Freeman said the committee hopes to raise $50,000 this year, for the expansion of the rodeo bucking chutes. “They’re just getting old,” he said.
There is a tree on the side of the moun tain above Sula that was about 20 years old on September 4, 1805 when a young Shosho ne woman carrying a child and escorting a military expedition sent by President Thomas Jefferson on a peaceful mission to explore the newly acquired lands walked by. That makes it
Although in general agreement with the proposed project, the Ravalli County Commissioners expressed concern over impacts to county owned and maintained roads, especially Willow Creek Road.In a letter to the Forest
and former council member, appears to be continuing the public at the next meeting when the council considers
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23, 2021 for ostomy removal, the final treatment in the colon cancer journey. The day after that surgery, he was diagnosed with COVID-19.
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Reports from fire personnel indicate they are seeing one snag tree coming down about every three minutes, and due to the heavy dead/down timber, and standing dead snags, firefighters are operat ing outside of the burn scars, using man-made features such as roads and trails as well as nat ural features for poten
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The Town of Stevensville recognized attorney Joan Mell, center, for filling in while town attorney Greg Overstreet had Covid-19. Pictured with Mell are, l to r, Overstreet, Mayor Steve Gibson, council members Cindy Brown and Stacie Barker. Photo by Victoria Howell.
Some of the hovels for residents at the end of the world in ‘New Missoula,’ a set for the movie “Cui sine de la ‘Pocalypse,” currently being filmed in Hamilton. Photo by Nathan Boddy.
Last year the envelopes were so full they had to be emptied more than once.
victims that a loved one has landed in jail, or that a prize has been won, but a fee needs to be paid for release of the funds. The scammers will commonly use a legitimate address, but will be ready to grab the package from a porch or front door when it arrives.
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“We’re calling this the South Hills,” he says while gesturing to a row of creative ly built homes on the edge of the set. “We’re going to paint them blue, bright red, make them real cute.” Across from them he nods at another series of homes, all placed at jaunty angles to all other construction. “These are the Slant Streets,” he says with a smile. “What’s hilarious about it is that it (building them)
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Detail of a statue of the legendary guide and translator for the Corps of Discovery, Sacagawea, which stands at the center of Darby’s Sacajawea’s Rest Park. It is believed that more statues exist of Sa cagawea than any other woman in the history of the United States.
1 Horse At A Time was established by Shinn in 2018. She’s originally from Germany where she grew up around horses. She’s always been a horse fan, but she is especially passionate about draft horses. She and her husband, a military retiree, and their two children relocated to Montana and bought a 20acre farm which Shinn said can support about 20 horses. She currently
Council member Marilyn Wolff said she had a real problem with this piece of land. “It’s where two roads converge, the bank is incredibly steep… I think there are liability issues… It is the fastest part of the channel and the deepest part of the channel. If you were to develop that shing, I would also see a problem
The story of the work and the com pilation of the evidence is well told in a couple of books by Hall. The first was “The Trail Between the Rivers” published by Stoneydale Press in 2004, which chronicles the
“They need to be replaced. They’re getting banged up. Bucking stock can be hard on metal.”
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the commissioners stated that “Ravalli County objects to unmitigated impacts to county owned/maintained roads from heavy equipment and logging trucks, mostly, but not limited to, the impacts to Willow Creek Road. Due to resource and financial limitations, Ravalli County would not be able to accommodate the necessary maintenance during the project, nor the rehabilitation of the road after the project is complete. Ravalli County objects to shifting financial burden of the project to Ravalli County and believe it is contrary to current law and existing agreements.”
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has been four years pandemic. She said their vision is that
year, the facility took in just under $240,000 and spent every penny. There are no paid employees; it’s an allvolunteer organization. But Shinn said it costs about $200 per month to feed these “gentle giants.” Then there are veterinary bills, therapy, training, and other associated costs to rehabilitate these horses. When they’re finally ready for adoption, most can be driven or ridden, and some just become “pasture pets.”
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screwed everything up. It’s made so many problems, but you kinda got to have it or it’s notWeingartMissoula.”isn’t just giving homage to well-known Mis soula neighborhoods. The world he’s created for his film, New Missoula, is the apoca lyptic remainder of the Garden City, complete with some of its most prominent icons. “We’ve got a Paul’s Pancake [Parlor] out here,” says Weingart, add ing that the long standing Mis soula restaurant was thrilled to be a part of his vision. Also standing after the downfall of civilization will be Fuel Fit ness, Montana Made Coffee, Stitches, and a Pharaohplex Theater as well.
Darby commemorates passage of Corps of Discovery
know the details of what potential victims are told, but she knows that they are, “often coached to say they are shipping legal papers or paperwork.” Other common tactics for scammers include claiming to represent the IRS or Social willSometimesAdministration.Securitytheytelltheir
The 10th annual cowboy ball – which actually started 11 years ago but couldn’t be held last year due to the pandemic – has been upgraded this
Plan (CMP). The virtual meeting will be held on Zoom. See below for instructions and a link to join the meeting. Five similar public meetings (virtual) were held in 2021.In addition to the opportunity to learn about and participate in the process of developing a climbing plan, this week’s meeting will cover the following agenda topics:•Review overall objectives and desired outcomes of the public conversations•Providean update
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The Bitterroot Valley continues to be sur rounded by forest fires in all directions, causing continued heavy smoke and low visibility.
“But I think it’s [the piece on the west] still a viable piece of land for the city to have, whether or not you put money into developing it,” said Motley. “There are so many cars out there, I think it can be used for parking. But looking long term, if you have property on the west side of the river, then you have access to potentially consolidate highway property into the Town of Stevensville. I think It’s something
The Trail Ridge Fire, on the border of the Bitterroot and Theacreshadroot/Bigalhead-DeerlodgeBeaverNationForestsintheBitterHoleDivide,growntoover2800asofSunday.lightning-caused
At A Time Draft Horse Rescue facility in Corvallis, got a nice
Greg Overstreet talks about his recent brush with death due to Covid. Photo by Victoria Howell.
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At the second regular meeting of the two-member Stevensville Town Council, on January 27, town clerk Jenelle Berthoud told the council and audience that she was having trouble streaming the meetings on the internet. She said the former YouTube channel they had was no longer working but they had set up a new Facebook page. However, members of the public who had tried to access the Facebook page said it was not accessible. Berthoud asked for patience as she worked through the issues.
a levy, so this won’t have any additional impact on people’s
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Presenting a check for $7500 from JCCS to Jasmin Shinn (second from left) of 1 Horse At A Time Draft Horse Rescue were, l to r: Levi Clark, CPA, Andrea Simmerman, JCCS Branch Manager, and Will Ramsey, CPA. Also pictured is Tiny, the non-pro t’s mascot and the rst horse that was rescued by 1 Horse At A Time. Photo by Victoria Howell.
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Mayor Steve Gibson said he didn’t see what use the land is to the town. “I only see a liability,” said Gibson.
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nities of the Bitterroot, he said, with clinics in
The private non-profit organization was first organized in 1972. In 1984, Countess Margarite Bessenyey, the granddaughter of Marcus Daly, gave the BRHA land on Fairgrounds Road with a 99-year lease. Six years later, in 1990, the Bessenyey estate deeded the land to the organization where the current shelter is located. The new building replaces an old building
Forest officials also received comments from Philip Strobel Director of the NEPA Branch Office of the Regional Administrator of the Environmental
Dominic Farrenkopf, activities director at Sapphire Lutheran Homes in Hamilton, is asking the community the and then put them. and
through community picnics, rummage sales, bingo nights and donations from community members. Other major contributors were the Three Rock Park and the Rapp Fam-
Rod Freeman is the chair of this year’s event. Freeman is also the chair of the Rodeo Committee, and the vice chair of the Fair Board, which he’s been on for 12 years. A real estate agent for 18 years here in the Bitterroot, and also in the Army for 21 years, his organizational and fundraising skills, and discipline, have been put to good use as chair of the Cowboy Ball committee.
Farrenkopf really liked the idea. He asked students at schools lopes.The project is now really popular,
addressed when the private land was sold to a new owner and Fish, Wildlife and Parks got involved. The once-private piece now belongs to the state and is a developed fishing access site.
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Last week the Ravalli County Commissioners approved adoption of a memorandum of understanding with the Ravalli County DUI Task Force and MAPS Media Institute to produce a video designed to help parents keep tabs on their children’s behavior.The DUI Task Force approved the creation of a Mischief Room last May and the commissioners signed off on it. The project involved the creation of a set of easily accessible items that had secret hiding compartments where someone could stash some drugs or hide a small flask of whiskey. The aim was to provide parents a learning opportunity to see the various ways in which any young person can hide their substance use from casual inspections.
