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Covering the Bitterroot Valley – “Where Montana Begins!”
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Wednesday, September 11, 2019
Lowell benefit Sunday By Jean Schurman
Last spring, while en route to Boise for their son and grandson’s graduation from lineman school, Nancy Lowell and her daughter Jamie were in a serious accident in the wilds of Idaho. Nancy was Life-flighted to Boise for treatment of broken ribs, back, collar bone, and facial injuries resulting in extensive dental issues. She is home now but still facing many hours of rehab and more surgeries. Jamie stayed by her mom’s side while Nancy was in the hospital but when she returned home, the doctors discovered that Jamie’s back was also broken in several places. She has been unable to work since then. Several friends and neighbors are putting on a benefit for these two ladies this Sunday, September 15, at the Rustic Hut in Florence. The event will run from 1 to 7 p.m. Titled the “Nancy and Jamie Lowell, We All Love You Benefit,” the event will offer something for everyone. One of the most unusual items is a beautiful handmade wooden inlaid tray made by Dr. Steve Cummings of Wyoming. He normally sells these trays for anywhere from $500 to $700. He was the first veterinarian Nancy worked for as a vet tech years ago. Other items include several handmade quilts, jewelry including Native American earrings, a cord of wood and a handmade wood box, a float trip on the Bitterroot At any time of day, St. Mary’s Lookout is a marvel to behold. Photos courtesy of Sheryl Olson.
St. Mary’s Peak Lookout – cultural and economic asset By Michael Howell
If you look up at St. Mary’s Peak from the valley floor around Stevensville on a clear day you can see a small cube-shaped dot protruding from the ridgeline at the mountain top. What you see is the St. Mary’s Lookout, the perch from which for decades dedicated individuals have scanned the surrounding forests for signs of fire. The iconic structure is worth a closer look, and though its primary function as a fire tower has been mostly usurped by more modern detection
methods, it still stands as a place of historic interest and draws visitors from all over the world. St. Mary’s Lookout was the eighth fire tower to be listed in the National Historic Lookout Register and the first to be listed by the U.S. Forest Service. The current lookout is actually the second one to be built on the spot. The first, a fifty-foot tall wooden tower built out of timbers, was erected in the early 1930s and had a telephone installed for reporting fires. According to an article in the Helena Independent published on June 1, 1931, “Telephone crews of the forest service are building a telephone line to the lookout tower
on St. Mary’s peak. The new lookout tower on the mountain peak west of Stevensville will be one of the best and highest lookout towers in the district when completed and it is said that the telephone system to it will be completed in a short time. “For two weeks men have been digging holes and setting poles for the forestry line. It will connect with the main telephone line at the Stevensville bridge and will follow roads and lanes southwest to the foothills and then up the mountain side.” The fire tower itself was constructed See LOOKOUT, page 8
Jamie and Nancy Lowell.
This beautiful inlaid tray will be auctioned on Sunday at the “Nancy and Jamie Lowell, We All Love You Benefit.”
River by Osprey Outfitters, a Texas hunt, photo shoot certificate, two Robert Neaves wildlife prints and much more. The auction will begin at 4 p.m. There will be food available as well, including hamburgers, hot dogs, and chips. If you want to bring a dish, you are more than welcome to, according to Steve Morton, who is in charge of the food. If you cannot attend but wish to make a cash donation, make checks to 406 Family Aid Foundation and either mail them to 549 Cash Nichols Road, Stevensville MT 59870 or deliver them to A2Z Personnel in Stevensville at 215 Main.
Hamilton council discusses farmers market parking issues
By Michael Howell
Parking in Hamilton can be a thorny issue and conflicts over residential parking during the Farmer’s Market, which occupies portions of 3rd, 4th and State Streets on weekends in the summer, is an issue that has in the past led to angry outbursts and yelling matches. Not this time. Somehow Council President Travis Martinez was able to air some complaints from local residents in the area and listen to ardent supporters of the Farmer’s Market without anyone raising their voice. To top it off, the discussion ended with a glimmer of
potential resolution. Before the agenda item came up for discussion, Jim Olson, who was involved in the formation of the Farmer’s Market and has served on the board, spoke in support of the market. Olson said the market was started by the Ravalli County Museum as an attempt to help small businesses. He said the market generates a lot of money for the vendors and some even rely upon the summer market for their living or a good part of their living. He said they have had problems over the years but have tried to be good neighbors. Local resident Randy Mathis was the first to speak on
the agenda item and registered his complaint in a soft spoken but sincere tone. “I don’t have anything against the Farmer’s Market people making a living,” he said. “But I have lived here for 16 to 17 years and in the last several years parking has gotten atrocious.” He said he knew of at least 10 families on the block that were finding it very difficult to get in and out of their homes every weekend in the summer. He suggested that offstreet parking be enforced. City Public Works Director Donny Ramer said that the See HAMILTON, page 11
Stevensville Council addresses lighting district assessments By Michael Howell
At a special meeting on Sept. 5, the Stevensville Town Council approved lighting district assessments for Twin Creeks, Creekside and Peterson subdivisions but without the administration’s recommended 3% increase. Mayor Brandon Dewey proposed a 3% increase in the basic assessment to boost the reserve funds in the accounts based upon Finance Office Robert Underwood’s recommendation. Underwood said that the 3% increase was necessary to boost the reserve funds in the accounts to the generally accepted level of 20%. Councilor Steve Gibson said that he opposed raising the fees. Councilor Dempsey Vick asked about the impacts of a 1% increase versus a 3% increase.
Underwood explained again about the need for reserves and the standard measure of 20% of the budget. He said the assessments were designed to meet the costs of the electricity for the streetlights and nothing more, but that a reserve was needed to pay the bills if anyone is late in paying their taxes. Councilor Patrick Shourd said that he was willing to go with the 3% increase because it was recommended by the finance officer, whose professional opinion he trusts. Councilor Dempsey Vick expressed a willingness to go along with it until a couple in the audience spoke during public comment, saying that they both work and a $1 increase in their taxes was a dollar they couldn’t afford. John Munk also spoke
against the increase. When asked if he would rather pay the increase or have the lights turned off if the fund runs short, he said he would rather have the lights turned off. He said there was only one light on his block anyway. The motion under discussion to approve the assessments with a 3% raise was rescinded and a motion was passed to make the assessments with a 0% raise. In a separate budget discussion, the Mayor asked the Council for any questions they needed answers to or disagreements they may have with his proposed budget so that he would have time to work on any changes. Right away Councilors Robin Holcomb and Gibson let him know that they were not going See STEVI, page 11
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Welcomes Dr. Paul Shingledecker!
Members of the Northwest Fire Velo Team met with Stevensville Mayor Brandon Dewey and Exit Realty agent Heidi Stahl on September 4 for snacks and water. They are completing a 1,600-mile ride to Colorado Springs where they will take part in the International Association of Firefighters Fallen Fire-Fighter Memorial services on September 21. Jean Schurman photo.
Starting September 10th, Dr. Shingledecker will join the staff at Sapphire Community Health.
Cyclists ride through Rockies for first responders and veterans
Dr. Shingledecker’s experience and expertise come from: • Earning his Doctorate of Medicine from the University of Illinois - Chicago School of Medicine • Residency, Internal Medicine, Keesler US Air Force Medical Center in Mississippi • Holds Board Certifications from the National Board of Medical Examiners and the American Board of Internal Medicine
By Jean Schurman
• Other Certifications include: • Advanced Cardiac Life Support • Advanced Trauma Life Support, and • Basic Life Support
Last week, a group of firefighters from Bellevue, Washington, made their way through the valley on their way to Colorado Springs. This was a fundraiser for the Gary Sinese Foundation RISE program. This particular program is raising funds to help build adapted homes for injured veterans who have been accepted into the program. The Gary Sinise Foundation was founded by Gary Sinise, aka Lt. Dan from the movie “Forest Gump.” RISE stands for Restoring Independence Supporting Empowerment. The houses they build are one-of-a-kind homes built for severely wounded veterans to help the veteran and their caregivers. Other programs
His Awards and Honors include: • Fellowship, American College of Physicians • Preceptor of the Year Award, US Air Force Academy Hospital • AMA Physician Recognition Award Dr. Shingledecker recently retired from the Air force, ending his service as State Surgeon for the Colorado National Guard, and is also finishing his employment at Marcus Daly Hospital in inpatient medicine and critical care physician. He will be available for consultation of hypertension, diabetes, COPD, and other adult medical issues.
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He is a lifelong friend of Max Coleman of Exit Realty who set up the rest stops here in the valley. Terrien was in an accident where he was run over while riding his bike and had 10 broken bones. Paramedic Kevin McIntyre was at the scene of Terrien’s accident and helped him. Terrien said he believes McIntyre “walks on water” and would do anything, including this ride for him. The group met at the Exit office in Stevensville for snacks and water before heading on to Hamilton and Coleman’s Sleeping Child Farms where they had a barbecue and spent the night. For more information on this organization, visit www.FFR4R. com or the Gary Sinise Foundation.
include relief and resiliency, community outreach and education, and first responders outreach. The cyclists that rode through the valley were not only from Bellevue but also three from California, one from Missoula and one who rode over from Helena to participate. The Washington riders are members of the Northwest Fire Velo team, a cycling team. Tom Sowards is the director of the Washington chapter. He was excited to be involved in the ride which will be 1,600 miles long. Co-founder Rich Smith, from the Bellevue Fire Department, said they try to ride 90 miles a day for 21 days, then resting for a day before resuming the ride. Doug Terrien of Gig Harbor, Washington, was also on the ride.
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REC employees volunteer to bring FS seeks comments on Mud Creek Vegetation mgmt project electricity to South American village The Bitterroot National Forest is inviting the public to review and make comments on a proposed vegetation management, fuels reduction, and transportation system project on the West Fork Ranger District, immediately downstream from Painted Rocks Reservoir. The Mud Creek Vegetation Management Project encompasses approximately 48,523 acres of the Mud Creek watershed and portions of Nelson Lake, Little West Fork, Lloyd Creek, Lower Blue Joint and Painted Rocks drainages. Objectives of the project include: • Improve forest resilience to natural disturbances (fire, insects, and disease) by modifying forest conditions and fuels. • Conduct a programmatic Forest Plan Amendment related to Elk Habitat Objectives. • Design and implement a suitable transportation system for long-term land management, including providing additional recreational opportunities by creating new motorized and non-motorized trails. The project area currently has one of highest road densities found anywhere on the forest and field surveys have identified roads in need of repair and maintenance. There is also a need to address and reduce chronic sediment sources which are currently impacting water quality and fish habitat. The Bitterroot Commu-
nity Wildfire Protection Plan has identified the area as a ‘high priority’ for fuels reduction within the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI), including a need to reduce crown fire hazards adjacent to communities and private property. There are 236 parcels of private land with 175 structures within or immediately adjacent to the project. Seventy-three percent (35,486 acres) of the project has been identified as a ‘Community Protection Zone’ in the 2016 Bitterroot Wildfire Risk Assessment. The project may also include road decommissioning and storage of routes to improve elk security, along with improving habitat and forage for bighorn sheep, mule deer and other regionally sensitive species. Proposed treatments include commercial timber harvest, non-commercial thinning, and prescribed burning to improve forest health and manage timber to provide forest products, jobs, and income to local communities. Over the past 10 years, the Bitterroot National Forest has completed numerous fuels reduction projects in a large portion of ‘high priority areas’ in the WUI. Since 2009, the forest has treated more than 30,000 acres of overstocked National Forest lands that border private property or are near homes. To learn more about the Mud Creek Vegetation Management Project and to view maps visit www.fs.usda.gov/bitterroot.
Click on ‘Land and Resource Management’, then ‘Projects’. Printed copies are also available for review at the Hamilton Supervisor’s Office and the West Fork Ranger District. Public comments are due by October 7, 2019. Submit comments to the Responsible Official: Matt Anderson, Forest Supervisor, by one of the following methods; mail: Bitterroot National Forest, 1801 N. First Street, Hamilton, MT 59840. Fax: (406) 363-7159, or email: www.fs.usda.gov/ project/?project=55744 (click on Comment/Object on right side of page). Hardcopy comments can also be mailed or delivered to the West Fork Ranger District office. Comments should include: 1) name, address, phone number, and organization represented, if any; 2) title of project on which the comments are being submitted; and 3) substantive comments including specific facts and supporting information for the Forest Supervisor to consider. Only individuals or entities who submit timely and specific written comments about the proposed project during the public comment period will be eligible to file an objection. For more information or questions concerning the project, contact Seth Carbonari, West Fork District Ranger at (406) 821-3269 or Jeff Shearer, Forest ID Team Leader at (406) 3752608.
