THE CROW’S
NEST---------------------June
17, 2007
Happy Father’s Day to all
the dads out there! It is
great to have a day set
aside to acknowledge all
those dads who are so
important to their children.
Who says you have to go to
Hollywood to become a movie
star? We have lots of
“stars” right here in
Edinburg. This past week
our town has been a wide
open movie set with “stars”
from the community holding
center stage in the making
of a sure to be Oscar
winning documentary on how
wonderful it is to live in
Edinburg and the surrounding
countryside. This positive
show-stopper was recorded by
the famous Producers and
Directors and Editors
of the production company,
“Lighthouse Media” out of
Minneapolis. Steve Swenson
(Joann Hall’s) husband and
his brother Peter own the
company. They brought with
them 15 year old Nate
Anderson who is working with
them this summer. The three
guys spent this past
Wednesday through Friday
filming everything about
Edinburg and its community.
It was hard to fit
everything in. TJ and I
followed them around trying
to coordinate all the
stops. At the beginning of
the planning for the 125th,
the “Monson” siblings along
with their spouses said we
would work on a
commemorative DVD depicting
the story of Edinburg. That
really was one tall order,
but we persevered and tried
to touch on many aspects of
the community and include
many memories through
picture and voice. Steve
and Peter took the taping
they did back to Minneapolis
and will edit and refine
everything to make what I
know will be a wonderful
depiction of Edinburg and
its community. I do want to
thank everyone who submitted
pictures. We are including
many on the DVD.
We have been blessed with
lots and lots of rain
lately. The moisture sure
makes for green grass
wherever you look.
Hopefully the weather
forecast for the 125th
will be in a sunny, dry
cycle. No one is
complaining about this
moisture---like Allen Sorbo
said after church today, “I
would much rather have it
wet than dry in my fields”.
CRUNCH TIME is here as we
busily try to tie up all the
loose ends before
celebration time. This
coming week is full of
practices and meetings. I
know many of us feel tired
and just a little
overwhelmed with making sure
everything is done and in
place, but come July 6th
we will be so excited to see
our little town fill up with
people coming to help
celebrate. We are really
waiting to see everyone. We
want you to know we are so
glad you will be here and we
hope everyone has a
wonderful time. Edinburg is
a special community.
Condolences go to Bonnie
and Lyle Amundrud on the
death of Lyle’s sister
Vonda. Also, we think about
Bonnie as during the death
of Vonda, Bonnie was
hospitalized with heart
problems. To complicate
matters Bonnie’s mother,
Margaret Lerud is starting
dialysis. I keep them in my
prayers.
Congratulations to Chris
and Cindy Vargeson on their
new baby boy, Cylen Peter.
Chris is all smiles when he
talks about their new
addition. Also,
congratulations to Rodney
and Jan Nygard on another
grand-daugther. Brad and
Stacey (Nygard) Dahl had
baby McKenzie Claire
recently. Rodney assured me
he absolutely has the cutest
grand-daughters in the whole
world with Cassie and
McKenzie.
Yesterday was a very sad
day for David, Ruth, me and
our spouses as we were in
Devils Lake to bid a sad
goodbye to our cousin, Steve
Johnson’s wife, Ingrid.
Ingrid fought a gallant
battle for 10 years against
breast cancer. She was one
of the most gracious and
fun-loving people I ever
knew. The huge crowd at her
funeral was a testament to
how much people loved and
admired her. We will never
forget her.
We will talk later and hope
to see many of you in just a
few days!
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