It’s been a long time coming, but the new Three Mile Community Center is up and running. Located at 4433 Sunnyside Cemetery Road, the center is on the east side of Lone Rock Park. The building contains a large meeting room, a warming kitchen, a state-of-the-art audio visual system, and a gorgeous view of the Bitterroot Mountains to the Thewest.building is now home to the senior center and the Weekend Backpack Program that serves Lone Rock School. The surrounding park contains soccer and baseball fields, tennis and volleyball courts, a walking path, a playground and a covered picnic
‘Apocalypse’ unfolding near Hamilton
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When it comes to Covid, OverstreetGreghas a message for you: don’t fool Overstreet,around! an attorney in private practice in Stevensville, was diagnosed with colon cancer in February of 2021. He went surgeryhadtoldinchemotherapythroughandlateAugusthewasthatthecancerbeeneradicated.OverstreethadonOctober
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already been hired, along with a nurse practitioner, and two more doctors are being recruited. There will also be
“They always direct the victim to send it, ‘no signature required,’” she adds.
bears its shipping label. After following protocol, and doing so in the presence of a witness, Staub was able to uncover the unfortunate contents of the package: nearly $16,000 in cash, which the customer
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An open house celebration was held last week at the Bitter Root Humane Association’s (BRHA) new animal shelter located on Fairgrounds Road in Hamilton. The event served a double purpose. It included a ribbon cutting ceremony in honor of the new facility, including tours of the whole building, and an array of food and drink in honor of the organization’s 50th birthday.
facility will be more of a “medical center” rather than just a clinic. She also said that Marcus Daly
huge sense of responsibility to honor make it as good as it can be as we set organization conducted a successful fundraising campaign to fund the new pandemic hit and construction costs
Jasmin Shinn, founder and executive director of 1 Horse
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commissioners through a lengthy fund by fund accounting that, to sum it up, shows the county, overall, doing very well on its tax collections and showing revenues over 50% of projections in most departments while expenses have only amounted to 23% of projections due in large part to job vacancies that have yet to be filled. One big savings was in the budgeted funds for the county’s share in
tain William Clark. This was no easy task. It took years. But the evidence he helped gather eventually convinced the U.S. Forest Service and the Lewis and Clark Trail officials that the Corps did not enter the Bitterroot Valley by way of Moose Creek as was generally believed. Following his own compu tations, Hall was led up a dangerous slope that fits the events described in the journals of the hard passage and leads to the undisputed spot on the Dividing Ridge from which the group’s descent begins.
hospital, was recently rated #4 in the nation for quality by the national rating agency, out of 351 similar facilities.
National Forest 1987 Forest Plan.A new record of decision was issued on December 17, 2021 accompanied by a Draft SEIS that provides a site-specific forest plan amendment defining old-growth standards. Some objections to the new decision were received by the January 18 deadline mostly having to do with the logging of old growth, potential impacts to wildlife and to Willow Creek Road.
they hope to have by spring of 2023, and that they plan
by Victoria Howell
way to combat such
Kyle Weingart, creator and director of the upcoming film, “Cuisine de la ‘Pocalypse,” is a very busy man. On a recent afternoon, we bounce around the set on a golf cart, weaving between newly constructed buildings and decrepit RVs while he rattles off plans, influences, and a laundry list of things that are currently on his plate. Every few moments, his phone buzzes with another notification.
Riding sheep - it’s pretty difficult, but so much fun to try. Kids as young as 3 years old competed in the Mutton Bustin’ event at the Ravalli County Fair, which wrapped up on Saturday. More great RC Fair photos by John Rudow on pages 16 and 17.
organization’s 50 years of service, “It
Glenda Wiles, Director of the DUI Task Force, said what she tells parents is, “If you don’t look, then you don’t see. If you don’t see, then you don’t
by Victoria Howell
Smoke and fire
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a “witness tree” to the historic passage of the Corps of Discovery as they made their way down the Dividing Ridge to meet the Salish at Ross’ Hole near Sula. This particular tree, which splits into two near the bottom, is called the Sacagawea Witness Tree and is located in the Whitehouse Thicket. There are others.None of these eyeless witnesses would be known to us if it weren’t for the interest, inquisitiveness, and perseverance of a local engineer by the name of Ted Hall who decided one day to go out and ground truth the survey notes entered into the journal of Cap
by Michael Howell
“This is the first year we’ve ever done a fully catered dinner,” said Freeman. The University of Montana Catering Service will provide the dinner. Desserts are provided by 4H members.
aspen and whitebark pine; manage timber to provide forest products and jobs; and retain old growth status in all treatment units. According to a Forest Service press release about 90% of the proposed treatment areas are within an area designated for insect and disease treatment because of dense pockets of dead and dying trees. They claim the area is impacted by mountain pine beetle, Douglas-fir bark beetle, dwarf mistletoe and western spruce budworm damage.
by Michael Howell
See SHELTER, page 2 See RESCUE, page 6
fire was discovered on August 26. The fire is burning in the 2000 Mussigbrod Fire burn area.
according to Ravalli County CFO Klarryse
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Bitterroot Health held a groundbreak ing last Wednesday for its new medical complex that will be built just north of Stevensville at the corner of Kootenai Creek Road and HwyJohn93. Bishop, Bitterroot Health CEO, said that Marcus Daly Hospital had
Christine Staub of the Boxxe Shoppe. Photo by NaSCAMMERS, page 2
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Gold Butterfly project draws some objections
his property which would in effect shut off access to Stevensville River Park, a 20-acre park on the east bank just to the north of the private piece of property. Crews contacted the county and negotiated the donation of the land on the west, securing potential river access pending the outcome of the access dispute.
The Stevensville Town Council was split on whether to accept a small piece of park land near the Stevensville bridge, an item that was
The Cowboy Ball at the Ravalli County Fairgrounds will be held February 12th. This is the tenth annual event and the way it’s shaping up, it’s going to be an event worthy of a jubilee
Stevi to return park land to county
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In addition to the loan, the Three Mile Community Senior
Michaelson said he looked up the old minutes and found that the land was donated on the condition that it would be maintained and utilized for recreational purposes within five years.Vickie Motley, park board member, said that nothing had been done because the access problem had been
versation with those
The deadline closed on January 18, for filing objections to the Draft Supplemental Environmental Statement (Draft SEIS) for the Gold Butterfly Project, a Bitterroot
“We’re bringing the care to the patients,”
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“It’s a place where every body can get along, cowboys and hippies alike. A place where people want to go, like ‘M.A.S.H.’ Even though that was in the middle of Korea in
“This wouldn’t have been possible without the people that have been so generous,” says Weingart, adding that even his dad, a ‘fix it’ kind of guy, has built many of the homes on set. “I can’t keep
To hear Weingart dis cuss the ongoing process of creating New Missoula and the film, the community effort has been very reflective of the film he aims to create. He says that he’s gotten loads of support from local businesses like Massa Home Center, and Bitterroot Shedz, to the local talent for on-screen as well. All of the funding for pro duction has come from local sources, and nearly everyone involved is from the Bitterroot or Missoula, including some youth performing internships from the local high schools.
him away!” Weingart ex claims.That being said, Weingart says that people who are in terested in volunteering some time to be an extra on the film are encouraged to contact Nancy Bevins at tras@gmail.com.99prodexWhilethe thin budget of the film doesn’t allow for payment of most extras, Wiengart and his team want it to be a fun and educa tional experience for everyone involved.Themovie, which will be filmed largely on site of the Pharaohplex Theater in Ham ilton, is scheduled to be filmed in approximately one month, beginning in September and wrapping up within the first half of October. Weingart doesn’t worry himself with spoilers, and is enthusiastic about sharing some of the elements of the film that excite him, such as “top level” zombies with decaying skin and the battle that will ensue
the filming process, but evident in the topic of the film, “Cuisine de la notaboutwell.lypse”‘Pocaas“It’sletting
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In the meantime, Weingart seems almost as happy to be giving his crew an opportu nity for involvement in this creative process as he does
Our tour of New Missoula ends just ‘beyond town,’ when Weingart points to a dilap idated building surrounded by greenery. He’s already thinking about more coordi nation with the community, this time, the Hamilton Fire Department.“Wehaven’t organized this yet, but we’re planning to burn that down.” He laughs and adds, “Visual effect flames never look that good, and man, when you get to burn a buildingAlmostdown…”asanafterthought he adds, “We’re going to fill it with wood so it burns prop erly.”
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realizing his own dream. “The director’s job at the very end of the day is to give everybody on set an environment that they can thrive in,” he says. “That means the crew, the actors, everybody. You get to create these good feelings for people. It’s rewarding.”
‘New Missoula,’ one of the sets for the movie “Cuisine de la ‘Pocalypse” which is being filmed in Hamilton. Photo by Nathan Boddy.
the end of the world get in the way of your dreams,” says Weingart, and explains that the movie takes place 10 years after the apocalypse, when an aspiring chef in New Missoula decides to create a cooking show. Ul timately, the chef turns hero as he discovers his culinary ability to vanquish humanity’s enemies. Weingart laughs at the absurdity, but says, “We made it to be the movie that we want to watch.”
But aside from being both comic and apocalyptic, Weingart sees the community of New Missoula not unlike the current hub of five valleys.
The future of the film is somewhat uncertain, but Weingart doesn’t seem con cerned at present. He hopes it will have a stint in theaters before going on to streaming services, and plans an ex tensive marketing campaign using social media sources like TikTok. He explains that the whole world of film mar keting has changed radically from the days when a “festival run” was the primary avenue for selling a film. Now, he says, “it’s one of those things where, if the right opportunity comes, you just have to take it. We just don’t know what that opportunity will be.”
