Showing posts with label walking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label walking. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
View From The Bridge 1/20/16
VIEW from the BRIDGE
By Muncie
1/20/16
WEATHER
As much as I worried about the long nights, I cannot believe that January is half over. Yes, it stays light a little longer, but not fast enough for me. By this time next month it should be getting dark about 6:30pm. I was reminded by one of my friends that Day-Light Savings time begins in March.
Now I know that about half of you readers do not like Savings Time and the other half of you like it. There is something about darkness that I find hard to handle. It may be because I cannot spend enough time outdoors. Most of us Seniors Citizens do not drive at night. Most of us do not go out at night. Fortunately, I do attend functions at night but only if they are close in proximity to my walking there. One would think that after all these years, one would bet used to the day and evening hour changes. Whatever! I will welcome spring with open arms.
WALKING
I greeted Toots Hayden in the hallways of the high school on Monday a week ago. She was told that she needed to walk and is taking advantage of those very safe hallways. With all the ice and snow around town, the school hallways have become a great way to get walking in your schedule.
I have seen walkers from the bank about four times in two years but they must walk at a different time. Toots showed up about the same time as I walk and that is 4:00pm on Monday through Thursday and at 3:00pm on early out Friday. Many residents have said that they need to walk. Just do it!
Toots called the high school to check out walking permission. You have it and can come and join us any time. There is always parking right in front of the school. I walk from one doorway to the other four times and that is about 1 mile. How long it takes me depends on the book I am listening to. If it is an exciting part, I walk faster. There are benches in several places that you can rest on if need be. I am really thankful that I can utilize our wonderful high school to do something I love to do. See you there!
ORGANIZATIONS
I am really enthused about the several organizations who are writing for the River Press. The “Letters to the Readers or to the Editor” are also very interesting. Thanks to those who take the time to do those things.
I talked to one of the basketball coaches, in of all places, the grocery store. He said that he will try to get someone to write about the games. I will look forward to that. As I have said before, the games move so quickly that I cannot follow the action. It would help a great deal if the games were spelled out for me. I know this is selfish of me but I know there are other people out there who have told me the same story. Go Longhorns and Lady Longhorns!
CONSORTIUM
A week from Friday it all begins. Music Artists will be pouring into town for the big day on Saturday. Every accommodation in town is filled. These people have made it known that they love Fort Benton because of the welcome that is displayed. So, if you see them on the street or in a store, give them your biggest smile and say “Welcome to Fort Benton.” A smile goes a long way at anytime, anywhere to anyone. I can hardly wait.
SNOW ANGELS
It has not gone unnoticed that Snow Angels are cleaning my walks. It gets more and more difficult each year to take care of that chore. Not only does the sideway get longer and longer each year but the cold gets to my fingers more quickly.
It is enough to get outside to feed the birds and fill the squirrel feeder. I know the birds are visiting the yard but I never see them anymore. The squirrel feeder is not visited either. I wonder what happened to him. Even the feral cat has disappeared. With all the fresh snow I have not seen cat prints for several weeks now. Perhaps the cat has found a warmer place to reside other than under my deck.
VETERANS PHOTOS
I went to the Sunrise Bluffs one day a couple of weeks ago and picked up the Bio books. There are two and they are heavy. I deposited them at the Research Center with about a dozen more pictures that have to be processed. I organized piles of the work to be done when the two volunteers come to the Center to give me time to help me get caught up. There are pictures to be scanned, records put in the computer, framing, and finally hanging at the Bluffs. This is my favorite volunteer job.
However, this will be the last of this program. Everything has to come to an end and this will be the end. There are about 250 pictures that will be hanging at the Bluffs. You are welcome at any time to view them. That is the reason the photos were hung there. It is open from early morning until late at night. I am so grateful to Karla for a great space to hang the photos.
I will let you know when every detail is in order so you can make a trip to the Bluffs to see your loved one honored in the only way I could think of. We treasure them as those men and women who kept and still keep us free.
OBSERVATIONS
“If you sit for more than 11 hours a day, there is a 50% chance that you will not be around in the next 3 years.” (Oh my! That is an eye opener.)
GOD BLESS AMERICA, MONTANA, FORT BENTON, OUR TROOPS, OUT POLICE FORCES, WEAR RED ON FRIDAY AND PUT A GREEN BULB ON YOUR FRONT PORCH.
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
View From The Bridge 1/16/16
VIEW from the BRIDGE
By Muncie
1/13/16
NIGHTLINE
I am sure that many of you readers could not connect with the Nightline program last Friday night because of Dish networks problems (whatever they were.) I went to son Randy’s home to watch it. I thought it was very well done and only caught a couple of errors as of distances from one place to another. Otherwise, it was very well put together.
Did you see the George Montgomery bronze and the Square Butte Country Club? Readers from Geraldine, of course, saw many landmarks.
I have watched Dateline for years and in my opinion, the show last Friday was just as good as any other I have seen. I am looking forward to it being shown again so I can record it. You notice so many more things the second time around.
NIGHTLINE II
This was a best kept secret that I learned from the Gals at Studio Salon on Friday morning. Why am I the last one to know anything about anything?
Nightline asked son Randy if he could do a short story on Shep. It is 2 l/2 minutes long. It brings again the Shep Legend of Forever Faithful. To have the story reappear was a love story with dogs. May it live on forever not only in Fort Benton but in the entire dog and people world?
The story appeared on Thursday and by Friday afternoon it had 1,400,000 hits. It is just mind boggling what this modern technology creates.
Today is Monday and the Shep Story has now received over 2 million hits. Have you watched it yet? Just go to NBC/Nightline.com and enjoy.
