Just a quick note on Steins. I am glad that their will be a new Steins, a bigger grocery store, a deli and lots of parking. I wonder if Montana Market will move into the old JB's (Steins) and the health food store will move into Montana Markets's building, just speculation. Anyway, I guess Steins is building just south of the Grave Creek Service saw shop and North of the Propane Store, not sure yet... but that land is owned by the Lincoln County Credit Union and the news reports that they will be in the same building as Steins. Again, I am glad for a larger store - hope they have organics that are fresh.
1/29/08
1/28/08
Wolves, Dogs and the Law of the Land
People are killing dogs and wolves are killing cows. These are the past summer’s events of my Northwest Montana home, and more specifically, the events of Pinkham Creek Drainage bordering the Kootenai National Forest.
The Lydia Pack is a growing band of exiles; for wolves are like Palestinians. To open my mouth in the political and social climate of Northwest Montana and to actually say I support the wolves would be equivalent to saying I have sympathy for the Palestinians. Both are complex issues that span generations. Both are shrouded in fear, superstition, and misinformation. And dogs are like the Israelis, whose actions are misguided, justified and supported by ideology rather than fact or rule of law.
The complexity comes from my own ambivalence. I live in the Pinkham Creek drainage and know that this is no place for wolves. If I were to fall victim to my own ideology, I would say that wolves belong here but cows don’t. Realistically, these extreme attitudes are the same ones that guide people into actions of foolishness. These actions of foolishness are not guided by rule of law or common sense. And fools don’t look at statistics or the whole picture.
In 2000, dogs killed 1100 sheep and cattle in the state of Montana alone. Wolves killed ten. Dogs kill people. Wolves have only been known to kill one or two people in the whole course of American history. On average, 12-15 people die from dogs nationally every year. These numbers are higher in areas where certain breeds of dogs are higher per capita. 80% of these fatalities are children. Yet dogs are “man’s best friend.” Many dog owners are in denial. Like some sick, dysfunctional family denial pattern from the 70’s movie, Ordinary People, the owner of a killer dog is often times the first to say, “My dog would never do such a thing.” The truth is, dogs do. They go out and kill for sport, and then come home looking innocent and expecting their evening dog chow.
These owners are many times unaware of the law and the law of the land. Many times these dog owners are from urban areas, thankful that Fido can run free and not be chained up any longer. But in Montana, if a dog so much as “harasses” livestock on private property, the owner of that private property has the right to shoot the dog immediately. This is predator control. If the dog owner can’t keep their dogs controlled, the law sides with the livestock owner. Similarly, if the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks can’t keep the wolves controlled, the wolves have got to go. Preferably alive and relocated, but in other cases, the wolf will need to be put down.
The wolves cannot exist in the Pinkham Creek drainage. Free range cows are the only herd animals here. The deer and the elk don’t herd up here- the drainage is too narrow. It is not healthy wolf habitat, so the wolves end up doing unhealthy things. The wolves need to lose graciously and be relocated to an area more hospitable. There needs to be aggressive trapping and relocating that works. Rumor even has it that the population of wolves has become large enough to put a dent in the coyote population ‘round these parts. A few years ago, I got to see my first wolf slinking across highway 93 near Dickey Lake where residents have been seeing them for years. A former co-worker of mine used to see them regularly when she walked her kids to the bus stop. From there, it is only a hop, skip and a jump to cow country Kootenai forest style: the wolves have migrated and spread into heavy free range areas.
The Fish and Game has now decided that there will be a wolf hunting season to reduce wolf population in areas of Montana and Idaho. Currently, the population is around 700. They are looking to reduce the population to 200. I have mixed feelings about this. I am tired of wolves getting the bad wrap when it really has to do with conflict in habitat. I also don’t consider giving a rancher with wolf problems the authority to shoot or trap a wolf wrong if local populations are troublesome and heavy on their own property. And isn’t wildlife management- especially in this case- about keeping a wolf population within acceptable limits? Maybe Fish, Wildlife and Parks wanted to create a wolf hunting season all along? I don’t know how much a hunting permit will cost to hunt wolves, but I am anticipating that wolf hunting will attract more trophy hunters with private aircraft. This was the first year that I heard private aircraft hovering around the Pinkham drainage scoping out game during hunting season I am not looking forward to more of the same.
Dogs have population problems of their own. The Humane Society puts down millions of dogs per year. For every human born, 15 dogs are born. Dogs have traditionally been considered man’s best friend by their owners. To others, dogs are simply pests. Dog behavior isn’t special or cute. It is behavior that can be attributable to a breed and can be dangerous in many instances. Dog bites can happen out of the blue by dogs that are considered harmless family pets. When I was five, I received a dog bite from a Great Dane that gave me 44 stitches to my forehead. If my parents hadn’t been there to stop the pet, I would have been another fatality. When I look in the mirror, the scars are still a glaring reminder. Similarly, an Australian shepherd took a chunk of my son’s ear off when he was 2 after I was reassured that the dog was used to children. So please, keep your dogs controlled and don’t assume innocence. At the same time, we hope agencies will control wolf populations and make sure they are roaming in the appropriate habitat. It is not the wolves fault if these criteria are not met by managing bureaucracies. Similarly, it is the dog owners fault when dogs kill and maim, harass livestock, roam at large near highways, or aren’t spayed or neutered and allowed to breed profusely. Fortunately our laws do provide for some protection against dog damage. Not everybody feels like dogs are man’s best friend and there is plenty of evidence to support these opinions.
The Lydia Pack is a growing band of exiles; for wolves are like Palestinians. To open my mouth in the political and social climate of Northwest Montana and to actually say I support the wolves would be equivalent to saying I have sympathy for the Palestinians. Both are complex issues that span generations. Both are shrouded in fear, superstition, and misinformation. And dogs are like the Israelis, whose actions are misguided, justified and supported by ideology rather than fact or rule of law.
