IMAGE c SItIALLTDWN PAPERS we ALLEDNTENTEDPYRIGHTED ALLHIGHTSRE SERVED USESUBJECTTDLIEENSEAGREEMENT ntpnowcnon nisstiiiwioil STORAGE DISTRIBUTIDNPRDHIBITED PAGE 6 I've always kept myself on the outer edges of soci- ety, preferring to observe its actions and ideas with a soft contempt, always keep, ing my “ironic distance" from the point of my own contrived superiority. I think this trait began in the spring of 1965, when I was a senior in high school. In those days, Lawrence Welk and Art Linkletter ruled the TV world. The supposed moral decay of the later 1960's hadn‘t yet reached Montana. It was then that I saw through the arbitrary standards ims posed on us by others. As teen age boys, our priorities were beer, sex and cars, all tolerated somewhat by the adult world, Given the morality of the day, I think we could have purchased opium easier than we could buy a mere condom. That's what got me in trouble. A friend once mustered the courage to walk into a drug store and ask for a couv ple condoms. The pharmacist merely walked into the back and called the boy's par- ents. That's what we faced, But the summer of 1964, before school started, I was browsing an old OUTDOOR LIFE magazine, and no- ticed a tiny advertisement that read: “Sundry rubber goods. Write for brochure." So I did, and it answered my condom hopes, When I got back to Deer Lodge for my senior year, I ordered a dozen of their best, The condoms came in small tubes that fit per- COMM UNITY INFORMATION MEETINGS AAILadmem If you need to talk, call 406-750-1238 Jay Amgfgan ngign P955 3 7 p.m., Third Wednesday of the month, Senior Center n' nsrvin E E . M . 7 p.m.. First Thursday of the month, Ovando Fire Hall, Call 793-3900 to confirm filackfoot Challenge Board of Directors 1 pm. Program; Third Wednesday of the month, Lubrecht Confer- ence Center. Call 793-3900 to confirm. ‘Annual Meeting scheduled Wed., Feb. 20th. 10 am. Admin, ci ti mm 6 pm, Last Wednesday of the month, Lambkins back room mm 7 p.m.. Last Wednesday of the month, Senior Center Co ncilt rth A I c 5:30 pm. Third Monday of the month, Lambkins 10:30 am, First Friday ofthe month, Linooln Library ; 1-800-682-0033 SmallTownPapers® BLACKFOOT VALLEY DISPATCH ’Sundry rubber goods’ fectly into the shell loops of my duck hunting coat. So I was off to school to get into the condom business. The profit 5,000 people in the entire town. it took them until April to run me down. I was in Vocational Ag- riculture class margin was when the 300 percent. cops walked I paid $6 per in. They dozen and were in uni- sold them in form, armed, 15 minutes and both for $18, I was weighed over both rich and 200 pounds. popular, Life l I weighed was good. Dick Cczry less than 90 For three Cum Columnist pounds, and months I had didn't have a monopoly on the business, but an acquaintance asked if he might get the brochure and start his own latex vens ture. There was room for both of us, so I agreed, I was selling the top of the line, and only a dozen at a time, The other guy ordered by the gross, and in a matter of weeks there were cheap condoms hanging on class- room doors and rolling down the halls. It was anarchy, so I retired from the business out of fear I'd be exposed as me condom pusher I was. On New Year's Eve a friend of ours got hauled to jail for alcohol posses— sion. When they asked him for his wallet, he put it on the counter where it sprang open to expose a half—doz- en cheap condomst The kid had never had a date in his life, but he was ready. So the investigation was on. They found the people who flooded the market with cheap condoms, but with only 400 students in the high school, and maybe Lincoln Communit Hall 1 pm. First Monday of every odd month, Community Hall ' i ir 2nd Sat of month 11 to 1; Lincoln Library. (Oct will be the first Sat.) Contact Tammy Jordan 4066330073 a weapon, so I knew es, cape was impossible. They put me between them and we walked to the principal's office. We had to pass in front of the study hall, so my arrest was common knowledge in a matter of minutes. The principal was a kind, very intelligent man, and he appeared to see my situation as a nuisance of no real im» portance, Even at my naive age,I thought the same. But the cops had their jobs, so they questioned me as to how I got my start in such a nefarious business. I was comfortable as I told them how it happened. Then we all sat in si- lence. Theyr‘didn't know what to do with me. I had signed the order form I was going to use as being over 21 years old. The cops had it because the other cow, ards had given it to them. Misrepresenting my age was illegal. but that was unimportant to the police. Their problem with me was a moral one, and they wanted to find the source of the evil that had dominated the high school for weeks. So we sat. Finally, they said I could go back to class, and I was a free teen- ager again. But I was out of the condom business. I think that‘s what planted the seed of disdain for socie- tal standards in me. I entered a world of skepticism. and it set the tone for my life. They told me the incident FEB. 20. 