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Madison County Sheriff's Office Continues Investigations of Thefts, Burglaries County Planning Board Drafts Pre- Construction OUTPOST EVENTS CALENDAR For up-to-date local events Page C1 & C4 THE LOCAL NEWS OF THE MADISON VALLEY, RUBY VALLEY AND SURROUNDING AREAS Montana’s Oldest Publishing Weekly Newspaper. Established 1873 75¢ | Volume 141, Issue 40 www.madisoniannews.com Thursday, August 1, 2013 21st Century County planning Community Learning Center board drafts pre- construction safety form Faith Moldan ers but also their neighbors and The Madisonian surrounding community. [email protected] Big Sky uses a similar form, which was instituted after Development and construc- issues occurred while respond- tion processes entail a large ing to calls. Homes either had amount of activity and plan- driveways that were inaccessi- ning. Sometimes floorplans and ble or had an incorrect address. paint colors take precedence Sometimes fire officials had no over safety considerations. idea the home was even there. Fire officials at Monday Challenges like that do not al- night’s Madison County Plan- low for speedy response time, ning Board meeting said they Madison County Planning Di- like to see property owners who rector Charity Fechter said. take care of their own property “It’s simply a matter of pub- and safety, which most property lic safety,” Fechter said. owners do. However, those who The review form needs Photo by Faith Moldan do not take care of their prop- to be revised and finalized by Incoming kindergarten students chat while working on an alphabet project. erty and safety make it difficult Fechter, the planning board and and less enticing for crews to director of emergency manage- respond to a call that may put ment, Chris Mumme. The coun- New them more in harm’s way. ty commissioners will make a “If they’re not going to take resolution to approve it if they program care of their own property, then see fit. we may not, or be able to either,” The Firewise Principles one fire official said. states that when it comes to wild- available A pre-construction safety fire risk, it is not a geographical review will cover the layout of location, but a set of conditions for Twin the home a site plan, the fire that determine the home’s igni- department connection loca- tion potential. A home’s ignition Bridges tion, building square footage, risk is determined by its imme- location of nearest firefighting diate surroundings or its “home water supply, slope and grade ignition zone” and the home’s students of the property, proximity to construction materials. other structures, the location Fecther said she expects the Faith Moldan of landscaping and foliage, and pre-construction safety review The Madisonian the location, layout and grade form to be ready for commis- [email protected] of driveways. While the review sioner approval in a month’s will have no authoritative pow- time. Twin Bridges Schools’ of- Photo by Faith Moldan er, the suggestions made by the Learn more about how to ficials and staff wasted no time Michelle Head discusses books with students grades 4-6. reviewing fire department offi- keep your family safe and re- in initiating their 21st Century cials are strongly encouraged to Core and STEM principals in a rector Michelle Head and para- tective pads and popped tires. Community Learning Center protect not only the homeown- Turn to DRAFT on pg. 2 program after being notified hands-on, life-experience, fun educator Shelley Tilstra passed More than 16,000 students of receiving the grant award in and educational manner. out materials for that morning’s were served by the state’s 79 mid-June. Projects for CCLCs range activities. The youngest group CCLCs last year, according to “We had basically a month from character education, drug practiced writing the alphabet Office of Public Instruction’s Commissioners work to get most of the pieces in and violence prevention, ex- while the others worked on frac- Educational Program Represen- place,” Superintendent Chad panded library hours, recre- tions, poems and independent tative, Mary Ellen Earnhardt. with Big Sky Fire Johnson said. “These two weeks ational activities, tutoring ser- reading. “Research shows that kids of the summer program are re- vices, arts and music education, “It’s project-based,” Head who do not have these oppor- ally about getting our feet wet and more. Lunch is provided said. Students were polled the tunities decline in academic District on mutual as we prepare for after-school during the summer and snacks day before on their favorite fla- growth,” Earnhardt said. “It’s a and a full summer program next during the after-school program vor of ice cream. The poll results good thing and helps communi- aide