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Battle to Clear Going-To-the-Sun Road Begins
April 15, 2013 The removal of snow on Going-To-The-Sun Road is underway in Glacier National Park.For a while it appeared crew wouldn't be able to start as soon as they have in previous years due to budget problems
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No Clutch,No Brakes, Just Get On and Go
April 14, 2013 The 1914 Indian Model F, estimated to realize between $ 40,000 and $50,000, is an example of a board-track racing motorcycle. These early purpose-built motorcycles lacked a clutch, throttle and brakes, and were push-started and run flat-out – often reaching speeds of u
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Two Guys Who Could Screw Up a Soup Sandwich
April 14, 2013 These two guys trying to drill and pipe a water well remind me of Stan and Ollie. The harder they try the worse it gets.
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Maybe There is No Monster in Flathead Lake
April 13, 2013 OK, I guess it’s time to tell the real story on the Flathead Lake Monster pictures we’ve posted the last couple of days. It was all a practical joke, a hoax. I got the idea watching local TV weather (KPAX) and t
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Explosion Fails,Smokestack Refuses to Fall
April 12, 2013 The 175-foot smokestack of the former Peninsula Plywood mill in Port Angeles, proved to be stronger than expected and failed to fall with explosives as planned, prompting demolition crews to cut pieces of reinforcing steel by hand and then pulling the structure down by a cable attached to an excavator
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Tailgating with Sports Legends From UM
April 12, 2013 You’ve still got time to get tickets to the Montana Sports Legends Event.
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Winter Storm Walda Batters and Beats a Big Path
April 11, 2013 Boy are they really catching it in the Upper Midwest. My father-in-law in central SD said he has snowdrifts in front of his house from 4-6 feet high. It quit snowing there late Wednesday. In eastern SD and southwestern MN they had ice storms that had an estimated 30,000 people without power
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Flathead Lake Monster Hoax Uncovered
April 11, 2013 OK, I guess it’s time to tell the real story on the Flathead Lake Monster pictures we’ve posted the last couple of days. It was all a practical joke, a hoax. A couple of you who responded with what you thought a
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Vintage Motorcycle Once Owned by Steve McQueen on the Auction Block
April 10, 2013 An early racing motorcycle once owned by legendary Hollywood actor Steve McQueen is to be offered for sale by Bonhams at the International Classic MotorCycle Show in Stafford, UK, on Sunday 28th April.
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A Second Picture of The Monster of Flathead Lake Has Surfaced, Check It Out!
April 10, 2013 A second picture purported to be of the fabled Flathead Lake monster has surfaced.
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How Not to Install and Pipe a New Water Well a’la Laurel & Hardy
April 9, 2013 I’m a big fan of Laural and Hardy. The boys always were in one kettle of fish or another. One of my favorite scenes was when they tried move a piano.
These two guys trying to drill and pipe a water well
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First Pictures of Flathead Lake Monster or a Fake?
April 9, 2013 Could this be the fabled Flathead Lake Monster?