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Eagles in winter Groundbreaking for medical Bitter Root Humane 107 years old andheld stillAssociation mowing thecenter lawn Three Mile Community Center open
celebrates new shelter, 50th anniversary speech, occupa-
by Victoria by Victoria Howell by John Howell Dowd
shelter. $140,000. a levy, so this won’t any tional andhave physical the sugar beets and her grandAccording The park additional impact on people’s father was very good at growing therapy services – It’s been a long time to Colleen board made property taxes. “We were so poor, and always them. including therapy coming, but the new Three Schmiedeke, the decision In addition to thea loan, the Bitterroot Health worked so hard. Maybe that’s whywho serves Sheon explained that when her Mile Community Center is up 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 God about me,” at said Donnaboth the grandfather discovered Montana, and forgot running. Located 4433 park loan to finish Three Community and lab services. ceremony, saidMile concerning the Senior ing last Wednesday Gandara with a laugh. Last Thurshe said it needed to be his home Sunnyside Cemetery Road, board and the the project. Center (the official name) Bishop said “It organization’s 50 years of service, An open house celebration was day she turned old, and for the rest of his life. According for new medical theits center is on107 theyears east side community She said they which raised over $80,000 they hope to have held last week at the Bitter Root was started by a bunch of little old her family believes her astounding to Donna, “He always said this complex that will beThe build- center board, of Lone Rock Park. worked with through community picnics, longevity is due to four things: her must be God’s country. He said, ladies in 1972 and it’s still run by a Humane Association’s (BRHA) new the facility open ing contains a large they started Farmers State rummage sales, bingo nights built just north of meeting positive attitude, her genetics, her he will be living here forever.” animal shelter located on Fairgrounds bunch of little old ladies.” room, a warming a working on Bank to keep and donations fromof commuby spring 2023, Stevensville at the kitchen, very lifestyle and her faith. Their family settled in SteButts, President of the Roadactive in Hamilton. The event served state-of-the-art audio visual this ain 2012 their loan Kathienity members. Other major and that they plan corner of Kootenai Gandara born in view 1916ainribbon Eland incorpovensville in 1929, and Donna double purpose. It included Board, said, “This organization has system, and was a gorgeous payments contributors were the Three on continuing to Creek Granjenal, inand Michoacán, Mexico. to school at Lone Rock. Her of the Road Bitterroot Mountains totherated in 2014. reasonable. Mile Fireway District, Lone cutting ceremony in honor of new went come such a long sincethe it was expand Her father owned atours shopof that husband’s family was also from Hwy 93. including the west. She said the Those payRock 50 Park andago. theservices. Rapp started about years I feel aFamfacility, thesold whole things like cigarettes. They lived Mexico, and he went to school “We’re bringing the The building is now home total cost is ments come ily Foundation. John Bishop, building, and anBitarray of food and huge sense of responsibility to honor there during the violent years of the in Stevensville. The two met at care to the patients, to the senior center and the approximateout of park Schmiedeke said there terroot those who have come before us and ” drink inHealth honorCEO, of thewhich organization’s Mexican revolution, startedly $500,000. a Mexican family gathering and Weekend Backpack Program taxes that are it as were many who said.be as we make good as he itvolunteers can set 50th birthday. said that Marcus in 1910 and ran until 1920.Whenfell in love. They married in 1935, that serves Lone Rockaround School. already being helped on theLois project, and HedgeThe private non-profi t organization the course for the next 50 years.” Daly Hospital had The was apark prolonged after eloping to Wallace, Idaho beThe conflict surrounding con- period Schmiedeke assessed, TMCSC received reduced chair McCormack saidpeth, that the of the was fisoccer rstregime organized in 1972. Inwhich 1984, of rapid after cause Donna’s father forbade the tains andchanges, baseball “got really Schmiedeke prices from contractors. The Three Mile Community Senior Center board members, l to r, Colorganization conducted a Countess Margarite Bessenyey, the hospital board, the Mexican government was conmarriage, thinking she was too fields, tennis and volleyball involved,” the is proud that general contractorsuccessful donated laleenand Schmiedeke, Joyce Pando and Wendy Audiss in front of the fundraising campaign fund the new granddaughter ofpath, Marcus Daly, formed into a strong central gov-gave her husband saidto this project courts, a walking a playgroupyoung. had Donna they didn’t See the CENTER, newfor community ernment which was