September 19, 2008 - Friday

====== CONGRATULATIONS ======
KXPO formally KGPC
Celebrating 50 years of Broadcasting
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The current temperature is 63 degrees.
Yesterdays H/L temperature was 82/54
Normal H/L temp for this date is 68/43
It was 92 degrees on this date in 1941
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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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In yesterdays Gazette I mentioned that the new addition to Graftons
Unity Hospital would have Marvins Windows. Since then, several folks
have written to remind me that the entire hospital will be getting
refitted with new Marvin Windows.
It is wonderful to see two of Graftons largest business operations
doing business with each other.
Small Town America, use em or lose em.
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I received the following note after yesterdays mention of Unity
Hospital.
Kathy wrote: >>>>
Hi Gary, I would appreciate if you could post this. As I read
about the medical facilities here in town I have to agree with you on
the excellent care given there. About 3 weeks ago my daughter Ashley
Grabowski had another seizure. The gentlemen that were working on
the street next to the armory found her on the ground and called
911. The quick response from the ambulance crew, which included
Lori O. Stacey N. Liz M. an Jim R., got her to the emergency
room and called me at the store. Their kindness and concern should not
go unrecognized, and is very much appreciated. A special thanks to
all who took part in helping her, you will not be forgotten. Thank you
again. Kathy Nomeland and Ashley Gabowski. <<<<
Thank you for caring and sharing Kathy. It's ironic that I read your
note the very same day as I read a article about Unity Hospital in the
Walsh County Record. The article, titled Unity Launches it's Capital
Campaign speaks about the most recent renovations and of the remaining
two phases of construction that will bring about several significant
improvements to Unity Hospital.
I have always believed that our Unity Medical Center facilities are as
good as, or better than, any small town in the country. The current
capital improvement projects will do much to guarantee that belief far
into the future.
Wouldn't it be wonderful, if someone the likes of Ralph and Betty
Engelstad would find it in their heart to endow Grafton's Unity Medical
Center with a significant gift that would assure the medical needs of
our community would be met well into the future.
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Radio station KGPC.... oops,... KXPO radio is celebrating 50 years of
providing this area with news, sports, weather and the events that are
important to those of us living in this area. The station started out as
KGPC and, from the very first day of operation, changed the way people
and business could communicate.
Somewhere, after the Please Pass the Potatoes Show with Francis Phelan
and Bill Janousek's Police Blotter program (that's the one where Bill
reported a two car accident, and one of those cars was a truck) and the
end of Uncle Sig's Old Time Music Show, KGPC evolved becoming KXPO.
Those call letters have remained the same to this day.
Over the years, "our" radio station (KXPO 1340) has contributed much to
our community, and, to the entire area. Folks like Bill Meier, Fred
Sevigny, (Dee's & Doe's) Bruce Jackson, (If you can see it, you can sew
it) Jean Archer ("Please dare to be happy. Don't be afraid. Be strong
and brave and stand erect facing life with courage in your heart, for
this is another beautiful day -- the Lord has made.") Ed Balkee (Caught
in the Web), Gunder Berg (from the Walsh County snuss room), Wally
DeSautel (remember, today is the first day of the rest of our lives.)
Bill Moe (If you can hold a hoe, you can have a garden). Even yours
truly did several Saturday morning "Home and Garden radio shows, not to
mention of course, literally hundreds of sugarbeet harvest reports
during my tenure with American Crystal Sugar Company.
Pat and I have every radio in the house on today (Friday) listening to
various individuals "reminisce". The names they mentioned are many. The
programs and stories nostalgic giving us even more reason to appreciate
the folks, the values, and the presence that Radio station KXPO affords
our humble little community.
CONGRATULATIONS KXPO, and thanks to everyone involved, for providing
me and us, with a venue of entertainment and communication I can only
hope every small towns could enjoy.
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THIS SUNDAY --- THIS SUNDAY
Plan to attend the full day of festivities at Heritage Village in
Grafton.
======== BY GONE DAYS ========
--- Sunday, SEPTEMBER 21, 2008 ---
~~~~ HERITAGE VILLAGE ~~~~
+++ FROM 7A.M. TIL 5P.M. +++
"FREE WILL OFFERING" PANCAKE AND SAUSAGE BREAKFAST FROM 7AM TIL 9AM
9AM TIL 4PM—FLEA/FARMERS MARKET 10AM—COUNTRY FOLK MUSIC BY GREG
HAGER
11:30 AM TIL 1PM—NOON LUNCH SERVING BBQ TURKEY ON A BUN, BAKED BEANS,
CHIPS, ICE CREAM, AND BEVERAGE FOR $7.00
1PM—POLISH DANCERS
2PM—TREASURE HUNT FOR
CHILDREN AGES 3-12
3PM TIL 4PM—COUNTRY/FOLK MUSIC BY GREG HAGER
4PM TIL 5PM—MUSICAL TALENT SHOW FOR ANYONE WISHING TO PERFORM
And, much MUCH MORE. You can even take your children on a honest to
goodness antique merry-go-round ride.
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GOTTA GO WORK ON MY DASH
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"It's not news unless you know it. And no-one can, unless someone tells
them."
Or so it seems to me. GLM


Write if you can, call if you can't, and, tell your loved ones they
are,..... before it's too late.