Community notes on crafts, visits, and holiday events
The column celebrates local arts and crafts in Sweet Grass County, thanks residents who shared talents, and recalls Juene Aller and family visits to Idaho. It notes Vern Piper’s family gathering, Dr. Mary Amadon’s East Boulder connections, and a December 22 McLeod School Christmas Program. It warns of the Twenty Four Hour Bug spreading through the neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanne Aller
Sweet Grass County
Jeanne
Steve Aller
Jordan
Idaho
Boise
Dude Ranch
Sharon Luttschwager
Steve's
MSU
Annie Leobach
Walla Walla
Wash
John Elgin
Bill Moore
Ole
Anne Aller Oiestad
Vern
Ruby Piper
Ruby
Boulder
Vern Piper
Mary Amadon
Pennsylvania
Chains Still Best For Snow
Safety experts describe three winter driver types. The first seeks thrills on ice, the second drives as if skid danger does not exist, and the third avoids driving altogether. Reinforced chains are offered as the surest deterrent to trouble in winter conditions.
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League
F.o Wm. Petring
Ann Arbor
Mich
Ranchers clash over proposed subdivision limits and safety advice
A public meeting in Wheatland County features ranchers opposing raising the subdivision minimum to forty acres while officials defend changes to the Subdivision and Platting Act to reduce local red tape. The discussion also covers tire safety and winter driving guidance from the Safe Driving League of Chicago and expert Petring on tire performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DCA
State Study Commission
Richard
Ranch land split issues and proposed Area of State Concern bill
Richard explains early survey parcels may be sold without resurveying but splits after sale require re survey. The proposal aims to let local planners designate historic agricultural and wildlife areas as critical areas with state study and possible compensation to owners. A resident must file annually and cover study costs, with no state compensation clause in the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard
DCA
Barbara Garrett
Orville
Ellison
Mike Sierz
Garrett
Bill Schwegen
Absaroka Beartooth
Cross Creek Protective AsSociation
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Boulder Valley News
Mingosy
By Barbara Schilling
The
Safe Driving League of
Chicago
Petring
Maggi Buttrell
State Department of Community Affairs
Pioneer
Wheatland County
Division of Planning
Jim Richard
Harrison Fagg
Study Commission
BIG Timber Pioneer
Big Timber
Montana
Super Toe
Stretch Armstrong
Vertibird
HONDO
T.V. Video Fun
Archie Bunker
Monument Peak
Independence
Independence To
Cooke City
Absorokee-Beartooth
Cross Creek Protective Assn
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