Time to catch up...

Wow. Have I really dropped the ball. It's been a long time since I have updated the blog. I had a laundry list of excuses to air out... all of them were weak. I have been really busy working with MOGA to defeat Kurt Kephart and his ill-advised initiative. If you follow this blog at all, you know what I'm referring to. If you are new, go to Face Book and look for 'Say No to I-161' or look for our web site at http://www.stop161.org/
We've been working daily to defeat this initiative, and our efforts are close to paying off. Kephart has two weeks from today to reach approximately 24,000 signatures. We hope he won't make it. For all of you who have supported us through this, I sincerely thank you. We could not have done this without all of you, around the country, supporting us.

Now, some other news. We finally got track season over with. Paige and Alan both did great. Alan did very well in junior high- competing for Seeley Lake Middle School. He qualified for the Meet of Champions in both the long jump and the 800 meter run. Unfortunately, both his events got rained out during the meet. So, he will come back better than ever next year. He starts football camp in three weeks, and he's pumped for that! He's growing like a weed, and he's just like a 13 year old boy- imagine that. He'll spend a lot of time with us in the hills this summer. I'm really looking forward to that.

Paige did phenomenal this year. She took first place at divisionals in Helena in the 1600 and the 3200, then it was off to State. At the state meet, she wound up placing 6th in the 3200, so she made all-conference, all-state, and medaled. Not bad for a freshman. She was honored last week with the MVP for the Hellgate women's team. Now, she's already looking forward to cross country in the fall.

Julie went to California to run the Big Sur Marathon. She did great, as usual. She got 2nd in her age group, and (I think) top 10 overall women. I get mixed up on the stats for all the running these girls do... Anyway, we're very proud of her, and she keeps on running too.

The summer season is about to kick off. Next week we host the MOGA/USFS pack trip, then it's Chris Bohenek Clinic time, then it's off to the Bob Marshall. I had a bunch to say about politics, iniatives, wolves, and other things, but I had a lot more fun talking about my family so I'm going to leave it at that. I hope everyone is doing great out there, and I'll see you soon.
Greg