special weekend and evening programs lined up for the fall. From Sept. 1-May 1, 2022, the park gates will be open to vehicles from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Pedestrian entrances are open from sunrise to sunset every day of the year. In September the visitor center will be open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. seven days a week and will host a variety of fall activities and interpretive programs. Fall programs at Traveler’s Rest include: • Sept. 11, 25 and Oct. 9, 23 (11 a.m.): Trekker Kids programs, which include activities perfect for families. • Sept. 11 (11 a.m.-4 p.m.) & 12 (11 a.m.-2 p.m.):Commemorate the 1805 Lewis & Clark Expedition camping at Travelers’ Rest with guest speakers, activities, and programs. • Sept. 22 (6 p.m.): Join a fall equinox walk around the state park. • Sept. 25 (11 a.m.-1 p.m.): Celebrate Public Lands Day at Travelers’ Rest by volunteering and working to improve park lands. Visit the website of the state park’s friends group, Travelers’ Rest Connection, for a list of upcoming events and programs, atwww.travelersrest.org or follow the Travelers’ Rest Facebook page:facebook.com/TravelersRestStatePark/. Starting October 1, the visitor center will be open Wednesday through Sunday only. To see a full list of hours, visit:fwp.mt.gov/ stateparks/travelers-rest. For more information, please call the Travelers’ Rest Visitor Center at 406-273-4253.

Coding for Kids registration

Coding for Kids fun fall classes are open for enrollment... robotics, drones, design and film. See you there! www.codingstevensville.net contact@codingstevensville.net

Prepping your Garden/Field for Winter

September 4 at 10:00 AM. Join us for this Building a Stronger Bitterroot event at Cultivating Connections with guest speaker and Bitterroot Farmer Leon Stangl. Leon will share what he has learned about building healthy soils in the Bitterroot Valley to promote moisture retention, and create greater biodiversity. He also will encourage you to think differently about weeds. In the long haul he wants to save you time, money and labor while increasing your yields with ecologically responsible methods. Bring Your Questions! Some of the topics he can address: soil structure, soil fertility, composting, use of redworms, irrigation solutions, pest management, pasture viability, season extenders, livestock, fencing, growing vegetables, berries and medicinal herbs. See you there. -Bristol, Cobey, and Laura- the Building A Stronger Bitterroot Team Building A Stronger Bitterroot is a way for us to gather as a community, share knowledge, build our collective capacity, and move our valley forward toward a more resilient future More about our Speaker, Leon Stangl: Leon grew up in northwest Iowa and actively participated on a large farm; helping to raise hogs, cattle, chickens, as well as grow commodity crops. In that time he learned to fix just about anything with a screwdriver and a pair of pliers, weld, operate machinery and problem solve. Since living in Montana he has been a forest service firefighter, fly fishing guide, landscaping crew manager, computer systems operator, horse ranch manager, and farm manager at a seed company. He started his own farming business in 2005. He has over 45 years of experience growing produce and raising livestock. Since 2016 he has been teaching classes on how to grow a successful garden

in the Bitterroot Valley. Leon has been encouraged to use his skills to help others find successful and practical ways to grow food and manage lands. He emphasizes sustainable methods to build soil, retain moisture and optimize production.RSVP at https://www. eventbrite.com/e/regenerativeresilience-prepping-your-gardenfield-for-winter-w-leon-tickets165507020955?aff=ebdsoporgprofile. Or just show up!

Stevensville school board meeting

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

Stevensville school board retreat

Stevensville Public Schools will have a Board Retreat on Wednesday September 29, 2021, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the District Office conference room.

Opening Weekend Waterfowl Hunt Blind Drawing

Waterfowl hunters interested in participating in the blind drawing for opening waterfowl weekend, October 2 and 3, 2021, at Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge are requested to submit an e-mail with their name, ALS number, and list of preferred blind choices to leemetcalf@fws. gov. E-mails must be received by September 24, 2021. One e-mail per licensed hunter. All e-mails received will be randomized and drawn on September 27, 2021. Successful participants will be e-mailed a blind site authorization form that must be in the possession of the successful applicant while hunting. Non-successful applicants will not be notified. Up to 3 other hunters may accompany the successful applicant. The blind options are Saturday morning, October 2, 7:07 am to12:00 pm; Saturday afternoon, October 3, from 12:00 pm to 7:13 pm; and Sunday morning, October 3, 7:08 am to12:00 pm; after which blinds are available on a first come-first served basis. Applicants may list, in order of preference, up to the 39 options as depicted in the table, below. If drawn, an applicant’s first available preference will be selected. The Refuge Hunting and Fishing brochure is at: https://www.fws.gov/uploadedFiles/LeeMetcalfHuntFishWeb. pdf. The Montana migratory bird regulations are at http://fwp. mt.gov/fwpDoc.html?id=96223.