COOK BOOK
I had conversation with one person about the sponsors of the Methodist Women’s Cook Book. I was disappointed that I did not get through to more readers about the sponsors because of the impact of the book. In my opinion it is going back to roots in Montana. Perhaps there is not much interest in that sort of thing these days. All the attention is toward the future in every category of life.
People do not talk enough these days. They are buried in their Facebook and Smart Phones. Well, at least they are learning to type fairly well. I think the very young will see the day when robots will be the norm. (I, frankly, would like to see a robot clean my house, wash and iron my clothes, and make dinner every day.)
Back to the Cookbook. The Café Modern was owned by Dode Bramlette who later in life married Frank Morger. They lived in the house I live in for 17 years before they sold it to Wally and Vicky Morger.
Back in the late 40’s, my Sweetheart Wally told me that he and the men he worked with would eat lunch at the Café Modern. The cost of a whole dinner, coffee, and dessert was .65 cents. (Perhaps it is best not to delve into the past because then you begin to talk about the “Good Old Days” and what everything cost then.
For instance…I worked at the local Drug Store for 6 summers. I made .25 cents an hour. A soda was .10 cents, a sundae was .12 cents, an ice cream cone was .05 cents for a single dip or .10 cents for a double, and .15 cents for a malted milk. Those were the “Good Ole Days.”
I would like very much to hear from you Old Timers about some of your experiences with any of the sponsors of the Cookbook. I know somewhere those sponsors touched your lives and it was memory you treasured. Hope to hear from you soon.
FRIENDS
Did you put the Friends of the Library meeting on your calendar? If you did not and wanted to attend, your missed it at 12:00 today (Wednesday.) Whether are not the Friends will meet again will be in this column next week? My understanding is that there is a lot of help needed. So if you love to share a good book and the company of Friends, it could be a good way to get off the couch and be out and about. It was always my favorite organization and an effort for me to obtain the book from the Talking Library. Not that I minded because I enjoy having someone read to me especially when I am walking.
ENTERTAINMENT
The next Chouteau County Performing Arts program will not be until Wednesday, February 10th. There will be however, the Consortium at the Elementary School on Saturday, January 30th.
I have heard along the grape vine, that we have some new residents in town. Perhaps they are not familiar with the Performing Arts Consortium and would like to know all about it.
Every other year Fort Benton is host to all Montana towns and cities Performing Arts programs. Artists, musical or otherwise, are chosen to “Showcase” their acts to be chosen by the individual Arts programs. It begins early on Saturday morning and goes all day. (Watch the River Press for schedules.) The day is entirely filled with enjoyable acts. It is also fun to discuss with yourself which acts you would like to see again in an evening performance. The Showcases have only 12 minutes to show us what they can do.
This program is entirely FREE to the PUBLIC. There is very comfortable seating in our most beautiful auditorium in the area. If you are a stranger to town, come and introduce yourself to the Fort Benton Performing Arts Board members who are usually in the lobby. You do not have to commit to anything but just to enjoy a day of great music. Hope to see you there.
WALKING
I am still walking the halls of the Fort Benton High School Monday through Friday. The school is a very busy place with the basketball teams practicing in the gym or running in the halls for strength and endurance. How I wish I could run like that.
I still, mostly, have the halls to myself and as I have said before, I can walk freely without having to look down to see where I am walking. I look forward to my walk and am grateful that I have that great school to help me exercise.
OBSERVATIONS
I am out of them because there were so many I could not or actually did not want to print. I go to a different venue below.
WORD TO THE WISE
I found these quotes on the inter-net and it did not have a title that I remember or that was printed. Hope you enjoy them.
1. Your shoes are about the first thing that people subconsciously notice about you. Wear nice shoes.
GOD BLESS AMERICA, MONTANA, FORT BENTON, OUR TROOPS, OUR POLICE FORCES, WEAR RED ON FRIDAY and PUT A GREEN BULB ON YOUR FRONT PORCH.
By Muncie
1/13/16
NIGHTLINE
I am sure that many of you readers could not connect with the Nightline program last Friday night because of Dish networks problems (whatever they were.) I went to son Randy’s home to watch it. I thought it was very well done and only caught a couple of errors as of distances from one place to another. Otherwise, it was very well put together.
Did you see the George Montgomery bronze and the Square Butte Country Club? Readers from Geraldine, of course, saw many landmarks.
I have watched Dateline for years and in my opinion, the show last Friday was just as good as any other I have seen. I am looking forward to it being shown again so I can record it. You notice so many more things the second time around.
NIGHTLINE II
This was a best kept secret that I learned from the Gals at Studio Salon on Friday morning. Why am I the last one to know anything about anything?
Nightline asked son Randy if he could do a short story on Shep. It is 2 l/2 minutes long. It brings again the Shep Legend of Forever Faithful. To have the story reappear was a love story with dogs. May it live on forever not only in Fort Benton but in the entire dog and people world?
The story appeared on Thursday and by Friday afternoon it had 1,400,000 hits. It is just mind boggling what this modern technology creates.
Today is Monday and the Shep Story has now received over 2 million hits. Have you watched it yet? Just go to NBC/Nightline.com and enjoy.
COOK BOOK
I had conversation with one person about the sponsors of the Methodist Women’s Cook Book. I was disappointed that I did not get through to more readers about the sponsors because of the impact of the book. In my opinion it is going back to roots in Montana. Perhaps there is not much interest in that sort of thing these days. All the attention is toward the future in every category of life.
