VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE
By Muncie
11/14/18
CABIN FEVER
No getting away from it. The snow and cold has kept me inside for almost a week now. I did get out one afternoon to play Bingo at the Golden Age Center On the upside is the forecast for this week. It is supposed to be up in the 50’s by the end of the week. I can handle it until then.
The other hardship for most of my older friends is that it begins getting dark by 5:00 p.m. and is completely dark by 5:30. You would think that I would be used to it after all the years I have dealt with it. However, I make a promise here that I will not mention it again.
EVENTS
There are actually many events going on. Be sure to check out the Community Calendar and keep busy.
In the next couple of weeks there is a fund raiser for Allie Wallace, Turkey Bingo, Pinochle at the Sunrise Bluffs, a City Council meeting to discuss the deer population, Bingo at the Golden Age Senior Center, Adult Education classes, and no school for the Students on the 16th, 21st thru the 23rd in case the Kiddos forgot to tell you. I know that you will not want to miss any of those events. So, keep busy, volunteer if you can, because I am told it keeps you younger.
GOLDEN AGE
Talking about Bingo reminds me to mention for a “Grand Return” to those of you who made Thursday afternoons Bingo game at the Senior Center a happening.
There used to be a nice crowd of players and it has now swindled to 4 to 6 people that make it a regular event. Is there more to do in the winter season than there is in the summer? Let me know if you have the solution.
It is a nice break in the week and is not very expensive. Cards are just $1.00 and extra change is thrown into a basket for the black-out game. There always seems to be treats that players bring in but is not necessary to play.
Please come and join a great group of dedicated, interesting players and enjoy a pleasant afternoon.
11-11-18 AT THE 11TH HOUR
I just returned from the Club House where I was treated to a Chili Feed, corn bread, and salad. It was a great turnout because so many people showed up at Veterans Way to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the end of WWI. Yes, it was cold and snowing but all I could think of was about those brave men who withstood even colder and snowier conditions. If you followed the WWI stories by Ken Robison in the River Press it made you realize those men and women who gave their lives for your freedom. It was supposed to be the war to end all wars and just think about what has happened since.
Thank you for a lovely celebration today to the VFW and the American Legion of Fort Benton. Thank you to those who made the monument that has the names of those who gave their lives from Chouteau County in that war to end all wars.
ANOTHER OOPS
A correction about the monument that is presently being planned. I said that it was to honor the Vietnam Veterans and I should have said that it was for the Warriors of the 21st Century.
THANKSGIVING
When you read this it will be a little over one week until Thanksgiving Day. The days are flying by. We have so much to be thankful for so be happy and spread your happiness all around you.
I will say Happy Thanksgiving now. I don’t know if you will be able to go across the river and through the woods in the snow. It is supposed to warm up by the end of this week and the snow may be gone. Whatever the circumstance, have a happy, wonderful day.
CHOUTEAU COUNTY CHRISTMAS
Just two weeks and a couple of days later will be the looked forward to Country Christmas. Plans have been in the works for a long while and it will be a Hallmark Christmas. I look forward to this celebration every year because everyone is enjoying themselves. There is a lot of joy and expressions of love and caring. The children are so excited and it spreads all around.
The schedule will be in the River Press next week and copies in the businesses. Be sure to walk Front Street first and then over to the Ag Center. Those of you in the other towns around Chouteau County know where you have to go. Enjoy yourselves and get all of your shopping finished early. Waiting until the last minute is so frustrating or at least it used to be for me. Somehow shopping seems easier when done close by. Yes, that is the answer. SHOP LOCAL. Yes, the economy is booming but not for the rural areas where people are ordering on line and having it delivered to their homes. So, get out and SHOP LOCAL. Get to know your business on a personal level. I feel completely at home when I go into a local business and am greeted by name and helped through the whole process.
Yes, the days are flying by and before you blink an eye Christmas and New Year will be over. Then the memories will have to sustain us through January, February and March. Let’s make it together with a visit or a phone call. Happy Holidays!
NEW BUSINESS
I stopped in to visit the new “Leather Man” on Front Street. That is my name for him. His real name is Layne Schara and his business is leather crafting-. We had a chat and his trade is a lost art. If you are in need of anything made of leather, he is your man. He has customers from all over the world and he must have many stories to tell. I will visit again for that reason.
GOD BLESS AMERICA, OUR TROOPS, POLICE OFFICERS, FIRE FIGHTERS AND EMT’S.
