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Bears in town celebrates new shelter, 50th anniversary
Eagles in winterHumane Groundbreaking held Association for medical Bitter Root Three Mile Community Centercenter open speech, occupa-
by Victoria by Victoria Howell Howell
shelter. $140,000. a levy, so this won’t any tional andhave physical According The park additional impact on people’s therapy services – It’s been a long time to Colleen board made property taxes. by Nathan Boddy full grown adult black bear. Havincluding therapy coming, but the new Three Schmiedeke, the decision In addition to thea loan, the Bitterroot Health ing arrived sometime during the Mile Center is up who serves on to take out a cut the project was paid for by the pool – plus imaging held aCommunity groundbreakby Michael Howell and ribbon at last week’s Residents of Hamilton’s afternoon, the bear scaled nearly and running. Located at 4433 both the park loan to finish Three Mileand Community Senior lab services. said the south side had a surprising vis-ceremony, 50 feet of aconcerning large tree in front of ing last Wednesday Sunnyside Cemetery Road, board and the the project. Center (the official name) Bishop itor on the northeastern cornerorganization’s 518 South50 4th, where hesaid “It years of service, An new openmedical house celebration was for theits center is on the east side community She said they which raised over $80,000 of 4th and Desmet on Saturday, they hope to have held last week at the Bitter Root was started by a bunch of little old complex that will beThe build- center board, of Lone Rock Park. worked with through community picnics, See BEARS, page September 10th, in the form ofladies a in 1972 and it’s still run by a 12 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 animalashelter located on Fairgrounds littledonations old ladies.” room, warming working on Bank to bunch keep ofand fromof commuby spring 2023, Stevensville at the kitchen, a Butts, President of the Road 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 ofand Kootenai double purpose. It included Board, said, “This organization has system, a gorgeous view a ribbon and incorpopayments contributors were the Three on continuing to Creek and Mountains of the Road Bitterroot totherated reasonable. Mile Fireway District, Lone cutting ceremony in honor of new in 2014. come such a long sincethe it was expand Hwy 93. including tours of the whole the west. She said the Those payRock 50 Park andago. theservices. Rapp started about years I feel aFamfacility, “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 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 the organization’s Weekend Backpack Program ly $500,000. taxes that are it as were many who said.be as we make good as he itvolunteers can set 50ththat birthday. said Marcus that serves Lone Rock School. When already being helped on theLois project, and HedgeThe privatehad non-profit organization the course for the next 50 years.” Daly Hospital The surrounding park conSchmiedeke assessed, TMCSC received reduced chair McCormack saidpeth, that the of the was fisoccer rst organized in 1972. In 1984, tains and baseball “got really Schmiedeke prices from contractors. The Marty Essen, Victor, isBessenyey, releasing his seventh book on Three Mile Community Senior Center board members, l to r, Colorganization conducted a Countess Margarite the hospital board, fields, tennis and volleyball involved,” the is proud that general contractorsuccessful donated laSeptember 18 in of honor ofa Banned Books leen Schmiedeke, Joyce Pando and Wendy Audiss in front of the fundraising campaign fund the new granddaughter Marcus Daly, gave saidto this project courts, a walking path, playgroupWeek. had Photo they didn’t by Victoria Howell. See the CENTER, new community center at Lone Rock Park. Photo by V. Howell. construction but then Covid-19 the BRHA on Fairgrounds Road ground andland a covered picnic raised Bitterroot about have to run has been four page years3 Chamber of Commerce Director Al Mitchell holds the group spell-bound as Bitwith a 99-year lease. Six years later, pandemic hit and construction in the works, costs but ter Root Humane Association Board Member Sue McCormack prepares to cut the ribbon skyrocketed. As a result, the group in 1990, the Bessenyey estate deeded John Bishop, pictured from left, leads a gathering people involved in the there were some celebrating the opening of the new animalfifth shelter in Hamilton. Photo by Michaelof Howell. had to take out a mortgage to finish the land to the organization where delays due to the Bitterroot project in a ceremonial groundbreaking. The facility on the property that hadHealth housedbuilding the Sue McCormack, who serves on the current shelter is located. The See SHELTER, page 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. their vision that just north of the Stevensville Junction. by Nathan Boddy cumstances, having She adds thatisthe the Stevensville encountered people most important Christine Staub, a driving falling “quality, victim to mail way to combat facility will besuch more Darby, Victor and Corvallis, as well as been providing 