More than 200 acres were consumed by the Rumsey Gulch Fire as it spread quickly Monday afternoon about four miles southeast of Philipsburg. Many structures and homes were lost in the blaze. Photo Courtesy Clayton Brown.
Fire rages through Rumsey
Late Monday afternoon at around 6:20 p.m. a large fire caused by a downed power line, created a huge blaze in the Rumsey Gulch area which consumed hundreds of acres of land and several residences. The blaze caused a massive column of smoke to rise between Philipsburg and the north side of Discovery ski area and caused many to flee from their homes.
Rumsey resident Jodi Linn saw the fire start at her parents’ home which was located a short distance from her own home. She said a tree fell on a power line which immediately started her parents’ home on fire and engulfed it in a matter of seconds.
“Their entire house was gone in seconds, seconds,’ she said, “she (Linn’s mother, Brenda Boese) came out the front door and the entire back of the house was in flames.”
She said that looking out her kitchen window she saw the blaze take hold and her mother walk through the front door of her house as the flames consumed it and spread.
Rumsey resident Jodi Linn saw the fire start at her parents’ home which was located a short distance from her own home. She said a tree fell on a power line which immediately started her parents’ home on fire and engulfed it in a matter of seconds.
“Their entire house was gone in seconds, seconds,’ she said, “she (Linn’s mother, Brenda Boese) came out the front door and the entire back of the house was in flames.”
She said that looking out her kitchen window she saw the blaze take hold and her mother walk through the front door of her house as the flames consumed it and spread.
Commissioners: can taxpayers sort out papers?
Rick Robinson said the benefits to his recycling program include frequent monitoring of containers and removal of full ones, a hauling cost identical to the rate of hauling waste from the county and no start up costs or risks on the county’s end.
The one drawback is that people will have to sort out the different types of paper they recycle.
“I don’t think it’s going to work,” said Commissioner Cliff Nelson about paper sorting.
“It all depends on your faith in human nature and who you’re dealing with,” said Commissioner Scott Adler.
Robinson disagreed.
“People are conscientious,” he said, “people need to be educated.”
On Tuesday, Robinson of Robinson Disposal which is located in the lower value and performs the residential curb pickup service for residents of Granite County explained to the Commissioners his proposal for bringing recycling back to Granite County.
The one drawback is that people will have to sort out the different types of paper they recycle.
“I don’t think it’s going to work,” said Commissioner Cliff Nelson about paper sorting.
“It all depends on your faith in human nature and who you’re dealing with,” said Commissioner Scott Adler.
Robinson disagreed.
“People are conscientious,” he said, “people need to be educated.”
On Tuesday, Robinson of Robinson Disposal which is located in the lower value and performs the residential curb pickup service for residents of Granite County explained to the Commissioners his proposal for bringing recycling back to Granite County.
County asserts their dam rights
According to the Granite County Commissioners, they have unilateral control to operate the Georgetown Lake Dam however they see fit as long as it is within the guidelines of the Federal Energy Regulation Commission (FERC).
“This board has always adjusted the lake,” said Commissioner Cliff Nelson.
In response to concern County Attorney Chris Miller brought to the commissioners on Tuesday in regards to a letter from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks which questioned the county’s dam practices, the Board stated that they have control over the amount of water that goes out of the lake.
“I guess he’s got some questions and maybe some issues with the county’s operation of the dam,” said the County Attorney.
“This board has always adjusted the lake,” said Commissioner Cliff Nelson.
In response to concern County Attorney Chris Miller brought to the commissioners on Tuesday in regards to a letter from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks which questioned the county’s dam practices, the Board stated that they have control over the amount of water that goes out of the lake.
“I guess he’s got some questions and maybe some issues with the county’s operation of the dam,” said the County Attorney.
Obituary ----------------------------
Leslie Dennis Oly
Oct. 15, 1954 - May 6, 2013
Leslie Dennis Oly, 58, died Monday, May 6, in his Falls Church, Va., home.
He was born Oct. 15, 1954, in Missoula, to Henry and Madge Oly. He graduated from Drummond High School in 1973 and from the University of Montana in 1980 with a BA in education.
He married the former Shelley Markiss in Missoula on Feb. 15, 1980. To this union were born two sons, Matthew and Andrew and a daughter, Katie. They were later divorced.
He served in several overseas posts while employed by the Coast Guard and later the U.S. State Department where he was an information management officer. Foreign posts included Pakistan, Indonesia, Brazil, Ontario, Central Africa, West Africa, Israel and Austria. He was employed by the State Department in Washington, D.C. at the time of his death.
He was born Oct. 15, 1954, in Missoula, to Henry and Madge Oly. He graduated from Drummond High School in 1973 and from the University of Montana in 1980 with a BA in education.
He married the former Shelley Markiss in Missoula on Feb. 15, 1980. To this union were born two sons, Matthew and Andrew and a daughter, Katie. They were later divorced.
He served in several overseas posts while employed by the Coast Guard and later the U.S. State Department where he was an information management officer. Foreign posts included Pakistan, Indonesia, Brazil, Ontario, Central Africa, West Africa, Israel and Austria. He was employed by the State Department in Washington, D.C. at the time of his death.
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