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Eagles in winter Groundbreaking held545 for miles medical center Hamilton resident cycles against AIDS Bitter Root Humane Association Three Mile Community Center open
celebrates new shelter, 50th anniversary speech, occupa-
by Victoria by Victoria Howell shelter. Howell Hamilton resident, Kathy Dex- According
$140,000. a levy, so this won’t any tional andhave physical in honor of my The park “I’m riding additional impact on Uncle people’s therapy services ter, It’s is someone whotime genuinely cares Miles who died from AIDS,” said – been a long to Colleen board made property taxes. including therapy about people, her community, and Dexter. “He’s a beautiful soul I the coming, but the new Three Schmiedeke, the decision In addition to theaand loan, Bitterroot Health has made it her personal mission miss him all the time. I don’t want Mile Community Center is up who serves on to take out a project was paid for by the pool – plus imaging held a groundbreakby Michael Howell and cut the ribbon at last week’s to make life better for those around any moreThree beautiful souls be lost to and running. Located at 4433 both the park loan to finish Community and labtoservices. ceremony, saidMile concerning the Senior ing last Wednesday her. AIDS, soCenter those who me in this Sunnyside Cemetery Road, board and the the project. (thesupport official name) Bishop said “It organization’s 50a years of service, Anfamily openmedical house celebration was for new provider taking stand against stigtheAits center ispractice on the east side at community She saidcause they arewhich raised over $80,000 they hope to have held last week at the Bitter Root was started by a bunch of little old complex that will be Bitterroot Health, Dexter has a center board, ma and helping a worldpicnics, where of Lone Rock Park. The buildworked with throughcreate community 1972 is and it’s still run by a Humane Association’s (BRHA) the facility open background in Critical Care and new health justice a reality for everyone.” ing contains a large they started Farmersladies State in rummage sales, bingo nights built just north of meeting animal shelter located on Fairgrounds bunch of little old ladies.” trauma began her career Dexter hasdonations worked infrom support of room, aand warming a in working on Bank to keep and commuby spring of 2023, Stevensville at the kitchen, Kathienity Butts, President of the Road in Hamilton. The event state-of-the-art audio visual this ain 2012 their loan members. Other major emergency medicine; she likedserved how life-saving services for those with and that they plan corner ofand Kootenai double purpose. included ribbon Board, said, “This has system, a gorgeous and incorpopayments contributors were the Three focused she had toItbe, toview dealawith HIV and AIDS, andorganization her fund-raising on continuing to Creek Road and urgency of the Bitterroot Mountains tothe rated reasonable. Mile Fire District, Lone the demand and of the ER. effortssuch for the AIDS/LifeCycle ride cutting ceremony in honor of new in 2014. come a long way sincethe it was expand services. Hwy 93. including the west. She said the Those payRock Park andago. the Rapp “What I love most about pracwill include counseling, HIV/STD started about 50 years I feel aFamfacility, tours of the whole “We’re bringing the The building is now home total cost is ments come ily Foundation. ticing medicine is that I get to help screenings, and more. Dexter a John Bishop, building, and anBitarray of food and huge sense of responsibility toneeds honor care to the patients, to the senior center and the approximateout of park Schmiedeke said there patients transform their lives,” said minimum donation amount of $3,500 terroot those who have come before us and ” drink inHealth honorCEO, of the organization’s Weekend Backpack Program ly $500,000. taxes that were many who Dexter. “Medicine should be a team toare qualify to ride and has setas a goal of he said.be make it as good as itvolunteers can we set 50ththat birthday. said Marcus that serves Lone Rock School. When already being helped on the project, and sport and be as collaborative as $5,000. To support Dexter, and help HedgeThe privatehad non-profit organization the course for the nextLois 50 years.” Daly Hospital The surrounding park con- with Schmiedeke assessed,her earn TMCSC reduced possible. I want a relationship her placereceived in the ride, visit her peth, chair of the McCormack said that the was fi rst organized in 1972. In 1984, tains soccerthat and includes baseball trust, “got really Schmiedeke prices from contractors. The my patients page: https://giving.aidslifecycle.org/ Three Mile Community Senior Center board members, l to r, Colorganization conducted a successful Countess Margarite Bessenyey, the hospital board, fields, tennisand andrespect.” volleyball involved,” the is proudparticipant/Kathy-Dexter. that