View From The Bridge
By Muncie Morger
5/2/2018
SPRING
Last week Mother Nature gave us a beautiful spring week. I go-go-ed around town without a jacket or a sweater. It was glorious! I like spring best because it’s not too cold and it’s not too warm. Enjoy! Son Randy took me for a ride on Saturday on a road on the west side of the airport to listen to the symphony of the meadowlarks. Many people have told me they have seen robins and meadowlarks, but no one had a specific date.
PINOCHLE PARTY
On the second Monday of May (May 14) is the pinochle party at the Sunrise Bluffs at 1 p.m. There will be many prizes and refreshments. Put it on your calendar.
WHO DUNNIT?
I discovered over the weekend that the other rabbit and his big carrot were gone. I was hoping that something about spring would be in the hollow tree. I talked to a man who said he knew who it was, but was afraid to disclose it. He actually said he did not know her name, but knew her by her face. So, it goes on and on.
Another job that needs to be done is there are large chunks of bark near the tree. Perhaps you will get there and clean that up before I do.
Perhaps a nice plant or a bunch of violets could also appear. I won’t see you there because you come in the dark of night.
SENIORS APPRECIATION
I hope that you got your RSVP in. Please note the bus will pick you up at the Bluffs at 12:30 and will pick up at the Golden Age Senior Center at 12:45. You will be returned after the program is over.
It’s worth going to this program just for the entertainment by the elementary school kids. See you there!
PIATIGORSKY
The day after next week’s River Press comes out will be the Piatigorsky Foundation event at the Grand Union at 4:30 in the afternoon. I know that I will see all of you classical buffs there. I hope that there is a good turnout for this open to the public, free concert.
BUSY THURSDAY
Longhorn Day, the Senior Luncheon and the TC Dance recital are all on this day. Check the River Press Community Calendar for times.
MAY MOON
The full moon was on Sunday the 29th, but was not visible because of overcast skies. May’s full moon will also be on the 29th.
The May moon is called the Flower Moon. In most areas, flowers are abundant everywhere during this time. Thus, the name of this moon. Other names include the Full Corn Planting Moon or the Milk Moon.
GOD BLESS AMERICA, OUR TROOPS, POLICE OFFICERS, FIREMEN/WOMEN AND EMTs. PLEASE PROTECT OUR SCHOOLCHILDREN FROM HARM.
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Tuesday, April 11, 2017
View From The Bridge 4/12/17
VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE
By Muncie
4/12/17
HAPPY EASTER
Can you believe that next Sunday is Easter Sunday? There will be a lot of moving about town with shopping for your Easter dinner or making plans to eat out. Check the River Press to see what eateries will be open.
The Lions Club will hold their annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday and what fun it is to watch those Kiddos fill their baskets. Check the River Press schedules for time and place
PIATIGORSKY
As has always happened, a lovely afternoon was spent last Sunday. Katie, as she wanted to be called, a mezzo soprano and Nicholas the pianist treated the classical music lovers to a most pleasant program.
Nicholas played several selections himself and accompanied Katie with her songs. All of the Piatigorsky artists have degrees in music and I love the history they give to us about each selection.
At the end of the program Katie sang show tunes and impressed on me the wide range of her ability. What a happy person she is and spread it to all of us.
Another treat was a young man from Great Falls who is a music student and played a selection for us. (I was not able to find his name before this article had to go in.) He is a 4.0 student and he really seemed to enjoy playing for us. I hope Fort Benton has him back again soon. (Like the Stensland’s, taking piano lessons was not an option for him.)
BIRDS
I know that you will all be happy for me that birds are back at my feeders. They had not visited me all winter. I went on the deck about two weeks ago and saw that the feeders were empty. I took each one inside and cleaned it. A couple of them have windows that I don’t think I had ever washed and didn’t even know they were there.
I filled each one with fresh bird see and lo and behold, in a couple of days it was all gone. I began seeing birds at the feeders every day. They are sparrows and are so busy. They must have nests nearby or perhaps they are the species who stay all winter. Whatever, I am happy just watching them when I am at my kitchen window.
PINOCHLE GAME
Sunrise Bluffs is having another Pinochle Game on Monday the 17th at 1:00 p.m. There will be prizes, snacks and beverages for you to enjoyment. Please call in your reservation if you are planning to join in. The last games they had were very successful and a good time was had by all.
PIE DAY
Good Friday is also Pie Day. I am really looking forward to that now that Mother Nature has turned a bit kinder to us. Several days of leaving windows open for fresh air was lovely and most welcome.
