All posts in Franklin to the Fort Neighborhood
TONIGHT 1st Annual Community Seed Swap
1st Annual Community Seed Swap
Jan 20 7:00p / Potluck at 6:30pm
Orchard Homes Country Life Club, 2537 3rd St. West, Missoula
Community Seed Swap for all gardeners and soon-to-be gardeners. Trade seeds for your garden (flowers, herbs, vegetables…). Please bring bagged and labeled seeds. Tables are provided. Meet local gardeners and learn and share what grows best in our Missoula area climate. Free admission.
MisSOULa
Within the vibrant social media scene it is difficult to discern what may or may not be LOCAL. Yesterday I came upon a neat little video about our town that was posted on YouTube. Of course I suspected that it was created by a local artist, but I didn’t find out until this morning that I ALMOST know this person.
I know … how can you “Almost” know someone? Haven’t you ever experienced the feeling that you are just THIS CLOSE to knowing someone? Perhaps you sat next to them in Math class, and although you never really spoke with them, you did occasionally make eye contact. But when that person began drumming in a band that everyone wanted to hear you couldn’t help but feel like you (almost) knew that person.
That’s a fictional story but this one isn’t. When I saw this video I found myself anticipating what the artist’s lines were drawing, as the images were of so many familiar spots in town or identifiable logos of local products and companies. As the trees cropped up and the buildings became recognizable there was a feeling of triumph that I knew what they were. I had no idea that I also (almost) know the artist. But this morning I find out that the creator is the son of someone I know (yes I really do know her, I have actually had eye contact with her, and we’ve talked and laughed together.) This talented LOCAL artist has captured Missoula in a very unusual and entertaining way. ENJOY Michael Melugin’s “MisSOULa”
LOCAL Fruit and Vegies are still available
One of the 2011 School Tours of the Orchards and Gardens
Yes I know the weather forecast is telling us to prepare for winter but there are still a few remnants of Autumn around us. Our neighborhood supplier of fresh fruits and vegetables still has some goodies for sale. Yesterday I found apples, pumpkins, squash and some of the sweetest carrots I have ever tasted at Benson’s Farms (7th street just east of Reserve).
All gardens must take a rest. I will miss my frequent Spring, Summer and Fall stops at the farm. But I know that the gardeners will be planning for 2012 planting and provide us with plenty of FRESH LOCAL PRODUCE.
THANK YOU BENSON’S FARMS!
Benson's Farms
Splash-O-Ween Halloween Party
SPLASH-O-WEEN
HALLOWEEN PARTY
Currents Aquatic Center 6:00 PM Tonight Oct 28th
Description:
At Currents Aquatic Center, enjoy games, music, costumes, healthy snacks and of course the pools. $1 of each entry will go directly into the Share the Fun Fund, a program that provides access to recreation and aquatic programs for low-income families. Admission from 6-8pm is $3 per person.
Age Group: All Ages
Venue: Currents Aquatic Center
Address: 600 Cregg Ln
Phone: 552-6682
To the Rescue
Whenever I see a group of people gathered around all looking at the SAME thing, or in the same direction it attracts my attention. Just imagine what it feels like to have a group of GHOSTS gathered around with their mouths agape, heads tilted back and eyes aimed at ONE single thing. And that thing is a swing hung up in the tree. All the ghosts have 
their hands clasped in a ring ready to rescue whoever or whatever might be about to come tumbling down.
This isn’t just a spooky story. I saw this with my own eyes right in OUR Neighborhood. Do you know where this is?
Lynn Rittenhouse has been creating this scene for the last 16 years. When I stopped to see the sight Lynn came out of her house and visited with me. She originally saw this in a magazine and hence began the tradition. Her kids are grown and gone but she is asked each year if she found a place to set it up again. She always finds someplace that needs the little ghosts to bring some smiles and wonderment from those passing by. For a number of years she set the scene up at Hunter’s Glen Assisted Living Home. This year she set it up in front of a neighbors house where a little boy lives.
Thanks Lynn for sharing the fun of the season with the neighbors. We hope you keep up your tradition and we can find your gathering of Do-Gooder Ghosts other places for years to come.
So what's on YOUR Front Porch?
GRIZ Homecoming Festivities
“Hundreds of extra bodies will swarm into Missoula the first weekend in October as out-of-town Griz fans and University of Montana alumni gather for the annual glut of Homecoming Festivities. Hotels are booked up. The Homecoming parade is locked in. Tickets for the football game are going for as much as $61 on eBay. Griz Nation, in other words, is primed for a ….(big) party….” – quote from the local Missoula Independent newspaper.
Yup, our town’s population is about to expand. It is a great time for merchants and it’s a great time to visit with friends coming in from out of town. If you like people watching, then I would guess you can go to Southgate Mall or any of the trails around town, and most definitely all the wonderful restaurants throughout town and you will get to mingle with a lot of people.
Tailgates typically begin at 11:00 am on Saturday all around the perimeter of the stadium and the game itself begins at 1:05.
If you are someone who doesn’t go to the game but instead stays home and either watches it on the TV or maybe chooses to partake in some other activity, are you aware of the game and all the festivities happening? Do the Homecoming festivities affect your weekend? Do you hear the cannon BOOM whenever the GRIZ make a touchdown in the Franklin to the Fort neighborhood?
Have Ideas about Community Development?
TONIGHT YOU can Voice your Thoughts about Community Development
Missoula City officials are looking for some ideas about housing and community development projects in the Garden City.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development gives money to the city for projects designed to assist low and moderate income residents each year.
The money may be used to add more affordable housing, eliminate slums or to meet urgent community development needs.
The city will also receive money from two other programs.
There will be a meeting held on August 29th at 6 p.m. in the City Council Chambers to discuss how the money will be used
Keeping Homes Safe and Accessible
Don Garramone of Garramone Builders Inc. announces the opening of Accessible Design. The new business will supply and install accessible bathroom products as well as ramps, lifts and elevators. Accessible Design will work with customers to evaluate their needs in order to keep their houses safe and accessible. Don can be reached at 728-1285 for a free consultation.
Don is a distinguished member of the community, known for his quality remodeling and new construction of homes. He lives here, he works here and he continues to help our community thrive.
Reusage Project: Rebecca Sills’ Kitty Table
Rebecca Sills built this “kitty table” to provide access to an oddly positioned cat door.
This table is “made with salvaged apple crate, wood legs, and carpet tile topper
from Home ReSource.”
1515 Wyoming, Suite 100
Missoula, MT 59801
(406) 541-8300
www.homeresource.org
Summertime and the living is …
Summertime is here
the sun is shining
and the temperature will be rising this weekend. Might want to bring the kids to Franklin Park to cool off, or have a picnic, or just visit with your neighbors.
Have a fun and safe Fourth of July.
If you aren’t going to the park, what will YOU be doing this holiday weekend?
