Air Show & Animals

Canadian Snowbirds The highlight for many people this weekend will be the Malmstrom Open House and Air Show, featuring the return of the Canadian Snowbirds aerial demonstration team. Welcome back, Snowbirds. You’ve been in our collective thoughts since last year, and it is great to have you back in Great Falls to amaze and thrill our community.

On a more terrestrial note, don’t forget that the annual “Spay-ghetti” dinner will be held tomorrow night to raise money for The Animal Foundation’s spay & neuter programs. For more details, call 454-1720. And in related news, don’t forget that the newly-formed “Diamonds In The Ruff” will be conducting an “adopt-a-thon” on Saturday at PetCo.

May 16, 2008 | Filed Under events, military, animals | Leave a Comment 

Kickin’ Assphault

Got a nice e-mail from Syd asking me to promote the “Kickin’ Assphault” running event that is coming up in June:

May 15, 2008 | Filed Under outdoors, events, sports | 1 Comment 

Political Support

- If you’re a political junkie, you can see which of your neighbors have donated to which candidates. For example: according to the HuffPo, Cheryl Crawley, our new GFPS superintendent, donated $350 to Barack Obama. On the other side, Amy Astin, who used to work for Rep Denny Rehberg, donated $500 to Mitt Romney’s campaign, according to NewsMeat.

- The keyword in 2008 seems to be “superdelegates.” So how many does Montana have, exactly, and who are they? Check it out.

- Didja notice that Larry Steele, who ran for GF Mayor a few months ago, appears on the primary ballot as a candidate for Governor?

May 15, 2008 | Filed Under politics, civics, election | 3 Comments 

Diamonds In The Ruff

This is cool: a new animal-welfare group in Great Falls with a nifty name - Diamonds In The Ruff! See some adorable dogs and cats that need good, loving homes, and learn more about them at the “Adopt-A-Thon” on Saturday at PetCo. And they’ve got some funnies on their site, too.

I’ve said before that I don’t understand all of the issues involving the local animal shelter and the City; this seems like an attempt to simply side-step those controversies and focus solely on the animals. Good on ‘em.

May 15, 2008 | Filed Under animals | Leave a Comment 

Sinatra

Pardon the interruption, but we need to take a brief time-out from Great Falls blogging in order to remember the greatest entertainer of the 20th century.

Today marks ten years since we lost the greatest singer - perhaps the greatest entertainer - of the 20th century: Francis Albert Sinatra. Ol’ Blue Eyes. The Voice. The Chairman of The Board. The Legend. Frankie. Sinatra.

May 14, 2008 | Filed Under music, david | Leave a Comment 

New Tribune Site

I’ve been test-driving the beta version of the new GF Tribune website, along with a few other folks such as Capt Black Eagle and Janna. The beta version has been slow, but that should be fixed when the Trib flips the switch to go “live” (which should happen later today). I must admit to being rather impressed. It looks a lot more like a website - not just a newpaper slapped online. And of course the big news is the interactivity: Forums and Blogs. Yep - blogs for everyone, complete with post titles, comments, blogrolls, and all. Kudos to the Trib - good to have them join us in the 21st century :-) Here’s a couple of screenshots of the new site.

May 13, 2008 | Filed Under media | 4 Comments 

It’s What Was For Dinner?

Uh oh…looks like the Burger King Double-Whopper with Cheese that I enjoyed last night might have been…the Unsinkable Molly B. Yep - Molly B, the spirited bovine who led Great Falls on a merry chase more than two years ago is missing.

May 13, 2008 | Filed Under animals | Leave a Comment 

Malmstrom Wins!

Good news from Malmstrom Air Force Base! I’m sure most of you know about military competitions: intra-service contests to determine the best of the best. In the Air Force world of Space Operations and Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM), the competition is known as Guardian Challenge.

May 12, 2008 | Filed Under military | 1 Comment 

Rain vs Snow

You all know how much I love snow (hey - that rhymed!). Rain - not so much. Rain is cold, dark, gray, and wet. Snow is beautiful, pure, and crisp. How about you - which form of precipitation would you rather see falling from the sky?

May 12, 2008 | Filed Under weather | 2 Comments 

Morning Light Message

And speaking of coffee, if you’re a Morning Light fan, be careful tomorrow (Monday, May 12): after 10:00 am, they will not be making any “fancy” drinks for the rest of the day. I assume that things will be back to normal on Tuesday.

May 11, 2008 | Filed Under restaurants | Leave a Comment 

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