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TFS Fire Department Needs New Board Members
By Wendy Eckman I think we can all agree that a healthy, stable, and effective Fire Department is essential to any community. Our Fire Department is operated, run and staffed by volunteers and only volunteers. Building, maintaining and growing an effective and efficient Fire Department doesn’t just happen by itself. Be a part of a team who can help mature the Fire Department to be the best it can be and ensure the fire fighters are supported with the equipment, staff and training they deserve, thus providing this community with the fire services it needs. If this interests you, and…
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By Amberli Emery Living in the beautiful Tobacco Valley comes with some extraordinary privileges, but it also comes with responsibilities that those living in larger communities may never fully appreciate. We live where mountains, forests, rivers, and remote landscapes are part of our everyday lives. We also live where emergency services can be miles away,…
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On Thursday, November 5th, the FSA (fire service area) board sponsored a meeting to discuss local emergency services at the TFS Community Hall. The meeting was attended by members of the TFS Volunteer Fire Department (a separate entity), members of the Eureka ambulance board, EMT volunteers, a member of the dispatch board, and someone from…
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We started the Mountain Ear (both times) because we wanted better coverage of local news. There are so many board meetings, and all of them are important. The Tobacco Valley News faces the same problem we do- not enough people and too many meetings, and their focus is on a larger area. So we started…
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An emergency meeting of the Trego school board was called again on May 4 at 4 PM to update the community on the methamphetamine contamination of the school grounds.. Although the meeting was poorly noticed, there were nearly 40 community members in attendance, these included parents, teachers, former students and teachers and interested community members.…
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Earlier this week, a meeting was held to formalize the existing long-term relationship between the TFS Community Hall and the TFS Fire Department. Tables were set to form a circle, and the meeting began with introductions. It was a joint meeting meant to prevent future problems, without any reason to expect them. The issue: an…
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An emergency school board meeting was held at the TFS Community Hall, Saturday at noon (which coincidentally is the time the Rendezvous Parade in Eureka began). The board acknowledged that they failed to provide adequate (48 hours notice) on the meeting, and cited the requisite MCA code allowing it in the event of an unforseen…
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When I went to get some repair work done, the person I was consulting advised fixing the structural issues and then putting the same ancient dilapidated siding back on the building. The rational? Property taxes. Last summer, we joked about how much the nice flowers my mother had on their porch raised their taxes. They…
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I spent most of a year away from the school after I finished my term. I attended a couple of board meetings because I was asked – on one hand, there was, at the least, the appearance of an unlawful board meeting . . . unlawful because it appeared to violate Montana’s open meeting law.…