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[Sir Henry]

This looks promising. In picture 6, I see a shooting bench in the distance above the chimney.

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Would you be keeping horses if you get this property? You really only need 1 horse if you get a couple of goats to keep it company.

No horses but Badger would have a place to stay.

[Sir Henry]

Looks nice!
Do the trophies go with it?
Looks like the current owner has been practicing his golf off the back berm.

Thats what I was thinking

[BigAl52]

Gene did you ever meet with a realtor in your area? Just curious what they told you. Probably hard to put it on the market when you are in limbo trying to find a house in Montana

[GFK]

This looks promising. In picture 6, I see a shooting bench in the distance above the chimney.

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Interesting! Lots of room.

[EasyEd]

Hey All,

I'd be wondering just what the backstop is if that is a shooting bench It is clearer in pic 7.

Helena is near half half liberal conservative. But a nice plus to Helena is - if you have a metal detector - you could get rich! Last chance gulch produced a lot of gold and there is gold in that country.

Great falls is not a bad area - my cousin lives there - she was in Havre an my dad lived in both Conrad and Shelby before he passed.

Montana is my home state too - one side of my family goes back to the early 1900s the other to the late 1800s. At one time or another I had relatives all over the state except the Dillon country.

I'll ask you a question. Since you went to grade school in Montana grades 1 to 4 and we are likely near the same age - certainly by grade two or 3 you like me probably stood beside your desk hand over heart and recited the pledge of allegiance and then what did you do? As I understand it what you did next was common throughout the state back then. I can assure you it commonly created a loyalty to Montana stronger than any loyalty to some lesser state .

That said have you looked around Kalispell?

-Ed-

[Sir Henry]

Hey All,

I'd be wondering just what the backstop is if that is a shooting bench It is clearer in pic 7.

Helena is near half half liberal conservative. But a nice plus to Helena is - if you have a metal detector - you could get rich! Last chance gulch produced a lot of gold and there is gold in that country.

Great falls is not a bad area - my cousin lives there - she was in Havre an my dad lived in both Conrad and Shelby before he passed.

Montana is my home state too - one side of my family goes back to the early 1900s the other to the late 1800s. At one time or another I had relatives all over the state except the Dillon country.

I'll ask you a question. Since you went to grade school in Montana grades 1 to 4 and we are likely near the same age - certainly by grade two or 3 you like me probably stood beside your desk hand over heart and recited the pledge of allegiance and then what did you do? As I understand it what you did next was common throughout the state back then. I can assure you it commonly created a loyalty to Montana stronger than any loyalty to some lesser state .

That said have you looked around Kalispell?

-Ed-

Next was a reading from the Holy Bible.

More than half the students were Flathead Indian. I remember being a very small minority.

[EasyEd]

Hey All,

Ok I apologize sounds like you were from somewhere near St Ignatius. Was your school catholic? My hometown is red lodge not far from the crow indian reservation. In Red Lodge my best friend went to the Catholic school while I went to the public school. In the public school every school day first through 6th grades we recited the pledge of allegiance followed by the whole class singing the chorus to the Montana state song. Like in this video:

https://youtu.be/gxqXOBka3-Y

The chorus

Montana, Montana, Glory of the West
Of all the states from coast to coast, You're easily the best
Montana, Montana, Where skies are always blue
M-O-N-T-A-N-A
Montana I love you!

Singing this every school day grade 1 through 6. Coupled with family history this song creates a loyalty to Montana easily surpassing loyalties by Texans to Texas. So it don't matter where I am I know my roots.

Maybe this wasn't done in other schools an I'll have to check with my friend if it happened in Catholic schools.

I hope you find the perfect place.

-Ed-

[markiver54]

Singing this every school day grade 1 through 6. Coupled with family history this song creates a loyalty to Montana easily surpassing loyalties by Texans to Texas. So it don't matter where I am I know my roots.

As a native Texan, I find this offensive.

[EasyEd]

Hey All,

No need to be offended none was intended - point is a Texan's pride in Texas is in no way superior to a montanan's pride in Montana or anyone else's pride in where they are from. My brother-in-law an I an my other brother so round an round about this in a good natured way. My brother-in-law an sister are retired USAF near Fredericksburg. Both retired as Lt colonels. His family has been in Texas for generations. We don't talk about the real history of the Alamo though.

