Seniors
POLSON — Well, if you haven’t filed your IRS form 1040 EZ by the time you read this, it’s not too late to file for an extension. That EZ at the end is supposed to mean “Easy,” but it never is. If you work a 40-hour work week for 52 weeks it figures out to a 2080-hour work year. The IRS named the standard form 1040 for some reason. My guess is that if 1040 is one half of 2080 then you must work half a year just to pay your taxes. Most people pay up without too much grumbling. The frustration comes with how the money is spent, or how some folks (other than you) do not pay their fair share. Ben Franklin said it best by observing there are only two things we can be...
ARLEE — This is what I wrote last year and it seems to apply this week, except we have freezing weather – winds, below zero, more snow and yet the sun wants to tease us with what is to come. “March winds seem to have arrived in February with all that below zero weather! But now we are lo...
ST. IGNATIUS — Believe it or not, we had a big brown bear in our yard last week. So, keep your bird feeders protected and your garbage put away. The St. Ignatius Senior Center Indoor Yard Sale will take place on April 28 and 29 from 10 a.m.-4. p.m. Donations are welcome. We are looking for an assist...
ARLEE — Happy April 2023. It seems spring is coming but keeps getting interrupted with snow flurries and some snow that remain on the ground. But for the most part, we have a beautiful blue sky with fluffy clouds, brilliant stars at night and a new moon coming. How blessed we are to live where we can s...
POLSON — Local folks know that we have twelve seasons. April is called “Fake Spring.” It snows in April. It is cold. It is not truly spring until winter ends on May 3. Then spring starts, or as we say, the season of road construction. It lasts until whenever the money runs out. No matter wh...
RONAN — The Mission Valley Senior Center is located across from St. Luke’s Hospital. We are open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for lunch and other activities. Our menu is the following: — April 12: turkey, noodles, salad, dessert — April 14: fried fish dinner, s...
POLSON — The April full moon is above us now. The natives of New England called it the Pink Moon, because that was the time of year when a variety of creeping phlox bloomed with pink flowers in April. Do not be fooled. It still looks yellow, like cheese. We recently offered a turkey dinner on...
RONAN — The Mission Valley Senior Center is located across from St. Luke’s Hospital. We are open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for lunch and other activities. Our menu is: — April 5: enchiladas, salad, dessert — April 7: ham dinner, salad, dessert (Easter din...
ST. IGNATIUS — I think Mother Nature is upset with us. She continues to deliver snow and cool weather. Easter is early this year. There will be an Easter Egg Hunt in St. Ignatius on April 8 at the High School at 10 a.m. Don’t be late. Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy a meal with us on ...
POLSON — April Fool’s Day is the first of the month. Traditionally this is the day that some play practical jokes or propagate hoaxes upon their victim. There is enough tom-foolery going around these days. We don’t need to encourage it. Ban April Fool’s Day. Call your legislator. Orga...
