10/07/2024
On Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, the University of Montana Western women’s basketball team under the direction of the Kiwanis Club of Dillon, Montana completed the first leg of the Kiwanis’ Highway Cleanup on Interstate 15.
“I would like to thank coach Britt Cooper and the Bulldog women's basketball team,” Mike Miller, the chair of the highway cleanup committee and president of the Dillon Kiwanis club said. "They did in two hours what it might take our club all day to do. We'd never get this done without the volunteers who help us."
The players were divided into three groups, one working the middle and one on each side of road. The players worked from mile marker 59 to mile marker 57.
“Our team is extremely appreciative of the support the community shows us,” Cooper said. “Doing a community service event is a small way we can give back to this great community. We were thankful Wally Feldt and Mike Miller included us in this cleaning project to help make the Dillon area look a little better.”
The Montana State Highway Department provided bags and colorful vests to increase the visibility of the workers. Signs, also provided by the state, were posted at each end to warn drivers of the presence of the 'pickers' along the highway.
The Montana Department of Transportation’s Adopt a Highway Program allows groups such as Kiwanis or families to help keep the highway area free of trash.
Trash can pose a traffic hazard, especially items that blow onto the highway. Highway litter can also injure wildlife, especially small animals that may become trapped in plastic tossed out of a speeding automobile. And finally, we all know that highway litter can be unsightly.
The Kiwanis Club of Dillon has been serving our community since 1940.
