The City of Eagles - Libby Montana

Soldat's Home Town

6.12.07

Lots of times I get asked, "Where is Soldat FHQ?"  We are located in the beautiful northwest part of the great state of Montana.  Nestled amid snow capped mountains, rich pine forests, glacial river and sparkling streams Libby is a gorgeous spot.  Take a look  here, see if you don't nod in agreement.  Make a vacation to this part of the world part of your plans when you come to visit the Soldat FHQ shop!  If you need other vacation help, send your email to me at Soldat and I'll get it to the right folks who will help you plan your trip!

Gloria Belcher and Will infront of the Dirty Shame Saloon.  World class food in a classic Yaak environment.  Check you guns and come on in!  Will in front of the Yaak Falls, Montana

Festival of Lights Christmas Parade 06

Getting ready for the Christmas Parade  07.     The 16 inches of snow from last weekend had melted away, Elfin Will and St.Nikolaus    had a great time! Hohoho!

Nicholas, the Weinachtsmann, waits to start the Festival of Lights Parade in 03.  Along with his trusted companion, Schwartz Peter (taking the photo) Nicholas navigated the snow covered route, without reindeer, on his faithful CJ R71.  Forgoing generated lights the bike  was illuminated with a single candle lamp.  With sleigh bells and a hearty "Froh Weinachten!" candy was brought to all those good boys and girls on the parade route.  Peter had a bundle of switches, but the naughty were not in attendance!

The Seasons of the Kubel

Spring -May 07

Summer - August 06

Winter - December 06

Went "Knoodling" * around a bit today after I hit the MAC.  Took a few Kubagraphs around Libby.  Fireman's Park honors out super volunteer fire department.  In 1996 we had a microburst that knocked a lot of trees out of the park.  Local chainsaw artists came in and did various sculptures.   This is the Wiking. You can camp here for free!

One of Todd's giant metal eagle sculptures.  This thing is like 50 feet tip to tip.  Right on Highway 2.

Eagle II, infront of the Chamber of Commerce and Fireman's park.

William & Burbon at the Helping Hooves Awards BBQ.   Helping Hooves provides Equine Therapy to folks of all ages.  William has not only benefited in balance and flexibility, he has also learned about care and respect for a horse.  No website yet, but this is another living in paradise plus.

The Montana 500.  A 2 day stock Ford Model T race.  How cool is that!? This one caught my eye, these girls smoked 'em off the line (well as much as a stock Tcan smoke 'em)!  Another too much fun in NW Montana day!  Got to go to the drive in movie tonight (3 July), watch Harry Potter and a huge fireworks display, its "Car Load Nite" so I'll take the Suburban!  Libby, Montana, where it is cool to have cubic inches under the hood and nobody says anything about the environmental impact of big pickup trucks and SUV's.

Folks, Organizations & Places That Make Things Happen for the Area

Matt Brumlow & William as dusk falls on the stage.  Each year Montana Shakespeare in the Parks presents two plays in Libby. 

Provider Pals

Will goes to Raven as a Libby Host for kids from NYC and San Diego.  Kira was in the first class to go and now this photo of her and her friends is on the Provider Pals poster!  This program is locally created, with funding from Ford Motor Company and now has many other friends, and helps kids in the city to see where stuff they use and eat comes from; everything we use either grows and is harvested or is extracted and refined.  Check out the site to see all the places that are involved in the Libby based program.

Montana Athletic Club

OK, it is me on the bike, but look closer!  That is the famous Montana Athletic Club  Flamingo MAC!  That bird has been all over this end of Montana, even under the protection of the US Border Patrol!  It is only natural for him to want to get on the finest bike in town and cut out.  Hahahaha!  I was on my way to work out and took the key!   A fun place to keep fit, get the blood to the brain and to think!  A great staff and a welcoming atmosphere! 

Ski Turner Mountain

Here is a newspaper clipping of Soldat's accountant Bruce Zwang.  Bruce is also the president of a local volunteer group that manages one of the best skiing places in the USA.  Turner Mountain gets better known each year as skiers look to challenge their skills and get a change of pace from the multimillion dollar skitowns that dot the west.

Boyz n' Girlz with Gunz

Semi auto time at the county public range!  Guns are good.  Good for teaching kids safety, respect, about what made America, and that "it ain't like in the movies!"  The NRA put in a huge grant and now this range has covered benches, trap & skeet range, bow range a caretaker and just keeps getting better.  I'll get another photo of the whole place.

Libby Middle School Jazz Band at the Buddy DeFranco Festival!  Good & Safe Schools!

Libby is a community, in a county, in a state that is on a roll towards the future.  Get on, ride the wave!

Stuff Happening In the Area That You Could Come to:

4th of July in Troy - great old fashioned 4th with parade, music, fireworks and fun!  Here is my daughter, Kira, the Nordicfest Princess waiting for the Viking ship to arrive.

Logger Days - A celebration of logging heritage.  Will & Jasmine showed of the Summer Band Program in the parade. See if our mayor can claim the title of "Bull of the Woods."

Ignite the Nites - When was the last time you had your mainstreet light up with big block power.  On Friday night, on the 3rd weekend of August major motors put rubber to asphalt downtown during "Cruise the Gut!"   228 vehicles entered last year!

Aaron starting to turn them over on the Ventura as the crowd starts to gather.  The Kooble is taking a break to make room for the big blocks.

Beauty and the Beasts, the Kooble on show Saturday morning.   We were beat out by by a restored VW ragtop!  This year the Libby Model Club will host a model car show in the Dome.  Kids can enter for a real Igniters Car Show Prize!

American Antique Motorcycle Run - Antique bikes were here 4 - 6 August.

Nordic Fest - Celebrate Nordic Traditions with lots of eating and fun in Sep!  Plus my daughter Kira is the Princess!  Will get photo of her in her Viking ship. This year the Libby Model Club will be having our first show during this time.  See us at the Dome 11-5 Saturday.   Look for the Kooble!

Irish Fair - The place to be if you aren't in Butte on St. Patty's Day.

There is lots more to Libby and Lincoln County, I'll put more info up as I get to it or you can search yourself.   Oh, and tell 'em Soldat sent you!

Relocation

OK, I know you looked and now you are hooked.  I know how it is!  Want to look at some land or a home?  Get with Patty Evans, she is the Soldat approved broker.  This is a great place for those who make their living on line or by some other self-contained means.  Basicly, you need to bring your job with you.  This place is perfect for family businesses ready to work out of a house by the Kootenai River or the shop looking out a window towards the Cabinet Mountains.  All major parcel carriers operate here with inbound shipping with USPS and UPS outbound.  Soldat FHQ exists via cyberspace and the USPS!  Low on malls but big on views there are 8 million acres of public lands for you to wander with world class fishing and hunting.

* Knoodling, to drive or tour in the Knoodlekar.  Kooblekar has become Knoodlekar in FamLeespeak.