The complexity comes from my own ambivalence. I live in the Pinkham Creek drainage and know that this is no place for wolves. If I were to fall victim to my own ideology, I would say that wolves belong here but cows don’t. Realistically, these extreme attitudes are the same ones that guide people into actions of foolishness. These actions of foolishness are not guided by rule of law or common sense. And fools don’t look at statistics or the whole picture.
In 2000, dogs killed 1100 sheep and cattle in the state of Montana alone. Wolves killed ten. Dogs kill people. Wolves have only been known to kill one or two people in the whole course of American history. On average, 12-15 people die from dogs nationally every year. These numbers are higher in areas where certain breeds of dogs are higher per capita. 80% of these fatalities are children. Yet dogs are “man’s best friend.” Many dog owners are in denial. Like some sick, dysfunctional family denial pattern from the 70’s movie, Ordinary People, the owner of a killer dog is often times the first to say, “My dog would never do such a thing.” The truth is, dogs do. They go out and kill for sport, and then come home looking innocent and expecting their evening dog chow.
These owners are many times unaware of the law and the law of the land. Many times these dog owners are from urban areas, thankful that Fido can run free and not be chained up any longer. But in Montana, if a dog so much as “harasses” livestock on private property, the owner of that private property has the right to shoot the dog immediately. This is predator control. If the dog owner can’t keep their dogs controlled, the law sides with the livestock owner. Similarly, if the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks can’t keep the wolves controlled, the wolves have got to go. Preferably alive and relocated, but in other cases, the wolf will need to be put down.
The wolves cannot exist in the Pinkham Creek drainage. Free range cows are the only herd animals here. The deer and the elk don’t herd up here- the drainage is too narrow. It is not healthy wolf habitat, so the wolves end up doing unhealthy things. The wolves need to lose graciously and be relocated to an area more hospitable. There needs to be aggressive trapping and relocating that works. Rumor even has it that the population of wolves has become large enough to put a dent in the coyote population ‘round these parts. A few years ago, I got to see my first wolf slinking across highway 93 near Dickey Lake where residents have been seeing them for years. A former co-worker of mine used to see them regularly when she walked her kids to the bus stop. From there, it is only a hop, skip and a jump to cow country Kootenai forest style: the wolves have migrated and spread into heavy free range areas.
The Fish and Game has now decided that there will be a wolf hunting season to reduce wolf population in areas of Montana and Idaho. Currently, the population is around 700. They are looking to reduce the population to 200. I have mixed feelings about this. I am tired of wolves getting the bad wrap when it really has to do with conflict in habitat. I also don’t consider giving a rancher with wolf problems the authority to shoot or trap a wolf wrong if local populations are troublesome and heavy on their own property. And isn’t wildlife management- especially in this case- about keeping a wolf population within acceptable limits? Maybe Fish, Wildlife and Parks wanted to create a wolf hunting season all along? I don’t know how much a hunting permit will cost to hunt wolves, but I am anticipating that wolf hunting will attract more trophy hunters with private aircraft. This was the first year that I heard private aircraft hovering around the Pinkham drainage scoping out game during hunting season I am not looking forward to more of the same.
Dogs have population problems of their own. The Humane Society puts down millions of dogs per year. For every human born, 15 dogs are born. Dogs have traditionally been considered man’s best friend by their owners. To others, dogs are simply pests. Dog behavior isn’t special or cute. It is behavior that can be attributable to a breed and can be dangerous in many instances. Dog bites can happen out of the blue by dogs that are considered harmless family pets. When I was five, I received a dog bite from a Great Dane that gave me 44 stitches to my forehead. If my parents hadn’t been there to stop the pet, I would have been another fatality. When I look in the mirror, the scars are still a glaring reminder. Similarly, an Australian shepherd took a chunk of my son’s ear off when he was 2 after I was reassured that the dog was used to children. So please, keep your dogs controlled and don’t assume innocence. At the same time, we hope agencies will control wolf populations and make sure they are roaming in the appropriate habitat. It is not the wolves fault if these criteria are not met by managing bureaucracies. Similarly, it is the dog owners fault when dogs kill and maim, harass livestock, roam at large near highways, or aren’t spayed or neutered and allowed to breed profusely. Fortunately our laws do provide for some protection against dog damage. Not everybody feels like dogs are man’s best friend and there is plenty of evidence to support these opinions.
Commentary on the Ron Paul Revolution
Eureka and Kalispell both have one thing in common politically: Ron Paul is a popular contender for president. With Republicans taking the vote in these counties more often than not, it is no wonder that this libertarian looks as though he can redeem politics with his limited government rhetoric. What I find interesting is how he manages to hook in a fair share of liberals and how his support is so non-linear. His straight talk on issues like foreign policy and ending the war promptly seem to be the bait he uses to reel supporters in.
I have sniffed out the bait and investigated the Ron Paul revolution a bit closer. One thing has been on my conscience since last Monday when Martin Luther King’s birthday was celebrated and his life and death were remembered. The week before last, I followed a lead looking into Ron Paul’s past and the path looked an awful lot like supporting racism. The path led me straight to the “Angry White Man” by The New Republic: http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=e2f15397-a3c7-4720-ac15-4532a7da84ca Please- if you are against racism, think extra hard on how you could support Ron Paul after reading this article. Paul’s newsletters since the mid-seventies are riddled with racist remarks and agendas that point back in the direction of racism. And his form of bigotry is a giant warning signal. Sure, there are numerous problems we no longer want to tolerate in our country. But this intolerance should never turn to scapegoating and stereotyping populations. Uneducated or misinformed intolerance mobilized by intelligent men like Ron Paul is dangerous. Solutions are only easy when there is someone to blame. And America would rather believe in what looks like easy solutions rather than face the difficult ones that would ultimately solve the messes resulting from basic ideological flaws that are now seeing the full impact their consequences.
