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LIFESTYLE - Historic barn takes a journey OUTPOST EVENTS CALENDAR For up-to-date local events Page C1 & C4 THE MADISON VALLEY, RUBY VALLEY AND SURROUNDING AREAS st Publishing Weekly Newspaper. Established 1873 75¢ | Volume 141, Issue 5 www.madisoniannews.com Thursday, November 29, 2012 Accident claims life of Dillon man near Twin Ben Coulter of the semi truck from Alberta, The Madisonian Canada was not injured in the [email protected] accident. The Montana Highway Pa- A Dillon man was killed trol conducted an investigation early Friday morning on MT at the scene, and it appears that Highway 41 south of Twin alcohol was not a factor. Madi- Bridges when the pickup truck son County Undersheriff Roger he was riding passenger in was Thompson said while the driver struck by a semi tractor-trailer. of the pickup truck was wear- 70-year-old David Kendall ing his seatbelt, a preliminary was pronounced dead on the review of the scene indicated scene after the crash occurred. that Kendall was not. Kendall and the driver of the “The final investigation four-door Ford pickup truck will determine that or not,” said were traveling north bound on Thompson. Highway 41 shortly after 6a m. Thompson added that stud- when they began to make a left ies show seatbelts save lives by turn into a pull out. The semi preventing people from being truck was attempting to pass thrown from their vehicles dur- the pickup from behind in an ing an accident. open passing zone and struck “There are so many people the pickup, forcing the vehicle in Montana who die because off the road. they’re not wearing their seat- The driver of the pickup belt that probably otherwise was treated for injuries at Ruby would have lived,” he contin- Valley Hospital before being ued. “Family and friends are flown to Missoula for further needlessly having to get the bad treatment. Kendall was ejected news that someone has died and from the pickup and sustained they didn’t need to.” severe head injuries. The driver Commissioners support Submitted by Joe Dilschneider Madison Byways grant This group spike elk are safe from hunters until next year when they become brow-tined bulls. Ben Coulter erty with the goal of allowing The Madisonian elementary school children to Hunting season comes to a close [email protected] walk or ride bicycles to school. The 6-foot-wide trail will be Hunter numbers dip slightly in southwest Montana in 2012 VIRGINIA CITY – At a mix of concrete and asphalt By Allison Clark summary. Overall success was down Pauline. “I had to go way back their regular meeting last Tues- surface material and will com- [email protected] Considering that the Galla- 2.2 percent and the total num- in there; a lot higher, a lot deep- day the Madison County Com- ply with the American Disabili- tin check station only operated ber of elk killed was down by er and a lot further. I could have missioners supported an ap- ties Act. The cost for this phase A few hunters around the the first and last weeks of this 452. And what most hunters shot a lot of cows. “ plication for a Safe Routes to of the project is approximately county earned bragging rights year, and that the Livingston come for, and want to leave All in all, word around School Grant that will create $50,000, and Vujovich hopes this hunting season. However, check station was not open at all with, is a cow or bull elk. town is that this season was a infrastructure and increase safe that the Safe Routes to School the sight of legs hanging out of last year, in reality, 2012 did not Ennis resident, Doug Pau- struggle for most hunters. Snow accessibility for Ennis school Grant will cover this cost. the truck bed and the smile of fall too far behind 2011. line, spent about 25 days of fell later this year than most children. “We are connecting a big the hunter celebrating at the bar Even though percentages this hunting season out in the years, leaving the elk up high Ennis resident and town area with a lot of future de- with friends while other hunters seem to be steady, the number Gravelly and Madison ranges. and harder to track. New FWP commissioner Becky Vujovich velopment and development look on with elk envy has not of actual hunters through the He filled his antelope and deer hunting regulations also came presented the grant application to town where they have gro- been commonplace. check stations from last year is tags, but no elk. into play this year. In the past, and explained the three phases cery stores, where they have On paper, overall numbers down by almost 3,000. Pauline agrees that the cow elk could be shot during of the project. all the things that they need,” of hunters through Region 3 This past weekend, and the weather for the past few years any of the five weeks. Late sea- The first phase includes the she