Author Archives: wanderingthecdt

The Trouble with Violence Free Parenting

It’s T-shirt weather in Salmon, and I thought that was a good thing. But when I was driving around with our 12-year-old son, the Odd Number (this doesn’t reflect on the kid’s actual strangeness but more his fascination, some would say obsession, with odd numbers, in particular 1,3, and 7), I found out that springtime […]
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Police Blotter

From the March 1 Salmon Recorder-Herald: Man said that a couple are fighting again and he didn’t want an associate to have to go back to the behavioral health center. Person reported cows that were loose. Man said he got up and was vomiting blood. He had been drinking hard. Caller said that there was […]
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Santa Fe, New Mexico

When a person from Podunk gets invited to Santa Fe, New Mexico in February, all that Podunk hears is Santa and Mexico and yes! seems like the only reasonable response. It turns out that Santa Fe, New Mexico resides at 7,000 feet so visions of balmy weather were quickly ruined by snow flurries… but after […]
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Bail, Bondsman

After a monumental grassroots effort, we mustered up 49% of the vote in favor of a new school — a far cry from the 66% super majority required by the State of Idaho. The worst thing after SIX tries … I’m  impressed that we almost split the vote. Nearly half the voting people in Salmon […]
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Hope Springs Eternal

Tomorrow, March 13, voters in Salmon, Idaho, will have what may be the 17th chance to pass a bond to build a new Kindergarten — 8th grade school. The trick is in Idaho, we need a super majority or 66.6% of voters to check the yes box. So the kinds of things we might be […]
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Flathead in the Rearview Mirror — On To the Bitterroot

It seems that 4 times/year, the Bitter Root Brewing Company lets their mighty chef Dan out of his cage to create out of this world food pairings for the brewery’s mighty fine beers. As you know, Salmonites consider themselves to be extreme southwestern Montana residents whenever it suits us. Such as, when we find out […]
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Flathead Here We Come Part 3

The stated motivation of our trip to Whitefish was to finish the Salmon Lady Rapids’ hockey season with a win at the Montana State Girls 19 & Under Tournament. While Idaho has an innovative semiconductor industry, Montana has a much more developed girls’ hockey program. They actually have enough teams to divide into an A […]
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Flathead Here We Come Part Dos

There’s plenty to like about Whitefish, Montana, even if you are dedicated to watching the Montana State Girls Hockey Tournament and not to going skiing at Big Mountain, snowshoeing or nordic skiing. For instance, there’s the Pin & Cue Bowling Alley where for $15 your kids can bowl and eat as much pizza as they […]
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Flathead Here We Come Part 1

So apparently taking 2nd out of 2 teams in the Idaho State Girls Hockey tournament was not glory enough for the Salmon Lady Rapids, so last weekend we entered the Montana State Girls Hockey tournament in Whitefish, MT. Now the  last time I was fool enough to agree to chauffeur such an event, I found […]
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Police Blotter – 2/23/12

From the Salmon Recorder Herald, Feb 23, 2012 — Person said there was something going on but didn’t have any details. Woman reported a pitbull tangled up in her back yard who is barking and being aggressive. Person reported a newborn calf running down the middle of the road. Man said that neighbor keeps coming […]
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