Category: Retreat Locales

Everyone in Montana was possibly hacked. – D.S. Another article on the same data breach: Montana data breach exposes 1.3 million personal records. – H.L. o o o Oregon to Celebrate Independence Day… With ‘No Refusal’ Blood Checkpoints . – T.P. and again: DUI Suspects Face Forced Blood Draws (Atlanta) o o o Speed limit to increase next week in some parts of Idaho . – RBS o o o ‘Junkyard’ owner wants to rezone as ‘amusement park’ . – RBS o o o E. Idaho sheep station could close later this year. – RBS

If you are looking for an off-grid property in northern Wyoming, this may be for you: Right on the MT/WY State line, very isolated, yet not far from Billings, off grid, abundant water. o o o Company disputes Idaho rare earth mining claims . – RBS o o o Are you looking for a way to help you get to the American Redoubt? The American Redoubt Jobs Clearinghouse o o o Men cited for melting Kuna road with burning Christmas tree . – RBS o o o Woman needed staples in head after Oregon port-a-potty blast

Labrador announces plan to run for House Majority Leader – RBS o o o The Bard response to the Eric Cantor defeat #VA07 – RBS o o o ODFW, OSU to survey hunters about use of lead ammunition o o o DHS is on the Ground in Kalispell, Montana. – H.L.

Idaho State Police trooper faces more charges. – RBS o o o Report of man hitting squirrels leads to heroin arrest. – RBS o o o U-2 spy plane flies low over Pocatello airport o o o Whitehall residents: Gold in drinking water

Thief steals from 90-year-old WWII veteran on Memorial Day . – RBS o o o Man facing charges after jurors report free lunch | KTVB.COM Boise o o o Even as an EMT, I had never heard of this: Signs to prevent secondary drowning in children . o o o Montanans react to Obama EPA’s draft rules to reduce CO2 emissions

WWII-era plane crash site rediscovered at INL. – RBS Interesting to note that JWR’s new book, also named Liberators is being released on October 15th. This book’s title is a shared homage, in honor of: The veterans of the U.S. Army 14th Armored Division  (“The Liberators”) Those who designed and built the Consolidated B-24 and PB4Y-1 “Liberator” heavy bombers, The aircrewmen who flew B-24 Liberator bombers in WWII. George Hyde, the German-born designer of the American FP-45 Liberator pistol made during WWII, And Cody Wilson, the inventor of the 21st Century  “Liberator” 3D-printed pistol. Amazon is already taking pre-orders for …

Steptoe Butte – Under the Radar! o o o Notice the T-shirt the guy is wearing in the mug shot: Treasure Valley pair arrested after bank robbery – RBS o o o Reflections on Mount St. Helens eruption 34 years after blast. Sunday was the 34th Anniversary of the eruption of Mount St. Helens. o o o Coeur d’Alene uses goats for fire protection

North Idaho Heat (Eden Acres, LLC) offers a great many self-sufficient and off-grid items including Blaze King Wood Stoves (which do not need electricity), Morso (a really great non-electric pellet stove), and The WiseWay among others. If you’re near downtown Bonners Ferry, check it out in the Old Creamery Building beside the post office. www.northidahoblaze.com. o o o Rhonda sent in this website to The Woodsman’s Shop, also located in Bonners Ferry. The primary focus is to stock quality items (mostly knives) rather than the barely functional import products. o o o Is Montana the Next Big Data Hub?. – …

Frank Limbs Hernandez, 94, of Eagle, Idaho, passed away peacefully in his sleep on April 21, 2014. He, serving in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam, gave over 30 years of service. He was the oldest living Marine in Idaho to have survived three combat theaters. A true hero. – D.H. o o o 3.8 quake in central Idaho, 2.5 in west Montana | KTVB.COM Boise. – RBS o o o Fourth graders kicked out of school after planning to make fireworks. – RBS o o o Thieves swipe fruit trees from Boise’s first urban orchard

Oil train shipments in Montana raise concern o o o Report: Idaho has highest payday loan interest rates o o o We’ve reported on this before when it happened. Now theIdaho State Police wants the license plate profiling case tossed. o o o Changing gun laws raise new questions on UI campus. – RBS

Western lawmakers gather in Utah to talk federal land takeover o o o The Northwest Preparedness Expo o o o Teacher who had chair thrown at her faces firing – RBS o o o Pastor Saeed Abedini writes an Easter message from prison: Idaho resident held in Iran. – R.C.

JWR, I would like to start by saying how much I truly appreciate what you have brought to the Preparedness community. Your insights through your blog, books, and on-air advice have been a godsend! Here is my dilemma: My wife has recently come to the realization that a strategic relocation is required, despite gentle encouragement from me for a few years. The problem is that she’s convinced the location should be The Dominican Republic! My wife, through a friend, met a group who live in the Dominican Republic full time that help expats from the USA explore the DR (as …

Montana school considers arming teachers o o o Sheriff expands ‘Man Up Crusade’ to rodeos throughout the West o o o Girl’s bad dreams help save family from carbon monoxide o o o Dashcam from traffic stop of driver from legalized marijuana state. – RBS Note: This video is over 1.5 hours long. The driver is claiming he was profiled based upon his licence plate. o o o 4.9-magnitude earthquake rattles central Idaho – H.L. HJL Notes: See also today’s Odds ‘n Sods column for an interesting video from the NY Times on earthquake readiness.

Wyoming Candidate for Governor Runs on Nullification Platform – B.B. o o o More Idahoans carrying concealed thanks to enhanced permit – The primary advantage is that this permit is recognized by more states for those that travel. – RBS o o o He is an advocate of less government and less taxes. So he is being targeted for recall… Kuna school trustee target of recall petition – B.L. o o o Cassia County sheriff offers free concealed carry course

Sirs: Although the “retreat location” criteria has a sound basis and the stated criteria are good, just like buying a ticket on the maiden voyage of the Titanic, there is a serious overlooked flaw in the plan, which is the nearness to locals that are potential missile targets, such as Whiteman AFB in Missouri and Malmstrom AFB in Montana. One should not evacuate/relocate to an otherwise good area then find yourself downwind of a potential NUDET. As a former SAC pilot during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, I well know that things can get out of hand rather quickly, …