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Car fever
September 18, 2008 midnight

Car fever

Parked against the low curb of the Lake Side Motel in Trout Creek last Saturday sat a brown 1929 Model A Ford Coupe, part of Trout Creek’s 4th Annual Cool Summer Nights Car Show.

Searching for huckleberry utopia
September 10, 2008 midnight

Searching for huckleberry utopia

I have a habit of jumping blindly into misadventures in the wilderness with vague directions and equally vague goals.

Fair breaks records…again
September 4, 2008 midnight

Fair breaks records…again

An estimated 50,000 people came to the Sanders County Fair over the past week, a record number and up almost 15,000 from last year, according to Fair Manager Mike Hashisaki.

September 4, 2008 midnight

St. Regis man fights California wildfires

Curtis Cochran laughs now when he talks about the more than a month he spent in July fighting fires in California, but when he was there things were much more serious.

August 27, 2008 midnight

Ronan Dealership donates two cars to Hot Springs police department

The Hot Springs Police Department acquired two police cars Aug. 11, through a donation by Ronan Dodge in Ronan. When asked how he got the cars, Hot Springs Fire Chief and Mayor laughed.

Over the edge and 30 feet down
August 13, 2008 midnight

Over the edge and 30 feet down

There are a lot of questions that go through your mind when you are paddling the last three feet toward the edge of a 30-foot waterfall in an 8-foot, 6-inch-long kayak.

Great day for a rough ride
August 8, 2008 midnight

Great day for a rough ride

Rodeo fans from Mineral County and beyond packed into the Mineral County Fairgrounds Saturday and Sunday for an evening of roping, riding and wrestling at the annual Mineral County Fair Rodeo.

Ford gets new dealership in Plains
July 23, 2008 midnight

Ford gets new dealership in Plains

Country Ford-Mercury in Plains has been selling cars for a long time, but now, after two-and-a-half decades, the car dealership has finally outgrown their current location on East Railroad Street and moved last Thursday to their new spot, about a mile from Plains toward Thompson Falls.

Car show draws more than 100 entries
July 23, 2008 midnight

Car show draws more than 100 entries

The 9th Annual Show and Shine Car Show offered fun with flair last weekend in Thompson Falls with a Rally Run and the Show and Shine.

Car crash kills one and injures five
July 19, 2008 midnight

Car crash kills one and injures five

PLAINS - A 65-year-old Wenatchee, Wash., man died Wednesday in a one-vehicle rollover accident north of Plains. Four of his teammates, part of an auto-racing team, were injured in the accident.

Vets get new van, transport for disabled vets
July 16, 2008 midnight

Vets get new van, transport for disabled vets

What if you were disabled, stranded, unable to drive yourself to the veterans’ hospitals that could take care of you?

Hot Springs New Mayor
July 16, 2008 midnight

Hot Springs New Mayor

After more than two months of waiting, the Hot Springs city council elected Randy Woods, owner of Spring Auto Care and the current Hot Springs Fire Chief, to be the town's new mayor last Wednesday at the city hall.

July 9, 2008 midnight

Analysis and ramifications of the Plum Creek land deal  

What does this massive 320,000-acre Plum Creek Forestland sale actually mean? It is claimed that the deal between the nation’s largest private property owner, The Nature Conservancy (the world’s largest land trust), and The Trust for Public Land, will set a precedent, an example for land transfers throughout the country. 

Five suspected drug traffickers plead “not guilty”
July 9, 2008 midnight

Five suspected drug traffickers plead “not guilty”

Five suspected drug traffickers who allegedly smuggled ecstasy into Mineral County pleaded not guilty to criminal possession of dangerous drugs with intent to distribute in their initial court appearance July 2. The maximum penalty for the offense is up to 20 years in prison and a fine of $50,000.

Schoolhouse Rock Car Show returns to Superior
June 11, 2008 midnight

Schoolhouse Rock Car Show returns to Superior

Superior residents woke up to the sound of growling engines and the smell of premium gasoline Saturday morning as the Ninth Annual Old Schoolhouse Rock Car Show kicked off.

Hundreds brave the cold to celebrate Plains Day
June 11, 2008 midnight

Hundreds brave the cold to celebrate Plains Day

With activities starting near sunrise and going well into darkness, the 38th Annual Plains Day saw just about everything, except sunshine.

May 6, 2008 midnight

Didn't come up with the same planning board results

I read Ron Olfert’s letter in the May 1st Ledger and, after reading what Ron wrote, decided to read Title 76 of Montana Code Annotated. I find it strange that I did not come away with the same understanding of a growth policy that Ron presented in his letter. For instance, Ron states “… a growth policy must be implemented. The implementation document is the zoning law …”   76.1.601(3)(f) states a growth policy must include an implementation strategy that includes: (i) a timetable for implementing the growth policy; (ii) a list of conditions that will lead to the revision of the growth policy; and (iii) a timetable for reviewing the growth policy at least once every five years and revising the policy if necessary. But 76-1-601(2) states: “The extent to which a growth policy addresses the elements listed in subsection (3) is at the full discretion of the governing body.” This means (3)(f), the implementation strategy, doesn’t have to be considered by the governing body.

Gentleman, start your peddlin'
April 15, 2008 midnight

Gentleman, start your peddlin'

It may not be as well known as the Daytona Speedway and it may not carry as much prestige as the Brickyard in Indianapolis, but after five years, a 50-foot stretch of dirt in St. Regis is starting to be talked about in racing circles.

Car explodes at fire training
April 15, 2008 midnight

Car explodes at fire training

Firefighters are supposed to put out fires, not start them, unless they have to start fires to learn how to put them out.