2019 school and in Deer Lodge. I‘m sure they thought I was probably a Communist, bent on destroying America‘s pre» cious morals from the inside. I know I prevented any number of hurried and un- wanted marriages, but that was forgotten in the midst of the uproar I caused. Self-assumed moral superii ority allows people to feel better about themselves when they have nothing to offer the world, save caused turmoil both in the judgments and opinions. STATEWIDE CLASSIFIE If you are reading this ad, you can see that classified advertising works! Reach over 400,000 readers in Montana and beyond to promote your product, service, event and business. To get results, contact this newspaper, or the Montana Newspaper Association at (405) 44372850 or email stacy@ mtnewspapers.com or member@mtnewspapers.com. 25 words for the small investment of $149. #042 EMPLOYMENT Help Wanted: Zerbe Brothers, 3 New Holland dealership in business for 69 years, is looking for 3 Diesel Technician. Periorm diagnostics, repairs, mainte- nance on agricultural equipment. Hydraulic and electrical system knowledge a must. Computer skills required. Willingness to maintain and update knowlr edge of product updates. Minimum 1-year experience. Benefit package. Con- tact Galen in Glasgow, MT (406) 228-4311. #039 Weekly newspaper seeking FT Assistant Editor, entry level, benefits, salary DOE. Billings, MT. Send cover letter, resume, and writing samples to editor@ westernagreportencom. (406) 259-4589. #040 Madison County,'virginia City, MT is recruiting fora Fullrtime Planning Direc tor, Information can be located at www.madisoncountymt.gov. Contact Hu- man Resources (406) 843-4201. tmahlstede@madisoncountymt.gov. EOE/ Position Open Until Filled 31041 FOR SALE PRIVATE TREATV HEREFORD BULLS. MC brand MCMURRY cA‘I'rLE BILLING. WEBSITE: mcrnurrycattle.com REASONAELY PRICED. PROVEN BALANCED TRAIT GENETlCS. Delivery available. HP (406) 254 1247. CELL, (406) 697 4040. Email mcmurgcattlefilzgmailcom #038 Authentic Timber Framed Barns. Residential and Commercial Timber Packag- es. Full Service Design Build Since 1990, [406) 5813014 brett@bitterroot- group.com, www.bitterroottimberframescom #037 R EAL ESTATE Turn Key rural grocery store/residence for sale in Central Montana. Motivated seller. Contact: keith@shobeauction-realty.com [406) 899-5600. #036 Real Estate— Northwest Montana 7 Company owned. Small and large acre parcels. Private. Trees and meadows. National Forest boundaries. Tungstenholdingscom (406) 29373714 41035 LmIaJLeLumeeLEiLesgmnam 6 pm. Second Thursday of the month, Line In V H h 5:30 p.m. Second Thursday of the month. Lincoln Library i LINCOLN LIBRARY Home: Monday: 4-8 p.m. Tuesday: 1-6 p.m. Wednesday: 1-6 p.m Thursday: F” “a” 10:30 a.m.—2:ao p.m. Lincgln Rural Fire Di§grig Friday: 3-6 p.m. i i I i i B fTr Sunday: 1- 4 p.m. 4th Tuesday of the month 5:30 pm. (SP-m" meh ThurSday 0f "‘9 m°mh' ‘I Lincoln Library F” Ha" ‘ LINCOLN Linselnflrlsieam P T r ' ' 10:30 a.m., Third Thursday of the month, 5:30 p.m., First Monday of the month CONTAINER SITE Lincoln Library S°h°°l Library Lin I c I B r . S ta, ., M . 7 pm” Second Monday ofthe month, 7 p.m.. Third Monday of the month, Club :3 ml"; pf: Lincoln school Library House Sucker Creek Rd. A” Holidays Except: Lincoln Library meolnipensmansflulz 7 p.m., Second Wednesday of the month, Lincoln Library We; 4:30 p.m., Third Tuesday of July, Oct., Feb, April, Lincoln Library I g . r! . . 