given far more together 72 years.center at Lone Rock Park. Photo by V. Howell. construction but then Covid-19 the BRHA land on Fairgrounds Road ground and a covered picnic raisedwere about have to run has been four page years3 Bitterroot Chamber of Commerce Director Al Mitchell holds the group spell-bound as Bitpower than it had originally. The Eventually, the sugar beet with a 99-year lease. Six years later, pandemic hit and construction in the works, costs but ter Root Humane civil war would cause theestate deaths of craze ended after Association the growingBoard Member Sue McCormack prepares to cut the ribbon skyrocketed. As a result, the group in 1990, the Bessenyey deeded there were some John Bishop, pictured fifth from left, leads a gathering of people involved in the celebrating the opening of the new animal shelter in Hamilton. Photo by Michael Howell. over two million combatants.where season in Montana seemed to had to take out a mortgage to finish the land to the organization delays due to the During the conflict, several geton shorter and the processing Bitterroot project in a ceremonial groundbreaking. The facility the property that hadHealth housedbuilding the Sue McCormack, who serves on the current shelter is located. The See SHELTER, page revolutionaries came into Gandara’s moved to Billings. The industry pandemic. She said2 theat organization’s of directors will be built on land located the corner ofboard Kootenai Creek Road and Hwy 93 new building replaces an old building shelter since 1984. father’s store and took what they nearly died in the valley, though their vision that just north the Stevensville Junction. byfor Nathan Boddy cumstances, having She adds thatisthe wanted. When her father asked Donna’s father continued toofgrow the Stevensville encountered people most important payment, they threatened his life. very large beets. Her family kept Staub, a driving falling victim to mail way to combat facility will besuch more Darby, Victor and Corvallis, as well as been providing After that, he decided to leave andChristine farming and ranching, and even“quality, force at the Boxxe Shoppe at fraud in the past. abuse is for people of a “medical center” rather than just a Hamilton. take his family to America. They ran a dairy business for a number accessible, personalized 901 S. 1stof Street, As a certified shipto ask clinic. She also said thatquestions Marcus Daly came and went for several years, years.was recently The new 12-acre campus will health care” fordepot 90 years. presented with a Certificate of ping for FedEx, and start conMurphy. Shethe led the spending many of their first years in Donna said she worked all her Hospital, which is a critical access In recent the years, theyShoppe provide primary, care, urgent care and Appreciation by Mayor DomiBoxxe versation with those commissioners through New Mexico, where he worked as a life. Her daughter estimates that hospital, was recently rated #4byinlove. the specialty services. Two physicians have nic Farrenkopf and Hamilton is legally justified to you know and have been taking steps to a lengthy fund fund by Victoria Howell me like a ton of cowboy. Eventually, they would find after having six kids, Donna now Police Chief Stephen Snavely. open acommupackage which doesn’t by Staub the national rataccounting that, to sum already been hired, along with a nurse nation for quality invest in all theand their way to California and then to has at least 14 grandchildren bricks.” In his presentation to the City bears its shipping know the details it up, shows the county, ing agency, out of 351 similar facilities. practitioner, and two more doctors Numerous BaldinEagles have been congregating the Burnt area lately to feed onOverstreet carcasses. was Photos nities of Fork the Bitterroot, take their itchances the Bitterroot over 11 greatingrandchildren. She, When comes Council on March 15th, Chief label. After following of what potential overall, doing very well Valley Montana. This was when herself, came from a family of 10. in byof Michael Victoria Howell are being recruited. There willby also be he said, with clinics to Covid, Greg Howell. sent home from Snavely said that he wants the protocol, and doing victims are told, but on its tax collections and the valley sugar beet boom was just Throughout the many years they The Bitterroot Overstreet has a NaHamilton Police Department so in the presence of the hospital with she knows that over they showing revenues getting offfor theyou: ground. lived in the valley, they spent most tional Forest (BNF) will The Cowboy Ball at the 50% Ravalli Countycoached message to “become more vocal about a witness, Staub was an oxygen tank. are, “often of projections in There was a processing facility of their time around Corvallis and 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 in Missoula, and many farmers Hamilton. 