NV Library activities

Little Seed Library Help – Fridays, September 3, 17, & 24, 4pm Help out with the Little Seed Library by creating seed packet art, help package seeds, and help label the seed packets. This program is suitable for ages 12-18. No experience required. Register online athttps://northvalley.librarycalendar.com/ Book Bundles Need help deciding what to read next!? Have a library youth specialist custom-curate a selection of items for you! Get a pile of books from our collection that we think you’ll love. Let us know your favorite types of books and our experts will create a bundle just for you. Bundles include up to 5 items and will be ready within two to three days. We will notify you when they are ready for pickup at North Valley Public Library. Register for yours on the Kids’ Zone page of the Library’s website. This service will be offered for the foreseeable future for ages 0-18. Amazon Fire 7 Kids’ Editions The library now has two Amazon Fire 7 Kids’ Edition tablets for adults to check out for your kids! You need an internet connection to download apps, games, or videos through Amazon FreeTime Unlimited, some downloaded apps may be available to use without internet. If you don’t have internet, check out one of our hotspots to go along with it. Amazon FreeTime gives your kids access to over 20,000 apps, games, books, videos, audiobooks, and educational content from PBS Kids, Nickelodeon, Disney, and more. They are set up for kids ages 3-12. North Valley Public Library is located at 208 Main Street Stevensville. The library thanks you for keeping all Montanans safe by practicing social distancing, wearing a face covering, and washing your hands. For more information visit northvalleylibrary. org, on Facebook or Instagram, or call 406.777.5061.

Obituary Wednesday, September 1, 2021

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Rodney Wayne Snook Stevensville - Rodney Wayne Snook passed away peacefully with his family by his side after a brief battle with cancer on August 9, 2021. He was 71. Born January 2, 1950 in Lewistown, MT to parents Emre William Snook and Louise Caroline Fields Snook Newton. He moved to Missoula in 1962 and attended Hellgate High School. He worked at various jobs until he and his brothers started Snook Brothers Drywall, where he continued until his retirement. One of the highlights of his life was when he came to love the Bible, getting baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in 1975. He met the love of his life in 1976, Jan Crist, marrying her in her parents’ back yard June 4,1977. This union brought them two beautiful children, Megan and Cody. They lived in many places but the most enjoyable was spent in a family farm house in Stevensville, from 1988 until now. Jan: To my handsome husband of 44 years. Words cannot express the loss of your presence and how I feel. I have such beautiful memories of your engaging smile and those eyes which drew me to you in the first place. Your love of Jehovah God and his creations, gardening and the room you especially built for me, which is such a work of art! The way you laughed when you were with your brothers! You were such a good provider, husband and father, always telling all of us you loved us. You had a noncommittal answer when you were asked a question you didn’t want to answer saying, “I have no opinion.” How you loved keeping bees and making currant jam from our bushes. You can’t cover our years of marriage in a few words but, I love you with all my heart. I will be so happy to hug you in the New System! Cody: I’m at a loss for words, but no words can

describe how much my father was loved. Fern: I’ll miss my son. I always called him my son. He always called me Mom. He used to come over almost every morning. He walked like a 20 year old up the path. He came over to watch our Bible lessons too. Megan: Dad, you told me when I was a little girl that our family life was going to be just like Little House on the Prairie and it was. Thank you for a childhood of joy and icy windows, camping trips and their stories, long walks through tall

