VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE
By Muncie
11/1/17
NOVEMBER MOON
This was the time to set beaver traps before the swamps froze, to ensure a supply of warm winter furs. Another interpretation suggests that the name is sometimes also referred to as the Frosty Moon.
So… get into those closets and drag out those winter coats, jackets, gloves and hats. Be sure and cover your heads as that will keep you warmer.
The full moon is on Saturday the 5th this month. I hope that we are able to see it. On that same Saturday night set your clocks back an hour before you go to bed. You can either go to bed an hour later or get an extra hour of sleep. Don’t forget because you don’t want to be late for Church.
I decided a few years ago that I have some clocks with batteries and are too difficult to change. I just do not change them any longer and have grown use to knowing that are an hour off. My electric weather stations, computer, and land/cell phones are changed for me…thank goodness. They are way too smart for me.
RECTORY TRAIL
I received an early morning phone call a week ago Monday to tell me that there was some activity at the end of the Rectory Trail. (Remember there has been no activity for 3 weeks.) When I drove to the site I asked for the Boss Man and was directed to one of the brothers of the company who own the moving company. He was very co-operative in talking with me and was very proud of the job they had accomplished.
On Tuesday morning I again received a call that the building was being moved over the excavation. I did not get there in time to see the final phase. I regret not seeing it as that was what it was all about for the final end of the trail. It was explained to me earlier just how that step would be done and an exciting time for my friend Judy who watched the whole show.
The Boss said that they would be moving the building into position and a local company would be doing the foundation. His job would be finished and they would be out of town on Friday.
They were a very pleasant crew and frequented our eating establishment every day.
So the Rectory sits up high again and I have no knowledge of when the foundation will be done. It is a waiting game for me and I check around the block from where I live on any further activity. I have a feeling that old house will be happy to be settled and having someone living in it.
And so the Rectory Trail has come to an end much more quickly than any other. I would like to think that my rendition of the move was some sort of a journal. Perhaps there is someone who has a better record and kept a journal. If so, I would like to read it. Let me know.
Thanks again to Rodger Fultz for saving an old building. On my wish list is that all of our old buildings can be saved. There isn’t much I can do about it, but I can still “Wish Upon A Star.”
SHEP
I have wanted to write and share about this subject since Summer Celebration. I went to the Golden Age Senior Center one day and when I found that there were no parking space on that side of Front St. I made a U-turn and parked right in front of Shep. I walked around the courtyard and I am still in awe of what I saw. I knew that the whole statue area had been redone because of cracks in the cement.
I was totally taken back when I examined the site. The Community Improvement Association did a fabulous job. I am not sure about materials but it looks as though those new kinds of boards that are used on porches and decks replaced the cement work. All the bricks were replaced in order and for some reason Shep looks larger to me. It is a magnificent structure and it is one of the most looked at since the anniversary year was celebrated this year. If you have not yet seen the Courtyard, stop by and enjoy.
Thank you C.I.A. for a most precious job ever about Shep.
SPAGHETTI DINNER
Remember “Spaghetti with Mark and Betty “fund raiser on Friday the 3rd from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
COUNTRY CHRISTMAS
Mark your December calendar about Chouteau County Country Christmas. It will take place on December 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. The Loma Hall will have their dance on Friday evening, craft vendors, entertainment, and food on Saturday at the Montana Agricultural Center and the Christmas Concert on Sunday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. at the Fort Benton Elementary School. There is so much more going on so check your River Press for the schedules.
I love Country Christmas because everyone is in such a happy mood. Holidays always are. I wish it would last from one Christmas to another. That spirit is such a lovely one. It’s all about family and friends.
Then we have New Year’s to deal with. The wonderings about what will happen in 2018 will be on our minds. I will follow good advice given me to “just go from day to day.” I have a framed counted cross stitch that says. “I wonder what it was that I worried about a year ago.” Do you remember?
CHARLIE RUSSELL
I had another OOPS when I reported about the premier showing of this film. I said that it was produced by Ken Burns and this was the oops. (Ken Robison, our local historian, was the one who caught this error.) PBS produced it and it is going to be shown on November 13th, 14th, and 15th. It is a 3 part film. Check your TV schedules for times. Don’t miss it.
FUND RAISERS
I would like to tell you about the three fund raisers that I attended last week but I am running late with this View and also have enough words for this week.
I am running late because I spent all day yesterday (Monday) with the CCPA show. That is on the agenda for next week too. Hope that I saw you at all of these events.