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 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. by Victoria Howell with this book is put a presented with a Certificate of care” ping for FedEx, and start conMurphy. Shethe led the Hospital, which is a critical access In recent the years, theyShoppe provide primary, care, urgent care and number on which Appreciation bypoliMayor DomiBoxxe versation with those commissioners through hospital, was recently rated #4byinlove. the Author Marty Essen ticians today are causspecialty 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 is excited about his new ingPolice catastrophic global Snavely. Chief Stephen 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.” book,Numerous “Dr. Refurb,” warming (facts) and 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 Bald Eagles have been congregating in the Burnt area lately to feed onOverstreet carcasses. was Photos nities of Fork the Bitterroot, When comes Council March 15th, Chief label. After following of what potential which willitbe officially how muchon each person overall, doing very well by Michael Howell. Victoria Howell are being recruited. There willby also be he said, with clinics in to Covid, Greg sent home from said the protocol, and doing victims are told, but released on September is Snavely hastening thethat endhe of wants a on its tax collections and The Bitterroot Overstreet has a NaHamilton Police Department so in the presence of the hospital with she knows that over they 18 to kick off Banned liveable planet.” showing revenues tional Week. Forest (BNF) The Cowboy Ball at the 50% Ravalli Countycoached message for you: to“Everything “become more vocal about a witness, Staub was an oxygen tank. are, “often Books It’s a will I write of projections in host a public meeting Fairgrounds will be held February is don’t fool around! good things that happen able to uncover the He was home for to departments say12th. they This are shipcontroversial book, it’s is the political,” he added, most while this Wednesday, March the tenth annual event and the way it’s shaping within community.” Sharunfortunate contents two or three days. ping legal Overstreet, about time travel, and “and alsothe very funny. by Michael Howell expenses havepapers only or 30th fromto6raise to 8 p.m. ingishis department’s experiof the package: nearlyDuring that time, paperwork.” Other up, it’s going to be an event worthy oftoa23% jubilee it’s going This a very funny an attorney in some amounted of to share but 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 hackles, Essen is evbook.” 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 idently looking forward It starts out in westpart 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 during March,the a customwas unwittingly send-from a normal of claiming county’s performance to that. ern Montana 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 Covid-19 er camepandemic. to the Boxxe Shoppe ing to a scammer in resent the IRS or in is looking pretty good, This is the seventh LoOne big savings was Committee, and the vice chair of the Fair Board, colon cancer in 99. “I jokingly say Plan (CMP). virtual councilDr. mayor how local Chicago, tional council meeting of theThe two-member intending toand send a package Illinois.members. Social Security according to Ravalli book by Essen, and it’s cal surgeon Stephan 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 “We’ll do our job, ” Christine said via government FedEx. County CFO Klarryse aStevensville novel. He describes it Westin hears a voice in run. He the Administration. county’s share Town Council, on agent for 18 years here in the Bitterroot, andin also He wentSee through damage material.” Zoom. below for than Boddy. customer Sometimes they was a frequent commenter Gibson as “an unconventional, hisThe head, saying, “If you 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-bemeetings tell theirpage 10 satirical, controversial, ask us, gum.” during atthey’ll 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 time travel comedy!” The message is from an the last administration. In from Hamilton, wasgot recpotential victims, butuse wishes similar public meetings audience that she was having good as chair of the Cowboy Ball committee. told that the cancer so bad I felt familiar with course of her landed in jail, or that a prize However, said Essen, alien who is just learning 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 “Every book I write is to speak English, which nity would help her look out 2021. the council that those makto handle the prosecution $50,000 this year, for the expansion of the rodeo and Staub the Boxxe to be paid for release of the Overstreet had breathe, like I ings on the internet. She said based fact. Obviously, is why the message for their safety. At least one In on 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 said.a An adult male black bear finds a spot high in a tree on Hamilton’s south side on Saturday afternoon to take surgery on October was being water the time travel is not fact the former YouTube of the potential victims she opportunity to learn chanpicious when has now