June 5, 2007 - Tuesday - Grafton, ND

In todays world: "How are you?" is a Greeting, not a Question.
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The current temperature is 48 degrees.
Yesterdays H/L temperature was 81/56
Normal H/L temp for this date is 76/50
The forecast for the rest of the summer calls for normal to above
normal fishing weather. The Farmers Almanac says fishing will be
fantastic,... and, catching might be okay also/too.
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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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Ryan Hills, Ryan Hills, Ryan Hills
Almost everything in yesterdays Gazette was accurate. Everything except
the name I gave my granddaughters friend and my fishing partner.
Unfortunately, I realized my unconscionable error less than a minute
after sending the Gazette out.
Actually my daughter Wendy was the first to "remind" me of my
ignorance, then Denise, fallowed by several more better informed
individuals who all sent notes of enlightenment.
Ryan certainly is everything I said Brian was, and more. I hope Ryan
can overlook my inequities and give me another chance. A am truly sorry
for making such a silly mistake Ryan and extend my sincere apologies.
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Even before I started putting yesterdays Gazette together, I had a
funny feeling something would happen. Calling Ryan by another name was
only part of it.
I "to" was reminded, by a close friend, that I often use to instead of
too, and sometimes I use too instead of to. I could tell as soon as Miss
Carlson and Miss Lykken's names were mentioned, I was heading for
trouble. I gotta think I was trying real hard to read between the lines
of Hulda's ruler when she was going over the proper use of the three
forms of two's.
I find it easier to remember the two with the "W" in it represents the
number 2 only because Hulda whacked me tWice with her ruler, a Whacking
with the ruler reminds me of the tWo lumps on the back of my head.
Anyway,.. at this juncture in my life I am pleased to be able to
properly operate a zipper and I can only hope the members of the Gazette
family tree will place the right number of 0's in the proper places in
my babble.
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I'm not sure what happened to the lawn around Farm Credit Services.
From the street it looks like it could use a good old fashion
rejuvenation. On the other hand, maybe someone thought it would be a
good idea to have a real old fashion "roundup" (pardon the pun) on the
Farm..... Credit property.
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Is it possible democrats have always known about global warming, and,
that they just waited til republicans were in office before they
"remembered" how serious it is?
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I am pleased to share the following note from Darcie. She wrote: >>>
Hi Gary -
Last year about this time when we were home for Summerfest I
stumbled upon your gazette and have enjoyed reading it ever since. It
takes me awhile to catch up sometimes as it's not always posted online
as quickly as you write. I'm hoping you would add me to your growing
list of subscribers.
I grew up in Grafton under the watchful eye of my grandparents Joe and
Gladys Komanetz -I don't get back to Grafton very much anymore since
my family is no longer there but I still recognize quite afew of the
names going through your gazette. Actually, I used to babysit your
grandchildren (Dave and Kelly's kids) and cannot believe I was reading
correctly that Nick Moe is a graduate!
Yikes...I think he was only a few months old when I babysat him!
Anyway -
What a great service you provide your readers - near and far!! It's
nice to be able to keep up with the goings on at "home."
Keep up the great gazette!!
Darcie (Komanetz) Gust <<< Thanks a million Darcie. I will be pleased
to add you to "our" Gazette family tree. I might also add that I had the
unique pleasure of working with your grandfather in the laboratory at
the Drayton Factory of American Crystal Sugar Company. I remember the
very first time I met Joe, it was the fall of 1965. He asked me how much
time I had spent in a laboratory. Unfortunately, I thought Joe said
Lavatory so I told him it depended on how much I ate. He laughed, and
said, "no, I mean Laboratory." I then told Joe that the only thing I
knew about the lab, was that Gary Fischer was in charge of it and I was
going to be a special benchman.
Joe assured me, in no uncertain terms Darcie, that if I needed any help
at all he would provide it. And, that he did,.... often and
professionally. Joe certainly was one of the individuals instrumental in
my career at American Crystal. I shall never forget the advantages he
afforded me.
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GOTTA - GO - WORK - ON - MY - DASH
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"I may not always like what you tell me. I will, however, always
appreciate it."


Write if you can, call if you can't, and, tell your loved ones they are,
before it's too late.

