September 26, 2008 - Friday

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~~~~~ CONGRATULATIONS ~~~~~
Ralph and Phyllis Honsvall celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary
this fall. They were married Aug. 6, 1943 in Grand Forks while Ralph was
on leave from the military.
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The current temperature is 59 degrees.
Yesterdays H/L temperature was 76/48
Normal H/L temp for this date is 65/41
It was 92 degrees on this date in 1974.
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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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There will be a Fall Craft Sale Tomorrow (Saturday) at the Grafton
Armory. If your coming to town for the sale anyway, stop in the Squire
Shop and Mary's and check out all the wonderful things they have to
offer. I think you will really enjoy a walk through Henry's
Countrypolitan and see what they have to offer. If your looking for
jewelry or ideas for the coming holidays drop by Golden Harvest Jewelry.
It is one of the neatest little jewelry stores in the country.
Jeff Narloch (Golden Harvest Jewelry) is the "goldsmith" responsible
for all those beautiful little golden sugarbeet lapel pins you see in
the valley. Some of them, even have a real diamond mounted in them.
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So far I haven't actually heard of all the ramifications involved with
shipping PaPa Lou's Scrumptious BBQ Sauce around the country by mail. I
have heard from a few folks interested in having that happen.
For instance, Rick and Stephanie Kettells from Lakeside Resort &
General Store in the Branson Missouri area sent the following note. >>>>
Gary,
We would like to try some of the BBQ sauce. Might work out that we may
want to introduce some of this fine sauce to the many travelers and
guests that shop in our General store. Please let me know how to get a
bottle. Thanks,
Rick and the gang <<<
Thanks a million for caring and sharing Rick. We are working on getting
some of PaPa's savory sauce to Branson. It just may be shipped direct
from the Country Smokehouse to Branson. (Maybe Kelly and David would let
Pat and me deliver it personally) While I'm at it, I might mention, for
those planning a trip to Branson, they might do well by contacting "The
Gang" at Lakeside Resort to see how their facility works in their travel
plans during a visit to Branson's World Class Entertainment center.
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Then, the following note from California may be an indication that PaPa
Lou's flavorful BBQ sauce might do well on the West coast as well. >>>>
You are right, Gary, someone is already asking if it can be mailed.
What a wonderful Christmas gift for those of us who live in all year
around BBQ country. And much nicer then getting it from our home town
then from some unknown people in some unknown area!
Also,... please give McCain a break. I bet half of the people in
the US don't know that some sugar comes from beets! Everyone in CA.
thinks it comes from Hawaii! This is not a political endorsement!
Anni <<<< Thanks a million for caring and sharing Anni. Maybe, you
could head up the West Coast Distribution of PaPa Lou's sparerib taste
enhancing sauce.
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Small grain harvest in the area is virtually complete, with potato and
beans tickling the halfway mark. The sugarbeet harvest with probably 7
to 8 percent of the allowable harvestable acres out, is really just
beginning.
Full, stockpile, harvest is tentatively scheduled to begin on or about
October 1. When I was personally involved in the beet harvest. This is
the time of the year when I it would feel like there was a torrential
flow of adrenalin running rampant through my veins.
Long days combined with hard work and hundreds, if not thousands, of
miles of driving puts a body and soul through a supreme test of will and
tenacity. This is the time of year when "everyone", whether physically
working in the harvest or simply living in the area where harvest is
taking place, must be mindful of the increased activity and be
especially careful.
Knowing that there is literally thousands of people, working with as
much equipment, travelling tens of thousands of miles, moving multiple
millions of tons of sugarbeets to processing facilities throughout the
valley, give ample reason for care. Or so it seems to me.
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GOTTA GO WORK ON MY DASH
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Love is the last thing you should include when packing your loved ones
lunch. Then, It will be the first thing they pull out, when eating it.


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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