Heard on the Street
JOHN O’BRIAN, an ammunition re-loader living just outside of Plains said “I would really like to see an article in the newspaper about what is happening with the taxes we are paying here in town how they are accomplishing what they are intended to be used for. That is the roads and the schools and things like that.” (John Dowd/Clark Fork Valley Press)
TORRANCE PEACOCK is a young woman who works at Ripples. When asked about what she considered important to her and for the community she said art because “it is very self expressive and I think that more people should be interested in art because it is beautiful and it is something that is over looked a lot. Art can be a trade, most people today are so concerned with getting an education however art is so important to our culture. Think of all the famous artists, their art is so influencial now and younger people should be able to explore things like that.” (John Dowd/Clark Fork Val…
MARY MCGANN, whose husband grows the day lilies just outside of Plains on Montana 200 toward Thompson Falls, said “I really enjoy your community stories and human-interest features.” She went on to mention how it is nice to see members of the community highlighted for what they do. (John Dowd/Clark Fork Valley Press)
JOHN SHEAR lives with his family just at outside of Plains. He is concerned with how many service roads are being fenced off in the national forests. “As a wood cutter, and to heat my home, I would like to see more access to the national forests. Instead of burning up the wood, in the past, they have let us go in there and pull wood for our homes. I grew up in a logging family and would like to see more logging instead of letting it all burn up.” (John Dowd/Clark Fork Valley Press)
