VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE
By Muncie
9/4/19
SEPTEMBER MOON
This beautiful month’s moon is called the Full Harvest Moon or the Full Corn Moon. Its name is attributed to Native Americans because it marked when corn was supposed to be harvested. Most often, the September full moon is actually the Harvest Moon, which is the Full Moon closest to the autumn equinox. In two years out of three, the harvest moon comes in September, but in some years it is in October. At the peak of the harvest farmers can work late into the night by the light of this moon. Usually the full moon rises 50 minutes each night, but for a few nights around the Harvest Moon, the moon seems to rise at nearly the same time each night. It is 25 to 30 minutes later across the United States and only 10 to 20 minutes for much of Canada and Europe.
Corn, pumpkins, squash, beans, and wild rice, Staples for the Indians and are now ready for gathering.
The Full Moon is on Saturday the 14th. Wasn’t the Full Moon in August gorgeous? The sky was clear that night and the moon lit up the landscape. This month should be even more beautiful.
FORT BENTON ROCKS
The latest count on Facebook is 202 Rockers. They did “paint and hide” a lot this past week and several people told me that they found rocks and decided to keep them. I would hide them if I found any but I am really happy with the two
I have on my porch. GO OLIVIA.
RATTLERS
A couple of weeks ago as I was on my way to the Farmers Market, I met up with an old friend. It was Mike Skogen who was our Police Chief when I moved here 26 years ago. He has been retired for many years and we had a nice visit.
He told me the story of just having seen a rattlesnake in the middle of Main St. and 11th St. Of course, he knew how to handle the situation but I wanted to again warn readers, and especially new residents, to immediately call 911 and let the Police Officers handle what needs to be done. DO NOT try to handle the situation yourself. Also teach children to call 911.
I usually do a report on snake sightings toward the end of summer but I decided, because of this incident, to check it out now.
I checked with the Police Department on Labor Day (sorry about disturbing you on the holiday,) and there were about five sightings reported so far this year. Be on the lookout and watch where you are walking.
REMINDERS
Pinochle games are still being held at the Sunrise Bluffs. So, when these long, cold, and dreary days come around, spend a pleasant afternoon with friends who enjoy the same things that you do.
BOWLING
It is terrific exercise and offers the opportunity of enjoying an evening with friends. (We need all the friends we can get.)
On Monday the 9th Bowling will start at B Social. At a recent gathering the conversation came up about the Bowling Alley in the old days. Do you remember the days when pins were set up by boys who wanted the job? It was a fun place to be for young and old.
I bowled for many years but I know that today I could not even lift a ball much less throw it down an alley. However, the memories remain.
FARMERS MARKET
The Market continues on Thursday September 5th. Come on down and enjoy those harvest products and heavenly baked goods.
RECYCLE DAY
Recycle day is Saturday, September 7th. It is a great time to recycle all that stuff you accumulated all summer. It is such a great program and especially these days when we are burying ourselves in garbage.
LIONS CLUB
The Club is still collecting donated articles for their Huge Yard Sale at the Chouteau County Fair Grounds. It is September 14th and that is a week from Saturday. See the ad in the River Press for phone numbers to call for pickup.
An insider told me that they have already collected great donations and I love seeing who goes off with those treasures.
You must know what a great deal garage sales and flea markets are for young married couples and those who move into a new house. Those treasurers make it a home with items that were a part of someone’s life. They are collectables that meant so much to someone who perhaps no longer has a place to keep them. So, be sure to donate and then to come to the Fair Grounds to see what treasures you can use.
WEAR RED ON FRIDAYS to show support for our Troops.
GOD BLESS AMERICA, OUR TROOPS, POLICE OFFICERS, FIREMEN AND WOMEN, FOREST FIREMEN, AND EMT’s,
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Tuesday, July 4, 2017
View From The Bridge 7/5/17
VIEW from the BRIDGE
By Muncie
7/5/17
FIREWORKS
Did you wonder why when there were a few minutes of darkness in the display? Someone told us that there was a boat in the river that held up the show. What really happened was that the computer failed and the rest of the show had to be manually done.