trees, “ letting” us “help” lamb during blizzards and raise a variety of livestock. Because of you and Mom, your kids love books, learning, music, building and gardening. We’ve been up at midnight with paper bags and flashlights rescuing green tomatoes from the first hard frost and sat next to you in lawn chairs laughing, picking currants and contemplating life. I appreciate very much that you didn’t get (too) annoyed that year I planted 32 tomato plants and a tomatillo that alone took up five square feet. Twinkling eyes, a keen sense of dry humor, strong hands and a good heart. You always said, “It’s hard being a human being.” It is. Thank you for being a good one and loving us. Ron: I love you Rod. You were a great big brother! It’s a huge loss. Sandy: Rod was the one who was most like my dad. He always made you feel good just by being around him. You knew he loved you in that quiet way he had. I think we were a lot alike, never expecting anything or wanting much but being satisfied with what we had. Accepting life as it came to us. He told me what was most important to him was that his children knew he loved them and they did know because he showed them in everything they did. Kent: I love you Rod! See you soon. Rod is survived by his wife Jan, son Cody, and daughter Megan (Nate Miller and sons Adrik and Isaac.) His siblings include Kent (Gayle), Gary (Kathy), Ron (Stacey), Sandy Powell (Gary), as well as Sherry Fragnito and many nieces and nephews. Rod’s extended family includes Jan’s mom, Fern Crist, brother Morgan Crist (Melissa) and son Joshua and sister Kimm Crouch and son Dustin Atkins. Condolences and memories may be shared with the family at www.whitesittfuneralhome.com.

Dr. William Thomas Frankenberger, Jr. Dr. William Thomas Frankenberger, Jr. (Bill) 69, of Stevensville, MT passed away suddenly on August 14, 2021. Bill was born in Topeka, KS on April 3, 1952, the oldest son of William Sr, and Norma Frankenberger. He grew up in Topeka where he shared many boyhood adventures with his younger siblings. As a teenager, Bill worked in his father’s grocery store and excelled in high school track. After graduating high school, he received a track scholarship in pole vaulting at Emporia State University, where he graduated in 1974 with a BA degree in Biology. He then attended Iowa State University in 1975 and received a Master’s degree (1977) and Ph.D. (1980) in the Department of Agronomy. In 1982, he received the Emil Truog Award from the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) for the most outstanding dissertation nationwide in Soil Science. Upon graduation in 1981, he joined the faculty at University of California Riverside. His research interests included agronomic and environmental microbiology with an emphasis on microbial production of plant hormones, microbial transformations of oxyanions (selenium, arsenic, chromium and perchlorate) and bioremediation of hazardous chemicals. He taught undergraduate soil science and worked with numerous graduate students and post-docs; training and mentoring them in environmental research. Most became recognized as leaders in their respective professions. Bill retired in 2011 at the highest rank attainable in the UC system as a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Soil Microbiology and Biochemistry. Bill accomplished many professional milestones and was recognized nationally and internationally for his work. He was the recipient of the highest honor in Environmental Protection from the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (1995) for developing an innovative bioremediation technology, overcoming political and bureaucratic hurdles, for permanent, cost-effective and safe cleanup of selenium in the environment. In 1988, he filed a patent to remove selenium via microbial detoxification from contaminated sediments at Kesterson Reservoir in Central California. This innovation persuaded the US government to change its plans to create a capped landfill over the Superfund site at the reservoir, instead using his intrinsic bioremediation method on the dewatered sediments at the 1200-acre site. The University of California cited Dr. Frankenberger’s work as one of UC’s greatest 50 research accomplishments during the period from 1983-1989. Since then, federal and state regulatory agencies have adopted intrinsic bioremediation as a viable option in remediation of hundreds of sites containing other hazardous chemicals including solvents, pesticides, and petroleum products. Bill received numerous national awards including election as Fellow in five scientific societies (ASA, SSSA, ASM, AAAS and AIC). He received the American Society of Agronomy Environmental Quality Research Award (1996), the Soil Science Research Award (1997), the Agronomic

Research Award (1999), and recognition for being one of the 100 most highly cited researchers worldwide in the area of ecology/environment. During his career he published 240 journal articles and authored or edited 8 books. Bill was also an entrepreneur. He established two environmental companies during the 1990’s: Center for Environmental Microbiology and Centrum Analytical. These laboratories conducted soil studies and analyses, utilizing his innovative mobile laboratory vans, to diagnosis type and extent of contamination on site for governmental agencies and private companies charged with cleaning up contaminated sites. Bill so deeply cared about the environment and because of his desire to reach into the future and beyond his lifetime, he and his wife, Margaret, established an Endowed Faculty Professorship in Soil Science at Iowa State University (ISU) in the Department of Agronomy in November, 2015. The endowed professorship is awarded for a period of time by ISU to one outstanding professor and researcher in agronomy and will continue to be awarded indefinitely into the future. The current recipient has already made outstanding contributions that improve methods for sustainable farming. Bill lived his retirement years in Stevensville, Montana with his wife Margaret, where they built a home where he, too, could enjoy farming (primarily a huge garden). He enjoyed running, hiking, golfing, swimming, traveling the world, and trading stocks, currencies and commodity futures. As in his profession, he took his trading hobby very seriously, studying and learning every day. Bill was a caring, loving, generous and spiritual man. He always stopped to talk with neighbors and was a helping hand to both friends and strangers. He was simple in his mannerisms and lifestyle and wise with his words when warranted. He loved his family and friends and showed them with his way of laughing, his jokes, and his strength and guidance. He loved and cared for family pets,