said. “It’s providing them a check stations during general last, of big game hunting defi- may not have been conducive son tags were also available. engineering for the Golf Course way to get to recreation safely, deer and elk season with a suc- nitely showed a rise of hunters to the hunt; however, he is not This year, hunters were Connection Trail that will link and to also recreate for free in cess were slightly down from with successful kills from week complaining about the amount limited to one elk. And, if they the Valley Garden, Pintail, Sky- a healthy way. It’s very impor- last year, by .8 percent, accord- five. However, compare this of elk he saw this season. wanted to shoot a cow, they view and North 40 subdivisions tant.” ing to the Montana Fish, Wild- past year to 2010, and there is a “I probably saw as many, life and Parks check station drastic decrease. or more elk than last year,” says Turn to HUNT on pg. 2 to Ennis Public School prop- Turn to BYWAYS on pg. 2 Commissioners discuss capital improvement plan with fire district Ben Coulter and involvement and planning tion, said trustee Bernie Oglietti. residential structures outside the tions within the district are op- as well as partially fund the appa- The Madisonian and capital improvement. While Ennis resident Renee 15-minute response time zone. erations and maintenance, a fully ratus replacement program. [email protected] the district has already made sig- Lemon explained that data col- Lemon’s data indicates that funded apparatus replacement Oglietti continued to summa- nificant headway in facilitating lected about development in the the district could meet their base- program and capital equipment, rize the proposal to conduct a mail The Madison County Com- the strategic planning process, MVRFD using geographic infor- line performance criteria for those facilities communications etc., ballot on March 19, 2013 asking missioners met with the Madison the purpose of Tuesday’s meeting mation systems indicates of the planning areas by adding fire sta- but ultimately the cost of such taxpayers to permit the district to Valley Rural Fire District’s board was to discuss the components of 2120 residential structures, only tions at Meadow Creek and Var- a program did not match an ac- sell $985,000 in general obliga- of trustees for lunch on Tuesday to the fourth section of that process: 77 percent are within the 15-min- ney, known as a Rapid Response ceptable level of taxation to the tion bonds for 10 years at an es- discuss the capital improvement analyzing district development, ute response time from a fire sta- Scenario. The data also suggests district. This cost would collect timated rate of 3.5 percent as well plan for the district. defining performance criteria, de- tion. Lemon said the board created an increase of 933 residential an additional 48 mills on top of as increase the permanent levy by The district contracted with fining engine company and deter- 10 different planning areas based structures in the district by the the 16 mills that district residents six mills. The MVRFD board an- Montana State University to facil- mining costs. on watershed boundaries, existing year 2042 using an analysis that already pay for fire protection ser- ticipates they will adopt an elec- itate a strategic planning process The MVRFD board and staff development patterns, highways places homes on developable land vices. tion resolution at their December for the district, and the four sec- define the baseline performance and the Madison River. The plan- using an existing development As a result, a compromised meeting that will state those ques- tions of this plan included policy criteria to be 90 percent of struc- ning areas that present a concern pattern. funding plan was developed to tions and the questions for the and operations, recruitment and tures in the district to be within 15 are Meadow Creek and Varney Oglietti explained that an build substation facilities at Mead- March 19 mail election ballot. retention, community outreach minutes travel time of a fire sta- Bridge because of the number of analysis for the three basic func- ow Creek and Varney in phases, Plans of expansion for Thompson-Hickman Library Ben Coulter Trustees asking for contribu- basement with an air-lock re- working conditions. The small The Madisonian tions to their capital campaign search room dedicated to all of library can feel crowded at [email protected] to fund an addition to the li- the county archives, as well as times, and there is no hot wa- brary for housing important handicapped accessibility, up- ter in the building, explained Madison County residents historic records, documents dated electrical supply, a state library director Joanne Erdall can soon look in the mail for and materials from the oldest of the art meeting room and a Van De Riet.