1979.
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The current temperature is 47 degrees.
Yesterdays H/L temperature was 50/37
Normal H/L temp for this date is 40/22
In 1979 the Park River crested at 19.64 feet. That was .49 short of the
1950 flood.
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"Profanity makes ignorance audible."
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L O C A L news & stuff,.. mostl stuff.
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A sign company boom truck removed the Denny's Food Pride sign by hiway
17 and also the large Denny's sign on the building. That process removed
the final traces of what was once Denny's Food Pride in the Western
Plaza on the west side of Grafton.
The complex that once housed 5 businesses now has only 3. If and when
the Subway Operation moves to their new location on the corner of hill
and 17 there will only be two stores left.
Rumor has it that a couple outfits have been looking at the vacant
facilities although, so far, nothing solid has developed.
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So far the only calls I've gotten on the brand new Arctic Cat 400 auto
4-wheeler I'm trying to sell is from three guys who were wondering if I
have gotten any calls on it yet. I've been told I should be able to sell
it cheap enough to make two folks very happy. I sure hope one of them
folks is me.
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Sometimes we get so wrapped up in local hockey we forget they play the
game other places as well. Rev. Greg wrote; >>> Dear Gary:
Yesterday was a dark moment for Carolinians as their
belovedTarheels were thumped from the NCAA (Men's) tournament. (The
Lady Tarheels advanced, hallelujah!) Thank God for the Fighting Sioux
who redeemed the day by downing the loathed Gophers.
Anyhow, I wanted to tell y'all we finally made it to a Carolina
Hurricanes game Saturday, and it was like coming home again. The RBC
Center in Raleigh even had Bavarian roasted almonds, just like the
Ralph!Hurricanes are scrapping to get into the playoffs right now,
and so they played really well, winning on a short-handed empty netter
6-4! Great stuff. I was worried that we'd lose our enthusiasm for hockey
we had learned so well up north, but never fear, we screamed (especially
our daughter Abigail) the whole game. There aren't many hockey fans on
Tobacco Road, but the ones we have are LOUD!
So, good luck to the Fighting Sioux, and hey to everyone back in ND!
Peace, love and hockey!
Greg Yeager
Salisbury NC <<< Thanks a million for caring and sharing.
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I am a firm believer in buying everything possible, as close to home
as possible. It just seems to make good sense to me. Especially coming
from a small community. It's a simple fact that the folks that sell me
cars, help pay for the streets and street lights I enjoy when I drive
around town at night. The folks in our local clinic and Hospital that
help keep me healthy, (as healthy as I can be) help pay for the people
and equipment that clean and maintain the streets and community
infrastructure that I enjoy while living in a small town. The people
that own and operate our local hardware stores help pay for Leistikow
and Schumacher Park, the Centennial Center and even the old arena. And
on, and on, and on.
As I rationalize those thoughts, among others, I am often challenged by
notes like the following from Gary Fischer.
He wrote. >>> Subject: Made in America My daughter just got a new
Toyota minivan. I was somewhat displeased that she was buying
"foreign".
After looking at the sticker, I really got a shock, 85% of the
parts and assembly was done in the good USA at various locations. I
bet GM, Chrysler and Ford don't do that well with the out sourcing they
do to Mexico, China etc. It would be fun tosee what those numbers
are. Gary do you have any thoughts on this?
Gary Fischer <<< Thanks a million for caring and sharing Gary. You
pose an interesting question. After serious consideration Gary, the
answer to you questions is. Yes I do have several thoughts on the
subject.
First I really believe company's like Toyota are over here, because
they can make more money making cars here, than they can if they
weren't. If that's true, then it follows that they are able to take more
of "our" US dollars back to Japan.
A major portion, if not most, of many Chrysler Corp (Germain owned)
vehicles are made in Mexico, because Mexican labor is cheaper. Yet, 10's
of thousands of folks are coming across our borders, illegally, looking
for a better life here. We are throwing Border agents in prison for
shooting known drug smugglers, beating the bee-gee-bees out of legal US
resident physicians while tryig to come back into "his" country from
Canada.
Oops,... anyway Gary, yes I do have several thoughts on who buys what,
where, when and why. The problem is, and, it's just my opinion. Most
people in the country quite simply just don't give a darn.
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Sometimes I wonder if a guy shouldn't just go out and buy 5 loaves of
Rye bread and eat til you blow.
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March 28 is a very special day, for a very special person. Today Norman
Russum will celebrate the anniversary of his birth. It was on a Tuesday,
just 85 years ago that Norman cleared his lungs for the first time.
Doing so, Norman joined 105,710,620 other legal US residents. Norman is
a retired farmer although he hasn't lost interest in the farm. He's a
world traveller, and, I understand, has also taken to eating chocolate
chip cookies and brownies, on occassion.
Happy - Birthday - Norman Russum
We look forward to your return home for the summer.
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