Todays Gazette is being brought to you, by The Grafton / Park River
hockey team.
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The current temperature is 30 degrees.
Yesterdays H/L temperature was 38/9
Normal H/L temp for this date is 25/7
I hope you snowbirds are watching how fast our normal H/L is coming up.
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"Profanity makes ignorance audible."
"Smoking makes ignorance visible."
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L O C A L news & stuff,.. mostly stuff.
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If your going to have fish, and, you can't catch and eat it fresh from
the lake. Try the walleye at MarketPlace on 8th in Grafton. I had
walleye there last night and it was so good, I could, almost, hear the
waves splashing up on the beach. The large fillet definitely was on the
larger side of the super eaters everyone talks about on the way to
Arnesen's Rock Harbor Lodge. We enjoyed a fabulous walleye dinner
complete with giant salad bar for less than the cost of bait and gas,
for me at least.
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Speaking of great places to eat. I understand the Hastings Landing
Restaurant in Drayton is enjoying some well deserved notoriety.
Christine wrote: >>> Gary, just wanted to let you know we had a few
groups of people come into the restaurant in the last few days who told
us they read about it in the Gazette, so thanks again for mentioning our
new endeavor. We feel truly blessed with of all the support we are
getting from people. I just wanted to say thank you to all those who
have come to check out the new place and give us bursts of
encouragement. Grace is a magical thing. Blessings always to you and
thanks for including us, Christine <<< Thank you Christine. Appreciation
is a earned response only afforded those that earn it. Or so it
seems to me.
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Today is the first day of what has come to be known as the annual
"Hockey Holiday" in Grafton. There is no-school today or tomorrow so
everyone can attend the North Dakota State High School Hockey
Tournament. Grafton started going to state tournaments back about the
time we stopped using potatoes for a puck, and, we've been there for
most of them since then.
It's interesting driving down local streets and seeing signs and
banners in many doors and windows. A giant banner, stretching across the
entire front of the Choice Financial Bank wishing the GPR Spoilers good
luck. B&D Flooring has a large Banner in their store front wishing The
Grafton Park River Spoilers success at state. Larae & Holly at Shear
Magic Styling Salon also have signs in front of their establishment
giving our area students encouragement. The Extra End has had best
wishes to everyone in all Spoiler Sports on their billboard for over a
week. AND, how many towns do you know, that would close down all of
their movie theaters for the duration of the state tournaments. The
Henriksen's have closed the Strand Twin Theaters during the state
tournaments for several years now. Tom says, he just wouldn't have it
any other way.
Our Volunteer Firefighters, Valley Ambulance and Rescue Squad, City
Police Department and several dozen local residents all started lining
up at the Centennial Center to escort the Spoilers, our youth
ambassadors, out of town.
Shortly after the long caravan of Spoiler supporters turned onto
interstate 29, and, as they approached the first overpass. Right on top,
smack dab in the middle of the overpass, was Nick Moe, Mark Dusek and
Matt Wilson,.... waving giant maroon and gold flags as they passed by.
AREN'T SMALL TOWNS WONDERFUL?
Although there are numerous signs throughout town, I am a bit surprised
there aren't more. I was surprised "our" chamber didn't have a message
of encouragement to the youngsters that bring so much notoriety to our
community. It would have been a wonderful gesture for the record, too, I
think. Especially in light of the fact that they are in the sign making
business anyway.
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Speaking of signs and the making thereof. I understand Ann McCann is
offering her "Letter Perfect" Sign Business for sale. If someone is
looking for an interesting, rewarding business opportunity. This could
well be the chance of a life time. According to the sign, (pardon the
pun) if your interested, in a sign business, call 352-3720
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It hardly seems like yesterday, certainly not a Saturday 13,879 days
ago. Sugar Sugar, by Archies was playing on the radio and Holly
(Demester) Perry, received her very first, and only, spanking. Holly
shares the same birth date as George Washington (1732) and Steve
'Crocodile Hunter' Irwin (1962). Along with her pretty little smile,
Holly would also join the other 179,323,175 legal residents of the
country she loves so much
HAPPY = BIRTHDAY = Holly
We love you very much.
Aunt Patti and Uncle Gary
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GOTTA - GO - WORK - ON - MY - DASH
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Our young athletes left town today as winners. They will return home
tonight the same way. No matter what the score is.
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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