Todays Gazette is being brought to you, in part, by Henry's
CountryPolitan. Conveniently located on Hill Avenue next to the Grafton
Drug Store.
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The current temperature is 5 degrees.
The "feels like" temperature is -12
Yesterdays H/L temperature was -1/-21
Normal H/L temp for this date is 27/10
It was 59 degrees on this date in 1901
Flooding is Mother Natures method of "legalized" water boarding.
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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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Saturday afternoon Pat and I stopped in the CountryPolitan Store
looking for a birthday gift. It's a fabulous little store with hundreds,
if not thousands, of wonderful gifts for almost every occasion one could
possibly think of. As Jean Ann was wrapping our gift, I started thinking
how unique the CountryPolitan Store is and how wonderful it would be if
everyone in the entire area could see the nice things Jean Ann's store
has to offer.
Then, I began thinking about all the other "unique" business
establishments Grafton has to offer.
Just down the street for instance is The Squire Shop, a fabulous, one
of a kind, clothing store that offers a complete line of clothing for
both genders with service as good as any major city store has to offer.
Next to The Squire Shop is another unique business called Embroidery
Plus housed in what is possibly the oldest retail building in town,
Embroidery Plus can put almost any kind of logo or literature on just
about anything you can legally wear down the street. And, just recently
Denise has added a quilting department to her facility.
Whenever I think about the special things our wonderful community has
to offer, I'm always reminded of all the fantastic photos Grafton
photographer Rock Tweten has taken of famous people from around the
world. You don't need to take my word for it, simply checkout the walls
of his studio and those of the Chester Fritz.
I suppose must communities have neat little Coffee Shops, but I'll bet
half of the next stimulus package there aren't any any nicer than The
Daily Grind on fifth street. Then there's The True Value Store on Hill
Avenue. It's as close to a real old time, everything you need is in
there somewhere, store you might find anywhere in the country.
Mary's Ladies Fashion Store is in the 600 block of Hill Avenue. Mary's
is another one of those one of a kind ladies store that could fit into
any major city setting as perfectly as it does in Grafton. Mary's
wonderful ladies fashions are housed in the beautiful building Marvin
Pederson built for his marvelous Jewelry business several years ago.
Speaking of Marvin Pederson and his jewelry store, just next door to
Mary's Fashions, Jeff Narloch operates a truly unique jewelry store
named Golden Harvest Jewelry. Jeff and his jewelry are known throughout
the entire area. Golden Harvest Jewelry is a fabulous Big City jewelry
store that we are very fortunate to have right here in Grafton.
Across the street from Golden Harvest Jewelry, you'll find another very
unique, very beautiful, floral and gift shop. Carol Osowski's Town and
Country Floral is a absolutely beautiful complement to the downtown
business district of Grafton. Just south of Carol's place on
Hill Avenue is the Strand Twin Theaters. Most of our old folks have been
going to the Strand theater enjoying movies with the Henriksen family
since they were little kids, I know I have.
Of course my walk down Grafton's unique and fascinating business
establishments wouldn't or couldn't be complete with mentioning one of
Grafton's oldest business establishments. One that truly is near and
dear to my heart. Grafton Floral and Greenhouse is one of the very few
remaining actual glass (the kind that breaks when you throw rocks at it)
greenhouse and floral shop operation in the whole country. My parents,
Bill and Helen Moe, started Grafton Floral in 1946 in a old wood frame
building that once was the home of Heltne's Harness Shop just south of
Hugo Kutz's building on Hill Avenue and the business has continued to
operate in Grafton year 'round since it was opened back so many years
ago..
Another very important business Grafton is fortunate to claim is
MarketPlace on 8th. MarketPlace on 8th is large enough to handle the
biggest weddings and gatherings as well as small private meeting areas
with a menu that will satisfy any and all occasions.
During the spring, summer and fall season, Grafton is also fortunate to
have one of the areas only remaining "drive-inn" restaurants. Ryer
Starks West Side Drive Inn not only offers all of the standard
"drive-inn" restaurant delicacies, they feature my personal favorite
"Wagon Master" hamburger. And, I should add, that the West Side Drive
Inn only uses hamburger that is freshly ground three times daily to
guarantee it's freshness and fantastic taste. I'm not aware of another
drive-inn anywhere close that does that.
Speaking of hamburger, meats of any kind, fish and all the fixins
including the areas Famous Papa Lou's BBQ sauce for that matter. The
Country Smokehouse on west 5th street is another unique "Meat Market"
business the Grafton community has to offer.
When I began my "trek" thru some of Grafton's more unique business
establishments, I was standing in Henry's CountryPolitan store. I
couldn't help remembering that I actually was standing in the former
Tollack's Furniture & Hardware Store building. A building that has
touched the lives of a significant number of people over the years. The
Tollack and Sell family members as well as the Trudeau, Davis and French
families are among the many that may well nourish a few memory cells in
that same building.
Aren't memories wonderful?
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Although you may not believe it coming from me, maybe you will believe
it coming from Tom. He wrote; >>>
"You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy
out of freedom. What one person receives without working for, another
person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to
anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody
else. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work
because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other
half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is
going to get what they work for, that my dear friend, is about the end
of any nation. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it."
~~~ Thomas Jefferson ~~~
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GOTTA GO WORK ON MY DASH
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"Life is to short for long answers," GLM
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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