February 1, 2006 - Wednesday

02/01/06 WEDNESDAY grp 1 OF 20
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Todays Gazette is being brought to you, totally from the benefits of
sugar. A minuscule 15 calories per teaspoon.
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The current temperature is 26 degrees.
Yesterdays H/L temperature was 34/20
Normal H/L temp for this date is 18/-2
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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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Lately, it seems, I've been spending a bit more time than usual in the
Gazette library. I must have gotten into a bad batch of cabbage, the
other day, or something. Anyway, as I sat in the library "researching"
life styles of the middle class culinary practices. I started wondering,
- like that hasn't happened before, - about sugar. The wonderfully sweet
product that not only afforded me employment for the major portion of my
life, but also the funds that enabled me to purchase the water closet
upon which I have performed numerous research projects over the years.
Anyway, I was ------- thinking. When Coke and Pepsi raise the price of
pop, because the price of sugar goes up. Why don't they drop the price,
when the price of sugar goes down? Further more. Why, when they raise
the price of pop with sweetener in it, do they raise the price of pop
without sugar in it at the same time? Then, to add insult to injury, the
major pop (soda for you folks south of Minneapolis & St. Paul) companies
in this country don't even use sugar, (sucrose) they use the cheaper,
less desirable, shorter shelf life, sweetener called fructose (corn
sweetener).
Isn't modern marketing marvelous? It can convince us that less is more,
and, we should be willing to pay a premium for things we don't even get.
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I read the following just last night in the Walsh County Record. (June,
1948) >>>
T. I. Dahl, who has maintained law offices above Fish's store on Hill
Avenue in Grafton for the past thirteen years, has moved his offices
across the street to above the J. C. Penney store this week.
The offices above the Penny store were formally occupied by H. L.
Schroeder & son, potato dealers, who have opened offices in Grand Forks.
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The same edition of the Record carried a political ad by Robert E. Dahl
who was running for the office of State's Attorney.
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That same paper reported Fritz Finger and Gordon Stark would be leaving
for Minneapolis for a week on a buying tour. Probably to purchase that
cap pistal Gordy gave me when I was a little shaver.
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In the same paper.
Shirley Rae Blanchard returned home after spending a couple weeks with
her grandparents Mr. & Mrs. R. A. Hoel, Columbus N. D.
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Not to be outdone, and in the same edition. Tommy Kutz returned home
with his parents after spending a day with Mary Rose Kutz in Fargo.
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From the sports section of the same paper the bold print says, Sauer
Leads in Midget League Hitting Race.
Jim Sauer of the Imps took the batting lead in the Grafton Midget
league with an average of .706. Dean Phelps of the Ghouls was in second
place with .611 followed by Billy Kennedy of the Imps with .563. Other
leaders were Roger Intlehouse, .538; Jonathan Hills, .533; Bruce
DeSautel, .533; Loren Lee, .500; Ordean French, .500; Donald Pribula,
.500; and B. Midgarden, .500.
Did I mention the Walsh County Record I was reading was published
Thursday, June 24, 1948?
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Thursday nights in 1948 was TAKE-A-CHANCE NIGHT at the Strand Theater.
As the name implies, we were never sure what the show would be, although
the ad said "Always a Good Show" and, as I remember it, it was.
Admission == Children 9c, Adults 20c .
Yup, those certainly could have been the good old days all right.
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It's my understanding that a few members of the class of 1986 will be
meeting tonight (Wednesday) to work out the plans for their class
reunion this summer. I will be happy to share that information if and
when it is made available. See Robert, I haven't forgotten your request.
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In Tomorrows Gazette I'll speak of, and announce a brand new venture
for the Gazette. It's a venture I have given some thought to in the
past, and, for a multitude of reasons put on the back burner.
This week however, as it presented itself again, I've spent
hours,....and hours, kicking around the pros and cons again. I will be
asking for "everyones" input, both good or bad., and suggestions from
"my Gazette family", with regards to the direction "our" Gazette should
go.
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THE ONE WHO DRIVES
WHEN HE'S BEEN DRINKING
DEPENDS ON YOU
TO DO HIS THINKING
Burma Shave
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GOTTA GO WORK ON MY DASH
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The Gazette works best, when the folks that read it, write it. Or so it
seems to me.


Write if you can, call if you can't, and, tell your loved ones they are,
before it's too late.