THE CROW’S
NEST---------------October
7, 2009
Edinburg’s
newest citizen is here!
Gianna Claire Hall
arrived at 7:45 last night.
Dad and Mom (Thomas and
Katie) are doing well. I
could feel the collective
sigh of relief from many as
soon as “Bumma” Ruth called
to let everyone know.
Gianna weighed in at 8 lbs
and was 20 ½ inches long.
She is a cutie and a
definite “keeper” according
to TJ nd Katie. We are so
happy for all of you.
This is one of the very,
very few drawbacks; or, on
the other hand, a very, very
big plus of living in a
very, very small community.
Little Gianna not only
belongs to TJ and Katie;
but, somehow we, the
community, feels she partly
belongs to us also. We all
have kept a close “eye” on
Katie’s pregnancy and
bombarded her with questions
constantly. Thank you Katie
for letting us all be a part
of your journey these last 9
months.
Last Saturday Trinity WELCA
held their annual Fall
Festival. Soup and
sandwiches were served along
with a bake sale. Quilts
from the quilting group were
for sale also. What a
wonderful response we have
each year. This year was
fantastic. It was the
perfect autumn day-just the
kind one would want for
eating homemade vegetable
beef soup. Loretta Monson
and her crew of ladies did a
superb job in the food
category. Turkey, ham and
egg salad buns are the
sandwiches of the day. Egg
salad seems to be the
favorite year after year.
Tables were laden with
homemade baking; lots of
homemade breads along with
cookies, bars, pickles and
preserves. It was a
wonderful day.
We have been experiencing
cold, rainy weather these
last few days. The forecast
calls for more of the same.
We could also see a few of
those white flakes in the
next couple of days. This
is not the best weather for
the sugar beet harvest.
Greg Hall told me they had
to pull some of their beet
trucks with tractors as the
fields were just too wet and
muddy. I know the highways
have mud on them from the
trucks. Signs along the
roads warn of slippery roads
due to mud. O well, this is
just another sign that
winter is not far away.
Fighting Sioux hockey starts
this coming week-end. UND
plays Merrimack College.
Mike Spanier is a huge
hockey fan. He has season
tickets so I suppose we will
see him on the Jumbotron
lots. Mike and his son Eric
and Eric’s little boy were
highlighted quite a few
times last year. I got an
email from Les Jensen saying
he was coming up to visit Ed
Laxdal the weekend of the 15th
and 16th and they
would be attending the
games. We have plans to
meet and visit between
periods. This is the series
with the Minnesota Gophers
so UND will really be
hopping that weekend.
Vera Brandvold left
yesterday for Spain. She
accompanied her sister
Verna. I hope she has a
great time and sees many
sights over there. She said
she also has a chance to go
to Germany for the
ChristKindle Markets which
are held in many towns and
villages the end of November
in to December. I told her
she should go and we will
meet up for roasted
chestnuts in Nuremberg. I
am very excited about going
to the ChristKindle
Markets. It is a very
special time of the year.
Sara Sorbo had a great
report from Mayo. Cancer
seems to have said good-by
to her. That is wonderful.
By the way, Sara is a
candidate for homecoming
queen at Concordia. How
wonderful is that?
Congratulations Sara!!!!
I visited with Mary Seim and
she said Everett was getting
stronger every day. That is
good news. We wish him a
speedy recovery. Sympathy
goes to the family of Thelma
Johnson. She was 100 years
old and had been living at
the Good Samaritan Center
for the past few years. Our
thoughts and prayers are
with you.
Have a good day and will
visit later.
I
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