April 12, 2006 - Wednesday

Subject: SHIVERCITY GAZETTE

04/12/06 WEDNESDAY
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Todays Gazette is being brought to you, in part, by Nygard's, Auto Body
Works.
Grafton's DeSoto-Plymouth Dealer.
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The current temperature is 47 Degrees.
Yesterdays H/L temperature was 64/40
Normal H/L temp for this date is 51/30
Only the remnants of the highest, coldest snowpiles remain in the area.
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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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The Park River, river, is starting to retreat and didn't spill a drop
of water in the Park.
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Country Realty has "another" sold sign on one of their listings. I
guess the Fliceks decided they wanted to live in the south end of town
for awhile. Their new house was once home to the Fingers, Blanchards,
and Fields.
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Speaking of Nygard's Plymouth-DeSoto.
Staff Sargeant Harris Nygard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Nygard of
Grafton has completed his missions in the European theatre, his parents
were informed in a letter from him recently. He has 54 missions to his
credit and wears the air medal with three oak leaf clusters and two
presidential citation ribbons.
(Thursday, April 12, 1945 WCR)
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In the first Gazette reported baseball game of this year.
Mandt Rally Short as Minto Team Wins.
A rally in the last half of the ninth, fell short and Mandt was
defeated by Minto 14 to 12. Hiliary Shoults pitched for Minto with Joe
Lizakowski behind the plate. Ross and Harvey Tallackson pitched for
Mandt with Squint Daley catching.
(June 24, 1948 Walsh County Record)
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This afternoon, Pat and I dropped off Kirmits check (won in the
firefighters calendar draw) along with the one I was lucky enough to win
in a earlier drawing, at the local Thrivent Financial offices. They will
be included in the benefit receipts of the Wharam and Schrank families.
I received the following note from Kermit. >>> Subject: Mange tusen
takk!
Thanks for your broker services........so glad the gift could be used
for another gift. Have a good day!
Kermit Finstad
1805 Biglerville Road
Gettysburg, PA 17325 <<< Thanks a million Kermit.
First of all, thank you for participating in the Grafton Area
Firefighters annual calendar drawing. I gotta think "our" fire-engines
run much better with the financial aid of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
money. For that "we" are very appreciative.
Second, to turn your winning check over to local area families in need,
speaks volumes for your thoughtfulness and compassion. I would like to
extend "our" most gracious thanks to Kermit Finstad and his entire
family for caring and sharing. I would also like to say, "Mange tusen
takk." if that's proper. Gary
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I always enjoy sharing new and additional Gazette family members.
Rosemary (Ebertowski) Rodgers also would like to share word of an
increase in her family as well. She wrote: Subject: Joey & Rebecca
(Rodgers) Thompson
To All:
Joey and Beck became the proud parents of their third son Tuesday, April
11, 2006. Tate Donald, weighed 3lbs. 5oz. and is 15 inches long. He was
born in Scotts Bluff, Nebraska. His grandparents are Danny and Barb
Thompson and Bill and Rosemary Rodgers. His great-grandmother is Junice
Thompson of Grafton. His big brothers are Ian and Logan.
Thanks,
Rosie <<< Thank you Rosie, and congratulations to all,.. now get your
butt to Scotts Bluff and spoil that little rug rat rotten.
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Speaking of the Gazette family, I received to following note from
Marcy, adding two new members. >>>
Hi,Gary My two sons would like to join the Gazette family. Rod
Gourde is a veterinarian in Saux Centre MN. He and his wife,Anne, and
their children,Jacob and Marissa live in nearby Albany,MN.
Mario Gourde is a firefighter and EMT in Aberdeen, SD. Please add
them to your family. Thank You, Marcy <<< Thank you Marcy. I
will be pleased to a Rod and Mario to "our" list. It will be great to
have a veternarian in the group. As Sami gets older he will probably
require the services of a Vet on a more regular basis.
As for Mario, Lord knows the whole world is short of firefighters and
EMT's.
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Everyone still has plenty of time to enter this years Legion Baseball
calendar draw. Oh, I'm sure the kids will be able to play ball with out
your help. Everyone doesn't have to have a glove, and, they can still
hit a ball even if it does have torn lacies.
Of course I am just kidding about that. I am not kidding, however,
about the fact that "our" Legion baseball club, just like many
throughout the country, can use all the help they can get.
To that end I am asking those "former" Legion baseball players, and
their fans. Please concider buying a $20 ticket for 23 chances at
winning $50 and 4 chances at winning $100, AND, a 100 percent chance of
helping "our" young ball players be as good as they can be.
Make checks payable to Legion baseball and drop them in the closest
mailbox. It is also a good idea to simply drop me a line to say the
"checks in the mail" so I can be sure the tickets get in the drawing on
time. Thank you for your support.
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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.