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The Golden Rule

Why Can't we Treat Others as We would Like to Be Treated ?

I have noticed over the Years in Eureka, that quite often we treat the victim of a particular circumstance as if they were the criminal. Bad things happen to people and we decide, most of the time without the facts that these folks are in the way of progress, whether that progress be a major highway project, a subdivision, a logging sale, a golf resort, real estate issues, construction issues, kids in sports, the starting line up in high school or many number of instances where somebody has been treated wrong or mis-judged in a particular situation. We gossip about it in the stores and than when we see those people we treat them badly based on what the rumour mill told us they had done ~ or what particular progress they are in the way of.

We take a family, a person and we decide with No Facts At All, that they are the problem, they are the reason my kid is not doing well in school, they are the reason the timber sale won't go through, they are the reason the road construction or the subdivision is held up, and we withhold our smiles, we psssst pssst in the isles of the grocery store as if they don't know we are talking about them. And without all the facts we proceed as a community to destroy their life day by day.

I say we give them that smile in the store, we keep them in our prayers, we look out for each other and if we want to judge and just cannot help ourself than we must make effort to get facts from both sides and form an opinion based on those facts and not on who we think is a more important person in our community. If we do not care for those treated badly and instead choose those with the "family name" or the "most money" than we acting negatively toward our fellow man or woman, and we are contributing to the bad things that are happening to them. We are saying it does not matter what is right or what is wrong, it only matters who I have known my whole life ( they must be right) or it matters that they have, or pretend to have the same spiritual belief, and that it only matters which person or party can do the most for me - my family and my life .... and who Really Care what is Right or Wrong.

Folks..... Remember the Golden Rule

Lets Treat Others as We, Ourselves would like to be treated.

Grave Creek Road Closure

Grave Creek Road Closure

Some of you are wondering why I have not commented on this local drama, with the large ads in the paper and the apparent upset. So here it is, My Opinion, should anybody care to hear it.

A few years back we had major fires up Pinkham and in the Gut Creek area, these fires endangered the homes in the area. The locals, being knowledgeable and helpful, knowing how to run heavy equipment and wanting to help their neighbors came to the rescue. They wanted to stop the fire, they had the man power, they had the machinery and the Forest Service kept them Out. The Forest Service apparently did this because those folks were not on pre-approved lists. If the FS let them in without documentation of their qualifications before the fire than they would certainly be liable for their lives should anything happen. And for this they would PAY in more than one way. If a home was lost there would be insurance and though the local Forest Service folks certainly cared about those who were displaced and may lose their homes, their hands were tied.

I am not a forest service advocate, I was raised by timber dollars and the Ten Lakes Scenic Area is pretty much my favorite place on earth. Its not personally Folks, its business and not just any busy – but government business which we all know moves VERY, VERY slow and it is not decided at the local level. The vandalism to the sign at the Grave Creek Entrance was not the way to get things done, this only took more money from the local budget.
The budget is handled, from what I know – a year in advance and though they most likely plan for unforeseen events, some events really do need advanced planning, engineered drawings and approval. With the traffic on Grave Creek Road, the size of the RV’s, tour buses, and campers that travel on the road this will, no doubt, require a plan that provides for the safety of travel and the long term future of the Ten Lakes Area.

As with the Fire situation I mentioned above, it is about the budget and not about “Keeping You out of Your Forest” or about “Making the Ten Lakes a Wilderness”, there is not hidden – secret agenda, its about Money and Timing. As most of you know the road to the Ten Lakes Scenic was supported by tax dollars coming directly from Timber Dollars, and as you know the Timber Dollars from our area is a rare commodity these days. There is a transformation from Timber Dollars to Recreation Dollars to pay for the road, and in the Forest Service, it is my understanding that switching the Budget from one department or office to another also takes a lot of time.

On comment on the “Going to the Sun Road”, I noticed in the media last week that the Montana Government agencies were trying to get more money in place to fix the roads in Glacier Park, I also read that Glacier National Park brings in around 1 Billion dollars to the State of Montana and we, as a state, are seemingly depending on fixing this road. There is a lot of sources for revenue to fix the “Going to The Sun Road” plus we have to pay to use the road. They have even closed the season early this year for constructions work and projects.