I don’t know of any candidate that is up to the task of running the country, and this concerns me. Kucinich just bailed out of the White House bid. I believe his claims that he is “one politician that can’t be bought.” How could you not believe him? His appearance dictates the stance of a sniveling, bleeding heart liberal. And Paul doesn’t have enough support. He won’t make it all the way to the presidential office. More and more, it is looking like Obama may be edging closer to the presidential seat.
Paul says we have a “health care system that is a federally managed disaster,” yet even with his doctor credentials and strong argument for patient’s rights, his dismantling of the health care system looks as frightening at Hillary’s attempt to bolster it up. Okay, maybe NOT as frightening as Hillary. Dr. Moses at FVCC who is a genius of a political theory professor once looked me in the eye and said, “Hillary scares me.” Spoken like a true libertarian. There has got to be a moderate approach to leadership, he urged.
Extreme, drastic measures look desirable only to desperate populations. We can temper the corporation without losing our free-market values. Health insurance companies lobbying and paying off politicians (including Clinton) is not acceptable. Either is gutting infrastructure to fight wars so war profiteers can pillage to no end. Paul’s approach to the war and foreign policy is commendable considering the blathering of other presidential candidates. His platform is revolutionary. But revolution is a reality that looks desirable to a desperate population. Supporters say he is authentic or, “You always know where he stands.” Yet Dr. Paul’s rhetoric is so slick and smooth at times that I don’t always know where her stands. Now that the skeleton is out of the closet and his racist past has been brought to light (of course he is denying it- but a person can tell a lot about somebody by looking at who gets published in that somebody’s newsletter) my intuition that was whispering “be suspicious” to my rational mind feels quenched.
As far as health systems go, .isn’t it time socialism was NOT considered a bad word? Couldn’t socialism be considered as a moderate approach? Isn’t this what European countries have managed to attain successfully? No use trying to emulate some Cuban version of Michael Mooredom: completely unrealistic. Even Clinton and Obama have to stay away from this nasty S word, so easily creating a knee jerk reaction that musters up communism and oppression. But oppression is not limited to the associations that are ingrained in Americans by design, and socialism is not drastic for a wealthy country like ours that can afford to have our cake and eat it, too. Socialism does not threaten Capitalism. It enhances it.
I wish Noam Chomsky- a libertarian socialist- could be president. When will politicians catch up to the great political thinkers? If we really were trying to model the robust roots of Western Civilization (Greek) wouldn’t we at least have great political thinkers for presidential advisors? O.K., Cheney is a bit Machiavellian, but that isn’t quite what I meant.
Libertarian socialism, from my political theory studies, fits the bill for how humans need to govern themselves as a species. To adapt such a political structure would be forging a new identity. Our national pride demands that we come up with our own solution to the difficult problems that the U.S. has caused world wide. I believe that many of Paul’s concepts would fit the bill. Libertarian socialism is a formula for human interdependency that allows for maximum freedom. It is a dismantling of “the beast” and a scattering of the unjustified power to the many. I think it is justifiable to keep a strong, centralized power structure in place, and one that mirrors our constitution. Restructuring must take precedence over dismantling. Some of this restructuring could redirect certain powers to the states. Leaders need to be especially careful about drawing this fine line. Bush has already gutted the government and stripped its integrity away by prostituting it to the highest bidder. Many other politicians follow suit. This looks more like a corporate ploy, not a government structure set up to be “of by and for the people.”
There is always a balance of power to keep in check and there is always a threat of anarchy when the dismantling is done without discernment by an armed, angry populace led by a charismatic leader. With ALL political candidates clamoring for change, we need to look at how realistically, change is going to take place. For example, the FDA has become a federal agency that is run by special interest groups. By definition, the boundaries of this agency have become so distorted by corporate interest that it no longer functions as a government agency run “of, by and for the people.” The solution isn’t to limit the power, but the power had better be redirected into the right hands before the lives of citizens are put even more at risk. And the government power has to be stronger and separate from corporate power. We can’t continue to operate at the expense of many for the benefit of some.
Ron Paul is pro-life and wants to abolish the power of Roe vs. Wade. Yet pro-choice liberals will still support him because of his stance on the war. I find that his “freedom of choice” rhetoric is double talk if he cannot stretch to include a pro-choice stance to his platform. With talk on personal freedom and not legislating morality, how can this be? To me, this looks like a symptom of desperation if citizens are willing to stomach this ends justifies the means Machiavellian tactic. Ron Paul has the innovation, but does he have the compassion to care about ALL of the needs and rights of citizens? His pro-life platform tells me no. His racist roots tell me no.
Personally, I am starting to take a liking to Obama. It has been a slow, skeptical process and I am still not convinced that I will be marking my ballot in his favor at the polls. I am not so sure I will even vote (desperation can lead to apathy, as well). In the past, I have been skeptical at the lengthy process Americans go to in order to decide a presidency. Nowadays, though, when any trust is to be earned and any words spoken by a politician must be taken with a grain of salt, I am glad that any relationship I form with a candidate is slow, as well. I have to temper my own desperation. Long lasting positive change is usually a slow, gradual process. I will not fall into the temptation of revolution at the expense of our evolution as a nation.