Did you know that fireworks were handled by a computer? I am so far behind in all this tech stuff. The only thing I would like to have is the vacuum that runs all by its self. What a blast that would be. Again I wonder if you still have to clean the dirt out of it.
JULY MOON
If you readers are tired of or do not read about the moons, please let me know. I have been repeating the same moon names for years now. I still enjoy it because I cannot retain the names and it is new information to me each year. I do enjoy knowing when the full moon will appear and when the finger nail moon first appears.
The July moon is called the Full Buck Moon. The antlers on the bucks begin to grow. It is also called the Thunder Moon which took place today (Sunday the 2nd.) It was 94 degrees according to my weather station. When I came to my computer room to work on the View, I keep the blind closed because the light shines into my screen. An hour later I went to the kitchen and found it very dark and raining. Then there was a loud clap of thunder with lightening to follow. It was raining too hard for me to go out and retrieve my flag.
A short time later the weather station read 86 degrees and the sun came out. I checked the flag and it was perfectly dry. It is no use to predict the weather. If you wait 5 minutes, it will change.
My husband Wally and I used to have a contest about who would see that finger nail moon first. Of course I always won just like I won the best rock-of-the-day when we went hunting. (This was my joke of the week.)
RATTLERS
It is that time of year again to watch where you are walking or stepping. A RATTLESNAKE was reported on the vicinity of Front St. and 22nd in the alley. It was run over. (I asked if they saved the rattles and the answer was “no way.”
The second report was given to me by Police Chief John Turner. The snake was on the Levee Walking Trail near the Old Bridge. The spotter did call 911 immediately and help was there within a minute. Always call 911 and call no matter what kind of snake it is.
AMERICAN FLAGS
I met a couple in Lehman’s True Value last week and they were buying a new flag. They were retiring their old flag. I have always given my old flags to Larry Bower at the First Security Bank for retirement. If that is not convenient for you, give it to a Boy Scout, an American Legion member, or VFW member. They are sure to get it to the right location.
Did you get your flag up on Tuesday? I will have counted them that evening. I know there are people that only fly their flags on holidays but they can be flown year round. At this time in our countries history, a support of our love of country can be shown by flying our awesome American Flag. I am so lucky that I was born, raised, and am still living in the best country in the world. I cannot imagine what it would be like to have to abandon my home and this wonderful Fort Benton because some radicals were trying to take it.
KEN’S WWI STORIES
I really enjoyed Ken Robison’s WWI stories in the last the 14th and 21st editions of the River Press. He wrote about women who changed the world with their actions like the Red Cross. Nurses are the backbone of any clinic or hospital.
I enjoy watching them put all your information into a computer. It is all at the tip of their fingers and tells all you want to know about yourself. Well, almost everything. (If you have a secret life, you would not tell anyone because once you do tell someone, it is no longer a secret. (I have been watching too many 48 hour shows on TV.)
THE HAZENS
I phoned Judy and Herb a couple of weeks ago to ask how they were doing. Many of you readers were asking me if I had heard from them since they moved.
They are doing fine and enjoy their new place as much as I am enjoying living in their apartment at the Sunset Apartments. They live a ways out of town and it is peaceful and quiet. They said to say hello to everyone and they would be back to visit Fort Benton soon.
Well, today, Monday the 3rd, I called them again to ask Herb where the WI-FI box was located. Herb was in a kind of hurry to get to the hospital. Judy was taken there last night to the ER and was being operated on at that very moment for gall stones.
I thought it would be wonderful to send Judy a get-well card. At this moment I cannot put her address in this column but call me if you would like to have it.
GOD BLESS AMERICA, OUR TROOPS, THOSE WHO PROTECT US and WEAR RED ON FRIDAYS. (I’ll only be really happy when I see American Flags handing from every porch and everyone in red on Fridays. You would not disappoint me, would you?)