Grafton, ND

June 4, 2007 - Monday - Grafton, ND

The guy who framed the first dollar he made 30 years ago in a 10-cent
frame finds today the frame is worth a dollar and the dollar is worth 10
cents.
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The current temperature is 68 degrees.
Yesterdays H/L temperature was 81/56
Normal H/L temp for this date is 76/50
The high on this date in 1991 was 96°
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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 trip to Arnesen's Rocky Point Resort Tuesday afternoon was
relatively uneventful. A quick "rest" stop at the Rivers Edge fishing
tackle store for Sami and me, another at Doug's in Warroad for a couple
dozen donut holes and we were at Arnesen's in plenty of time to unload
our supply of staples. We unloaded the golf cart and parked the Walleye
combine alongside the motorhome so we could clean it a bit before the
start of "walleye harvest" Wednesday. We ate at the lodge, and, as
usual, the food was fantastic.
Wednesday fishing, and catching, was fantastic. Some walleye's were to
big, a few were to small and the rest made up our limit. Again Wednesday
night we took advantage of the lodge kitchen, and, as always the steaks
and service was better ever.
Thursday was much like Wednesday except fishing was even better. Friday
was spent on land "working", then Saturday our son-in-law Tom, Jenni,
(Tom's daughter) & (my grand daughter) along with Jenni's friend Brian
Hills and my grandson Dylin took the walleye combine down south and
harvested a cooler full of nice fish.
I might add it appears as though it wasn't the first ever fishing trip
for Brian Hills. He hooked the first lunker of the day, before some of
us even had a line in the water. Then again, before we could even decide
how big it would be by the time he got home, he hauled in another really
good eater. I'm thinking maybe Brian should be fishing with folks like
Hans Halvorson instead of a fat old Norwegian in a tired out Thompson
walleye combine.
Anyway, Sunday we did go out for a while and I hooked on to a Northern,
almost, as long as my arm. Then, of course, not to be outdone, the young
Hills lad had to do the same thing just a few minutes later.
All in all, it was a fantastic time, with fabulous people, at Arnesen's
Rocky Point Resort a wonderful place to have it all come together.
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Ever wonder what you might have been if you had been the "second"
fastest sperm?
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Friday Diane Roufs Celebrated the anniversary of her first spanking.
Friday Vesta Demester added one more candle to her cake and today, Larry
Durand will be melting the business end of a boxfull of candles too. The
girls dates, as always, will remain a secret. However, Larry will have
to come up with 66 good reasons to keep his quite.
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Loren's note gave Alice reason to share the following. >>>
Subject: Hazel & Cora
Hi Gary...I can only assume that the LL was Loren Lundberg. It
would be interesting to do a survey about the overall effect on
deportment, not to mention spelling, grammar and correct punctuation
Miss Cora Lykken and Mrs. Hazel Sutterlin produced from their tenure at
GHS. I still hold them in awe because they didn't care if their
teaching methods were "dated"...they worked. I remember also that my
obstreperous cousin was making "obnoxious armpit noises" in the back of
Miss Lykken's class one afternoon. He didn't see her coming, but she
came up behind him and about knocked him into the middle of next
week. We used to laugh about that incident, but believe me he
respected her after that. I still study the faces on news magazines
and try to memorize their names because you never knew when Miss
Sutterlin would point to one of the pictures above her blackboard and
insist that you had to know who were the important leaders in your
country. Miss Hulda Carlson had the same kind of impact in her fourth
grade classes at Chase. Nobody sassed Miss Carlson! Please tell me
which weekend in June is Summerfest...the Record hasn't done any
publicity that I can tell. (Of course, my newspaper is still going to
California before it gets re-routed back to MN so it may be coming in
the next issues.) Love the Gazette...good luck with your fishing!
Where we are it's so windy the fish are hiding on the bottom of the
lake. AH
<<<< Thanks a million for caring and sharing Alice. I am living proof
that "uttering" another word for excrement in Hulda's class resulted in
a mouth full of handsoap combined with a serious shake of the shoulders.
As a matter of fact, I think of that specific incident every time I put
the quote, "Profanity makes ignorance audible" in the Gazette.
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Ever wonder why is it called tourist season if we can't shoot at them?
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Hi Gary,
Can you tell me when the Grafton School reunions are taking place this
year? I'm up in Canada and planning a trip home and would like to see
some old friends. Thanks. Mary Small <<<
I've received numerous requests for the dates of this years Summerfest
celebration. This year is also Graftons 125 year anniversary. The
celebration dates are posted as June 21, 22, 23. However, please don't
be afraid to come early and stay late.
If it's not raining cats and dogs, and the good Lord is willing. I plan
to start out this years celebration Thursday night on a picnic table in
the parking lot behind Polly's and the Extra End listening to the music.
If, I might add, I can find one.
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GOTTA - GO - WORK - ON - MY - DASH
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Write if you can, call if you can't, and, tell your loved ones they are,
before it's too late.

Grafton, ND