I have sniffed out the bait and investigated the Ron Paul revolution a bit closer. One thing has been on my conscience since last Monday when Martin Luther King’s birthday was celebrated and his life and death were remembered. The week before last, I followed a lead looking into Ron Paul’s past and the path looked an awful lot like supporting racism. The path led me straight to the “Angry White Man” by The New Republic: http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=e2f15397-a3c7-4720-ac15-4532a7da84ca Please- if you are against racism, think extra hard on how you could support Ron Paul after reading this article. Paul’s newsletters since the mid-seventies are riddled with racist remarks and agendas that point back in the direction of racism. And his form of bigotry is a giant warning signal. Sure, there are numerous problems we no longer want to tolerate in our country. But this intolerance should never turn to scapegoating and stereotyping populations. Uneducated or misinformed intolerance mobilized by intelligent men like Ron Paul is dangerous. Solutions are only easy when there is someone to blame. And America would rather believe in what looks like easy solutions rather than face the difficult ones that would ultimately solve the messes resulting from basic ideological flaws that are now seeing the full impact their consequences.
I don’t know of any candidate that is up to the task of running the country, and this concerns me. Kucinich just bailed out of the White House bid. I believe his claims that he is “one politician that can’t be bought.” How could you not believe him? His appearance dictates the stance of a sniveling, bleeding heart liberal. And Paul doesn’t have enough support. He won’t make it all the way to the presidential office. More and more, it is looking like Obama may be edging closer to the presidential seat.
Paul says we have a “health care system that is a federally managed disaster,” yet even with his doctor credentials and strong argument for patient’s rights, his dismantling of the health care system looks as frightening at Hillary’s attempt to bolster it up. Okay, maybe NOT as frightening as Hillary. Dr. Moses at FVCC who is a genius of a political theory professor once looked me in the eye and said, “Hillary scares me.” Spoken like a true libertarian. There has got to be a moderate approach to leadership, he urged.
Extreme, drastic measures look desirable only to desperate populations. We can temper the corporation without losing our free-market values. Health insurance companies lobbying and paying off politicians (including Clinton) is not acceptable. Either is gutting infrastructure to fight wars so war profiteers can pillage to no end. Paul’s approach to the war and foreign policy is commendable considering the blathering of other presidential candidates. His platform is revolutionary. But revolution is a reality that looks desirable to a desperate population. Supporters say he is authentic or, “You always know where he stands.” Yet Dr. Paul’s rhetoric is so slick and smooth at times that I don’t always know where her stands. Now that the skeleton is out of the closet and his racist past has been brought to light (of course he is denying it- but a person can tell a lot about somebody by looking at who gets published in that somebody’s newsletter) my intuition that was whispering “be suspicious” to my rational mind feels quenched.
As far as health systems go, .isn’t it time socialism was NOT considered a bad word? Couldn’t socialism be considered as a moderate approach? Isn’t this what European countries have managed to attain successfully? No use trying to emulate some Cuban version of Michael Mooredom: completely unrealistic. Even Clinton and Obama have to stay away from this nasty S word, so easily creating a knee jerk reaction that musters up communism and oppression. But oppression is not limited to the associations that are ingrained in Americans by design, and socialism is not drastic for a wealthy country like ours that can afford to have our cake and eat it, too. Socialism does not threaten Capitalism. It enhances it.
I wish Noam Chomsky- a libertarian socialist- could be president. When will politicians catch up to the great political thinkers? If we really were trying to model the robust roots of Western Civilization (Greek) wouldn’t we at least have great political thinkers for presidential advisors? O.K., Cheney is a bit Machiavellian, but that isn’t quite what I meant.
Libertarian socialism, from my political theory studies, fits the bill for how humans need to govern themselves as a species. To adapt such a political structure would be forging a new identity. Our national pride demands that we come up with our own solution to the difficult problems that the U.S. has caused world wide. I believe that many of Paul’s concepts would fit the bill. Libertarian socialism is a formula for human interdependency that allows for maximum freedom. It is a dismantling of “the beast” and a scattering of the unjustified power to the many. I think it is justifiable to keep a strong, centralized power structure in place, and one that mirrors our constitution. Restructuring must take precedence over dismantling. Some of this restructuring could redirect certain powers to the states. Leaders need to be especially careful about drawing this fine line. Bush has already gutted the government and stripped its integrity away by prostituting it to the highest bidder. Many other politicians follow suit. This looks more like a corporate ploy, not a government structure set up to be “of by and for the people.”
There is always a balance of power to keep in check and there is always a threat of anarchy when the dismantling is done without discernment by an armed, angry populace led by a charismatic leader. With ALL political candidates clamoring for change, we need to look at how realistically, change is going to take place. For example, the FDA has become a federal agency that is run by special interest groups. By definition, the boundaries of this agency have become so distorted by corporate interest that it no longer functions as a government agency run “of, by and for the people.” The solution isn’t to limit the power, but the power had better be redirected into the right hands before the lives of citizens are put even more at risk. And the government power has to be stronger and separate from corporate power. We can’t continue to operate at the expense of many for the benefit of some.
Ron Paul is pro-life and wants to abolish the power of Roe vs. Wade. Yet pro-choice liberals will still support him because of his stance on the war. I find that his “freedom of choice” rhetoric is double talk if he cannot stretch to include a pro-choice stance to his platform. With talk on personal freedom and not legislating morality, how can this be? To me, this looks like a symptom of desperation if citizens are willing to stomach this ends justifies the means Machiavellian tactic. Ron Paul has the innovation, but does he have the compassion to care about ALL of the needs and rights of citizens? His pro-life platform tells me no. His racist roots tell me no.
Personally, I am starting to take a liking to Obama. It has been a slow, skeptical process and I am still not convinced that I will be marking my ballot in his favor at the polls. I am not so sure I will even vote (desperation can lead to apathy, as well). In the past, I have been skeptical at the lengthy process Americans go to in order to decide a presidency. Nowadays, though, when any trust is to be earned and any words spoken by a politician must be taken with a grain of salt, I am glad that any relationship I form with a candidate is slow, as well. I have to temper my own desperation. Long lasting positive change is usually a slow, gradual process. I will not fall into the temptation of revolution at the expense of our evolution as a nation.
