Welcome to our Bear Cave
“They” tell us to stay at home. If we must go out, we should keep a “social distance” of at least six feet between people. Don’t go out to eat, unless the restaurant serves take out. Don’t go out for …
Category: Personal History
Montana Horses Rya Tapestry
The largest rya in the world is Rudy Autio’s Montana Horses tapestry. I would like to tell how this remarkable work of art came about, as I was there. When I started working in the Dean’s Office at the University …
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315 N. Montana Street
In June, 1954, Poppa became the pastor at Mountain View Methodist Church in Butte, Montana. This was the summer before I turned five in October. The circumstances surrounding our move to Butte were sketchy at best, and in many ways …
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The Windmills of my Mind
This post needs a soundtrack, and I have chosen the Michel Legrand, Alan and Marilyn Bergman song The Windmills of Your Mind. Throughout the post, I will link you to various singers’ renditions of the song. Windmills won an Academy …
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The Laurel, Montana, United Methodist Church
In June, 1949, Bishop Glenn Randall Phillips appointed my father pastor of the Methodist Church in Laurel, Montana. In October of that year, I was born. This is a bit about my early life.