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JANUARY 29, 2014 | VOL. 8 NO. 5 








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‘IT CHANGED



EVERYTHING



FOR US.’





Thirty years after the deadliest 


highway crash in Montana 

history, survivors still mourn 


the loss of the nine lives that 

perished on a Whiteish 

school bus. 
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Crosses along U.S. Highway 2 mark the 
scene of the Jan. 21, 1984 tragedy.
GREG LINDSTROM | FLATHEAD BEACON







SMOKIN’ ACES
Preserving


the Wild Empire

Statewide freestyle ski tour 

comes to Big Mountain at the 
hands of Whiteish native Longtime wilderness advocate 
encourages present generation 
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to explore the great outdoors 

for the sake of preservation 

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NEW OIL TRAIN RULES 6 | VOISIN SHINES AT X GAMES 7 | BUSINESS MONTHLY: HEALTH CARE 27


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