The Golden Age Senior Center could not only use a few more PIE BAKERS but also a few more PIE EATERS. You all must be tired of me always telling about the great bargain Pie Day. Why don’t you come on down to the Center and find out for yourself. If every person who frequents that day would bring 1 more person we could have quite a wonderful social hour.
I know that you must not have seen many friends and neighbors during the winter, so get out and about. Take a walk along the Levee Walking Trail and see the great job the trimming of the trees. See you there.
INCOME TAX
I swear this year I am going to do my tax records month by month instead of trying to get it all done at once. I am ready to scream as I am frantically trying to finish it today. I really know though that it is never going to happen. It compares to New Year’s resolutions. You may do well for a couple of months and then all of a sudden it falls by the wayside. Here I go again acting like a human being.
2ND GRADE ANSWERS
Why did God give you your mother instead of some other mother?
1. Because we are related.
2. God knew she likes me a lot more than other people’s mom like me.
PONDERISMS
“If the professor on Gilligan’s Island can make a radio out of a coconut, why can’t he fix a hold in a boat?
GOD BLESS AMERICA, OUR TROOPS, THOSE WHO PROTECT US, and WEAR RED ON FRIDAYS.
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
View From The Bridge 4/13/16
VIEW from the BRIDGE
By Muncie
4/13/16
SPRING
You know that it is SPRING when the Freeze opens for the season. On Sunday the 3rd I drove by and saw the Freeze was in business. I love to see a business “we couldn’t live without,” with the OPEN sign on.
The lilacs are budded out and you can see green everywhere. It is time to cut the lawn, turn the sprinklers on, and start thinking about a garden. I miss having a garden the last few years but I do enjoy Connie’s tomato plant in her front yard. I sit on her front steps and eat at least a dozen cherry tomatoes. Yummy!
While we are enjoyed this beautiful weather, back East there are blizzards, loss of electricity, and icy driving conditions. Do not ever under estimate Mother Nature as she is full of surprises.
PIE DAY
There was a good crowd for Pie Day. My Rhubarb Pie Angel came through again with one of her delicious Rhubarb pies. There was 1 piece left when I was leaving and I am now so sorry that I didn’t take it home.
It was reported that rhubarb is now growing in gardens and there is only one more Pie Day in May until next September. I wonder what kind of a bribe one would use to have someone bake rhubarb pies in the hot summer days. Actually, I would not ask anyone to do that. It is hot enough without using ones oven at 400 degrees. Besides I do not need a whole pie to myself. One piece once a month will do me.
LIBRARY WEEK
By the time the River Press reaches you, Library week will be half over. It was advertised last week with a schedule and I hope you took advantage of it. I vote that the Library is the most important building in Fort Benton. It provides the best learning tools.
If you have not been to the Library yet this week, there will be a Tea on Thursday from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. There will be entertainment with our local Lucky Valentines on Friday from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. See you there.
ANGELS
I know that there are Angels among us. I added two more to my list this past week.
I am able to ask for help in this column and I did that several weeks ago by asking for help on a new project. I needed a carpenter to measure the walls at the Sunrise Bluffs for the Veterans picture shelves. I also asked for the help of four or five men to build the shelves and attach them to the walls. These shelves would organize the photos by straightening them and putting them in order. Karla, manager of the Bluffs, and I received many complaints about the photos being crooked and families unable to find their loved one.
I got no response in two weeks and I was going to give up the project. Then along came my Carpenter Angel on Front Street and volunteered to do the whole project. We will make a trip to the Bluffs this week to measure how much material we will need. Hopefully it will be completed by Memorial Day when we celebrate remembering our Veterans with a wreath thrown in the Missouri off the Old Fort Benton Bridge. We then proceed to the Riverside Cemetery for the ceremony at the Veterans gravesides.
The VFW is working to get the Flagpole in place according to their report in the River Press. It should all come together as planned. See you there.
THRIFT SHOP ANGEL
I also acquired a Thrift Shop Angel. I have been asking friends if any of them had some old white sheets. I need them for the Toothbrush Rugs that I make. I have many colored sheets but white is the runner part of the rug.
I visited the Thrift Shop on Thursday and checked for white sheets. Vi said to come back on Saturday and she thought she had some somewhere. When I went back on Saturday she had a box full of 8 white sheets. Those ought to keep me busy for at least 100 rugs and out of trouble.
I also have a Snow Angel who cleans my snow and a Computer Angel who knows everything you need to know about a computer. Also remember my Pie Angel. Do you have Angels in your life?
