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FIELD DAY

Do you remember Field Day at school? Did you have Field Day?? I experienced several Field Days in several schools during my elementary career. Things like the 50 yard dash, the 1/4 mile run, three-legged races, sack races and tug-of-war ruled the day.

Field Day in SW Montana is . . . . different.

The Kid told us about seeing demonstrations and learning activities on wetlands, forest fire fighting, and rock/mineral hunting. Mrs. Ref laughed at this, because her experience of Field Day was pretty much like mine.

The Kid, a pre-teen and easily offended, said, "Don't laugh! It's not funny!"

Um . . . yes it was. But I'm glad she had a good time, learned some stuff, and came back with some kind of pretty rock -- or mineral -- or crystal -- or something that she found fascinating.

So, what does Field Day mean for you?