'No man is poor' says Scrooge McDuck

Several years ago I paid a visit to the Mayor of Flaxville, Montana. Her Honor was not only the CEO of Flaxville, she was also the chair of the Democratic Party in Daniels County, which was the main reason for my visit in my capacity as the state chair of the whole shebang — the Montana Democratic Party. That’s just to explain why I was there and that’s all the politics this article will contain.

So, I’m in Flaxville at a pancake breakfast put on by some organization for some good cause. Flaxville, for those who are lacking in Montana geography, lies just south of the Canadian line between Scobey and Plentywood, more specifically between Madoc and Navajo, in in the Northeast corner of Montana.

Because Flaxville is not a big town, population about 60 in 2020, the meeting hall facilities are a little limited. The pancake breakfast was being held in an old school auditorium or movie theater, I forget which, which went a long way towards explaining why the floor sloped, but not so steep a slope that it was impossible to sit on a chair at a table and enjoy the meal.