general contractorShe donated lacompassion, will be leen Schmiedeke, Joyce Pando and Wendy Audiss in front of the fundraising campaign to fund the new granddaughter Marcus Daly, gave said this project courts, a walking path, a playgroup had they didn’t According to of what her patients at Imagine Nation Brewing in MissouSee15 CENTER, page new community center at Lone Rock Park. Photo by V. Howell. construction butApril then Covid-19 theabout BRHA land on Fairgrounds ground and a on covered picnic raised Bitterroot about say her Google, Dexter Road la on Saturday, from 5:30 to 3 has the been four years Chamber of Commerce Director Al Mitchell holds the group spell-boundhave as Bit-to run with a has 99-year lease.and Six respect: years later, pandemic hit and construction clearly that trust in the works, costs but ter Root Humane Association Board Member Sue McCormack prepares to cut the ribbon 7:30 p.m. for fundraising. skyrocketed. As a result, the group in is 1990, the Bessenyey estate deeded “It an honor to be Kathy Dexter’s For information on local wereresourcsome John Bishop, pictured from left, leads a gathering people involved in the there celebrating the opening of the new animalfifth shelter in Hamilton. Photo by Michaelof Howell. had tothose take out mortgage to finish the land to the organization patient!!! She listens, shares, where is es for whoaare HIV+, visit the delays due to Health the Bitterroot project in a ceremonial groundbreaking. The facility on the property that hadHealth housedbuilding the Sue McCormack, who serves on Open-Minded, intelligent...And, Montana Department of Public the current shelter is located. The See SHELTER, page pandemic.Program She said2 theat organization’s of directors most importantly, I trust Safety’s HIV Treatment will be built on land located the corner ofboard Kootenai Creek Roadand and Hwy 93 new building replaces anthat old she building shelter since 1984. their vision that will work with me to find a solution information: https://dphhs.mt.gov/ just north of the Stevensville Junction. by Nathan Boddy cumstances, having She adds thatisthe to any issue, no matter how small publichealth/hivstd/treatment/mtrythe Stevensville encountered people most important or catastrophic. She is a Pure SoulChristine Staub, a driving anwhiteprog falling “quality, victim to mail way to combat facility will besuch more Darby, Victor and Corvallis, as well as been providing wrapped in a physician’s body.” force at the Boxxe Shoppe at fraud in the past. Hamilton. abuse is for people of a “medical center” rather than just a accessible, personalized It’s with Dexter’s philosophy 901 S. 1st Street, was recently As a certified shipto ask clinic. She also said thatquestions Marcus Daly The new 12-acre campus will health fordepot 90 years. of service as a “team sport” that presented with a Certificate of care” ping for FedEx, and start conMurphy. Shethe led the Hospital, which is a critical access she has broadened her impactAppreciation and In recent the years, theyShoppe provide primary, care, urgent care and by Mayor DomiBoxxe versation with those commissioners through reach and will be participatingnic in aFarrenkopf and Hamilton hospital, was on recently rated #4 inlove. the Kathy Dexter her bicycle. Abyfamily specialty services. Two physicians have is legally justified to you know and have been taking steps to a lengthy fund fund by Victoria me like a ton of 545-mile bike Howell ride to raise money practice provider at Bitterroot Health, Police Chief Stephen Snavely. open package which doesn’t by Staub the national rataccounting that, to sum already been hired, along with a nurse nation for quality invest in all theacommubricks.” for critical HIV/AIDS servicesIn proDexter has aout background inthe Critical his presentation to the City bears its shipping know the details it up, shows county, ing agency, of 351 similar facilities. practitioner, and two more doctors Numerous Bald Eagles have been congregating in the Burnt area lately to feed onOverstreet carcasses. was Photos nities of Fork the Bitterroot, When it comes vided by the San Francisco AIDS Care and trauma and began her career Council on March 15th, Chief label. After following of what potential overall, doing very well by Michael Victoria are being recruited. There willby also be he said, with clinics in to Covid, Greg sent home from Foundation andHowell. the Los Angeles inHowell emergency medicine. Photo courtesy Snavely said that he wants the protocol, and doing victims are told, but on its tax collections and The Bitterroot NaOverstreet hasthe a AIDS/LifeCycle LGBT center– Hamilton Police Department so in the presence of the hospital with she knows that over they Kathy Dexter. showing revenues tional Forest (BNF) will The Cowboy Ball at the 50% Ravalli Countycoached 2023. message for you: to “become more vocal about a witness, Staub was an oxygen tank. are, “often of projections