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In early 2020, fourteen linemen from electric cooperatives across Montana are joining forces to bring first-time electricity to Villa Cotoca in Pando, Bolivia. Three employees from Ravalli Electric Co-op (REC) will be volunteering to embark on this monumental trip. Through the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) International program, co-op volunteers are donating their time and expertise to build infrastructure that will bring new educational and economic opportunities to the people of Bolivia. NRECA International is a non-profit corporation committed to improving the quality of life for rural communities in developing countries by providing access to reliable and affordable electricity. Their efforts have provided 110 million people in 42 countries electricity over the past 50 years. This is the first time Montana has participated in the program. “The US electric co-op movement lifted American rural communities out of poverty for
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It’s that time of year again when all the scarecrows come and congregate in Stevensville. This year they will not only be lining the bike path leading into town, they will be hanging out in front of businesses, with a major gathering planned on the lawn at the Stevensville Hotel. The fourteenth annual Stevensville Scarecrow Festival is scheduled to take place on Friday, October 4th and Saturday, October 5th. When the scarecrows come to town a lot of people can’t help but think of the guy, now deceased, who started it all, Gary Knapp. His wife Loey, who is working closely with Gretchen Spiess this year to put on the annual event, recalled how it all got started. She said they had only lived in Stevensville for a year and Gary came home one day and said he knew what Stevensville needed. He had seen something like it in his travels and decided that Stevensville needed a Scarecrow Festival. “He pretty much put on the first two Stevensville Scarecrow Festivals single handedly,” said Knapp. Anyone who saw it remembers Gary’s “Golden Man” scarecrow. For Gary, making scarecrows was a work of art. His creativity was inspiring, and the thing caught on. The Stevensville Art and Sculpture Society soon took up the cause and sponsored the event until the organization fizzled and the baton was passed to the Stevensville Main Street Association.
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leave their families for several weeks and their willingness to work in challenging conditions to help others. This project is a true demonstration of the cooperative spirit that will not only change the future for the people of Pando, but also have a lasting impact on the volunteers themselves.” Several national cooperative organizations will help fund the project, but additional resources will be needed. Ravalli Electric Co-op will be raising funds with a dunk tank booth at their annual Member Appreciation Day event on Friday, September 13th from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the co-op. Guests can take their shot at attempting to dunk the Mayor of Hamilton and REC employees. All proceeds will benefit the international electrification program. For more information about the NRECA International program visit www.nrecainternational. coop. Contributions to support the program can be mailed to Ravalli Electric Co-op, P.O. Box 190 Corvallis, MT 59828.
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our grandfathers, and today we are reaping the benefits,” said Ravalli Electric Co-op General Manager, Mark Grotbo. “It is the co-op way, that we share our wealth of knowledge and skills to help people who still live without access to electricity.” With true cooperative spirit and a concern for communities around the world, America’s electric cooperatives have supported NRECA International for decades to bring power to rural communities. Since the early 60s co-op leaders have traveled thousands of miles to help newly established power utilities, and lineworkers have banded together to build power lines in remote mountain villages. Many lives have improved in the form of agricultural productivity, healthcare, new jobs, higher incomes and overall quality of life. Grotbo feels this unique opportunity will be beneficial not only to the people of Bolivia, but to his employees as well. “I commend my employees who will be volunteering to
“The first year there were only eight entries,” said Knapp. “Last year there were forty-four.” According to Knapp and Spiess, some significant changes are in store for this year’s scarecrow contest. The contest is being split into three categories that will be displayed in three different areas of town with each category getting its own set of awards. Scarecrows sponsored by individuals and non-profits will line the bike path on the way into town. Entries sponsored by businesses will be displayed in front of Main Street businesses and a Kids category will occupy the lawn at the Stevensville Hotel. Spiess said that “living statues” would also be making the rounds. There will be a Cookie Tent and a pumpkin decorating contest. Public voting on the scarecrows ends on Saturday at 3 p.m. and awards will be announced at 5 p.m. The Oktober Fest Band will play music on 3rd Street in front of the hotel from 3 to 5 p.m. and Mud Slide Charlie will play from 5:30 to 8 p.m. A Brew Fest with ten kinds of beer, as well as wine and cider, will take place from 3 to
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8 p.m. in the parking lot across the street from the hotel and adjacent to the bandstand. The Scarecrow Festival is popular. It’s estimated that over 5000 attended last year’s event. Spiess and Knapp said that they were trying to emphasize the more creative and artistic side of scarecrow making and de-emphasize the link to Halloween. “We are pushing creativity,” said Knapp. “We are trying to get away from the ghoulish.” As it states right on the entry form, “Scarecrows are to be nonpolitical, and in good taste within the context of a public family-oriented event (please avoid depictions of blood, gore, death, etc.).” “We want to see some creativity, some real works of art,” said Spiess, “not just blood, guts and gore.” She said a little girl who had recently experienced a trauma was scared to tears by some bloody exhibits last year. “We want this to be kidfriendly,” said Spiess. Entry forms will be accepted up until 5 p.m. on Monday, September 30. Scarecrows on the bike path will remain on display through October 12.
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Wednesday, September 11, 2019
Bitterroot Star Editorial Board Michael Howell Victoria Howell
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Rebuilding church in place the best option By Tricie Callaghan-Stover, Hamilton
I became a member of St. Francis Parish in 1978. I have adult children who received the Sacraments of Baptism, First Communion, Confirmation and Marriage in the current church building. Over the last 41 years I, too, have many, many fond memories of special celebrations in this building. Most importantly, I am a Roman Catholic who is very grateful to be a part of the wonderful, vibrant community of St. Francis Parish and the greater Bitterroot Valley. That being said, as has been explained in detail through the many church building meetings open to the public over the last few years, the decision to dismantle the old church building and erect a new one was made very prayerfully and very carefully by our parish community and the Diocese of Helena. The current church building is inadequate to meet the needs of our parish community and the parish community of our future St. Francis members. The church building is our SACRED SPACE, erected on consecrated ground. It is where we celebrate our Sacramental life together - being an historical building is a very secondary aspect of this building. Over the years, Parish members have worked very hard to keep the current building in good repair, but there are significant safety and adequate space issues for our parish community that simply cannot be adequately addressed and met by attempting to restore the current building. Parish members on the building committee have worked very hard with the architects and other professionals in reaching a determination that we needed to rebuild our church rather than renovate the current building. We have gone through at least three (3) iterations of intense research and planning in order to reach the decision that we needed to rebuild, rather than restore. If folks who are still wondering why we have made the decision to rebuild would please go to the St. Francis Pastoral Life center, view the architectural renditions of the new church building and educate themselves about the long process we have gone through to reach this decision, you might have a better understanding. The new building will essentially look exactly like the current building, only larger, safer and ADA accessible. This is NOT going to be a “megachurch� contrary to some of the falsehoods floating around in the community. The plans are to incorporate the current bell tower into the new building structure and to reuse and “re-purpose� many of the timbers, hardwood and other materials that are salvageable and safe to reuse. We will be taking many other “pieces and parts� of the current building,
Montana’s BullyFree Montana Act in action Dear Editor, Montana’s children are off to a new school year and the excitement of learning. Children need and deserve to learn in a safe environment. When children are bullied in schools, they feel unsafe and learning (and life) is harder. This is why I’m leading the fight to stop bullying in our schools. In 2015, I was the lead sponsor of the Bully-Free Montana Act. Because I carried this legislation, I am frequently contacted by citizens regarding bullying situations and what schools are required to do under the Act. Because school
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including our Crucifix and Stations of the Cross. Again, please understand that this is our SACRED SPACE, erected on consecrated ground, where our community celebrates its sacramental life. It is not a museum. If you take the time to look at the original photos of the current St. Francis Church building, you will see that it stands alone in the middle of a huge field. The Diocese of Helena (of which we parishioners are all members) owns the block where the church, Pastoral Life Center and old Parish Center (which currently houses the MAPS program) stand. This is private property and all expenses for these buildings and grounds are paid for PRIVATELY by parishioners. The community of St. Francis Parish built our new pastoral life center a number of years ago and it provides a wonderful space for not only our parish, but for many community groups. As mentioned, the MAPS program is currently renting our old Parish Center. The parish has done ongoing outreach to this community for 120+ years, to Catholics and non-Catholics alike. It is part of our mission as Catholics to be an integral part of our community, and to share our spaces and our talents with our greater community. I have recently heard some comments in our community that concern me deeply. (One commenter suggested that we move our church building AWAY from our current location - effectively forcing us to leave our private property and our Pastoral Life Center - and a comment stating “If people didn’t go to church so much they wouldn’t need a new one.�) One of the messages I am hearing is that the current and long-term needs of the parish community of St. Francis are less important than the secular, emotional needs of a few people who want a pretty historical building to look at. Other negative comments are from folks who have no interest in religion at all - certainly your right, but it does not trump our rights. This is all beginning to smack of anti-Catholic/ anti-Christian sentiment and is dangerously skating along the edge of violating our 1st Amendment right to the free exercise of religion. I would respectfully ask those people who are pushing “save the building� comments to be more thoughtful, and to educate themselves about the larger issues at stake here. The parish community of St. Francis is a very large group of local citizens who are your neighbors and friends. Not everyone shares the same opinion about the decision the parish community has reached to rebuild our church building, but it is ultimately the right of our parish community to have made this decision and to pursue it.
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place “a student in reasonable fear of harm to the student or the student’s property;� (b) create “a hostile environment by interfering with or denying a student’s access to an educational opportunity or benefit;� or (c) “substantially and materially� disrupt “the orderly operation of a school.� Bullying includes “retaliation against a victim or witness who reports information about an act of bullying and includes acts of hazing associated with athletics or school-sponsored organizations or groups.� As for location, bullying includes actions on school premises, in the classroom, on the bus, on the way to of from school, and during schoolsponsored programs or activities. Bullying include actions through electronic communication, including texts, emails, or online activities. Schools must have a policy designed to deter and address bullying. Local school boards have discretion and control over the development of their policies, but they must include at a minimum the following according to Administrative Rule of Montana 10.55.719: 1. a prohibition against
bullying behavior, regardless of any underlying reason the student engaged in the behavior; 2. a procedure for reporting and documenting bullying acts; 3. a procedure for investigation of all reports of bullying including identification of persons responsible for investigation and response; 4. a procedure for determining whether the bullying act is subject to the jurisdiction of the school district or another public agency, including law enforcement; 5. a procedure for referral to the necessary persons or entity with appropriate jurisdiction; 6. a procedure for prompt notification of the alleged victim and the alleged perpetrator, or, if the students are minors, their parents or guardians; 7. a procedure to protect any alleged bullying victim from further incidents of bullying behavior; 8. a disciplinary procedure establishing consequences for students found to have committed bullying behavior; and 9. a procedure for use of appropriate “intervention and
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Dear Editor, Thank you, Walmart. I have been a gun owner for over 50 years. Owned and used high powered hunting rifles, shot guns, semi-automatic hand guns, 22 long rifles, and 38 revolvers. Have survived night time home invasions in two states. I am neither anti-gun nor anti 2nd Amendment. I am heartsick and infuriated by the continuing tragedies across my country due to guns that should be primarily restricted to law enforcement and soldiers in war zones. As long as schools, churches, malls, movie theatres, sporting events, concerts, etc. continue to be places of mortal danger, silence and inaction are not options. My convictions are based on Christ’s teachings and love of country. I urge all good persons to publicly push back against profit driven organizations (like the NRA) and cowardly politicians who could act to stop this domestic terrorism carnage, but do not. As Dante wrote: “The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in times of great moral crises, maintain their neutrality.� Silence suggests neutrality. Thank you, Walmart, for publicly addressing our country’s great moral crises. I hope other corporate leaders and churches will follow your example. Claire L. Kelly Stevensville
Beyond Wikipedia
Dear Editor, I have no particular political slant as I dislike all politicians but they have a function. It is our job, as citizens, to be the sentinels and call out BS when we hear it from these “Public Servants.� This is a difficult task as tribes are formed to protect ideals that may be pure BS and it is hard to discern truth when another tribe is in your face. With that said, the year was 1969, I was a senior at a Catholic high school in California, my task was a term paper. I chose the Reconstruction era policies of the Republican Party and the formation by Southern Democrats of the Ku Klux Klan in resistance to same. History has not changed but the labels we apply have, in order to facilitate an agenda. A recent letter caught my eye as a good example of this trend to redefine circumstances to fit an agenda. Thanks to the internet I could look up these terms and see if the gentleman’s letter was an accurate accounting of the political origins of the KKK; wow, he is spot on according to Wikipedia. I dug a bit deeper into a few terms
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Dear Editor, Climate change and global warming are important issues for Montanans. Coming changes will broadly impact our economic sectors and put inevitable strain on state resources. Challenges need to be addressed, especially in agricultural, business and tourism sectors where impacts are already being felt. The unpredictable weather patterns of a changing climate continue to have drastic consequences and Montana needs to be prepared. Along with planning for the future, we need to address the causes of climate change and hold fossil fuel industries accountable in the communities where they operate and beyond. I urge my fellow gubernatorial candidates to follow my pledge to reject the influence of fossil fuel money in their campaigns and instead plan for a just, climate-safe, renewable energy future for everyone. As Governor, I’ll be assembling a task force to develop “Montana 2030,� a sustainability plan looking at renewable energy, water conservation, increasing food security, clean transportation, waste reduction, smart growth and stimulating a diversified economy while supporting indigenous culture and human rights. Using knowledge to build resiliency in our state systems is the right move for Montana. We can build a sustainable future without depending on fossils to fuel a boom-and-bust energy economy certain to selfdestruct. Reilly Neill Livingston
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such as far-right wing and found consistency throughout. The wow part comes when far-right-wing is suddenly replaced with right-wing to describe the KKK. These are apples and oranges that we are told to accept as coming from the same tree. It is a simple alteration that transforms a meaning, which leads to a lot of confusion and anger because someone, somewhere decides to do some wordsmithing. KKK is most definitely of Left-Wing origins; you must go beyond Wikipedia. Just to set the record straight, George Wallace ran three times for the Presidency as a “Democrat� and once as an “American Independent�; by the way, he lost them all. The writer’s letter was plump with terms, such as “Vichy Republicans� and “quasiOrwellian� to name a few. This only adds momentum to an agenda that will foster the separation of our countrymen from the true history of this great Republic. We can fix this but we must first acknowledge that our “Public Servants� have an agenda, change history, one word at a time. Mike Mercer Stevensville
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Hamilton Senior Center activities
Monday: Lunch 11:45 a.m.12:30 p.m., Toenail Care by appt. 1st & last week; Bingo 1st & 3rd week, 5:30-9 p.m. Tuesday: Toastmasters 6:30-8 a.m.; Western Line Dancing 10-11 a.m.; Clogging 1-4 p.m. Wednesday: Lunch 11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Bridge for Fun, 10 a.m.; Bridge 1-5 p.m. Thursday: Stretch Exercise 9-10 a.m. Friday: Line dancing 10-11:30 a.m.; Lunch 11:45 a.m.12:30 p.m.; Pinochle 1st, 3rd & 5th weeks, 1 p.m. Saturday: Flea market, 2nd week, Sept-May 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Special Bingo 1st week, Oct-May, 12 noon; Sunday: Bridge 1-5 p.m. For info: 363-5181.
