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Reporter's note: This is part three of a four part series. Frank Sharples left a note on my desk asking if I knew about the Lidstone Murders. I recalled a photo in the Chinook centennial book, but that was about the extent of what I knew. I searched the archives of the "Chinook Opinion" and found many details of the 1932 double homicide in the northwest corner of Blaine County. In the local history of northwest Blaine County, "The Unyielding Prairie...," there was a lot of information about...

Reporters note: I'm on my annual October temporary job at a pumpkin patch in western Washington State. It's the fourth year I've worked at the Black Crow Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze-about 50 miles north of downtown Seattle, near Arlington, WA. It's a family owned plot of five acres of pumpkins, squash and gourds plus another five acre corn maze. The owner comes from a long line of berry and pumpkin farmers. I've learned this year, from various media outlets, that "pumpkins are out and gourds are...

Reporter's note: While in Malta's riverside park to do a story about the Milk River Wagon Train's 47th annual trip, I could hear the roar of engines off in the distance. I remembered that there was a drag strip on the edge of Malta. My friend and I took a break from the horse and wagon era and drove over to check out the drag strip. I'd seen the drag strip once before but never while races were going on. I was a bit surprised at the number of dragsters lined up at the starting line for their...