Todays Gazette is brought to you with the rights and freedoms gained
from the efforts and sacrifices of the Legionaires.
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The current temperature is 45
Yesterdays H/L temperature was 70/41
Normal H/L temp for this date is 54/31
It was 87 degrees on this date in 2002.
10,000 years ago, glaciers plowed out the Great Lakes and the Red River
Valley. Ironically, today, Al Gore blames Henry Ford, among others, for
melting those glaciers.
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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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Fields are still to wet for any appreciable amount of field work.
Farmers are itching to get started. Although, I have heard rumors of
some soil scratching west of here. Most, if not all, of last winters
snowmen are heading for Hutson's bay on an iceberg.
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Contractors started removing the car wash from the former BP gas
station on the corner of Hill and 17. That's the first "visible sign
from the street" that Lee Robertson's former Standard Oil service
station will become a Subway Sandwich Shop complete with a new and
improved car wash.
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It looks like Denny's former Food Pride building is "almost" ready to
become Grafton's new home for the Home of Economy store.
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The latest hometown rumor mill has two downtown businesses changing
proprietors. Of course I haven't heard word directly from the present
owners, so for now it will have to remain simple caffeine conversation.
I heard the sewing machine at Embroidery Plus will be run by someone
new, over the first cub of coffee. Then, by the time I needed a refill,
I heard the folks at the daily grind were tired of cranking the coffee
grinder there and that someone else might be taking over that task too.
Both of those business establishments have contributed much to the
downtown business district of our community.
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So far I haven't been able to confirm the validity of the rumor about a
proposed exhibition of human mutilation (extreme fighting) planned for
this years SummerFest.
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Sami walked Pat and me passed Rick & Nan Peterson's house last night.
The large Red & White "Home for Sale" sign out front certainly turns
that rumor to reality. Rick and Nan Peterson really are retiring,
selling there home, and, they will be moving to Walter's Wonderland
later this summer.
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I'm pleased so many Gazette family members have helped so much in the
Annual Legion Baseball calendar drawing over the past few years.
Here is how it works. During the month of May there will be 22 Weekday
drawings for $50 each and, 5 Saturday Draws for $100 each. There will
only be 400 tickets sold and the tickets are only $20 each.
Please give this worthwhile project your serious consideration.
If you you can find it in your heart, and if your bank account allows.
Please make the a check out payable to American Legion Baseball and send
it to Gary Moe at 764 Birch Court, Grafton, North Dakota 58237. And,...
please drop me a note letting me know that your check is in the mail, so
that I can set aside the tickets you would like.
I still have lots of tickets. Unfortunately, however, with less
than two weeks remaining til the drawing, time is at a premium.
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Remember the Teen Challenge Banquet. Teen Challenge is located in
Bismarck and is a Faith Based Drug & Alcohol Rehabilitation Center. It
is very effective, contrary to conventional treatment centers. It works
by putting students in a very rigorous daily bible study and chapel
programs for a 13 month treatment program. It is truly amazing what the
power of God can do when we use him. Barb Whelan and I are on the
Board of Directors for our State. It has been a very successful and
rewarding adventure. There are about 90 students in the center now.
At the banquet we are going to have the Choir sing and most of all
have about 5 or 6 give there testimonies. Kevin Kramer is MC. Hope
you can attend or spread the word. We sent out over 10,000
invitations in Fargo, GF and Grafton.
We hope one of the following dates and locations will be convenient.
Grand Forks: Alerus Center April 21, Grafton: Market Place April 22,
Fargo: Ramada Plaza Suites April 24, Minneapolis: Downtown Hilton April
25,
You can RSVP online: www.tc4hope.org or e-mail: rsvp@tc4hope.org, or
call 701-667-2131 for free tickets.
Thanks
Tom Campbell
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GOTTA GO WORK ON MY DASH
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"The best kind of caring, is caring to share." 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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