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 and When asked about her 30thranch fromhands 6 to 8 started p.m. producing ing his department’s experiofmoththe package: nearlyDuring that time, paperwork.” Other up, it’s going to be an event worthy oftoa23% jubilee an attorney in amounted of the crop. information According to Gandara’s er’s long life, Dolores said, “My in cash, to share Donna Gandara, at left, sits on her bed next to her daughter, Dolores Gandara, at right. ence with Ms. Staub was one $16,000 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 daughter, Gandara, most ofopportunity. regardingDolores the developsuch which the customer scammers include The farm dog lays with Donna. Photo by John Dowd. the budget year, the part to job vacancies Rod Freeman is the chair of this year’s See BIRTHDAY, page 4 appears to be continuing when the council considers Stevensville, was went down to 51, the valley used at that time for ment of a was 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 they a frequent commenter Gibson January 27, town clerk Jenelle in the Army for 21 years, his organizational and instructions and a link chemotherapy and But COVID-19 Seewill COUNTY, seemed con- meetings during tell theirpage 10 at council Joan Mell, an attorney with the profile of the Berthoud the council to late join August thetold meeting. Five andfused fundraising skills, and discipline, haveone been put to in he was wasthe no joke.familiar “It and unOver victims that a loved has the last administration. In from Hamilton, wasgot recpotential victims, butuse wishes similar meetings audience thatcancer she was having familiar good as chair of the Cowboy Ball committee. told thatpublic the so bad I felt with course of her landed in jail, or that a prize that others withinFreeman the commucomment, Crews told ognized for stepping in (virtual) were heldthe in meet- the public said the committee trouble streaming process, decade with has been won,hopes but a to feeraise needs had been eradicated. like I couldn’t nity would help her look out 2021. council that those makto handle the the prosecution $50,000 this year, for the expansion of the rodeo andthe Staub Boxxe to be paid for release of the Overstreet had breathe, like I ings on the internet. She said by John Dowd for their safety. At least oneonly a $1 per pound charge after that, by Sean Malcom line in the early 20th century. With In addition to the became susShoppe, Staub funds. The scammers will ing public comment should caseload of Town Attorney bucking chutes. “They’re just getting old,” he surgery on October was being water the former YouTube fees of the potential victims she with a minimum of $5. However, said. its leather convertible top and brass opportunity to learn chanpicious when haswhile now commonly use a getting legitimate “They at need to replaced. They’re banged address the mayor, not the Greg Overstreet he was 23, 2021 for ostomy boarded, or what The annualaided Montana forbepesticides containing dioxins, dioxwas aDepartresident a local Corvallis resident and vetaccents, the 1911 Model T is definitely nel they had was no longer about and participate in Army considering recovered address, will be ready to up.facility Bucking stock can be hard on metal.” removal, the fidevelopnalhas I imagine water audience. He also said, “This hospitalized, and then recovment of Agriculture (MDA) chemical in precursors orbut products that require extended nursing and eran, Ronbut Curtis, the process of working they had been set upcleaning the custom-a head-turner. approximately grab the package fromactually a porch The 10th annual cowboy ball – which treatment in the boarding to be pesticide waste disposal event will be special packing on site may require had to be provided with a ride up a 1911 Model T for the past year The Ford Model T was produced notand a question and answer” ering, from Covid-19. a climbing aing new Facebookplan, page.this How- er’sisage $60,000Mell in or front door when it arrives. started 11the years agofees. but couldn’t be held last year coming Hamilton this year. Part higher Registration of intendto the bank as well asof to colon cancer journey. like,” to recalls to showroom quality. Curtis, who is frompublic 1908 comment. until 1927”anddid wasthe targeted week’s meeting “It’s work at no charge the session. particular cash, all of to “They always direct the ever, members ofwill thecovpublic Boxxe&Shoppe. theOverstreet. state’s Pesticide Waste Disposal ed chemicals important, andthis so is due to the pandemic – hasisbeen upgraded the current caretaker of the Model T, to the middle class as the first “afThe day after that “This er the following agenda details the had said previouswhich was to victim to send it, ‘no signature The of mayor the town. “I just wanted who hadcountless tried to access “It’s common sense to me,” Program, the event creates anyear. oppre-packaging. The MDA site requests has put hours the into cleaning, fordable automobile” through the use topics: surgery, he was is when I realized transaction. fraudurequired,’” she adds. that heofwould be answering publiclyThe thankbeing Joan for helpThesays, Town ofdispose Stevensville recognized Joan she pointing out that red portunity fornot Montanans to participants toattorney “please be specific Facebook page said it was not polishing, and restoring the car tolyits assembly line manufacturing. • Review overall “This is the first year we’ve ever done aMell, fully diagnosed with that I was Unfortunatelently deThe Bank Secrecy Act questions from the public. ing me and helping the town, ” flags abound when seniors are of their pesticide waste at very little about products being disposed on center, for filling in while town attorney Greg Overstreet former glory. “This is my passion,” 1911 Model T Ron has been preserving objectives and desired accessible. catered dinner,” said Freeman. Thebanks University COVID-19.Berthoud asked ly, it was not taking Covid manded from of 1970 requires to being scammed. “If a person cost. According to the waste disposal your registration and be prepared Crews also said that they said Overstreet. he said, “To bring this back to life so boasts a 2.9 liter four-cylinder engine outcomes of the public Montanawith Catering Service provide theoffor had Covid-19.ofPictured Mell are, l towill Overstreet, for“I patience as she worked Staub’s first was obviously seniorseriously citizen enough. keep track ofr, withdrawals is 80 years old, andCarli all of a products to be inspected at the site.” program coordinator with MDA, other people can see it. I’ll be at every matched up to a two-speed transmisconversations should be prepared for some Desserts are provided by 4H members. time having members of $10,000 or more in order very weakened,” said through the issues. Mayor Steve dinner. Gibson, council members Cindy Brown sudden they’re coming theInterested Davis, “It’s a2really reasonable and into parties must go and online The Boxxe newmiles location • Provide update show showingan it.” sion with top Shoppe’s speed 42 per encountered See page “interesting comments” from Greg Overstreet talks about hisarecent brushofwith death dueSTEVI, tothe commuOverstreet. “Itformer hit Jim Crews, mayor bank to5withdraw $15,000, it the MDA’s Stacie Barker. Photo by Victoria Howell. environmentally friendly way to get to website and register And showing it, he has. Curtis, hour. The headlights are acetylene gas at 901 S. 1st Street in Hamilton. See COWBOY BALL page 4 See SURVIVING, page by Michael Howell such cirnity. Staub is Covid. Photo by Victoria Howell. SCAMMERS, page 2 makes my ‘spidy’ sense tingle.” rid of these chemicals.” their intent toSee dispose. They will need and his See wifePLAN, Terri, have showing flame-powered, usingBoddy. thick concave page been 2 Photo by Nathan This will be the first time in nearly to register how much they will be the Model T at car shows all summer, mirrors combined with magnifying Last week the Ravalli County Commissioners apthree years the event will take placeadoption bringing and will receive a certification including a recent “Chief’s Choice” lenses to project the light. The driver proved of a memorandum of understandin the area. According to Davis, the notice that shows they have registered. winner at this year’s Daly Days car had to light all head and tail lights ing with the Ravalli County DUI Task Force and eventpine; cycles among MDA’s three state This will be their pass to drop their show. It is important to mention this prior to night driving. Protection Agency. The letter the commissioners stated National Forest 1987 Forest aspen and whitebark MAPS Media Institute to produce a video designed by Michael Howell districts, including the western, cenchemicals off. Davis explained that correction from the Aug. 2 paper,Plan. in The car belonged to James “Ned” to help parents keep tabs on their children’s behavthat “Ravalli County objects contains recommendations manage timber to provide tral and eastern districts. This the registration allows the MDA to be the article about the Daly Days events. Applebury, a lifelong valley resident, ior.year, concerning the Draft SEIS forest products and jobs; and to unmitigated impacts to A new record of decision The deadline closed on prepared for how much they will befor That article mentioned, “The ifHamilhis death in 2001. Applebury was the western district will give farmers, Victoria Howell it would beuntil 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 and anyone elseislooking to Room receiving and keeps them from having ton Police choice winner wasenvelopes ahis collector of which antique cars and restored ranchers to put on January 18,Chief’s forHowell filing objecby Victoria property would in effect with the highway, which aastate addressed when the private land was Mischief lastand May and commissioners $240,000 spent every penny. from heavy theowner scope ofthe the analysis units. According to ofroads 2021 accompanied by a to Draft take advantage this to turn people away. the doors and Dominic FarrenRonald Thermos with his 1911allModel many throughout his life.treatment This River Model shutthen off access Stevensville highway, because nowopportunity you’re goingequipment 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 anvehiall-of the ability to dispose oftrucks theiratrucks, chemical