Bass.
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The current temperature is 66 degrees.
Yesterdays H/L temperature was 63/44
Normal H/L temp for this date is 58/34
The high temperature on this date in 1990 was 80
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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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Stew Bass was born in Stevensville, Montana, May 25, 1921. He served as
a Navy Flyer aboard carriers during world War ll. After serving 4½
years of military service Stew attended Montana State University,
Missoula. There he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in business
administration.
Many will remember Stew as Vice President of American Crystal Sugar
Company. I will always remember Stew Bass standing in front of a room
full of sugarbeet growers during the annual sugarbeet preharvest
meeting. He would lean forward, just a bit, look out over the crowded
room full of farmers and begin the meeting with the following.
"Well gentleman, here we are again, just a few hours away from another
sugarbeet harvest. The time of the year when each and every one of you
would run over your own mother,.... for one more load of sugarbeets." As
always, the entire room would explode with laughter. Partly because
Stew's statement was funny,.. and,.. partly because many if not most in
the room understood exactly how close to the truth Stew's statement
really was.
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Sharon Larson would like to share the following with us. >>>>
Subject: Cystic Fibrosis Walk-Thon
Hi,
It's time for the Cystic Fibrosis walk and our family is walking for
Mackenzie. We'd like to invite you to participate by donating to our
team and or walking with us on May 5th at St. John's University.
Please click on the web site below (onetruemedia) and take time to
watch our video about Mackenzie.
If you care to donate, make checks payable to Cystic Fibrosis and
mail to
Sharon Larson
6621 36th Ave. SE
St. Cloud, MN 56304
320-252-0303
http://www.onetruemedia.com/my
Thank you to all of you who have already donated this year and in
the past. The Larsons
If you want any further information on CF, please go to this web
site:
http://www.cff.org <<< Thanks a million for caring and sharing Sharon.
And for the work you do for the benifit of CF.
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Gary:
The 'advertising' sayings being bandied about on the Gazette lately
remind me of one often used by Digby Odell, the mortician on the old
radio show, "The Life of Riley" featuring William Bendix. In a
deadpan voice he would often say: "We'll be the last to let you
down". He also was know for: "I've covered a lot of ground today" and
"You may not like flowers at first, but they'll grow on you." His
catchphrase, as he exited the scene was, "I must be shovelling off."
Lloyd W. Hanson <<< Thanks a million for caring and sharing Lloyd. I
remember The Life of Riley radio programs. Unfortunately we just don't
seem to 'watch' radio as much as we used to.
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The other day I received a picture of an interesting mushroom. It was
found on the grave site of a deceased cialis salesman in a local
cemetery.
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The mention of Wal-Mart coming to town, any town, always seems to
conjure up interest. As with any issue, some are for and some are
against.
For instance, the first note I received in that regard leaves little
question of it's intent. >>>>
The worst imaginable destruction of all small town businesses:
===== The arrival of Wal-Mart. =====
Don't let them into town. <<<<
It's probably fair to say there isn't many wasted words in that
comment.
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This one leaves open the possibility that "something" good might
happen.
Gary:
Surprised to hear Wal-Mart might be coming to Grafton.
Looking at it from a positive side. It might be good for Grafton.
They probably won't put in a super store so they won't hurt the grocery
business. Maybe no gas station.
If they built it east of town they might get some people off the
interstate. It should draw Park River, Cavalier, Drayton and maybe
Stephen. Now that gas will always be around $3.00 it could keep people
in town and people from north, east and west from breezing through.
The one thing the city should insist on is to have them put up a nicer
looking building than they normally do. Most of the stores down south
are required to put a nice facade on the front and paint the building in
pastel colors instead of the ugly gray, blue and red.
Wal-Mart always goes along with it and they certainly look alot better.
Also they make them do extensive landscaping.
Grafton is losing alot of that business now, so what the hell, go for
it and welcome them.Some times change is good.
Don't need to put my name on this as we don't need to start any wars.
<<< Thanks a million for caring and sharing. Whether Wal-Mart should or
shouldn't "come to town" leaves ample room for debate. If the question
is, for the betterment of the residential community. The answer would
most definitely fall in only one direction. If, on the other hand, the
question is for the betterment of the business community, the answers
would be much more difficult to quantify and qualify.
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The Lord helps those who help themselves, and the government helps
those who won't.
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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.
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