Kyle Weingart, creator and director of “Cuisine de la ‘Pocalypse,” points out some of the ongoing con struction in ’New Missoula’ where the story takes place. Photo by Nathan Boddy.
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months pregnant when Clark met her at the Hidatsa-Mandan settlement where she and Charbonneau and her infant child Jean-Baptiste joined the Corps as translators and guides.
Retired high school social studies and history teacher Hal Stearns was the guest speaker at the September 4th celebra tion of the Corps of Discovery passage through the Darby area in 1805. As a prelude to the talk, the public got to view Steve Davis’ drone flight video recording of the Descent Trail featuring the White house Thicket and its “witness trees” which were alive when the Corps members walked through. Photo by Michael Howell.
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1805 westward travel of the Corps of Discovery over the 407 miles of land between Camp Fortunate (near Dillon, Montana) and Canoe Camp (in Orofino, Idaho) where they went back to using watercraft on their journey to the Pacific. This was followed by “Lost Trail 1805,” a detailed “ground-truth based” look at the September 3rd and 4th, 1805 days of travel of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, when the Corps of thecrossedDiscoveryarguablyhardestpart of the Rocky Mountains over “the worst roads that ever horses passed,” according to an original journal entry.
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Featured speaker at the event was historian Hal Stearns. Stearn’s remarks focused upon the person of Sacagawea and the exceptional role she played in making the Corps’ journey a success.Wedon’t know a lot about Sacagawea, according to Stea rns, in fact there is no agree ment even about her name. How to pronounce it, what it means, and how it’s spelled. Clark himself, according to Stearns, spelled it 14 different ways in his journal. In North Dakota the official spelling is “Sakakawea.” Stearns said that he tries to pronounce the name the way locals do wherever he is talking about her.
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however, and Sacagawea and Char bonneau left Baptiste in St. Louis with Clark—now his godfather—in April 1811 so that they could join a fur-trad ing Inexpedition.August1812, after giving birth to a daughter, Lisette (or Lizette), Sa cagawea’s health declined. By Decem ber, she was extremely ill with “putrid fever” (possibly typhoid fever).
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Hall was also the orchestrator of the public pre sentation at this year’s September 4th celebration at Sacajawea’s Rest Park in downtown Darby.AtSunday’s thepresentation,publicgot a chance to see the Sacagawea Wit ness Tree as part of a drone flight video presenta tion of the entire descent trail, which featured at one point a top to bottom exam
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Ted Hall, author of “The Trail Between the Rivers” and “Lost Trail 1805,” was a key figure in re-discovering the Corps of Discovery’s route to the Dividing Ridge and the descent into the Bitterroot Val ley on September 4, 1805. Photo by Michael Howell.
ination of the tall tree and a view of the whole forest from the tip top of the tree that towers over the young er forest all around. The video was produced by local drone pilot Steve Davis with help in editing from his friend John Walker of Jeep Fisher’s Video. The drone flight also takes us to the site of the high mountain spring at their ridge top camp site.
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“MDT has been working on the project’s design, listening to public feedback, and invites you to chat regarding the construction, sched ule, project progress and design updates,” said Maclean.
The road will be reconstructed to a 44-foot top width that will provide two 12-foot travel lanes, a 12-foot center/left turn lane, and two 4-foot shoulders. Roadside slopes and ditches will be revised to improve safety and the vertical alignment and drainage features will be up graded throughout the project. A large radius horizontal curve will be installed at Rathbun Lane and a four-legged roundabout at Ambrose Creek Road. A graded platform for a future shared use path will be included.Thelane configuration in the current draft of the plan was revised based on public comments received since the last meeting. MDT now proposes to include two segments where the pavement will be striped as two lanes with passing allowed where adequate site distance is available.Theengineering survey, cadas tral survey and soil sampling are complete. The design plans are about 70% complete. The project will require extensive right-of-way acquisition and utility relocation and has now reached the right-ofway acquisition phase. The project will be advertised and let when the design is complete and all the permits and necessary rights-of-way acquisition is finalized.
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Wednesday, September 7, 2022Page 4--Bitterroot Star CHARITABLE FOUNDATION for qualified Montana charitable organizations and schools to support backpack feeding programs for hungry Montana children. Backpack programs provide nutritious and easy-to-prepare meals for weekends and holidays when children are not in school. providing $ 550,000 The Town Pump Charitable Foundation is LEARN MORE OR APPLY TODAY: 2022 MEALS FOR BACKPACKS PROGRAM Grant Applications for MEALS FOR BACKPACKS are being accepted until September 30, 2022. Grants will be awarded in mid-October. TownPumpFoundation.com/backpacks Let us focus on running your payroll, so you can focus on running your business. You Have Enough To Worry About Certified Payroll Payroll Tax Filings Time Card Management & Input Unemployment Insurance Claims Workers Comp Reporting Quarterly Reports Benefits Tracking PayrollCustomizedServicePlans to Fit YOUR Business Needs a2zpersonnel.net Hamilton: 406-363-0723 | Stevensville: 406-777-1662 • Board Certified Neurological specialists in Physical Therapy • Neurological Specialists in Speech and Occupational therapy • State of the art facility with the latest equipment • Concussion and Balance specialization • All disciplines in one location, no need to drive to Missoula for neurologic rehabilitation Hamilton Neurorehabilitation and Balance Center 336 Fairgrounds Road, Suite B • Hamilton • 406.285.8342 Open House Monday, September 12 11 am to 4 pm EXIT REALTY BITTERROOT VALLEY Independent Member Broker Kim Lendman Experienced • Honest • Professional www.KimLendman.EXITMT.comKim@EXITrealtyBV.com406-531-0783 Your friend, youryourneighbor,Realtor! Broker FORSAKEN RANCH & 406-880-5996ELECTRIC Residential Electrical Services Raw Dairy Goat Products forsakenranch@icloud.com @forsakenranchandelectric Buddy is a Blue Heeler that we believe is about 3 years old. This guy came to us from a free roaming situation and is still learning to trust the leash. This sweet, quiet boy is extremely friendly and enjoys all the atten tion and love he can get. Heelers are very intelligent and love to have a job to do, so Buddy would be great in a home where he has space to run and someone who could give him time and attention to stimulate him. He still needs some basic training here and there, but would learn very quickly. Buddy is great around other dogs, cats and kids... so he’d no doubt be a great addition to any family! Looking for a new member of the family? Call 363-5311 or visit our website bitterroothumane.orgat MOELLER’S NURSERY 946 Eastside Hwy • Corvallis • (406) 961-3389 KG Express Lube Since 1980 OIL CHANGE & LUBE CENTER “WE DO MORE THAN JUST CHANGE OIL!” 406-777-3590 4027 US HWY 93 N • STEVENSVILLE, MT WWW.KOOTENAIGARAGE.COM The Montana Department of Transportation is sponsoring a cou ple of open houses for those inter ested in getting informed about and participating in the ongoing plan ning process for a reconstruction project stretching nearly six miles south of Florence called the North of Stevensville–North Project. One will be an in-person public meeting held on Wednesday, September 21 between 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm at Lone Rock School in the Multi-Purpose Room. In addition, a virtual open house will be held on the same day, September 21, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. via
Hidden Valley Road, where it ties into the Florence-East project that was constructed in 2014.
Anyone wishing to receive reg ular updates or have specific ques tions about the project may contact Communications Director for the project, Becca Maclean, by emailing her at becca@bigskypublicrelations. com or call (406) 207-4484.
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The fiscal sponsor for the project is the Stevensville Community Founda tion, chaired by Chad Smith.
The Needs Survey asked 150 area organizations, businesses, and others about potential demand and uses for a proposed Stevensville Community Center.The Community Center Committee compared the results to a separate analysis of other existing facilities in the Bitterroot Valley, and projected costs and revenue to support a Com munity Center. The Needs Survey
ties that wildlife and fish depend on and degrade wildlife habitat. The damages from noxious weeds can cost landown ers, ranchers and farmers millions of dollars in loss of production and control efforts.
The meeting is scheduled for Mon day, September 19 at 7 p.m. at the Ra valli County Weed District Office at 121 S. Tudor Street in Victor. The meeting is free, and the public is invited. See the Bitterroot Audubon website (bitterroot audubon.org) for more information.
For more information, or to get involved in the Community Center project, contact Bob Thomas at 406381-2901 or nitycenter.org.info@stevensvillecommu
Bitterroot Audubon’s September meeting will feature a presentation on noxious weeds in Ravalli County by Kelly Ann Morris, Ravalli County Weed District Coordinator. Noxious weeds are non-native plants that have been introduced through human actions both purposely and accidentally. Due to their aggressive growth and lack of natural enemies, these species can be highly destructive, competitive, and difficult to control. Noxious weeds reduce crop yields, edge out native plant communi
Audubon meeting to focus on county’s noxious weeds
Stevi community center efforts moving forward
Results are posted on the Stevensville Community Center website, tycenterfacebook.com/stevensvillecommuniupdatesterstevensvillecommunitycenter.org.www.TheStevensvilleCommunityCenFacebookpageprovidesongoingabouttheproject:www.
