Behavior not OK

To the editor,

The Flathead County Board of Commissioners supports civil public discourse as integral to our cherished and unparalleled tradition of a representative form of government.

The deplorable behavior of a few at the meeting held at the Somers Middle School on June 16, 2009, will not be tolerated. The Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office staff was invited to present information regarding Neighborhood Plans and attempted to do so with complete support of the Flathead County Commissioners.

State law is very clear that communities have a right to form Neighborhood Plans and more importantly, the right of communities to meet peaceably to gather information so that informed decisions can be made and must not be subverted.

Flathead County Board of Commissioners

Dale W. Lauman, chairman

Joseph D. Brenneman, member

James R. Dupont, member

Eighth grade thanks

To the editor,

Thank you to all the participating businesses that made our eighth grade party (Columbia Falls Class of 2013) a night we'll never forget. What an awesome community!

Those businesses are: Freedom Bank, First American Title Company, RE/MAX, Whitefish Credit Union, T.J. Wendt/ State Farm Insurance, Columbia Falls Realty, Pepsi-Cola, Glacier Lanes and Casino, Affordable Heating, Insty Prints, Glacier National Park, Avon, Costco, Laurie's Deli, Frito-Lay, The Wave, Dr. Calderwood, Borders, Knife River, Pizza Hut, Dairy Queen and Los Caporales.

Eighth Grade Party Committee

Support Front decision

To the editor,

As a lifelong resident of Glacier County who has hunted and fished on the Rocky Mountain Front throughout my life, and an enrolled member of the Little Shell Tribe, I have concern about the wise use of the Badger-Two Medicine area.

I feel strongly that all people need specific places to go where they are able to seek solitude from the stresses of everyday life, where native people may honor their cultural and spiritual practices in keeping with their traditions. My ancestors lived and died in this area. What better place on earth than the Badger-Two Med to continue traditional use.

There are only a significantly small number of areas in the world today that have not been negatively impacted by mankind, where people have labored to preserve that special individuality. We are so fortunate that we have one of those treasured places right here in Montana. A few think it is strictly a chunk of real estate to be enjoyed as they see fit. But many of us see it as much more than that. For this reason, I whole-heartedly support the Lewis and Clark National Forest's Record of Decision for the Badger-Two Medicine area travel management plan.

Larry Salois, Cut Bank