Tuesday, March 21, 2006

March 21, 2006 - Tuesday

Subject: SHIVERCITY GAZETTE

03/21/06 TUESDAY
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Todays Gazette is being brought to you, in part, by Pickett's Meat
Market.
"Courtesy Is Part of Our Service"
C. D. Pickett --- and --- H. M. Pickett, Sr.
Phones 552 -------- Grafton, N. D.
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The current temperature is 7 degrees.
Yesterdays H/L temperature was 26/2
Normal H/L temp on this date is 37/19
Yesterday may well have been the first day of spring.
Unfortunately, It certainly was not the last day of winter.
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--- Please remember Nessa Schrank ---
I think Nessa Schrank's story would be a great one for Rona
Johnson to champion.
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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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Mondays are almost always slow news days. Rumor has it, the
"civil disturbance" over at Ekatta's,.. Grafton's New Entertainment
Complex has been resolved. Although It has been reported that Allen
Taylor suffered a heart attack late last week also. No word, yet, on the
actual cause or how serious. Reliable sources have said he (Allen) is
resting at home. The Taylors have changed the face of "our" community.
Their health and well being is a concern of everyone.
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---- CORRECTION ----
I forgot to put the "h" in Thrivent Financial in yesterdays
Gazette. For that I am very sorry. I hope the "h" stands for help and
that everyone will. "Don't just give til it hurts. Give til it helps."
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Becky & (Dean) Mathiason won the Harley at the hockey raffle.
Marlene Neimann took home the Artic Cat ATV and Frank Vavrowski won the
Riding mower. Ray Charlton Jr. will be able to rototil the flower beds
around the Motel with his new rear tine tiller. Loretta Moe will
probably be out mowing all the lawns in the neighborhood with her brand
new self propelled lawn mower.
I'm already happy I didn't win the Harley. By now, I'd probably
already have piled it up in a snowbank anyway.
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NESSA SCHRANK
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Yesterday was a very special day, for a very special person. It
was the day Mildred (Mrs. Bennie) Molde celebrated the anniversary of
her birth. Dianne sent the following message. >>>
Subject: Good Morning Gary and Pat.
I just wanted to send a little note to tell you that today
(Monday)
is our mothers Birthday and I wish I was there to help her celebrate but
I am sure that she will have a lot of family helping her. I want to wish
My MOM a Very Happy Birthday. I wish she was out here cause we are
having 60 degree weather and I have to mow the lawn and start working
on our garden. More rain on the way.
Gary I really enjoy you news letter and keep them going
cause this is the way I start off my days is by reading your news.
Thanks again Gary and Pat your the greatest.. Dianne Molde Urbauer <<<
Thanks a million for caring and sharing Dianne. The Molde's are a
pretty special family and will always hold a special spot in the entire
Moe gene pool. Mildred is a very special lady, the Matriarch of the
Molde dynasty. Happy Birthday Mildred, we love you. from the entire Moe
Family.
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It seems California's Knotts Berry Farm is going to continue to
bring up questions. And, that's a good thing. Bert wrote; >>>
Subject: Knotts Berry Farm
Hi Gary, there was a serious personal connection to Grafton
and someone at the Knotts Berry Farm. When we went to the 49/50
Rosebowl the entire Grafton Parade Band was invited for a private
luncheon there. And to top it off we were entertained by a famous actor
of the time --"Leo Carrilio"-- He was the sidekick to William Boyd,
"Hopalong Cassidy". Some of you may remember his opening statement done
with a Mexican Broug. "A kid just walked up to me on the way in and said
'I know your face senior but I don't know where to put it". Brings back
a memory or two? Bert Overland <<< Thanks a
million for caring and sharing Bert. I did ask Fred Stark about that
luncheon and he thought it may have been the outfit that arraigned the
band tour in the first place. As a matter of fact, I think he even told
me the name, but I forgot it, between Granny's and home. It is a two
block drive you know.
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Gosh I sure hope uncle Norman isn't eating to many chocolate chip
cookies or brownies.
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What a difference a billion makes. Or, maybe it would be better
said. What difference does a billion make?
The next time you hear a politician use the word
"billion" in a casual manner, think about whether you want "politicians"
spending your tax money.
A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but one advertising
agency did a good job of putting that figure into some perspective in
one of its
releases.
a.. A billion seconds ago it was 1959.
b.. A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive. c.. A billion hours
ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age. d.. A billion days
ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet. e.. A billion dollars ago
was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, at the rate our government is spending
it.
While this thought is still fresh in our brain, let's take a look at
New
Orleans- It's amazing what you can learn with some simple division
...........
Louisiana Senator, Mary Landrieu (D), is presently asking the
Congress
for $250 BILLION to rebuild New Orleans. Interesting number,.. what does
it mean?
Well, if you are one of 484,674 residents of New Orleans (every man,
woman, child), you each get $516, 528.
Or, if you have one of the 188,251 homes in New Orleans, your home
gets
$1, 329,787
Or, if you are a family of four, your family gets $2,066,012.
Washington, D.C.!!!..........................Are all your calculators
broken????
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Please make checks for Nessa's benefit payable to Thrivent
Financial. $10 is fine, $100 would be better and $1000 would be
fantastic. I doubt you can buy your way to heaven. A donation to Nessa's
fund raiser just might grab the Lords attention though.
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I am pleased to announce another branch to the Gazette family
tree. Polly Lamoureux wrote: >>> Hi, I just got an email from my good
friend Dan Crookston, we lived in Grafton for 18 years and moved to Lake
Metigoshe about a year ago. I would like to get your newsletter, Dan
keeps talking about how great it is. We still keep in touch with a lot
of our friends there and are interested in what is happening in Grafton.
Thanks Polly <<< Thank you Polly. I hope you will find the Gazette, at
least, worth the price of the subscription. Please remember,I have to
"get news" to "give news". That's true, I might add, with the Walsh
County Record and Grand Forks Herald as well.
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This weeks Grafton area Firefighters Calendar Draw winners.
3/20/2006 Mike Faller $20.00 3/21/2006 Joe
Olson $20.00 3/22/2006 Wade Haugen
$20.00
3/23/2006 Ralph Kieley $20.00
3/24/2006 Judy Suda $20.00
3/25/2006 Larry Fisher $20.00
3/26/2006 Jeanette Gemmill $20.00
Congratulations to all of this weeks lucky winners. If your have
trouble deciding what to do with the check. You might remember Nessa
Schrank.
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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.

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