According to Thomas, “Plans for a multi-purpose Stevensville Commu nity Center have been in the works since the late 1990s. A 3.5-acre piece of property was purchased in 2000 at the corner of Park Avenue and Middle Burnt Fork Road, and the Committee’s priorities now are to continue seeking community input and ideas, finalize plans, and raise the funds for con struction.”Apublic meeting will be held this fall to discuss the facility design and plans so far. The Committee is work ing with the Town of Stevensville to plan for a sewer main extension and connection in the next fiscal year, FY2024, which begins July 1, 2023.
The Stevensville Community Center is moving closer to becoming a reality, according to a press release issued by the Stevensville Communi ty Center Committee. Based on the results of a Needs Survey earlier this year and resulting refinements to the facility design and business plan, the Community Center Committee is now preparing for the capital campaign phase.According to Committee Chair Bob Thomas, “The survey revealed strong demand and support for the community center. It also gave us ideas for specific features to include like pickleball courts, a climbing wall, commercial kitchen, and of course a large event space for community gatherings. We also plan to have a smaller conference room and outdoor patio area for receptions and indoor/ outdoor gatherings.”
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Preschool Story Time 10:30 a.m., meeting room. Registration required. Join Annika or Kat for stories, ac tivities and games. See this week’s story time book titles and summaries on the library website events calendar. Ages 3 to 5.
One on One Tech Support, 11 a.m. to noon. Reservations recommend ed. Daniel Ray, community librarian, will tackle technolo gy questions and/or frustra tions with an in-person, one on one session.
Mother Goose on the Loose – Wed, Sept 14, 10:30am
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meeting room. Registration required. Join Hollie Thom son and construct your own greeting cards using stamps and die cuts. Learn fun tech niques using different media including ink, markers, chalk and others. All supplies are provided.
bag kit.
Terrariums & Fairy Gar dens for Grown-Ups – Thu, Sept 15, 7:00pm
Design and create your own desktop retreat, fairy garden, gnome home, or terrarium. During this adult craft night you will learn about scale, design ele ments, choosing plants, and caring for your miniature garden, then apply your new knowledge by creating your own terrarium. After all, the Stevensville fairy folk and gnomes are feeling the hous ing crunch, too. Materials will be provided. Seats are limited, please register 406-777-5061.MainLibraryundernorthvalleypubliclibrary.orgatCalendar.TheNorthValleyPublicislocatedat208inStevensville;phone
A 6 foot table is available for $20
Stevensville United Methodist Women are hosting an indoor craft fair Saturday October 15, 2022
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you need to create this use ful outdoor tool.
Please contact joey at 406 396 7618 or jporter diers@outlook.com for more information.
Street, Hamilton. North Valley Public Library events
Join this award-win ing early literacy program. Getting your baby ready to read starts on your lap with rhymes and music! Assist your infant, baby, or toddler by joining in the singing, clapping, ringing, and rattling in this joyful event!
216 College Street Stevensville, MT.
, 10:30 a.m. to noon,
Friends of the Library Meeting, noon to 1:30 p.m., meeting room. Join the dedicated volunteers of the Friends and help support the Bitterroot Public Library.
Builder’s Club Returns! 4 to 5 p.m., meeting room. Registration required. Build er’s club is a weekly club that meets on Tuesdays from 4-5 pm in the Community Room. Join us for free play building options for children through teens. Ages 5 & up.
Bracelet Take Home Kit First come, first served grab
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Writers Group! every other Tuesday, 6:30 to 8 p.m., meeting room. Enjoy and thrive in your writing by participating in the Bitter root Public Library’s writers group. Bring your pen, paper, or laptop to share and support other writers in the valley.
Organize and visualize information easily with Excel. At home or for work, Excel is a wonderful tool that can be used well beyond tracking numbers. Learn how to create a spreadsheet you look forward to using, sorting data, making basic charts, and commonly used formu las. Caution: Your Excel-lent new skills just might make you famous at work. Laptops and materials provided. Register at northvalleypubli clibrary.org under Calendar. This program is for adults.
Open World at the Li brary – Fri, Sept 9 at 4pm
Make Fridays more ex citing, come to the library for an all access pass to all the cool stuff. This program is suitable for ages 12-18.
*Space is available on a first come basis*
An 8x8 space is available for $30
Stevi Junction Plaza (by Verizon Wireless) U.S. Highway 93 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Mon.-Fri.
9 AM to 3 PM
Code Girls United Club 5:15 to 6:15 p.m., meeting room. Registration required. Meets every Tuesday after school for 26 sessions. Join the club! Learn computer coding and App creation with this nationally recog nized after school program! Bring your own laptop if you have one. Ages 4th grade to 8th grade.
Friday, Sept. 9
Monday, Sept. 12
Tuesday, Sept. 13 Coloring Club for Adults, meeting room, 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Indulge your creative side and social network the old fashion way. Coloring pages and pens provided.
Excel for Beginners –Thu, Sept 8, 7pm
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this meeting with live participation. In addition to meeting in person, the District will broadcast the meeting LIVE on the HSD#3 Facebook page.
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Wednesday, Sept. 14
Baby and Toddler Story Time, meeting room, 10:30 a.m. Registration required. Join Annika or Kat for a sto ry, finger plays, rhymes and songs. See this week’s story time book titles and summa ries on the library website events calendar. Ages 0-2.
Tanzania and Kenya Photograph Adventure for Kids, 4 to 5 p.m., meeting room. Registration required. Come along for a personal photographic journey of the wildlife and culture of East ern Africa! The whole family is invited!TheBitterroot Public Li brary is located at 306 State
If you have 15 minutes at lunch, you can get something that’ll help you enjoy more of them — a 3D™ mammogram from Advanced Imaging. Walk-ins are welcome here.
You are encouraged to join the meetings tonSchoolDistrict3.www.facebook.com/Hamilat:https://
Artful Thinking for Kids 4 to 5 p.m., meeting room. Registration required. Join us Thursday after school to unlock your inner artist. Learn about artists, style, technique, and work with a wide variety of mediums. Ages 7 and up.
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Walk-ins welcome.
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The positive side of fall birding is that the birds are not in a hurry to go south, they linger, taking on food and building fat reserves. This gives you plenty of time to study them. If you spook fall birds, they typically take flight and then return to the same spot. This is especially true for shore birds.
Here are pictures of some fall birds you could expect to see here in Western Montana.
Birding Journal
Snow Goose - move through in very large numbers at one time late in the fall.
Black-bellied Plover – non breeding plumage.
Western Montana sees large migrations of waterfowl, songbirds and shorebirds. Shorebirds are the first to migrate. We have found that unsuccessful breeders come first in early August, followed by adults, then juveniles. Song birds come in mid-September through October, and waterfowl begin migration in late Au gust and extend into mid-December. White Geese, Snow and Ross’s, are usually the last to come through in late November. Officially the migration
Field research that we conduct at Warm Springs Wildlife Man agement Area is our best local indicator of migra tion. Total shore birds for the year on August 21 in 2021 was 3,200. This year the total number is 6,800 and the migration has just begun. We are not sure why, perhaps the drier season and lack of water in Eastern Montana is causing birds to fly west in search of mudflats, which are critical for refueling (staging). Mud flats are in good condition at the Warm Springs WMA this year. On the August 21st survey date, we found 525 shorebirds in 22 species. Waterfowl and songbird numbers were up as well with a total of 107 species and 8,500 individuals. Just two weeks ago we only found 33 species and 4,840 individuals.Injusttwo weeks’ time the number of species has tripled, and the number of individuals has doubled. So if you enjoy birding, and I hope that you do, now is a good time to start walk ing along riparian stream banks, and scanning lakes and ponds. Granted, fall birding is a little tougher than spring birding. Many songbirds are juveniles and adults are not in breed ing plumage nor are they singing. In other words, many of the songbirds look like females. In addition, many waterfowl are just coming out of molt and often don’t look like the breeding plumage pictures in your field guide. Shorebirds can be especially difficult as fall plumage would make you swear it’s a different species than the breed ing plumage. However, bill shape and size, overall size, leg length and body shape remain constant.
season is from August 15 to December 15. This year as I write this article on August 22, the migra tion is on, a bit earlier than some years.
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migration and yet there is a great deal yet to learn. In the spring, the major trigger for birds to move north is gonad (sex organ) enlargement and releasing hormones that trigger movement north. That is coupled with length of day, tempera ture, and depending on the species, open water, and insect populations before migration is triggered.
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So get out there, find a good spot to sit, be pa tient (I’m not really good at that), and the birds will usually come to you. It’s a great time to photograph birds as well.
Fall migration is triggered by length of day, available food, and weather patterns that have sustained winds blowing south coupled with temperatures. Both spring and fall migration triggers are complex and not well understood. Most migrants fly at night to avoid predators and are guided by the magnetic fields of the earth core and constellations.
Common Grackle – tend to be in large groups.
Stevenville’s Josie Lewis looks to get around a Loyola defender. Lewis had two goals on the day and the Lady Jackets won 6-1. Photo by Scott
Darby boys prevail against Pirates
in the fourth and responded with 9 of their own including 5 from Tad Tackes in that quarter.
postseason. Notably from senior captain Amber Anderson who posted an impressive 23 points in this game and was followed by Mustafa who had 10, mostly all coming in the fourth.
