One Nation, Under God
One Nation, Under God
Sorted by date Results 226 - 250 of 470
A comet has been described as a dirty snowball in space that is on an elliptical orbit around the sun. Its cycle takes many years traveling a long ways from the sun before turning back and gradually coming closer to the sun and developing a tail of debris flaring off the main core. Every so often we on earth are given the chance to observe it in the night sky. It is growing less visible as the month of July draws to an end, but I was able to see it a couple of nights. Find the The Big Dipper...
On Tuesday, a huge storm with very high winds hit our area. It hit so hard that I was worried that my picture window might blow out or break. I'm still thankful for the absence of a hail! The rain came down hard and sideways! One of my neighbors lost most of the shingles on his roof, another lost his barn from the wind. The hay windrows were blown all over the fields. Then the sun came out! Also, as a result of the storm, many power poles were broken and the electricity went off. The crew at Big...
The Fourth of July was a beautiful day! Nice and warm, no wind! Until about 7 p.m. when Mother Nature decided to show us her fireworks and loud booming! The storm was moved on by 10, but did damage in some yards with tree limbs down, etc. Loring Lutheran will meet on Sunday at 9 a.m.! We would love to see you there! Jeannie Schroeder, Saige and Zoey Stordahl were up from Billings to visit with Rod and Gramma Dixie over the fourth! Lu Bessel and Dixie Stordahl went to Havre to see the eye doctor...
The weather is typical for Montana, temps in the 90’s for the highs, lows in the low 60’s for a few days and then cool, windy, and rain! Yes, rain! So welcome! The summer basketball season is in partial mode. Not quite as active as other years due to COVID 19, but the North Country Lady Mavericks played a tourney in Malta and won all four games! Good work, girls! The Great Plains Dinosaur Museum hosted a Kids’ Day on Saturday. Many children with their parents came in to participate in dinos...
The Great Plains Dinosaur Museum has been open for two weeks and I’m happy to report that many people have stopped to see just what we had behind the big green metal walls! Since we were locked down or not open due to COVID 19 until June 1 I was a bit concerned with how we would be received once we were able to open again. I’m happy to say that we have had 140 visitors from all over Montana. Other visitors came from Idaho, Minnesota, North Dakota, Florida, Wyoming, California, Wyoming, Wis...
We had one day of summer this week. The temps were in the ’90s as were the wind speeds! No, I jest. The wind was only 70 mph! Plenty hot and sucking the moisture right out of the ground! Last week I told you about the flycatcher nest in the rafters over my deck. The nest was on the ground again this week after the strong winds all night. I'm not sure if she'll rebuild at this date or not. Thank you to the kind souls who helped move the dirt to the churchyard to landscape! You are definitely one...
Everyone is invited to the community picnic on June 17 at 5 p.m. with the meal starting at 6 o’clock. Come play a few lawn games, eat a burger and visit with your neighbors! It's at the picnic/park. If the weather gets tough, we'll move into the hall. I stopped in to visit Debbie Dyrdahl on Wednesday afternoon. She is always interested in what's happening out here at Loring! Cary Woodruff and I were exploring the area on Friday this week. We shot up quite a few gophers. The shorebirds and ducks...
Brandings and seeding are the two things going on mainly in our area! Good luck with both. The annual Compton cattle drive from Boulder, MT to Loring has been completed in the modern way by semi trucks with cattle pots! Not as much stress or time or ranch hands needed! The Loring community extends sympathy to the family of Judy Rustad. Judy was a kind person who always had a smile. Also sympathy to the community of Turner on the death of Jim Reed, who owned the garage over there and drove the...
Spring weather is its usual unpredictable mix. We had nice warm temps close to 70 degrees, then cool, 30, downpours of rain, a little grapple, and plenty of wind! The moon is on its way to new and the whole month will be the last time to see Venus in the evening for some time. It will be visible in the early morning sky during the summer. I’ve been working at the Great Plains Dinosaur Museum a couple of days this week. Cary Woodruff is working at getting the museum cleaned and I got some m...
International Dark-Sky Week was a success out at Loring, even though the skies were cloudy for all but three days. I watched several Youtube videos about light pollution and then I watched The Earth at Night on Netflix! And then on Saturday, it was world Penguin Day! Everyone knows how I like Penguins! I guess this last week was educational and broaden my horizons type of week because I also watched the Centrum round table of paleontologists sponsored by the Great Plains Dinosaur Museum! The...
International Dark-Sky Week starts on April 19-26. It's the perfect time because the moon will be in the new moon phase and won't add light to the atmosphere. Around the world, people who are passionate about the sky at night will seek an understanding of astronomy! IDSW.DarkSky.org has several activities for families to do together. During this time when we are spending so much time together with our children, it will be the perfect time to grow interested in science. Did you know that the...
Phillips County has made it through another week without having a positive COVID-19 test result! Congrats to us for staying home, washing our hands and social distancing! The birds are gradually coming back. I saw mourning doves and redwing blackbirds this week. I'm going to drive to my secret spot to see if the yellow bellwort is out yet. I'll let you know next week if they are! To break up this coronavirus isolation a few people from Loring did take part in the social Distancing Cruise on...