12:30 pm. Second Monday of every odd month; Senior Center . I 5 D. . p.m.. First Tuesday of the month. iIr 9:30 am. Thursdays, Lincoln Community Hall mam 8 am. 4pm. Mon 8t Wed. LincolnLibrary Meeting Room New Year, Easter, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day Christmas m“, a “my, Vang gm,“ "is, Community Information _ council sponsored by: 6:30 pm. Third Tuesday of each month, Lincoln Library r V Hi orio 6 pm. Last Wed. of the month, Call 362- Park 4131 for location , OCR Text: IMAGE c SItIALLTDWN PAPERS we ALLEDNTENTEDPYRIGHTED ALLHIGHTSRE SERVED USESUBJECTTDLIEENSEAGREEMENT ntpnowcnon nisstiiiwioil STORAGE DISTRIBUTIDNPRDHIBITED PAGE 6 I've always kept myself on the outer edges of soci- ety, preferring to observe its actions and ideas with a soft contempt, always keep, ing my “ironic distance" from the point of my own contrived superiority. I think this trait began in the spring of 1965, when I was a senior in high school. In those days, Lawrence Welk and Art Linkletter ruled the TV world. The supposed moral decay of the later 1960's hadn‘t yet reached Montana. It was then that I saw through the arbitrary standards ims posed on us by others. As teen age boys, our priorities were beer, sex and cars, all tolerated somewhat by the adult world, Given the morality of the day, I think we could have purchased opium easier than we could buy a mere condom. That's what got me in trouble. A friend once mustered the courage to walk into a drug store and ask for a couv ple condoms. The pharmacist merely walked into the back and called the boy's par- ents. That's what we faced, But the summer of 1964, before school started, I was browsing an old OUTDOOR LIFE magazine, and no- ticed a tiny advertisement that read: “Sundry rubber goods. Write for brochure." So I did, and it answered my condom hopes, When I got back to Deer Lodge for my senior year, I ordered a dozen of their best, The condoms came in small tubes that fit per- COMM UNITY INFORMATION MEETINGS AAILadmem If you need to talk, call 406-750-1238 Jay Amgfgan ngign P955 3 7 p.m., Third Wednesday of the month, Senior Center n' nsrvin E E . M . 7 p.m.. First Thursday of the month, Ovando Fire Hall, Call 793-3900 to confirm filackfoot Challenge Board of Directors 1 pm. Program; Third Wednesday of the month, Lubrecht Confer- ence Center. Call 793-3900 to confirm. ‘Annual Meeting scheduled Wed., Feb. 20th. 10 am. Admin, ci ti mm 6 pm, Last Wednesday of the month, Lambkins back room mm 7 p.m.. Last Wednesday of the month, Senior Center Co ncilt rth A I c 5:30 pm. Third Monday of the month, Lambkins 10:30 am, First Friday ofthe month, Linooln Library ; 1-800-682-0033 SmallTownPapers® BLACKFOOT VALLEY DISPATCH ’Sundry rubber goods’ fectly into the shell loops of my duck hunting coat. So I was off to school to get into the condom business. The profit 5,000 people in the entire town. it took them until April to run me down. I was in Vocational Ag- riculture class margin was when the 300 percent. cops walked I paid $6 per in. They dozen and were in uni- sold them in form, armed, 15 minutes and both for $18, I was weighed over both rich and 200 pounds. popular, Life l I weighed was good. Dick Cczry less than 90 For three Cum Columnist pounds, and months I had didn't have a monopoly on the business, but an acquaintance asked if he might get the brochure and start his own latex vens ture. There was room for both of us, so I agreed, I was selling the top of the line, and only a dozen at a time, The other guy ordered by the gross, and in a matter of weeks there were cheap condoms hanging on class- room doors and rolling down the halls. It was anarchy, so I retired from the business out of fear I'd be exposed as me condom pusher I was. On New Year's Eve a friend of ours got hauled to jail for alcohol posses— sion. When they asked him for his wallet, he put it on the counter where it sprang open to expose a half—doz- en cheap condomst The kid had never had a date in his life, but he was ready. So the investigation was on. They found the people who flooded the market with cheap condoms, but with only 400 students in the high school, and maybe Lincoln Communit Hall 1 pm. First Monday of every odd month, Community Hall ' i ir 2nd Sat of month 11 to 1; Lincoln Library. (Oct will be the first Sat.) Contact Tammy Jordan 4066330073 a weapon, so I knew es, cape was impossible. They put me between them and we walked to the principal's office. We had to pass in front of the study hall, so my arrest was common knowledge in a matter of minutes. The principal was a kind, very intelligent man, and he appeared to see my situation as a nuisance of no real im» portance, Even at my naive age,I thought the same. But the cops had their jobs, so they questioned me as to how I got my start in such a nefarious business. I was comfortable as I told them how it happened. Then we all sat in si- lence. Theyr‘didn't know what to do with me. I had signed the order form I was going to use as being over 21 years old. The cops had it because the other cow, ards had given it to them. Misrepresenting my age was illegal. but that was unimportant to the police. Their problem with me was a moral one, and they wanted to find the source of the evil that had dominated the high school for weeks. So we sat. Finally, they said I could go back to class, and I was a free teen- ager again. But I was out of the condom business. I think that‘s what planted the seed of disdain for socie- tal standards in me. I entered a world of skepticism. and it set the tone for my life. They told me the incident FEB. 20. 