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Dillon Tree Board awards pruning contract

Patrick Riedl, a certified arborist and owner of Prorover Tree Service in Billings, MT was awarded the City of Dillon tree pruning and removal contract for 2018. The pruning and removal work will take place at 10 different locations along Dillon’s boulevards and city parks. Forty-eight trees will be pruned, and 8 trees will be cut down and removed due to rot and possible tree failure. All tree stumps on the removed trees will be ground out. Work will begin in mid-March and should be completed by the end of April.

Music connects us

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Music connects us

A collaborative musical effort filled B.W. Lodge with sound last Thursday evening. In celebration of Music in our Schools month, the band and choral programs from Beaverhead County High School were joined by eighth grade chorus members from Dillon Middle School and Reichle School for a concert at B.W. Lodge Gym.

In the photo above, members of DMS Youth Sing belt out Cantate Domino.

At left, the BCHS Jazz Band plays Act Your Age, a 1954 composition of Gordon Goodwin.

J.P. Plutt photos

Road Report

Road Report for March 4–10:

Dillon Area – Put up spring weight limit signs. Roadchecked Dillon-area roads. Plowed snow on the following roads: Scenic Byway, Bloody Dick, Bannack Bench, Flynn, Stoddard, Blacktail, Wise River, Bannack Pass (Hwy 324), Lemhi Pass, Brenner, Ski Hill and local roads.

Council loses member

The not-so-merry go-round that has been the Dillon City Council’s roster over the last few months and years saw another, particularly abrupt departure last week.

Katharine Barba alerted the city last week that she was resigning from the Ward 4 council seat that she held for just over two months.

“It is with great regret that I must submit my resignation from the City Council seat in Ward 4, effective today, March 13,” wrote Barba in a letter to Mayor Mike Klakken.

Montana attorneys set pro bono hour contribution record

The Montana Supreme Court today released the 2018 Annual Pro Bono Report showing that more than 1,900 Montana attorneys donated 164,909 hours in free and reduced-fee legal services in 2017. The hours contributed in 2017 set a new record for Montana attorneys in providing pro bono services to people of limited means, at a value of nearly $25M.

Divorce

Decree of dissolution issued through the Fifth Judicial District Court at Beaverhead Courthouse: Feb. 17 – David Bruce Green and Lisa Jo Green.

City Court

Dillon City Court between Feb. 26 and March 9:

Dale Jones, Helena, Negligent Endangerment, $585 fine/ fees; ACT class; 5 days jail, all suspended.

Sierrah Chyanne Davis, Dillon Minor in Possession – 2nd offense, $485 fine/fees; 40 hours community service; MIP class.

Robert Miller Jr., Belgrade, DUI – 1st offense, $685 fine/ fees; 180 days jail, 179 days suspended for 1 year; ACT program.

Gordon Knorr, Dillon, Illegal Parking, $10 bond forfeit.

Road Report

Beaverhead County road work for March 4–10:

Dillon Area – Put up spring Weight Limit signs. Roadchecked Dillon-area roads. Plowed snow on the following roads: Scenic Byway, Bloody Dick, Bannack Bench, Flynn, Stoddard, Blacktail, Wise River, Bannack Pass (Hwy 324), Lemhi Pass, Brenner, Big Sheep Creek, Ski Hill and local roads.

UM to award honorary doctorate to Sheila Stearns

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The University of Montana will award an Honorary Doctorate in Education to Sheila M. Stearns during its May 12 Commencement exercises.

On March 9, the state Board of Regents unanimously approved the request for the honor put forth by UM President Seth Bodnar.

“Sheila Stearns has been an ardent supporter and public servant in education for the entirety of her professional career,” Bodnar said. “Her name is synonymous with education, passion, excellence and service. She deserves this honor, and I couldn’t be more pleased.”

UMW student named one of 2018 Newman Civic Fellows

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Campus Compact, a Bostonbased non-profit organization working to advance the public purposes of higher education, has announced the 268 students who will make up the organization’s 2018 cohort of Newman Civic Fellows, including Montana Western student, Caitlyn Corso.