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Twenty Years Ago

Thursday, Sept. 4, 2003

Theatre camp tucked away on other side of Salmon Lake offers fun time

Tucked away on the other side of Salmon Lake, there's a camp that allows kids to laugh, play, learn and be creative - It's called Aunt Kat's Theatre Camp.

Kathleen Vosburgh (Aunt Kat) and her husband, bought the cabins and 10 acres on Salmon that fulfilled Aunt Kat's dream to provide kids with a safe, natural outdoor setting to write, create backdrops and act in their own play.

This year's campers included campers from Seeley Lake, Helmville, Missoula and Kalispell and one camp counselor from Alaska.

The kids not only learn about theater, they play in the water swimming and boating and learn to play instruments. They hike, dance, sing, do a flag ceremony and pick a stick each day - the stick determines whether they do dishes, or clean the latrine or get a free day or whatever the chores may be.

Chore time only lasts a half an hour a day and the rest of the day they have fun.

They compete in the "Cleanest Cabin Of The Day" contest, gather around the campfire and learn Aunt Kat's three strict rules! 1. Treat others like you would like to be treated. 2. No running because she runs out of band aids. 3. Use the Buddy Systems and always take a buddy with you in the bathroom.

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Thirty-five Years Ago

Thursday, Sept. 8, 1988

Park superintendent urges planning for tourism

Gil Lusk, Glacier Park superintendent, told Seeley Lake Area Chamber of Commerce members to prepare for tourism and to plan before it's too late.

"In 10 you will see amazing growth in this area and in Seeley Lake," he said. "This community and area here has fantastic resources and opportunities and it will be realized and taken advantage of."

"Prepare, prepare,repare," he cautioned the Chamber members as guest speaker at the Tuesday night general membership meeting.

Lusk has spent 26 years as superintendent of national parks.

"I've seen post-tourism and pretourism, I've seen good things and bad things," he added. "Tourism is a regional issue and not for just one community."

Referring to the 10 million area Flathead Valley, Glacier Park, Seeley Swan Valley and the Bob Marshall Wilderness, Lusk said the opportunities are "phenomenal."

Montana has a one billion dollar tourism industry, he said with 10% of that around the Glacier Park and Flathead Lake area and it will be more.

Lusk discussed many aspects of the tourism industry but stressed the need for pre-planning. Each community and the area should analyze its weakness, strengths, threats and opportunities, he said.

"Quality" should be the cornerstone of your planning, he stressed.

"Talk about this and why you want to live here. Talk about how much growth, when and where,"

"Tourism will happen here. You still have choices and windows of opportunity to be realistic. Try for planned growth and avoid reactionary growth (after the fact)," he urged.

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The Blackburn Benefit Day - Over $14,000 raised

The Blackburn Baby Benefit Day Sunday exceeded the original goal by almost 50% with the count in at $14,500 from the day's activities.

Jody Deherrea, one of the organizers, said the original goal was set at $10,000. She was very pleased at the response.

"We really appreciate all the support from the community," she said. "Lisa and Jim are overwhelmed and can't express it in words."

Lisa and Jim are in New York with their six-month-old son, Andrew, who has been hospitalized since birth with a severe immune deficiency. The benefit was held to help defray their rising medical costs.

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