most recently, his beloved Scottish terriers Barney and Benji and cat Buddy. He thanked God for each day of life which he embraced to the fullest. One of the last things he said was that if 3 trees were planted for every human on earth, there would be no environmental issues at all – clean air, soil and water, therefore food for all. The family asks that trees be planted in his memory in lieu of flowers. This can be done through a link found on the Daly Leach Funeral Home, Hamilton obituary web page for William T. Frankenberger, or privately at a place of your choosing. Bill is preceded in death by his parents, William Thomas Sr. and Norma Jean, and his youngest son Ryan. Bill is survived by his wife Margaret BeebeFrankenberger, his brothers Tim (Lisa) Tucson AZ, Jeff (Debbie) Bend OR, and his sister Roxanne Hess (Kansas City MO), 2 sons, Grant (Riverside CA) and Spencer (Lake Havasu AZ), a stepdaughter, Melanie Nagle (Mike), Stevensville, MT., granddaughter Kimberly Frankenberger (New Orleans LA), 3 grandsons, Howie (Crin) and Mason Long, (Rio Linda CA), and Andrew Long, (Jenner CA)., one great granddaughter, Ariel Frankenberger (New Orleans LA), and 3 nephews and 1 niece. A private family internment was held at Riverview Cemetery in Hamilton on August 20th. A Celebration of Life will be held September 25th at St. Mary’s Family Center in Stevensville.

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Bitterroot Brown Trout – a history Marcus Daly’s legacy in the Bitterroot Valley is tied to the Daly Mansion, outside of Hamilton, where the valley’s annual Celtic Games and Festival recently brought throng to its grounds. His legacy as the Copper Baron, one of Montana’s nineteenth-century Copper Kings, is a well-known piece of Montana history. I find the less-well-known parts of his history, and temperament, more fascinating. He left his family’s small farm in Darrylea, Ulster, in northern Ireland at the outset of the Irish potato famine of the 1850’s and ‘60’s that saw the death and destruction of much that he left behind as he sailed for America, with only his fearless determination, hope, and what he could carry - at the age of fifteen. At nineteen he made his way to Montana and went to work in the mines at Butte. He didn’t succumb to the temptations around him but kept his money and lived a very lean but clean life, worked hard, learned quickly, earned the respect of his employers, and eventually became known as the Copper King. Local legend is that despite a life of history-making achievements, he remembered fondly his boyhood roots and the lovely brown trout he fished for as a boy in Ireland. He had the means by then to gather and ship fingerlings via ocean steamer from Ireland, and then overland by rail to a hatchery he built on what is now Fish Hatchery Road in Grantsdale, near Hamilton. From there he propagated and released them in Skalkaho Creek, where they found their way downstream into the Bitterroot River and eventually throughout the watershed. These Irish trout often had access

to the high seas. They are genetic magnificent game fish. cousins to the Atlantic salmon, much Like other browns they can tolerate as our rainbows and cutthroats are warmer waters than their American related to the Pacific salmons. Other strains of brown trout in the United States are known as German browns. These landlocked trout are found throughout continental Europe. Their descendants roam around Montana in the Madison and Beaverhead among other rivers. These fish grow to considerable proportions, are adaptable, and fight like tugging, head-shaking bulldogs. The browns in the Big brown trout being released. Bitterroot are different. They cousins. are streamlined, more like a rainbow I’m glad the browns are here, now, or Atlantic salmon. Their coloring in the Bitterroot. is different. Their heavily-spotted They picked up the slack where golden-brown sides blend toward a cutthroat numbers declined due to mustard-yellow-gold near the white environmental factors. In the East of their bellies. By comparison, the Fork, brown trout numbers increased browns I’ve taken from the Missouri in the wake of fires and highway and Madison are chunkier, fight differently, and might have fewer dark construction that wreaked destruction on native fishery habitat. and more red spots. Improve the habitat, and the I’ve seen these Bitterroot browns cutthroats will be back. Killing more take off at high speed when hooked, browns won’t make the habitat any and jump. Not ponderous flops out better for the cutthroats. of the water, but acrobatic leaps that As I said, I’m glad they’re here and arc and shimmer above the surface I have personal reason to believe the for a moment, spraying a picture of legend about Marcus Daly and his their colors into the foaming mist in brown trout. my memory, their Atlantic salmon When I first moved to this valley, ancestry still viable. I looked at a small parcel with an These Bitterroot River brown old farmhouse and a barn for sale on trout, wherever they came from, are