People do not talk enough these days. They are buried in their Facebook and Smart Phones. Well, at least they are learning to type fairly well. I think the very young will see the day when robots will be the norm. (I, frankly, would like to see a robot clean my house, wash and iron my clothes, and make dinner every day.)
Back to the Cookbook. The Café Modern was owned by Dode Bramlette who later in life married Frank Morger. They lived in the house I live in for 17 years before they sold it to Wally and Vicky Morger.
Back in the late 40’s, my Sweetheart Wally told me that he and the men he worked with would eat lunch at the Café Modern. The cost of a whole dinner, coffee, and dessert was .65 cents. (Perhaps it is best not to delve into the past because then you begin to talk about the “Good Old Days” and what everything cost then.
For instance…I worked at the local Drug Store for 6 summers. I made .25 cents an hour. A soda was .10 cents, a sundae was .12 cents, an ice cream cone was .05 cents for a single dip or .10 cents for a double, and .15 cents for a malted milk. Those were the “Good Ole Days.”
I would like very much to hear from you Old Timers about some of your experiences with any of the sponsors of the Cookbook. I know somewhere those sponsors touched your lives and it was memory you treasured. Hope to hear from you soon.
FRIENDS
Did you put the Friends of the Library meeting on your calendar? If you did not and wanted to attend, your missed it at 12:00 today (Wednesday.) Whether are not the Friends will meet again will be in this column next week? My understanding is that there is a lot of help needed. So if you love to share a good book and the company of Friends, it could be a good way to get off the couch and be out and about. It was always my favorite organization and an effort for me to obtain the book from the Talking Library. Not that I minded because I enjoy having someone read to me especially when I am walking.
ENTERTAINMENT
The next Chouteau County Performing Arts program will not be until Wednesday, February 10th. There will be however, the Consortium at the Elementary School on Saturday, January 30th.
I have heard along the grape vine, that we have some new residents in town. Perhaps they are not familiar with the Performing Arts Consortium and would like to know all about it.
Every other year Fort Benton is host to all Montana towns and cities Performing Arts programs. Artists, musical or otherwise, are chosen to “Showcase” their acts to be chosen by the individual Arts programs. It begins early on Saturday morning and goes all day. (Watch the River Press for schedules.) The day is entirely filled with enjoyable acts. It is also fun to discuss with yourself which acts you would like to see again in an evening performance. The Showcases have only 12 minutes to show us what they can do.
This program is entirely FREE to the PUBLIC. There is very comfortable seating in our most beautiful auditorium in the area. If you are a stranger to town, come and introduce yourself to the Fort Benton Performing Arts Board members who are usually in the lobby. You do not have to commit to anything but just to enjoy a day of great music. Hope to see you there.
WALKING
I am still walking the halls of the Fort Benton High School Monday through Friday. The school is a very busy place with the basketball teams practicing in the gym or running in the halls for strength and endurance. How I wish I could run like that.
I still, mostly, have the halls to myself and as I have said before, I can walk freely without having to look down to see where I am walking. I look forward to my walk and am grateful that I have that great school to help me exercise.
OBSERVATIONS
I am out of them because there were so many I could not or actually did not want to print. I go to a different venue below.
WORD TO THE WISE
I found these quotes on the inter-net and it did not have a title that I remember or that was printed. Hope you enjoy them.
1. Your shoes are about the first thing that people subconsciously notice about you. Wear nice shoes.
GOD BLESS AMERICA, MONTANA, FORT BENTON, OUR TROOPS, OUR POLICE FORCES, WEAR RED ON FRIDAY and PUT A GREEN BULB ON YOUR FRONT PORCH.
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
View From The Bridge 8/5/15
VIEW from the BRIDGE
By Muncie
8/5/15
AUGUST MOON
What a treat to see the Full (Blue) Moon on the 29th of July. The sky was perfectly clear that evening and it rose above the bluffs about 9:30 or thereabouts. By midnight it was high in the sky and that was the last I saw of it. This month it will be full on the 29th again.
The August Moon is called the Sturgeon Moon. The fishing tribes were given credit for naming the moon because sturgeon, a large fish, was readily caught in the Great Lakes and other large bodies of water. Another name is the Full Red Moon because as it rises it appears to be reddish through any sultry haze. Other tribes called it the Green Corn Moon or the Grain Moon.
RATTLESNAKES
I made a trip to the Sheriff’s office that houses the fascinating room where the 911 calls come in. I was checking to check out that my Freedom Alert was working properly.
The week before Summer Celebration I told you the story about a young boy who was bitten by a rattler in Big Sandy. The Responders could not reach him and Mercy Flight was called to transport him to Great Falls.
That was the weekend of the Big Sandy High School reunion where three of my granddaughters graduated. When they returned from the festivities, I asked if anyone mentioned the boy who was bitten. No one heard any reports nor was there any info in the newspapers.
Last Friday when I went to the Sheriff’s office, I asked about the boy who was bitten. The reason the Mercy Flight had to transport him was because he was on a canoe trip on the remote part of the Missouri River. He is doing fine and that is a little more information than I knew before. Did you remember the incident?
SHAKESPEARE in the PARK
The year has rolled around again and Thursday you can enjoy the Taste of Chouteau County, the Farmer’s Market, and Shakespeare in the Park in the Old Fort Benton Park. I refer to it as a dinner theatre. Choose your dinner from a great menu of local restaurants and local food vendors and then enjoy the performance. What more could you ask for, lounging on your own chairs and eating outdoors? (Remember your bug spray.)
The weather promises to be much cooler than it was at Summer Celebration time. Enjoy because the next entertainment will be the Chouteau County Performing Arts starting in October.
