Sunday with David Lee

On December 17, 1923, renowned composer and conductor John Philip Sousa and his band made a stop here in Great Falls, the first of what is believed to be at least three visits to the Electric City.

It's that time again! The Great Falls Municipal Band Association has their fall concerts this weekend.

So at the end of last month, I said it was KMON's 75th birthday/anniversary. I chose the date I did, September 27th, because that was the date the broadcast license was issued according to FCC records. The thing is, KMON was on the air months before that date. The difference between when it was done in reality and when it was official according to the government, I guess.

You read that right! Today, September 27th, is 560 KMON's 75th birthday! Or is it an anniversary? One or the other.

This fall will mark 560 KMON's 75 anniversary. As you can imagine, there have been changes over that time, and this week saw a rather sizable one take place.

When I was a kid, the phrase 'dog days of summer' didn't mean anything more to me other than a reference to the hottest part of the summer. It was kind of like 'the Ides of March', another reference I didn't get until I was older.

My favorite section of the newspaper has always been the comics. Ever since I was old enough to read, the first section I would go to was the comics, then move on to the rest of the paper.