1/23/08
Subdivision
Many Real Estate Brokers from other States and Towns ask my how real estate is going here and they note how many subdivisions "we have on the books".
Folks, there are too many small parcels going in here. Yes it opens it up for many second homes, but with no real jobs here, how can we keep subdividing and thinking that the lots will all sell? It is the basic economics of Supply and Demand. If there are hundreds of 2 and 5 acres parcels available than the price goes down.
People think that if they chop up the family ranch than they will make more money. It's simply not true. There is MUCH more demand for larger acres and a much higher profit margin. Roads and Subdivision cost a lot of money. And a Ranch is MORE valuable Whole - Believe Me, it's TRUE.
1/19/08
Eureka Chem Trails
Did anybody see the Eureka chem trail show this last wednesday? I woke up wednesday morning to a zero degree temperature and clear, crisp skies. By noon, there was quite a stir of jet traffic, all localized. My view north remained clear throughout this onslaught. I can't often hear jet traffic but on this day I could. By mid afternoon, the sky had taken on an unaturally white glare. I thought I could even detect an unfamiliar pollution odor in the air. A normal jet trail fades in blue sky, and leaves a light residue which evaporates: it is a con-trail composed of mostly ice. But a chem-trail grows in size. Researchers often refer to this phenomena as "seeding the sky."
What these chem-trails are composed of and what sort of air craft is responsible for them are questions that independent researchers have been busy trying to answer since the mid-nineties. There is an enormous amount of information provided through the internet with studies that have concluded that these chem-trails are composed of but not limited to aluminum, barrium and/or mycoplasma. Independent researchers have also been trying to prove that correlations between sypmtoms of ill health and chem-trail activities exist- and the documentation is mounting into conclusive evidence. People with compromised immune systems or pre-existing mycoplasma infections seem to be the most susceptible to experiencing symptoms during chem-trail activity. Symptoms are wide and varied, including but not limited to respiratory conditions that won't clear up, extreme fatigue and brain fog.
Why do the chem-trails exist is another obvious question. The proposed answers are as ugly as genocide and as simple as controlling weather. I don't have the answers- my intent is simply to bring these strange sky formations to the attention of those who are open to the idea that these are not regular jet trails.
What these chem-trails are composed of and what sort of air craft is responsible for them are questions that independent researchers have been busy trying to answer since the mid-nineties. There is an enormous amount of information provided through the internet with studies that have concluded that these chem-trails are composed of but not limited to aluminum, barrium and/or mycoplasma. Independent researchers have also been trying to prove that correlations between sypmtoms of ill health and chem-trail activities exist- and the documentation is mounting into conclusive evidence. People with compromised immune systems or pre-existing mycoplasma infections seem to be the most susceptible to experiencing symptoms during chem-trail activity. Symptoms are wide and varied, including but not limited to respiratory conditions that won't clear up, extreme fatigue and brain fog.
Why do the chem-trails exist is another obvious question. The proposed answers are as ugly as genocide and as simple as controlling weather. I don't have the answers- my intent is simply to bring these strange sky formations to the attention of those who are open to the idea that these are not regular jet trails.
Wilderness Club Winterization Project
Judge Prezeau did give the Wilderness Club the okay to "winterize" their maintenance building. According to the Tobacco Valley News, Prezeau was quoted as saying he would "leave it up to Wilderness and its contractors to determine what was minimally neccesary to weather in the building to protect it from the elements." This could be interpretated as "go ahead and finish the project." Could it not be argued that winterizing a building is a finish carpentry job? After all, they are only doing what is necessary to protect freezing pipes and flooding or preventing electrical fire that could be caused by water. Allowing them to winterize appropriately is a green light for these folks. The legal jargon provided to the Wilderness Club is like providing a fox the open door to a hen house. The law is but word play open to interpretation, and with attorneys to defend one's interpretation, the law bends to both their will and their pocket books. It is not so much that they are above the law: instead they seek to rewrite it. Which is what has been happening at a national level as well. With a revolving door that blurs distinction of the private and public sector, spin is more fashionable than ever. I can only imagine what internal pressures lie within the justice system. The cost of freedom was once about serving one's country and enhancing the public good. Now the cost of freedom is a price paid by the wealthy few to enjoy an elite way of life at the expense of others.
Rumor Mill Churning
Montana Market moving north would be good for everybody. I see the employees scooting across main street from storage to store and wonder how they can keep shooting across this human gauntlet safely. The parking in front of the store is near passe' as well, with the steady flow of traffic making it a hazard to back out from. I have faith that the market would flourish with more elbow room for customers. I also like the meat counter at Montana Market vs. the pre-wrap at Steins. I think it makes for a fresher and more sanitary cut. A steak that has been suffocated in cellophane with a pool of blood leeching out from under it just doesn't stimulate my digestive juices in the same way that picking out my own steak wrapped on the spot does. Last week I bought a bag of rice flour at Montana Market and I have also been buying spelt bread there. I hope that they continue to offer alternatives to the corn syrup and hydrogenated oil infested shelves of most small supermarkets. Organics? Yes. Personally, however at this time and place in our economy I would like to see more local farmers- organically certified or not- encouraged to sell at the local stores.
1/17/08
the Rumor Mill
Montana Market Upgrading
Today’s Rumor Mill suggests that Montana Market is going to build a New Montana Market across from the Ksanka Motel. I hope this is true, I Love Montana Market but don’t go there as much as I used to because it is so crowded and they did not have enough Organics. I am excited to see if this is true and hope they carry more organic foods.
Today’s Rumor Mill suggests that Montana Market is going to build a New Montana Market across from the Ksanka Motel. I hope this is true, I Love Montana Market but don’t go there as much as I used to because it is so crowded and they did not have enough Organics. I am excited to see if this is true and hope they carry more organic foods.
