Word: chatham
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...ranch in Paradise Valley, Montana, where he moved with his wife, nee Betty Crockett (a direct descendant of Davy), and his son Thomas IV. The breathtaking scenery and anything-goes ambiance soon attracted a freewheeling constellation of characters that included fellow writer Richard Brautigan, actor Peter Fonda, painter Russell Chatham and director Sam Peckinpah. Before long, stories started coming out of the valley, ribald tales of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll that have become part of the local lore...
City officials, who have been managing to tear down only about 250 derelict structures a month, initially cast a blind eye on the copycat barn razings that followed. Events took on the atmosphere of a block party in some neighborhoods. But then a scuffle broke out on Chatham Street, after house busters blocked the road with debris from the makeshift crack house and brothel they tore down. The Motor City demolition derby has now resulted in five arrests for wrecking without a permit -- and a healthy increase in the number of houses the city is clearing away...
...Chatham Real Estate, which owns the building, padlocked the theater doors last Thursday after a rent check bounced, said leaseholder and operator Garen Daly...
...lease runs only through December 31, Daly said, adding that he expects Chatham will then redevelop the property. The landlords could not be reached for comment...
...average age of the U.S. population continues to rise, the future for adult education seems bright. "I could easily go to school for the rest of my life," says Chatham student Bobbi Hill, 38, who flunked out of college the first time around but is now on her way to a degree in history and philosophy. In the decades to come, colleges are gambling that millions of adults will share her enthusiasm...