CCPA
Mentioning the Chouteau County Performing Arts above reminds me that season tickets are now available. They are discounted if you buy before the first performance. There will be a CCPA table at Thursday festivities at the Old Fort Park. I would like to see every seat sold out at the Fort Benton Elementary School. If you have not yet seen the newly upholster seats, you have a pleasant surprise. They are beautiful as well as very comfortable.
The dates and performers were listed in last week’s edition. The schedule looks fantastic and you have a choice to pick and choose the ones you would like to attend. However, buy a seasons ticket to support the CCPA. See you there.
WALKING
I am walking at the Ag Museum every day now because the high school is closed. They are working on the floors and want them to dry for two weeks because that is when football practice begins. Can you believe that school begins this month and there will be a football game? I am looking forward to the end of the month because it will be cooling off. (Sorry Kids, the summer is going so quickly.)
Since I walk at the Ag Museum, I will be seeing football practice out there on the football field. In case you are not familiar with Fort Benton, the High School football field is across the street from the Ag Museum.
I am starting the View on Saturday, the 1st, and at 5:00 p.m. my three weather stations registered 102 degrees. It is way too hot for me and perhaps next summer I will have to spend it in Iceland. Who is coming with me?
SUKOKU
Hey River Press. Thank you for that puzzle two weeks ago. (You didn’t have one last week.) That is my kind of puzzle. I never got into crossword puzzles. I am not smarter than a 5th grader. I really enjoyed my Sukoku and hope you find space to do it again. Anyone else out amongst you readers who would comment on it?
CATHOLIC RECTORY
It is obvious that most people in Fort Benton think that I know everything. Honestly, I do not and only stumble onto bits of information here, there and everywhere. I was told a couple of weeks ago that “Muncie can get things stirred up.) Yes, I am curious but usually get answers long before I began to look for them.
As for the Catholic Church Rectory, I did delve into what is happening because I was being inundated with questions about it. I called the Fultz’s today and Diana was most gracious as to my “nosey” questions.
Yes, the rectory is ready to move having been detached from the foundation. They are waiting on the moving company to set a date. I had read in the River Press a paragraph about not being able to move the buildings down the street. They were to be moved down the alley. ????? What was that all about? What alley?
Diana clarified the situation by telling that the garage will be moved first down the alley to 16th St. and then to St. Charles north. That will make room to move the rectory the same way.
I told Diana that most everyone wants to watch. We should make a big event out of it with food and drinks along the way as we follow along. (I hope it isn’t scheduled for a hot day.) So, now you know what I know and just learned. The event is something to look forward to. It isn’t often that a house is moved.
The next move is up to the hospital/clinic. I have been told that there will be another public hearing. We are up in the air about when and what there is to learn.
50’s HOME SCHOOLED
My father taught me JUSTICE. “One day you’ll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you.” (I wish I had a dime for every time I heard that.)
GOD BLESS AMERICA, OUR TROOPS, OUR POLICE FORCES, and WEAR RED ON FRIDAYS.
By Muncie
8/5/15
AUGUST MOON
What a treat to see the Full (Blue) Moon on the 29th of July. The sky was perfectly clear that evening and it rose above the bluffs about 9:30 or thereabouts. By midnight it was high in the sky and that was the last I saw of it. This month it will be full on the 29th again.
The August Moon is called the Sturgeon Moon. The fishing tribes were given credit for naming the moon because sturgeon, a large fish, was readily caught in the Great Lakes and other large bodies of water. Another name is the Full Red Moon because as it rises it appears to be reddish through any sultry haze. Other tribes called it the Green Corn Moon or the Grain Moon.
RATTLESNAKES
I made a trip to the Sheriff’s office that houses the fascinating room where the 911 calls come in. I was checking to check out that my Freedom Alert was working properly.
The week before Summer Celebration I told you the story about a young boy who was bitten by a rattler in Big Sandy. The Responders could not reach him and Mercy Flight was called to transport him to Great Falls.
That was the weekend of the Big Sandy High School reunion where three of my granddaughters graduated. When they returned from the festivities, I asked if anyone mentioned the boy who was bitten. No one heard any reports nor was there any info in the newspapers.
Last Friday when I went to the Sheriff’s office, I asked about the boy who was bitten. The reason the Mercy Flight had to transport him was because he was on a canoe trip on the remote part of the Missouri River. He is doing fine and that is a little more information than I knew before. Did you remember the incident?
SHAKESPEARE in the PARK
The year has rolled around again and Thursday you can enjoy the Taste of Chouteau County, the Farmer’s Market, and Shakespeare in the Park in the Old Fort Benton Park. I refer to it as a dinner theatre. Choose your dinner from a great menu of local restaurants and local food vendors and then enjoy the performance. What more could you ask for, lounging on your own chairs and eating outdoors? (Remember your bug spray.)
The weather promises to be much cooler than it was at Summer Celebration time. Enjoy because the next entertainment will be the Chouteau County Performing Arts starting in October.
CCPA
Mentioning the Chouteau County Performing Arts above reminds me that season tickets are now available. They are discounted if you buy before the first performance. There will be a CCPA table at Thursday festivities at the Old Fort Park. I would like to see every seat sold out at the Fort Benton Elementary School. If you have not yet seen the newly upholster seats, you have a pleasant surprise. They are beautiful as well as very comfortable.
The dates and performers were listed in last week’s edition. The schedule looks fantastic and you have a choice to pick and choose the ones you would like to attend. However, buy a seasons ticket to support the CCPA. See you there.
WALKING
I am walking at the Ag Museum every day now because the high school is closed. They are working on the floors and want them to dry for two weeks because that is when football practice begins. Can you believe that school begins this month and there will be a football game? I am looking forward to the end of the month because it will be cooling off. (Sorry Kids, the summer is going so quickly.)
