Columbus, Montana grocer, Paul Matovich, recognized for hiring workers with disabilities

"It could be any of our kids," he said. "No one asks to have a brain injury. No one asks to have autism or Down syndrome. They all have feelings. They all have emotions. And they’re all dealing with themselves as well as the rest of humanity."

Paul Matovich doesn’t think he has done anything special. But some people do.

One of them is Bob Binstock, a 1995 graduate of Columbus High School, who works at Matovich’s Columbus IGA.

Binstock, 34, nearly lost his life in a truck accident several years back. What he did lose was years of memory and some brain function. Before the accident, the former football player owned a construction company that employed six people and earned him a six-figure income.

"I went from the best life in the world to nothing but debt, debt, debt," Binstock said.

Columbus IGA

133 N 5th St

Columbus, Montana 59019

(406) 322-5718

LINDA HALSTEAD-ACHARYA Of The Gazette Staff

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