in host a public meeting Fairgrounds will be held February is don’t fool around! the good things that happen able to uncover the He was home for to departments say12th. they This are shipmost while thisOverstreet, Wednesday, March the tenth annual event and the way it’s shaping within the community.” Sharunfortunate contents two or three days. ping legal by Michael Howell expenses havepapers only or 30th from 6 to 8 p.m. ing his department’s experiof the package: nearlyDuring that time, paperwork.” Other up, it’s going to be an event worthy oftoa23% jubilee an attorney in amounted of to share information ence with Ms. Staub was one $16,000 in cash, common tactics for and former council member, the public at the next meeting Halfway through celebration. projections due in large private practice in his oxygen level by Victoria Howell regarding the developsuch opportunity. which the customer scammers include the budget year, the part to job vacancies Rod Freeman is the chair of this year’s appears to be continuing when the council considers Stevensville, was went down to 51, ment of a draft forest In early March, a customwas unwittingly send-from a normal of claiming county’s performance have yetto torepbe filled. event. Freeman is also thethat chair of the Rodeo diagnosed with his efforts to teach the new the appointment of two addiClimbing Management At the second regular er came to the Boxxe Shoppe ing to a scammer in resent the IRS or in is looking pretty good, One big savings was Committee, and the vice chair of the Fair Board, colon cancer in 99. “I jokingly say Plan (CMP). virtual counciltoand mayor how local Chicago, tional council meeting of theThe two-member intending send a package Illinois.members. Social Security according to Ravalli the budgeted funds which he’s been onby forNa12 years. A real estate for February of 2021. that 51 is brain Staub of the Boxxe Shoppe. Photo meeting will be held on should run. He “We’ll do our job, ” Christine said via government FedEx. County CFO Klarryse the Administration. county’s share Stevensville Town Council, on agent for 18 years here in the Bitterroot, andin also He wentSee through damage material.” Zoom. below for than Boddy. Thewas customer Sometimes a frequent commenter Gibson by Victoria Howell year, some brand new bands and January 27, town clerk Jenelle by John Dowd ner21 byyears, donation, serving chilithey and a in the Army for his organizational and instructions and a link chemotherapy and But COVID-19 See COUNTY, page 10 seemed con-some seasoned touring bands from at council meetings during Joan Mell, an attorney potatoand bar.discipline, Therewill willtell alsotheir be a live familiar with the profile of the Berthoud the council to late join August thetold meeting. Five andfused fundraising skills, have been put in he was was no joke. “It Over the victims that loved6:30 one p.m. has to After the forced hiatus due to theand throughout Montana andfrom Idaho Small town communities are auction starting at aabout lastunadministration. In Hamilton, was recpotential victims, butuse wishes similar public meetings audience that she was having good as chair of the Cowboy Ball committee. told that the cancer got so bad I felt familiar with course of her landed in jail,During or that the a prize Covid, the Montana Rockies Bluegrass “we’ve got the whole gamut,” says known for coming together to help with over 30 items. event that others within the commucomment, Crews told ognized for stepping in (virtual) were heldthe in meet- the public Freeman said the committee hopes to raise trouble streaming process, decade with has been won, but a fee needs had been eradicated. like I couldn’t Association Festival and Fundraiser Conroy. The first group, the Jolley each other, and Stevensville resithere will be a silent auction with at nity would help her look out 2021. the council that from thoseCorvallis, makto handle the the prosecution $50,000 this year, to forbethe expansion of the rodeo Staub Boxxe paid for release of the had than breathe, likefor I their safety. ingsOverstreet on thestronger internet. She said came back ever and in 2022, Family a “brand new” dents are exemplifying that through At least oneleast 125 items. In total, according to In addition to the sus-family Shoppe, funds. just The getting scammers will ing public comment Attorney bucking “They’re old,” hewho said. surgery on venue October wasStaub beingMary.” water with a new and renewedbecame enthuband,should will take thecaseload stage at of Town the former YouTube “Ride with The fundraiser andchutes. friend, Lacey Sutherlin, is of the potential victims she Meyers opportunity to learn chanpicious when haswhile now commonly use a getting legitimate “They need to be replaced. They’re banged siasm. That has carried through to this 11 a.m. They’ll split a set with Starr address the mayor, not the Greg Overstreet he was 23, 2021 for ostomy boarded, or what aided a