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Letters from a Land of Grass - Airport Time (8-11-2023)

We had a grand adventure on our trip across the South and it is always great to be home.

 

-Lisa

Letters from a Land of Grass - Lost Yearlings (8-4-2023)

When yearlings aren't stupidly frustrating, they are hilarious characters.

 

-Lisa

Voices & Views ~ Arlyne Reichert

Arlyne Reichert joins host Thomas Risberg to discuss the upcoming Cascade Preservation Annual Event, September 18th, at 7pm in the Gibson Room at the Great Falls Civic Center. The event is free and will include a presentation by Bruce Pollington, the President of the River's Edge Trail Foundation, on how the Trail has been integrated with the Bridge, as well as a discussion of ways to best utilize the Bridge in the future. 

Arlyne also recounts the epic story of how the Bridge was saved from demolition and restored to it's former glory. In addition, Arlyne gives priceless insights into living a good life, sharing her struggles and successes, and providing an example for all of us of how to maintain optimism and a positivity through trying circumstances.

Letters from a Land of Grass - Conversation in the Mountains (7-28-2023)

Conversations change in the mountains. 

-Lisa

Letters from a Land of Grass - Potential Shooter (7-21-2023)

Lisa shares her experience when members of the Great Falls Police Department's High Risk Unit were activated to respond to a disturbance at the downtown Farmer's Market on Saturday.

Voices & Views ~ Gail Belfert, Criminal Justice Professor at the University of Providence

Professor Gail Belfert joins host Thomas Risberg for a fascinating discussion on the unique, student-centered and career-focused education provided at the University of Providence, the changing media landscape, the importance of objective reporting and source checking, restorative justice and much more. 

Letters from a Land of Grass - Taking Guests to the Creek (7-13-2023)

Sometimes I should reconsider my grand plans for entertaining guests.

 

-Lisa

Letters from a Land of Grass - A Bull Fights (7-7-2023)

Lisa Schmidt and her brother, Roger, herd the neighbor's bull with a pickup after he charged her horse. This bull had never seen a horse before.

Letters from a Land of Grass - Hot Dogs in the Rain (6-30-2023)

It's rodeo season, rain or shine!

 

-Lisa

Space Force Seal Ceremony

The Montana Veterans Memorial Association conducted a ceremony at the Montana Veterans Memorial honoring the United States Space Force on June 27, 2023. During the ceremony, Space Force Guardians assigned to Malmstrom Air Force Base affixed the seal of the nation's newest service to the wall of the memorial. Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Bill Woolf, founder of the United States Space Force Association, served as the keynote speaker during the event. U.S. Space Force Maj. Jared Myers also provided his remarks on serving as commander of Detachment 1 of the 22nd Space Operations Squadron at Malmstrom Air Force Base.