THE CROW’S
NEST-----------September 22,
2007
The population of Edinburg
doubled this past Wednesday
night---and how glad we are
that it did!!! Trinity
Lutheran Church held their
annual Turkey Supper and 500
people came to enjoy turkey
with “all the trimmings”.
Once again, our annual event
was a huge success. We
roasted 20 turkeys (22 – 24
lbs each), peeled 300 lbs
potatoes, sliced 115 pounds
of carrots and toasted 32
loaves of bread. Whew, I
get tired just thinking
about it! A sign-up sheet
was posted at Trinity asking
for pie donations. We
needed 60 pies---but ended
up with 97!!!! Can you
imagine? There was pecan
pie, banana cream pie, apple
and peach, pumpkin and
lemon. Many of the pies had
mile high meringues on top.
What a beautiful sight for
pie lovers. Of the 500
meals served, 170 were
take-outs. That was a
record. Now it is to get
through the Lutefisk Dinner
at the Park River Bible Camp
Sep 30th.
This leads me to offer an
OPEN INVITATION to
anyone reading the Crow’s
Nest who would like to come
to a little town to live.
All that is required is a
desire to be a part of a
great community that has
many niches that can be
filled through
volunteerism. All we ask
for is a willing heart, a
love of involvement and the
rest will take care of it’s
self. The pay-off is great
as Edinburg is a wonderful
place to live. It has
fantastic summers with days
that last forever and
winters that are enjoyable
as we manage to make the
most of the long winter days
with activities for
everyone.
Autumn is definitely here.
Not only because the
calendar says so, but
because we had a touch of
frost and our furnace turned
on a couple of times! It
seems one day the air
conditioner is needed then
the next day brings the need
for a sweater. I am through
“gardening” for the season.
All the cucumbers, tomatoes,
squash, leeks and onions
have been harvested and
gathered indoors for our
winter enjoyment. I enjoy
the change of seasons, but I
do miss not being able to
sit outside on the deck in
the evening to enjoy our
meal.
Life goes on in Edinburg.
We all get a little older
and hopefully a little wiser
with each season. Age
also takes a toll on a few
of our faculties--just ask
Barb Anderson!!! Her
daughter, Suzie made it
known that Barb had called
her one day asking for
directions home from
Grafton, as she was lost!!
Of course, Suzie loved
telling everyone who came
into Market On Main.
Don't feel bad Barb, as I
think most of us have
experienced things that
makes us shake our heads in
wonderment. You've
been a good sport with all
the ribbing you have gotten.
The State Historical
Society held their annual
meeting in Edinburg today.
Walsh County was the host so
it was great when Edinburg
was chosen as the place to
meet. Individuals from
throughout the state were in
attendance. The Edinburg
Business Club was
responsible for their noon
meal. It was requested we
serve food indigenous to the
area, so we served buffalo
stew, mashed potatoes,
salad, rolls and for
dessert, juneberry pie with
ice cream. Everyone seemed
to enjoy the meal. The
group went out to Mike
Olafson’s to view the Oxcart
Trail and then returned to
Edinburg to spend time at
the sod house.
Harvest is still going with
potatoes and beans. I
believe some beet harvest
has started also. I suppose
the last thing will be the
sunflowers. A person has to
be careful on the county
roads with all the sunflower
fields on the sides as deer
seem to just pop out of them
and run across the roads
constantly. It’s stressful
driving in North
Dakota---not because of the
cars, but because of the
critters!
Goose hunting is on as we
heard shots from out around
Peppermint Hill early this
morning. I guess there are
lots of black geese out
there. Also, huge
congratulations go to
Brandon Kartes. I
understand he shot his deer
last night and it was a 4 X
4! I am not quite sure what
that means, but I am sure it
is something terrific.
Our sympathy is extended to
Colleen Langerud and Karen
Flanagan on the death of
their mother, Esther Mullen.
Allen and Judy Sorbo flew
with the Fighting Sioux
football team to Bellingham,
WA for their game tonight
against Western Washington.
Go Sioux!!! They were in
Utah 2 weekends ago. Sioux
won.
Have a great day and will
talk later.
I
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