agreement for year.” the rest of the year. were used to create a graph. Ice ties. It’s made such an impact on The Twin Bridges CCLC About two dozen children cream poems and crafts were kids.” aims to incorporate the fam- gathered in the home-ec room also created. Head said she has a lot to Yellowstone Club ily and the community into the last Wednesday, the third day Once the kids caught up on learn about the program but is educational process of the stu- of the program in Twin Bridg- their projects and assignments hopeful about its future. She es. The four groups – incoming from earlier in the week, the day was ready to start right away Faith Moldan without the formal agreement. dents, with focus on bridging The Madisonian Farhat was also present at such relationships while incor- kindergarteners, grades 2-3, was geared toward bike safety, Turn to CCLC on pg. 2 [email protected] Tuesday’s commissioner meeting porating the Montana Common first graders, and grades 4-6 – which was evident from the sat patiently while program di- chatter about Barbie bikes, pro- to present a petition for annexa- tion of part of the Strawberry Failing to plan is planning to Ridge subdivision at Moonlight fail, goes an old saying. Big Sky Basin. Fire Chief William Farhat and Moonlight has addressed Madison County Sheriff’s Office continues the Board of Madison County and met suggested standards by Commissioners are doing their widening the road near the four best to not let that happen with lots, decreasing the road grade investigations of thefts, burglaries the Yellowstone Club mutual and installing a large water sys- aide agreement. Faith Moldan pair and supply business in En- “I think the thieves are tar- About 48 hours after tires tem. Presently, Yellowstone Club The Madisonian nis was hit by thieves sometime geting businesses,” Dedman were stolen in Ennis, a thief jim- “There’s a fire hydrant in the has not formally set an agree- [email protected] between the night of Friday, July said. “They definitely knew what mied a window open to enter the middle of nowhere,” Kevin Ger- 19, and the morning of Saturday, they were looking for in my Stonefly Outfitters fly-fishing ment with area fire districts. main of Moonlight Basin said. Madison County Under- July 20. Locks on storage build- shop.” shop in Twin Bridges. At least That action, or lack thereof, des- “But it’s there if they need it.” sheriff Roger Thompson could ings outside of the D&D Auto Each case of theft or bur- $20,000 worth of merchandise perately needs to be addressed, Germain said it will be up not divulge much information tire shop were cut with bolt cut- glary is different, Thompson was taken there. That same according to Farhat. to the new owner of Moonlight when asked earlier this week ters. Dedman said there was an said, but there are some simi- night, Stockman’s Bar in Sheri- “It’s at the foundation of to proceed with a bulk annexa- about ongoing investigations re- attempted burglary in the same larities in a couple of the latest dan was burglarized when some- public safety,” he said. “It needs tion of land and properties into garding the recent rash of thefts location a week earlier. cases. A few of them occurred one forced entry and stole money to be addressed first before de- the Big Sky Fire District. That and burglaries. Twenty-four tires of all sizes at local bars, the quantity of four from the bar’s gaming machines. velopment matters.” one-time process will be less “We are getting tips and and brands were taken. The es- in a two-day timespan and time The Stonefly was broken into The Big Sky Fire District time consuming than annexing still working on solving these timated loss is $5,952. Dedman of day in which they happened in June, as well, when some- has no requirement to assist portions of Moonlight piece by crimes,” Thompson said. He add- said they did not suspect any- show some possible connection; one made away with four cool- residents and employees at Yel- piece. ed that the Sheriff’s office has a thing at first because the thief however, others took place under ers, each worth about $400. The lowstone Club in cases of emer- A hearing date for the an- part-time deputy detective work- snapped the locks back together different circumstances and had Yeti coolers were chained to the gency, but Farhat said they can nexation will be set next week at ing on the cases, as well as just after they removed the tires, so dissimilar items taken, which shop’s front porch. The shop’s and will if a situation arises. He the commissioners’ Aug. 6 meet- about everyone else in the office. it did not immediately look like makes them hard to link until owner has now installed surveil- added that firefighters and other ing.
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