resident community event is was being hosted byat a local helping to put the event on, there will nel they had was no longer about and participate in considering recovered address, buton will be ready to year, and theofannual scheduled dobro player from and up.facility Bucking stock can be hard metal.” removal, fidevelopnalhadevent, I imagine water audience.Chilson, He alsotalented said, “This hospitalized, recovextended and athen group of close friends nursing and family be nearly 200 items auctioned at the the process working but they set up the customapproximately grab the package fromactually a porch for Saturday, 15th at the Neely Stevensville. That will beering, followed byCovid-19. The 10th annual ball donations – which treatment in April the boarding be Meyer, had to be provided with a ride members ofto Mary who has event incowboy total. “The are very is not a question and answer” from Mell ing a climbing plan, this a new Facebook page. Hower’sa age anda different band every half hour until $60,000 in front door when it arrives. Center in Victor, promises started 11the years agoorbut couldn’t be held last the bank well as to diagnosed stageasthree invahumbling,” added Sutherlin. Liveyear mucolon journey. like,” recallsto with week’scancer meeting will cov- to be “It’s public comment. ” did the work at nobeen charge the session. particular cash, all of to “They always direct the ever, members of the public blockbuster of a good time. 7:30 p.m. Some longtime favorites in Boxxe Shoppe. due to the pandemic – performed has been upgraded this sive breast cancer. sic will be by Jodi Johnston The day after that Overstreet. “This er the following agenda details the which was to victim to send it, ‘no signature The of mayor saidinclude previousthe town. “I just wanted That’s according to Mike thehad lineup the Soggy Bottom who had he tried to access the Conroy, “It’swill common sense to me,” The Ifundraiser be held and Stevensville local Shane Clouse. year. topics: surgery, was isfrauduwhen realized transaction. being required,’” she adds. ly that he would be answering publicly thank Joan for helpwho the shindig Girls, the Darby Sireens, Pinegrass, The Town of Stevensville recognized attorney Joan Mell, she says, pointing out that red Facebook page saidmusical it was not atthat the St. Mary’s Family Center, in There also be ever a Secrecy cash barAct •organizes Review overall “This is the first will year we’ve done aprovided fully diagnosed with I was not Unfortunatelently deThe Bank with his wife Tari and a few other and Mike and Tari Conroy. questions from the public. ing me and helping the town, ” flags abound when seniors are Stevensville, starting at 5:30 p.m. on by the Tin Can. center, for filling in while town attorney Greg Overstreet objectives and desired accessible. Berthoud asked ly, it was not catered dinner,” said Freeman. Thebanks University COVID-19. taking Covid manded from of 1970 requires to intrepid volunteers. Susan McCauley is in said charge of the being scammed. “If a person Saturday, 15. The eventof isPictured open “It’s just way to come Crews Overstreet. outcomes ofas the public Montana Catering Service will provide theof out had Covid-19. with Mell are, l atogood Overstreet, for patience she worked “I was obviously seriously enough. Staub’s first also said that they senior citizen April keep track ofr, withdrawals Eighteen bands are featured this is 80 years old, aand all of a to the public and will feature dinconversations See BLUEGRASS , page 3 should be prepared for some Desserts are provided 4Hin members. See CANCER, time having members of $10,000 or by more orderpage 2 very weakened,” said through the issues. Mayorthey’re Steve dinner. Gibson, council coming into the members Cindy Brown and The Boxxe Shoppe’s new location • Provide an update encountered See page 2 sudden “interesting comments” Greg Overstreet talks about his recentfrom brush with death dueSTEVI, tothe commuOverstreet. “Itformer hit Jim Crews, mayor bank to5withdraw $15,000, it Stacie Barker. by Victoria at 901 S. 1st Street in Hamilton. nity.See See COWBOY BALL page 4 SURVIVING, page by Photo Michael Howell Howell. such cirStaub is Covid. Photo by Victoria Howell. See SCAMMERS, page 2 makes my ‘spidy’ sense tingle.” See PLAN, page 2 Photo by Nathan Boddy. Last week the Ravalli County Commissioners approved adoption of a memorandum of understanding with the Ravalli County DUI Task Force and letter the commissioners statedInstituteProtection National Forest 1987 Forest aspen and whitebark pine; MAPS Media to produceAgency. a video The designed by Michael Howell to help parents keep tabs on their children’s behavthat “Ravalli County objects contains recommendations manage timber to provide Plan. by Michael Howell Supreme Court last week when it sent road with the Forest Serviceior. in 1962 that in 2017 the landowners asked the concerning for forest products and jobs; and to