commonly use a getting legitimate “They need to be replaced. They’re banged but what I wanted to do address the mayor, not the Greg Overstreet while he was 23, 2021 for ostomy boarded, or what nap until he can move around under cover of darkness. Photo by Nathan Boddy. See ESSEN, page 4 aided was a resident at a local nel they had was no longer about and participate in recovered address, buton will be ready to up.facility Bucking stock can be hard metal.” removal, theof fidevelopnalhad set up considering I imagine audience. He also said, “This hospitalized, and then recov- water extended nursing and the process working but they the customapproximately grab the package fromactually a porch The 10th annual cowboy ball – which in the boarding to had be to be provided with a ride notand a question and answer” ering, from Covid-19. ing a climbing plan, atreatment new Facebook page.this How- er’sisage $60,000Mell in or front door when it arrives. started 11the years ago but couldn’t be held last year to the bank as well as to colon journey. like,” recalls week’scancer meeting “It’s public comment.” did the work at no charge particular cash, all of to “They always direct the ever, members ofwill thecovpublic the session. Boxxe Shoppe. due to the pandemic – has been upgraded this The day after that Overstreet. “This er the following agenda details of the which was victim to send it, ‘no signature The mayor had said previousthe town. “I just wanted to who had he tried to access the “It’s common sense to me,” year. topics: surgery, was isfrauduwhen I realized transaction. being required,’” she adds. ly that he would be answering publicly thank Joan for helpThesays, Town of Stevensville recognized attorney Joan aMell, she pointing out that red Facebook page said it was not Unfortunate• Review overall “This is the first year we’ve ever done fully diagnosed with that I was not lently deThe Bank Secrecy by Michael Howell plaintiffs as exhibits of what the plainJudges Howard Recht’s and Jennifer unlawful demands.” The factAct that the questions from the public. ing me and helping the town, ” flags abound when seniors are center, for filling in while town attorney Greg Overstreet 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 tiffs’ the casesaid consider an Lint’s motion to dismiss. Sheriff and Ravalli County do this “as being scammed. “If a person alsoattorneys said that in they Overstreet. outcomes ofas the public ofPictured Montana Catering Service provide theof had Covid-19. with Mell are, l towill Overstreet, for patience she worked “I was obviously Staub’sCrews firstunconstitutional seniorseriously citizen enough. keep track ofr,qualifies withdrawals a matter of policy” their case Plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit program that charges Plaintiffs state in their request for is 80 years old, and all of a conversations should be prepared for some dinner. Desserts are provided by 4H members. time having members of $10,000 or more in order very weakened,” said through the issues. Mayor Steve Gibson, council members Cindy Brown and seeking to stop “Jail people who have not been convicted of class action designation that “through sudden they’re coming intofor theclass action, they argue. The Boxxe Shoppe’s new location • Provide anRavalli updateCounty’s encountered the commuSee STEVI, page 2 “interesting comments” from Greg Overstreet talks about his recent brush with death due to Overstreet. “It hit Jim Crews, former mayor arguepage that4 Diversion Program” argued their case any at crime pre-trial fees and itsSee ‘Jail Diversion Program,’ Defenbank to5withdraw $15,000, it Attorneys for Stacie Barker. by Victoria 901 exorbitant S. 1st Street in Hamilton. Seeplaintiffs COWBOY BALL SURVIVING, page by Photo Michael Howell Howell. such cirStaub is County Covid. Photo by Victoria Howell. See deprive SCAMMERS, page 2 the pre-trial fees pretrial in a renewed request for jails them for not paying those nity. dant Ravalli money makesextracts my ‘spidy’ sense tingle.” See PLAN, page 2an injunction thenPhoto by Nathan Boddy. from essentially everyone it arrests — arrestees without due process. They prohibiting defendants Ravalli County fees, in some cases keeping them Last week the Ravalli County Commissioners apdescribe the fees as “a form of arbiSheriff Steve Holton and Ravalli Coun- jailed for not paying the fees even after even though arrestees remain legally proved adoption of a memorandum of understandinnocent. Fees are imposed and coltrary bail.” They claim that requiring ty from charging any fees associated they have posted bond and even after ing with the Ravalli County DUI Task Force and lected without consideration of arrestunhousedtoindividuals to paydesigned a deposit with the Jail Diversion Program and being found not guilty. The caseand waswhitebark letter the commissioners stated National Forest 1987 Forest aspen pine; MAPS Media InstituteProtection produceAgency. a video The by Michael Howell ees’ ability to pay. To carry out Ravalli before release criminalizes the status prohibiting them from detaining anyfiled in 2021 in Federal District Court to help parents keep tabs on their children’s