PANCAKE BREAKFAST
What a fun time last Sunday morning when the Signal Point Golf Club invited all of you to come up to a Pancake Breakfast. It was delicious with juice, coffee, pancakes, sausage, hash browns, and scrambled eggs. It was all you wanted to eat and I did seconds on the pancakes. I haven’t had a pancake for 2 or 3 years.
It seemed as though the wind was blowing a tad bit more up on top but it was still pleasant. It is a beautiful sight to see the green grass and the view of Fort Benton town from that vantage point. Many people ask me why I do not play golf. I don’t know the answer. As much as I love the outdoors and walking, it just never happened. I’ll blame my friends. They never invited me.
FERTILZER FOUNDATION
After leaving the Golf Course, we took a ride by the railroad track to see the construction going on with the Fertilizer Plant. There was a picture in the River Press on March 16th but like most things to see it live gives you a whole new perspective. There is much more work that has been done in the month since that photo was taken. You cannot really see it from the road and all of a sudden…there it is. It is down in a kind of valley and it reminded me of a lost city rediscovered. It is huge.
There were many large trucks and building material in the area. What a sight it is. It will be employing new families perhaps with children for our schools. The employees will need homes to rent or buy. It is like a whole new world. The young people of Fort Benton have much to look forward to. History is being made every day here in our town. Get involved and add to this history.
PIATIGORSKY
It was a perfect Sunday morning after having that delicious pancake breakfast at the Signal Point Golf Club. The afternoon was scheduled for the piano performance at the Grand Union Hotel by Richard Dowling. This is an annual event of classical music. This performance was more than that. I learned classical music history. Richard had many stories to tell about Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, and other classical pianist. The frosting on the cake was the Scott Joplin’s Rag Time career.
I decided that I like Rachmaninoff more than Beethoven. In Beethoven’s favor, I do like some of his compositions. I have on my cell phone ring tone his Pathetique. I used to have the sheet music but could not find it today to remind me what concerto it came from.
It was a perfect afternoon listening to beautiful music and looking out the windows at the cottonwood trees and the Missouri River. “It doesn’t get any better than that.” (That is a quote from last week’s River Press by Jerry Brooke.)
I spoke with Richard for a few seconds and asked him if he could tell me something for the View that no one else knew. He came up with his K-1 title with the airlines. He flies 100,000 miles or more a year. (What a high that is!)
CCPA
There will be only one more performance this season on Wednesday, April 27th when Streisand and Sinatra will be here in Fort Benton. You will not want to miss this one as I know from experience it will be very enjoyable. I saw this show in Helena about 5 years ago. Please plan to attend to fill the Elementary School auditorium. See you there.
OBSERVATIONS
Laziness and inactivity kills just as many people as smoking.
GOD BLESS AMERICA, OUR TROOPS and THOSE WHO PROTECT US DAILY.
By Muncie
4/13/16
SPRING
You know that it is SPRING when the Freeze opens for the season. On Sunday the 3rd I drove by and saw the Freeze was in business. I love to see a business “we couldn’t live without,” with the OPEN sign on.
The lilacs are budded out and you can see green everywhere. It is time to cut the lawn, turn the sprinklers on, and start thinking about a garden. I miss having a garden the last few years but I do enjoy Connie’s tomato plant in her front yard. I sit on her front steps and eat at least a dozen cherry tomatoes. Yummy!
While we are enjoyed this beautiful weather, back East there are blizzards, loss of electricity, and icy driving conditions. Do not ever under estimate Mother Nature as she is full of surprises.
PIE DAY
There was a good crowd for Pie Day. My Rhubarb Pie Angel came through again with one of her delicious Rhubarb pies. There was 1 piece left when I was leaving and I am now so sorry that I didn’t take it home.
It was reported that rhubarb is now growing in gardens and there is only one more Pie Day in May until next September. I wonder what kind of a bribe one would use to have someone bake rhubarb pies in the hot summer days. Actually, I would not ask anyone to do that. It is hot enough without using ones oven at 400 degrees. Besides I do not need a whole pie to myself. One piece once a month will do me.
LIBRARY WEEK
By the time the River Press reaches you, Library week will be half over. It was advertised last week with a schedule and I hope you took advantage of it. I vote that the Library is the most important building in Fort Benton. It provides the best learning tools.
If you have not been to the Library yet this week, there will be a Tea on Thursday from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. There will be entertainment with our local Lucky Valentines on Friday from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. See you there.