Since I walk at the Ag Museum, I will be seeing football practice out there on the football field. In case you are not familiar with Fort Benton, the High School football field is across the street from the Ag Museum.
I am starting the View on Saturday, the 1st, and at 5:00 p.m. my three weather stations registered 102 degrees. It is way too hot for me and perhaps next summer I will have to spend it in Iceland. Who is coming with me?
SUKOKU
Hey River Press. Thank you for that puzzle two weeks ago. (You didn’t have one last week.) That is my kind of puzzle. I never got into crossword puzzles. I am not smarter than a 5th grader. I really enjoyed my Sukoku and hope you find space to do it again. Anyone else out amongst you readers who would comment on it?
CATHOLIC RECTORY
It is obvious that most people in Fort Benton think that I know everything. Honestly, I do not and only stumble onto bits of information here, there and everywhere. I was told a couple of weeks ago that “Muncie can get things stirred up.) Yes, I am curious but usually get answers long before I began to look for them.
As for the Catholic Church Rectory, I did delve into what is happening because I was being inundated with questions about it. I called the Fultz’s today and Diana was most gracious as to my “nosey” questions.
Yes, the rectory is ready to move having been detached from the foundation. They are waiting on the moving company to set a date. I had read in the River Press a paragraph about not being able to move the buildings down the street. They were to be moved down the alley. ????? What was that all about? What alley?
Diana clarified the situation by telling that the garage will be moved first down the alley to 16th St. and then to St. Charles north. That will make room to move the rectory the same way.
I told Diana that most everyone wants to watch. We should make a big event out of it with food and drinks along the way as we follow along. (I hope it isn’t scheduled for a hot day.) So, now you know what I know and just learned. The event is something to look forward to. It isn’t often that a house is moved.
The next move is up to the hospital/clinic. I have been told that there will be another public hearing. We are up in the air about when and what there is to learn.
50’s HOME SCHOOLED
My father taught me JUSTICE. “One day you’ll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you.” (I wish I had a dime for every time I heard that.)
GOD BLESS AMERICA, OUR TROOPS, OUR POLICE FORCES, and WEAR RED ON FRIDAYS.
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
View From The Bridge 6/21/15
VIEW from the BRIDGE
By Muncie
6/21/15
SUMMER CELEBRATION
Enjoy every minute of every day. Join in all the events. Carry your schedule with you. See you there!
SUMMER
Here it is, the first day of summer, Sunday the 21st. What happened to spring? It came and went so quickly. It is just past noon and the temp is 71 degrees according to the weather report on the Fort Benton website. I tried clicking on the 5 facts about the solstice. I do not know who is more stubborn, me or my computer. It would not tell me.
I am really enjoying these long evenings, because it is warmer, and I can walk around my yard. (Be sure to put on bug repellent.) I can eat my meals sitting on the deck. I can do paper work because of the great light.
Welcome summer and slow it down a bit because the next season is fall and it will be September.
JAPANESE VISITOR
A few weeks ago there was a Japanese visitor in Fort Benton on a tour. She arrived on Wednesday evening and I was called on Thursday morning to ask if I could take her on a tour of Fort Benton. I picked her up at the Visitors Center in my 18-year-old Toyota truck. That was out first link.
Her name is Hitomi but I could neither pronounce it nor remember it. I called her Linda and she liked that. We went for breakfast and then I drove her around town. I showed her where the Fort was and she would be touring that on Friday. I drove past the Ag Museum and spotted son Randy’s vehicle in front of the offices. We stopped in and Linda and Randy had a great conversation about Japan. Randy was stationed there for several years and they compared notes on places of interest.
We went into the Missouri Breaks Interpretive Center and we watched the movie. I have seen it many times and it was more meaningful because I recently had a jet boat ride to the White Cliffs. We also drove into the camp ground because it is such a beautiful setting. We met some people on the road from Minnesota. They had a huge motor home without an attached vehicle. They said they were going to tour town. I told them about the Levee Walking Trail and they said they were not walking. They were riding their bicycles. What a way to go!
On Friday morning I walked over to the Grand Union for the start of the tour. Randy was the tour guide and we walked from there on the Levee Trail to The Old Fort. From there the next stop was the Museum of the Upper Missouri. The tour proceeded onward to the Ag Museum but I dropped out as I had an appointment.
As far as I could gather, the tour was taken that afternoon to the tour guides ranch east of Geraldine for lunch and again on Saturday for some sort of gathering. Linda returned to Fort Benton very late both evenings. I saw her on Sunday morning to say so long and she said she would return to Fort Benton soon. (All visitors say that.) We are in touch by e-mail.
WALKING
I have walked in the High School hallways Monday through Friday all winter and spring. When school was over for the season, I had to change my schedule to hours from 6:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The maintenance crew and the new flooring installers work those hours from Monday through Thursday. I was in the habit of walking at 4:00 p.m. and now I walk at 10:00 a.m.
I had to come up with a plan to walk on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Ah, the Ag Museum! There are about 400 paid memberships to the Museums and with their card they can access the building without charge. I am taking advantage of that and can walk the hours from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
I miss my walks on the Levee Walking Trail but it is already too hot for that. Please join me at the Ag Center about 10:00 a.m. Remember…you have to be a member of the Museums to get in free.
MUSEUMS
When the Museums and Old Fort opened last month, I reported that on Friday night it would be free to the public. Not! However, I am not mistaken for this coming Summer Celebration weekend. The Old Fort, the Ag Museum, and the Museum of the Upper Missouri will be open to the public free of charge. Take advantage of this opportunity and see for yourself our wonderful facilities. You will be amazed at what you see and learn.
