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“Experience keeps a dear school but fools will learn in no other”
-Benjamin Franklin
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To End a Meeting
When I attend meetings, it frequently feels like a 12 step program for compulsive talkers. Folks with a bottle problem have Al-Anon. Druggies have Narcotics Anonymous. I’ve never seen an advertisement for compulsive talkers, but I figure their meetings are probably called On and On. In my imagination, they are like some of the community Read more
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With the April Run We Could Make Solid Comments on Snow Pack
My last year of snow surveys – 40 some years ago – was, in some ways, the hardest one. Jay Penney was out on medical leave with congestive heart failure, Tom Engel had transferred to Phoenix, and I was handling both the Flathead and Kootenai drainages with help from the Forest Service. I can’t say Read more
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Meriwether Lewis and his Assault Weapon
There weren’t any AR-15’s on the Lewis and Clark expedition. But Lewis’ Girandoni air rifle served the purpose of showing firepower at the time. We’re looking at half the congresscritters wanting to ban magazines that hold more than 10 rounds – and the Girandoni was a 20 round repeater. Read more
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Skillet Chicken Pot Pie
I’ve looked at many recipes for making Chicken Pot Pie using my cast iron skillet and didn’t find one in particular that fit into my “how can I make this with the least amount of work” philosophy. So I combined a few different recipes and this chicken pot pie is easy to make and the Read more
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Trego Civic Center Membership Now Open to all TFS Fire District
This past Friday evening (March 26, 2021), the Trego Civic Center had its annual meeting and membership drive. Attendees received an update on the raffle, new board members were appointed, and the bylaws were amended to change the requirements for membership, opening it up to a much wider area. Now, anyone living in the TFS Read more
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The time to start trapping wasps is now.
While winter isn’t quite done with us yet, we’ve had a good period of warmth recently. Wasps, as well as bears, are waking from their winter hibernation. I’ve seen a few queen paper wasps scouting for new nesting sites. With this in mind, if you want to control wasps in or around your property, the Read more
Trego's Mountain Ear 