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Rough Cut Lumber
Harvested as part of thinning to reduce fire danger.
$0.75 per board foot.
Call Mike (406-882-4835) or Sam (406-882-4597)

“Experience keeps a dear school but fools will learn in no other”
-Benjamin Franklin

  • What Education Could Be

    What Education Could Be

    Imagine that you are a student. Fifth grade. You arrive at school and eat your breakfast with your classmates and your teacher. You know all of them, because it is a small school and you know everyone. Your teacher asks about your pets, your family, your hobbies because it’s a small class and your teacher Read more

  • When Congress is for Sale

    I saw some comments about NRA buying Congress – and I got to thinking that someone must have the data on who it really is that buys congresscritters.  I got this list from opensecrets.org Lobbying Client Total Spent AARP $3,530,000 AbbVie Inc $3,980,000 Amazon.com $5,310,000 America’s Health Insurance Plans $4,680,000 American Hospital Assn $6,598,718 American Read more

  • Part-Time Social Studies Position Available at Trego School

    Trego School is looking for a part-time social studies teacher. Who Qualifies? Anyone licensed in the state of Montana to teach social studies for grades 5-8. That is, anyone with an elementary k-8 endorsement, or an appropriate secondary 5-12 license. Part-time? Yes. Trego School is looking for someone (or several someones) to teach four hours Read more

  • A Well-regulated militia

    A Well-regulated militia

    As I listen to the comments about the need to do something to keep another Uvalde from happening, I’m hearing the usual comments that the second amendment is more to authorize a militia than the individual right to bear arms.  That I disagree is not an adequate reason to ignore the argument – scientific method Read more

  • Energy’s Unyielding Numbers

    I’m a positivist – which basically says my science is confined to numbers.  Since I’m also a stats guy, it means my numbers aren’t always precise – the world is usually plus or minus.  That’s OK.  Then there is the problem of units of measurement.  They need to be consistent. So here’s a local set Read more

  • Personal Carbon Disposal

    Personal Carbon Disposal

    I noticed this meme and it brought me to the topic of personal organic carbon – how much impact does each of us have on atmospheric CO2 enrichment as we leave our bodies behind. Fortunately, I can figure out roughly how much carbon I am – the atomic mass of carbon is a little over Read more