RATTLESNAKES
There was a small tid-bit in the River Press recently to beware of rattlesnakes. On Tuesday from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. is my shift at the Visitors Information Center. My friend, Dusty, is there from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. She related that when she went outside to put up the flags, a bull snake slid across the sidewalk from the center where the tree is planted onto the lawn near the Center.
Later that afternoon, a couple from Fort Benton came in to shop for Charm Trail charms. They said that they saw, which I assume is the same bull snake, slithering across Main Street. Neither of them called 911. I know that a bull snake will not bite you, but our Visitors might not know that.
So beware. Take your children to the Missouri Breaks Interpretive Center to teach them how to distinguish between a rattler and a bull snake. They have a display. Also, call 911 if you see a snake because they can be relocated if it is a bull snake. There have been rattlesnakes seen on the Walking Trail and on the rip-rap rocks on the Levee between the Grand Union and the Fire House. Caution is advised in all situations.
On Friday I was at the Health Department and a man followed me out the door. He said that he had waited at the Sheriff’s office for an hour and a half because they were involved with getting help for a young boy about 10 miles outside of Big Sandy. He had been bitten by a rattler and could not be reached by ambulance. The helicopter was called to transport him to the hospital.
Another interesting story, the man outside of the Health Department told me, was that a bull snake hangs out near the boat dock. The snake often swims across to the island and then swims back. He said it would not hurt anyone, (except scare them,) but many people would not know that. There will be many visitors in town next weekend up at the park. Watch out for yourselves and them too. Be aware of your surroundings.
FIFTY+ HOME SCHOOLED
My mother taught me about RELIGION. “You better pray that comes out of the carpet.”
GOD BLESS AMERICA, OUR TROOPS, OUR POLICES FORCES and WEAR RED ON FRIDAY. (You are excused this coming Friday because you will be wearing your new Summer Celebration shirts.)
By Muncie
6/21/15
SUMMER CELEBRATION
Enjoy every minute of every day. Join in all the events. Carry your schedule with you. See you there!
SUMMER
Here it is, the first day of summer, Sunday the 21st. What happened to spring? It came and went so quickly. It is just past noon and the temp is 71 degrees according to the weather report on the Fort Benton website. I tried clicking on the 5 facts about the solstice. I do not know who is more stubborn, me or my computer. It would not tell me.
I am really enjoying these long evenings, because it is warmer, and I can walk around my yard. (Be sure to put on bug repellent.) I can eat my meals sitting on the deck. I can do paper work because of the great light.
Welcome summer and slow it down a bit because the next season is fall and it will be September.
JAPANESE VISITOR
A few weeks ago there was a Japanese visitor in Fort Benton on a tour. She arrived on Wednesday evening and I was called on Thursday morning to ask if I could take her on a tour of Fort Benton. I picked her up at the Visitors Center in my 18-year-old Toyota truck. That was out first link.
Her name is Hitomi but I could neither pronounce it nor remember it. I called her Linda and she liked that. We went for breakfast and then I drove her around town. I showed her where the Fort was and she would be touring that on Friday. I drove past the Ag Museum and spotted son Randy’s vehicle in front of the offices. We stopped in and Linda and Randy had a great conversation about Japan. Randy was stationed there for several years and they compared notes on places of interest.
We went into the Missouri Breaks Interpretive Center and we watched the movie. I have seen it many times and it was more meaningful because I recently had a jet boat ride to the White Cliffs. We also drove into the camp ground because it is such a beautiful setting. We met some people on the road from Minnesota. They had a huge motor home without an attached vehicle. They said they were going to tour town. I told them about the Levee Walking Trail and they said they were not walking. They were riding their bicycles. What a way to go!
On Friday morning I walked over to the Grand Union for the start of the tour. Randy was the tour guide and we walked from there on the Levee Trail to The Old Fort. From there the next stop was the Museum of the Upper Missouri. The tour proceeded onward to the Ag Museum but I dropped out as I had an appointment.
As far as I could gather, the tour was taken that afternoon to the tour guides ranch east of Geraldine for lunch and again on Saturday for some sort of gathering. Linda returned to Fort Benton very late both evenings. I saw her on Sunday morning to say so long and she said she would return to Fort Benton soon. (All visitors say that.) We are in touch by e-mail.
WALKING
I have walked in the High School hallways Monday through Friday all winter and spring. When school was over for the season, I had to change my schedule to hours from 6:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The maintenance crew and the new flooring installers work those hours from Monday through Thursday. I was in the habit of walking at 4:00 p.m. and now I walk at 10:00 a.m.
I had to come up with a plan to walk on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Ah, the Ag Museum! There are about 400 paid memberships to the Museums and with their card they can access the building without charge. I am taking advantage of that and can walk the hours from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
I miss my walks on the Levee Walking Trail but it is already too hot for that. Please join me at the Ag Center about 10:00 a.m. Remember…you have to be a member of the Museums to get in free.
MUSEUMS
When the Museums and Old Fort opened last month, I reported that on Friday night it would be free to the public. Not! However, I am not mistaken for this coming Summer Celebration weekend. The Old Fort, the Ag Museum, and the Museum of the Upper Missouri will be open to the public free of charge. Take advantage of this opportunity and see for yourself our wonderful facilities. You will be amazed at what you see and learn.
RATTLESNAKES
There was a small tid-bit in the River Press recently to beware of rattlesnakes. On Tuesday from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. is my shift at the Visitors Information Center. My friend, Dusty, is there from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. She related that when she went outside to put up the flags, a bull snake slid across the sidewalk from the center where the tree is planted onto the lawn near the Center.