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Book Review

Booked for the Season “The Real Valkyrie: The Hidden History of Viking Warrior Women” by Nancy Marie Brown c.2021, St. Martin’s Press $29.99 / $39.99 Canada 320 pages The prince’s crown is crooked. He’s not very handsome, either. The castle is cold and damp with a moat that’s little more than a mud puddle, which isn’t going to keep anybody away, and the throne looks like it was made for a kindergartener. Clearly, this isn’t going to work at all. And in “The Real Valkyrie” by Nancy Marie Brown, the royal warriors aren’t what you think they are. A

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hundred-forty-some years ago, near the Viking town of Birka, a surprisingly large grave was unearthed, along with a mystery. The remains were that of a highlyregarded Viking warrior; there were

weapons surrounding the bones, as well as bits of silver thread, some game pieces, and the bones of two horses. In 2017, the grave was given the number Bj581, for identification purposes. That was the same year when DNA tests proved that the grave was not that of a male warrior as assumed, but a female one. Though very little can be known

about the life of Bj581, Brown says that science wasn’t entirely surprised at the gender of the bones. In the tenth century, when Bj581 lived, gentility wasn’t the norm. Violence was, and “Fearlessness was the highest virtue” for male and female alike. Few defined gender roles were enforced except by wealth; indications are that Bj581 was raised in a wellto-do home, so her options included battle, plunder, and debauchery. For the purposes of story, Brown imagines this woman warrior as someone named Hervor who, because Bj581 had not been born where she died, might’ve been snatched and relocated by a Viking queen; children then, says Brown, were often raised by adults who weren’t their parents. As a teen, Hervor might have preferred the company of “her brothers,” even assuming a male name and taking up arms, which was her choice; Brown

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The Bitterroot Star Weather Summary

Crossword Puzzle

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Today we will see sunny skies, high of 75°, humidity of 29%. West wind 1 to 6 mph. The record high for today is 99° set in 1967. Expect clear skies tonight, overnight low of 39°. West wind 1 to 6 mph. The record low for tonight is 33° set in 2006. Thursday, skies will be sunny, high of 74°, humidity of 34%. East northeast wind 1 to 5 mph. Thursday night, skies will be clear, overnight low of 40°. South wind 2 to 5 mph. Friday, skies will be sunny, high of 77°, humidity of 38%.

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Farmer's Growing Degree Days Date Degree Days Date Degree Days 8/23 9 8/27 8 8/24 9 8/28 10 8/25 11 8/29 13 8/26 12 Growing degree days are calculated by taking the average temperature for the day and subtracting the base temperature (50 degrees) from the average to assess how many growing days are attained.

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The Bitterroot Star is now being printed in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. By now readers will have noticed the narrower pages, and some have commented that they are easier to handle and read. We did get one comment that “Paper has become smaller in size, more like a fake news tabloid...” You just can’t please everyone! I personally like the new size and think the paper looks better than ever. I’m always happy to hear from you about how the paper can better serve you. These two photos show the paper coming off the press and being loaded for the haul to Stevensville. Victoria Howell, Editor

Legals Montana Twenty-First Judicial District Court, Ravalli County In the Mater of the Name Change of Stephen George Moore Cause No.: DV-21-287 Dept. No.: 1 Notice of Hearing on Name Change This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Stephen George Moore to Skip Stephen Moore. The hearing will be on 09/22/2021 at 1:30 p.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Ravalli County. Date: August 3, 2021. Paige Trautwein Clerk of District Court Janenne Sorenson Deputy Clerk of Court BS 8/11, 8/18, 8/25, 9/1 ___________________ Naomi J. Cheeney Cheeney Law, PLLC PO Box 212 Hamilton, MT 59840 Phone: (406) 363-9060 Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA TWENTYFIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BRENT ADRIAN WALSH, Deceased. Case No.: DP-21-92 Dept. No. 1 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred.

