Thoughts From The Middle of Nowhere

Category: Big Horn County

  • The Saga Continues

    The Hardin jail saga just keeps going on. Is that any surprise with a $20 million dollar facility? Now the city if Hardin and Two Rivers Authority, the economic development authority, <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/12/12/news/state/18-hardinsues_x.txt">have sued the State</a> to overturn the Attorney General's opinion. Not once have we heard about any Legislative remedy that might fix this…

  • Drought Not a Concern, For Now

    <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/06/14/news/state/20-drought.txt" >Wave of wetness improves state's outlook</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>With floodwaters still receding across southeastern Montana, it's time to talk about drought – or the lack of it.<br />n<br />nThe agricultural drought – the one that produced sparse and spindly crops and withered range grasses during many of the past eight years – has subsided.<br…

  • Pulling Beets

    <center>We took a little drive on Sunday and took some pictures, here is one of them.</center><br />n<br />n<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.com/sarpysam/uploads/pulling10292006.jpg'><img width='700' height='467' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.com/sarpysam/uploads/pulling10292006.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>I've mentioned the trouble the beet farmers having getting their beets out of the ground. Here you see they are finally able to get them mudded out…

  • Sheriff’s Election

    <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/10/26/news/state/25-sheriff_x.txt" >Big Horn sheriff candidates defend records</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Big Horn County sheriff candidates Lawrence "Pete" Big Hair and Debbie Uffelman Winburn are battling not only for the job but also against questions that they aren't qualified to serve.<br />n<br />nBig Hair is accused of improprieties as a Bureau of Indian Affairs officer. Winburn is…

  • Grab For That Federal Money

    <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/04/27/news/state/30-bonds.txt">Counties, cities seek wind bonds</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>More than 30 Montana cities and counties filed applications Wednesday for interest-free federal financing for wind energy projects, with Yellowstone and Cascade county commissioners coming to Washington to submit theirs and to lobby on rural issues.</blockquote><br />n<br />nGrab for those interest free financing whether you have the capability…