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Gone but not forgottenMonday, January 5, 2009 @ 9:40PMFrom zoning and rabies to horse abuse and the recession, 2008 was another busy year in Ravalli County. So much so that the Ravalli Republic’s year-end list of top 10 news stories includes 11.

Bopper’s family to auction casketMonday, January 5, 2009 @ 9:33PMBEAUMONT, Texas (AP) — Perhaps rock ’n’ roll’s most macabre historical artifact will go on the block when the family of the late 1950s pop star J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson auctions his casket on eBay sometime in the next few weeks — almost 50 years after “the day the music died.”

Jones sentenced to 30 years on multiple drug chargesMonday, January 5, 2009 @ 9:15PMA Mississippi man who had lived temporarily in Washington was sentenced to 25 years on multiple drug charges Monday.

How to come out ahead in the 2009 real estate marketMonday, January 5, 2009 @ 8:21PMThe down market has changed the rules for real estate. Inside, 5 tips for buyers and 4 more for sellers.

Seminary’s makeover to include homes and attractionsMonday, January 5, 2009 @ 6:45PMSILVER SPRING — With its decaying Japanese pagoda, crumbling English castle and the remains of a resort hotel, National Park Seminary looked like an enchanted forest — and one in desperate need of a happy fairy-tale ending.

Winter in YellowstoneSunday, January 4, 2009 @ 9:29AMYELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — We were expecting to see plenty of wildlife on a winter outing to Yellowstone National Park, but — silly us — we thought we might have to get through the entrance first.

In Las Vegas, the glitter fadesSunday, January 4, 2009 @ 8:37AMThis is not just a place people are born and live. Las Vegas is an enterprise. More is better. Biggest is best.

Low-maintenance plants availableSunday, January 4, 2009 @ 6:48AMDear Roger: I am changing my landscape. I want to plant a garden with mostly evergreen hollies and just a patch of grass so I won’t have much maintenance.

AREA DEATHSSunday, January 4, 2009 @ 6:44AMFRANK L. BUTLER, 88, of Pocomoke City died Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009, at home. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Holloway Funeral Home P.A. in Pocomoke City, where family and friends may call an hour prior to the service. If desired, contributions may be made to First Baptist Church, 204 Fourth St., Pocomoke City, Md. 21851; or Coastal Hospice, PO 1733, Salisbury, Md. 21803.