Claims must either be mailed to Janice E. Walsh, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at Cheeney Law PLLC, PO Box 212, Hamilton, MT 59840, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 10th day of August 2021. /s/ Janice E. Walsh, Personal Representative BS 8/18, 8/25, 9/1 ___________________ Montana Twenty-First Judicial District Court, Ravalli County In the Mater of the Name Change of Tina Ann Gillespie Cause No.: DV-21-279 Dept. No.: 1 Notice of Hearing on Name Change This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Tina Ann Gillespie to Tina Ann Hengeveld. The hearing will be on 09/29/2021 at 1:30 p.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Ravalli County. Date: August 20, 2021. Paige Trautwein Clerk of District Court Kimberly Provence Deputy Clerk of Court BS 8/25, 9/1, 9/8, 9/15 ___________________ Naomi J. Cheeney Cheeney Law, PLLC PO Box 212 Hamilton, MT 59840 Phone: (406) 363-9060 Attorney for Special Administrator MONTANA TWENTYFIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CLARK M. ADAMS, also known as GARY CLARK MI-

CHAEL ADAMS, Deceased. Case No.: DP-21-100 Dept. No. 2 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Special Administrator of the abovenamed estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Daniel Adams, the Special Administrator, return receipt requested, at Cheeney Law PLLC, PO Box 212, Hamilton, MT 59840, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 19th day of August 2021. /s/ Daniel Adams, Special Administrator BS 8/25, 9/1, 9/8

the Library. If you have any questions, please feel free to call the Library Director Denise Ard at 777-5061. BS 8/25, 9/1

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING LIBRARY BUDGET ADOPTION FY 2022 North Valley Public Library District Board of Trustees completed the final budget for fiscal year July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022 at the August 18, 2021 board meeting. The Board will hold a public hearing on the final budget on Thursday, September 2, 2020, 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

Naomi J. Cheeney Cheeney Law, PLLC PO Box 212 Hamilton, MT 59840 Phone: (406) 363-9060 Attorney for Co-Personal Representatives MONTANA TWENTYFIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF PHYLLIS IRENE SMITH, Deceased. Case No.: DP-21-104 Dept. No. 1 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Co-Personal Representatives of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to

___________________ NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR PERMISSIVE MEDICAL LEVY North Valley Public Library District Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing on Thursday, September 2, 2021 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 Resolution regarding the proposed permissive medical levy for health care premium increases for Fiscal Year 2022. If you have any questions, please feel free to call the Library Director Denise Ard at 777-5061. BS 8/25, 9/1

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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 Thomas H. Smith and Khathee A. SmithMcCoy, Co-Personal Representatives, return receipt requested, at Cheeney Law PLLC, PO Box 212, Hamilton, MT 59840, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 26th day of August 2021 /s/ Thomas H. Smith, CoPersonal Representative /s/ Khathee A. Smith-McCoy, Co-Personal Representative BS 9/1, 9/8, 9/15 ___________________ Montana Twenty-First Judicial District Court, Ravalli County In the Mater of the Name Change of Ashley Lauren Ann Jessie Dawn Broocker Cause No.: DV-21-319 Dept. No.: 2 Notice of Hearing on Name Change This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Ashley Lauren Ann Jessie Dawn Broocker to Ashley Lauren Ann Jessie Dawn Cummings. The hearing will be on 09/30/2021 at 1:30 p.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Ravalli County. Date: August 23, 2021. Paige Trautwein Clerk of District Court Bachan Bear Deputy Clerk of Court BS 9/1, 9/8, 9/15, 9/22 ___________________ Megan S. Winderl MARKETTE & CHOUI-

NARD, P.C. 601 S. First Street P.O. Box 515 Hamilton, MT 59840 (406) 363-1110 MeganW@mcpcattorneys. com Attorney for Personal Representatives MONTANA TWENTYFIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT, RAVALLI COUNTY In the Matter of the Estate of JAMES LESLIE MCCROSSIN Deceased. Probate No. DP 2021-101 Dept. No. 2 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed as Personal Representative of the abovenamed estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must be mailed to Judith A. McCrossin, the Personal Representative, in care of MARKETTE & CHOUINARD, P.C., 601 S. Frist Street, P.O. Box 515, Hamiton, 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 19th day of August, 2021. Judith A. McCrossin MARKETTE & CHOUINARD, P.C. BY: Megan S. Winderl, Attorney for Personal Representative BS 9/1, 9/8, 9/15

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