GOD BLESS AMERICA, OUR TROOPS, PLLICE OFFIERS, FIREMEN, FIRE FIGHTERS, AND EMT’S.
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Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
View From The Bridge 10/11/17
VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE
By Muncie
10/11/17
RECTORY TRAIL
Fort Benton boasts the Lewis & Clark Trail, the Whoop-Up-Trail and now the Rectory Trail. It may not seem like an adventure to you fur it was for me. I followed the Catholic Church Rectory on its journal to its new resting place. As you know the Rectory has been sitting up on the moving apparatus for about 2 years and its moving date in a lot of doubt. I had my spies watching for any kind of activity. I finally got a call from a screaming voice that said “the Rectory is on the move. Get here right away.”
Wouldn’t you know that that call came on a morning when I had not slept well during that night? The phone woke me and I scrambled to get ready after I had made a phone call for a ride. With my coffee in hand and a box of Krispy Kreme donuts we were in plenty of time for the action to begin.
The Rectory was, at this time, in the middle of 16th St. and the move was being held up because Northwest Enter had to remove the light bulbs from the poles. Someday I will count how many they had to remove. (The next day I saw N.W. Energy replacing the bibs.)
I checked in at almost every street by parking next to St. Charles. It was a slow process and when I had gone home for lunch, I missed the most interesting part of the trail. That was when the street splits by the Fort Benton High School football field. When I picked up the trail again it was at 21st St. the other side of the football field.
The designated point was 22nd St. and Franklin but 22nd St. was by-passed and the Rectory took a rest on 24th St. for the evening. There are no street lights on 24th and that is why it was chosen for the night’s rest and the ability the next day for a straight shot to Franklin St.
I was told that work would begin again at 9:00 a.m. and there I was near the site but nothing was happening. I did some errands and returned at 10:00 a.m. Still nothing. I returned home and before I left for Bingo at the Golden Age Senior Center, I checked the site again. Nothing!
After Bingo and a stop at the River Market, I checked again. The Rectory had been moved and was now sitting on the property.
A friend, Judy who lives a couple of houses down, joined me and we watched for over an hour while they pushed the Rectory into some sort of preparation to get it onto the property.
Roger Fultz explained the procedure to us but it was way too complicated for me to understand. By the way, I would like to thank Roger for saving that building. It is an historical structure and would otherwise have been torn down. We lost the Conrad mansion that could have been saved according to old-timers in town. All these things are should ’av, could ’av, or would ‘av when it was too late.
It was late in the afternoon and so they closed down for the evening I had appointments in Great Falls on Friday and when I returned to the site on Saturday morning they did not work. The Rectory seemed to be in the same place.
A quote from my son Randy, “There hasn’t been this much excitement in Fort Benton since the Boat Race of l936.”
25 DESSERTS
Several weeks ago I reported on the 25 Desserts fund raiser held at the Murphy Neel Building. I forgot to mention that the Balantyne Boys entertained us with the violins. I was so pleased when I asked if they would play Ashokan Farwell fir me and they did. Do you know or remember that melody was played as background music for the Ken Burn’s Civil War series on PBS?
Many kudos to you boys because you made the evening so pleasant.
CHARLIE RUSSELL
Speaking about Charlie Russell, the series will be on PBS in the next few weeks. Watch for it. It will be on 3 evenings. It is a great show and was produced by Ken Burns. That makes it so special because he really does his research and it is documented. Russell was a one of a kind artist the world’s more famous cowboy artist. It is so worth a trip to the museum in Great Falls to examine his works more closely. Take your out of town guests as a treat. Then take them to the Fort Benton Ag Center with its Village, the Museum of the Upper Missouri, The Old Fort Benton and the Missouri River Breaks Interpretive Center for a full day’s enjoyment. However remember that you will have to wait until next year when they open again on Memorial Day weekend.
INSURANCE
Well, they did it again. Blue Cross and Blue Shield have cancelled those of us that hold their Medicare Advantage supplement insurance. This is about the 3rd time we have been cancelled. The reason…because we are rural and they will only be covering large cities in Montana. (I had my care insurance cancelled a few years ago because of the same reason.)
What I am suggesting is call your Senators and Representatives and scream at them. JUST DO IT. I do not know if there is anything they can do but where else can you turn. Only you can make an effort to change things but you have to take the time to do it. You need your opinion heard.
I do not get a newspaper so I do not have access to letters to the editor. That is another place to vent your frustrations.
