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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
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Came with Invoice- But I Didn’t Order Anything!
I recently found myself subject to one of the sleazier marketing schemes, perhaps sales-scheme is more accurate. You receive a package, by mail. Unexpected. You pick it up and there is an item that you definitely didn’t order. Some company that has your address- perhaps one you’ve ordered from in the past. Even though you Read more
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Firearms and Marijuana
While the possession of marijuana alone is still a federal crime, it carries only a $1000 and up to a year of jail time for the first conviction. Add a firearm to the mix, and the potential consequence is multiplied by ten. Read more
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Complexity May Be a Flawed Solution
One of the great perks of a faculty career was learning from people whose abilities exceeded mine. One popular professor who qualifies is Jordan Peterson – it isn’t that he expresses thoughts that are beyond my abilities. He often describes the things that I know but can’t articulate – he clarifies things that I normally Read more
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The Fred Herrig Story
The book is online, and tells the early stories of the area. The following article, from http://npshistory.com/ tells the story. FRED HERRIG STORY Fred Herrig was a rough and ready, early-day Forest Ranger. He administered the area of Ant Flats, Tally Lake, and part of the North Fork during his tenure. Herrig was from Alsace-Lorraine, Read more
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Free Covid Tests
As with gym membership provided my university, there is an argument to be made that nothing the government hands out is free. The gym membership wasn’t either- it was part of an activity fee that wasn’t optional. So in the strictest sense, the covid tests aren’t free. You paid for them, at least in some Read more
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In Case you Missed It
Around this time last year the Annual Ryan Wagner Ice Fishing Derby took a place on Murphy Lake- this year, the Derby will be on the 12th of February. The Trego Pub is raising money for the scholarship fund via Pint Night, on January 26th. We were also making some predictions about the 2022 elections, Read more
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