unmitigated impacts to A new record of decision The deadlineHowell closed on if it would bethe issue back to the District Court that does not allow use by the general Forest Service to livethe upDraft to theSEIS easeVictoria possible The DUI Task approved of year, theForce facility tookButterfly. inthe justcreation under bybyVictoria Howell the Gold Concerncounty owned/maintained was issued on December 17, retain old growth status in all couple ofHowell Bitterroot valley res-envelopes ordering the case be heard. public. While somewhich use byismembers ment restrictions. When the land agency to put on thatwhich January 18, for filing objecby A Victoria his property would in effect with the highway, aastate addressed when private was Mischief$240,000 Room last May and the commissioners and spent every penny. heavy equipment theowner scope ofthe the analysis treatment to mayroads 2021 accompanied by a to Draft idents who sued the Forest Service The Larry Steven “Wil” of the public have occurred over declined to offer any solutions, the of all the doors and then Dominic Farrenshut offlitigants, access Stevensville Riverunits. According highway, because nowfrom you’re going to on it. sold toproject aing new and Fish, Wildlife signed off The involved creation tions to the Draft SupplemenJasmin Shinn, founder and There are no paid employees; it’s an allforkopf, allowing public access their and Janet Stanton own the years, the issue came to aatrucks, head landowners filed suit in federal court director put valentine cards The activities Stevensville Townacross CounPark, ain 20-acre park on the east bank have two accesses for trucks pulling and Parks got involved. The once-pritheitems letter quotes the Bittera Forest Service press release and logging mostly, SEIS thatWilkins provides a site-speset ofin easily accessible that had secret hiding tal Environmental Statement volunteer organization. But Shinn said executive director of 1 Horse land, only toon have the case property along Robbins Gulch when the Forest Service placed in 2018 under the Quiet Title Act. Sapphire Lutheran them. Farrenkopf cilatwas split whether to dismissed accept just toreally the north of the private piece ofthe2006 boats, and you’ve just come out of the vate piece now belongs to thesome state compartments where someone could stash root Forest Plan’s Forest-wide but not limited to, theitimpacts cific forest plan amendment aboutRoad 90% of proposed (Draft SEIS) for the Gold A Time Horse Rescue costs about $200 per month toaim feed for being filed after the statute of bordering the Bitterroot National For- aStevi signWye on the road allowing public Attorneys forwhiskey. thefishing U.S.The government Homes inDraft Hamilton, is liked the idea. He askedCrews aAtsmall piece of park land near the property. contacted the county at 45 miles per hour there and is a developed access drugs or hide a small flask of was Willow Creek Road. Due“gentle to Management Wildlife Re-site. treatment areas are within antraffictoand definingest. old-growth stan- they claim, Butterfly Project, a Bitterroot these giants.” Then there are facility in Corvallis, got a nice limitations contained in the law had Prior owners, negotiaccess. The subsequent asking the bridge, community students Stevensville an item that was at schools and negotiated the donation of the are going to be accidents there.” I think opportunity it’s [the piecetoon to provide parents“But a learning seethe the source Objective “Maintain area designated for insect resource and financial limitadards. Some objections to securing theeasement See page 3 boost last week when she was veterinary bills, therapy, training, and passed, got aatreprieve from the U.S. ated aon limited access on the disturbances increased the point to send his residents athat and daycares to make National Forest project considered the March 24th council land the west, potential Mayorand Steve Gibsonto said he didn’t west] still aLANDOWNERS, viable oftoland for the various ways in which any youngpiece person can hide Last year the envelopes. the disease sufficient old-growth habitat tions, Ravalli County would new decision were received treatment because of little love this Valenspecial envelopes and presented with a check for $7500 other associated costs to rehabilitate meeting. The land ownership will now river access pending outcome of see what use the land is to the town. “I city to have, whether or not you put their substance use from casual inspections. includes nearly 13,000 acres were so full they The project is now tine’s decorate them foraccess each revert toDay. the county. The 1.52-acre the dispute. only liability,” Gibson. money into developing it,” said Motnot said be able to accommodate onWhen suitable timberland to January 18 deadline dense pockets oflopes deadsee andadyhorses. they’re finally ready from representatives of JCCS, anby the Glendathese Wiles, Director of the DUI Task Force, of