A reality based independent journal of observation & analysis, serving the Flathead Valley & Montana since 2006. © James Conner.
University of Montana football players busted for burglary are released. According to the county attorney, the cops didn’t provide sufficient evidence to support a burglary charge. The cops have been instructed to find more evidence. William Skink’s skeptical commentary on the mess is a good read.
There’s a Kalispell hearing on the new Northwest Power Plan on Monday, 9 November. Glacier Climate Action volunteer coordinator Steve Thompson has the details:
Please attend a public hearing in Kalispell on Nov. 9 in support of a sustainable and energy efficient future in Montana. Flathead Electric Co-op in Kalispell will host the region’s first public hearing on the new Northwest Power Plan prepared by the Northwest Power and Conservation Council.
Public hearing information:
Kalispell, November 9th
6:30 — 8:00 pm
Flathead Electric Board Room
2510 US Highway 2 East, Kalispell
The draft Plan prioritizes efficiency and will reduce carbon pollution and promote clean energy resources. So Glacier Climate Action encourages people to speak in support of the plan The Plan impacts Flathead Electric Co-op because it is binding on Bonneville Power Administration, and FEC buys power from BPA.
More info:
Draft 7th Power Plan on Power Council website
Talking points on website of Montana Environmental Information Center
Kalispell bypass construction makes Two Mile Drive motorists uneasy. Preparations to build an over the bypass bridge on Two Mile are underway. Utility lines have been relocated, moved underground. Now the old cottonwoods that lined the road are gone and at least 100 feet on each side of Two Mile have been scraped down to black earth. A detour paralleling Two Mile is next, followed by bridge building — in the dead of winter — and flagmen and delays. While Kalispell’s city fathers and bypass boosters are whooping and hollering that the promised land — the promised asphalt paved land — is finally here, those of us who drive the road will be fuming and seething at the delays and the inconvenience. From our standpoint, this is change, not progress.