1/13/08
Wilderness Club Montana
the Wilderness Club STILL ABOVE LAW
the Eureka Montana Golf Course Resort
Continues to Work on The Commercial Building
even after they were ordered to STOP.
They WORKED ON THE BUILDING TODAY
They Have NEVER stopped Working on the Building
The Wilderness Club Resort has Deadlines to meet and they Will NOT let the rights of local landowners stand in their way. The Calgary Based Wilderness Club Montana and Nick Faldo have no Concern for the laws of Lincoln County Montana.
Weeks Ago Judge Prezeau ordered the Wilderness Club Resort in Eureka Montana to STOP working on a Commercial Building that VIOLATES the covenants of the Subdivision that they are in. And the Wilderness Club Continues still TODAY to work on the INSIDE of the Building. They were aparantley told that they may have to remove the building. Another words if they lose the lawsuit that the Koocanusa Estates residents have against them they may have to tear down their investment.
The Wilderness Club seems to think that they own the LAW in Lincoln County.
Since THIS illegal project started and the Wilderness Club chopped down the trees of private land owners to make a road that they did not have a right to make, the Wilderness Club had the attitude that if they just do it than no will STOP them. If they have enough money invested than the Laws of Lincoln will step aside and just say, "oh, well you have to much money into it, go ahead and keep it". I hope this is not true, but it Seems the Wilderness Club believes it is.
"It is Easier to say - oops - I'm Sorry, than to ask for permission", "Easier to Ask Forgiveness than to abide by the Law and do the right thing in the First Place."
Just when the Residents thought they would get some peace, they are now experience a different kind of stress. Loud Heaters and Lights blaring into their home, Construction Continues and the general feeling is that Big Money seems to be above the Law.
It does not matter what the Lincoln County Judge tells them to do they seem to Stand Above the Law, and Joe Purdy, their Realtor, whom I have not yet put into my BLOG is at the forfront of their blatant disrespect for the Laws of Lincoln county and the Rights of Private landowers.
I had purposely kept Joe's name out of my reports on the wilderness club, but if Joe will not tell the truth and stand up for the rights of property owners in a valley he claims to love than it's time to tell the truth about Joe Purdy.
In this situation Joe has been quoted as saying He will do what he wants. Joe Purdy claims he was given "written permission" to remove trees from private property for a road to be used to access a large commercial building that violates the local covenants. This building is to house chemical fertilizers and serve as a base of operation for grounds keeping equipment for the Wilderness Club Resort in Eureka Montana. The idea is to bring the "help" in the "back way" so as to not Disturb the Elite Group of landowner that reside within the Wilderness Club Golf Resort. However, it not only disturbs but RUINS the way of life the neighbors had been living previously.
You may think that this does not affect YOU. However, it does, if BIG Money can move into your "neck of the woods" and ruin the life you thought you moved here to enjoy or the life that you have always known here than it affects us all. It Seems that The Wilderness Club Cannot be Stopped. And despite the order from the Judge, they continue to work. Today they are Plumbing the building they were told to stop working on. Today they are putting in Electrical Wiring on the Building they were TOLD to STOP working on.
They WILL NOT stop, and it seems there is NO WAY to Make Them. It's as if they know they will never be made to remove the building and they certainly cannot magically make the stolen trees grow back and will, seemingly, never be made to PAY for the value of the trees.
Well Joe Purdy is Off to Mexico on Vacation and the Lives of the Neighbors at the Wilderness Club Montana continues to be Hell.
Slideshow of Area Photos before building went in and
after the trees were illegally removed.
after the trees were illegally removed.
Nick Faldo Sure is Making a
Big Splash in Eureka Montana
Big Splash in Eureka Montana
1/12/08
Eureka Montana RV Lots
a Few Tidbits about RV / Motorhome Lots for Sale
The RV Lots in the Indian Springs Subdivision / Golf Course are in desperate NEED for you to buy them. The Local rumor mill suggests that the Owner of the Indian Springs Ranch has went to other RV parks in the area and Demanded their list of clients so that he can sell THEM one of his lots, he has also been said to have cornered those who work for the RV park owners and get them to get the list for him. He has offered a thousand dollars for each client that buys.
A Realtor would GET $5400.
It is rumored that he NEEDS to sell this lots or he cannot continue.
Why would someone BUY an RV lot out in an open field that one day will have a busy golf course? If you love to golf it may be a good idea. But, you can get 5 acres with NO Covenants, Electric and Water Ready for $125,000 and invite friend, have NO golf course rules, and have some room around you. If you come to Eureka Montana for a month or so out of the summer surely you would want to have some space around you, or be on water, maybe have wireless internet or other amenities. I am not trying to be negative, it just does not make sense to me to buy a tiny lot for $90,000 when you can have your pick of WAY better deals in the Eureka Area. And I am seriously questioning a New Business Owner trying to take clients from established businesses and offering a teeny Tiny payoff for this client.
Just my Opinion, it is My Blog
A far as The Rumor Mill...
Never BELIEVE me... Ask around and you will
Find Out the Truth....
Find Out the Truth....
For Me, as someone who has been out on the
road in an RV, I would not want to drive up that driveway
at the Indian Springs Golf Course as it is today.
road in an RV, I would not want to drive up that driveway
at the Indian Springs Golf Course as it is today.
Last week the road was flooded, it needs a whole lot
of work before I would drive an RV up that road.
1/7/08
Grave Creek Restoration Continues
Grave Creek Restoration Continues..... over 6 years in ...
Rox is still trying to “Mess Up” more of Grave Creek. Why Can’t FWP just leave Grave Creek alone. This project is about MONEY and has NEVER been about really restoring fisheries because the Bull Trout were going strong before the project started, they ripped out habitat to create new habitat that was not needed, and when the work they did failed, ripped out and moved downstream they ripped out habitat again to FIX it. This continues to happen to this day. The project has been going on for 6 years and has cost Millions upon Millions of Wasted Dollars.
