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  • Yum Yum and Then Some! Eating and Drinking with the Crispy Cluck

    Yum Yum and Then Some! Eating and Drinking with the Crispy Cluck

    Tired of beer & wine? Well, then pull up those britches and tighten up those straps and trot, bike, drive or giddey-up to the STAHL PEAK DISTILLERY Tired of beer & wine? Well, then pull up those britches and tighten up those straps and trot, bike, drive or giddey-up to the STAHL PEAK DISTILLERY Located Read more

  • Gun Control – The Miller Case

    We have to look out for things that aren’t so.  Years ago, the dean I worked for explained that the Second Amendment allowed the National Guard to be armed and was a collective right rather than an individual right.   He confidently cited United States v Miller, and it sounded like he had a strong point.  Read more

  • Error in Eureka Elementary School Board Election resulted in many extra ballots being mailed

    Error in Eureka Elementary School Board Election resulted in many extra ballots being mailed

    An error in the Eureka Elementary School Board Election resulted in many extra ballots being mailed. Registered voters in Trego, Fortine and Stryker recently received ballots for the Eureka Elementary School Board Election. While Trego, Fortine, and Stryker are part of the LCHS high school district, none of the three communities are part of the Read more

  • Thoughts of Old Friends

    One of the spots where I was extremely lucky was an early career as a technician of varying varieties with the Soil Conservation Service, based out of the old bank building in Eureka.  During 6 years, beginning in the mid-seventies, I had the privilege of meeting and working with a lot of the older residents Read more

  • Patches’ Pondlife

    Patches’ Pondlife

    Spring is here, the nesting birds have begun to return, and migrating waterfowl pause in their journey north. The pond is busy. -Patches Read more

  • Economic Drivers and Housing Shortages

    Economic Drivers and Housing Shortages

    Back in 1960, Lincoln County was timber, mining and farming.  There was a fairly stable population, jobs were available, and both small and large ranches.  Along with the Corps of Engineers planning Libby dam, and looking at flooding the lands near the Kootenai, by the middle of the decade our communities became boomtowns, needing housing Read more