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The 2021-2022 season has apparently been somewhat of a rekindling of the wrestling community in Florence. “As far as the Florence team’s performance, I couldn’t be more pleased,” said Rosenthal. “We’re in a bit of a rebuilding year with a new coaching staff and a renewed commitment to wrestling from the Florence School Administration and School Board. We will have a school-sponsored Middle School Program beginning this year and will be moving into our new dedicated Wrestling Room in the next couple of weeks. The future of wrestling in Florence is lookingRosenthal,bright.”reflecting on his athletes’ performance this season, said, “Our kids have been working hard, are in great shape, focused, and having fun. We may
quit, so if we are behind or ahead, it’s not over until the buzzer rings.”
25-21, 25-18, 19-25, 8-15).Corvallis stat leaders:Kills: Tylin So rensen PotterSmartBuhlerAces:(6)Meredith(6)Blocks:Laila(10)Assists:Vivian(7)
Kelti Wandler, Fulbright said, “ I have also been privileged to coach Kelti for four years. Kelti for our girls when Faith got to start
Stevensville soccer teams split with Loyola
The Hamilton football team beat Dillon 34-7 on Friday, Sept. 2nd. Hamil ton’s running game and stout defense proved to be the difference. Hamilton rushed for 338 yards as a team, with Andrew Frederick leading the way with 168 yards. Quarterback Tyson Bauder rushed for four touchdowns and 162 yards, and also threw a 33-yard touchdown pass to Eli Taylor. Taylor led Hamilton’s receivers with seven catches for 63 yards. Hamilton is 2-0 on the season and hosts Frenchtown on Friday, Sept. 9th at 7 p.m.
When asked later what he liked about his experience, Grazzani said, “My favorite aspect about being an exchange student is to experience a new type of life and culture with new people and have the opportunity to play basketball at a higher level than before.”“I’veplayed basketball in Italy for five years,” said Grazzani. “This is my sixth year in a club, because in my country school and sports are separate programs.” Grazzani usually exhibits a positive attitude and it wasn’t surprising to hear his response when asked what he liked most about his team and experience thus far. “I love how we support each other on our team. Our coaches are trying to make us compete and get better every singleTheday.”Yellowjackets played East Helena on Tuesday, winning 35-32, and ending a 28-game losing streak. They will play Florence on Thursday at home.
by Thomas Spencer
Darby head coach Krystal Smith said, “Ball movement, defense, and hustle are what helped us pull the win against Victor.” This seemed to be a good representation of Darby’s success against the Pirates. The Tigers did a good job of being patient in their offensive movements and took high percentage shots at the basket.When asked what their week of practice looked like leading up to this matchup and what they anticipated, Coach Smith said, “We always know that a rival game can go any way, so our biggest advice was to keep our head in the game, play our game and hustle and work together and they definitely worked together! And with a little press the whole game we wanted to slow them down and try taking advantage of a few mistakes.”
On Thursday night the Lady Yellowjackets and community celebrated their seniors from the girls basketball team, cheer, and other extracurricular activities. And although the Lady Jackets did not walk away with a win against Florence, they competed
Florence’s Kylie Kovatch with the jump shot against Stevensville. Photo by Stephanie K Geiser Photography.
Darby’s Preston Smith scans Caleb Rockwood and the Pirate defense. Photo by Thomas
event began about 10 years ago, at the direction of the valley coaches.
Stevi boys drop one to Frenchtown
by Thomas Spencer
to the line and sending a wave of hope to the Darby sideline. Her made basket was thwarted by a line violation, bringing the score to 45-45,
Strong backcourt pressure from the Tigers forced a bad pass right into the hands of Sierra Reed who promptly dribbled down for the basket, finally claiming the lead for the Lady Tigers. But not for long.
The Tiger offense did execute and took advantage of each mistake of the night. They had four guys score over 10 points on the night, notably 14 from Preston Smith who has been solid all season, and 16 from Hooper
Yellowjacket Lorenzo Grazzani (12) , an exchange student from Italy and Stevensville’ only senior on the team, sends a no-look pass to a teammate.
Hamilton, Stevi volleyball teams notch wins
The Stevensville girls and boys soccer teams hosted Missoula Loyola on Saturday, September 3rd. The valley was full of smoke from wildfires and air quality was poor. Up the valley, the soccer matches between Hamilton and Cor vallis scheduled for Saturday were canceled, but the Ste vensville games were played. The Stevensville girls won 6-1 while the boys lost 0-1.
Football roundup
Florence.TheJackets were carried by their Captain, junior Clair Hutchinson, who had an out standing“Clairenight.had a real good game, turning hard work on defense into steals and fast breaks on of fense,” said Fulbright. Hutchin son had 21 on the night, scoring mostly in transition but she was also effective pulling up from the mid and three-point range as well. But the Lady Jackets are most effective in the more runand-gun style of play.
Assists: Vivian Potter (6) Digs: Jessica Saturday (10).
of LanceHamilton,Burrows, at 182 pinned Issac Martinez of Hamilton. At 205, Luke Maki won his match, and Dallas Blair pinned Gabe Rassmussen of Stevi. And lastly, Arie McLaughlin pinned means to be ‘Falcon Tough.’”
“Getting the ball up the floor quickly and without a lot of wasted dribbling is something we have been working on all year,” said Fulbright. “It’s gratify ing to see the progress the girls have made this year, and to see it work effectively during parts of the game.”
Assists: Sophie Berning (23) Digs: Emmy Kopsa (7).
Jason Agostino (#13) looks to control the ball in Stevensville’s 0-1 loss to Missoula Loyola on a smoky Saturday. Photo by Scott Sacry.
up on defense for either team but Stevi managed to come out ahead 10-7 going into the second quarter. But, like she has done many times this sea son, Florence’s Kasidy Yeoman went off in the second quarter with 11 of the Falcons 27 to end the second half.
It’s been a while since the Florence Falcons football team played a close game. That was the case on Friday, Sept. 2nd in Townsend. It took a late Patrick Duchien 41-yard touchdown run to seal the 34-31 road victory against a tough Townsend squad. Duchien rushed for 186 yards and two TD’s and passed for 242 yards and two TD’s. Tyler Abbott had five catches for 90 yards including a 45-yard TD catch. Will Wagner caught a 38-yard TD pass as well. Colton Rice had a 10-yard TD run and accounted for 2 sacks and 4 tackles for a loss on defense. Trapper Oster had two interceptions for the Falcon defense. Florence is 2-0 on the season and hosts Cut Bank on Friday, Sept. 9th at 7pm.
The Stevensville girls played Pol son on Thursday, Sept. 1st and won 4-1 (25-21, 8-25, 25-20, 25-23)
The Stevensville football team traveled to Polson on Friday, Sept. 9th and lost, 49-0. The ‘Jackets are 0-2 on the season and host Browning on Friday, Sept. 9th at 7 p.m.
15 of their own. However, the boys from Stevi did hold the Broncs to 9
The Stevensville girls ran out to an early 2-0 lead, and in the critical moment of the game, Stevenville’s Holly St. Germain got fouled in the box by Loyola’s goalkeeper. The keeper got a red card, giving Stevensville a penalty kick and leaving Loyola to finish the game with 10 players. Kelsen Zahn calmly put in the penalty kick, giving Stevensville a 3-0 lead. Zahn had two goals and one assist, Josie Lewis scored two goals, Holly St. Germain
“I was a proud, proud coach, they channeled a great amount of emotion,” said Heather Berry, head coach of the Darby Tigers, following their dramatic win over valley rival Victor, 51-47. Going into Friday’s game the Lady Tigers had struggled in their first game against the Pirates, but it was a different story this weekend. Coach Berry aimed at
Stevi plays Florence on Senior Night
by Virginia Brown. However, for the second time in the fourth, Mustafa was waiting at the block for the ball and forced another and-one shot. At 49-47 with 8 seconds left on the clock, the freshman, who had several minutes in the JV game earlier in the day, was about to give her team the three-point advantage. Pirate
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The Stevensville boys and girls host Frenchtown on Thursday, Sept. 8th and travel to Corvallis on Saturday, Sept. 10th. The Corvallis boys and girls visit Frenchtown on Tues day, Sept. 6th. The Hamilton boys and girls host Loyola on Thursday, Sept. 8th and East Helena on Saturday, Sept. 10th.
Kearns (#2) goes for a kill in Hamilton’s victory over Polson on Saturday, September 10th. Photo by Scott Sacry.
In their 13C rematch from earlier this year, the Darby boys were eager to fend off the Victor Pirates. Besides a slow first quarter where the Tigers trailed by 4, the rest of the game was really just a slow march to victory.
