THE CROW’S
NEST-------------November 1,
2007
Dinah Washington had a hit
song when I was a teenager
called, “What a Difference A
Day Makes---24 Little
Hours”, and how true that
statement is! We went from
beautiful weather with
temperatures in the high
60’s to cold and windy
weather that chilled to the
bone. I guess this weather
pattern may not be that
unusual for this time of the
year. We truly have had
gorgeous autumn weather.
Winter is definitely close
at hand. The trees look so
bare and forlorn without
their leaves and the days
are so short. O well, in
about 50 days they will
start to lengthen again.
The way time flies that will
be just around the corner.
Seasons change, weather
changes, the landscape
changes; but, the one
constant we do have in
Edinburg is seeing the
headlights of Doran
Olafson’s pickup each
morning as he delivers the
Grand Forks Herald. Doran
is usually in town around
4:30 – 5:00 am to make sure
everyone has a paper to read
while eating their
breakfast. He is so
faithful. Too often I
forget how much we take this
daily task for granted and
don’t let Doran know how
much he is appreciated.
The “ghosts and goblins”
were out last night in the
cold and blustery weather.
We only had about 20 come to
our door. There were many
cute costumes worn by the
trick or treaters. I hope
they all don’t get tummy
aches from too much candy.
It is November so it is time
for the Edinburg Fire
Department’s night of “BIG
BINGO”. That is going to be
held Friday, November 16th
at the Community Center. I
know they always get a big
crowd as big bingo has been
a tradition for many years.
We have a busy weekend ahead
as we head south to Grand
Forks to watch Sioux hockey
Friday and Saturday night.
We also are going to watch
Andrew Sorbo play Sioux
football on Saturday
afternoon against St Cloud
State in the Alerus Center.
I just might take in the
“Pride of Dakota” show also
as that is in the Alerus
too. It will be a fun time.
Now that Halloween is over
and Thanksgiving just around
the corner it is time to
start thinking about
Christmas. It won’t be long
before the annual
Candlelight Service at
Trinity will be held. I
look forward to this time of
the year.
It was fun to hear from Ken
and Faye Olafson. They saw
the picture of the
lighthouse beacon I had
posted on the website. Ken
just happens to be the
historical director of the
museum we visited in
Westport, WA. Had we known
we would have stopped in to
say hello. Thanks for the
email.
We were at the Grafton
Lutheran Church Dinner last
Sunday. I had lefse for the
first time this year and it
sure tasted good. Have a
great day and will visit
later.
I
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