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MAY 14, 2014 | VOL. 8 NO. 19 FREE
100
YEARS
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OF THE MERC
The Polebridge Mercantile
celebrates a century as
the North Fork’s last best
outpost just as it ushers
in a new owner
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The Polebridge
Mercantile is in its 100th
year of operation.
GREG LINDSTROM | FLATHEAD BEACON
SPARTANS
SMARTLAM
EXPANDING INTO
CONSTRUCTION INVADE THE
INDUSTRY
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