April 10, 2009 - Friday

Todays Gazette comes to you in memory of the Legionaires who gave so
much, so that we might enjoy our freedom and the youth activities the
men and women in
uniform work so hard to support.
Please consider buying a May Calendar Draw Legion Baseball ticket.
~ Thank you Lana L. your ticket # 358 will go into the May Calendar
Drawing. ~
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The current temperature is 29 degrees.
Yesterdays H/L temperature was 42/27
Normal H/L temp for this date is 49/28
It was 83 degrees on this date in 1977
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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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Subject: Mayors Flood Update.
According to the NWS website, the Park River will crest at 16 feet at
1:00 am. on Wednesday, April 15.
I realize to some people around town that crest prediction seems
unlikely if not outrageous, but if only one person in town believes it,
that person should be the Mayor, and I do. I find it ironic that some of
the very same people who vehemently decried the City's efforts in 2004
for not doing enough to protect the town now seem to suggest we are
doing too much.
I sincerely hope it doesn't hit 16 feet, but I'm comforted in the
thought that if it does, I strongly believe we are prepared for it. I
also note that all the additional clay that is being used to top the
existing dikes would have been transported through town from the
landfill site to fill the giant canyon that was created west of Alchem
during the initial flood fight. Rather than simply carrying it through
town from one site to the other, it is being used to hold back water
that may yet come and once it's removed it will be used to fill that
cavernous hole.
Happy Easter to all
Todd Burianek
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Early Thursday morning both the east and north doors of Grafton Drug
were broken with what appears to be a failed attempt at obtaining drugs
without the store owners permission. Fortunately a newly installed
burglar alarm system saved the stores inventory, unfortunately however,
not the glass in the doors.
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John Tweten's Grizzly bear is coming alive right before our eyes.
Already the head, front paws and the fish are visible and recognizable.
I was watching the sculpture as close as I could today while he started
carving out the hind legs. For the life of me I was unable to tell if
"Grizzy" will be a boy,.... or a girl bear. I guessing by sometime
tomorrow Grizzy's gender will become more evident.
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When I first read the following comments, I was almost certain it came
from MSNBC's Keith Olberman. Then, after a closer look, I discovered it
came from Greg Herling over at Roseau. The other thing I noticed is that
Greg's message leaves little question regarding his favorite political
candidate. Greg wrote. >>>
Hi. Wally sent me your interesting Gazette, and I would add: the
reason Gestapo Bush came up with the absolute wrong solution to border
crossings, is the same reason he used the wrong solution to solve
employment, banking, finance, health, education, and on and on, is that
he is a simple, average intellect, dealing with a very complex country
and world. He simply was not cut out for the job he was given by the
Supreme Court. We should not blame him for being too dumb for the job,
just as we cannot give credit to those who are highly intelligent --
these are God given traits not of anyone's choosing; people are given a
certain package of traits and talents at birth, and they must deal the
cards given them.
We CAN blame him for being stupid enough to accept it. He went
through the educational system, thru college, which gave him enough time
to see that he was far below most people intellectually, and this should
have taught him that he could never be in charge of anything important.
(by the way, have you ever seen another country, or company, run by
someone too dumb to handle it? of course, we all have, and we have seen
the failure rate, so we know from the get-go that these people will make
a mess of things.)
Many Americans think he was put into the job by very wealthy people,
chosen for his lack of knowledge and talent, so that they could get laws
and policies that would be of benefit to themselves, (this is called
greed) and they knew from his past that he would go along with them if
they paid him (this is called lack of ethics).
Greg Herling in Roseau, Minnesota.
p.s. I agree with you, we owe a great debt, and a big THANK YOU to all
who have served honorably in the military. <<< Thanks a million for
caring and sharing Greg. If I might be so bold, without being to
argumentative, I could point out that the present President, a Harvard
Grad, signed almost a trillion dollar stimulus package without even
knowing what was in it. Try that in the business community sometime and
see how long your doors stay open. Then, while your at it, try
convincing the employees you are laying off for lack of work, that the
millions of "illegal" immigrants in our country really do not have
anything at all to do with that.
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The Grafton Optimist Club is having their 2nd Annual OPTimist OUTing
on Friday April 24th at the Fair Oaks Golf Course club house. There will
be food, music, a silent auction, raffle and much more. This year is a
western theme. The evening starts at 7:00pm and runs until 1:00am. There
will be a drawing for $1,000 and five $100 drawings. Tickets are $50
each and are available from any Grafton Optimist member. All proceeds
will be used by the Grafton Optimist Club to benefit the area youth. The
club donates money to area youth teams, clubs, etc. and also gives out
scholarships to two Grafton high school graduates each year.
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