Also call your agent to see where he or she will take you to the next provider who will cancel in 2 years. Then the price goes up along with the not knowing what will be the next happening. It is all up to you. Yes, I know that you do not like to make phone calls and talk on the phone. I do not like it either but it is a must for me now. We seniors do not get a raise in Social Security benefits and yet everything keeps going up and up in price. Will someone please give us a break?
CCPA
The next Chouteau Count Performing Arts program will be on Monday October 30th at the same place and same town. Trent Arterbarry will make us laugh and for a few hours make us forget the horrors of the world. I do not know about you but I have had nothing for weeks now but a lot of pain and suffering for all these people who have been hurt starting with the hurricane that hit Houston, Florida, Porter Rico, and then the Las Vegas tragedy. I cannot help feeling what is next?
BINGO
The VFW Bingo evenings begin on the 23rd at the Club House at 7:00 p.m.
I put the schedule in the River Press a couple of weeks ago and I hope that you cut it out and saved it. If you need it again, let me know and I will have it reprinted. See you there.
SHONKIN FUND RAISER
The Shonkin Community Center Lasagna dinner fund raiser is coming up. I have gone to this event for many years. The fund raiser is for repairs to their Community Center and it is a very pleasant place with their wood burning stove. The lasagna dinners are varied kinds and I recommend any or all of them. They have a silent auction and a live auction. It is such fun to have the women try to mimic an auctioneer. It is a wonderful way to spend an evening and get away from the TV. See you there.
GOD BLESS AMERICA, OUR TROOPS, POLICE OFFICERS, VOLUNTEER FIREMEN, FOREST FIRE FIGHTERS and EMT’S.
By Muncie
10/11/17
RECTORY TRAIL
Fort Benton boasts the Lewis & Clark Trail, the Whoop-Up-Trail and now the Rectory Trail. It may not seem like an adventure to you fur it was for me. I followed the Catholic Church Rectory on its journal to its new resting place. As you know the Rectory has been sitting up on the moving apparatus for about 2 years and its moving date in a lot of doubt. I had my spies watching for any kind of activity. I finally got a call from a screaming voice that said “the Rectory is on the move. Get here right away.”
Wouldn’t you know that that call came on a morning when I had not slept well during that night? The phone woke me and I scrambled to get ready after I had made a phone call for a ride. With my coffee in hand and a box of Krispy Kreme donuts we were in plenty of time for the action to begin.
The Rectory was, at this time, in the middle of 16th St. and the move was being held up because Northwest Enter had to remove the light bulbs from the poles. Someday I will count how many they had to remove. (The next day I saw N.W. Energy replacing the bibs.)
I checked in at almost every street by parking next to St. Charles. It was a slow process and when I had gone home for lunch, I missed the most interesting part of the trail. That was when the street splits by the Fort Benton High School football field. When I picked up the trail again it was at 21st St. the other side of the football field.
The designated point was 22nd St. and Franklin but 22nd St. was by-passed and the Rectory took a rest on 24th St. for the evening. There are no street lights on 24th and that is why it was chosen for the night’s rest and the ability the next day for a straight shot to Franklin St.
I was told that work would begin again at 9:00 a.m. and there I was near the site but nothing was happening. I did some errands and returned at 10:00 a.m. Still nothing. I returned home and before I left for Bingo at the Golden Age Senior Center, I checked the site again. Nothing!
After Bingo and a stop at the River Market, I checked again. The Rectory had been moved and was now sitting on the property.
A friend, Judy who lives a couple of houses down, joined me and we watched for over an hour while they pushed the Rectory into some sort of preparation to get it onto the property.
Roger Fultz explained the procedure to us but it was way too complicated for me to understand. By the way, I would like to thank Roger for saving that building. It is an historical structure and would otherwise have been torn down. We lost the Conrad mansion that could have been saved according to old-timers in town. All these things are should ’av, could ’av, or would ‘av when it was too late.
It was late in the afternoon and so they closed down for the evening I had appointments in Great Falls on Friday and when I returned to the site on Saturday morning they did not work. The Rectory seemed to be in the same place.
A quote from my son Randy, “There hasn’t been this much excitement in Fort Benton since the Boat Race of l936.”
25 DESSERTS
Several weeks ago I reported on the 25 Desserts fund raiser held at the Murphy Neel Building. I forgot to mention that the Balantyne Boys entertained us with the violins. I was so pleased when I asked if they would play Ashokan Farwell fir me and they did. Do you know or remember that melody was played as background music for the Ken Burn’s Civil War series on PBS?
