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Greetings 405 listener!
The 405 airs over KMMR Radio Station. At 5 Minutes past 4 PM. Normally each M-F week day of the year. Here on the website we'll get it posted for you within a few hours, normally.
Your neighbor and website maintainer,
D.J. Rasmussen
P.S. Oct 8th, 2025 Update. Finally back and published the Oct 3, 6th & 7th episodes, today on the 8th. We've had a recording equipment failure, hopefully fixed by tomorrow or very soon. Until then, I'm picking up the KMMR master recording copy and publishing that the day after The 405 airs or as soon as possible. Thanks for stopping by and listening.
I want again. Welcome here to the 04:05 coffee break, guys. Tuesday, get you a cup of coffee, glass iced tea, possibly a bottle of water, and let's see what's happening out there.
OK Solberg:Spring wheat, $5.15 a bushel. A 550 pound steer calf, I'm happy to announce $4.41 a pound. I was wrong. You guys were right. A butcher hog in Iowa, 61ยข a pound. And a 100 pound lamb that's fat in Billings will fetch you $2.02 a pound. But guys, there's more, much more.
OK Solberg:Okay. Tuesday morning, and I'm broke. Nothing to say? Nothing to tell about. I guess the show cannot go on, but they say the show must go on. To use a line from a movie I'm particularly fond of titled Foul Play, the detective says, Tony, there's gonna be a murder tomorrow, and we're coming up with nothing on nothing As 04:05PM looms looms heavy on the horizon, I'm coming up with nothing on nothing. It's Tuesday morning, and I'm broke.
OK Solberg:Oh, that reminds me of one of my favorite passages in the book of Proverbs. The writer is calling out to God, the creator, and he has a request. And he says, two things I ask of you. Do not deny them before I die. Remove far from me falsehoods and lying. Give me neither poverty nor riches.
OK Solberg:With that verse in mind, I guess it isn't all that bad to be broke. Did I tell you that I have an empty bird cage in my office? Yes. Yes, I do. And it was given to me by my friend Elaine Newton.
OK Solberg:I needed the bird cage for an object lesson for the children, and Elaine was good enough to loan it to me. And then guess what? Then she gave it to me. She did. Free of charge. Thank you, Eli. Oh, PS. It used to be Mrs Norrbohm's.
OK Solberg:It did. You remember Dr. Norrbolm. People see my empty bird cage and ask me what the story is. I say, when I look at that birdcage, I'm reminded of the things I'm thankful for. I don't want riches and a fortune. I don't wanna be famous. It's true. I don't. You look at what riches and fame can do to a person, and I realize how blessed I am to be poor and a nobody.
OK Solberg:It's great. So as I look at my empty birdcage, I say, I have it there to remind me of the things I'm thankful for. I'm glad I'm not rich. I'm glad I'm not famous. And finally, I'm glad the birdcage is empty so I don't have to clean it. You know what they say? The beauty of life is in the future, no-no, is in the features you choose to see.
OK Solberg:Oh, here's something. The baseball playoffs start today. Go, Dodgers. Oh, another thing I could mention is to be ready for Halloween day.
OK Solberg:The episode aired on Halloween. Orvin is gonna admit he was wrong. When I went on all summer long stating how high the cattle prices are, and I told you 10 to 1 odds I'm giving you that they won't be this high at Halloween. Looks like I'm likely going to be wrong.
OK Solberg:It isn't Halloween yet, but with a 550 pound steer calf fetching $4.41 a pound. Well, guys, it looks like I'll be eating crow instead of beef. But you know what, guys? I like finding myself wrong from time to time. I truly do.
OK Solberg:That means there's still more I can learn. You know that I told you that KMMR has been on the air for 45 years now, and the day they aired for the very first time was 09/26/1980 at 01:58PM. Thank you, KMMR, for being here for us. It's great to have a radio station in your own hometown. Now speaking in 1980, I did me some looking, and I found that in the May 15 edition of the Phillips County newspaper 1980, that there was a retirement banquet for Dean Robertson.
OK Solberg:It says, thank you for 32. Over a 120 people attended the Dean Robertson retirement banquet last Friday evening in the appreciation of a man who touched the lives of many throughout his thirty two years of service at the Malta High School as a teacher and principal. Also in 1980, I see a front page picture of semis hauling cattle, and the heading reads drought forces cattle move to Wyoming. I also see in the summer in 1980, there's a picture from East Malta Colony. There's one young man and six, even younger children.
OK Solberg:The heading reads, talking with the children after a hard day's work, Joe Hoefer relaxes before supper. Lucky here, in the Dodson Fair edition of the PCN, we have Wade Jones was the grand champion senior hog showmanship winner. Hallelujah. And finally, in the October 23 edition of the PCN from 1980 is a front page picture of a drilling rig. No kidding.
OK Solberg:I'm not making this up. The caption reads, reaching for the sky. Ellenberg exploration rig number two appears to be touching the sky where it stands on a hill above Saco. Gas production in Phillips County has been on the rise with several new wells being drilled in the past few months. Gas and oil production are at an all time high in The United States with over 3,100 active rigs in the Rocky Mountain region.
OK Solberg:There you have it. I'm still broke, but I did find some fun stuff to remember. So until next time, as you go out there, remember now. Don't be bitter.