Volunteers pick up trash along Interstate 94 just west of Huntley on Saturday during the first annual Enuff Is Enuff Let’s Clean It Up community cleanup. A bus from Huntley Project Schools waits in the background to deliver volunteers along the route. (Jonathan McNiven photos)
Originally published in the 5/4/18 print edition of Yellowstone County News.
HUNTLEY — Saturday’s community cleanup was so successful that Ryan Roen is ready to give it another go.
“I just really want to thank the people that came out,” Roen said.
In the wake of the “First Annual Enuff is Enuff Let’s Clean It Up,” Roen said he’s already planning for next year.
“We’re gonna keep that slogan,” he said. “We’re gonna do it again next year and grow this event.”
Saturday’s cleanup drew around 50 people, he said, most of whom boarded a Huntley Project Schools bus and were dropped off along Interstate 94 between Huntley and Lockwood.
Volunteers picking up trash along Interstate 94 on Saturday, April 28, 2018. (Jonathan McNiven Photo)
Other groups cleaned up Barkemeyer Park and at on-ramps adjacent to the interstate, and Roen said the results were phenomenal.
“We did what we could do,” he said. “We didn’t get it all.”
The trash filled almost 100 large, black garbage bags, which dotted Interstate 94 between Lockwood and Huntley over the weekend. Roen said the Montana Department of Transportation reported the trash
The clean up event was spearheaded by Huntley Project Alumni Ryan Roen, here waving thanks to cars honking their horns while driving on the interest in appreciation for the clean up work that was being done. (Jonathan McNiven Photo)
collected “easily filled two garbage trucks up.”
Volunteers ranged from moms toting babies to a man who was about 90 years old, Roen said.
“That goes to show that anybody could come help,” Roen said.
Clean-up efforts wrapped up around 11:30 and everyone was delivered back to the park, where they enjoyed burgers and hot dogs grilled by Steve and Jesse Stark and family on a huge barbecue. Roen said some people told him it was “the best burger they ever had.
“Also Bucky Beaver, how cool was that?” Roen said. “Boy, do they sound awesome.”
The event wrapped up early in the afternoon.
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Volunteers picking up trash along Interstate 94 on Saturday, April 28, 2018. (Jonathan McNiven Photo)
Volunteers picking up trash along Interstate 94 on Saturday, April 28, 2018. (Jonathan McNiven Photo)
Here are some other volunteers that were helping that were captured.