So Folks, be patient, and try and not take your frustration out on the Local Forest Service with to much negativity, your opinion matters and is certainly valid but they really are doing the best they can and they have no hidden agenda. My hope is that the Forest Service does not start charging a fee to use the trails and roads, its that way in Oregon and other parts of the US and I also hope the Forest Service never have to sell off their lands to support their activities.

And hey for now, You can still get into the Ten Lakes Scenic area on horseback and hiking. I sadly, did not get up there yet this year but I bet it’s gorgeous.

I am Not Affiliated with Any Government Agency.

Montana Budget Report

Rep. Dennis Rehberg, R-Mont.

Agriculture

— $436,000 for Montana State University, Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service, Brucellosis vaccine.
— $974,000 for Montana State University, Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service, sustainable beef supply.

— $364,000 for Montana State University, Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service, barley for rural development.

— $122,250 for Montana State University, Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service, ruminant nutrition consortium.

— $32,777 for Montana State University, Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service, wool research.

— $100,000 for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Greater Yellowstone Interagency Brucellosis Committee

— $144,444 for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, tri-state predator control.

Commerce, Justice, Science
— $80,000 for the Missoula Police Department.

— $217,000 for the Montana Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association

— $200,000 for Montana State University

— $500,000 for the Montana Methamphetamine Project

— $220,000 for the Billings Police Department, law enforcement technology

— $310,000 for Missoula County, law enforcement technology.
Defense

— $2.5 million for Advanced Acoustics Concepts, distributed multi-platform sensor support system.

— $3.5 million for MSE Technology Applications and Mariah II Program, missile research

Energy and Water
— $4.2 million for Fort Peck Reservation Dry Prairie Rural Water System.

— $5 million for Rocky Boys/North Central Montana Regional Water system.

— $1 million for Center for Zero Emissions Research and Technology, Montana State University.

— $2 million for Western Environmental Technology Office, MSE Technology Applications, Inc. for Energy Department environmental cleanup and closure projects.

Financial Services and General Government
— $200,000 for Montana State University's manufacturing extension center
— $400,000 for Montana World Trade Center

— $150,000 for TechRanch Technology Venture Center

Interior
— $500,000 for Conrad Wastewater Treatment Facility Improvements.
Labor, Health and Human Services

— $300,000 for Benefis Healthcare, Great Falls for facilities and equipment

— $200,000 for Madison County, Virginia City for facilities and equipment.

— $200,000 for Marias Medical Center, Shelby for equipment.

— $200,000 for Miles Community College for the Pathways to Careers in

Healthcare initiative.

— $100,000 for Powell County Medical Center, Deer Lodge, for facilities and equipment.
— $200,000 for Rural Health Technology Consortium for facilities and equipment.
— $200,000 for Sidney Health Center, Sidney for equipment.

— $300,000 for St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center, Missoula for an electronic medical records system.

