THE CROW’S
NEST----------------------MAY
2, 2008
I wonder if “Mother Nature”
is sparing the northeast
section of North Dakota from
the much talked about global
warming? I heard on the
radio a couple of days ago
this has been the coldest
spring in North Dakota in
the last 20 years. I
believe it. The low
temperatures coupled with
the strong winds makes for
some chilly weather. The
poor tulips and spring
flowers are straining to
showcase their beauty. I
imagine it won’t be too long
before I’ll be writing about
the North Dakota heat!
Well, an event of historic
proportion took place this
morning at the Edinburg
Cenex station. I walked in
and lo and behold – the
women had commandeered the
“Table of Knowledge” for
their morning coffee. The
men looked rather befuddled
trying to decide which booth
to sit in. Girl power
reigned supreme this May 2nd!
Farmers are out in the
fields getting ready for
spring planting. Randy and
his team from Cenex drive by
pulling anhydrous tanks for
the men and women doing the
fieldwork. I don’t know if
there is a moisture problem
here, but I do know the dust
sure blows with the windy
conditions we have every
day. I hope the farmers
have another great year of
good crops and weather to
accommodate that.
Trinity Lutheran Church,
Adams Lutheran Church and
Victory Free Lutheran Church
hosted the National Day of
Prayer yesterday. The 7 AM
Prayer Breakfast was served
here at Trinity. It was an
early morning for Ruth Hall,
Katie Hall, Dorothy Hall and
me as we were at church
before 5 AM getting
egg-bake, potatoes, scones
and fruit ready. We served
about 55 people. It was a
very nice way to start a
Thursday morning.
Last Monday night our son
Dave called during our
granddaughter’s Jr High Band
Concert to say Madison Anne
was named “Band Person of
the Year”. This was
announced during the
concert. Needless to
say, we all are very proud
of her. Madison is in
the 7th
grade at Southwest Junior
High in Lawrence, Kansas and
plays the trumpet. Maddy,
grandpa and I are thrilled
for you. We just returned
from a few days in Lawrence
and Tonganoxie visiting our
sons Dave and Mike and their
families. We also got to
see our “3rd” son
Mitch, his wife Shannon and
their 2 children Hunter and
Haley. The past 20+ years
have flown by since all 3
guys were in high school
giving me grey hair!!
Please keep Brandon, Chuck
and Suzy in your thoughts
and prayers as Brandon gets
ready for surgery on May 19th
at Shriner’s Hospital in
Minneapolis. I know this is
really tough as Brandon’s
legs will be broken and
re-set. Brandon, everybody
in Edinburg cares so much
for you. We are sending
huge, happy thoughts that
you will just breeze through
the procedure. Suzy is
setting up a caringbridge
website which is such a
wonderful way to keep
everyone informed of
Brandon’s progress.
Also, keep Agnes Bjerke and
her family in your prayers
as Agnes is in First Health
Care Center with a broken
ankle and also suffering
from a stroke.
We had a great Community
Club meeting last night with
about 20 people in
attendance. There were lots
of enthusiastic ideas
bantered around for
Edinburg. Now, it is just
to decide exactly what our
goals are and implement the
ideas. It is so good to see
so many be a part of these
meetings. Edinburg is a
wonderful little town.
Have a great day and thanks
Mitch for being such a
faithful reader.
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