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Tuesday, February 24, 2015
VIEW from the BRIDGE
By Muncie
2/25/15
VETERANS PHOTO PROJECT
Please leave your photos with biographies at the Joel Overholser Research Center located in the Ag Center or contact me at 622-3217. The Ag Center is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to noon and is covered by Diane and Pam. The Research Center is open on all day Tuesdays from 10: a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Please do not leave the photos at the Sunrise Bluffs. Yes, the Bluffs display the photos, a guest book, and the bio notebooks. Karla Ayers, the manager of the Sunrise Bluffs, was gracious enough to arrange to have the display on the walls there. When the photos are left there, she has to, in turn, get the photos to me. The photos and bios are put into the computer by Ken Robison to forever go somewhere into cyber-space. They cannot be framed, (in a 5 x 7 size,) and hung by Karla.
The next step is to type the bios to be placed in the notebooks alphabetically. All of this requires some time and I am way behind in getting caught up with about a dozen pictures waiting to be processed. There is also a notebook for corrections to be made on the gold labels that are on each picture and corrections to the bios. I was away for a long period of time from the Center and when I returned last September, I found that I had other projects to complete.
Another disappointment was B.J. Conn McIntosh moved back to Oregon. She actually knew more about the records than I do. She kept those records on her Mac computer and it was a difficult job to transfer them to my computer. She worked with Ken Robison to enlarge/shrink photos into the computer at the Research Center, worked with Pam for the gold labels, and putting up the photos at the Sunrise Bluffs where she lived. She is returning to Fort Benton perhaps in May and hopefully has time to get this project on the road again.
I have all the corrections to photos and bios in a Photo Project notebook and trust me that I have not forgotten about them. It is a project that is near and dear to my heart. I appreciate your patience and cooperation. God bless our Troops.
FORT BENTON WEBSITE
It is a wealth of information including the weather (that I now refuse to talk about.) If you have family or friends that are coming to visit, refer them to fortbenton.com. It tells you everything you wanted to know about Fort Benton. The photos are so enticing to those who have never been here and familiar to those of us who live here.
In about three months the Museums, the Old Fort, and the Visitors Information Center will be open. If you have not visited the above, just do it. The youngsters just love it and what a history lesson they will have. I have repeated several Indian sayings and I do not know where they came from. “If you do not know where you came from, you cannot know where you are going” and “A people without a history, is like the wind in the buffalo grass.” Those are something to contemplate.
MRMC MEETING
I was not able to count the attendance but it doubled and there was a wealth of information from the architect and the rep from Bear Paw Development. I am sure that Bethany, our super woman reporter who is here, there, and everywhere, will give you a much more complete report of the meeting. I was just more interested in how many were in attendance. (I was unable to connect with Michelle at Bear Paw Development today, (Monday,) and the report on attendance will have to wait until next week.)
This Public Hearing meeting was the second and last of the public meetings. A report was given on the time frame of the first phase. That would be the clinic building. It will take time to get the grants, move the old rectory, and begin the building of the clinic. After the meeting I asked Michelle, from Bear Paw, if they could hurry it up a bit so that I could see the end results.
Handwritten letters in support of these plans are most welcome. Those that feel that no one can read their writing can certainly type a letter. I asked Michelle if one letter could be written from an organization and those in the organization sign it. She said that would work well, the important thing is to write the letters a.s.a.p., and take them to the Commissioner’s office in the Court House. JUST DO IT.
EVENTS
When you read this, the month of February will be almost over and it will only be a few weeks until spring. It will be time for “Cleanup and Spruce-Up.” (I would like to see an American Flag on every home.)
We are so fortunate to have our very hard working Recycle Committee. How they could keep going on those cold Saturdays is beyond me? I am anxiously waiting for the spring clean-up days. I think junk multiplies in the dark. If you have not used it in a year, recycle it or dump it. I know that is difficult for those of us from the old school of depression days. We were taught to use everything and if not immediately…then save it. It gets to a point that there isn’t any more room. So give it up and you will find it does not hurt too much. (I think we are called hoarders or junk collectors.)
I love one of the rules one of my son’s has. When you bring something home through the front door, something has to go out the back door. I like that attitude.
I am cheered by the fact that it does not start getting dark until about 6:00 p.m. when the sun shines. What a wonderful time of year. Enjoy!
