THE CROW’S
NEST--------------March 18,
2008
I used to think North
Dakota was probably the
windiest state in the
Union. I have reconsidered
and now think Montana ranks
right up alongside Nodak.
We just returned from a
wonderful ski trip to Big
Sky. The wind going out
made for some tense driving
conditions at times. Coming
home we had a terrific
tailwind that gave us 36
mpg. Not a bad thing with
the price of gas around
$3.24 per gallon out west.
I always like our trips out
to Big Sky. It doesn’t seem
to matter what time of the
year we go through Medora
and the Badlands, the
landscape is always
beautiful no matter what the
season. I enjoy the drive
from Billings to Bozeman
watching the majestic
Rockies get closer and
closer as we travel
westward. Even at this
time of the year people are
fishing in the mountain
streams that parallel the
highways. I shiver as I
watch fishermen with waders
in that cold, pristine
mountain water.
The month of March could
become a bit irritating to
those who are not interested
in sports. Thankfully we
are big followers of most
all college sports so we
enjoy every game we attend
or watch on television. The
Fighting Sioux play-offs
were a wee bit tense after
Saturday’s loss to Michigan
Tech, but they pulled it out
with the win on Sunday. Now
the Sioux go on to
Minneapolis for more
playoffs. It was great
watching the Kansas Jayhawks
win the Big 12 conference
and get seeded number 1 for
the next round in the march
to the Final Four. Also,
congratulations to the
Grafton Spoilers basketball
team on winning the State
Class B championship in
Bismarck this past weekend.
To top off a great sports
weekend, it was great fun
watching Tiger Woods make
that beautiful putt on
Sunday afternoon at the
Arnold Palmer Invitational
in Florida. What an
athlete!
Spring is not quite
here---a couple of more
days----but the snow banks
are slowly getting smaller
and we are now driving on
pavement rather than
impacted snow. It won’t be
long before the sun’s rays
will seem a bit warmer and
brighter. Every year the
thought of tulips, leaves
and green grass gets me all
excited to be outside and
digging in the dirt.
I am including a Community
Letter on the website that
Loretta Monson and Mary
Burkett composed. Be sure
to read the great ideas and
thoughts they have about our
wonderful town of Edinburg.
Congratulations to Ross
Langerud and Krystyna Rivers
on their new little baby
boy, Jack Henry. He is a
cutie-pie!
I also must congratulate
Pastor Christopher and
Pastor Rebecca Miller on the
upcoming event of a new
baby. We are so excited for
them. What wonderful news!
Have a blessed Easter and
we will talk later. GO
SIOUX!
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