By Muncie
7/5/17
FIREWORKS
Did you wonder why when there were a few minutes of darkness in the display? Someone told us that there was a boat in the river that held up the show. What really happened was that the computer failed and the rest of the show had to be manually done.
Did you know that fireworks were handled by a computer? I am so far behind in all this tech stuff. The only thing I would like to have is the vacuum that runs all by its self. What a blast that would be. Again I wonder if you still have to clean the dirt out of it.
JULY MOON
If you readers are tired of or do not read about the moons, please let me know. I have been repeating the same moon names for years now. I still enjoy it because I cannot retain the names and it is new information to me each year. I do enjoy knowing when the full moon will appear and when the finger nail moon first appears.
The July moon is called the Full Buck Moon. The antlers on the bucks begin to grow. It is also called the Thunder Moon which took place today (Sunday the 2nd.) It was 94 degrees according to my weather station. When I came to my computer room to work on the View, I keep the blind closed because the light shines into my screen. An hour later I went to the kitchen and found it very dark and raining. Then there was a loud clap of thunder with lightening to follow. It was raining too hard for me to go out and retrieve my flag.
A short time later the weather station read 86 degrees and the sun came out. I checked the flag and it was perfectly dry. It is no use to predict the weather. If you wait 5 minutes, it will change.
My husband Wally and I used to have a contest about who would see that finger nail moon first. Of course I always won just like I won the best rock-of-the-day when we went hunting. (This was my joke of the week.)
RATTLERS
It is that time of year again to watch where you are walking or stepping. A RATTLESNAKE was reported on the vicinity of Front St. and 22nd in the alley. It was run over. (I asked if they saved the rattles and the answer was “no way.”
The second report was given to me by Police Chief John Turner. The snake was on the Levee Walking Trail near the Old Bridge. The spotter did call 911 immediately and help was there within a minute. Always call 911 and call no matter what kind of snake it is.
AMERICAN FLAGS
I met a couple in Lehman’s True Value last week and they were buying a new flag. They were retiring their old flag. I have always given my old flags to Larry Bower at the First Security Bank for retirement. If that is not convenient for you, give it to a Boy Scout, an American Legion member, or VFW member. They are sure to get it to the right location.
Did you get your flag up on Tuesday? I will have counted them that evening. I know there are people that only fly their flags on holidays but they can be flown year round. At this time in our countries history, a support of our love of country can be shown by flying our awesome American Flag. I am so lucky that I was born, raised, and am still living in the best country in the world. I cannot imagine what it would be like to have to abandon my home and this wonderful Fort Benton because some radicals were trying to take it.
KEN’S WWI STORIES
I really enjoyed Ken Robison’s WWI stories in the last the 14th and 21st editions of the River Press. He wrote about women who changed the world with their actions like the Red Cross. Nurses are the backbone of any clinic or hospital.
I enjoy watching them put all your information into a computer. It is all at the tip of their fingers and tells all you want to know about yourself. Well, almost everything. (If you have a secret life, you would not tell anyone because once you do tell someone, it is no longer a secret. (I have been watching too many 48 hour shows on TV.)
THE HAZENS
I phoned Judy and Herb a couple of weeks ago to ask how they were doing. Many of you readers were asking me if I had heard from them since they moved.
They are doing fine and enjoy their new place as much as I am enjoying living in their apartment at the Sunset Apartments. They live a ways out of town and it is peaceful and quiet. They said to say hello to everyone and they would be back to visit Fort Benton soon.
Well, today, Monday the 3rd, I called them again to ask Herb where the WI-FI box was located. Herb was in a kind of hurry to get to the hospital. Judy was taken there last night to the ER and was being operated on at that very moment for gall stones.
I thought it would be wonderful to send Judy a get-well card. At this moment I cannot put her address in this column but call me if you would like to have it.
GOD BLESS AMERICA, OUR TROOPS, THOSE WHO PROTECT US and WEAR RED ON FRIDAYS. (I’ll only be really happy when I see American Flags handing from every porch and everyone in red on Fridays. You would not disappoint me, would you?)
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