THE CROW’S
NEST--------------------JUNE
16, 2005
I woke up this morning to
the most unusual
sight----the sun! We have
had cloudy, rainy weather
for the last 2 weeks. It
has been mostly a “nuisance”
for us, but just east of us
along the Red River there
has been flooding of the
planted fields. Our summer
was starting to feel like
last summer---cold, rainy
and not much fun! I do have
to give the rainy weather
credit for making the
landscape so lush and
green. It really is
beautiful.
With the sunshine comes the
sound of lawnmowers. I go
outside and all I hear is
the humming of those mowers
making every yard in
Edinburg look so manicured.
Unless you live in this
climate it is hard to
understand the joy we have
being able to be outside and
embrace the sights, sounds
and smells of summer. Now,
if we could only get rid of
those pesky mosquitoes!
(Edinburg is being sprayed
tonight.)
The City and the Business
Club are actively working to
make Edinburg an even more
attractive place to visit.
The city is working on
building restroom facilities
in the city park. The
Business Club is in the very
early stages of working with
the city to get new street
nights on Main Street. We
are looking at old-fashioned
lights where we can hang
flags, banners, flowers
etc.. It is an expensive
project, but it is one that
will truly enhance our Main
Street. Visitors so often
come to Edinburg and tell us
what a beautiful little town
this is. The Edinburg
General Store has become a
destination place so it is
important that those coming
see a community with pride
in their town. The planters
are full of geraniums and
petunias. We have a sign-up
sheet in the Community
Center so everyone has the
opportunity to help water
the plants.
The Troftgruben family is
having a reunion the first
part of July. They expect
over 300 people to attend!
Edinburg will be overflowing
with visitors. What fun
that will be. They are
planning a Sunday Church
Service at Odalen church
among many other activities
for all the Troftgrubens.
Some of us who “grew up” in
Odalen met a couple of weeks
ago. It has been decided to
“close off” the basement.
There is mold and for health
purposes that option is
best. Odalen is used once a
year on Memorial Day. The
program will still be held
there, but we just won’t be
able to use the basement.
It was decided we would sell
the plates and cups as
mementos of Odalen. They
have OLA (Odalen
Ladies Aid) imprinted on
every plate and cup. We are
asking a donation of $10 per
plate and $5 per cup. There
is upkeep to the church so
monies earned from the
dishes would go towards
that.
We keep busy mowing out at
“the farm”. Lots of lawn to
cover, but that is coming to
an end very, very soon. We
have sold the farmstead to
Andy Berntson. He is at
least a 4th
generation farmer in this
area. We are very pleased
he will be living there.
Every time I go out to mow
nostalgia hits me with a
real whammy. Memories just
flood through me remembering
60 plus years of that being
my “home-base”. I think one
of my fondest memories is
the summer after our house
burnt to the ground February
1948. I remember my days
spent in the cook-car
listening to “Ma Perkins”
and my nights spent in a
renovated grain bin. I
imagine it was rather crude
accommodations, but to me
that summer was the joy of
my life. I felt like I was
a pioneer and camping out.
I guess it is good at that
age I really did not
understand the harsh reality
of our house burning and
then trying to build again
when supplies were hard to
come by. I used to ring
“ANKER” (Anne Christine Haug)
on the phone---2 long, 2
short----and have her meet
me at the mail box so I
could go over to her place.
One of my funniest memories
of that summer was my
cousin, Keith Sorbo and
Myron Gestson chewing
Copenhagen and getting SO
SICK!! Keith had to climb
an outdoor stepladder to get
to his bed. It wasn’t an
easy task when he felt so
yucky. Life changes but
memories are forever.
Have a good day and will
talk with you later. Hi
Lisa in Minot, and thanks for being a
faithful reader of the
“Crow’s Nest”.
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June16, 2005
