Thursday, April 24, 2008

April 24, 2008 - Thursday

Todays Gazette is brought to you by all of the volunteers that make
Elmwood a very pleasant place "to come home to".
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The current temperature is 38.
Yesterdays H/L temperature was 48/30
Normal H/L temp for this date is 59/35
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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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Construction crews have removed the floor from the the three wash bays
of the former BP station. While work continues on Subway's new
facilities. Just down the road, Wally's Supermarket is advertising that
there is no SUBstitute for the authentic taste of their subs.
WALLY'S - SUB - SHOP
Located inside Wally's Supermarket.
All according to their latest ad in the Walsh County Record.
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Home of Economy is still using early May as the target date to open
their new facilities in Grafton.
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So far no word from the Chamber on the status of the proposed Ultimate
Fighting event scheduled for SummerFest. Although I continue hoping for
the best. I am still receiving many note expressing their concern. Sue
wanted to share the following in that regard. She wrote. >>>
Gary,
Here are my thoughts on the "different view" of the
proposed extreme fighting. If the responses you have gotten are not
"public participation", then I've got it wrong. And if strip clubs and
extreme fighting, etc. are not "imposing " morality on others, I guess I
don't understand that, either. I hope the majority of us can live
without both. Sue <<<
Thanks a million for caring and sharing Sue. There really is a
difference between need and greed. Unfortunately, some folks struggle to
identify it.
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This note expresses concerns about the proposed event a bit more
forcefully. >>>
Subject: The horror of this extreme fighting they plan to bring in.
Gary: I would like to vent my concerns to you about this horrible
form of entertainment they are planning for Summerfest days in Grafton
with the extreme fighting that is supposedly going to be
professionals. What can we as citizens of Grafton do about this?
Talking to several people, they all have the same idea that this is
absolutely absurd and surely is not good entertainment for anyone, old
or young. Imagine the impression and impact this will give younger
kids. It may create problems with school kids to be more aggressive
and engage in more fighting on the school grounds. How can this be
stopped? I think we the people of Grafton need to step in and try to
have this stopped before it begins, and gets out of hand. Surely
there must be enough sane people left in Grafton that would like to see
this event not take place during this Summerfest days of fun. Please
do not mention my name if you put this or any part of it in the
Gazette. But I would like to see if people would respond if you did
mention it in the Gazette. You decide. Hope we as a community can
do something about this. As ever, a concerned citizen. <<<
Thanks a million for caring and sharing. Unfortunately, we're living in
a very complex society. Within a few short weeks this spring, "we" spent
dozens of hours (or more) passing a city ordinance "banning" adult
activities behind closed doors in a establishment that only adults can
frequent. Yet,..... "we" allow a "Wine Walk" by which folks start
Tasting Wine at one business establishment, and, then continue doing so
throughout the community while visiting several other participating
businesses.
Then,.... it appears, so far at least, "our" business community has
agreed to let, what many folks refer to as "barbaric", Ultimate Fighting
into town to "entertain" the youth and citizens of our community.
ALL, I must add, at a time when everyone in town MUST STAY at least 100
feet away from the crows nests in the top of the trees in a shelter
belt, west of the Developmental Center.
Now ain't that just about enough to bunch up a tight pair of under
britches?
The trouble with trying to deal with really difficult topics now days
is, that everybody is willing to sing in the shower. Unfortunately,
nobody is willing to carry the tune to the public.
Or so it seems to me.
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Now then,... on the lighter side. Duane wanted to share the following.
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Subject: milk bottles
Gary -- I have been following your notes on the milk bottles and the
memories, long forgotten, have returned and I can see Ben Molde doing
his deliveries and even long before that, going into the creamery as a
small boy with my dad to get an ice cream cone and smell the warm,
humid air of the milk being processed. This was a big event for a
small boy from Crystal. Thanks for the memory ---- Duane Kargel <<<
Thanks a million for caring and sharing Duane. It is the exchange of
thought that brings this great big world of ours, down to earth.
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Good friend and Arnesen's Rocky Point resident Lloyd Hanson shared the
following information regarding another form of automotive energy. He
wrote: >>>> Gary:
I have a son-in-law in CA. who is driving his diesel car on used cooking
oil which is given to him by the restaurants in his area of LA. His only
modification was heat tape for the fuel lines and an extra 5 gallon fuel
tank in the trunk for diesel with an extra line to the injection pump
and a switch that allows him to run on either diesel or cooking oil. He
uses the diesel for starting only on cold mornings then switches to
cooking oil. The only drawback is the smell of a deep fat fryer when
standing near the car. The benefits are, of course, that he has spent
almost nothing for fuel in the last three years and the diesel engine
runs much more quietly on cooking fat and there is less soot residual
for the environment.
Diesel originally designed his engine to run on vegetable oil, not
petroleum. <<<<
Thanks a million for caring and sharing Lloyd. I'm afraid if I tried to
drive a car on cooking oil, I would probably end up eating the seat
cushions.
After listening to C-span lately. What this country really needs,.....
is a car that runs on Bull-Excrement.
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Although it has been close to fifty years since I've seen or talked to
Fred Cuthbert Jr. I do remember him well. I remember Fred as being one
of the more level headed individuals of the group I associated with. As
a matter of fact, compared to me, Fred always seemed to be in great
physical condition. He was without question smarter than me, and, he
could play basketball better than I could. His demeanor was generally
calm and collected, which meant he always had more friends than most
folks could ever hope for. I doubt that I ever pass by 935 Kittson
Avenue that I don't think of the Cuthbert's. Fred Jr. for his
friendship, and, Fred Sr. for being one of the few men I know that
actually "wanted" me to keep my mouth "open". (He was a dentist, you
know)
With sincere regret, and, with my deepest sympathies to the Fred
Cuthbert families. I share the passing of Fred Cuthbert Jr.
After more than a year and a half, hard fought battle, Fred lost his
life to cancer Tuesday, April 15 2008.
Freds wife, Ruth, is having his service on May 10 in Sparks, NV,
where they have lived for over 35 years. If anyone would like to send
condolences to her and their children, the address is 3456 Rocky Ridge
Blvd., Sparks NV, 89431-1300.
Fred's two brothers, James and John and his sister Sheryl Cuthbert Moe
will attend Fred's services
Unfortunately, due to health issues, Dorothy, Fred's mother, will not
be able to attend her sons memorial services in person. However, we can
rest assured she will be there in spirit.
Dorothy is 86 and a resident at Heartland Care Center in Devils
Lake. Her mailing address is 620 14th Ave. NE, Devils Lake, ND 58301
for those that would like to send her a card.
We bid John God's Speed and offer our sincere sympathies to the
Cuthbert families from my wife Pat, myself, and the entire Moe family
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GOTTA GO WORK ON MY DASH
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