— $300,000 for St. Vincent Hospital Billings for facilities and equipment.
Transportation
— $1.5 million for Montana Secondary 323 from Ekalaka to Alzada
— $100,000 for Harvest Community Foundation to construct Billings Heights Community Center
— $100,000 for Billings Food bank for building demolition.
— $100,000 for Rocky Mountain Development Council for completion of Eagle Manor III project.
Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont.Agriculture
— $929,000 for the Greater Yellowstone Interagency Brucellosis Committee.
Commerce, Justice, Science
— $500,000 for Montana Sheriffs and Peace Officers, Lewis and Clark County for electronic monitoring for violent offenders and sexual predators.
— $500,000 for I-Safe, Inc. education to teach youths to use the Internet safely and responsibly, Carlsbad, Calif.
— $5 million for Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Philadelphia.
Energy and Water
— $656,000 for the abandoned mine restoration program.
Labor, Health and Human Services
— $400,000 for Benefis Healthcare Foundation, health information technology.
— $350,000 for Billings Clinic, rural clinical information center
— $300,000 for Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital for construction, renovation and equipment.
— $200,000 for Marias Medical Center, equipment.
— $350,000 for Northwest Research and Education Institute, continuing medical education program.
— $100,000 for Powell County Medical Center, equipment.
— $150,000 for St. Peter's Hospital, construction, renovation and equipment.
— $150,000 for Shodair Children's Hospital, cancer genetics.
— $150,000 for University of Montana rehabilitation, research and training center, Living Well and Working Well with a Disability.
— $100,000 for Florence Prever Rosten Foundation, Media Arts in the Public Schools Program.
— $100,000 for Montana Committee for the Humanities, civic education programs.
— $200,000 for Montana State University, job training programs.
— $100,000 for Northern Rockies Educational Services, Taking Technology to the Classroom Program.
Transportation
— $650,000 for Community Works, Inc., construction of the Exploration Works building.
— $400,000 for Daly Mansion Preservation Trust, to preserve the Daly Mansion.
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont.Commerce, Justice, Science
— $300,000 for Montana State University, academic development program for inmates at the Montana Women's Prison.
Energy and Water
— $500,000 for Fort Peck cabin conveyance.
Labor, Health and Human Services
— $200,000 for Holy Rosary Healthcare, tele-radiology project.
— $200,000 for North Central Montana Healthcare Alliance, health information technology.
— $180,000 for University of Montana, methamphetamine detection and health effects research.
— $145,000 for Montana State University, Montana Energy Workforce Training Center.
Transportation
— $600,000 for Chippewa Cree Tribe, to transport and rehab housing units from Malmstrom Air Force Base to the Rocky Boy's Reservation.
— $400,000 for City of Billings, Housing First Project, houses for homeless families.
— $450,000 for Missoula Food Bank, Inc., eight new vehicles
Sens. Baucus and Tester, joint requestsAgriculture
— $1.6 million for Montana State University, animal bioscience facility.
— $200,000 for Montana State University, Montana Sheep Institute.
— $200,000 for Montana State University, sustainable beef supply.
Commerce, Justice, Science
— $500,000 for Chippewa Cree Tribe, upgrades to detention center.
— $650,000 for City of Missoula, equipment and upgrades for Internet crimes against children.
— $300,000 for Gallatin County Sheriff's Office, mobile communication equipment and upgrade command vehicle.
— $350,000 for Montana Supreme Court, to enhance state's adult, family and juvenile drug courts.

— $250,000 for Town of Eureka, upgrades to law enforcement training facility.

— $200,000 for City of Billings, new crime scene investigation equipment upgrades.
— $500,000 for City of Great Falls, law enforcement equipment.
— $200,000 for City of Whitefish, upgrade investigative equipment and work stations.
— $250,000 for Flathead County, enhance emergency communications.
— $250,000 for Mineral County, search and rescue training facility and upgrade investigative equipment and work stations.
— $100,000 for Missoula County, purchase equipment for interoperable communications.
— $500,000 for Missoula County, Meth Project Foundation
— $350,000 for University of Montana, at-risk youth, focus on suicide prevention, high-risk behavior and violence.
Defense
— $2.5 million for Advanced Acoustics Concepts, distributed multi-platform sensor support system.