commercial and non-comhad to be emptied more really popular, and About four years resident. Then people piece, whichfiis located adjacent tomostly the having Council member Marilyn WolffThey claimMichaelson said he looked upwhat the for ley. “There are so many cars out there, said she tells parents is, “If you don’t look, accounting rm with a branch adoption, most can be driven or support viable populations ing trees. the area the necessary maintenance to do with the mercial treatment than once. growing every year. ago, a vegetative resident came drop offsaid valenBitterroot River on the northwest side she had apotenreal problem with old minutes andduring found that the land I see. think can be used for parking. But then younor don’t If it you don’t see, then you don’t ridden, and some just become “pasture located in Hamilton. Part of could the logging of old-growth dependent the project, the of old growth, is impacted by mountain pine within a 55,000was acre area ofto the to Farrenkopf to see tines to fill the enveof the bridge, offered Town this piece of land. “It’s where two was donated on the condition that looking long term, if you have propSee VALENTINES, page 10 selection for awarding that gift tial impacts to wildlife and to pets.” See DUI, page 10 rehabilitation of the road afteron the species. ” side The letter Douglas-fir bark beetle, forest inby theRavalli Sapphire Mounin 2017 for use as a roads converge, the bankbeetle, is incrediit would be maintained and utilized erty west ofestablished thenotes river,that then was online voting County and according 1 Horse At A Time was DrafttoSEIS limits the scope dwarf mistletoe and the project is complete. Ravalli Willow Creek Road.I think there are potential river access site. bly steep… liability for western recreational purposes within five you havethe access potentially consoltains eastbranch of Corvallis. by Shinn in 2018. She’s originally from to JCCS manager, Andrea of its environmental consespruce budworm damage. County objects to shifting Bitterroot National Forest During the tenure of former issues… It is the fastest part of the years. idate highway property into the Town RDO Co. The original proposal was Simmerman, 1 Horse A Time Germany whereEquipment sheI grew around mayor Jim Crews, the At owner of land channel and thethe deepest partAlthough of the in general Vickie Motley, park board memof Stevensville. thinkup It’s something financial burden of the project quences analysis to vegetation, officials have stated that withdrawn in August of 2020 8571always Running Road horses. She’s been aW. horse fan, was one of the topnortheast four vote side had at the river on the you were to develop thatwith the ber,proposed said that nothing had County been done Equipment Co. the pileated woodpecker and project ischannel. designedIfto improve agreement to Ravalli and believe RDO after Friends theoff Bitterroot getters. passionate about Missoula, MT 59808 attempted to of shut river access on for fishing, I would also see a problem because the access problem had been but she is especially See STEVI, page 16 8571 Running W. Road pine marten. project, the Ravalli County it is contrary to current law forest resilience to natural checkfor followed in the wake draft horses. She and her husband, a andThat Alliance the Wild 406-549-4171 and existing agreements. ” “We realize these old growth Commissioners expressed Missoula, MT 59808 military retiree, and their two children of a $25,000 gift claiming in November Rockies filed suit the disturbances like fire, insects species are listed in and disease; reduce sediconcern over impacts to Forest officials also received from Tractor Supply. relocatedRDOequipment.com toindicator Montana and bought a 20406-549-4171 agency failed to use the best acre farm which Shinn said can support That sounds like a lot of the Forest Plan, but it is not county owned and maintained comments from Philip Strobel ment sources in the Willow available science in managing Presenting a check for $7500 from JCCS to Jasmin Shinn (second from left) of 1 Horse At RDOequipment.com money but, according to Shinn, Creek watershed; improve 20 horses. She currently roads, Willow Creek DirectorJCCS of the NEPAabout Branch clear whether there are other A Time Draft Horse Rescue were, l to r: especially Levi Clark, CPA, Andrea Simmerman, Branch elk habitat and didn’t comtaking care of draft horses is Office of the Regional Adminbull trout habitat; restore Road. Manager, and Will Ramsey, CPA. Also pictured is Tiny, the non-profit’s mascot and the ply with the definition of old an expensiveYproposition. Last CO.COM including meadows, RESCUE, page 65 See See GOLD, page •FREEbyESTIMATES INTime. THE BITTERROOT VALLEY• OURH OMEIMPROVEMENThabitat istrator In a At letter to the Forest first horse that was rescued 1 Horse A Photo by Victoria Howell. of the Environmental
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