Twas a bit nippy out there this morning.
In fact, I added a layer for both trips outside.
I don't think anyone will be complaining about the cooler weather after the past few days of draining heat.
These weeks with Monday holidays go by quickly, it seems.
Last night, CBS News featured a story about a ranch in Montana.
They waited until the end before saying where the ranch was located. We heard "Blackfoot Valley" and "Western Montana" and then, finally, they confirmed a theory that was unfolding as I watched the feature.
The reporter signed off at Helmville, Mont. Twas then, the the all-too-familiar name "Mannix," combined with Helmville told me that I knew someone connected with the ranch. In fact, Bill and I visited this person at her school in Helmville several years ago.
Stacey Mannix is the daughter of our longtime, good friends, Byron and Myra Lewis from Clark Fork.
Both were educators. Myra taught with me at Sandpoint High School, while Bryon, who died a few years ago, served as teacher and administrator for the district, finishing his career at Clark Fork High School.
Over the years, we enjoyed some good times at Byron and Myra's beautiful ranches east of Clark Fork.
So we knew their three girls, and, one time on a road trip in Montana, Bill and I stopped off to see Stacey.
The link above provides a brief history of the ranch.
The CBS story highlighted the Mannix Ranch innovative efforts to preserve the grazing land and to come up with ways to ensure a future for ranchers and beef producers.
I enjoyed the story, especially after realizing I knew someone associated with it.
Hope you enjoy it also.
After seeing the CBS story, I did some more reading and research, including watching the informative video below.
Thursday Throwbacks: Most of today's photos go back to the "olden days" of film.
I thumbed through dozens and dozens of photos yesterday and realized that a lot of money was spent for bad photos. Usually, there might be one or two decent pictures coming off from a roll of film.
Thank goodness for digital photography where we can delete and not be reminded of the many less-than-stellar images taken AND paid for.
Enjoy the photos.
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What's not to love about these two little darlings!
Below: both of these guys were familiar faces around Sandpoint and they played in the town band.
Any locals recognize them?
Bill and Mark Schumacher in Glacier Park.
Below: Amy Gunter enjoying a rock formation on a journalism trip to Colorado.
Snowboarder and extreme athlete Anton Pogue at a fundraiser.
Someone played the sax while someone else played the tuba.
Hint: I worked with the sax player at the local Spokesman-Review office.
Little Jacob, my grand nephew.
Below: Dana Stockman headed out after an evening with bunco at the Love house.
A couple of times we hosted the "Mud Olympics" at our Great Northern farm. Groups like Monticola and Student Council and Leohono Honor Society competed in events like the mud tug or mud football.
It was okay to play dirty.
Below: Grace, Sefo and Iusitina. The girls are Jacob's sisters. The three siblings are triplets.
Local royalty Mandy, Nicole and Suzanne at the Fourth of July parade.
Goats in Glacier.
More Mud Olympics with Nissa, Debbie and E.D.
Below: Bill and me in front of the White House, circa 1992.
Miss Kiwi, our very first Border Collie.
Below: Colleen and Laurie leading their students on a field trip.
This lady named Sarah Guthrie rides horses on the trails around the area.
Below: a Senior named Steve Smith with his "hot" car. Actually, it was the Love's Caravan, which Steve occasionally drove.
Below: the Jollys, Steve and Robyn back in 2003 when I was able to travel to New Zealand to meet Robyn, my penpal. Annie was there as an exchange student.
Sadly, Robyn passed away several years ago, but I keep in touch with her kids.
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