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Notes from Ranger Doug
I’ve had the pleasure over the years of getting correspondence from longtime Glacier National Park ranger/naturali…
Red Bus numbers
The National Park Service is seeking tenders for a concessioner to operate its facilities in Glacier National Park. The proposed concession contract would see 18 of the 33 Red Buses decommissioned and replaced with…
Bus economics
It is obvious the National Park Service has a money and financial problem and part of their solution is to eliminate half of the Glacier Park Red Bus fleet.
Red Bus concerns
We are writing to express our alarm and concern regarding the proposed overhaul of 15 of 33 of the 2002 Ford red Glacier Park buses and the replacement of the other 18 with “new alternate fuel” vehicles.
Save the Red Buses
Please help save Glacier National Park’s historic Red Buses that have served visitors since 1936. Ford contributed $6.5 million to completely refurbish the buses from 1999 to 2002.
Protect Red Buses
I’m sure you’ve heard from others about the National Park Service’s plan for the new concessionaire retiring some of the recently restored red buses.
Sara Weaver, again
When is Hagadone going to stop shoving this rubbish down our throats?
Thanks for help
We knew the time was near when she no longer came to bed with us, running between us telling us all about her day. Maggie was the best cat. Not once did she ever do anything wrong, and she would always make sure we…
A much bigger problem
I sympathize with all the families who have lost their children in the latest school shooting. Americans all feel the pain of losing these precious treasures. But gun control? No. Control of the laws already on the…
Sincere thanks
Thank you for all who supported the Morgan family benefit in November at the Columbia Falls Senior Center. God bless you all.
Likes wolves
Wildlife biologists report loyal, spontaneous, patient and kind behavior in wolf packs. I don’t know many humans who share these traits with their fellow humans. The Native Americans thought that the wolves were pa…
Senior thanks
The North Valley Senior Center would like to express gratitude to Columbia Falls merchants for their support by donating “gift cards” to our Christmas Basket Raffle. It was a huge success. The idea came from Cheryl…
School shooting
Tragic as it is, the massacre of innocents in Newtown, Conn., is only the latest in an epidemic of killing sprees affecting America. Equally tragic, it will not be the last.
Big Mountain statue
To the skier on Big Mountain: I have considered your situation and your stated frustration with “having” to ski by the Statue of the Man on federal property. That fleeting moment, for you aren’t forced to stop, mus…
Motorized use rebuttal
In the Dec. 12 Hungry Horse News, Mr. Stephen Peters wrote, “The environmentalists and outfitters got their way, and we motorized users had no say ... What happened to the public lands for all of us to use?”
Motorized use
When the Rocky Mountain Heritage Act was penciled, why wasn’t ATVs and motorized vehicles included?