REVEREND FRANK PICARD WILL BE SERVING THE HOPE CONG. CHURCH IN GRANVILLE AND THE CONG. CHURCH OF CHRIST IN MINOT. HE STARTED HIS MINISTRY HERE ON NOVEMBER 1 ST. REV PICARD IS ORIGINALLY FROM THE BOTTINEAU AREA. WELCOME TO OUR COMMUNITY, REV PICARD!
A PROGRESSIVE DINNER
REMEMBER TO MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE PROGRESSIVE DINNER SPONSORED BY THE GRANVILLE CENTENNIAL
COMMITTEE, WHICH WILL BE HELD ON SUNDAY, JAN. 21 ST.
THIS EVENT WILL CONSIST OF A FOUR COURSE MEAL STARTING WITH APPETIZERS AT THE SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER. SOUP AND SALAD WILL BE SERVED AT THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH AS THE SECOND COURSE. THE DELICIOUS MAIN COURSE WILL BE SERVED BY DONNA AT THE MEMORIAL DINER AND THE DESSERT WILL BE SERVED AT THE MASONIC LODGE ALONG WITH MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT.
A LIMITED NUMBER OF TICKETS WILL BE SOLD; TICKETS ARE $15.00 PER PERSON. PLEASE CONTACT LUCILLE LOFTESNES AT 728-6805 OR LINDA SMETTE AT 728-6980 FOR TICKETS OR FOR MORE INFO.
A HORSE WALKED INTO A BAR.
THE BARTENDER, WHO PRACTICED AMATEUR PSYCHIATRY ASKED,
"WHY THE LONG FACE?"
ALL THE GIRLS HAD UGLY GYM UNIFORMS?
IT TOOK 5 MINUTES FOR THE TV TO WARM UP?
NEARLY EVERYONE MOM'S WAS AT HOME THE KIDS GOT HOME FROM SCHOOL?
NOBODY OWNED A PUREBRED DOG?
WHEN A QUARTER WAS A DECENT ALLOWANCE?
YOUR MOM WORE NYLONS THAT CAME IN TWO PIECES.
THEY THREATENED TO KEEP KIDS BACK IF THE FAILED. . . AND THEY DID!
NO ONE EVER ASKED WHERE THE CAR KEYS WERE BECAUSE THEY WERE ALWAYS IN THE CAR, IN THE IGNITION, AND THE DOORS WERE NEVER LOCKED.
4-H BINGO
JANUARY 21 ST
RISING STARS 4-H CLUB
COMMUNITY CENTER
STARTS AT 4PM
CASH PRIZES
GOODIE WALK
LUNCH WILL BE SERVED
"ATTA BOY" AWARD
JANUARY'S AWARD GOES TO HILMAN ULLAND. HILMAN SERVED MANY YEARS AS OUR MAYOR. HE IS CURRENTLY SERVING ON THE CITY COUNCIL. HE HAS SERVED MANY TIMES OVER THE YEARS ON THE FLC COUNCIL. HILMAN ALSO TAUGHT AT OUR SCHOOL FOR MANY YEARS. HILMAN HAS DEFINATLEY DONE HIS SHARE OF COMMUNITY SERVICE. HILMAN RECIEVES A GIFT CERTIFICATE FROM MEMORIAL DINER FOR A FREE HAMBURGER AND FRENCH FRIES.
BROOKLYN JAMES WAS BORN ON NOVEMBER 30TH 2006 TO LANCE JOHNSON AND ALESHA GENRE OF GRANVILLE. HE WEIGHED IN AT 9LBS 1OZ THEIR PARENTS ARE LARRY AND LIZ JOHNSON OF GRANVILLE, MARK AND DENISE GENRE OF TOWNER, AND THE LATE DARLENE JOHNSON
COLTON ALLEN GREEN WAS BORN DECEMBER 9 TH IN WILLMAR, MN TO JUSTIN AND LORISSA GREEN. COLTON WEIGHED 8LBS, 12 OZ. PROUD GRANDPARENTS ARE GARY AND MERRY GREEN OF GRANVILLE AND RICK AND BONNIE BENSON OF MADDOCK. GREAT GRANDPARENTS ARE ALLEN AND ARLYSS FREY OF GRANVILLE AND FRED AND BETTY JACOBSON AND STELLA BENSON OF MADDOCK.
LEE ROY ANDERSON WAS BORN TO MONICA AND SHANE ANDERSON ON DECEMBER 20 TH, 2006. HE WEIGHED IN AT 6LBS 4OZ. HIS PROUD GRANDPA IS JERRY ANDERSON. ALL ARE FROM GRANVILLE.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!!!
OUR SYMPATHIES
OSCAR ISACKSON PASSED AWAY ON NOV.30 TH, IN A MINOT NURSING HOME. OSCAR WAS FORMERLY FROM UPHAM. HOWEVER MANY OF US REMEMBER HIM FOR HIS DAILY STOP IN GRANVILLE FOR A HAMBURGER AND TO VISIT. OSCAR SERVED IN WORLD WAR II. HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM THE US ARMY AIR FORCE IN 1945. HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS. WE WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS OUR SYMPATHIES TO HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
JUST A THOUGHT. . .