Stevi Senior Center activities
Monday-Friday: Free coffee, 8-11 a.m., Lunch, 11:30 a.m. Monday: Bridge, 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday: Exercise class, 10-11 a.m. Tuesday: Quilters, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday: Paint with Sue, 1-3 p.m. (1:30 on 3rd Wednesday) Every Other Wednesday: Fiddlers at Lunch 3rd Wednesday: Special Birthday Lunch, 12 noon, with music. Blood pressures taken. 1st & 3rd Friday: Cribbage, 3-5 p.m. Friday: Pinochle, 12:15; Monday & Saturday, 7 p.m. For more information call the Center at 777-5681.
Victor Senior Center activities
Monday-Friday - Men’s Coffee, 8 a.m. Monday-Friday - Lunch, 11:30 a.m. Includes main course, salad bar, dessert, beverage. Donation 60 and over $3.50, under 60 $6 (RSVP 642-3320) Tuesdays: Bingo, 6 p.m. Wednesdays: Pinochle with snacks, 7 p.m. Fridays - Ladies’ Coffee, 10 a.m. Everyone welcome. Victor Senior Center is located at 246 5th Avenue.
Florence senior lunches
Lunch is available through the Council on Aging for senior citizens and others in the Florence area on Mondays at the Florence Fire Hall. Serving begins at 11:30 a.m. Prices are: 60 and over $3.50, under 60 - $6.00. For more information, call the Council on Aging at 363-5690.
Lolo senior lunches
Lolo senior lunch group (60+) meets Thursday at 11 a.m. at local restaurants for food, friendship and fun. There is a $4 voluntary contribution but no one is turned away. Congregate lunches
through MAS and CBS. Call 9262135 to schedule your lunch.
Golden Agers
The Golden Age Club is located at 727 S. 5th in Hamilton. The club’s business meeting is held on the first Wednesday of every month at 1 p.m. All members are asked to attend to review activities and plan new ones. Cake and ice cream is served. Card games (pinochle, multibid racehorse) are played on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday and 1st and 3rd Monday of the month at 1 p.m. There is a $2 charge per person. Exercise classes are held every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9 a.m. Blood pressure is checked every third Wednesday of the month at 9 a.m. Guests are welcome. The hall is also available for members to use for personal activities. A monetary donation to cover hall expenses is expected. For more information call 363-0142.
AA meetings
Alcoholics Anonymous meets at the following times and places: Monday: 7 p.m., Spirit of Christ Catholic Church, 5475 Farm Land Road, Lolo Tuesday: 7 p.m., St. Mary’s Parish basement, 333 Charlo Street, Stevensville Wednesday: Big Book Study Meeting, 7 p.m., St. Joseph Mission, 224 Linder Street, Florence Thursday: 7 p.m., St. Mary’s Parish basement, 333 Charlo Street, Stevensville Friday: Discussion Meeting, 7:30 p.m., St. Joseph Mission, 224 Linder Street, Florence 3rd Saturday: Women’s Group, 9:30 a.m., St. Joseph Catholic Church, 224 Linder Street, Florence Sunday: Big Book Study Meeting, 5:30 p.m., Victor Senior Center, 243 5th Ave. Check for local meetings by calling the hotline 1-888-607-2000 or by visiting www.aa-montana. org.
Al-Anon
Stevensville Al-Anon Group meets each Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the small dining room at the Living Centre, 57 Main Street. Anyone who is affected by the compulsive drinking of a relative or friend is invited. For more information call 239-0878.
Narcotics Anon
Narcotics Anonymous meets every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at St. Francis Parish Center, 411 S. 5th, Hamilton (north entrance).
Free Indeed
Free Indeed, a faith-based addiction support group, meets every Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church, 230 3rd Avenue in Victor. Contact Donald Layman at 203-8579 or Pastor Jim Landis at 642-9849.
Gamblers Anon
Gamblers Anonymous meets Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. at St. Francis Catholic Church, 411 S.
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Overeaters Anon
Overeaters Anonymous meets every Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Presbyterian Church (west door), 1220 W. Main, Hamilton. For more information call 3632512.
Morning TOPS
Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS), a weight loss support group, meets in Stevensville every Thursday at the Community Baptist Church, 409 Buck Street. Weigh-in starts at 8 a.m. and meetings start at 9:30 a.m. Meetings are fun while learning to eat healthier and lose some pounds. Guests are always welcome. Call Becky at 642-6368 or Margie at 375-5439 for more information. Check out the website at www. tops.org.
Evening TOPS
The evening TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Chapter meets every Thursday at 4 p.m. at the Kootenai Creek Village Clubhouse. For information call Judy Burke at 777-2743.
Exercise classes
The following sessions, all by donation, are held at St. Francis Pastoral Center, 411 S. 5th: Mondays: Zumba Gold & Chair Zumba, 12:15 p.m. Tuesdays: Chair Yoga, 10:45 a.m. Wednesdays: Zumba Gold, 1st, 3rd, 4th Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m. Thursdays: Tai Chi, 4 p.m. Fridays: Tai Chi, 1 p.m. Indoor Walking: Mon-Thurs 9 a.m.-3 p.m., and Fridays 9 a.m.12 noon. Please log in, 16 laps is a mile!
WIC clinics
Ravalli County WIC is a nutrition education program that serves pregnant, post-partum, and breastfeeding women, children from birth to age 5 and women whose pregnancies have ended early. WIC also welcomes dads, grandparents, and foster families. The WIC program is offered In Hamilton Monday through Thursday 8:30-4:30 at 205 Bedford Street, Suite P, District Courthouse Building in Hamilton. The Stevensville clinic is open on Wednesdays at the United Methodist Church, 216 College Street in Stevensville. The Victor Clinic is the second Tuesday of the month at the Victor Nazarene Church. The Darby clinic is open every month on the third Monday of the month at the Darby Library. Income guidelines are 1-$23,107; 2- $31,284; 3-$39,461; 4-$47,638; 5-$55,815. For each additional family member add $8,177. Call 406-802-7180 for more information or see on Facebook; www. facebook.com/Ravalli-CountyWIC.
Florence American Legion
Florence American Legion Post 134 meets the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Florence Rural Fire Station. Call Terry Wahl, Commander, at 274-4589 for more information.
Hamilton American Legion
Hamilton American Legion Post 47 invites all veterans and family members of veterans to the monthly meetings on the 2nd Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the American Legion Post at 322 S. 2nd Street.
Stevensville American Legion
The Stevensville American Legion Post 94 meets on the third Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Post Home on Middle Burnt Fork Road. A veterans’ breakfast is held every Wednesday at 9 a.m. at C.J.’s Den in Stevensville. For more information, contact Chuck at 253-380-7016.
American Legion Auxiliary
Fort Owen Unit 94, Stevensville, American Legion Auxiliary meets the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. Call Cheryl at 531-4132 for more information.
Stevi VFW
The Stevensville VFW 1507 meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Frontier Café.
Marine Corps League
The Marine Corps League welcomes all Marines from all eras, along with Corpsmen and Chaplains who have served with the FMF. The League is a national veterans’ organization that include members of all ranks, all MOS, active duty, reserves, honorably discharged veterans and retirees. It carries on the traditions of the Corps, support Marines still serving, and assist those who have left the service when needed. Meetings are on the 4th Thursday of every month, January to October at 7:30 p.m. for general meetings at the Eagles Lodge, 125 N. 2nd Street, Hamilton. Activities include Toys for Tots, Honor Guards for veteran funerals and Color Guards for parade events, rifle and pistol matches, and support of Marines and the community, and a Marine Birthday celebration in November. An SOS Breakfast and informal get-together for members, spouses, family and friends is held every first Saturday at 9:30 a.m. from January to December at the Hangar Cafe, Ravalli County Airport, Hamilton. It’s an opportunity to get acquainted, exchange ideas, and share sea stories from the past. For more information contact Meade Phillips at 520-9916386 or at USMCmeadeMCL@ aol.com or visit www.mclnational. org or www.montanamcl.org .
VA rides
The DAV Transportation System has a hub in the Bitterroot with rides available Monday through Friday. To book a ride to your VA Medical appointments, call Dena at 363-8396. Give at least 72 hours notice. The hub is always looking for volunteer drivers. For information call Dena at 363-8396.
Soroptomist
Soroptomist International of Hamilton invites you to join them at their meetings the first and second Thursday of every month, at noon, at BJ’s Restaurant in Hamilton. Soroptomist is an organization dedicated to improving the lives of women and girls. For more information, contact Dixie Dies at 961-4812.
Lions Club
The Hamilton Lions Club welcomes you to attend its meetings the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month at 12 noon at BJ’s Restaurant in Hamilton. The club strength – besides being low key and getting a lot done – is helping provide assistance for glasses and hearing aids in Ravalli County. Contact Dixie Dies, 406-3810922, for more information.
Stevi Masons
The Stevensville Masonic Lodge #28 meets on the first and third Thursdays of the month at 300 Church Street, Stevensville. Stated meetings are on the first Thursday at 7:30 p.m. and special dinners are on the third Thursday at 6:30 p.m. For information or membership email: stevilodge28@ gmail.com.
Victor Masons
Victor Masonic Lodge #43 meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. The Lodge is located on Main above Farmers State Bank. For information on membership, email plycoupe1936@msn.com.
Eastern Star
Naomi Chapter #19, Order of the Eastern Star, meets the first and third Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. in the Victor Lodge building located on Main Street above Farmers State Bank, Victor. Leona Chapter #31, Order of the Eastern Star, meets the first and third Thursdays at 7 p.m. in the Masonic Lodge building, 115 S. 3rd Street (next to the Fire Station), Hamilton. For inquiries contact, email: teslrudd@gmail.com.
Volunteer opp
Pantry Partners Food Bank in Stevensville needs volunteers. For more information contact Dawn Richard at 360-4637 (leave message).
BPL storytime
It’s never too early to introduce your baby or toddler to the wonderful world of books and reading. Together you will discover the joy of songs, finger plays, simple books and bouncing rhymes. The toddler storytime for babies through age 2 meets every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. in the downstairs meeting room of the Bitterroot Public Library. Toddler storytime lasts approximately 45 minutes. For more information, call 363-1670.
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Fiber Arts Guild
Big Sky Fiber Arts Guild meets the last Saturday of every month. If you are a wool spinner or work with fibers, contact Marty at 777-2421 for location or information.
Knitters Guild
The Knotty Knitters Guild of the Bitterroot meets every 4th Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. at the Yarn Center, 110 Pinckney Street, Hamilton. This knitters guild is friendly, fun, and includes knitters of all levels, from beginners to master knitters. All are welcome.
