Evaro News

Winter's white weighed heavy on western Montana on Tuesday, snapping tree limbs and pulling down power lines as the cold and wet swept out of Alaska and into the Big Sky.

“In reality, it's just not going to happen”

Dee Woods and Harry Kenck supported impact fees; Glenn Green and Ray Winn opposed them. via The Clark Fork Chronicle

The following table offers a summary of candidate positions on selected issues asked in public sessions in Alberton and Evaro during the past week. via The Clark Fork Chronicle

Fire board candidates in Alberton April 17 The Clark Fork Chronicle will sponsor two upcoming public forums featuring candidates for the Frenchtown Rural Fire District board of trustees. via The Clark Fork Chronicle

“Most cost of living adjustments, be it Social Security or in the private sector, range around two-and-a-half percent. I don't think that it should be that low for Frenchtown, but four percent is just a little too high.”

Most get nine percent increases; chief salary now over $70,000 by Richard Werst The Frenchtown Fire board approved salary increases, cost-of-living increases, and one-time payments for full-time paid staff ... via The Clark Fork Chronicle

“After the station is complete, the District will purchase a new Quint Pumper for Station #6, estimated to cost $450,000”

Frenchtown Fire would be allowed to assess a one-time impact fee of $1,989 for each new single-family home in the district, and $1,392 for all other new housing types, according to a draft study. via The Clark Fork Chronicle

The winter storm that settled over Western Montana overnight is creating havoc on some area roadways. via KPAX

A chimney fire is to blame for destroying a house near Evaro. Arlee and Frenchtown fire departments responded to a house fully engulfed on Muskat Lane between Evaro and Joe's Smoke Ring. via KPAX

ULM - Sixth, seventh and eighth graders from Ulm School recently participated in their annual science fair, where seven students qualified for the state competition in Missoula on April 7-8. Sixth-grader Amber ... via Great Falls Tribune

“I don't lose sleep over them, if that's what you mean”

Mangels has to repair and restore a lot of the items he comes by for the museum in welding and machine shop, and motorcycles are one of his favorites to work on. via Missoulian

“As we run out of books at Frenchtown, we will grab more from the Missoula library. And it will be completely community-driven. Fiction, audio books, large print - anything we find there's a demand for, we'll make room for that.”

Students of 4A study hall at Frenchtown High School help carry in boxes of books for the Missoula Public Library's Frenchtown Branch located, on the west side of the high school library. via Missoulian

It is time once again for each member of the Missoulian photography department to offer his or her favorite photograph from the last year and a glimpse into each photograph's circumstances. via Missoulian

“I'm looking for the best selection of anything I can get for $30”

Milan Ricci, 10, shops for New Year's Eve fireworks on Monday at Pyromania Fireworks Superstore at Evaro. via Missoulian

A three-year-old boy is home from the hospital after a close call in his driveway Monday morning. via KPAX

Peter Kolb uses a U.S. Forest Service fire-modeling map Friday afternoon to demonstrate how catastrophic the Black Cat fire might have been - shown in the blue area - if weather conditions had stayed hot and ... via Missoulian

“We want to expose them to what a train is like. How big and heavy it is. How hard it is to stop, and we want to make sure that they really understand that this is something to respect and really stay very clear of it.”

Workers removed the first load of sediments from the Milltown Reservoir Superfund site earlier this week, and now the project is causing more train traffic through town. via KPAX

“Is this a bad situation and they just haven't gotten to us yet, or is everything OK and we can go back to sleep?”

It might not be good news, but it'll be good for you. In the next few weeks, the ringing or singing or buzzing of your phone might mean there's something bad going on that you ought to know about. via Missoulian

“Mitigation does work. We didn't lose some of those structures because people had properly prepared.”

One month ago Friday firefighters responded to a fire that was burning between Frenchtown and Evaro and over the ensuing weeks the Black Cat fire would threaten homes and force evacuations. via KPAX

Montana's wildfire season just won't go out. Firefighters temporarily closed down roads in the Rock Creek area Wednesday when three wildfires there flared in front of a strong cold front that roared through the ... via Missoulian