View From The Bridge 7/17/17

VIEW from the BRIDGE
By Muncie
7/19/17

IT’S ALL OVER TOWN
It’s a common phrase that is used to describe news that spreads in a small town like Fort Benton. It maybe about someone who has passed away that day, about a budding romance or a fading one, an exciting event happening to someone or about a person of interest. Since I do not do Facebook or have a Smart Phone, I most often am the last one to get any such news.

The point of my story is to let you know about what I do hear often. That is what a great job Bethany DeBorde is doing with the River Press. This is not to take anything away from the 20 years that Tim Burmeister spent as reporter/editor. It is to realize the importance of the job that Bethany has taken over.

I am proud of her youth and energy to even entertain the thought of taking over a local newspaper. Thank you Bethany and may your tenure at the River Press be long and rewarding.

FARMER’S MARKET
It began last Thursday with a good crowd for the first event in spite of the 90 plus heat. I didn’t stay long because even in the shade, it was too hot for me. I did however buy my season ticket for the Chouteau County Performing Arts. It again looks like winner performances and a good time will be had by all. See you there.

ADDITION TO MARKET
Chris Halko and daughter Rainie will be at the Farmers Market this Thursday prepared to make earrings out of the Shep Charms. If you missed out at Summer Celebration, this is your opportunity to purchase a pair for yourself or birthday/Christmas presents for your daughters and granddaughters.

They will have a table and will be ready to work on providing your orders on the spot. The Shep Charms are a delightful character of our “Forever Faithful” dog and a truly memorable keepsake. Please take advantage of this activity as I feel responsible for Chris ordering 200 charms. I was so sure they would go “like hotcakes” so to speak. I only feel sad because I do not have any granddaughters to buy earrings for. Oh well!  I have my own pair to treasure .

SCHOOL SUPPLIES
Can you believe that the spring/summer sales are over and school supplies have appeared on the shelves of retailers? The days are getting noticeably shorter and the next holiday, Labor Day, is about 6 weeks away. If you take a vacation it is probably over. Haying is over, as I understand it, and harvest will soon be upon us. “Funny How Time Slips Away.”

So enjoy every minute of every day. Stop and think about your life and dwell on the things that make you happy. Handle the ups and downs with concern the downers but with joy the uppers.

WEATHER
Gosh, I hate to mention it but I have to. I have heat exhaustion again that keeps me in the apartment with the great air conditioning that I have here. If I need to go to the post office or the grocery store, I can start my truck from inside and get from apartment ac into the truck ac I cannot travel on the GoGo (scooter,) because I cannot be in the sun. If I thought that the winter cabin fever was bad it was nothing like summer cabin fever. I cannot be outside breathing the hot air. I keep the blinds closed from the sun and so cannot see outside. For the first time in my life I can hardly wait until fall. I did not want to confess this situation but found that many others I talk with feel the same way.

I thought about going to Alaska for the summer but found that it gets hot there too. Whoever thought that Montana, with its reputation of being cold, would ever have 100 degree and over temperatures?

Well, enough of that. Whatever will be will be and I could never leave “My Happy Place.”

SHEP STORIES
I have not heard from a single person about a Shep story. I know there must be some out there that Grammas, Grandpas, Great Grammas and Grandpas have passed down Shep stories. They must have been here when Shep was at the depot. Please let me hear from you and if the story is more than I can handle, I will pass it on to Bethany. Everyone loves a dog story.

GOD BLESS AMERICA, OUR TROOPS, THOSE WHO PROTECT US,  WEAR RED ON FRIDAYS, FLY YOUR AMERICAN FLAG, and PUT A GREEN BULB IN YOU FRONT PORCH LIGHT.