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Indians will appeal trhst ruling
Aug 09, 2008; Rave, Jodi ... Elouise Cobell, the lead plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit against the Interior Department, on Friday said lawyers representing thousands of Native landowners will appeal a final riding issued by a federal judge in a 12-year-long trust fund case. An appeal will be filed "as soon as ...
Efforts give food bank $17K boost
Aug 08, 2008; Moore, Michael ... Michael Kreisberg went door to door in his riverfront neighborhood. Eamon Thomasson, all of 14, played his alto sax for change at the Missoula Farmers Market. Mason Mikkola donated part of Pacific Recycling's profits from the month of May. And 25 financial service ...
Revenue Department pulls taproom proposal
Aug 08, 2008; McKee, Jennifer ... HELENA - Brewers around the state said Wednesday they're pleased state regulators have reconsidered a scheme to make microbrewery taprooms close their doors promptly at 8 p.m. On the surface, it seemed like a bad idea," said David Ayers, owner of Glacier Brewing in Poison, which operates ...
Stimson puts mill up for sale
Aug 08, 2008; Podger, Pamela J ... BONNER - Stimson Lumber Co. will not resume operations at its Bonner sawmill and has listed the property for sale at $16 million, a company official told locals on Thursday. If the property isn't sold in the next six weeks, Stimson will liquidate its assets by selling the equipment ...
Eddie Bauer, Paws Up join forces
Aug 06, 2008; Podger, Pamela J ... If marketing peddles a dream, then western Montana may get a boost as a destination for outdoor enthusiasts in far-flung cities. Eddie Bauer's Web site and fall catalog, slated to reach 2.5 million homes across the country by Sunday, are filled with images of the Blackfoot Valley's open ...
Cleanup costs
Aug 06, 2008; Cramer, John ... BONNER - State officials announced Tuesday they are seeking at least $5 million from the Stimson Lumber Co. to remove contaminated sediment at the company's recently closed mill site. Under the state's proposed cleanup plan, 87,000 cubic yards of sediment tainted by PCBs, or ...
Mountain Line hits high mark
Aug 05, 2008; Szpaller, Keila ... Breaking another record, Mountain Line served nearly 31.5 percent more riders this July than it did last July, the agency reported Monday. "That's the highest ever for a single-month increase," said Mountain Line general manager Steve Earle. It isn't the first record Mountain ...
RV PARK REVIVAL
Aug 05, 2008; Cohen, Betsy ... There's no glitzy banquet or star-studded gala that comes with the 100 Top-Rated Good Sam RV Parks 2008 Award of Excellence, but for the western Montana businesses that receive the honor, it's a bit like winning an Oscar. The award is a certificate that arrives in the mail with little ...
County to discuss Seeley Lake resort tax
Aug 04, 2008; Moy, Chelsi ... The Missoula Board of County Commissioners' agenda Wednesday is loaded, with plans to discuss a local-option resort tax proposed for Seeley Lake and a request by the Placid Lake Cabinowners Association to zone Lakeshore property. In addition, the commissioners will decide whether to ask ...
Firms find difficulty getting on DHS radar
Aug 04, 2008; Kidston, Martin J ... Editor's note: It's been a year since the Helena Independent Record examined national security along Montana's northern border. Much has changed, but more remains to be accomplished. This is the second in a three-day series investigating the changes in manpower, technology and commerce over the ...
Unlikely aroma
Aug 03, 2008; Podger, Pamela J ... CONDON - Jerry Black's picky about poo. He's tromping through waist-high grass in a Swan Valley meadow searching for moose poop. But the ungulates are uncooperative on this outing and all he's finding are deer droppings and bear scat. Turns out, dried moose manure smells like ...
Investors sweating nest eggs
Aug 03, 2008; Podger, Pamela J ... The stock market's gyrations arc making retirees and near-retirees nervous, causing more people to seek advice from financial advisers. People are growing increasingly anxious as they react to gloomy news about the volatile stock market, ailing housing industry, and rising food and fuel ...
ART OF WRITING
Aug 02, 2008; Boydstun, Brienna ... Graphic designers Amy Dolan and Taylor Valliant are finally living their dream. This weekend, they're hosting the grand opening of their new stationery store, Noteworthy Paper and Press. Noteworthy is located at 101 S. Higgins Ave. in downtown Missoula, and is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m ....
Inspection program under way
Aug 01, 2008; Szpaller, Keila ... Last winter, Kari Walker tripped and fell in an icy, lumpy concrete hole in front of the steps that lead to her apartment. "I banged my knee up and scraped my leg," said Walker, who rents off Gharrett Street in Missoula's South Hills. A couple years earlier, water from an ...
Mixed emotions at Montana Legacy Project meetings
Aug 01, 2008; Cramer, John ... LOLO - The Nature Conservancy, the Trust for Public Land 'and the Plum Creek Timber Co., received praise but also some pointed questions the past two nights during public meetings about the Montana Legacy Project in Lolo and Seeley Lake. Many people praised the general intent of the ...