ANGELS
I know that there are Angels among us. I added two more to my list this past week.
I am able to ask for help in this column and I did that several weeks ago by asking for help on a new project. I needed a carpenter to measure the walls at the Sunrise Bluffs for the Veterans picture shelves. I also asked for the help of four or five men to build the shelves and attach them to the walls. These shelves would organize the photos by straightening them and putting them in order. Karla, manager of the Bluffs, and I received many complaints about the photos being crooked and families unable to find their loved one.
I got no response in two weeks and I was going to give up the project. Then along came my Carpenter Angel on Front Street and volunteered to do the whole project. We will make a trip to the Bluffs this week to measure how much material we will need. Hopefully it will be completed by Memorial Day when we celebrate remembering our Veterans with a wreath thrown in the Missouri off the Old Fort Benton Bridge. We then proceed to the Riverside Cemetery for the ceremony at the Veterans gravesides.
The VFW is working to get the Flagpole in place according to their report in the River Press. It should all come together as planned. See you there.
THRIFT SHOP ANGEL
I also acquired a Thrift Shop Angel. I have been asking friends if any of them had some old white sheets. I need them for the Toothbrush Rugs that I make. I have many colored sheets but white is the runner part of the rug.
I visited the Thrift Shop on Thursday and checked for white sheets. Vi said to come back on Saturday and she thought she had some somewhere. When I went back on Saturday she had a box full of 8 white sheets. Those ought to keep me busy for at least 100 rugs and out of trouble.
I also have a Snow Angel who cleans my snow and a Computer Angel who knows everything you need to know about a computer. Also remember my Pie Angel. Do you have Angels in your life?
PANCAKE BREAKFAST
What a fun time last Sunday morning when the Signal Point Golf Club invited all of you to come up to a Pancake Breakfast. It was delicious with juice, coffee, pancakes, sausage, hash browns, and scrambled eggs. It was all you wanted to eat and I did seconds on the pancakes. I haven’t had a pancake for 2 or 3 years.
It seemed as though the wind was blowing a tad bit more up on top but it was still pleasant. It is a beautiful sight to see the green grass and the view of Fort Benton town from that vantage point. Many people ask me why I do not play golf. I don’t know the answer. As much as I love the outdoors and walking, it just never happened. I’ll blame my friends. They never invited me.
FERTILZER FOUNDATION
After leaving the Golf Course, we took a ride by the railroad track to see the construction going on with the Fertilizer Plant. There was a picture in the River Press on March 16th but like most things to see it live gives you a whole new perspective. There is much more work that has been done in the month since that photo was taken. You cannot really see it from the road and all of a sudden…there it is. It is down in a kind of valley and it reminded me of a lost city rediscovered. It is huge.
There were many large trucks and building material in the area. What a sight it is. It will be employing new families perhaps with children for our schools. The employees will need homes to rent or buy. It is like a whole new world. The young people of Fort Benton have much to look forward to. History is being made every day here in our town. Get involved and add to this history.
PIATIGORSKY
It was a perfect Sunday morning after having that delicious pancake breakfast at the Signal Point Golf Club. The afternoon was scheduled for the piano performance at the Grand Union Hotel by Richard Dowling. This is an annual event of classical music. This performance was more than that. I learned classical music history. Richard had many stories to tell about Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, and other classical pianist. The frosting on the cake was the Scott Joplin’s Rag Time career.
I decided that I like Rachmaninoff more than Beethoven. In Beethoven’s favor, I do like some of his compositions. I have on my cell phone ring tone his Pathetique. I used to have the sheet music but could not find it today to remind me what concerto it came from.
It was a perfect afternoon listening to beautiful music and looking out the windows at the cottonwood trees and the Missouri River. “It doesn’t get any better than that.” (That is a quote from last week’s River Press by Jerry Brooke.)
I spoke with Richard for a few seconds and asked him if he could tell me something for the View that no one else knew. He came up with his K-1 title with the airlines. He flies 100,000 miles or more a year. (What a high that is!)
CCPA
There will be only one more performance this season on Wednesday, April 27th when Streisand and Sinatra will be here in Fort Benton. You will not want to miss this one as I know from experience it will be very enjoyable. I saw this show in Helena about 5 years ago. Please plan to attend to fill the Elementary School auditorium. See you there.
OBSERVATIONS
Laziness and inactivity kills just as many people as smoking.
GOD BLESS AMERICA, OUR TROOPS and THOSE WHO PROTECT US DAILY.
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