Doll Club
The Bitterroot Blizzard Doll Club meets monthly, usually the second Thursday of the month, to share a passion for dolls, bears, toys, miniatures and paper dolls. Members rotate hosting the meeting so call or email for the time and location of the next meeting. Contact Kay Schrader, 406-3607214, schrader1501@blackfoot. net.
DCPL storytime
Model train club
NVPL storytime
Radio Club
Learning to read begins before children start school. Your public library promotes early literacy and social development with weekly programming for children. The Darby Community Public Library offers a weekly Children’s Story Time every Tuesday at 11 a.m. for all children under five years old with a caregiver. Come talk, sing, read, write, and play at your library, 101-1/2 S. Marshall St. Call 821-4771 or email: staff@ darbylibrary.net for information.
Story Time is an enriching early learning program for toddlers and preschoolers that takes place on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. in the North Valley Public Library’s Community Room. Each week has a different theme, and children can listen to entertaining stories, participate in fun songs and learning activities, and create a cool craft! Each Story Time includes a healthy snack and some time to play with new friends. Older and younger siblings are always welcome. North Valley Public Library is located at 208 Main Street, Stevensville. For more information, call 406-7775061 or visit northvalleylibrary. org. All library programs are free and open to the public.
Sapphire Quilters The Sapphire Quilt Club meets monthly on the second Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Stevensville Senior Center, 100 Mission Street. Join this fun group of people to learn about quilting. Beginner to expert quilters wel-
The Bitterroot Valley Model Railroaders (BVMRR) run their trains in the basement of the Kohl Building, downtown Stevensville on the First Friday of each month from 5 to 8 p.m., or by special request. The club has added two new displays to its layout site: a new roller coaster and a new carnival ride. These additions should be particularly enjoyed by smaller children. If interested in joining the club, contact Tony Oberting at 273-0006.
The Bitterroot Amateur Radio Club meets on the third Monday of every month at BJ’s Restaurant in Hamilton starting at 7 p.m. Come early and enjoy a meal and fellowship.
Draft Horse and Mule Club
The Bitterroot Draft Horse and Mule Club meets every second Monday of every other month at 7 p.m. at Community Baptist Church, 409 Buck Street, Stevensville. Members drive everything from mini, to mule, to draft horse. Haven’t driven but would like to learn? This is the club for you! Don’t have a horse but would like to get involved? There is always welcome help and there is always a spot on a wagon somewhere. Members do rides as well and have events scheduled throughout the year. For more information call Claudia at 406642-3477. continued on next page
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Three Mile bingo
Bingo is held every first and third Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Three Mile Community/Senior Center, 1064 Three Mile Creek Road. Proceeds go to build a new center. For information call 7773710.
Toastmasters Club
Effectively formulate and express your ideas! Bitterroot Toastmasters Club (BTC) meets Tuesdays from 6:45 to 7:45 a.m. at the Hamilton Senior Center, 820 N. 4th Street, to support personal development and empower communication and leadership skills. The words we speak convey a great deal! Do you mean what you say when you communicate during a job interview or with your boss, coworkers, and family? Wouldn’t you like to feel more confident, credible, and concise in your speaking presentation? Bitterroot Toastmasters can help! BCT members are given opportunities to wear different hats and fulfill many roles. Visit the website at bitterroot.toastmastersclubs.org or call Mike Turner at 406-360-7262 or Jeanine New at 303-929-2430 for more information.
Men’s Bereavement Breakfast
Marcus Daly Hospice sponsors a Men’s Bereavement Support Breakfast on the second and fourth Friday of each month at 9 a.m. in the Marcus Daly Hospice Dining Room. This breakfast creates a special opportunity for men coping with the death of a spouse or loved one to gather and share their journey of healing. Informal discussions are led by a trained Bereavement Facilitator and address such issues as dealing with grief, loneliness, forming new relationships, single parenting. A donation of $3.00 is appreciated for the meal. For more information call Marcus Daly Bereavement Coordinator at 363-6503.
NAMI family support group
Bitterroot NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) is sponsoring a support group for family members that have a loved one with mental illness every Monday from 11 a.m. to 12 noon at Cornerstone, 280 Fairgrounds Road, Hamilton. If you have a loved experiencing challenging from Mental illness come join us and be a part of solving the problems that you are currently having. Facilitated by trained leaders. For more information call Arlene at 239-1708.
County recycling
The Ravalli County Recycling drop-off site, 759 US Hwy 93 (across from Don’s Home Center) is open on Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 12 noon, and Mondays, 3 to 6 p.m. Call Janice Lee at 360-9895 to volunteer or for more information.
Clothes Closet
The Stevensville Clothes Closet is a non-profit, free store that serves the people of the Bitterroot Valley by accepting donations of children and adult clothing, shoes, linens, small appliances and kitchenware. They then sort, wash and offer the goods free to the community. The Clothes Closet is located at Middle Burnt Fork and ALC way. It is open for shopping and for donations Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays from 1 to 4 p.m. The Clothes Closet is especially in need of household goods and clothing. For questions about donations or directions call Gail Fisher at 369-0394 or Molly Hackett at 961-4614.
Family Shelter
The Family Shelter of the Bitterroot meets on the first Friday of each month at 2 p.m. at Canyon View Church, 195 Skalkaho Road. Everyone is welcome.
Breast cancer
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The Bitterroot Valley breast cancer support group meets the first Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at Daly Leach Memorial Community Room, 1010 W. Main, Hamilton. All are welcome. For information contact Judy Rothie, (406) 564-8613.
Pregnant/new mom groups
Postpartum Support Circle and Baby Bistro (breastfeeding support) meet on the second Thursday of each month and a Prenatal Support Circle meets on the fourth Thursday of the month. All meetings are held at 109 N. 4th St. Suite 104 in Hamilton from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. For more information, call Sheehan at 6426527 or email bitterrootbreastfeeding@gmail.com.
Dementia Caregiver Group
Are you a caregiver of someone with Alzheimer’s disease or other type of dementia? You’re invited to join in an informal group on the second Friday each month at 1 p.m. at The Living Center Chapel (second floor), 63 Main, Stevensville to share your concerns and experiences with others in a same or similar situation. If you would like to attend, your loved one is welcome to visit with facility residents with staff supervision during the meeting time. For more information contact Kati Aiken at Ravalli County Council on Aging, 363-5690.
Parkinson’s support group
A Parkinson’s support group meets the third Monday of the month at 1 p.m. at Sapphire Lutheran Homes. All are welcome. Contact Susan, 369-0535, for more information.
Suicide support group
A support group for those who have lost a loved one to suicide meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month at 12 noon at Riverfront Mental Health Center, 209 N. 10th, Suite A (blue building), Hamilton. The group is hosted by Ravalli County Suicide Prevention Alliance. For information email: rwetzel@wmmhc.org or phone 375-4095.
Family History Libraries
The Family History Center has two locations here in the Bitterroot Valley: Hamilton and Stevensville. Come research your family history with specialists who are happy and ready to assist you in finding your ancestral records. They can also help you organize photos and stories about people in your family tree. The Family History Center has free access to genealogical sites. You are invited to come and have fun discovering your family history at either of the two Family History Center locations. Hamilton Montana Family History Center Located inside The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 401 N 8th Street Hamilton, MT 59840. Ring the bell at the WEST entrance for admittance (up high) Tuesday 11am-3pm Wednesday 11am-3pm and 6pm-8pm Thursday 11am-3pm You may call and schedule private or group appointments by calling 406-363-5146 Stevensville Montana Family History Center Located inside The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 100 Middle Burnt Fork Road Stevensville, MT 59870. Ring the bell at the EAST entrance for admittance Monday 12pm-4pm Tuesday 9am-4pm Wednesday 6:30pm-9:00pm Thursday 12pm-4pm Friday 12pm-4pm You may call and schedule private or group appointments by calling 406-777-5018.
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
Volunteer opp
The Stevensville Clothes Closet free store is in need of a few volunteers to help sort, wash and hang donated items. The shifts are from 12:30 to 4 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Volunteers can commit to one day per week or all three days. If interested, call manager Gail Fisher at 777-5694. The Clothes Closet is a non-profit free store that accepts donations of clothing, linens and some household items and then offers them to the community free of charge. The Clothes Closet is located at 3862 ALC Way, off of Middle Burnt Fork Road in Stevensville.
Music Jam
An acoustic music jam sponsored by the Bitterroot School of Music is held the 4th Tuesday of each month from 6 to 8 p.m. at Rooted Music located at 100 Skeels Street, Suite A in Hamilton. All acoustic instruments are welcome as is anyone who would like to sing or just come and enjoy the music. For info contact Rooted Music at 406-363-5491.
Drum Circle
African Drum Circle takes place on the 2nd and 4th Mondays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at The Center for Spiritual Life, 328 Fairground Road, Hamilton. Bring your drum, rattles, and other instruments and be part of the fun. No drums? No worries! There are instruments to share. By donation. For information, contact Jerry at 381-7220 (jelb229@aol.com) or on Facebook at CSLBitterroot or visit the website: CSLBitterroot. org.
Meditation Exploration
Experience various meditation techniques, shared by experienced teachers. Meets 1st & 3rd Tuesdays 6:30-8 p.m. at The Center for Spiritual Life, 328 Fairgrounds Road, Hamilton. By donation. For more information like on Facebook: CSLBitterroot, or visit: cslbitterroot.org/. Contact Luanne Cathey, 830-4408, lucathey@gmail.com/.
Three Mile Coffee Club Three Mile Coffee Club meets every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at 1064 Three Mile Creek Road. Everyone is welcome. Good coffee, conversation and get to know your neighbors. All ages welcome. For information call Colleen at 777-3710.
Volunteers needed
Volunteers are needed for the Victor Volunteer Fire Department support group. This group provides food for the Wednesday evening meetings of the Victor Fire Department. Support group members are responsible for one week per month only. What you decide to make is up to you, serving about 20 people. Soups, stews, casseroles, etc. and a dessert. Call Sharon at 642-3844 for additional information.
North Valley Library board
The North Valley Public Library Board of Trustees meets the third Wednesday of the month at 3 p.m. at the library at 208 Main Street, Stevensville. Meetings are open to the public and public input is welcomed. The agenda is posted on the front window of the library and on the library’s website at least 48 hours prior to meetings: https://www.northvalleylibrary. org/docs
Quantum Group
The Quantum Group of the Bitterroot is a group of ordinary people determined to learn about quantum theory. They study relevant material (no equations), discuss it and teach one another this most important field of science. The group meets every other Wednesday at 7 p.m. at St. Francis Community Center in Hamilton.
New members invited and welcomed. Visit the website at www// Quantumgb or e-mail blaise. favara@gmail or call 363-0683 for more information.
MomLife
Bitterroot MomLife is a gathering of moms with kids of all ages, meeting twice a month September-May on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Lone Rock Bible Church, 1142 Three Mile Creek Road, Stevensville. Come join in for “grown-up” conversation, brunch, activities, crafts, speakers, Go Deeper discussions and free childcare. For more info call the church office, 777-2592.
Center for Spiritual Life
Center for Spiritual Life holds Sunday Services at 328 Fairgrounds Road, across from Hamilton High School. Come hear inspiring ideas and uplifting music. Meditation begins at 9 a.m., service begins at 9:30 a.m., stay for fellowship in the Social Hall at 10:45 a.m. For further information call Dave Schultz at 381-2355, visit CSLBitterroot.org, or on Facebook: CSLBitterroot.
Course in Miracles Study Group
There are now two meeting times for the Course in Miracles study group. Join one of the weekly ongoing and deepening discussions of A Course in Miracles, a journey of spiritual transformation. The morning class meets Wednesdays from 9:45 a.m. to 12 noon; the evening class meets Thursdays from 5:30 to 7 p.m., both at The Center for Spiritual Life, 328 Fairgrounds Road, Hamilton. By donation. More information on Facebook at CSLBitterroot, or visit cslbitterroot.org, or call Selma (AM) at 381-6480 or Ken (PM) at 3812067.
Saturday bingo
Special Saturday Bingo is held every third Saturday of the month at Victor Senior Center. Doors open at 12 noon, play at 1 p.m. $1 per card. $1 admission. Must be 18 to play. Snacks and coffee available. Everyone welcome. Call Glenda at 360-3074 for more information.
Socrates Cafe
Socrates Café takes place every other Tuesday evening (May 14) from 7 to 9 p.m. in the meeting room of the Bitterroot Public Library. Join in the philosophical discussions. Bring questions to be selected and discussed at the meeting. You are invited to examine, learn and think with others. Learn how others view the world. Together generate community, understanding and change together. Tea, coffee and cookies are provided.
Laundry Love Hamilton
Laundry Love Hamilton, a monthly laundry event for homeless and low-income individuals/ families, takes place the 2nd Thursday of each month from 5 to 8 p.m. at Fast & Fluffy, 115 Pine Street, Hamilton. 3 loads per individual/family. Check in with a Laundry Love Hamilton volunteer to sign in and receive your washer card. All laundry detergent, fabric softener and quarters will be supplied by Laundry Love Hamilton. Laundry guests must remain on site. Laundry Love Hamilton is made possible by donations, business sponsorships, fundraisers and volunteers. For more information or to inquire on how your business/organization can help, contact Laundry Love Hamilton by email: laundrylovehamiltonmt@gmail. com.
