May 11, 2006 - Thursday

05/11/06 THURSDAY
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Todays Gazette is brought to you by the BEAUDRY and WOLLITZ Barber
Shop.
"You're Next, Sir!"
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The current temperature is 44 degrees.
Yesterdays H/L temperature was N/A
Normal H/L temp for this date is N/A
The last twenty-four hour rain event in Skeeterville dropped .40 of a
inch.
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"Profanity makes ignorance audible."
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L O C A L news and stuff,.. mostly stuff.
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I wouldn't want anyone to think it's rained so much around here that
they shouldn't come for the Summerfest festivities. Rumor does have it,
however, that John Deere has started putting life jackets and a trolling
motor in all their new tractors.
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If, the rain continues much longer. I plan on starting to build an
"ARK". This time however, I am going to leave them dad-burned skeeter
bugs off the boat.
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Birthdays, are always a special time. When life begins, our birthday is
remembered first in days, then weeks,.. followed by months - split in
half. Then for a period of time it seems to be "okay" to celebrate them
in five or even ten year increments. Then, almost all of a sudden, about
the age of 90 or so, we revert back to celebrating the day of our birth
by the year again. And, I might add, rightfully so.
Anyway, BettyLou sent the following note regarding the anniversary of
her mother Ethel Brekke's birth.... the 98th one.
>>> Hi, just a note to let you know that my mom, Ethel Brekke,
has a birthday coming up on May 12th. She will be 98 years old.
She has been a resident of the Lutheran Sunset Home since last July.
My sister Ruth and I had a small birthday party for her last Sunday and
it was attended by the special people in her life. Mom looks great
and is doing so well. The care at the Sunset Home is wonderful. The
entire staff goes out of their way to accommodate the residents and
their family. Grafton is fortunate to have such a facility.
The town looks so good and I was happy to see the new business' that
have and are opening. Keep up the good work. BettyLou (Brekke)
Davis Fargo N Dak. <<< Thanks a million for caring and sharing
BettyLou and please extend "our" best wishes to your mother on her
special day. I too believe we are especially lucky to have a facility of
such high standards. We are also extremely fortunate to have such a
pleasant, dedicated staff there taking care of the folks that worked so
hard making "our" world what it is today.
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If you happened to venture outside Wednesday afternoon, you "might"
have noticed the wind seemed to have a air about it. No-one seemed to be
able to identify or associate a specific smell going thru town on the
fairly stiff breeze out of Canada.
As we drove north, to check out it's source, about the same time we
reached the bridge on that end of town. It became apparent that the odor
was spewing out of every crack in Newmans Booze Plant for auto's.
Believe me, even after a full buffet of boiled cabbage, an egg salad
sandwich, a hunk of limberger and a quart of butter milk, I couldn't
conjure up a smell like that. Someone should bottle it and send it down
to the Mexican border. I doubt anyone would want to cross the border
through that stuff.
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Tami Egeland wanted to share the following; >>>
Welcome home to Susan Suda! Tami <<<
And, I didn't even know she was gone.
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Wally sent the following "memories" of Joe Piewarr.
>>> Hi gary
I went back in the Gazette on the man called Joe Piewarr but could
not find the original mention of him.
In some ways it is good to be kind of old, you remember things
others haven't even heard of. Who is Don that answered your history
question? I would love to meet him, we might have a lot in common. He
may be looking for some one like me to put in his will.
I knew Joe Piewarr very well. I knew him from when I worked for Chris
Anholt at the Fairway store on 5th street. He and his wife lived behind
us on Wakeman ave. ( 40 north wakeman ) we saw his ducks and geese swim
down the river every day.
He wasn't really dirty Don, he just didn't have the time, or
water, to have a shinny head like Gary Moe. By the way, we didn't have
sewer or running water either, just an old out door john.
Joe and his wife had a big garden and sold produce. He worked
for a man by the name of Frank Davis. Frank was a big gardener. He was
also a big gambler. He lived in a building behind my store on 5th. Card
games went on there every week, big games. It was rather rough
looking in there but the games were known far and wide.
When Frank died he had a very big funeral and a funeral parade down
Hill ave. It was one of the biggest funerals and parades we will ever
see in Grafton. I am very curious to hear how many "oldies" remember
that day. Thanks Don for bringing back a great memory.
Wally <<< Thanks a million for caring and sharing Wally. Don and his
younger brother Gary also lived on Wakeman avenue, just north of the
bridge, with their mother Gladys Johnson. It is a small world after all.
Aren't memories wonderful?
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I'm surprised how many people were interested in seeing Jeffs 66 pound
paddle fish. I still have the picture on file if anyone else is
interested.
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The Gazette family tree has sprouted a couple new branches. First; >>>
Gary,
We would like to get on the list to get the Gazette. We have heard so
much about it.
Thanks, LeRoy & Thelma
Second; >>> Gary,
Howard Ray sent me your email, I would like to be on your
mailing list. Phil, often mentions, things you have written about. Phil
is our son-in-law, and a wonderful one! Please keep him and his family
in your prayers. Thank you, Tammy Lunde <<<
I am pleased to welcome the Nelsons and Lundes in the Gazette family.
LeRoy has spent a lifetime running after fires, while Thelma was working
hard at Earls Shoe store (and later for the Herbals) keeping him in
Firefighters boots.
Tammy and "Buzz" Lunde will make a wonderful addition to the St. Thomas
area members of our group.
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Since the second weeks American Legion Baseball lucky winners are
already posted on channel three. I might as well share those names today
as well.
Blue Lopez $50
Yardman $50
John Fox $50
Jim Gaustad * $50
John Aasand $50
Sheila Tronvet $100
Congratulations to the lucky winners for the week of May 8 thru 13
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GOTTA GO WORK ON MY DASH
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