Christmas wishesCharlotte Marie Lapka of Ovando has her first visit with Cowboy Claus at the 18th annual Old West Christmas Fest which took place in Ovando on November 29. Though the weather may have kept some from attending, it was a fun event once again. Photo by Andi Bourne, Seeley Swan Pathfinder.
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Playground plans are unveiled
by Michael Stafford
As Lisa Deshano with the company Play by Design spoke to the group of children seated on the floor in front of her, she infused her narrative of their trip to the playground with description and anticipation that made many of their eyes light up as they imagined what will soon become a reality.
That reality will be built this summer through the efforts of the Deer Lodge Medical Center and volunteers throughout the community. In one week with an anticipated workforce of four consultants, 10 crew leaders and 80 - 90 volunteers, a grand playground will be built for the community of Deer Lodge.
On the evening of November 21 dozens of adults and children from Deer Lodge and the surrounding area gathered at the Deer Lodge Medical Center where the design of the future playground was unveiled and Deshano, who’s company will design and help build the playground, gave a presentation. Throughout that day Deshano had met with children in the elementary schools and gathered ideas from them of what their dream playground would look like and what it would contain. Using those suggestions and practicality, she drew up a design for the future playground which was the focus of the evening’s presentation.
The playground will be located on a portion of vacant land owned by the medical center and located between it and the McDonald’s restaurant. The design will include additional parking spaces and two play houses and playground equipment areas - one for those ages two through five and the other for children ages five through 12. The playground will incorporate various themes and types of equipment which are geared to provide delight to children of all mobility levels.
The current timeframe for building the playground will be between the dates of June 22 and June 28 with a ribbon cutting to follow thereafter.
see Play page eight
As Lisa Deshano with the company Play by Design spoke to the group of children seated on the floor in front of her, she infused her narrative of their trip to the playground with description and anticipation that made many of their eyes light up as they imagined what will soon become a reality.
That reality will be built this summer through the efforts of the Deer Lodge Medical Center and volunteers throughout the community. In one week with an anticipated workforce of four consultants, 10 crew leaders and 80 - 90 volunteers, a grand playground will be built for the community of Deer Lodge.
On the evening of November 21 dozens of adults and children from Deer Lodge and the surrounding area gathered at the Deer Lodge Medical Center where the design of the future playground was unveiled and Deshano, who’s company will design and help build the playground, gave a presentation. Throughout that day Deshano had met with children in the elementary schools and gathered ideas from them of what their dream playground would look like and what it would contain. Using those suggestions and practicality, she drew up a design for the future playground which was the focus of the evening’s presentation.
The playground will be located on a portion of vacant land owned by the medical center and located between it and the McDonald’s restaurant. The design will include additional parking spaces and two play houses and playground equipment areas - one for those ages two through five and the other for children ages five through 12. The playground will incorporate various themes and types of equipment which are geared to provide delight to children of all mobility levels.
The current timeframe for building the playground will be between the dates of June 22 and June 28 with a ribbon cutting to follow thereafter.
see Play page eight
Agreement reached for ambulance serviceby Michael Stafford
Powell County and the Deer Lodge Medical Center (DLMC) have come to an agreement regarding Powell Emergency Medical Services, LLC (previously the Powell County Ambulance Service). That agreement includes language that the ambulance will respond to calls throughout the county, assistance with training and supplies will be provided to the Quick Response Units (QRUs) in the county, will provide budget and accounting activities to the county, will support call response of the Lincoln and Seeley Lake ambulance services and host an annual community question and answer session. On November 26 the Powell County Commissioners met with representatives from the medical center where they read over a draft of the proposed contract for the center to render ambulance service in exchange for 14 mills of tax money. There were a few questions after which the commissioners signed the agreement and DLMC CEO Tony Pfaff said he would present it to the board of directors for DLMC that evening, expecting it to be well received. see County page seven |
Unemployment grows, but only a littleby Michael Stafford
While the unemployment rate in Powell County is on the rise from September’s number’s to the figures from October and though the number of jobs has decreased from the one month to the other, Powell County still boasts rate no higher than Silver Bow County. Last week the unemployment rates for the State of Montana and for the individual counties were released. The numbers for the state are also on the rise as the season moves closer toward winter, but are similar to those seen in September. Back in September Powell County had a seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate of 3.1 percent, which was a decrease of 0.4 percent from August 2018. For the month, the county boasted 2,885 jobs which was a decline of 20 from the same time the previous year. The unemployment rate was not far off from the statewide unadjusted average of 2.9 percent and was below the rate boasted by the neighboring counties of Silver Bow at 3.4 percent and Granite at 3.8 percent. Other neighboring counties had even less unemployment with Deer Lodge County sitting at 3.0 percent, Lewis and Clark County at 2.7 percent and Missoula County at 2.6 percent. see Unemployment page eight |
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