“They only missed two shots in the 2nd quarter alone,” Fulbright said. That quarter proved to be the defining moment of theThegame.third quarter was fairly close with
On Saturday, Sept. 3rd, they defeated Columbia Falls 3-0 (25-20, 25-19,Kills:Stevi25-20)statleaders:DaphneEngel (13)
Lady Pirate Bella Schicilone defends Darby’s Makena Hawkinson. Photo by Thomas
Stevi stat leaders: Kills: Daphne Engel (17) Aces: Daphne Engel (5) Blocks: Sophie Berning and Tilli
had a huge impact on what we’ve been able to achieve this
Corvallis took first place in the Battle of the ‘Root. Photo by Stephanie K Geiser Photography.
by Scott Sacry
DanczykAssists:(1)Sophie Berning (33)
not win every match, but our kids are here to compete and always looking to im-
Drawing together all the wrestlers in the valley over the weekend Florence hosted the 2022 Mike McChesney Battle of the ‘Root. And it was once again Corvallis with 99 points that took home the trophy this year, bringing pride and honor to that program. Florence came
Valley wrestlers hold Battle of ‘Root
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Aces: Tilli Danczyk and Sophie BerningBlocks:(3)Shilo Lampi (3)
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the two teams only separated by 4 and the Falcons also managed to keep that lead in the fourth as well but only outscoring the Yellowjackets by 2 in that quar ter. The final score was 61-43,
by Scott Sacry
The Darby football team lost 24-26 in a close game to Valley Christian on Saturday, Sept. 2nd. Darby is 1-1 on the season and hosts Arlee on Friday, Sept. 9th at 7 p.m.
by Thomas Spencer
momentum, the Lady Tigers marched
Jonny Williams pinned Jett Murray of Florence in 1:57. For Coach Davis, “Luke Nuttal at 113 beating John Post that was a huge one. That match I figured could go eitherThatway.”match was important for the Blue Devil victory on the day. The Falcon wrestlers are mostly in the upper-weight classes and dominated in those areas, whereas the Blue Devils won many of the matches in the lower weight classes which ultimately led them to 99 points and first place.
“I was so happy for my players,” said Berry. “Their play was full of heart and guts.”
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Lady Tigers nab big win over Victor
thankful speech written by him was read to the crowd.
The Hamilton and Corvallis vol leyball teams were busy on Saturday, Sept. 10th, with both teams hosting Ronan and Polson. The Hamilton girls defeated Ronan early in the day, 3-0 (25-14, 25-21, 25-15), then hours later defeated Polson, 4-1 (21-25, 25-21, 2520,The25-17).Corvallis girls played Polson early Saturday and lost 2-3 (13-25,
had a goal and an assist, and Millie Shepp had a goal. The Lady Jackets are 1-2 on the year, with losses to Lone Peak and Livingston the previous weekend.Theboys lost 0-1 to Loyola in a hard fought match. It was tied going into halftime and Stevensville gave up one goal and was unable to get the equalizer. They are now 1-2 on the season after beating Lone Peak and losing to Livingston the previous weekend.
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Emmy Kopsa (#5) serves the ball in Stevensville’s victory over Polson on Thursday, September 8th. Photo by Scott Sacry.
opponents. Kanyon Stoker at
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quarter got away from the Yellowjackets, who gave up 36 points in that time and only answered with
Daytime trico opportunities
The slip-strike trick
Finally, when you do get the rise, slip-strike.
If my fly on the water is not moving in synch with the bubbles of a foam line or debris on the water, I’ll first re-tip with a longer section of tippet, and if that doesn’t work, I’ll go down a half-size. I might start with 30” or so of 5.5X and a #18 fly, and go 36” if needed. After that I’ll step down to 6X.
Can’t see the fly on the water? Use a small dot of strike indicator putty on the tippet knot. Strike at every rise
Form a loop between the tip of your index finger and thumb-tip on your rod hand. Press the thumb and finger together – hard. The line runs through this loop as you feed and mend into your drift.
Then, when you raise the rod to strike, don’t tighten your finger against the rod handle! Let the line slip as you raise the rod! When the line begins to run, don’t panic. You’ve just hooked a fish on a trico.
off by fishing small flies don’t like it. Their first can’tiscomplaintthattheyseetheir fly on the wa ter and can’t see to tie that itty-bitty #20 ore so fly onto the lead er. The trick here, and I’ve been using it since I was forty or so, is to get the magnification you need and useTheseit. days I use Flip Focals, 2.5 power magnifiers that attach perma nently to the brim of my fishing hat. They make the eye of a #20 fly look like a #8, 6X tippet look like leader butt, and the sworls of my fingers to look like a topo map.
Practice the technique first – don’t wait until you need it.
Tricks with tricos
If I’m on a #20 to start with, I match that with 30” of 6X – and go longer and finer from there.
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The evening trico hatch
Second trick, when fishing tricos, think tippet. Don’t hesitate to go finer when you have to. Fine-tune your tippet to the fly and fishing conditions in front of you.
Tricos typically hatch late evening, not a big deal for most anglers and a moot point when the best water to fish them is on hoot-owl restriction. Tricos are most abundant on those long, slow, flat stretches of big water – not the broken water in the upper reaches of most rivers or their feeder streams, although the occur there too. They usually start to hatch the eve
that is close – you’ll eventually con nect.
Chuck Stranahan
I carry half-sizes of tippet from 5X down to 7X. Trout Hunter brand in these sizes works best for me. The ma terial was developed by Rene Harrop for Idaho’s exacting Henry’s Fork on the Railroad Ranch section – Rene’s home water.
Granddaughter Sophie, 9, plays with Grandpa Chuck’s fishing hat magnifier.
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Jan and I visited friends who were camped on the East Fork of the Bitterroot just a few days ago. It was a social visit, BBQ and folding chairs, good conversation, the whole bit. The fishing was incidental.
That was it. There were no other rising fish. There were, however, some very small and very dark hatching mayflies breaking the surface, at times making a small swarm, and flying off. Hatching tricos.
After dinner around sundown I went to the riv er to fish. The sun was
If you need ‘em, swallow your pride and admit it – they’ll make your life on the stream easier.
Flyfishing Journal
LightIscendingdefast.threwa#12Caddis
Variant, a fly I could see, into the patches of shadow that kept me from losing the fly in the glare of the descend ing sun. I got a couple of rises, a and-a-miss,hit- and what you might call a splashy refusal.
I was seeing a hatch of tricos –short for tricorythodes if you’re into the Latin – those itty-bitty black-bod ied bugs that can be a fun challenge, if you’re prepared for them, or give you fits if you’re not. That evening I chose to forego the fit I could have had, and continued to fish the Caddis Variant, if nothing else as an opportunity to practice some long-neglected casting and line handling techniques.
Trico tippet
“We want to get as much information as we can crammed into this little park,” said Smith.
Within a year, Clark became legal guardian to both Lisette and Baptiste. While little is known of Lisette’s life, Baptiste traveled in Europe and held a variety of jobs in the American West before he died in 1866. Charbonneau died in According1843. to Stearns, there are more statues of Sacagawea than any other woman in our U.S. history. He believes she deserves the recognition. The leader of the expedition certainly recognized her value to the Corps, as well as the value of York, the lone black man in the group. By the time they reached the Pacific and had to make the critical decision about whether to camp north or south of the river’s mouth, both York and Sacagawea were given a vote. It would be a long time before the United States government would allow other women and Black people to do the same.
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She died at 25, on December 22, 1812, in Fort Manuel, located on a bluff 70 miles south of present-day Bismarck. She may have been buried on the Wind River Reservation, occupied by the Lemhi Shoshone tribe, but some scholars dispute that.
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The South Valley Civic Group (now called the Bit terroot Heritage Group), that helped form the Sacajawea’s Rest Park where the celebra tion was held, is currently raising money to paint a mural on the north wall of the pocket park. Having received a $750 donation from the Darby Town Endowment fund, they are looking to raise a match for the grant and more. According to Laura Smith, the actual cost may be more like $5,000.
Laurien Berenson writes with a breezy flair that’s perfect for this kind of mystery, and that breeze blows in the humor. Berenson’s Peg is feisty and ornery, a perfect companion to prim, fussy Rose. Seriously: you know a TV series like this, don’tMysteryyou?
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her husband moved nearby, Peg still didn’t get along with that woman.Andthere Rose was, ruining a perfectly good dog-judging day with a ridiculous invitation for Peg to join her in a bridgesomeorbridgetousedago,Yearser.younganygettingwereofneitherfor,ogizetothingshadRosein-law.sister-withconnecttrytimeitvanDonoRosecades,desoclub.AftermanyfeltwastotoherapolandthemPegplay
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thing, didn’t she? So maybe they could – well, if not be friends, at least not be enemies anymore.
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Charlie Leonard spends some final moments with “Ajax.”
Bitterroot Health staff members draw a winner for the Bicycle Giveaway. Bicycles were donated by local
Mutton Bustin’!
