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Tom Oar from the television show “Mountain Men” was doing some hunting in the valley last week.
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Deer Lodge visited by famous
Mountain Man
by Michael Stafford
A recognizable face was in Deer Lodge last week prompting many to ask him for photographs and autographs.
Tom Oar from the show Mountain Men which airs on the History Channel, visited Deer Lodge to go hunting with local resident Mike Hansen. This is the third year that Oar has come to the area to pursue elk and even though he has yet to be successful in the hunts, coming to the area is something that he enjoys.
“He’s turned into a real guide,” said Oar about Hansen’s help at leading him to different locations in search of elk, “what a neat thing for someone to volunteer their services like that.”
Hansen enjoys the time as well and in between going out to look for elk brought Oar to the office of the Silver State Post for an interview. He explained a little bit about his background, how he came to be part of a show aired internationally and how he came to hunting in the Deer Lodge Valley.
“I grew up in Illinois. My father was into rodeos and taught me as a young kid how to trick ride,” he said.
Oar explained that they worked with an old west show and his brother would also trick ride. That work took them to rodeos around the country and it was something he enjoyed. At the same time he said he has also always enjoyed the outdoors and old time stuff and ways similar to the techniques of mountain men.
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A recognizable face was in Deer Lodge last week prompting many to ask him for photographs and autographs.
Tom Oar from the show Mountain Men which airs on the History Channel, visited Deer Lodge to go hunting with local resident Mike Hansen. This is the third year that Oar has come to the area to pursue elk and even though he has yet to be successful in the hunts, coming to the area is something that he enjoys.
“He’s turned into a real guide,” said Oar about Hansen’s help at leading him to different locations in search of elk, “what a neat thing for someone to volunteer their services like that.”
Hansen enjoys the time as well and in between going out to look for elk brought Oar to the office of the Silver State Post for an interview. He explained a little bit about his background, how he came to be part of a show aired internationally and how he came to hunting in the Deer Lodge Valley.
“I grew up in Illinois. My father was into rodeos and taught me as a young kid how to trick ride,” he said.
Oar explained that they worked with an old west show and his brother would also trick ride. That work took them to rodeos around the country and it was something he enjoyed. At the same time he said he has also always enjoyed the outdoors and old time stuff and ways similar to the techniques of mountain men.
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License or fineby Cathy Harding
Now is the time to license dogs in the city of Deer Lodge. It’s not just a good idea, it’s the law—and failure to do so can result in fines. Said Mayor Caleb Burton, “In title 8 of the city code, there are laws in place for dogs at large and fines are still in place. Just because we don’t have a specific dog catcher, it really falls under the police department’s responsibility, and the police department has and will pick up dogs. Right now, we don’t have the dog pound up and running, but we have a dog kennel in the garage here at City Hall. Usually, the first time that a dog is picked up, the owner will receive a warning. Subsequent offenses result in fines. If the dog is not licensed, an additional fine is accrued. “It’s a misunderstanding people have that just because there isn’t a designated animal control officer that we can’t pick up dogs,” said Burton. “We absolutely can and will.” Animal control has been a hot topic in Deer Lodge since the city lost its remaining animal control officer. Burton said the city is currently in the process of writing proposed ordinance revisions as a first step to clarifying animal control services. These ordinances are not actually yet proposed, and there will be public readings and opportunities for public input in the future. The city is without an animal control officer primarily for financial reasons. Burton said the city was getting about $7,500 annually in revenue from dog licenses but was spending almost $90,000 due to having a full-time dog catcher and a half-time kennel attendant. see Proposed page 19 |
Serving the people for over 28 yearsby Michael Stafford
When Dale Forbes was looking for a career change and a job in law enforcement nearly three decades ago he put in applications with a number of different departments. One of those was with the Powell County Sheriff’s Office where he got an interview and almost immediately thereafter a job that would take him through the next 28 years of his life. “After I talked for 10 minutes they asked me when I could come to work,” recalled Forbes. The answer was three days later when he started riding with former Sheriff (and then undersheriff) Scott Howard and a week later he was out on his own. He was given the advice from the then sheriff David J. Collings to have good common sense and treat others how you would like to be treated. And since that time, that advice has been something that Forbes has tried to do through his career. At the end of 2018, Forbes, who was the undersheriff of the department, retired from his position at the sheriff’s office after many, many years of serving the people of Powell County. He has done many patrols, responded to uncountable requests and incidents and has done his best to help people and make a difference. see Helping page 13 |
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