Many kudos to you boys because you made the evening so pleasant.
CHARLIE RUSSELL
Speaking about Charlie Russell, the series will be on PBS in the next few weeks. Watch for it. It will be on 3 evenings. It is a great show and was produced by Ken Burns. That makes it so special because he really does his research and it is documented. Russell was a one of a kind artist the world’s more famous cowboy artist. It is so worth a trip to the museum in Great Falls to examine his works more closely. Take your out of town guests as a treat. Then take them to the Fort Benton Ag Center with its Village, the Museum of the Upper Missouri, The Old Fort Benton and the Missouri River Breaks Interpretive Center for a full day’s enjoyment. However remember that you will have to wait until next year when they open again on Memorial Day weekend.
INSURANCE
Well, they did it again. Blue Cross and Blue Shield have cancelled those of us that hold their Medicare Advantage supplement insurance. This is about the 3rd time we have been cancelled. The reason…because we are rural and they will only be covering large cities in Montana. (I had my care insurance cancelled a few years ago because of the same reason.)
What I am suggesting is call your Senators and Representatives and scream at them. JUST DO IT. I do not know if there is anything they can do but where else can you turn. Only you can make an effort to change things but you have to take the time to do it. You need your opinion heard.
I do not get a newspaper so I do not have access to letters to the editor. That is another place to vent your frustrations.
Also call your agent to see where he or she will take you to the next provider who will cancel in 2 years. Then the price goes up along with the not knowing what will be the next happening. It is all up to you. Yes, I know that you do not like to make phone calls and talk on the phone. I do not like it either but it is a must for me now. We seniors do not get a raise in Social Security benefits and yet everything keeps going up and up in price. Will someone please give us a break?
CCPA
The next Chouteau Count Performing Arts program will be on Monday October 30th at the same place and same town. Trent Arterbarry will make us laugh and for a few hours make us forget the horrors of the world. I do not know about you but I have had nothing for weeks now but a lot of pain and suffering for all these people who have been hurt starting with the hurricane that hit Houston, Florida, Porter Rico, and then the Las Vegas tragedy. I cannot help feeling what is next?
BINGO
The VFW Bingo evenings begin on the 23rd at the Club House at 7:00 p.m.
I put the schedule in the River Press a couple of weeks ago and I hope that you cut it out and saved it. If you need it again, let me know and I will have it reprinted. See you there.
SHONKIN FUND RAISER
The Shonkin Community Center Lasagna dinner fund raiser is coming up. I have gone to this event for many years. The fund raiser is for repairs to their Community Center and it is a very pleasant place with their wood burning stove. The lasagna dinners are varied kinds and I recommend any or all of them. They have a silent auction and a live auction. It is such fun to have the women try to mimic an auctioneer. It is a wonderful way to spend an evening and get away from the TV. See you there.
GOD BLESS AMERICA, OUR TROOPS, POLICE OFFICERS, VOLUNTEER FIREMEN, FOREST FIRE FIGHTERS and EMT’S.
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
View From The Bridge 9/13/17
VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE
By Muncie
9/13/17
FULL MOON
The full moon was due on Wednesday, September 6th but was not visible because of the overcast sky. However, I did see it last night about 9:00 p.m. on the way home from Great Falls. Now if it was the harvest moon or just orange because of the smoke from the fires is a puzzle. I was not able to find on the weather channel this morning if it was a September Harvest Moon. Whatever the case, it was gorgeous and it was the end of a great day.
CHARLIE RUSSELL
I was fortunate enough to attend the premier showing of the PBS film of his life. It was a great event by PBS broadcasting and the work they did to produce this informative show was exceptional.
I knew very little about the life of Charlie Russell and I now know everything you would want to know about him. His artistic ability far exceeded those of any of his time (or any time) and he will always be known as the best Cowboy Artist of the West. His fame extends all over the world and this area is proud that Charlie chose to live in Great Falls for most of his life.
Many of Charlie’s paintings were shown that I have never seen. You can look forward to October when this production will be seen on PBS.
SMOKE AND MORE SMOKE
Yesterday, Saturday, and today the smoke is the strongest it has been so far in Fort Benton. I just went out for a moment this morning to water plants on my deck and my eyes are still burning. I feel so sorry for all those who have asthma or breathing problems.