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Wednesday, September 7, 2022Page 18--Bitterroot Star YARD SALE - 7am1pm Sat 11th and Sun 12th. 5540 Old Eastside Hwy, Stevensville. Locat ed between Florence and Stevensville off the Eastside Hwy. 2-Family Yard Sale - Fri & Sat, Sept. 9 & 10. Much misc, variety & polished brass. 4611 Tripp Lane, off 3-Mile, Stevensville. from 9 AM to 5 PM. K-8 TEACHER MOUN TAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY. Send resume to Mountain View Elementary, Box 1169, Cut Bank MT 59427. Email questions to JerryHofer73@ gmail.com or call (406)3362638. LOCKSMITH FACILI TIES EMAN.STATESERVICES/MONTANAUNIVERSITY–BOZ For complete job an nouncement and application procedures, click on: tyings/31185jobs.montana.edu/hr/posthttps://EqualOpportuniEmployer,Veterans ings/30022jobs.montana.edu/postEqualOpportunityEmployer,Veterans/Disabled –TANACILITIESWAGEOPERATORLABORER/EQUIPMENTI.**RECENTINCREASE**FASERVICES/MONSTATEUNIVERSITYBOZEMAN. For complete job announcement and ap plication procedures, click on: ans/DisabledOpportunityedu/postings/30105.https://jobs.montana.EqualEmployer,Veter MAIL CLERK/CARRIER I FACILITIES SERVICES/ MONTANA STATE UNI VERSITY - BOZEMAN. For complete job announcement and application procedures, click on: Veterans/DisabledEqualtana.edu/hr/postings/30400.https://jobs.monOpportunityEmployer, CUSTODIAN I FACILI TIES BOZEMAN.STATESERVICES/MONTANAUNIVERSITYFor complete job announcement and application procedures, click on: ans/DisabledOpportunityedu/postings/29525.https://jobs.montana.EqualEmployer,Veter MAINTENANCE PAINT ER FACILITIES SERVICES/
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grow by another one to two FTEs in the coming year.
The Accountant will report directly to the CEO of the company and oversee a small department that includes a full-time bookkeeping assistant and a part-time arereceivables,ensurebookkeepingdinatewillassistant.administrativeTheAccountantbeexpectedtocoor-withathirdpartycompanytobilling,payables,andpayrollcompletedinatimely buy shares of the supply ditch if they have access to a ditch or pipeline fed by said ditch association.
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NORTH VALLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY IN STEVENSVILLE is hiring a full-time Library Programmer to provide learning fun and social opportunities for adults ages 19 and up, and children 0 to age 11. Please visit the careers page on our website for complete details and how to apply. Applications will be reviewed beginning on February 14, 2022 and the position will be open until filled. 1-26, 2-2.
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AUTO/OFFROAD CONSIGNMENT MALL: Now Accepting Consignment Clients, get your vehicles listed before our grand opening! Great rates for consignment on sliding scale! High visibility along 93. Multiple online listings. Dealer quality service & presentation. Serving the five valleys. Ask about our car deals for grads. Call, or email. 406-258-8820. gmail.com Way and Marshall, 406-830-0064.5-11,5-18, 5-25,
Mullen Newspaper Company provides opportunity for advancement and an ideal candidate will be capable of growing into a CFO-like role within our company, manag-
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FLORENCE RANCH HANDYMAN NEEDED. Occasional work included snow plowing, general yard maintenance. Well paid. Non-smoker, 406-531-0879vaccinated.call/text.UFN
LOOKING FOR HELP WITH LIGHT HOUSEWORK (e.g. vacuuming, not toilets) and lifting of heavier items. This help is for an older person with health conditions that prevent them from opening boxes, unloading groceries from car, moving things around. Due to health conditions, you must be up to date on all vaccines including COVID vaccines. Expect this to be 5-10 hours per week on a highly flexible schedule at $20 / hour. Text 720-428-1955 if interested.
Electrician (Journeyman) Facilities Services/ Montana State University – Bozeman. For complete job announcement and application procedures, click on: Veterans/DisabledEqualedu/hr/postings/29373.https://jobs.montana.OpportunityEmployer,
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Museum Lighting Installation in Historic Building The Carter County Museum (Ekalaka, MT) is seeking bids from qualified firms with experience in lighting installation and historic buildings for the Lambert Dinosaur Hall. Include labor and materials, completion by June 2023. Contact bids.right2022.Deadline:informationcountymuseum.orgsmoore@carter-formoreandtoapply.Friday,May27,CarterCountyhasthetoacceptorrefuseall
MULLEN NEWSPAPER COMPANY is seeking a full-time Accountant to join our Deer Lodge, Montana office.
The Accountant will report directly to the CEO of the company and oversee a small department that includes a full-time bookkeeping assistant and a part-time administrative assistant.The
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and Commercial Timber Packages. Full Service Design - Build Since 1990, (406) 581 3014 brett@bitterrootgroup.
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FLORENCE RANCH HANDYMAN NEEDED. Occasional work includes snow plowing, general yard maintenance. Well paid. Non-smoker, 406-531-0879vaccinated.call/text.
MULLEN NEWSPAPER COMPANY is seeking a full-time Accountant to join our Deer Lodge, Montana office.
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DATED this 30th day of August 2022.
The Department’s decision on the application is not final unless 15 days have elapsed and there is no request for a hearing under this section. The filing of a request for a hearing postpones the effective date of the Department’s decision until the conclusion of the hearing and issuance of a final decision by theBSBoard.9-7-22.
safety.The Mill Lake Fire was discov ered by air patrol and Willow Moun tain Fire Lookout on August 29th and was caused by lightning from strong movedderstormsthunthatthrough the Bitterroot Valley. The fire is burning in very steep, rugged, and inaccessible terrain with large boulder fields, and a heavy component of dead standing timber (snags). Due to the difficult terrain and no land ing locations for a helicopter, the fire is not currently staffed. The terrain and the presence of snag trees limits the ability to safely place firefighters directly on the fire at this time; howev er, helicopters have been conducting water bucket drops on the fire since it was discovered. No structures or in frastructure are currently threatened by the Mill Lake Fire.
DATED this 24th day of August, Deceased.RICHARDTRICT,TY-FIRSTRepresentativetana.com59840P.C.RICHARDBSDeputyBY:ClerkPaige2022.TrautweinofCourt?ClerkofCourt8-31,9-7,9-14,9-21-22.A.WEBER,POBox1917Hamilton,MontanaTelephone:406/363-6888Email:ravallilaw@monAttorneyforPersonalMONTANATWENJUDICIALDISRAVALLICOUNTYInRetheEstateof:PAULJOHNSON;CaseNo.:DP-22-100Dept.No.2
Meanwhile, in Washington, some of your colleagues are busy NOT trying to fix the things that need fixing, but instead are trying to bust up Big Tech with S2992, written by Sens. Amy Klobuchar of MN and Chuck Grassley of IA. Breaking up some of our most successful companies and biggest employers won’t reduce gas prices or inflation. In fact, it could raise prices for consumers, reduce choices, and eliminate a lot of services we all take for granted... by giving huge new power over our economy to progressives at the Federal Trade Commission. OUR constituents are YOUR constituents, too. Please help us out by opposing S2992 and making Congress focus on the things that matter NOW! Our constituents are telling us they want our economy fixed. • Sky high diesel, gasoline, and propane prices • Sky high feed and fertilizer prices • Grocery bills that are higher every week • Bare shelves and trouble getting the things they need Senator Daines and Senator Tester: Consumers are getting slammed! ++ + Mark PresidentBlasdelofthe Senate Wylie SpeakerGaltof the House COMMERCIAL PROPERTY IN FORT BENTON, MT: LIVE AND WORK ALONG THE MISSOURI RIVER!! Benton Realty R id ti l (406) fbrealtyresidential.homestead.com622 1426 Front Street, Fort MontanaBenton,59442 RARE FIND on MISSOURI RIVER spectacular location, park-like setting. 5 bd, 3 ba, remodeled kitchen/dining, AMAZING 30 ACRE HORSE PROPERTY is just minutes from Great Falls, on US Highway 87. Beautifully updated 4434 sf., 4+ bedroom, 3.5 bath, cedar plank/brick home ofLocated at 1512 Front St., this immaculately restored 1912 bldg. with approx. 2,600 sq. ft. on the main level and an additional 1536 sq. ft. unfinished basement, is exactly what you are looking for!! The ‘storefront’ is approx. 1200 sq. ft. with its own heating and cooling. This is connected to the
Legals 2 bd., 2 bath, full kitchen and laundry--and with new heating and cooling throughout! All inventory is to be sold with the property---This truly is a TURN-KEY TREASURE!! $425,000 Call Valerie Morger @ 406-750-2866 or Fort Benton Realty office @ 406-622-3803.
August 2022.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENThat the Town Council of the Town of Stevensville will hold a public hearing on September 8, 2022, at 6:00 pm at the Town Hall, 206 Buck Street, Stevensville, Montana 59870 for the purpose of obtaining public comments regarding the Preliminary FY22-23 Budget.
The work is located along the existing irrigation canal that runs through the Town of Clinton, more specifically de scribed as the NE ¼ of Section 27, Township 12 North, Range 17 West, Missoula County, Montana.Theproject consists of stripping of topsoil, installation of new 18-inch diameter galva nized pipe with pipe bedding and select fill, installation of FETS with trash racks on the ends of the new pipe section, installation of a field turnout on the new pipe section, pipe appurtenances, seeding, and all other work as described and shown on the Drawings. The bid price has been pre-deter mined, and the Contractor shall propose the amount of pipe that can be installed for the bid price.
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF THOMAS A. DEVLIN, Deceased.
Project Description
Pre-Bid Conference
PUBLIC NOTICE
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The fire is currently located on the north side of Mill Canyon, 2 miles east of Mill Lake and 8 miles from the Mill Creek Trailhead. Mill Creek Trail #364 is currently closed for public
defined area including portions of the Continental Divide National Scenic TrailThe(CDNST).MillLake Fire is burning in Upper Mill Creek Canyon nearDistrict.RangerStevensvillelisofmilesLake,Mill12westCorvalonthe
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A copy of the preliminary budget is available for review on the Town’s website, ofstevensville.com>stevensville.com<http://towntownofandatthe office of the Town Clerk located at Town Hall. FY22-23 Budget Approval will be considered at the Thursday September 8, 2022, Town Council Meeting.