Rox Rogers of Creston’s Fish, Wildlife and Parks has always been the Leader on the“supposed restoration” of Grave Creek in Eureka Montana.
The Creek Resortations has harmed habitat, hurt landowners water rights, caused debri in the creek, and damaged property.
This Project is also responsible for the pulling out of the old Grave Creek dam, this Dam did not need pulled out, the logs that came out were pristine, and had no damage to them.
Those who put in the original grave creek dam, knew what they were doing.
The Winter after the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, River Design Group and the Kootenai River network unnecessarily pulled out the grave creek dam at the grave creek campground, the creek banks flooded, with GIANT ice blocks that took out campers, cars and blocked people in their homes. They claim it was a freak winter storm, it was not. It was a Serious Design flaw of the new dam.
Here is how to DEMAND your own copy of everything that has been done on Grave Creek. Whether you live in the area, love the Ten Lakes Scenic Area or live in any other area of Montana, what happened here can happen to you. It will very good for you to study All the Facts of this Project. Who got paid, what dollar amounts did they get paid, what allowances were made with cattle in the creek and paying landowners to work on their own land,
Contact
FWP Region 1 Headquarters490 North Meridian RoadKalispell, MT 59901Phone: (406) 752-5501Fax: (406) 257-0349 E-mail: fwprg12@mt.govOffice Hours:M - F, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Fax or Mail them a Freedom of Information request for all information on the Grave Creek Restoration Project.
Remember Folks, John Muhlfeld of River Design Group was the lead engineer on this project. Local landowners and my own eyes tell me that it is still FAILING, there is black plastic and debri that is ALWAYS in the Creek because of shabby design by an unqualified rookie. Had the Fish, Wildlife and Parks NOT hired Muhlfelds buddies and hired local guys who knew the creek, knew the patterns and flow and really understood how to do “dirt work” in a water shed that would hold for a lifetime, than the landowners and fisheries would not be suffering as they are now.
This Project has spent Millions of Your Dollars, get the reports, all the paperwork. Under the Freedom of Information Act you are entitled to know what that money was spent on. You Will Be SHOCKED. And still today they are getting more grant money and State Money to Continuing disturbing the watershed on grave creek. And they continue placing hideous root wads along the banks claiming that it helps fisheries. They use large, live trees for root wads, place them in the creek, claim it is for fish to hide in yet the next season they are ripped out by high water that apparently Mr. Muhlfeld has no concept of.
Folks, Find out what you can and help others to Not be Run Over by Rox Rogers, John Muhlfeld and Kootenai River Network ( which was started by Rox Rogers to funnel money to the project).
The Kootenai River Network Claims success with the Grave Creek Project.
“Grave Creek Revegetation Techniques Successful!
In 2005 and 2006 the stream bank was restored with willow communities through the construction of bioengineered vegetated soil lifts and planting of containerized shrubs.
Additional revegetation activities were done to enhance plating floodplain function to promote natural revegetation processes. These activities included enhancement of floodplain features such as construction of floodplain swales and placement of woody debris on floodplain surfaces to provide the complexity and site conditions necessary to recruit and support native riparian vegetation naturally.
The ongoing restoration work is supported by: Flanagan Ranch; Friends of Grave Creek; Geum Consulting, Inc.; Kootenai River Network; Lincoln Conservation District; Montana Department of Environmental Quality; Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks; Natural Resources Conservation Service; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Montana Partners for Fish and Wildlife.”
That is From their website. The Project was not a success. Local Land owners have said that the problems are still not fixed, if you walk the creek you see plastic and trees everywhere, trees that the project put in the creek to hold the banks, they just wash away in high water.
The Kootenai River Network is a Non-Profit, brought in to the project by Rox Roger. She told me personally that she was using this group to bring money through for the project. If you want to know more, follow the money trail.
The Continued Failure of the Grave Creek Project is ONLY to create job security for those involved. One of the local landowners is VP of the Kootenai River Network, talk about conflict of interest.
The Meeting I spoke about on www.WhitefishMontanaNews.com where John Muhlfeld told those at the table that he had already picked his “guy” that he knew to do the work, even before it went out to the public: here area some of those at the meeting, a local guy who operates machinery and is very familiar with the local water shed, Rox Rogers of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Myself, a Large landowner on grave creek and Jim Dunnigan of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.
I am not claiming to have ALL the facts on this project but I do have a lot of them. Get your copy of all that has happened and decide for yourself if you feel it was a wise use of your Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Dollars.
Rox is still trying to “Mess Up” more of Grave Creek. Why Can’t FWP just leave Grave Creek alone. This project is about MONEY and has NEVER been about really restoring fisheries because the Bull Trout were going strong before the project started, they ripped out habitat to create new habitat that was not needed, and when the work they did failed, ripped out and moved downstream they ripped out habitat again to FIX it. This continues to happen to this day. The project has been going on for 6 years and has cost Millions upon Millions of Wasted Dollars.
Rox Rogers of Creston’s Fish, Wildlife and Parks has always been the Leader on the“supposed restoration” of Grave Creek in Eureka Montana.
The Creek Resortations has harmed habitat, hurt landowners water rights, caused debri in the creek, and damaged property.
This Project is also responsible for the pulling out of the old Grave Creek dam, this Dam did not need pulled out, the logs that came out were pristine, and had no damage to them.
Those who put in the original grave creek dam, knew what they were doing.
The Winter after the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, River Design Group and the Kootenai River network unnecessarily pulled out the grave creek dam at the grave creek campground, the creek banks flooded, with GIANT ice blocks that took out campers, cars and blocked people in their homes. They claim it was a freak winter storm, it was not. It was a Serious Design flaw of the new dam.
