Livingston Out Loud: who says dissension, discussion, and dysfunction can't be fun?

Volume 1: Issue 5
August 4, 2005

With the alien invasion of Livingston (Volume 1: Issue 3) still on everyone's mind, Eldred Denster spoke to LOL about what he would do if he were the Air Force colonel in charge of Area 49. Denster's qualifications include being a fourth generation Montanan and an inventory control clerk at the Bozeman Wal-Mart.

Denster claims that "there's nothing new about aliens in Livingston, or in most of Montana for that matter."

Offering a photo from the family album, circa 1937, as proof of longtime alien visitations to Montana, Denster went on to say that we should let the aliens live among us peacefully, but "not let them hold public office, write letters to the Editor of The Enterprise, comment on the National Forest Travel Plan, or tell the rest of us how to handle local affairs."

Lands once known for their abundant game are falling by the wayside as new subdivisions encroach on wildlife habitats. Scenes like the one at right are rapidly becoming a thing of the past as historic game trails are replaced by new subdivision roads.

According to Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, big game animals like the grasshopper need space, access to water, and a balance between predator and prey to survive.

Those needs were not considered when the County approved a new 496 home subdivision in Paradise Valley south of Emigrant. It is not just the enviros who are upset about the subdivision. Those who are concerned about grasshoppers that have been known to prey on livestock feel cheated of their birthright to hunt and have responded with a vigorous and radical license plate campaign to benefit the Rocky Mountain Grasshopper Foundation.

News shorts or briefs (which do you prefer?)
Jimmy Hoffa in Livingston The growing bulge under the Livingston lagoon, long thought to be a sign of impending volcanic activity, might well be something else. Vulcanists have been studying the lagoon for several months, and have found nothing to indicate geologic activity. However new clues indicate that the bulge is the body of Jimmy Hoffa. The former Teamsters Union boss disappeared on July 30, 1975 from the parking lot of the Machus Red Fox restaurant in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. Some informants place him at Livingston's Guest House Hotel on the night of August 3, 1975, lending credence to the theory that it is indeed his body rising to the surface under the lagoon. "Might be some kind of 30th anniversary thing," said a source in the Livingston Police Department. Livingston watchers weigh in Oligarchy watchers and resident conspiracy theorists are warning Livingston citizens that while they are watching the sky for alien spacecraft, they are distracted from the town's bigger forces. "The real power to look out for is The Enterprise, " said one theorist with a finger on the pulse of the town. The Enterprise gathers information on Main Street (below) for the Friday edition. Oligarchy experts are asking: influence or information source?	Expert point of view With the alien invasion of Livingston (Volume 1: Issue 3) still on everyone's mind, Eldred Denster spoke to LOL about what he would do if he were the Air Force colonel in charge of Area 49. Denster's qualifications include being a fourth generation Montanan and an inventory control clerk at the Bozeman Wal-Mart. Denster claims that "there's nothing new about aliens in Livingston, or in most of Montana for that matter." Offering a photo from the family album, circa 1937, as proof of longtime alien visitations to Montana, Denster went on to say that we should let the aliens live among us peacefully, but "not let them hold public office, write letters to the Editor of The Enterprise, comment on the National Forest Travel Plan, or tell the rest of us how to handle local affairs."
New subdivision destroys historic hunting grounds Lands once known for their abundant game are falling by the wayside as new subdivisions encroach on wildlife habitats. Scenes like the one at right are rapidly becoming a thing of the past as historic game trails are replaced by new subdivision roads. According to Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, big game animals like the grasshopper need space, access to water, and a balance between predator and prey to survive. Those needs were not considered when the County approved a new 496 home subdivision in Paradise Valley south of Emigrant. It is not just the enviros who are upset about the subdivision. Those who are concerned about grasshoppers that have been known to prey on livestock feel cheated of their birthright to hunt and have responded with a vigorous and radical license plate campaign to benefit the Rocky Mountain Grasshopper Foundation.