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I United Way names interim director Dr. Bob Boyce has been named interim ex ecutive director of the United Way of Beaver head County. Boyce has been a longtime mem ber of the United Way Board of Directors. Kendall Larson, the former director, has re signed and Boyce, assisted by Barb Boyce and former executive director Glenna King, will act as interim executive director until a replace ment is named. The annual fund raising campaign is drawing to a close, United Way president Sharon Rice noted, and allocation meetings are scheduled in March. Applications for allocations are also due February 1 and can be mailed to the local United Way office, Box 263, Dillon, MT 59725. Donations are still being accepted for the cam paign, Rice added. For information, call 683-4269. A search for a replacement executive direc tor is underway and will be advertised through the Montana Job Service starting next week, Rice said. Rice also thanked Bob and Barb Boyce and Glenna King for their help in making the transi tion to a new director. Bannack skating area back on the ice With the cold nights at Bannack State Park, the staff expects the skating pond should be open this weekend. They have applied several coats of new ice this week and unless the weather gets too warm there should be excellent ice this week end. The skating pond and warming house are open on weekends from 11a.m. until 5 p.m. The rest of the park is open daily from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. For information or an update on ice conditions, call the park at 834-3413. Tsunami aid dinner planned for Monday A spaghetti dinner to raise money for the Tsunami victims in Asia will be held at the Parkview Elementary School on Monday, Janu ary 31 at 5:30 p.m. A silent auction is also planned as part of the event. Cost is $5 per person or $15 per family. Mapping it out Beaverhead County Search and Rescue members Taig O'Donnell and Marc Sanders show off the group's new mapping abilities to Pioneer Federal Savings and Loan President/CEO Tom Welch. The mapping software, new computer and plotter for printing large, detailed maps were provided for by a $5,045 grant from Pioneer Federal. The new technology affords the group advanced mapping abilities, much better than it had previously. Elaine Spicer Photo Grant helps S&R update mapping techniques By Elaine Spicer A good map is essential when trying to get around in the backcountry, but, for those on a mission, such as Bea verhead Search and Rescue members, maps are a lifeline to their command post which not only helps searchers in their efforts to locate lost parties, but tracks those search ing themselves. Through a substantial grant in the amount of $5,045 from Pioneer Federal Savings and Uian, Beaver head Search and Rescue is making great strides forward in its search and rescue efforts. The funds are making possible a dream the local group had, after years of fighting with standard topographic- maps and their shortfalls, state of the art mapping tech nologies and a plotter printer are now part of the gear Search and Rescue has on hand. Member Larry Skiles wrote the grant, with the desire of replacing an outdated computer with a newer one, and obtaining some mapping software .:nd a plotter to print maps. Says Pioneer Federal President/CEO Tom Welch, \I^trry made it clear that anything would help. But, we've found out, over the years, that some organizations don't ask for the whole amount. Then, they have to sometimes spend years collecting the rest of the money. We (the Pioneer Federal Board of Directors) decided, let’s just write the check and get them going. It s a big county and Search and Rescue is out a lot. This makes their work not only easier, but safer.\ \Through the generosity of Tom Welch and Pioneer Fed eral,” notes Skiles, “we are able to implement a much needed mapping system. This system will be a valuable asset to our organization for years to come. These maps save time, and make communications quicker between commanders and See GRANT on page A-3 Lima kids to NY By John Barrows Their story has captured the hearts of much of Montana, and after Thurs day, probably of much of the country. It s those kids at Lima, who through their generous and heartfelt donation of the money they had raised to go on a class trip to Seaside, Oregon, to help their teacher with her cancer-related medical expenses, have become both teen heroes and national celebrities. The Class of 200.5 at Lima High School, all eight of them, donated their $.5,000 they had raised for the trip, and which took them years to do it, to help teacher and volleyball coach Karla McGraw with mounting medi cal expenses combatting advanced breast cancer. Without hesitation the seniors added their money to a fund-raising effort at Lima. And their generosity pulled heartstrings all over the coun try. And thanks to the generosity of dozens of others, they not only are going on their coveted trip to Seaside, Oregon, literally the whole country is opening to them. Monday night they were interviewed by satellite for the Ellen DeGeneris show, and were of fered, by DeGeneris, an expense paid trip to Eos Angeles. Thursday morn ing the class, all eight of them, will he in New York City as the guests of the Good Morning America Show where they will appear live. And in the meantime money poured in to help them with their trip to Or egon . including help from the Sea side business association, the Portland Trailblnzers, and the students at Bea verhead County High School who raised $3,Odd to help the students with their trip. Several thousand more have been raised, without solicitation by the stu dents, which will be donated to the McGraw medical fund. Council hears questions on officer; ratifies prexy election Men of Worth bring music to the stage The folk-music duo, Men of Worth, will per form Wednesday, January 26 at The University Of Montana-Western Beier Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. in the second installment of the Southwest Montana Arts Council's Showcase Series. Cost for the concert is $11 for adults and $7 for students, or, for Showcase Series tickets cost is $20 for adults and $12 for students. Series tickets are available at The Bookstore, Bert's CD's, UM-Western Bookstore. Series