Hose helperErik Schroder along with Deer Lodge fireman David Martin takes part in the annual fire safety day at Deer Lodge Elementary Schools. The different classes were able to look through the new fire truck, operate one of the hoses and learn about fire safety. Both the firefighters and the children enjoyed the event. See photos pages 1 and 11.
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Culture learning
by Michael Stafford
The students as well as the staff at Garrison Elementary School got quite a treat on October 12 as two well acclaimed speakers came to give a presentation and all enjoyed a special lunch.
Last Friday was Native American Education Day at the school which has been a tradition for many years. The speakers this year were Dan and Brenda Thyer who each have Indian heritage and brought with them many different crafts and artifacts that they created by hand which are styled after traditional methods. The two have visited many places in the west and given presentations. With Dan Thyer having a masters in history and a plethora of stories, legends and perspectives from the native American culture, he has presented at various conferences and always tries to make the time to present at schools when the opportunity comes up.
While Dan has the heritage of the Southern Cheyenne tribe, Brenda has both Cherokee and Iroquois heritage.
“We love coming to the schools,” said Brenda.
Mostly led by Dan, the two gave a presentation to the students and adults standing by a vast collection of the different artifacts they made using traditional methods and materials. They explained some of the different items on their own accord as they told stories about the different meanings of the beadwork and forms of the objects and answered several questions from students and staff about other items that were displayed.
see Traditions page nine
The students as well as the staff at Garrison Elementary School got quite a treat on October 12 as two well acclaimed speakers came to give a presentation and all enjoyed a special lunch.
Last Friday was Native American Education Day at the school which has been a tradition for many years. The speakers this year were Dan and Brenda Thyer who each have Indian heritage and brought with them many different crafts and artifacts that they created by hand which are styled after traditional methods. The two have visited many places in the west and given presentations. With Dan Thyer having a masters in history and a plethora of stories, legends and perspectives from the native American culture, he has presented at various conferences and always tries to make the time to present at schools when the opportunity comes up.
While Dan has the heritage of the Southern Cheyenne tribe, Brenda has both Cherokee and Iroquois heritage.
“We love coming to the schools,” said Brenda.
Mostly led by Dan, the two gave a presentation to the students and adults standing by a vast collection of the different artifacts they made using traditional methods and materials. They explained some of the different items on their own accord as they told stories about the different meanings of the beadwork and forms of the objects and answered several questions from students and staff about other items that were displayed.
see Traditions page nine
School board to fill vacated seatby Cathy Harding
The big news to come out of Tuesday’s elementary school board meeting is the resignation of newly elected board member Sean Bonato. Bonato, who was elected in June, resigned due to being relocated for his job. Said Superintendent Rodney Simpson, “I thank Mr. Bonato for his service while he was here. He was a great board members, and we’re sorry to see him leave but definitely understand the circumstances.” This is not the first time a board member has resigned during his or her term, and the district has a policy in place for selecting a new board member. Simpson explained the process saying “We have 60 days from the time he resigned. It’s handled very much like a job position. We advertise it, interested people write a letter of interest, they’re interviewed by the board, and the board selects someone.” The replacement board member would finish out the remainder of the year until the election. The interim board member could choose to run for election or not. Whoever was elected would fill out the two years remaining on Bonato’s term. see Buzzer page eight |
Concerns voiced on annexationby Michael Stafford
All of those who spoke at the public hearing on October 1 said that they were against the annexation of their properties into the city limits. While not representing every property owner that is in the proposed annexation, those who were there brought up various concerns regarding annexation of their properties and the need for serious infrastructure repairs to city services if they are to become part of Deer Lodge. While the public hearing only lasted a half-hour and some still had thoughts and opinions they wanted to voice, it was noted that additional public hearings will be held in the future to provide all an opportunity to address the city on the topic. Starting out the public hearing, Mayor Caleb Burton read the letter sent out to property owners affected by the annexation. In the past the city passed a resolution of intent to annex in properties along the city’s border which were said to receive water, sewer and garbage, or at least one of those services. see Border page eight |
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