In spite of the smoke I will ride along the Levee Walking Trail from the Bluffs to the Golden Age Senior Center. This week the geese and ducks cover the water by the Bluffs Island and it is good to hear them once again. (By the way, does anyone know the name of that island?) I also saw the geese take off one day to go out to feed. That was a beautiful sight.
BLACK FRIDAY PIE DAY
Yes, Friday is Pie Day and I would really enjoy seeing you there. UNFORTUNATELY IT IS THE LAST PIE DAY. Yes, it is true and I just learned about it today when I had dinner at the Center. I picked up a menu for September several days ago but did not read the back page. It was announced there that because of the lack of bakers Pie Day would be discontinued. How bad news is that and it is the saddest news I have ever written about events that are going on?
I thought that it was a tradition in Fort Benton. Randy and I thought about asking the Mayor and Council to make it an ordinance that everyone had to go to Pie Day. This is my joke of the week but it is now not very funny. What we should have done was recruited more pie bakers and pay them big bucks for their service. This decision was not made because lack of participants. It was just a lack of pie bakers and I can understand that. I have often written about how the members of the Senior Center managed to bake pies every month. I feel so guilty because I never baked for this fund raising project. I just enjoyed the fruits of those gracious women’s labor.
So goodbye to Pie Day and the biggest thank you in the world to those pie bakers. You brought many happy pie eaters pleasure once a month for many years. I’ll remember you as long as I live.
TUESDAY NIGHT DINNER
The third Tuesday of each month from now until next May, the Tuesday night dinners begin. If you have never been to one of these affairs now is the time to start.
Chef Betty and her assistant Brenda put on a special treat dinner. Tables are set and special decorations are coordinated with the theme of the month.
There is a limit of 48 diners and you have to R.S.V.P. for a reservation.
Call 622-3601 and someone will put your name or names on the list. (If you find that you cannot attend and you have signed up, please call and cancel.) You will enjoy a great dinner for just $5.00.
BINGO
Games where scheduled to start at the Golden Age Senior Center on Thursday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. Last Thursday I showed up at the appointed time but we were not able to play as there were only 5 of Bingo junkies. That included the caller and the person who doles out the prizes.
So all of you who frequented the games at the Center previously, please show up on Thursday. Take the afternoon off and come for the games and the social hours.
The games at the VFW do not start until late October. Those of you who are addicted to playing can get your fix on Thursdays. It is about the only fund raiser the Center now has. The word is “support, support and more support.” See you there!
25 DESSERTS
There will be a fund raiser at the Murphy Neal building Saturday, September 16th from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Proceeds go to the Messages from Afghanistan school building. Call Nancy at 868-6210 for tickets or more information.
ABOUT SLEEP
This information was sent to me by a friend and I thought I would share. By the time you are 80 years old you will have slept for 2223,600 hours. That is the equivalent of 26.67 years. (Does that make me 26 years younger?) I do not know what the figures are for those of you who do not sleep well.
Another trivia item is that your brain never turns off or rests your entire life. (I’m sleepy just reading about that.)
RATTLESNAKE REPORT
Pam Lambott went out to her front lawn water faucet last Wednesday and saw a rattler curled up near the faucet. She recruited several helpful neighbors and the snake was dispatched with a shovel. (Pam lives on Front Street. I reported that a while back my neighbors, the Balls, ran over a rattler in the alley. We live at the other end of town or what my son Randy calls “Out in the country.”
I called Police Chief John Turner for a report on snake sightings since then but since he was “on the road” he did not know the exact number. He did know that there were several more since the last time I checked. He also said that he just saw a rattler 5 minutes before that had been run over on St. Charles.
So watch your step and if you see one, call 911.
GOD BLESS AMERICA, OUR TROOPS, POLICE OFFICERS, FIRE FIGHTERS AND EMT’S.
By Muncie
9/13/17
FULL MOON
The full moon was due on Wednesday, September 6th but was not visible because of the overcast sky. However, I did see it last night about 9:00 p.m. on the way home from Great Falls. Now if it was the harvest moon or just orange because of the smoke from the fires is a puzzle. I was not able to find on the weather channel this morning if it was a September Harvest Moon. Whatever the case, it was gorgeous and it was the end of a great day.
CHARLIE RUSSELL
I was fortunate enough to attend the premier showing of the PBS film of his life. It was a great event by PBS broadcasting and the work they did to produce this informative show was exceptional.