Pickleball schedule
The courts at the Ravalli County fairgrounds in Hamilton are open Monday and Wednesday from 10-1 and 6-9. Courts at the Daly Mansion in Hamilton are
open Sunday through Wednesday from 9 to 5 for members (members can access nets). Courts at Lewis & Clark Park in Stevensville are available sun-up to sundown seven days a week for Bitterroot Pickleball outdoor members (except Wednesdays 7:30-1 for park watering). Email Ricktrauth@gmail.com for more information.
Wednesday Farmers Market
A farmers market is held every Wednesday through September 25th from 4 to 6 p.m. on the lawn of The O’Hara Commons, 111 S. 4th, Hamilton. Local growers, fresh produce, honey, baked goods, ferments, dairy and other local edibles. Each week features a tasting focusing on seasonal produce. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Double SNAP Dollars are welcome. For information: info@ theoharacommons.org; website: https://www.theoharacommons. org/
Lutheran preschool registration
The congregation of Our Savior Lutheran Church and Preschool provide the Stevensville community with the opportunity for an excellent preschool program at an affordable price. While the past school year is ended, the teachers and staff are already preparing for another year full of fun while learning. Registration for the 2019/2020 school year is in full swing. If you have a child who is three or four before September 10, for more details, contact Joyce Andrade at 406-369-2536, or call the church at 406-777-5625, between 9 a.m. and 12 noon, Mondays-Thursdays. Be sure not to miss out on giving your child the chance to make friends, learn new things and get a head start on school readiness, all while having a great time at school. Our Savior is affiliated with the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, and is located at 184 Pine Hollow Road. To find the church, head south from Stevensville on the Eastside Highway. Turn east on Pine Hollow. Cross the tracks and the canal, and the church will be on your left, marked by three crosses.
Zumba Gold
Join Alex for Zumba Gold fun on Wednesdays at 12 noon at Groovz Studio of Dance, 801 S. 1st Street, Hamilton. By donation. Come have some toe-tapping fun (and exercise). Sponsored by St. Francis Health & Wellness Ministry.
Audubon Calendar sale
The Bitterroot Audubon 2020 Calendar is here! Bitterroot Audubon has the perfect calendar for your family and a perfect gift for you to send to loved ones. It is lightweight, packs easily and shows off the beauty of the Bitterroot so well with some photos of our stunning avian friends that live here. The photos were taken by talented Bitterroot photographers with drawings of birds by Lone Rock 4th graders. The proceeds from calendar sales stay here in the valley for Bitterroot Audubon’s work on conservation, education and scholarship projects. You can’t find another calendar that does that! Help a local non-profit help the valley’s habitat and wildlife! Make sure to get your calendars at the Stevensville Farmers Market and the Hamilton Farmers Market and at these stores: Florence Ace, Eastside Ace, Valley Drug and Variety; Corvallis Merc, Hamilton Gifts, Chapter One, Bitterroot Drug, and Robbins on Main.
Arts Guild holiday show
The 49thAnnual Bitter Root Arts Guild Holiday Show and Sale will take place November 8 and 9 at the Ravalli County Fairgrounds, First Interstate Building, 100 Old Corvallis Road, Hamilton. Bitter Root Arts Guild is accepting vendor applications to this arti-
sans’ show of handcrafted items. The fee for a 10x10 booth is $75 for non-members and $55 for art guild members. The application deadline is October 1, 2019. Call Trish Becker at 406-381-3240, or Norma Pfaff at 406-360-6670, or email bitterrootartsguild@gmail. com or on Facebook @BitterRootArtsGuild.
Bridge classes
Bridge lessons offered for anyone wanting to learn the game or brush up, having played in the past. Weekly classes start the evening of October 2 and end December 11. Call Pam for more information, 961-3899.
White Ribbon Week volunteers needed
October 20 to 25 is White Ribbon Week in Ravalli County. The White Ribbon Campaign, sponsored by the Ravalli County Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, is a communitywide effort to raise awareness about domestic violence. We all have a role to play in ending violence against women. Wearing a ribbon is a simple way to send the powerful message that we all deserve to live in homes that are safe and free from violence. This year, the Coalition is committed to distributing 10,000 White Ribbons to Ravalli County residents. To meet that goal, your help is needed. Groups of individuals are needed who are willing to fold and pin White Ribbon cards. For more information, to request ribbons, or to help meet the distribution goal, contact Jamie Ogden or Karissa Carmona at coalition@safeinthebitterroot.org.
Wed, September 11 BRHA board meeting
The Bitter Root Humane Association will hold their regular monthly business meeting on Wednesday, September 11 at 5 p.m. in the meeting room at Bouilla, 111 S. Third Street, Hamilton. The public is welcome.
Thurs September 12 Women Newcomer Club
Are you new to the Bitterroot Valley? Have you recently retired? Have you been here for a while and would like to meet new people? If so, the Bitterroot Women Newcomer Club welcomes you to their meeting on Thursday, September 12 from 10 a.m. until 12 noon at the First Christian Church, 328 Fairgrounds Road, Hamilton. After a business meeting, a program will feature members’ interest groups. A potluck luncheon will follow. For more information, call Bonnie at 716-773-6106.
Library Art Club
Art Club meets Thursdays, September 12, 19 & 26 at 4 p.m. at the North Valley Public Library. Learn various art techniques and mediums, and create fun projects. This is a great opportunity to get your creative juices flowing, express yourself and meet new friends. This club is suitable for children and teens ages 5-18. Be sure to show up on time to hear the instructions. Weekly registration is required. North Valley Public Library is located at 208 Main Street, Stevensville. For more information, call 406-7775061 or visit northvalleylibrary. org. All library programs are free and open to the public.
Democrat potluck
Join the Ravalli County Democrats for their September Potluck on Thursday, September 12 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Rocky Mountain Grange, 1436 S. 1st Street, Hamilton. Attorney General candidate Kim Dudik will speak from 5 to 5:45 p.m. and then members can watch a live stream of the Presidential Debate. Bring your favorite food and/or drink.
Sat, September 14 Pancake breakfast
A free pancake breakfast will be served on Saturday, September 14 from 8 to 11 a.m. at the Florence fire station 1, 234 Holloway Lane in Florence. Florence Volunteer Firefighters will be serving a free pancake breakfast with fresh eggs, bacon, sausage and beverages. Everyone is welcome.
Green Homes Tour
Sustainable Living Systems is hosting the 2019 Green Homes Tour, on Saturday, September 14 at 10 a.m., featuring three sustainable homes in the Bitterroot Valley. Guests will learn about the use of sustainable practices and materials in green building and how they can incorporate these techniques into their own homes or have highly efficient structures built for themselves. Featured homes include an under construction earthship home made up almost entirely of recycled materials and built with volunteer and owner labor. A true testament to sustainable building, this home features a greywater recycling system, composting toilet, bottle wall construction, root cellar, and passive solar design. A balecob house on an earthbag foundation will also be on the tour. This house is an entirely owner built structure incorporating a variety of natural building techniques: strawbale, earthbag, rubble trench foundation, cob, light clay straw, and wattle daub. This home also features a batch style rocket mass heater, earthen floors, and ferrocement garden beds. The third featured home is a super insulated frame house with a new CO2 heat pump requiring no other heating in the winter, and a ventilator with heat recovery. These types of heating are revolutionary in their ability to heat homes in extreme climates and are being used in the most sustainable of homes built in Iceland. Interested parties should meet at the large park and ride across from Noah’s Ark Veterinary Hospital, at the corner of Sheafman Creek Road and Highway 93, and plan on carpooling and caravaning to the featured homes. The cost to attend this event is $10 per person. Since this event spans several hours over lunch, participants should remember to bring water and snacks with them. For more information regarding Sustainable Living Systems or the green homes tour, contact Jill Davies at 406-360-1751 or Daniel Ray at 406-544-0058.
Adventure Series
“Patterns and Motifs” is the theme of the free adventure series for kids on Saturday, September 14 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the Ravalli County Museum, 205 Bedford, Hamilton. Explore the Southwest Pottery exhibit and identify the patterns and motifs used by the artists to enhance the pottery and communicate meaning. Create your own patterns and motifs using construction paper and tell your story through collage! For more information call the museum at 363-3338.
Open house
An open house will be held on Sunday, September 15 from1 to 4 p.m. at the historic Oliver Blood House in Hamilton. Come check out this beautiful community space and see what is offered! 3 Shields Healing and Two Poppies Apothecary will be hosting an open house and offering samples of their healing products and techniques. Offerings include: Chair Massage, Herbal Tea and Body Product Sales and Samples, Somatic Experiencing Samples, Rune Readings, Product Giveaways, and more! Information on the Community Space, which is available for rent from O’Hara Commons, will also be available. Enter this harvest season refreshed and maybe find a little something for yourself or someone else in your life. For more information call Hillary at 406-369-8471.
Miss Montana pageant
Two sisters from Stevensville will be competing in the Miss Montana USA | Miss Montana Teen USA pageant. Miss Bitterroot Teen USA 2019 Savannah Lockwood and her sister, Miss Bitterroot USA 2019 Quinlynn Lockwood, will be competing at the Miss Montana USA | Miss Montana Teen USA pageant on Saturday, September 15 at the University of Montana-Dennison Theatre. There are three areas of the competition that are evenly scored: Interview, Evening, and Fitness. Most of the contestants compete in the pageant to gain confidence, work on their public speaking skills, and be pushed outside of their comfort zone. The state winner represents Montana at Miss USA televised on Fox and Miss Teen USA, which will be streamed online. Furthermore, the state winner receives cash prize, scholarships, photoshoot, and products.
Mon, September 16 Stevi school menu
Monday: Breakfast - Cinnamon Rolls, fruit, milk; Lunch - Pancakes, breakfast sausage, tri-taters, cinnamon applesauce, bread & butter, milk Tuesday: Breakfast - Egg & Cheese Wraps, fruit, milk; Lunch - Shepherd’s Pie, tossed salad with ranch dressing, mixed fruit, bread & butter, milk
Wednesday, September 4, 2019 Wednesday: Breakfast Strawberry Pancakes, fruit, milk; Lunch - Sweet & Sour Chicken with Rice and dinner roll, steamed broccoli, Mandarin oranges, bread & butter, milk Thursday: Breakfast - Apple Filled Breadsticks, fruit, milk; Lunch - Chicken & Noodle Casserole, green beans, peach slices, bread & butter, milk Friday: Breakfast - Blueberry Waffles, fruit, milk; Lunch - Cheese Filled Breadsticks, fresh carrots, grapes, bread & butter, milk.
Rotary Club
Harry Lee, with Bug Out Montana Survival Center in Corvallis, will be speaking at the next meeting of the Hamilton Rotary Club, on Monday, September 16 at 12 noon at BJ’s Restaurant, 900 N. 1st Street, Hamilton. The meeting is open to the public, and visitors are welcome. For further Rotary Club information, call 363-2960.
Mother Goose Time
Mother Goose Sings & Swings takes place Monday, September 16, 23, & 30 at 10:30 a.m. at the North Valley Public Library for bonding, playing, learning, singing and cuddling with your little ones. Mother Goose Sings and Swings is designed for babies to 3 years of age, accompanied by an adult lap. Come for songs, stories, nursery rhymes, flannel board animals, dancing, and social interaction. The Mother Goose on the Loose program is designed to promote early literacy skills in the young child. North Valley Public Library is located at 208 Main Street, Stevensville. For more information, call 406-777-5061 or visit northvalleylibrary.org. All library programs are free and open to the public.
Audubon
Bitterroot Audubon will meet Monday, September 16 at 7 p.m. at the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge Visitors’ Center on Wildfowl Lane north of Stevensville. The meeting will feature a presentation on efforts to reduce waterfowl mortalities at the Berkeley Pit in Butte by Gary Swant, well-known outdoor writer and educator. Gary will describe the innovative and mostly successful work of the Berkeley Pit Waterfowl Mitigation Committee and partners in monitoring
waterfowl and reducing waterfowl deaths in the toxic waters of the pit following the deaths of 3,000 to 4,000 snow geese there in 2016. He will also discuss the Warm Springs Wildlife Management Area and how waterfowl numbers there affect numbers at the pit. There is no charge, and the public is invited. Contact Becky Peters (369-5210) for more information.
Tues, September 17 MAPS Media open house
MAPS Media Institute’s annual Community Open House will take place on Tuesday, September 17 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at 515 Madison Street in Hamilton. MAPS staff will be on hand to give tours and answer questions about the studios, new equipment and MAPS classes. In addition to seeing the space, it will be a great opportunity to find out more about MAPS students, programs and recent awards. MAPS 16th year of afterschool media arts classes begins Monday, September 23. Classes run September-May and are completely free-of-charge to all 8th-12th grade students. All skill levels are welcome and students may enroll at any time. For more information, call (406) 381-7230. Visit mapsmediainstitute.com to register.