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Bids for construction of the Clinton Irrigation District Schoolhouse Lateral Pipeline Project will be received by WWC Engineering on behalf of the Clinton Irrigation District until 3:00 p.m. local time on October 6, 2022, at which time the Bids received will be pub licly opened and read aloud. The bid opening will also be available via Zoom as outlined in the Instructions to Bidders section of the bid documents.
the north and east flanks and the fire made a one mile run down Mill Can yon around 5 p.m. due to the strong winds.
COUNTYDISTRICTTY-FIRSTheylaw.com7094TownTownmaycommentsSeptemberMTClerk,com>>to:jenelle@townofstevensville.townofstevensville.com<mailville.com><mailto:jenelle@to:jenelle@townofstevenstownofstevensville.com<mailjenelle@orUSmailtoTownPOBox30,Stevensville,59870before5:00pmon8,2022.Questions,ormoreinformationbeobtainedbycontactingHallat406-777-5271.Attest:JenelleBerthoud,ClerkBS8-31,9-7-22CharlesE.UmheyIIIPOBox397Stevensville,MT59870Telephone:(406)880-email:charlie@charlesumAttorneyforthePetitionerMONTANATWENJUDICIALCOURT,RAVALLI
Case No.: DP-22-99 Dept. No. 2 NOTICE TO CREDI TORS
/s/ Thomas A. Bishop, Personal Representative BS 9-7,9-14, 9-21-22.
Dept. No. 1 NOTICE TO CREDI TORS
NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME CHANGE This is notice that Peti tioner, Lara Elaine Nelson, has petitioned the District Court for a change of name from Lara Elaine Nelson to Lara Elaine Pease.The District Court Judge will hear the Petition for Name Change on October 19, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. located in Ravalli County Courthouse, Court room 1. Objections may be filed any time before the hearing by any person who can show good reason not to change the name.
Case No.: DP-22-101
This restraining order does not prevent either party from using any property to pay reasonable attorney fees in order to retain counsel in the proceeding.Petitioner and Respondent are further restrained from cashing, borrowing against, canceling, transferring, disposing of, or changing the beneficiaries of any insurance or other coverage, including life, health, automobile, and disability coverage held for the benefit of a party or a child of a party for whom support may be ordered.This Temporary Restrain ing Order shall continue until another Order of the Court is issued, amending or vacating this Temporary Restraining Order.Either party or both parties may request the Court vacate or amend this Temporary Restraining Order by filing a motion to amend or vacate the Temporary Restraining Order.
tial containment lines. An area closure is in effect for all National Forest Service lands on the andincludesboundary.southRoad,–cludingon“EastaryMontanaonUSontheNationalofRangerDarby-SulaDistricttheBitterrootForestinareaboundedthewestbyHighway93,thenorthbySecondHighway472ForkRoad”,theeastandinFSRd725MeadowCreekandonthebytheforestThisallroadstrailswithinthe
Notice of Application for Air Quality Permit (pursuant to Section 75-2-211, MCA, and ARM Title 17, Chapter 8, Subchapter 6, Open Burning), Cuisine Movie LLC will file on or about September 2, 2022 an application for a commercial film production air quality open burning permit from the Air, Energy & Mining Division of the Montana Department of Environmental Quality. Appli cant(s) seeks approval of its/ their application to open burn a shed made from recycled wood for a scene in their film at 582 Old Corvallis Rd, Hamilton MT 59840, at the Pharoahplex Theater.Any member of the public with questions or who wishes to receive notice of the Depart ment’s determination, and the location where a copy of the ap plication and the Department’s analysis of it can be reviewed, or to submit comments on the application, must contact the Department at 1520 East Sixth Ave., P.O. Box 200901, Helena, Montana 59620-0901, phone (406)Any444-3490.comments on the application must be submitted to the Department within 20 days after publication of this notice or filing of the applica tion, whichever is later. The Department’s decision to approve or deny an application for a conditional open burning permit may be reviewed by the Board of Environmental Review (Board) according to the following procedure:
in this action which is filed in the office of the above-named Court, a copy of which is here with served upon you, and to file your answer with the above court at 205 Bedford, suite D, Hamilton, MT 59840, and to serve a copy thereof upon Petitioner’s attorney within 21 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default, for the relief demanded in the Petition.
IN RE THE MAR RIAGE OF JEFFREY M. KASEL, Petitioner, SANDRAand SUSAN HECK, Respondent. Dept. No. 1 Cause No. DR-41-2022-0000041-DUDR-41-2021SUMMONS AND TEMPORARY RESTRAININGECONOMICORDER THE STATE OF MON TANA SENDS GREETINGS
/s/ Teresa A. Walsh, Per sonal COUNTYDISTRICTTY-FIRSTRepresentativeAttorneyPhone:Hamilton,POCheeneyNaomiBSRepresentative9-7,9-14,9-21-22.J.CheeneyLaw,PLLCBox212MT59840(406)363-9060forPersonalMONTANATWENJUDICIALCOURT,RAVALLI
GIVEN under my hand this 15TH day of February, 2022.
When the Department approves or denies the appli cation for a conditional open burning permit under this section, a person who is jointly or severally adversely affected by the Department’s decision may request, within 15 days after the Department renders its decision, upon affidavit set ting forth the grounds therefor, a hearing before the Board. A hearing shall be held under the provisions of the Montana Administrative Procedures Act.
Clinton Irrigation DistrictSchoolhouse Lateral PipelineINVITATIONProject TO BID
Paige Trautwein Clerk of Court CLERK OF COURT
Hamilton, MT 59840 Phone: (406) 363-9060
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WIL LIAM R. BISHOP, De ceased.
TO PETITIONER AND RESPONDENT:PursuanttoMont Code Ann. §40-4-121(3) Petitioner and Respondent are hereby restrained from transferring, encumbering, pawning, pledging, hiding, or in any way disposing of any property, real or personal, whether jointly or separately held, without either the consent of the other party or an order of the court, except in the usual course of business or for the necessities of life. Each party, Petitioner and Respondent herein, shall no tify the other of any proposed extraordinary expenditures at least 5 business days before incurring the expenditures and shall account to the Court for all such expenditures made after service of this summons.
VIOLATION OF THIS ORDER IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE UNDER §45-5-220
NOTICE TO CREDI TORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred.Claims must either be mailed to Richard Clair John son, the Personal Representa tive, return receipt requested, at the Law Offices of Richard A.Weber, PO Box 1917, Ham ilton, Montana 59840, or filed with the Clerk of the above-en titledDatedCourt.this 25 day of Au gust,/s/2022.Richard Clair Johnson Personal Representative BS 8-31, 9-7, 9-14-22
Fire Danger continues to be “Extreme” on the Bitterroot Nation al Forest, the highest level possible. Stage 2 Fire Restrictions also remain in place. Visit https://www.mtfireinfo. org/ for more information on local fire restrictions.Thissummer, there have been 56 wildfires on the Bitterroot National Forest; nine human-caused and 47 lightning fires.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed Estate. All persons hav ing 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 foreverClaimsbarred.musteither be mailed to Teresa A. Walsh, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at Cheeney Law, PLLC, PO Box 212, Hamilton, MT 59840, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court.
Bidding Documents Bid documents can be obtained through the Montana online plan rooms, QuestCDN (eBid project #8282249), or through WWC Engineering. Please contact Scott Dunkel berger at 406-443-3962 or via email at questions.wwcengineering.comsdunkelberger@withBS9-7,9-14-22.NaomiJ.CheeneyCheeneyLaw,PLLCPOBox212
or §45-5-626, M.C.A.
DATED this 22nd day of
TO THE HeckRESPONDENT:ABOVE-NAMEDSandraSusanYOU,THERESPONDENT,AREHEREBYSUMMONEDtoanswerthePetition
Montana 21st Judicial Dis trict Court, Ravalli County In the Matter of the Name Change of of Lara Elaine Nelson, Lara Elaine Nelson, Petitioner Cause No.: DV-22-209 Dept. No.: 1
TOWN OF STEVENS VILLENOTICE OF PUB LIC HEARING 8,THURSDAY,PRELIMINARYFY22-23BUDGETSEPTEMBER2022@6:00PM
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Mill Lake Fire.
There will be a Pre-Bid Conference at the Clinton School, 20397 E. Mullan Road, Clinton, MT 59825 at 10:00 a.m. local time on September 21, 2022. Interested CONTRACTORS are strongly encouraged to attend.
Attorney for Personal RepresentativeMONTANA TWEN TY-FIRST COUNTYDISTRICTJUDICIALCOURT,RAVALLI
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed Estate. All persons hav ing 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 foreverClaimsbarred.musteither be mailed to Thomas A. Bishop, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at Cheeney Law, PLLC, PO Box 212, Hamilton, MT 59840, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court.
All interested persons will be given the opportunity to ex press their opinions regarding the preliminary budget. Com ments may be given orally at the public hearing or submitted in writing via email to
By: Julie A. Achbaker BS 8-31, 9-7, 9-14-22.
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