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Weather: Perfect Autumn days, too bad it's only early September. It gets cold too early here in NW Montana.

Wildlife: The Redwing Blackbirds are gathering in flocks of three dozen or more.

In the Community: I found myself at the Museum at Central School when news photographer Karen Nichols was given this tip: Honoring the more than 1,000 American military men and women who have died in the Iraq war, a group of about 20 Flathead Valley residents gathered at Depot Park on Thursday evening to reflect on and pray for the dead soldiers and their families. Candlelight vigils were held across the country Thursday evening to remember the dead. From left are Dianne Grove, Peggy Casey, Marion Gerrish, Lynn Stanley, Andy Shirtliff, Pauline Sjordal and Donna Harrison. According to the Associated Press, an estimated 10,000 to 30,000 Iraqis have been killed since the United States invaded in March 2003.
The Daily Internet: The Daily Inter Lake Newspaper, Kalispell, Montana

Media Watch: The movie Lagaan, Once Upon A Time In India is a good melodrama, but the intermission sure was welcome. It was nominated for a Foreign Language Academy Award in 2002 -- along with "Amélie" from France, "Elling" from Norway, "No Man's Land" from Bosnia & Herzegovina (the winner), and "Son of the Bride" from Argentina. Lagaan's web site
MTV Video Music Awards rerun -- a pretty dull show this year, especially in the wake of this same company's embarassingly lousy job at the Super Bowl. I heard the name Christina Aguilera and held my thumb off the remote. I like to hear her sing. She did a full-production duet with rapper Nelly that was dazzling! Nelly was out of his class, but since he has none, I guess it didn't matter so much. Here's her official website. (There's plenty of unofficial sites out there too with tacky pictures and stuff. I guess that talent alone is not enough.) CHRISTINA AGUILERA