Bitterroot Hemp Cooperative
The Bitterroot Hemp Cooperative will hold its monthly general meeting on Tuesday, September 17 at 6:30 p.m. This month’s meeting will cover current activity within the cooperative as well as having guest speakers from two local companies actively involved in the Montana hemp industry looking to share their experiences, knowledge and services with the members of the BHC. The monthly meetings are held the 3rd Tuesday of each month, at the Ravalli County Economic Development Authority
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(RECEDA). All BHC owners and interested parties are encouraged to attend our Bitterroot Hemp Cooperative meetings. The Ravalli County Economic Development Authority (RECEDA) is located at 274 Old Corvallis Road, Hamilton. For more questions or more information, contact the Bitterroot, Hemp Cooperative, 612 N. 1st. Street, Suite 2-188, Hamilton MT 59840, (406) 209-8984, BitterrootHempCoop@gmail.com.
Himalayan Singing Bowls
Himalayan Singing Bowls Sound Journey will take place Tuesday, September 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the Center for Spiritual Life, 328 Fairgrounds Road, Hamilton. Experience the restorative power and harmonic chimes of Himalayan Singing Bowls. Came Coté, Sound Healing Practitioner, will lead a Soul Alignment Sound Journey using Himalayan Singing Bowls, harmonium and other instruments to create a sense of relaxation by dissolving patterns of stress, worry and anxiety. Wear comfortable clothing and bring mats, blankets or anything else that will make you comfortable lying on the floor. Arrive at 6:15 p.m. to set up. Door will close at 6:30 pm. By donation. For more information, call Luanne at 406830-4408 or visit our website: CSLBitterroot.org.
Wed, September 18 RCEDA
Ravalli County Economic Development Authority will hold its regular monthly Finance Committee meeting on Wednesday, September 18 from 2:15 to 2:55 p.m., and the regular monthly meeting of the Board of Commissioners on Wednesday, September 18 from 3 to 5 p.m. Both meetings will be held at the RCEDA office, 274 Old Corvallis Road, Hamilton. The meetings are open to the public.
Mon, September 23
MakerBot Monday MakerBot Monday will take place Mondays, September 23 & 30 at 4 p.m. at the North Valley Public Library to learn the basics of 3D printing on a MakerBot printer. Discover the importance of 3D printing and gain the chance to design your own threedimensional object. Projects in this workshop vary week by week. Suitable for kids and teens ages 8 & up. Registration is required. Call or stop by the Library to get signed up. North Valley Public Library is located at 208 Main Street, Stevensville. For more information, call 406-777-5061 or visit northvalleylibrary.org. All library programs are free and open to the public.
Thurs, September 26 Pressure cooking class
Meals in Minutes: Instant Pot Pressure Cooker and More! Three classes in Corvallis and Stevensville to help meet the demand for this popular class on September 26 and 27. Electric pressure cookers can make your dinner plans super easy. Katelyn Andersen, MSU/Ravalli Extension Agent, will share the benefits of using a pressure cooker and using it to its potential. Make dinners in a snap that will save your family money and increase the nutritional value of your meals. Come hungry—this class gives participants the opportunity to make several dishes in a pressure cooker! Register online at https:// www.heartofthevalleyadulted.org/ fall-class-schedule.
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Sun, September 15 Hackers Golf Tournament
The Hackers Golf Tournament to benefit Bitterroot Winter Special Olympics will be held Sunday, September 15th at the Hamilton Golf Club. The format is a five-person scramble and the cost is $70 per person including lunch following the round. If you don’t have a full team or are a single, call the Hamilton Golf Course at 363-4251 and sign up anyway and you will be put on a team. All proceeds from this tournament stay in the Bitterroot and help fund the Bitterroot Winter Special Olympics held in January at Lost Trail Powder Mountain. This is the only fundraiser for Bitterroot Winter Special Olympics. Call and sign up today!
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in the summer of 1935 and local ranger O. E. York was in charge of the work. But the fifty-foot tall wooden tower was destroyed in a windstorm in 1951. The next summer a new lookout was constructed according to a different design and the telephone was replaced by radio. The new construction was announced in a Ravalli Republic article in August of 1952: “The lookout tower atop St. Mary’s peak will be reconstructed to serve as a relay station for forest service frequency modulation radio communication, according to forest service officials in the Stevensville district. “Originally the tower was to be abandoned since the cab was
blown off in 1951 and conditions on the peak are too severe for firewatchers to live in tents. “The new tower will use a recently designed cab mounted on a 12-foot stone masonry room. Only cement and sand will have to be carried to the peak as the stone needed for the construction is already available. It is hoped to have the job completed in time for use during the 1953 fire season.” The work was completed and in the summer of 1953, lookout Les James enclosed the tower with native rock. The finished work provided secure storage, complete with a door and windows. The lookout was closed in 1971 as better fire detection methods came into play and was removed from the forest’s fire plan due to chronic poor visibility following storms. After a couple of decades
Lookout volunteer Sheryl Olson (in the blue sweater) said one of the most surprising visits this year at St. Mary’s summit was when the Singing Nuns arrived all dressed in blue habits. The Singing Nuns are traditional Catholic Sisters, members of the Congregation of Mary Immaculate Queen. In other words, they wear their full-length blue habits all the time — not just on special occasions or when they are singing. Their motherhouse, St. Michael’s Convent, is located at Mount St. Michael, just north of Spokane, Washington. had passed, however, the Lookout underwent a complete exterior restoration with the aid of a Passport in Time volunteer project and started its second life as the historic tourist destination point that it is today. A new cedar shingle roof was installed in 2008. One of the tallest peaks in the Bitterroot valley, at 9355 feet, St. Mary’s Peak is remarkably easy to access. The trail to the lookout is a relatively short trek. It is well built and well maintained and the average hiker can make it
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up and back in around four hours. The reward at the top is one of the most breathtaking views imaginable. Looking west from the tower you are gazing deeply into one of the country’s largest tracts of untrammeled wilderness with a veritable sea of mountain peaks stretching out before you. The lookout is staffed throughout the summer by volunteers who spend one or two week shifts at a time living in the lookout and greeting visitors who have made the successful climb.
Olson is pictured here (third from right) with members of a local hiking group, mostly from Hamilton, who paid her a visit one day.
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Wednesday, September 11, 2019 The volunteers are provided by the Selway-Bitterroot Frank Church Foundation. Formed in 2005, the organization helps steward the 4 million acre Selway-Bitterroot Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness, across Idaho and Montana. Volunteers help ensure recreational use by opening trails and maintaining trail connectivity. They also protect the natural conditions of wilderness ecosystems through wilderness and water quality monitoring, campsite obliteration, removal of invasive plants and erosion mitigation. Volunteers can also co-host a Forest Service cabin or lookout, drive shuttles, and pack in supplies for crews on extended trips. The organization is always seeking volunteers for local, community projects. Volunteers generally staff the lookout from mid-June through mid-September. This year, two of the six volunteers were from Stevensville and the other four from Missoula. Stevensville resident Sheryl Olson put in a two-week-long shift in August at the peak of the season and was
impressed by the number of visitors. As of August 28 this year, lookouts counted 1,146 visitors to the site. Registry tallies at the summit show that 220 of the visitors were residents of the Bitterroot Valley. Another 180 came from somewhere in the Missoula area. The rest of the visitors came from outside of the area, from places like Great Falls, Polson, Bozeman, Simms, Havre, Columbia Falls, Helena, St. Ignatius, Glendive, East Glacier, Hot Springs, Livingston and Butte. Others came from 37 different states with California, Washington and Virginia showing the highest numbers. The rest came from seven different foreign countries including Palestine, Mexico, Spain, United Kingdom, Venezuela, Germany and Hungary. According to Olson, the trip to the peak is a very special occasion for the visitors. Family reunions and class reunions are held at the lookout. Couples have gotten engaged there, and others have had their ashes scattered.
Sheryl Olson enjoys the beautiful solitude while volunteering at the lookout on St. Mary’s Peak. The lookout is also high on the list for Peak Baggers and other hiking enthusiasts. She said one
man named Montague celebrates his birthday every year with a walk to the lookout. This year he
This photo of a starry starry night at the lookout on St. Mary’s Peak, and the one at upper right, were taken by Marrea Matthews who was up at the lookout one night doing star photography and shared some of her photos with Sheryl.
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Obituaries Jacquie Lyons Stevensville - Jacquie Lyons passed away on August 17, 2019, after an experience with cancer. She was surrounded by loved ones, at her home in Montana’s Bitterroot Valley. She was 80 years old. Jacqueline Lou Russell was born on February 9, 1939, in Sioux City, Iowa. She grew up in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Jacquie moved to California in 1957 where she attended Chaffey College. There she met her first husband. She began her elementary teaching career as Mrs. Pitcher in 1970 at Walnut Avenue Elementary and later Cattle Elementary, both in Chino, California. In 1978, she met and married her beloved Ken Lyons. She taught as Mrs. Lyons until she retired in 1997. Throughout her teaching career, she earned the respect of her colleagues and the love of her many students. After retirement in 1997, she and Ken moved to Stevensville, Montana. Jacquie loved many things deeply and most of all her family, dear friends and her spiritual path that led her on a life journey filled with positivity and service. She was a spiritual mentor to many and she was dedicated to
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her “Wisdom Seekers” group. At her passing, she was the longest¬ serving volunteer at Pantry Partners in Stevensville. In 2018, she was named Stevensville Volunteer of the Year and got to ride in a ‘54 Oldsmobile convertible in the Creamery Picnic Parade. Jacquie was a voracious reader and loved all genres. She was a particular fan of multi-book, multi-generation sagas. She won ribbons and blessed friends and family with her beautiful crocheted afghans and projects. She was always extremely interested and knowledgeable about all that
was going on in the world and was never hesitant to try new technology. For most of her life, she utilized her stunning voice to sing solos. Jacquie is survived by Ken, her beloved husband of 40 years; her son, David (Lisa) Pitcher; daughter, Catherine Pitcher; step-son, Mark (Winnie) Lyons and brother, Jim (Cindy) Russell. She was also the treasured and adored grandmother of Justin (Erica) Ridge; Justin’s parents, Tamara and Sande Ridge; grandson, Bradley (Marina) Pitcher; and grandson, Kurtis (Sarah) Pitcher. She also leaves behind nephews and nieces, Jim, Kelly, Jaime, and Todd. A celebration of her life will be held in the summer of 2020. Family and friends will be notified. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in Jacquie’s name to Stevensville Pantry Partners Food Bank, 3614 ALC Way, Stevensville MT 59870 or the V Foundation for Cancer Research. Jacquie, we know that you are now singing with the angels! Condolences may be left for the family at www.dalyleachchapel. com.
Director of local grief center receives national award Dr. Tina Barrett, Executive Director and co-founder of Tamarack Grief Resource Center (TGRC), received the Association of Death Educators and Counselors (ADEC) 2019 Community Educator Award in recognition of her 20 years of grief counseling experience and her work to expand access to grief care through grief support programs, education, and specialized trainings. Each year the ADEC presents the Community Educator Award to an individual who has demonstrated excellence in community-focused teachings on grief and end-of-life. They must demonstrate continued intellectual growth and remain at the
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rules requiring off-street parking did not apply to older homes that are grandfathered in. He said a significant remodel would trigger the requirement, but that a simple re-roofing project would not. John Clawson, owner of the property at 3rd and Bedford, said the four homes on his property were all over 100 years old. “The Farmer’s Market is a wonderful thing,” he said, “but the parking is an issue.” He suggested that the market consider moving into the park across from the City Hall. Market Manager Terry Frost said, “I think moving to the park could work. I would be open to the idea.” Other options were discussed such as promoting the use of existing public parks, closing 4th Street and opening 3rd, or requiring off street parking, but all had pros and cons. Mayor Dominic Farrenkopf noted that with the Police Department having re-located, at least some of the objections to using the park area by the police would no longer be an issue. Consensus was that trying to change things in the middle of market time was not a good option. It was decided to leave the issue in committee and bring it up again during the off season and try to come up with a solution before the next season begins. Public Works Director Donny Ramer discussed upcoming street striping and signing projects. He said the priority spots for striping were Adirondac, State and Pine Streets. The first project would be Lindale to 7th Street on Adirondac. It would be painted with a double yellow center line, with two fog lines, one on each side, and some curb painting, all totaling about $1,000. Plans include some work on
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Dr. Tina Barrett cutting edge of new developments in the field. 5th Street across from the Middle School for residential only and painting lines for parallel parking in front of Washington Elementary. The Council also discussed developing some criteria for permitting events on Main Street. Ramer said that all events requiring street closure take the road department a half day to set up and take down for street closures which can include three or four intersections, some of which have to be partially closed. The Main Street closure events in Hamilton are normally sponsored by either the Chamber of Commerce or the Hamilton Downtown Association. A request by another party was recently denied. Council President Travis Martinez suggested that the council develop some criteria for granting road closures. “We can say we like Daly Days, but we need some criteria,” he said. He suggested splitting street closures from special event permits and considering them separately. He said it would not involve a lot of administrative work. It could just be done by adding a check box on the permit stating that it had council approval. Martinez said he thought the council knew what it wanted, but that it wasn’t clear to the public as things stand. It was agreed to leave the issue in committee until a new application form currently being prepared was ready for adoption and then consider the issue again.