2019 school and in Deer Lodge. I‘m sure they thought I was probably a Communist, bent on destroying America‘s pre» cious morals from the inside. I know I prevented any number of hurried and un- wanted marriages, but that was forgotten in the midst of the uproar I caused. Self-assumed moral superii ority allows people to feel better about themselves when they have nothing to offer the world, save caused turmoil both in the judgments and opinions. STATEWIDE CLASSIFIE If you are reading this ad, you can see that classified advertising works! Reach over 400,000 readers in Montana and beyond to promote your product, service, event and business. To get results, contact this newspaper, or the Montana Newspaper Association at (405) 44372850 or email stacy@ mtnewspapers.com or member@mtnewspapers.com. 25 words for the small investment of $149. #042 EMPLOYMENT Help Wanted: Zerbe Brothers, 3 New Holland dealership in business for 69 years, is looking for 3 Diesel Technician. Periorm diagnostics, repairs, mainte- nance on agricultural equipment. Hydraulic and electrical system knowledge a must. Computer skills required. Willingness to maintain and update knowlr edge of product updates. Minimum 1-year experience. Benefit package. Con- tact Galen in Glasgow, MT (406) 228-4311. #039 Weekly newspaper seeking FT Assistant Editor, entry level, benefits, salary DOE. Billings, MT. Send cover letter, resume, and writing samples to editor@ westernagreportencom. (406) 259-4589. #040 Madison County,'virginia City, MT is recruiting fora Fullrtime Planning Direc tor, Information can be located at www.madisoncountymt.gov. Contact Hu- man Resources (406) 843-4201. tmahlstede@madisoncountymt.gov. EOE/ Position Open Until Filled 31041 FOR SALE PRIVATE TREATV HEREFORD BULLS. MC brand MCMURRY cA‘I'rLE BILLING. WEBSITE: mcrnurrycattle.com REASONAELY PRICED. PROVEN BALANCED TRAIT GENETlCS. Delivery available. HP (406) 254 1247. CELL, (406) 697 4040. Email mcmurgcattlefilzgmailcom #038 Authentic Timber Framed Barns. Residential and Commercial Timber Packag- es. Full Service Design Build Since 1990, [406) 5813014 brett@bitterroot- group.com, www.bitterroottimberframescom #037 R EAL ESTATE Turn Key rural grocery store/residence for sale in Central Montana. Motivated seller. Contact: keith@shobeauction-realty.com [406) 899-5600. #036 Real Estate— Northwest Montana 7 Company owned. Small and large acre parcels. Private. Trees and meadows. National Forest boundaries. Tungstenholdingscom (406) 29373714 41035 LmIaJLeLumeeLEiLesgmnam 6 pm. Second Thursday of the month, Line In V H h 5:30 p.m. Second Thursday of the month. Lincoln Library i LINCOLN LIBRARY Home: Monday: 4-8 p.m. Tuesday: 1-6 p.m. Wednesday: 1-6 p.m Thursday: F” “a” 10:30 a.m.—2:ao p.m. Lincgln Rural Fire Di§grig Friday: 3-6 p.m. i i I i i B fTr Sunday: 1- 4 p.m. 4th Tuesday of the month 5:30 pm. (SP-m" meh ThurSday 0f "‘9 m°mh' ‘I Lincoln Library F” Ha" ‘ LINCOLN Linselnflrlsieam P T r ' ' 10:30 a.m., Third Thursday of the month, 5:30 p.m., First Monday of the month CONTAINER SITE Lincoln Library S°h°°l Library Lin I c I B r . S ta, ., M . 7 pm” Second Monday ofthe month, 7 p.m.. Third Monday of the month, Club :3 ml"; pf: Lincoln school Library House Sucker Creek Rd. A” Holidays Except: Lincoln Library meolnipensmansflulz 7 p.m., Second Wednesday of the month, Lincoln Library We; 4:30 p.m., Third Tuesday of July, Oct., Feb, April, Lincoln Library I g . r! . . 12:30 pm. Second Monday of every odd month; Senior Center . I 5 D. . p.m.. First Tuesday of the month. iIr 9:30 am. Thursdays, Lincoln Community Hall mam 8 am. 4pm. Mon 8t Wed. LincolnLibrary Meeting Room New Year, Easter, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day Christmas m“, a “my, Vang gm,“ "is, Community Information _ council sponsored by: 6:30 pm. Third Tuesday of each month, Lincoln Library r V Hi orio 6 pm. 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