Later that afternoon, a couple from Fort Benton came in to shop for Charm Trail charms. They said that they saw, which I assume is the same bull snake, slithering across Main Street. Neither of them called 911. I know that a bull snake will not bite you, but our Visitors might not know that.
So beware. Take your children to the Missouri Breaks Interpretive Center to teach them how to distinguish between a rattler and a bull snake. They have a display. Also, call 911 if you see a snake because they can be relocated if it is a bull snake. There have been rattlesnakes seen on the Walking Trail and on the rip-rap rocks on the Levee between the Grand Union and the Fire House. Caution is advised in all situations.
On Friday I was at the Health Department and a man followed me out the door. He said that he had waited at the Sheriff’s office for an hour and a half because they were involved with getting help for a young boy about 10 miles outside of Big Sandy. He had been bitten by a rattler and could not be reached by ambulance. The helicopter was called to transport him to the hospital.
Another interesting story, the man outside of the Health Department told me, was that a bull snake hangs out near the boat dock. The snake often swims across to the island and then swims back. He said it would not hurt anyone, (except scare them,) but many people would not know that. There will be many visitors in town next weekend up at the park. Watch out for yourselves and them too. Be aware of your surroundings.
FIFTY+ HOME SCHOOLED
My mother taught me about RELIGION. “You better pray that comes out of the carpet.”
GOD BLESS AMERICA, OUR TROOPS, OUR POLICES FORCES and WEAR RED ON FRIDAY. (You are excused this coming Friday because you will be wearing your new Summer Celebration shirts.)
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
View From The Bridge 3/25/15
VIEW from the BRIDGE
By Muncie
3/25/15
SHREDDING TIME
Do you remember the last couple of years of having a shredding truck here for the spring cleanup? It was in conjunction with regular recycling and electronics recycling. I learned too late that there was shredding being done and I missed it.
I called Karen Giles, (Mrs. Recycler,) and she said that the plans had not yet been made for the shredding company to come to Fort Benton. It may be this spring or it may be in the fall.
Karen gave me the phone number for a man named Steve. We played telephone tag for about 2 months before we finally spoke. He did not know the schedule either and said that if I brought my three boxes of papers, he could meet me and do what needed to be done.
I had my Income Tax appointment last week and I phones Steve that I would be in Great Falls. He said to call him when I was finished with my appointment. I was near Albertson’s on the Northwest bypass and he said he would meet me there in about 15 minutes. I asked how I would know him and he said that he would be in a big white truck with a sign on it.
He pulled up in this huge truck and told me to park on the other side. As I went around, there was a huge door at the back. On the other side there was a much smaller door. He pushed a button and the door opened. He took out a large plastic wastepaper type container. Then he pushed another button and a ramp came out. He placed the container on the ramp, dumped my papers from the boxes into the container, and pushed another button. The top of the truck opened and the ramp rose very high in the air, and dumped into the shredder. I could hear it shredding.
What a great experience to see how the system worked first hand. The whole time Steve is smiling as if it were a commercial. What a happy-go-lucky guy he was. He said he enjoyed his job and was happy that I enjoyed the experience. Keep smiling and enjoy every minute of every day. (Do you remember when I used to end the View with that statement?) So, save your papers to be shredded and I will certainly let you know when Steve will be in Fort Benton again.
LOMA FLEA MARKET
I checked with Scotty Peters several months ago, at the Post Office, the date of the Flea Market. When he said March 28th, the weekend before Easter, it seemed like such a long wait. As everything other occasion, the time just flew by.
My daughter, Jennifer, comes up from Great Falls every year not only for the fun of the Flea Market but for the donuts and Indian Tacos. My Sweetheart Wally also loved it because he collected many of his Louis Lamoure books. See you there.
Next thing you know it will be C.C.P.A. on April 16th, the Mullen Road Conference, opening of the Museums and the Old Fort, and Summer Celebration. Time flies when you are having fun!
EASTER
What a gorgeous day, Sunday, was. A week from next Sunday that cute little bunny will be hopping around town just like Santa does. I am sure there is a Santa and sure there is an Easter Bunny but I am absolutely positive there are Angels. I personally know several of them and they have been the best guardians in the world.
So color those eggs, get all your eggs in a basket, plan dinner with family and friends, and may the weather be as great as today.
I believe that Easter is not celebrated today as it was in “the dark ages. Perhaps it is because I did not live in a rural area. I know that we did not have the Park Easter Egg Hunts. (We did not have any parks.) I remember a new outfit and hat to match. I remember not having to do the dishes after dinner but given money for the movie show that we could walk to. We also were given 10 cents, 5 cents for popcorn and 5 cents for a candy bar. I like the rural egg hunt much better than my recollections.
I am going to do some surveying this week and learn about how you spend Easter. I’ll let you know next week.
AROUND TOWN
This is going to be a quiet week for me as there is nothing on my calendar to get me out and about. Income tax was taken care of last week and that was a big load off my mind.
I chatted with Chris Halko and he is planning his Jimmy Buffet open house for some time after Income Tax Day. We are all missing Pharmacist Erin Hazen. She arrived safely in Minnesota and is settling down to being a farm wife.
I love to talk “farm talk” with women are or were in that life style. I never would have had the strength of those women. Just thinking about making dinner for a crowd at harvest time, scares me. They worked long and hard not only their daily household duties but helping in the field with everything having to do with farming or ranching. The only part I would have enjoyed was having a horse of my own and riding every day. (Actually, I do not think they would have time to do that.)