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In a state with the highest suicide rate in the nation, Dr. Barrett has channeled her energies and passion to cultivate a grief resource center focused on providing direct support and care to those experiencing grief and trauma. As one of her colleagues describes, “Her sheer power to rally a room to action and re-energize professionals is unparalleled and striking in its intensity—Tina Barrett is a force wholly unto herself.” She serves on the board for the National Alliance for Grieving Children (NAGC) and is a Senior Consultant with the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS).
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continued to approve his salary request of $39,000 for the mayor’s position. “I can’t justify giving the mayor a pay raise of $39,000,” said Holcomb. “You make more money than any mayor in Montana right now.” Gibson agreed, saying, “You make more than the mayor of Billings right now.” He said the mayor’s position was never meant to be a full-time position. He disagreed with the idea of an hourly pay rate as well. Gibson also stated that he was against raising the water rates. Mayor Dewey said that the water rate increase was adopted five years ago when the council established a series of annual increases to blunt the impact of the full increase that was required to bring the water fund into balance. “At the next meeting, if someone hasn’t shown me the need to increase the water rates, I’m against it,” said Gibson. The next scheduled meeting is September 12 at 6:30 p.m. Aside from the budget decision, the council will also consider: • Performing a special audit from the time April left employment until now • Rescinding Mayor’s compensation $25 (Holcomb/Gibson) • Re-scheduling the 9/26/2019 Regular Meeting to 9/24/2019 • Federal Aeronautics Administration (FAA) Grant Agreement for Stevensville Airport Pavement Reconstruction Project • Morrison-Maierle Task Order #3, Construction Management & Closeout for Stevensville Airport Pavement Reconstruction Project • Award of Bid to Knife River Construction for Stevensville Airport Pavement Reconstruction Project.
Hamilton - Bonnie S. Murray, 76, passed away Monday, September 2 at Community Medical Center. Bonnie was born January 17, 1943 in Detroit, MI to Russell and Lillian Smith. Bonnie was married to Lenard “Earl” Murray for 43 years. She worked for the Napa Valley Unified School District for over 35 years and was loved by all of the kids that she mentored. Bonnie enjoyed cooking, quilting, reading, gardening, crocheting, watching movies and spending time with family. Bonnie was preceded in death by her husband of 43
years, Lenard “Earl” Murray; her parents, Russell and Lillian Smith; her brothers, Raymond and Ronald Smith. Survivors include her children, Lori Murray of Hamilton; Lisa (Ray) Bennett of Victor;
Raymond Murray of Blanchard, ID; grandchildren, Zach and Justin Murray, both of Hamilton, Alisha Bennett of Corvallis, Kylee Bennett of Victor, Tiffany and Jacob Murray of Athol, ID; brother, Bob (Deb) Smith; numerous nieces and nephews. A funeral service was held on Monday, September 9, 2019 at the Big Sky Baptist Church, 201 S. 4th Street, Hamilton. Interment followed at the Riverview Cemetery. A reception followed the interment at the Sapphire Lutheran Homes. Condolences and memories may be shared with the family at www.whitesittfuneralhome. com.
Robert W. Mattijetz Robert W. Mattijetz, 68, of Stevensville, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, August 29, 2019. Robert was born August 25, 1951 to Herbert and Norma Jean Mattijetz in Glendale, California. He was a graduate of South Pasadena High School. He married the love of his life, Mary Jeannette (Schmerberg), in Alhambra Park,
California in 1976. Robert was a sheet metal worker for 35 years. He loved to entertain family and friends on his guitar. He also enjoyed wood working projects, hiking, fishing and camping. He was preceded in death by his mother and father. He is survived by his wife Jeannette and son Zachary of Stevensville, and
his brother Micheal Mattijetz, of Sisters, Oregon. Services will be held Saturday, September 14, 2019 at 10 a.m. at Our Savior Lutheran Church with Pastor Eckert officiating. Condolences and memories may be shared with the family at www.whitesittfuneralhome.com.
Ryan Frankenberger vived by brothers Grant Frankenberger, Lenexa, KS and Spencer Frankenberger, Lake Havasu, AZ and mother Linda Moll Frankenberger, Riverside, CA.
Ryan ‘Ry-Guy’ C. Frankenberger, 38, died on August 18, 2019 of liver failure in Riverside, CA. He was born on July 6, 1981. Ryan worked as a real estate loan officer and co-owned a landscape business in Southern CA. He helped landscape the family’s vacation rental, Cabin Creek, Stevensville, MT. Ryan loved dogs, basketball and played ice hockey with family and friends on our farm pond. He had a great sense of humor. Ryan is the son of William T. Frankenberger and stepson of Margaret Beebe-Frankenberger of Stevensville, MT. He is also sur-
Death Notice Jack E. Eden Hamilton - Jack E. Eden, 90 of Hamilton passed away Sunday, September 8, 2019 at his home in Hamilton. Arrangements are under the care of the Daly-Leach Chapel in Hamilton.
Future Fisheries projects approved Westslope cutthroat trout, brown trout and rainbow trout will be kept out of irrigation diversions and remain in the stream when fish screens are installed on diversions in Lolo Creek and the West Fork of the Bitterroot River. These projects are two of 11 that recently received funding by the Montana Fish & Wildlife Commission through the Future Fisheries Improvement Program (FFIP). Approximately $510,225 in funding was approved to improve Montana fisheries. The fisheries improvements include restoration of streams to a natural condition, installing fish screens to keep fish out of irrigation diversions, increasing flow to streams, decommissioning roads near streams, improving fish passage, dam spillway repair and more. Projects will help both native and non-native fish, including bull trout, westslope and Yellowstone cutthroat trout, Arctic grayling, brown trout, rainbow trout, brook trout, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. This year’s funding was matched by more than $2.2 million from outside sources. Watershed groups, governmental agencies, landowners and others submitted a total of 12 proposed projects. The approved projects are located across Montana, including five that are west and six that are east of the Continental Divide. Applications for the FFIP winter-cycle grants are due Nov. 30, 2019, to FWP’s Fisheries Management Bureau. Application forms are available on FWP’s website, at FWP regional offices and at the headquarters in Helena. Any individual or group with a project designed to restore or enhance habitat for wild or native fish may apply for FFIP funding. Applicants are encouraged to work with local FWP fisheries biologists. Landowners and other project partners usually share project costs, extending FFIP dollars. More information and FFIP applications are available on FWP’s website at fwp.mt.gov. Select the Fish & Wildlife tab,
choose Habitat, then Fish and scroll down to find the link to the Future Fisheries Improvement Program. Approved FFIP projects Missoula Area • Lolo Ditch fish screen (Missoula County, located on Lolo Creek, tributary to the Bitterroot River) • Miller Creek restoration and sediment reduction (Missoula County, tributary to the Bitterroot River) • Morrell Creek decommissioning and revegetation (Powell County, tributary to the Clearwater River) • Nevada Creek phase 3B restoration (Powell County, tributary to the middle Blackfoot River) • West Fork Bitterroot Wilson Ditch fish screen (Ravalli County, tributary to the Bitterroot River)
Helena Area • Beaver Creek Upper Missouri channel reconstruction (Lewis and Clark County, tributary to the Missouri River) • Sevenmile Creek restoration phase 2 (Lewis and Clark County, tributary to Tenmile Creek) Billings Area • Musselshell River McCleary channel restoration (Musselshell County, tributary to Missouri River) Miles City Area • Haughian Bass Reservoir spillway repair (Custer County, in the Cheery Creek drainage) Butte Area • French Creek channel reconstruction (Deer Lodge County, tributary to Deep Creek and the Big Hole River) Bozeman Area • Reese Creek instream flow supplement (Park County, tributary to Yellowstone River)
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Tough Stevi team takes Ronan
Stevensville’s Claire Montague keeps the ball in play against Polson. Jean Schurman photo.
Stevi girls hold on for win The Stevensville Yellowjackets didn’t have a great opening weekend last week but made up for it this week against Polson. After jumping out to a 2-0 lead in the first half, the Yellowjackets had to hold on in the late minutes of the match when Polson suddenly caught fire and tied up the game. Junior McKenzie Brownlee scored the first goal for the ‘Jackets and that was followed by another Stevi goal by Claire Hutchison, a freshman. The team only has five seniors on the team with eight freshman. “We’re a young team,” said Stevensville coach Nick Giese. “This game was a confidence builder. Against Laurel and Billings Central (last weekend) that was tough.” Giese said his team’s passing game was really good in the game against Polson. “We were ‘on’ off the ball, meaning people
were opening up and moving. We were able to pressure them.” Polson scored twice in the second half in the last 10 minutes of the match and tied the game. Stevensville, however, didn’t buckle under the pressure. Polson fired again but keeper Adie Rodolph got her hands on a shot and sent the ball caroming up and over the net for the save. Giese said the save was huge. “It saved us, I think if the wind would have been in their sail, it would have been a different ballgame. It was a nice save. We managed to get out of it.” The ‘Jackets came back to score when Anika Thorsell hit the corner of the net at 4:10 to take the lead back. Two minutes later, Claire Hutchison took a shot that was deflected by the Polson keeper. However, Olivia Pereto was right there and put the ball back into the right side of the net. Stevensville went on to win, 4-2.
The Stevensville boys lost a tough game to the Polson Pirates, 2-1 Polson scored once in the first half and then again early in the match when Polson’s Tray Lichtenberg shot the ball at the net. Stevensville keeper Ben Schreiber got his hands on the ball but the deflection was soft and the Polson player knocked it in. Polson’s second goal was a one-on-one match between Schreiber and Lieichtenberg. Schreiber committed by coming up the middle but Kaden Nelson took the ball in past the keeper for the score. With time running out, Stevensville took the ball up the field to set up the shot. Chance Lester sent the ball to Matthew Radford who shot the ball in. However, the ball bounced out and Garrett Schreiber put a foot on it and sent the ball back into the net.
Stevensville defeated Ronan, 25-16, 25-18l 25-20. Allyah Anderson led a balanced attack by the Yellowjackets against Ronan on Thursday. The junior had six kills as did Jessie Newman. The Lady ‘Jackets were strong at the net with foreign exchange student Maddalena Margini at 6’2” and , freshman transfer Daphane Engel, Anderson and Newman putting up a solid front. Cassie Kopsa is the heart of the team with her back row play and leadership. She served up 10 points in a row to give the Lady ‘Jackets a strong start in the first game. The second game was more of a point-by-point battle. Ronan pulled ahead and was gaining momentum when Margini slammed down a kill. A huge roar went up from the student section and that was followed by another kill. Although coach Paulson said she sometimes has a difficult time communicating with Margini, they found a way to communicate and understand what needed to be done. The third game was similar to the second with Ronan stepping out to an early lead. Kopsa had the sera with the game tied at 20 all. She served up five points including two aces to seal the win and the match. Stevensville won, 25-16, 25-18, 25-20
Stevensville’s Aliya Anderson goes for the kill against Ronan. Jean Schurman photo. Aliyah Anderson 6, Jessie Newman 6, Blocks 8 - Aliyah Anderson 4, Jessie Newman 2, Digs - 37 - Cassie Kopsa 18,
Daphne Engel 5; Assists 25 Daphne Engel 11, Madi Weber 12. Aces - 12, Aliyah Anderson 5, Cassi Kopsa 3.
Hamilton notches another win The Hamilton boys picked up another win on Thursday at the Frenchtown Invitational. The Broncs finished with a two-day score of 626, compared to second place Whitefish who shot a 675. Tristan Hanson shot a 71 on Wednesday and a 70 on Thursday for a total of 141For first place. Bryce Reed, another Bronc, was second with a score of 73 on both days. Tanner Hanson finished sixth for Hamilton with 79-82; 161. Corvallis’ Luke Schlimgen finished fourth with a score of 80 on Wednesday and 76 on Thursday. Stevensville’s Jacob Watters finished tied for seventh with a score of 83 and 80.
