The valley is enjoying an old fashioned winter this year with the snow consistent and deep. Christmas Eve this year rode into Montana on the haunches of a solid snow storm that made driving treacherous. Highways were restricted to emergency travel, but local Ninemilers stepped into their winter boots, slid on heavy coats and mittens and relied on both luck and 4wd rigs to make the trek up the valley. A local cadre of holiday helpers showed up early at the Community Center to