THE CROW’S
NEST------------------May 19, 2009
O
yes, I know this sounds like
a broken record; but, I can
not help but
complain----again. It is so
dang cold here! Is spring
ever going to arrive???
Frost is predicted for
tomorrow morning. Our
thermometer registered a hot
56 degrees today with winds
whipping up to 35 mph. This
isn’t what May is supposed
to be all about! Hopefully
weather patterns will change
soon. The temps have not
been conducive to planting
gardens or sitting on decks
while grilling a favorite
meal on the bar-b-cue.
There is nowhere more
beautiful that the Red River
Valley of North Dakota or
the Badlands of North
Dakota, the Pembina Gorge of
North Dakota or may be the
whole state of North
Dakota!! One of my very
favorite parts of North
Dakota is around the little
town of Wolford. Wolford
sits out by itself on State
Highway 17 between Cando and
Rugby. We drive that route
every time we go to Minot to
visit our daughter and
family. The area is
sparsely populated with
little traffic (which in my
mind adds to the beauty of
it). The landscape is what
I love the most. The
highway winds its way around
and across hills with
beautiful prairie grasses
blowing in the wind next to
plowed fields. There are
huge ponds of water in many
places. Radio reception is
pretty much non-existent.
IT IS BEAUTIFUL!!!
We drove there this past
weekend and wow! there was
water everywhere! Land
water covered many, many
fields. I wonder when and
if farmers will be able to
get in to their fields.
The orioles and
hummingbirds came back to
Edinburg on Tuesday, May 12th.
We put out juice for the
hummingbirds and grape jelly
for the orioles that morning
and by noon the feeders were
being visited. Thankfully I
made grape jelly last fall
so I have a supply ready.
They go through almost a
pint of jelly a day!!!
Trinity
WELCA had their annual
Spring Breakfast last
Thursday morning at 7 am.
We served nearly 90 ladies.
It is a fun time with ladies
coming from Grafton, Park
River, Adams, Mountain,
Gardar, Hoople and of course
Edinburg to celebrate early
morning. We serve
breakfast, entertain, give
prizes and scrunch in a good
time in 60 minutes so those
that need to be at work by 8
am will be on time. I
almost “flat-lined” about 10
am when everything was
done----sssooooo tired!
Controversy abounds over
the State Board of Higher
Education saying the
“Fighting Sioux” nickname
has to be dropped and all
logos gone by October of
this year. Chuck’s inbox
from his “Theta Chi”
brothers of the late 50’s
and early 60’s overflows
with emails regarding this
mandate. I hate to see this
part of UND history being
taken away from us.
O yes, I could not finish
the Crow’s Nest without
commiserating with my
husband. We spent about 4
hours in the emergency room
at Trinity Hospital in Minot
this past Saturday night.
Chuck missed a step at our
daughter, Kris’ home and
ended up breaking a bone in
his foot. This was not a
good time for him to have
this happen (his words) as
he golfs 2-3 times a week
plus plants our garden, mows
our lawn and does all the
spring “stuff” that needs to
be done. We also leave on a
cruise of Alaska next
month. He’s seeing a
podiatrist in East Grand
Forks this week to assess
the damage.
Lots of fun things have
taken place in town. Irene
Seim had her 90th
birthday party at Trinity
with about 250 people
attending. After the
celebration Irene and her
son Arden took the train to
Seattle to visit Irene’s
sister. Irene is a very
special lady who makes the
most wonderful date filled
cookies I have ever eaten.
There was a wedding shower
for Jill Kertz last
Saturday. Jill is getting
married to Adam Wohl June 27th
at Trinity.
Jill just graduated from
NDSU with a degree in
Pharmacy. Also getting
married is Diana Sorbo. She
is marrying Grant Larson on
July 10th at Lake
Tschida
in the south western part of
the state. Love is in the
air!! There also was a baby
shower this past weekend for
Jolene (Levang) Panciocco
and husband Steve. They
have twin girls named Emily
Jean and Lauren Veronica.
They have their hands full
will two bundles of joy. I
speak from experience!!!
Mine are 40 years
old though.
I have saved some of the
very best news for
last---our niece Jodi and
husband Mike are expecting a
new arrival at their home.
Jase, Halle and Haidyn will
welcome a new brother or
sister in September.
Grandma Ruthie is going to
really need rollerblades to
skate between Edinburg and
Fargo with 2 more
grandchildren arriving close
to the same time.
Have a great day and we
will visit later.
I
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