— $3.5 million for MSE Technology Applications and Mariah II Program, missile research
Energy and Water
— $10 million for Fort Peck Reservation/Dry Prairie Rural Water System.
— $6 million for Rocky Boys/North Central Montana Rural Water System.
— $6 million for Montana State University, Center for Zero Emissions Technology, clean coal technologies.
— $5 million for rural Montana water projects: Crow Tribe Water and Wastewater, Ranch Water District, Town of Medicine Lake, County Water District of Billings Heights, Power Water System, Seeley Lake Wastewater, Greater Woods Bay, Basin Creek Reservoir, Dayton Wastewater, Phillipsburg Wastewater, Glasgow Wastewater, Whitehall Wastewater, Cut Bank Water System, Hamilton Wastewater, Conrad Wastewater, Billings West Wicks Lane Water & Sewer, Port of Montana Water.
— $2 million for Western Environmental Technology Office, MSE Technology Applications, Inc. for Energy Department environmental cleanup and closure projects.
— $500,000 for Yellowstone River Corridor.
Financial Services
— $500,000 for Technology Venture Center at Montana State University, statewide outreach for job creation.
Interior
— $1.25 million for Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Area.
— $1.25 million for Glacier National Park.
— $600,000 for Crow Tribe, wastewater lagoon replacement.
— $300,000 for Missouri River wastewater treatment plant improvements, Helena.
— $1 million for Blackfoot River Special Recreation Management Area.
— $3.92 million for North Swan River Valley.
— $4.5 million for Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Sun Ranch easement.
Labor, Health and Human Services
— $400,000 for Billings Clinic, cancer center.
— $375,000 for Billings Clinic, diabetes center.
— $350,000 for Community Medical Center, construction and equipment.
— $400,000 for St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center, electronic medical records system.
— $750,000 for St. Vincent Health Care Foundation, feasibility study on Montana Children's Hospital Network.
— $200,000 for Hays Community Economic Development Corp., Native American culturally competent curriculum.
— $250,000 for Carroll College, curriculum development in civil engineering.
— $350,000 for Flathead Valley Community College, Center for Community Entrepreneurship Education.
— $350,000 for Miles Community College, Pathways to Careers in Health project.
— $200,000 for Montana State University, professional development education programs for the health care industry.
Military Construction
— $7 million for Malmstrom Air Force Base, construct community activity center.
Transportation
— $1.5 million, for I-15-Custer Avenue Interchange, Helena.
— $1 million for bridge over Broadway to Rattlesnake National Recreation Area, Missoula.
— $6 million for Kalispell bypass.
— $7 million for Shiloh Road corridor, Billings.
— $1 million for bus and bus facilities in Montana.
— $350,000 for CSKT Reservation Transportation Program.
— $500,000 for Big Sky Economic Development Authority, Billings, Cobb Field facility.
— $1 million for homeWORD, Missoula, to develop affordable rental housing

the Wilderness Club

As Spoken in Previous Posts - The Wilderness Club in Eureka Montana is Ruining the Quality of Life of Neighboring Properties. We have Discussed Water Usage, Fertilizer Use, Noise and Air pollution and Recently we have been told that the Wilderness Club
is breaking covenants on property they own in the Koocanusa Estate Subdividion and disturbing the quality of life of the residents in the Koocanusa Estates Subdivision. They are building a large commercial building in a residential area and NO ONE can STOP them.

Once again The Wilderness Club isAbove The Law.

Now residents have complained, have got attorneys and NO ONE is listening. The Wilderness Club seems to be in a big hurry to build an underground bunker for fertilizer and to construct a large commerical building in which is restricted by local covenants. Hard working people who live in that community cannot have a commercial building for their business but the Wilderness Club can. The Wilderness Club seems to be able to do what ever they want without consideration for the neighborhood.

The Wilderness Club has built a road, apparantley

1.5 football fields wide to create a BACK access to their service

buildings. Apparantley, the RESORT does not want the GUESTS

to be exposed to the Traffic of the "Service People"
Its like they JUST magically Appear and SERVE... no MUSS not FUSS...

~

Yet those who moved to Montana to enjoy the Lifestyle that

the Wilderness Club is trying to sell and enjoy Lake Koocanusa

that the Wilderness Club is Promoting, get their "Montana Lifestyle"

taken away by the wilderness club. The Wilderness Club Claims

to Love Lake Koocanusa but they are clearing the land, Polluting

the water table, using huge amounts of Water to make

Greens in a time when Northwest Montana has severe water shortages.

For the Fertilizer bunker they have apparantley cleared

5 acres of TREES, yet their website talks about how much

they LOVE Montana and love the trees. The Fertilizer is poisen

to the natural habitat and is a threat to the water table,

the drinking water -

nitrates in fertilizer is poisenous to humans.

I am not writing this for any personal gain.

I am a local Real Estate Broker, I am not interesting in

selling real estate in the Wilderness Club Subdivision, nor

do I have any financial gain from telling you this information.

People are telling me what is going on and I am telling you.

I am a Blogger, I want to protect human rights, basic rights

to quiet enjoyment and quality of life.

Its all Like Some Hollywood Movie where Big Money comes in

and runs over the Locals, and than things go from bad to worse.

I have heard stories of odd things happening to the residents
of Lake Koocanusa, I hope that ALL parties are acting with
the highest of integrity. Why can't people just respect each others rights ?