Thief can't cut off Christmas spirit
It was a low-down Grinch who made off with the top 6 feet of a beautiful Colorado blue spruce tree on Roy Albertus’ property in Creston. Albertus, 90, was heartbroken to find one of his prized trees damaged.
Albertus and his wife planted a row of two-dozen spruce trees to line their property, and took pride in getting compliments on the attractive trees. Now that wonderful symmetry of the trees is gone, and he’s offering a $2,000 reward for the arrest of the thief.
The bah-humbug bad guy is still at large, and anyone who knows about the theft should call Crimestoppers at 752-8477.
The upside of this dastardly deed is that Albertus said he’s seen an outpouring of concern and support from people throughout the Flathead Valley. A couple of people have offered to transplant a new tree in the spring. Now that’s what we call the true Christmas spirit.
A Christmas gift for valley
It’s the most wonderful time of year if you’re a skier or snowboarder.
With Blacktail Mountain Ski Area opening today and Whitefish Mountain Resort already open for two weeks, the winter sports season is ramping up.
The Christmas holidays are the peak season for our two local ski areas, so now it’s time for downhill enthusiasts to hit the lifts.
It could, of course, be more wonderful if there were a little more snow on the slopes, but a somewhat encouraging weather forecast promises more of the white stuff this weekend.
Let’s hope so. A white Christmas is great for both Big Mountain and Blacktail.
Dress code is better fit now
It’s good to see the House of Representatives no longer has their pants in a bunch over the dress code for legislators and their colleagues.
Republican House leaders caused a minor national hubbub over a dress code that seemed too school-marmish to many observers and a waste of time to others.
After consulting with Democratic leaders in the House, the speaker of the House introduced a new dress code that asks simply that those on the House floor should dress in a professional manner that is “befitting the honor of the institution.”
Sounds good. If we trust these folks to write laws for the entire state of Montana, we should be able to trust them to dress themselves appropriately.
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