| Things are putting a damper on the Festival of | | | | about small-town idaho. |
| Light Parade in the mainly Mormon town of | | | | Being an old fuddy-duddy, I had never heard of |
| Preston, Idaho. November 25 was to be a joyous | | | | Napoleon Dynamite. I went to: |
| day when the extras who "stared" in Napoleon | | | | I first learned that there is a fan club of over |
| Dynamite where to be the headline attractions at | | | | 150,000 members. It must be important, I |
| the annual parade. The city fathers and | | | | thought. |
| merchants expected all 500 residents (includes | | | | I realized that the Foxsearchlight site had nothing |
| horses) to come out to the parade. But now | | | | to do with the network. It is the focus of the Fox |
| there is a damper on the event. | | | | Store. They reported that a DVD was or would |
| How sad that the former Chief of Police has been | | | | soon be available for $19.95. |
| declared "a crooked cop" by the local court. He | | | | They also provided this useful information: |
| was sentenced to 1-5 years in whatever they call | | | | Actors: Jon Heder, Jon Gries, Aaron Ruell, Efren |
| a jail up that way. | | | | Ramirez, Tina Majorino, Haylie Duff, Diedrich |
| Even worse, the State of Idaho Attorney General | | | | Bader; |
| is mad at the former Mayor of Preston. It seems | | | | Director: Jared Hess |
| the former mayor billed Preston twice for a | | | | Never heard of 'em! |
| $1300 expenditure on a trip to Washington, D.C. | | | | Cancel the parade! |
| The AG thinks that was $1300 too much. You | | | | Copyright©John T. Jones, Ph.D. |
| can't fool our AG with such shenanigans. He cares | | | | |