The 405 Aired Sept 30th, 2025

O.K figures it isn't all that bad to be broke.

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OK Solberg (00:00):
I want again. Welcome here to the 04:05 coffee
break, guys. Tuesday, get you acup of coffee, glass iced tea,
possibly a bottle of water, andlet's see what's happening out
there.
Spring wheat, $5.15 a bushel. A550 pound steer calf, I'm happy
to announce $4.41 a pound. I waswrong. You guys were right. A

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butcher hog in Iowa, 61¢ apound. And a 100 pound lamb
that's fat in Billings willfetch you $2.02 a pound. But
guys, there's more, much more.
Okay. Tuesday morning, and I'mbroke. Nothing to say? Nothing

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to tell about. I guess the showcannot go on, but they say the
show must go on. To use a linefrom a movie I'm particularly
fond of titled Foul Play, thedetective says, Tony, there's
gonna be a murder tomorrow, andwe're coming up with nothing on

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nothing As 04:05PM looms loomsheavy on the horizon, I'm coming
up with nothing on nothing. It'sTuesday morning, and I'm broke.
Oh, that reminds me of one of myfavorite passages in the book of
Proverbs. The writer is callingout to God, the creator, and he

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has a request. And he says, twothings I ask of you. Do not deny
them before I die. Remove farfrom me falsehoods and lying.
Give me neither poverty norriches.
With that verse in mind, I guessit isn't all that bad to be
broke. Did I tell you that Ihave an empty bird cage in my

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office? Yes. Yes, I do. And itwas given to me by my friend
Elaine Newton.
I needed the bird cage for anobject lesson for the children,
and Elaine was good enough toloan 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 beMrs Norrbohm's.

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It did. You remember Dr.Norrbolm. People see my empty
bird cage and ask me what thestory is. I say, when I look at
that birdcage, I'm reminded ofthe things I'm thankful for. I
don't want riches and a fortune.I don't wanna be famous. It's

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true. I don't. You look at whatriches and fame can do to a
person, and I realize howblessed I am to be poor and a
nobody.
It's great. So as I look at myempty birdcage, I say, I have it
there to remind me of the thingsI'm thankful for. I'm glad I'm
not rich. I'm glad I'm notfamous. And finally, I'm glad

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the birdcage is empty so I don'thave to clean it. You know what
they say? The beauty of life isin the future, no-no, is in the
features you choose to see.
Oh, here's something. Thebaseball playoffs start today.
Go, Dodgers. Oh, another thing Icould mention is to be ready for

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Halloween day.
The episode aired on Halloween.Orvin is gonna admit he was
wrong. When I went on all summerlong stating how high the cattle
prices are, and I told you 10 to1 odds I'm giving you that they
won't be this high at Halloween.Looks like I'm likely going to

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be wrong.
It isn't Halloween yet, but witha 550 pound steer calf fetching
$4.41 a pound. Well, guys, itlooks like I'll be eating crow
instead of beef. But you knowwhat, guys? I like finding
myself wrong from time to time.I truly do.

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That means there's still more Ican learn. You know that I told
you that KMMR has been on theair for 45 years now, and the
day they aired for the veryfirst time was 09/26/1980 at
01:58PM. Thank you, KMMR, forbeing here for us. It's great to

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have a radio station in your ownhometown. Now speaking in 1980,
I did me some looking, and Ifound that in the May 15 edition
of the Phillips County newspaper1980, that there was a
retirement banquet for DeanRobertson.

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It says, thank you for 32. Overa 120 people attended the Dean
Robertson retirement banquetlast Friday evening in the
appreciation of a man whotouched the lives of many
throughout his thirty two yearsof service at the Malta High
School as a teacher andprincipal. Also in 1980, I see a

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front page picture of semishauling cattle, and the heading
reads drought forces cattle moveto Wyoming. I also see in the
summer in 1980, there's apicture from East Malta Colony.
There's one young man and six,even younger children.

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The heading reads, talking withthe children after a hard day's
work, Joe Hoefer relaxes beforesupper. Lucky here, in the
Dodson Fair edition of the PCN,we have Wade Jones was the grand
champion senior hog showmanshipwinner. Hallelujah. And finally,

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in the October 23 edition of thePCN from 1980 is a front page
picture of a drilling rig. Nokidding.
I'm not making this up. Thecaption reads, reaching for the
sky. Ellenberg exploration rignumber two appears to be
touching the sky where it standson a hill above Saco. Gas

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production in Phillips Countyhas been on the rise with
several new wells being drilledin the past few months. Gas and
oil production are at an alltime high in The United States
with over 3,100 active rigs inthe Rocky Mountain region.
There you have it. I'm stillbroke, but I did find some fun

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stuff to remember. So until nexttime, as you go out there,
remember now. Don't be bitter.