tickets will provide admission to both the Men of Worth concert arid the upcoming Paul Taylor show in March. Event sponsors for Men of Worth are State Bank and Trust and Max Hansen and Associ-. ates. Museum boards meet The Beaverhead County Museum Board of Trustees will meet Thursday, January 27, at the Everett Johnson Room in the Depot. Agenda items will include project updates, scheduling of a museum artifact seminar; updates on the volunteer policy committee, a presentation by Mike Ryan, and operating reports. The Beaverhead County Museum Association will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, February 1, at 7 p.m. in the Commissioners Room of the County Courthouse. A fter H ours .....................................A-14 A lmanac N ews of R ecord ............. A-10 C lassified ............................................... B-5 L ifestyle ................................................A-5 L iving A rea F eature ............................ B-1 O bituaries ........................................... A-10 R uby V alley .......................................... B-4 S ports ............................................... A-17 By John Barrows Whether or not a Dillon police of ficer currently still in his new-hire probationary period would be ap proved for permanent hire was the question a local resident raised at the Dillon City Council meeting last Wednesday. Pattie Waltner asked the question of Officer Ed Jones, who is nearing his one year anniversary and the end of his probationary period. She also asked the council to review' his record. Mayor Marty Malesich noted he had received letters concerning Jones, but \would need something that he broke the law. It must be in writing and concrete.\ Malesich said he turned the letters over to City Attorney W. G. Gilbert and Police Chief John Gutcheck, which brought a statement from council member George Warner that the let ters should have been public. Council member Nils Troedsson said \I don't want to see this become a witch hunt.\ Gutcheck answered the questions by noting that \none of the complaints deal with violations of law,\ but rather \are harassment (to Jones) because the officer is walking through the bars... something we have dealt with before.\ In another matter, the council rati fied the election held earlier that saw Frank Mastandrea named as president of the council. There had been a ques tion whether enough council members UMW students dance for lawmakers Members of * the UMW Polynesian Club rehearse for their appearance before the Legislature last week. Members of the University of Mon- tana-Western's Polynesian Club liter ally danced their way through the leg islature last week, bringing a little Polynesian heritage to the staid halls of both the Senate and the House of Representatives. The group, performing last Friday and Saturday in Helena, drew stand ing ovations at both legislative perfor mances. On Saturday they had an even longer performance for a National Guard group at Fort Harrison, which was again warmly received. Traditional instruments, colorful costumes, and Maori warrior make-up were featured in both performances. The school's Polynesian Club is plan ning performances on the Western campus so both the campus and Dillon community have the opportunity to enjoy these talented performers and experience the Polynesian culture. Club members include Kamakani Rowland (President), Enoch McKeague (Vice President), Sam Sardinha. Neile Rowland. Mala Afoa, Tiffany Allen. Abraham Apilado, Ikaika Cabral, Isaiah See DANCERS on page A-3 had voted for Mastandrea to make the election legal. It was held over and Mastandrea was elected unanimously. Kurt Bergeson appeared before the council asking whether or not a por tion of Idaho Street, where it joins Montana Street, had been abandoned yet, noting that had been the agree ment when the Montana Street South project had been completed. The matter is currently in the Street and Alley Committee, Malesich said The council also approved the first reading of a resolution to make City Hall smoke free, hut dropped the pro vision for providing an indoor smok ing area in the building, with special ventilation. A closed meeting was set for this week for council members to get an update and formulate strategy on the ongoing Williams lawsuit. The lawsuit concerns a suit by a police officer's widow who i.-, claiming underpayment of her pension. At the end of the meeting Warner announced his resignation from the council, effective immediately. Warner cited a need to concentrate an personal matters \I have spent a lot of years representing the commu nity. and I can no longer afford to do so.\ He also told the council there are aspect'. 1 disagree with the adminis tration on 1 caii t fight on both sides.\ He noted that he \would always be available to talk. Hospital hosts disaster response training forum Helping local emergency services and health care workers to coordi nate their efforts during a disaster is the focus of a new training exercise set for next week. On Monday and Tuesday Barrett Hospital and Healthcare is holding a special session for local participants to train with the Hospital Emergency Incident Command System, known as HEICS. The system is designed to help integrate the incident management systems of health care organizations, such as the hospital, to the systems used by fire, emergency medical services and law enforcement. The training helps those responding to an emergency or disaster to work together efficiently. Barrett Hospital is committed to ongoing prepa ration for any natural or man-made disasters that might occur in the community. John Mootry, Barrett Hospital CEO, said he feels the HEICS training is a proven way for organizing resources and responding quickly to unforeseen emergencies. The sessions will be facilitated by trainers Bill Miller and Clark Yates, who have more than 25 years of experience in disaster medical response planning and training. The training is being offered by Cadre, Inc., who has contracted with St. Vincent Healthcare, through a federal grant. For more information on the HEICS training, contact Julie Ingram at Barrett Hospital and Healthcare. 683-4196 St;it l v<uir subscription to the Dillon Tribune today - Call 683-2331 .• Cntail us with your news at dillontribuneii/*bmt.nct