For the girls, Corvallis’ Macee Greenwood continued to rule the greens with a commanding win. She shot a 76 on Wednesday and a 68 on Thursday for a combined score of 154. Whitefish’s Ella Shaw finished second with a combined score of 175. Keele Storrud of Corvallis was fifth with 190 and Aly rose of Hamilton shot 199 for 10th. Florence def. Bigfork 25-6, 25-15, 25-17 Bigfork: Kills:11 (Josie Howlett 4). Assists: 6 (Aubrey Halverson 6). Aces: 1 (Josie Howlett 1). Digs: 27 (Allie Reichner 9). Blocks: 3 (Aubrey Halverson 2, Jessy Frey 2) Florence: Kills:32 (Jacklyn
Balford 12). Assists: 25 (Halle Christopherson 13). Aces: 10 (Halle Christopherson 6). Digs: 32 (Sarah Hopcroft 5, Emily Kinneman 5). Blocks: 4 (Gracie Houston 2, Sarah Hopcroft 2) Darby def. Clark Fork 21-25, 25-20, 25-22, 25-19 Darby: Kills:33 (Amber Anderson 9). Assists: 30 (Kimber Schlapman 12). Aces: 17 (Kimber Schlapman 7). Digs: 35 (Madison Conner 7) (Haliegh Golden 6). Blocks: 9 (Amber Anderson 3) (Libby Schlapman 3) Alberton-Superior: Kills:23 (Sorren Reese 13). Assists: 20 (Cassie Green 9). Aces: 15 (Aubrie Constant 4). Digs: 52 (Emmah Baughman 14). Blocks: 0
Hamilton continues strong play The Hamilton Broncs didn’t let a little rain bother them in their game against Corvallis on Friday night. With the deluge hitting the artificial turf, the Broncs came out and promptly scored every time they had possession in the first three plays of the game. The Broncs were up, 19-0 in the first quarter and went on to win, 47-7. Corvallis transfer Mason Murray scored early on a 34 yard pass from Carson Rostad and Tyson Rostad kicked the PAT.
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Murray, who transferred from Corvallis at Christmas last year also scored in the third quarter the Carson Rostad hit him from 14 yards out. Carson Rostad was deadly from the air. He nailed Tucker Jones from 17 yards out for the third touchdown of the game and the found Jaiden Klemundt with a five yard pass. Carson Rostad also had an 11 yard scoring run in the first quarter. Landon Duce pushed through from four yards out in the end
of the second quarter and then had the final score on the night with another four yard run. Tyson Rostad kicked four PATs. Corvallis scored in the fourth quarter when Jaymark Liedle found Chase Tucker in the end zone from 38 yards out. Emil Bohne kicked the PAT. In other action, Dillon upended Stevensville, 42-0. Florence lost to Manhattan, 54-14, and Victor lost to Thompson Falls, 60-0.
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Fall hatches on their way My friend Gerald reported a mahogany dun sighting a couple of days ago. I saw one, too. His was on the river, mine was on the back deck screen. They’ll be here in full number soon. Maybe by the time you read this. So will the hecuba, or fall drake. Those flies are already taking fish and the hatch will get stronger in the weeks ahead. The small black-and-white
Flyfishing with Chuck Stranahan trico spinners are here full-on, and will continue until cold weather knocks them off. You’ll likely see any of several mayfly species now; most of them are a tan, a nearyellow pale olive, a grayish-tan or slightly pink in body color; usually a #16 or #18 in size. You’ll see concentrated hatches in the morning or evening. Midday, not so much. Midday terrestrials Midday is when grasshoppers will be out. As a general searching rig, a hopper pattern with an ant trailing behind is a good bet. Or try this: Fish a Renegade, about #12 or #14, behind the hopper or by itself. Fish it toward a grassy bank or overhanging tree where a beetle might land accidentally. Mike Lawson, a name familiar to anglers who have fished Idaho’s Henry’s Fork, had a secret weapon. He used it to take the Fork’s picky big trout after all manner of hatch-matching had failed. He’d tie on a Renegade – often when nobody else was looking. He told me several stories over the years that ended with, “One cast, and that was it.” The Renegade has a fat body made of peacock herl between wraps of brown hackle to the rear, and white hackle to the front. The white makes the fly easy to see and as I’ve discovered recently, reflects UV light. The brown and white together must look from underwater like a beetle’s buzzing wings. The peacock herl middle
suggests a beetle’s body. A Renegade will work well fished by itself, especially on one of the area’s small streams, or on bigger water - either solo or behind a hopper. I’ve already expressed my preference for ant patterns that look like real ants, not some demented fly tyer’s version of a Teenage Mutant Ninja mega-ant. They’ll take the overdressed patterns often enough to cause people to keep fishing them, but for me the sparse patterns always to seem to work better. For midday fishing, you might want to trail an ant behind a hopper pattern. That routine won’t go out of style until the ants go into hibernation.
Fall drakes One of the things I like best about the Bitterroot is that you can fish the whole season here with flies no smaller than size #10 and do well. You’ll miss some opportunities, certainly, but you’ll catch plenty of fish. In other places that simply isn’t true. One fly that makes that possible is our hecuba, or fall drake. This #10 fly spans the gap between hoppers in the summer and giant orange sedge in the fall. The fall drakes make a lazy sort of first appearance, coming on just a few at a time, usually in early or mid-afternoon. At the peak of the hatch you never see big swarms of them – just a enough to keep the trout looking up.. It all works out because the trout don’t need to see many of them to key on them. That makes it easy to fish a #10 or #12 Brindle ‘Chute as a searching pattern through the middle of the day and do well. When my nerves and energy level are up for it I enjoy fishing the morning trico spinner fall, making precise casts and landing miniscule flies delicately in front of rising fish. On many rivers this time of year that’s the only game in town. Take it or leave it. On the Bitterroot I have the option to sleep in, enjoy a second or third cup of coffee, and then go fishing – with a big #10 fly instead of a little #20 one, 4X instead of 8X tippet, and just cast where I feel like it instead of trying to glide a small fly down the throat of an unanticipating trout. If the trout aren’t taking up-top I can run a nymph below my Brindle ‘Chute, and at this time of year I always look forward to taking plenty of fish on a #10 Drake Drifter – a fly I designed to represents the drake nymph making its way to the surface. I’ve had plenty of days this
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time of year that saw three or four hits on the surface on the Brindle ‘Chute or a hopper, and fifteen or twenty under the surface on the Drifter. When I get out next (and I think it might be soon,) I’m eager to give that Drake Drifter another go. Now that we’ve seen just a few hecuba on the water, I know it will produce.
Mahogany duns I remember the day I taught my younger son, Matthew, how to say paraleptophlebia. Paraleptophlebia is the name in Latin for the mahogany dun. We broke the word into parts, saying each part separately and then putting them together: para-lepto-fleebe-yeah. Matt was about four years old at the time. We had fished some mahogany duns the evening before and he had caught a couple of nice ten-inch trout on them. The flies appeared late afternoon, more like early evening. We hit a swarm of them. The trout were sucking them down with abandon. It was easy for the young boy to tell which fly was his, and see the fish eat it. Mahoganies will make their full-on appearance a bit more dramatically than the fall drakes. They’ll be around from mid-afternoon on, either as hatchlings or returning to the water to lay eggs for next year’s hatch. I’ll have to get busy tying some Quill-ribbed Hairwing Duns, my adaptation of a Renee Harrop fly as this hatch builds. For now I’ll settle on carrying some Purple Spectrals, a parachute fly that has five different elements in its purple-appearing body - and fish eat it. Next time I go out, I’ll carry all of these fall patterns. I know from experience – it beats wishing you had some and going empty-handed. Author and flytyer Chuck Stranahan can be reached at chuck@chuck-stranahan.com or visit his fly shop at 109 E. Main in Hamilton.
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LEGAL NOTICE The Ravalli County the Board of County Commissioners will hold a public hearing to receive public comment on The Estate of Francis B. Bessenyey Court Order partition Probate No. DP-12-92. The proposed court order partition is between Old Corvallis Road and Eastside Highway, North of Fairgrounds Road and to the North and South of The Daly Mansion. The property is located in Sections 18 & 19, T6N, R20W, P.M.M., Ravalli County, Montana. There are 2 existing parcels proposed to be partitioned into 7 total parcels. Information describing the proposal is available for inspection at the Planning Department, in the Administrative Center, 215 S. 4th Street, Suite F, Hamilton, MT 59840. The Board of County Commissioners hearing will be held September 19th, 2018 at 10:30 AM in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room in the Administrative Center. BS 9-4, 9-11-19. MNAXLP Naomi J. Cheeney Cheeney Law PLLC PO Box 212 Hamilton, MT 59840 Phone: (406) 363-9060 Email: office@cheeneylaw.com Attorney for Co-Personal Representatives MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LARRY L. NEELY, Deceased. Case No.: DP-19-90 Dept. No. 2 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned have been appointed Co-Personal Representatives of the above-named Estate. All persons having claims against the Decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Jody J. Toews and Leslee D. Depee, the 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 5th day of September, 2019. /s/ Jody J. Toews, Co-Personal Representative /s/ Leslee D. Depee, Co-Personal Representative BS 9-11, 9-18, 9-25-19. MNAXLP Kenneth Bransby Bransby Law Firm , P.C. 515 Main Street Stevensville , Montana 59870 Phone: ( 406) 777-1000 bransbylaw@gmaiI .com Attorney for Personal Representa-
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bling a bid package in conformance with applicable requirements; • Providing bid evaluation services such as preparing the advertisements for bid solicitation, conducting the bid opening, and evaluating the bids received; • Providing construction engineering services such as conducting the preconstruction conference, field staking, on-site inspection of construction work, compaction density testing, preparing inspection reports, and reviewing contractor requests for payment; • Conducting final inspection and preparing project certification; and • Submitting certified record drawings upon project completion. Responses should include: 1. The engineering firm’s legal name, address, and telephone number; 2. The experience, qualifications, and location of the key staff to be assigned to the project; 3. Project approach and understanding of subject project scope and schedule; 4. A description of prior experience with irrigation projects, size of community served, location of project, total project cost, grants obtained, and name of a local official knowledgeable regarding the firm’s performance; 5. List, including contact names and information, of the five recent projects involving irrigation facilities and grants. Preference will be granted to irrigation projects located in the Bitterroot Valley; and 6. A description of the firm’s current work activities and how these would be coordinated with the project, as well as the firm’s anticipated availability during the term of the project. Respondents will be evaluated on following criteria: 1. Qualifications of the professional personnel to be assigned to the project 25% 2. Project approach and understanding 25% 3. Firm experience 25% 4. Consultant’s capability to meet time and project budget requirements 10% 5. Location 10% 6. Present and projected workloads 5% Limit Statement of Qualifications to 20 pages, plus cover letter, cover page, table of contents and appendices with employee resumes and a list of references. One page shall be interpreted as one side of single‐spaced, typed, 8½” x 11” sheet of paper. A recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners may be made for final selection of the Engineer by a designated selection committee based only on an evaluation of the written responses, or Ravalli County and the designated selection committee may decide to interview firms and may select offerors to interview based upon an evaluation of the written responses. The award may be made to the most qualified offeror whose proposal is deemed most advantageous to Ravalli County, all factors considered. Unsuccessful offerors will be notified as soon
as possible. Ravalli County has the right to retain engineering services for a term of 5 years. Submittal of Proposals: All responses must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. Mountain Time on Friday, September 27, 2019. Responses shall be labeled: “Engineering Services Statement of Qualifications” on the outside of the response package. Include six copies of the Statement of Qualifications. The Proposal shall be addressed to: Ravalli County Board of County Commissioners c/o Ravalli County Clerk & Recorders Office Ravalli County Administrative Center 215 South Fourth Street, Suite C Hamilton, Montana 59840 Questions and responses should be directed to John Crowley by phone at 406-961-1182 or by emailing bigditchone@gmail.com. This solicitation is being offered in accordance with federal and state governing procurement of professional services. Accordingly, Ravalli County reserves the right to negotiate an agreement based on fair and reasonable compensation for the scope of work and services proposed, as well as the right to reject any and all responses deemed unqualified, unsatisfactory, or inappropriate. BS 9-11, 9-18-19. MNAXLP NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING FY2019-20 Preliminary Budget Monday, September 24th, 2019 6:30 p.m. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town Council of the Town of Stevensville will hold a public hearing on September 24, 2019 at 6:30 pm at the Town Council Chambers at 206 Buck Street, Stevensville, Montana, 59870 for the purpose of obtaining public comments regarding the Preliminary FY2019-20. The Town Council has its preliminary budget for FY2019-20. A copy of the preliminary budget is available for review on the Town’s website, townofstevensville.com. Final Budget Approval will be considered at the September 24th, Town Council Meeting . All interested persons will be given the opportunity to ask questions and to express their opinions regarding the preliminary budget. Comments may be given orally at the hearing or submitted in writing via email to clerk@townofstevensville.com or US mail to Town Clerk, P.O. Box 30, Stevensville, MT 59870 before 3:00 pm September 24, 2019. Questions, comments or more information may be obtained by contacting Town Hall at 406-777-5271. Attest: Monica Hoffman, Town Clerk BS 9-11, 9-18-19. MNAXLP
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