GOD BLESS AMERICA, OUR TROOPS, and WEAR TED ON FRIDAYS.
By Muncie
2/25/15
VETERANS PHOTO PROJECT
Please leave your photos with biographies at the Joel Overholser Research Center located in the Ag Center or contact me at 622-3217. The Ag Center is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to noon and is covered by Diane and Pam. The Research Center is open on all day Tuesdays from 10: a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Please do not leave the photos at the Sunrise Bluffs. Yes, the Bluffs display the photos, a guest book, and the bio notebooks. Karla Ayers, the manager of the Sunrise Bluffs, was gracious enough to arrange to have the display on the walls there. When the photos are left there, she has to, in turn, get the photos to me. The photos and bios are put into the computer by Ken Robison to forever go somewhere into cyber-space. They cannot be framed, (in a 5 x 7 size,) and hung by Karla.
The next step is to type the bios to be placed in the notebooks alphabetically. All of this requires some time and I am way behind in getting caught up with about a dozen pictures waiting to be processed. There is also a notebook for corrections to be made on the gold labels that are on each picture and corrections to the bios. I was away for a long period of time from the Center and when I returned last September, I found that I had other projects to complete.
Another disappointment was B.J. Conn McIntosh moved back to Oregon. She actually knew more about the records than I do. She kept those records on her Mac computer and it was a difficult job to transfer them to my computer. She worked with Ken Robison to enlarge/shrink photos into the computer at the Research Center, worked with Pam for the gold labels, and putting up the photos at the Sunrise Bluffs where she lived. She is returning to Fort Benton perhaps in May and hopefully has time to get this project on the road again.
I have all the corrections to photos and bios in a Photo Project notebook and trust me that I have not forgotten about them. It is a project that is near and dear to my heart. I appreciate your patience and cooperation. God bless our Troops.
FORT BENTON WEBSITE
It is a wealth of information including the weather (that I now refuse to talk about.) If you have family or friends that are coming to visit, refer them to fortbenton.com. It tells you everything you wanted to know about Fort Benton. The photos are so enticing to those who have never been here and familiar to those of us who live here.
In about three months the Museums, the Old Fort, and the Visitors Information Center will be open. If you have not visited the above, just do it. The youngsters just love it and what a history lesson they will have. I have repeated several Indian sayings and I do not know where they came from. “If you do not know where you came from, you cannot know where you are going” and “A people without a history, is like the wind in the buffalo grass.” Those are something to contemplate.
MRMC MEETING
I was not able to count the attendance but it doubled and there was a wealth of information from the architect and the rep from Bear Paw Development. I am sure that Bethany, our super woman reporter who is here, there, and everywhere, will give you a much more complete report of the meeting. I was just more interested in how many were in attendance. (I was unable to connect with Michelle at Bear Paw Development today, (Monday,) and the report on attendance will have to wait until next week.)
This Public Hearing meeting was the second and last of the public meetings. A report was given on the time frame of the first phase. That would be the clinic building. It will take time to get the grants, move the old rectory, and begin the building of the clinic. After the meeting I asked Michelle, from Bear Paw, if they could hurry it up a bit so that I could see the end results.
Handwritten letters in support of these plans are most welcome. Those that feel that no one can read their writing can certainly type a letter. I asked Michelle if one letter could be written from an organization and those in the organization sign it. She said that would work well, the important thing is to write the letters a.s.a.p., and take them to the Commissioner’s office in the Court House. JUST DO IT.
EVENTS
When you read this, the month of February will be almost over and it will only be a few weeks until spring. It will be time for “Cleanup and Spruce-Up.” (I would like to see an American Flag on every home.)
We are so fortunate to have our very hard working Recycle Committee. How they could keep going on those cold Saturdays is beyond me? I am anxiously waiting for the spring clean-up days. I think junk multiplies in the dark. If you have not used it in a year, recycle it or dump it. I know that is difficult for those of us from the old school of depression days. We were taught to use everything and if not immediately…then save it. It gets to a point that there isn’t any more room. So give it up and you will find it does not hurt too much. (I think we are called hoarders or junk collectors.)
I love one of the rules one of my son’s has. When you bring something home through the front door, something has to go out the back door. I like that attitude.
I am cheered by the fact that it does not start getting dark until about 6:00 p.m. when the sun shines. What a wonderful time of year. Enjoy!
GOD BLESS AMERICA, OUR TROOPS, and WEAR TED ON FRIDAYS.
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