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  • 'God Put the Fire Out...'

    Frank and Lin Vargo, Special to the Courier|Aug 4, 2021

    What if there was a fire and no one came? This could have happened with our Saint Marie Fire Department. On Tuesday, July 27th, the Saint Marie Fire Board held their monthly meeting. This meeting started off as most board meetings do, but by the time the Chief's report came around, it was clear there were issues that needed to be heard. It was a very contentious St. Marie Fire Board meeting. Chairman Patrick Trotter did a rather magnificent job in maintaining decorum and order what with the...

  • Carnivals at the Fair

    Gwen Cornwell, Special to the Courier|Aug 4, 2021

    I am remembering Fairs of the past. I remember hearing of the time the Valley Co, Fair grounds was located on the Airport hill. Before my time and that of many of my friends! Memories that some of many remember are when the fair was held in September. What an inconvenience for school age exhibitors, or maybe it was a real excuse not to attend school. If memory serves correct, livestock exhibitors were expected to go to the school, register, and then were able to check out to go and care for...

  • Roberta (Berta) Connors-Clowes

    Aug 4, 2021

    On June 26, 2021, Berta peacefully passed away in her home in Butte, Montana. Berta was born on December 26, 1938, to Robert and Margaret Maguire. She was the third of four daughters. Berta was raised in Butte and graduated from Butte Central High School. While in Butte, she worked at Hannifin Jewelry. She married Bill Connors on June 27, 1959, at the Immaculate Conception Church in Butte. Together, they raised six children across Montana. Stops in Dutton, Billings, Butte, Glasgow Air Force...