will stay in their kopf, activities director putCurtis valentine cards in T.” In fact, that winner wasCounRon was apurchased in the 90s bank from The Stevensville Town 20-acre park onearly the east have two accesses forlogging pulling andParticipants Parks got involved. once-pritheitems letter quotes the Bittera Forest Service press release and mostly, SEIS thatTPark, provides a site-speset of easily accessible that hadThe secret hiding tal Environmental Statement volunteer organization. But said executive director for free. cles and thenow MDA will do the on atwas Sapphire them. Farrenkopf with thissplit Model T. of 1 Horse Robert “Bob” Miller, who was presicil onLutheran whether to accept just toreally the north of the private piece ofthepesticides boats, andnearly you’vebut just come out to, of the vate piece belongs toShinn therest, state compartments where someone could stash some root Forest Plan’s Forest-wide not limited theitimpacts cific forest plan amendment about 90% of proposed (Draft SEIS) for the Gold At A Time Draft Horse Rescue costs about $200 per month to feed ForWye the at first 200 pounds, the- dislocation. Once registered, the location Homes in Hamilton, is work liked the idea. Heof asked Ron’spiece meticulous has dent the Bell-McCall dealership in a small of park hard land near the property. Crews contacted the county Stevi 45 miles per hour there and is a developed fishing access site. drugs or hide a small flask of whiskey. The aim was Creek Road. Due“gentle to Management Wildlife Retreatment areas are within an feetoisWillow defining old-growth stanButterfly Project, a Bitterroot Then there are facility Corvallis, got a nice posal drop-off literally free, withthese asking the community students paid off.in The old Ford looks how it Stevensville bridge, an item that was at schools and negotiated the donation of the are going to be accidents there.” “But I giants.” think opportunity it’s piece the to provide parents a learning toon see the6 See[the WASTE, page source Objective to “Maintain area designated for insect and resource and financial limitadards. Some objections to the See FORD, page 3 boost last week when she was veterinary bills, therapy, training, and to send his residents athat and daycaresland to make National Forest project would have, running off the assembly considered at the March 24th council on the west, securing potential Mayor Steve Gibson saidvarious he didn’t west] still a viable of land for the ways in which any youngpiece person can hide Last year lopes. the disease sufficient habitat tions, Ravalli County would decision were received because of the little love this special envelopes presented with aValencheck for $7500 associated costsold-growth to rehabilitate meeting. The land ownership willnew now river and access pending outcometreatment of see what use theenveland is to the town. “Iother city tofrom have, whether or not you put their substance use casual inspections. includes nearly 13,000 acres lopes were so full they The project is now tine’s Day. decorate them for each revert to the county. The 1.52-acre the access dispute. only see a liability,” said Gibson. money into developing it,” said Motnot be able to accommodate on suitable timberland to by the January 18 deadline dense pockets of dead and dythese horses. When they’re fi nally ready from representatives of JCCS, an Glenda Wiles, Director of the DUI Task Force, of commercial and non-comhad to be emptied more really popular, and About years resident. people piece, whichfour tomostly the Then Council Wolff Michaelson he looked upwhat the for ley. are many cars out said sheadoption, tells“There parents is,so “If you don’t look, accounting fiis rmlocated with aadjacent branch most can be driven or there, support viable populations ing trees. They claim area said the necessary maintenance having to do member with the Marilyn mercial vegetative treatment than the once. growing every year. ago, a in 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 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 The original proposal was Simmerman, 1 Horse A Time Germany where 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 financial burden of the project quences analysis tosomething vegetation, officials have stated that withdrawn in August of 2020 horses. She’s always been a horse fan, was one of the top four vote at the river on the northeast side project had channel. If you were to develop that ber, said that nothing had been done RDO Equipment Co. the pileated woodpecker and is designed to improve agreement with the proposed to Ravalli County and believe after Friends theoff Bitterroot getters. about 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 passionate 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 and existing agreements. ” “We and realize these old growth Commissioners expressed Missoula, MT 59808 military retiree, 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. relocated 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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