Now, how did I get off on that subject? I think about it often and this was my opportunity to let those women know how devoted they are. I appreciate you and being a city girl, I had no idea of what you were all about. Note: that all goes for the farmers and ranchers too.
WALKING
I am still walking at the high school and still have those hallways to myself. I have not yet adjusted to walking the Levee Walking Trail. I’m waiting until it is a little warmer because I would then be walking earlier in the morning. It is nice to know that I will always have the high school to use if the weather gets too hot like it did last summer. At least it was too hot for me.
Spring is here. Do you need the exercise? Have you been doing a lot of sitting and watching TV this past winter? Just do it!
SENIOR MOMENT
I don’t trip over things. I do random gravity checks!
(I know that these moments are geared toward seniors but just remember someday you will be down that road.”
GOD BLESS AMERICA, OUR TROOPS and WEAR RED ON FRIDAYS.
By Muncie
3/25/15
SHREDDING TIME
Do you remember the last couple of years of having a shredding truck here for the spring cleanup? It was in conjunction with regular recycling and electronics recycling. I learned too late that there was shredding being done and I missed it.
I called Karen Giles, (Mrs. Recycler,) and she said that the plans had not yet been made for the shredding company to come to Fort Benton. It may be this spring or it may be in the fall.
Karen gave me the phone number for a man named Steve. We played telephone tag for about 2 months before we finally spoke. He did not know the schedule either and said that if I brought my three boxes of papers, he could meet me and do what needed to be done.
I had my Income Tax appointment last week and I phones Steve that I would be in Great Falls. He said to call him when I was finished with my appointment. I was near Albertson’s on the Northwest bypass and he said he would meet me there in about 15 minutes. I asked how I would know him and he said that he would be in a big white truck with a sign on it.
He pulled up in this huge truck and told me to park on the other side. As I went around, there was a huge door at the back. On the other side there was a much smaller door. He pushed a button and the door opened. He took out a large plastic wastepaper type container. Then he pushed another button and a ramp came out. He placed the container on the ramp, dumped my papers from the boxes into the container, and pushed another button. The top of the truck opened and the ramp rose very high in the air, and dumped into the shredder. I could hear it shredding.
What a great experience to see how the system worked first hand. The whole time Steve is smiling as if it were a commercial. What a happy-go-lucky guy he was. He said he enjoyed his job and was happy that I enjoyed the experience. Keep smiling and enjoy every minute of every day. (Do you remember when I used to end the View with that statement?) So, save your papers to be shredded and I will certainly let you know when Steve will be in Fort Benton again.
LOMA FLEA MARKET
I checked with Scotty Peters several months ago, at the Post Office, the date of the Flea Market. When he said March 28th, the weekend before Easter, it seemed like such a long wait. As everything other occasion, the time just flew by.
My daughter, Jennifer, comes up from Great Falls every year not only for the fun of the Flea Market but for the donuts and Indian Tacos. My Sweetheart Wally also loved it because he collected many of his Louis Lamoure books. See you there.
Next thing you know it will be C.C.P.A. on April 16th, the Mullen Road Conference, opening of the Museums and the Old Fort, and Summer Celebration. Time flies when you are having fun!
EASTER
What a gorgeous day, Sunday, was. A week from next Sunday that cute little bunny will be hopping around town just like Santa does. I am sure there is a Santa and sure there is an Easter Bunny but I am absolutely positive there are Angels. I personally know several of them and they have been the best guardians in the world.
So color those eggs, get all your eggs in a basket, plan dinner with family and friends, and may the weather be as great as today.
I believe that Easter is not celebrated today as it was in “the dark ages. Perhaps it is because I did not live in a rural area. I know that we did not have the Park Easter Egg Hunts. (We did not have any parks.) I remember a new outfit and hat to match. I remember not having to do the dishes after dinner but given money for the movie show that we could walk to. We also were given 10 cents, 5 cents for popcorn and 5 cents for a candy bar. I like the rural egg hunt much better than my recollections.
I am going to do some surveying this week and learn about how you spend Easter. I’ll let you know next week.
AROUND TOWN
This is going to be a quiet week for me as there is nothing on my calendar to get me out and about. Income tax was taken care of last week and that was a big load off my mind.
I chatted with Chris Halko and he is planning his Jimmy Buffet open house for some time after Income Tax Day. We are all missing Pharmacist Erin Hazen. She arrived safely in Minnesota and is settling down to being a farm wife.
I love to talk “farm talk” with women are or were in that life style. I never would have had the strength of those women. Just thinking about making dinner for a crowd at harvest time, scares me. They worked long and hard not only their daily household duties but helping in the field with everything having to do with farming or ranching. The only part I would have enjoyed was having a horse of my own and riding every day. (Actually, I do not think they would have time to do that.)
Now, how did I get off on that subject? I think about it often and this was my opportunity to let those women know how devoted they are. I appreciate you and being a city girl, I had no idea of what you were all about. Note: that all goes for the farmers and ranchers too.
WALKING
I am still walking at the high school and still have those hallways to myself. I have not yet adjusted to walking the Levee Walking Trail. I’m waiting until it is a little warmer because I would then be walking earlier in the morning. It is nice to know that I will always have the high school to use if the weather gets too hot like it did last summer. At least it was too hot for me.
Spring is here. Do you need the exercise? Have you been doing a lot of sitting and watching TV this past winter? Just do it!
SENIOR MOMENT
I don’t trip over things. I do random gravity checks!
(I know that these moments are geared toward seniors but just remember someday you will be down that road.”
GOD BLESS AMERICA, OUR TROOPS and WEAR RED ON FRIDAYS.
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