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So far, we have a white December out here at Loring! Not a huge amount but a nice blanket. My sister Debbie drove up from Billings for a few days! We went to the Phillips County Museums Festival of...

Last month of 2022, that year zoomed by! I guess it speeds up as I get older. I hope everyone has a safe and blessed Christmas! Cindy Clark and I went to Malta on Monday to pick up some things we...

I had the best time watching those eastern bluebirds this past week. They have all taken off for warmer areas and I hope they stop again another year. Congratulations to the jamboree girls North...

Oh my goodness, you loyal readers, you won’t believe this! I’ve been watching five little birds for nearly a week now. At first, I wasn’t sure what kind they were, the sunlight makes it harder...

The moon is waxing at half-moon tonight! It will be growing until it is full. The bright light close to it is Jupiter. So pretty! The Mavericks are in the divisional tourney at Culbertson this...

The northern lights were really bright one day this week. Of course, they could have been out every night, but I just saw them once! I met an old friend in Malta for lunch on Thursday and gave her a...

Last weekend the weather was cool and windy. When Monday came around the weather was perfect fall days through Thursday! Friday was cool and windy and then the nice rain came in the night and hung...

My sisters, Debbie and Dee, and brother, Scott arrived on Thursday! Debbie had part of her family with her, Sienna, Ayden, and Beau. On Friday we went to the Great Plains Dinosaur Museum. Ross Cowan...

I have heard the Sandhill cranes as they fly over on their way south several days this week! On Saturday the Andrew Flansaas Suicide Awareness memorial run drew a crowd of participants to the Loring a...

Welcome October and thank you for the nice bit of rain! The cottonwood tree in my yard finally decided it really was fall and the leaves started turning a beautiful lemon yellow and falling on the...

What a perfect way for fall to begin! Temps in the 70s, a little breezy, had rain showers one day, night skies are fairly clear. I’ve seen quite a few migratory birds this week. Geese, yellow...

The leaves left on the trees are gradually turning golden. I guess I can’t hold it off anymore! The temperatures have been in the 70’s, which is nice, too. Cindy Clark took in the volleyball...

We will never forget! This date rings out in my memory with great sadness! Twenty-one years ago, our country was attacked by terrorists! Mother Nature let us have a taste of fall by lowering the...

September came in hotter than ever! Our skies were quite clear until the 4th, when clouds and smoke rolled in. It was really thick and smelly! The smoke is from fires in Oregon, and the other side of...

I’m so happy the Goldfinches are back. I’m not sure where they went but my sunflower seeds are ripening now so the gold and black birds are taking advantage of them. Cindy Clark has a new puppy!...

Wishing all the county school-age kids a great learning experience this year! Welcome to the newest resident in Loring, Lyla Harms was born on Friday to Casandra and Levi Harms! She is the sister of...

School is starting for most of the county's school-aged children this week! I hope everyone has a great year! I spent a few days in Billings with my son’s family and Debbie. Brandie and I took...

Harvest is in full swing around here. The crops are short but at least there is grain to put in the granary. The weather was very hot with a hot wind but then cooled off on Saturday. Just perfect weat...

The end of July left us with really warm temps, a hot wind, and 24% humidity! The wind was so hot on Saturday I feared a grass fire starting up and zipping over the hills! Thank heaven it didn’t hap...

What a wonderful day for the Sunday Funday in Loring. The sun was shining, and a slight breeze was keeping the temperature down a bit. The people were either soaking up the rays or staying in the...

Nature’s furnace has been on high this past week! The crops are ripening to a golden color. The peas are getting hardened up also. Seems a bit early to me but with the lack of moisture to begin...

In Loring we had two really big storms this week. The rain fell, the wind howled, branches cracked off, the shingles flapped! According to my resource, we got one inch and two tenths in Loring. Up on...

The flycatcher babies have fledged! The sky around my Russian olives and the deck was very active with the flying newbies! Now I just have to wash the deck below their nest! Vacation Bible School at...

This first week of summer has been great! Some warm days, some cooler days, mostly windy days, a smattering of rain. The wildlife is amazing! Baby antelope, deer, and birds, many porcupines on the...

Many of the Loringites attended the funeral services for Ruth Flansaas on Tuesday in Malta. We send our condolences to the family. I made the trip in to town on Monday evening for the sharing of...