HELENA — Hours after working on a brand-new pavilion at the Never Sweat Trailhead near Canyon Ferry, volunteers assembling it discovered that their work had been vandalized.

The Capital Trail Vehicle Association is an ATV and motorcycle club based in Helena that dedicates some of its time to building a better outdoor community by clearing trails and installing kiosks and public bathrooms in recreational areas.

On Saturday, they spent hours working on the picnic space at the trailhead.

They purchased the materials after receiving thousands of dollars in grants from the United States Forest Service and Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks.

The next morning, the club's president, Gary Peterson, got a call from another club member who said there were bullet holes in the pavilion, nine millime

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