behav“Ravalli County contains recommendations manage timber toCounty’s providepolicies,that Plan. in Missoula. officers must ev- objects of homelessness,” violating the 8th one for failure to pay said fees. Plainior.do concerning thetoDraft SEIS for forest products and jobs; and to unmitigated impacts to A new record of decision Amendment. Refusing consider tiffs Teri Lea Evenson-Childs, Last week Judge Dana Christensen erything they can to induce payment, The deadline closed on ifDaniel by Victoria Howell it would be possible The DUI Task approved creation of year, theForce facility took inthe just under by Victoria Howell the Gold Butterfly. Concerncounty owned/maintained was issued on December 17, retain old growth status in all including threatening supervisees with ability to pay pretrial fees and thewas O’Toole, Richard Churchill, and Keith heard oral arguments in the case to on January 18, forHowell filing objec- to put envelopes by Victoria his property which would in effect with the highway, which is aastate addressed when private land Mischief$240,000 Room lastand May and the commissioners spent every penny. arrest andbecause carrying outfrom thosesigned threats. policy threatening reincarceration Leonard areDraft also moving to have the consider the motion for units. According roads heavy theowner scopeand ofthe the analysis treatment to 2021 accompanied byplaintiffs’ a to Draft all the doors and Dominic Farrenshutthen off access Stevensville River highway, now you’re goingequipment to on it. sold toof aing new Fish, Wildlife off The project creation tions to the SupplemenJasmin Shinn, founder and There are no paid involved employees; it’s an all-of to induce payment of fees both violate case certified as a class action, allowan injunction and class certification; Plaintiffs ask the Court to grant their kopf, activities director put valentine cards in The Stevensville Town Coun- SEIS thatPark, a 20-acre park on the east bank have release two accesses forlogging trucksatrucks, pulling and Parks got involved. once-pritheitems letter quotes the Bittera Forest Service press and mostly, provides a site-speset of easily accessible that hadThe secret hiding tal Environmental Statement volunteer organization. Butto Shinn said to executive director of 1 Horse for class certification to put due process. They argue that ing other similarly aggrieved partiesFarrenkopf to defendant Sheriff Steve Holton’s atwas Sapphire them. cil split onLutheran whether to accept just toreally the north of the private ofthemotion boats, and you’ve just come out of the vate piece now belongs therefusal state compartments where someone could stash some root Forest Plan’s Forest-wide but not limited to, theitimpacts cific forest plan amendment about piece 90% of proposed (Draft SEIS) for the Gold At A Time Draft Horse Rescue costs about $200 per month to feed an end to Defendants’ unlawful fee consider arrestees’ ability to pay join in the case. Over a dozen declaraand Ravalli County Justices of the Homes in Hamilton, is near liked the idea.property. He askedCrews contacted the county a small piece of park land the Stevi Wyean at 45 miles per hour - there developed fishing access drugs or hide aand small of whiskey. The aim was toand Willow Creek Road. Due tois aflask Management Wildlife Re-site. areas are within defining old-growth stanButterfly Project, a from Bitterroot collection to redress past tions were entered other affected Peace Jennifer Ray’s and treatment Jimof Bailey’s these “gentle there are facility inthe Corvallis, gotitem a nice asking community students Stevensville bridge, an that was at schools and negotiated the donation the are going scheme to be accidents there.” “But I giants.” think opportunity it’sThen [the piece to provide parents a learning toon seethe the source Objective “Maintain area designated for insect and financial limitadards. objections to securing the LAWSUIT, 14 harms, soand that noresource one else will face its individuals and added to those of daycares the Some motion dismiss; and District Court boost lastForest week when she was veterinary bills, therapy, training, and to send his athat and to make National project considered atresidents the March 24th council land onto the west, potential Mayor Steve Gibson said he didn’t west] still a See viable piece oftoland for the various ways in which any young person canpage 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 Thepresents project is now Rodeo 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 the January 18Association deadline dense pockets oflopes deadsee andadyhorses. they’re finally ready from representatives of JCCS, anbyDarby 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 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 Featuring 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 pm pm 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 ulls 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, non-profi t’s mascot and the roncs ply with the definition of old $25 perthe ticket • Kids 10 and under FREE 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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