Here is how to DEMAND your own copy of everything that has been done on Grave Creek. Whether you live in the area, love the Ten Lakes Scenic Area or live in any other area of Montana, what happened here can happen to you. It will very good for you to study All the Facts of this Project. Who got paid, what dollar amounts did they get paid, what allowances were made with cattle in the creek and paying landowners to work on their own land,
Contact
FWP Region 1 Headquarters490 North Meridian RoadKalispell, MT 59901Phone: (406) 752-5501Fax: (406) 257-0349 E-mail: fwprg12@mt.govOffice Hours:M - F, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Fax or Mail them a Freedom of Information request for all information on the Grave Creek Restoration Project.
Remember Folks, John Muhlfeld of River Design Group was the lead engineer on this project. Local landowners and my own eyes tell me that it is still FAILING, there is black plastic and debri that is ALWAYS in the Creek because of shabby design by an unqualified rookie. Had the Fish, Wildlife and Parks NOT hired Muhlfelds buddies and hired local guys who knew the creek, knew the patterns and flow and really understood how to do “dirt work” in a water shed that would hold for a lifetime, than the landowners and fisheries would not be suffering as they are now.
This Project has spent Millions of Your Dollars, get the reports, all the paperwork. Under the Freedom of Information Act you are entitled to know what that money was spent on. You Will Be SHOCKED. And still today they are getting more grant money and State Money to Continuing disturbing the watershed on grave creek. And they continue placing hideous root wads along the banks claiming that it helps fisheries. They use large, live trees for root wads, place them in the creek, claim it is for fish to hide in yet the next season they are ripped out by high water that apparently Mr. Muhlfeld has no concept of.
Folks, Find out what you can and help others to Not be Run Over by Rox Rogers, John Muhlfeld and Kootenai River Network ( which was started by Rox Rogers to funnel money to the project).
The Kootenai River Network Claims success with the Grave Creek Project.
“Grave Creek Revegetation Techniques Successful!
In 2005 and 2006 the stream bank was restored with willow communities through the construction of bioengineered vegetated soil lifts and planting of containerized shrubs.
Additional revegetation activities were done to enhance plating floodplain function to promote natural revegetation processes. These activities included enhancement of floodplain features such as construction of floodplain swales and placement of woody debris on floodplain surfaces to provide the complexity and site conditions necessary to recruit and support native riparian vegetation naturally.
The ongoing restoration work is supported by: Flanagan Ranch; Friends of Grave Creek; Geum Consulting, Inc.; Kootenai River Network; Lincoln Conservation District; Montana Department of Environmental Quality; Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks; Natural Resources Conservation Service; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Montana Partners for Fish and Wildlife.”
That is From their website. The Project was not a success. Local Land owners have said that the problems are still not fixed, if you walk the creek you see plastic and trees everywhere, trees that the project put in the creek to hold the banks, they just wash away in high water.
The Kootenai River Network is a Non-Profit, brought in to the project by Rox Roger. She told me personally that she was using this group to bring money through for the project. If you want to know more, follow the money trail.
The Continued Failure of the Grave Creek Project is ONLY to create job security for those involved. One of the local landowners is VP of the Kootenai River Network, talk about conflict of interest.
The Meeting I spoke about on www.WhitefishMontanaNews.com where John Muhlfeld told those at the table that he had already picked his “guy” that he knew to do the work, even before it went out to the public: here area some of those at the meeting, a local guy who operates machinery and is very familiar with the local water shed, Rox Rogers of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Myself, a Large landowner on grave creek and Jim Dunnigan of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.
I am not claiming to have ALL the facts on this project but I do have a lot of them. Get your copy of all that has happened and decide for yourself if you feel it was a wise use of your Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Dollars.
Eureka Tax Base
So Many Folks around Eureka want to know if their taxes will go up with all the new construction and the “luxury homes” that are suppose to be going in at the golf courses. I heard the other day, from a gal who called the County to ask and was told that the tax increase would stay in the same subdivision as the larger homes were being built.
So if your in the County but not in the same subdivision than, apparently your TAX Base will not go up. This is ONE more bit of BAD news for subdivisions like the Koocanusa Estates, if the Wilderness Club is allowed to build luxury homes, cut up the acreage to smaller amounts than the covenants allow and put up large commercial buildings than it would stand to reason that the Taxes will go up in the Koocanusa Estates.
So if your in the County but not in the same subdivision than, apparently your TAX Base will not go up. This is ONE more bit of BAD news for subdivisions like the Koocanusa Estates, if the Wilderness Club is allowed to build luxury homes, cut up the acreage to smaller amounts than the covenants allow and put up large commercial buildings than it would stand to reason that the Taxes will go up in the Koocanusa Estates.
1/6/08
Wilderness Club Above the Law?
After the County Judge told the Wilderness Club to stop construction on the building that has violated the covenants of the Koocanusa Estates and said that the building may be torn down, the Wilderness Club, according to my sources is MOVING FORWARD. They are working inside of the building and Swank Construction workers have confirmed this. Why does the Wilderness Club Golf Resort Feel they are above the Law?
1/2/08
The Historic Eureka Depot
The Historic Eureka Depot
I had heard last summer that the folks who own Shakers restaurant in Whitefish Montana had bought the old Eureka Depot. I had heard they were going to move it to Eureka North and put a restaurant into the Old Building. After I saw the NEW building going in just south of Lake Koocanusa Arena, I assumed that this was the New Shakers Restaurant and that the Depot would be moved there. I guess they did not get the building and they decided to build a new building. I guess we will see what happens, I know they build at Least 5 miles north to get a Cheaper liquor license, I know that the Shakers Restaurant in Whitefish is for sale for around $960,000.
I am glad the Depot WON'T be a restaurant, that sounded like a VERY bad idea to me and seriously lacking in sanitary reasoning. Plus Preservation of Our History is always a Good Thing.
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