Maybe sir Henry should look at Texas?

-Ed-

[Sir Henry]

Gene did you ever meet with a realtor in your area? Just curious what they told you. Probably hard to put it on the market when you are in limbo trying to find a house in Montana

Right now the market is stagnant. Not a lot of offers like one month ago. Realtors are telling me to list now and barely get six months ago price. I’m waiting. It costs me $1,800 a month to live here.

I don’t have to sell. I’ll wait the market out.

[markiver54]

Hey All,

No need to be offended none was intended - point is a Texan's pride in Texas is in no way superior to a montanan's pride in Montana or anyone else's pride in where they are from. My brother-in-law an I an my other brother so round an round about this in a good natured way. My brother-in-law an sister are retired USAF near Fredericksburg. Both retired as Lt colonels. His family has been in Texas for generations. We don't talk about the real history of the Alamo though.

Maybe sir Henry should look at Texas?

-Ed-

You did state; " Easily surpassing Texans loyalty to Texas...just say'n.
Do not want to have an exchange over this, but sorry, you touched a nerve. We all take pride in our heritage. I commend you for that. We are all proud, ( in most cases ), of our roots.
Do not know who may have suggested that Texas pride was stronger than that of Montana, but it was not me. Don't know how one could guage the comparison anyway.
Sorry...this is WAY off topic, but when there's an itch, gotta scratch it!

[Sir Henry]

Hey All,

Ok I apologize sounds like you were from somewhere near St Ignatius. Was your school catholic? My hometown is red lodge not far from the crow indian reservation. In Red Lodge my best friend went to the Catholic school while I went to the public school. In the public school every school day first through 6th grades we recited the pledge of allegiance followed by the whole class singing the chorus to the Montana state song. Like in this video:

https://youtu.be/gxqXOBka3-Y

The chorus

Montana, Montana, Glory of the West
Of all the states from coast to coast, You're easily the best
Montana, Montana, Where skies are always blue
M-O-N-T-A-N-A
Montana I love you!

Singing this every school day grade 1 through 6. Coupled with family history this song creates a loyalty to Montana easily surpassing loyalties by Texans to Texas. So it don't matter where I am I know my roots.

Maybe this wasn't done in other schools an I'll have to check with my friend if it happened in Catholic schools.

I hope you find the perfect place.

-Ed-

I believe it was a public school. When I was ten I was in a Catholic Orphanage and I definitely remember that! Army Drill Sargents have nothing on an orphanage Nun.

[Sir Henry]

Maybe sir Henry should look at Texas?

-Ed-

Cultural shock! When I go to Montana everyone talks like me. When I drive over there and see all the new developments I understand what they are trying to accomplish with all the restrictions.

New developments to the south of Helena goes on for ten miles along I-25. You have to get away from the freeway to not have the restrictions. I’m not sure shooting rimfire outside is all that important.

Being closer to civilization is. Driving to town each day to get a latte is my mental therapy.

[Sir Henry]

My search continues and this is the most promising at this moment. It’s not in the Clancy area and is a lot closer to where I grew up.

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I could see me living here too.
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[GeoBoy]

The log cabin isn’t very energy efficient and the downstairs floors look rough. The second house is nice, but a little pricey and two stories.

[BigAl52]

Huge fan or log cabin look. Im planning on spending some time in Kalispell next summer myself. I have looked at a new RV park there that looks great along with the bike trials. But you can read all of our opinions and in the end only Gene can decide whats best for Gene

[JEBar]

if you are considering going that route, be sure to spend some quiet time in a log cabin .... sound really bounces around most I've been in and can be heard throughout the house

[Cowboy Gun Fan]

Nice houses, especially the log house, but neither home has a basement. Especially at those prices, a basement would have to be a must for me (access to plumbing, electrics, water heater, furnace as well as extra storage space).

[RanchRoper]

Log cabin is nice cuz you can cut slots in the walls to shoot through.

[RanchRoper]

We did our place in a Fort Apache motif a few years ago.