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Todays Gazette is being brought to you, in part, by Boy Scott Troop 118.
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The current temperature is nothing (zero)
Yesterdays H/L temperature was 28/14
Normal H/L temp for this date is 15/-5
Sami sure didn't spend much time "sniffing" around his favorite fire hydrant this morning.
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"Profanity makes ignorance audible."
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L O C A L news & stuff,.. mostly stuff.
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Yesterday was a pretty slow news day. Tom Zidon responded to "our birthday wish for him. I'm sure most of you have seen the Dodge pickup ad on TV where Paul Bunyon drives away in a new pickup. It looks like it's possible, that Tom has found where Paul drove off to. He wrote: >>>
Thank you, Gary!
Being somewhat elderly I decided to hunt for a copy of my birth certificate. Had to send to a county in the state of Michigan. When my copy arrived I realized that the name of the doctor who delivered me was Dr. Paul C. Bunyon. That delivery took a big man!!!
<<< Thanks a million for caring and sharing Tom. If you should talk to him, tell him to bring that pickup back.
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Anyway, because it is such a slow news day, I thought I'd pass on a few "items" from an earlier Walsh County Record.
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John Adams, Jerry Blanchard, Charles Eaton, Lloyd Everson Jr., Edward Kaehner, & James Michalski all received their tenderfoot ratings.
Lowell Anderson, John Peoples & Lee Kieley became second class scouts, and Merit badges went to: Ken Ganyo, Pioneering; home repair to James Kutz and Ken Ganyo; nature to Phillip Schmidt, Tom Numedahl, Ronald Rand, John Kutz, Robert Sando and Bill Lykken.
Congratulations guys, that all took place the 21 of Dec. 1954
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Just the day before that, Ernest Larson slid up against a freight train at the Ardoch RR crossing. The engineer of the train didn't even know it happened and It doesn't sound like Ernie hurt much more than his pride, and wrinkle up the side of his car some. "I'm guessing", much like the guy at the Alexander Henry rest area, he probably filled his BVD's with
whatever he had for dinner that day too.
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It seems "they" caught my father-in-law, Ray Demester working a few days before Christmas. He was a city Police Officer at the time and nabbed Wayne Russell, from Hoople for speeding, $20 & one coupon. Then Ray arrested Lawrence Evenson for Reckless driving, $35 & one coupon.
If the weeks report was correct, and I'm sure it was. It's proof positive that Bill Janousek couldn't have spent all his time sleeping on the corner of fifth and Hill either, as he nailed Robert Sten for reckless driving causing Mr. Sten to drop $35 in the city kitty.
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It seems there were several basketball games going on around the area that week as well.
Here's some of the final scores. 52-47, 65-30, 50-32,
65-37 and Minto whooped Alvarado 40 to 38. Vern Schanilec and Tom Moga both scored 13 points in that nailbiter.
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The question about the name of Zinkes basement meeting room generated more interest that I would have thought.
Thanks to everyone that responded. The following is a few of the many.
>>> I'm guessing the DuRoCo room was something like: Duane, Ronald and Connie? Kinda the same concept as Al Taylor used..........
Here's another: Duane, Ronnie &
Connie.
More later, gotta go back out to the "carnival" otherwise known as the Barrett-Jackson auction.......
Here's another: The name of his
kids were Duane Ron and Connie.......
and another: When I grew up we were neighbors of Zinke's on Hill Avenue. The name DUROCO is the first two letters of their children's names. Duane, Ronnie and Connie. My sister Ruth and I used to play with Connie a lot. Thanks for
the good memories.......
still another: Regarding Ralph Kingsbury's question about the DuRoCo name for the basement room of Al Zinke's Cafe; I would venture that this name was an acronym for his three kids - DUane, ROnnie, and COnnie!
Keep up the good work...... This'll be the last one on DuRoCo. I think everyone gets the picture....Since I am not familiar with the local names other than through you I can only guess at the source of the DuRoCo room and Bil-Vi-Dor Motel. Bil-Vi-Dor must have been named for Bill himself along with maybe his parents, Victor and Dorothy? DuRoCo for his children. Not sure about the Du...Duke comes to mind, Robert and Connie? I'm sure others can do much better guessing than I.
Have a great day!
<<< Thanks a million to everyone that responded. It
does make sitting here pounding out this pile of babble more worthwhile. For the record, not the Record. Bil-Vi-Dor is the acronym for Bill, his daughter Vicky, and his wife Doris.
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Each time I send out the note about the "Spoilers" from Sauzanne Burns, I receive favorable comments. That was true again this time.
>>> Kathy wrote: Pass along my thanks too to Suzanne Burns for the story about how the Spoilers got there name. I have heard the story many times and never tire of it. And yes, I remember my high school years in the 60's trying to come up with a mascot or some kind of visual representation of a Spoiler. He wound up looking like a funny little man holding a pendant--not too dignified but rather inoffensive. In my mind though, the picture of a Spoiler is a 60's version of a high school basketball
player bounding onto the floor in the armory wearing warm ups that looked something like gold satin pajamas.
Kathee Carlson <<<
Thanks for caring and sharing Kathee
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Unfortunately, Earl's Family Shoe Store 5 cent sale is over. If you had been there during the sale, you could have gotten one pair of women's or growing girl's shoes for regular price. AND the second pair for ONLY 5 cents. I guess all those girl's that weren't growing, had to pay regular price. I guess we'll never know. Earl's sold out to Herbel's, Herbel's
sold out to Mathison's, then Mathison's sold out and eventually "our" town turned shoeless.
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GOTTA GO WORK ON MY DASH
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