I knew very little about the life of Charlie Russell and I now know everything you would want to know about him. His artistic ability far exceeded those of any of his time (or any time) and he will always be known as the best Cowboy Artist of the West. His fame extends all over the world and this area is proud that Charlie chose to live in Great Falls for most of his life.
Many of Charlie’s paintings were shown that I have never seen. You can look forward to October when this production will be seen on PBS.
SMOKE AND MORE SMOKE
Yesterday, Saturday, and today the smoke is the strongest it has been so far in Fort Benton. I just went out for a moment this morning to water plants on my deck and my eyes are still burning. I feel so sorry for all those who have asthma or breathing problems.
In spite of the smoke I will ride along the Levee Walking Trail from the Bluffs to the Golden Age Senior Center. This week the geese and ducks cover the water by the Bluffs Island and it is good to hear them once again. (By the way, does anyone know the name of that island?) I also saw the geese take off one day to go out to feed. That was a beautiful sight.
BLACK FRIDAY PIE DAY
Yes, Friday is Pie Day and I would really enjoy seeing you there. UNFORTUNATELY IT IS THE LAST PIE DAY. Yes, it is true and I just learned about it today when I had dinner at the Center. I picked up a menu for September several days ago but did not read the back page. It was announced there that because of the lack of bakers Pie Day would be discontinued. How bad news is that and it is the saddest news I have ever written about events that are going on?
I thought that it was a tradition in Fort Benton. Randy and I thought about asking the Mayor and Council to make it an ordinance that everyone had to go to Pie Day. This is my joke of the week but it is now not very funny. What we should have done was recruited more pie bakers and pay them big bucks for their service. This decision was not made because lack of participants. It was just a lack of pie bakers and I can understand that. I have often written about how the members of the Senior Center managed to bake pies every month. I feel so guilty because I never baked for this fund raising project. I just enjoyed the fruits of those gracious women’s labor.
So goodbye to Pie Day and the biggest thank you in the world to those pie bakers. You brought many happy pie eaters pleasure once a month for many years. I’ll remember you as long as I live.
TUESDAY NIGHT DINNER
The third Tuesday of each month from now until next May, the Tuesday night dinners begin. If you have never been to one of these affairs now is the time to start.
Chef Betty and her assistant Brenda put on a special treat dinner. Tables are set and special decorations are coordinated with the theme of the month.
There is a limit of 48 diners and you have to R.S.V.P. for a reservation.
Call 622-3601 and someone will put your name or names on the list. (If you find that you cannot attend and you have signed up, please call and cancel.) You will enjoy a great dinner for just $5.00.
BINGO
Games where scheduled to start at the Golden Age Senior Center on Thursday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. Last Thursday I showed up at the appointed time but we were not able to play as there were only 5 of Bingo junkies. That included the caller and the person who doles out the prizes.
So all of you who frequented the games at the Center previously, please show up on Thursday. Take the afternoon off and come for the games and the social hours.
The games at the VFW do not start until late October. Those of you who are addicted to playing can get your fix on Thursdays. It is about the only fund raiser the Center now has. The word is “support, support and more support.” See you there!
25 DESSERTS
There will be a fund raiser at the Murphy Neal building Saturday, September 16th from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Proceeds go to the Messages from Afghanistan school building. Call Nancy at 868-6210 for tickets or more information.
ABOUT SLEEP
This information was sent to me by a friend and I thought I would share. By the time you are 80 years old you will have slept for 2223,600 hours. That is the equivalent of 26.67 years. (Does that make me 26 years younger?) I do not know what the figures are for those of you who do not sleep well.
Another trivia item is that your brain never turns off or rests your entire life. (I’m sleepy just reading about that.)
RATTLESNAKE REPORT
Pam Lambott went out to her front lawn water faucet last Wednesday and saw a rattler curled up near the faucet. She recruited several helpful neighbors and the snake was dispatched with a shovel. (Pam lives on Front Street. I reported that a while back my neighbors, the Balls, ran over a rattler in the alley. We live at the other end of town or what my son Randy calls “Out in the country.”
I called Police Chief John Turner for a report on snake sightings since then but since he was “on the road” he did not know the exact number. He did know that there were several more since the last time I checked. He also said that he just saw a rattler 5 minutes before that had been run over on St. Charles.
So watch your step and if you see one, call 911.
GOD BLESS AMERICA, OUR TROOPS, POLICE OFFICERS, FIRE FIGHTERS AND EMT’S.
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