Greetings for a blessed Easter. Even with social distancing, stay at home, and wash, wash, wash, it is still humbling to me to realize that God gave his only son to save us! And then He arose and is sitting at the right hand of God! The temperatures this week were colder, and snow was on the ground. But I know for a fact that spring will be here soon for like three days, one day of summer then right into fall and winter! That's Montana! I see a few Easter decorations have sprouted up around our...
Even with this horrible coronavirus making life different for most of us, it is reassuring that nature's cycles are right on target! Yes, the moon continues to go from new, crescent, half, gibbous, and full and the back again! The sun is traveling north, temps are warmer, migrating birds are returning to their summer range, and soon the prairies will be colorful with grass and wildflowers! The birds that I've seen this week are lots of Hawks, bald eagles (four), snowy owl, yes, it's still here....
During this past week the ice in my yard pretty much all melted just in time for the new snow to lay on bare ground in piles! I think it must have dropped about 6-8 inches on Saturday! I took my watercolor paintings to the Harlem Seed Show this weekend. It was a good experience, many nice comments on my work. The other artists who were there were awesome! The whole show is very well run, but due to the coronavirus, state basketball tourneys and the weather, the number of visitors were down this...
Oh, the welcome raucous sound of the geese returning! Spring is on the way! Many antelope gathering up near mile marker 32-35! They look pretty good! The water in the Cottonwood Creek and Little Cottonwood was rising and trying to get by the ice jammed up in the creek bed. I have not seen the snowy owls this week, but lots of hawks are flying in. On Tuesday the Great Plains Dinosaur Museum held an informational barbeque for landowners and board members. Several of the Loring area residents were...
Monday morning we woke to 27 degrees by the time I checked my thermometer and high winds and a very light snow that was falling from the west. Very stormy looking. Somewhere our spring popped back into winter. Montana weather! If you don't like it today, wait till tomorrow---- it will be different. It snowed lightly all day giving us about an inch of new snow. Rob Bear was down again working on the water and a floor in the Haubrich house so it can be used again. Hope everyone was able to attend...
2-12. Greetings to all my readers! And a happy birthday month to Mark, our editor! The Loring Lutherans held their annual meeting on the 9th of February with a delicious meal after church and the meeting. I see it has snowed again. This heavy snow coming after the warm up is not good! The snow just keeps piling up and keeping our footing on an even keel is not easy! Right now I'm in Florida, right in the middle of the state. Last night at Kennedy Space Center a rocket was launched and we could...
Talk about a change of weather! The wind blew like crazy three or four days. The chinook wind started melting the snow and ice and I had a little creek running through my yard on Saturday and Sunday! I just wish all the ice was melted between the house and garage! Carol Lumsden, Whitney Blunt and children were in Billings for the birthdays of Kenna Slade and Kellen Slade. I bet they had a ball with everyone! Brenda Clark was also in Billings this weekend. They came home later in the day so...
1-22. Congratulations! We all made it through a brutal week of subzero temperatures and blizzarding conditions! It will certainly look up from now on! The sun dogs were phenomenal on Friday! The Loring Lutheran Church annual meeting will be on Feb. 9 instead of the second. The sunsets and sunrises have been spectacular! If you take a cup of close to boiling water outside in this subzero weather and throw it up in the air, it will freeze the steam into ice crystals that resemble snow! It is an in...
Loring Woman’s Club will meet at the home of Connie Wasson on Wednesday, January 15. One of the topics for discussion is the card party in April. I spent a few days in Billings this past weekend. I watched a basketball game at Elder Grove school. My grandson played against the team with my sister’s grandson on it. They took a picture together. It's a good thing! The owl was hooting outside my window one evening. I thought it might be on tv, but muted the tube and the hoot, hoot, hoot was sti... Full story
The Snowy Owls are interesting to watch. They sit on a post very quietly, just turning their heads every so often! But as soon as I start taking pictures of them it seems they know and take flight! Cindy Clark stopped by to see my Christmas tree on Monday. We had a nice visit and as she was leaving, Janice Erfle was knocking at my door to come in and have a cup of tea. Patty Pollack and, Kylee visited Dixie Stordahl and brought her some jigsaw puzzles to put together! They must have heard that...
3-25. A very merry Christmas to all! This week has been so busy, and the weather has been gorgeous for winter! The snow is getting packed down and very icy! I'm so careful when I have to walk outside for fear of falling. The Whitewater staff had their Christmas party on Thursday evening at the Kenny Clark home. I was kindly invited and had a great time. Bruce Hill was challenged to a game of ping pong by Kenny and Bruce put away everyone who challenged him! I think he played 20 games and won ev...
The weather has been normal for December, cold and snowy. I can't complain! I'm always thankful for my neighbors out here in Loring. They keep the town cleared of snowdrifts in the streets and by the church. And this week Pete Lumsden came down and cleared my drive! Rod had punched a way through, earlier and I'm grateful for that also! The snowy owls are sitting calmly on the posts or power poles. I've talked to several people who have seen the owls. Remember the white ones are males and the...
Happy December, everyone! Last Friday I went to Havre to pick up Cary Woodruff from the plane. He was taking some time off and spent several days at Loring. Lu Besel, Cary and I had a GPDM meeting on Sunday at Anne and Dave Boothe’s for dinner. Carolyn Schmoeckel joined Cary and I for lunch on Monday. It was fun visiting a friend whom we hadn't seen for at least six months. She was going to Las Vegas for Thanksgiving dinner! On the way home one evening, we spotted two snowy owls! So big and b...