WE WENT TO SEE ELVIS, ELVIS, ELVIS AT NEWTOWN ON THE 9 TH OF DECEMBER. ELVIS WAS PORTRAYED BY THREE DIFFERENT PEOPLE. THE FIRST PLAYED THE YOUNG ELVIS. HE WAS GREAT! HE EVEN DID THE LEG THING. YOU KNOW THE STUFF THEY COULDN'T SHOW ON THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW. (NOW I'M SHOWING MY AGE AGAIN) HE SOUNDED AND DID A VERY GOOD IMPRESSION OF ELVIS. THE SECOND ELVIS PORTRAYED HIM IN THE MIDDLE YEARS, WITH THE TIGHT BLACK JUMPSUIT. HE WAS REALLY TALL WHICH WASN'T ONE OF ELVIS'S TRAITS. HE WASN'T A VERY GOOD SINGER EITHER.
CONT. NEXT COLUMN
THE THIRD ELVIS WAS THE BEST. HE WORE THE WHITE SPANGLED JUMPSUIT. HE HAD THE LONG HEAVY SIDEBURNS AND THAT MAN COULD HE SING! WE CAN'T BE SURE BUT WE THOUGHT HE WAS GETTING FATTER AS HE WENT ALONG.
WE THOUGHT HE MAYBE HAD A PLASTIC SWIMMING TUBE AROUND HIS MIDDLE THAT GOT BIGGER AND BIGGER. HE ALSO DID THE LIP THING THAT ELVIS DID SO WELL. YOU REMEMBER THE LIP THING, KINDA LIKE A SEXY SNARL. HE WAS GREAT! WE WERE KINDA DISSAPOINTED THAT NOT ONE OF US GOT A SCARF. THEY THREW OUT 35 SCARVES.
WE GOT TO SEE RAY OVERLIE. HE MADE ALL THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR OUR WEEKEND IN NEWTOWN. HE IS DOING GREAT. HE LOOKS GREAT AND IT WAS REALLY GOOD TO SEE HIM. ON SUNDAY WE CAME BACK TO MINOT AND WENT BOWLING. I GOT A SCORE OF 48. NOW, I COULD LIE TO THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS BUT I WON'T. IT'S NOT GOOD. IN FACT THE 4 YEAR OLD BOY IN THE NEXT ALLEY HAD A HIGHER SCORE. HE HAD BUMPERS.
GOING BOWLING REMINDED ME OF A COUPLE OF THE KIDS BIRTHDAY PARTYS WE HAD AT THE BOWLING ALLEY. ONE TIME ONE OF THE BOYS, WHO ATTENDED ONE OF TODD'S PARTIES, WENT TO DO THE USUAL LITTLE DANCE THAT PEOPLE DO WHEN THEY ARE GOING TO HURL THE BALL DOWN THE ALLEY. ONLY HE LET GO OF IT EARLY AND IT CAME BACK AND HIT OUR TABLE. AFTER WE CHANGED OUR UNDERWEAR, WE LAUGHED TIL WE WERE SICK. I THINK HE WAS THE SAME ONE WHO FORGOT TO LET GO OR GOT HIS FINGER STUCK OR SOMETHING AND WENT SLIDING DOWN THE ALLEY BEHIND THE BALL. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT YOUNG MAN REMEMBERS THAT NIGHT BUT IT SURE WAS FUNNY. COME TO THINK OF IT, HE WAS NAMED EARLIER IN THIS PAPER FOR THE BIRTH OF HIS SON. I WOULD BE CURIOUS TO KNOW IF HE REMEMBERS.
MAYBE IF I LEARNED THAT LITTLE DANCE I COULD GET A BETTER SCORE. I AM SO GRACEFUL I WOULD TRIP AND BREAK SOMETHING. I THINK I BETTER FORGET THE LITTLE DANCE BUT I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO DO THE BUMPER THING. MAYBE NEXT TIME!
ENUF SAID, JO
P.S. WE WENT BOWLING FOR OUR WORK CHRISTMAS PARTY AND I'LL HAVE YOU KNOW, I GOT A SCORE OF 86, WITHOUT BUMPERS. I EVEN GOT TWO STRIKES IN A ROW. I THINK I'LL GO PRO.
FIRST LET ME INTRODUCE MYSELF. I AM REV. FRANK PICARD AND I AM THE NEW PASTOR AT THE HOPE CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST IN GRANVILLE AND MINOT. EACH MONTH I WILL VISIT WITH YOU AND SHARE A FEW THOUGHTS ABOUT OUR SPIRITUAL JOURNEY'S THROUGH LIFE.
I AM ENTITLING THESE NOTES THROUGH THE PASTOR'S WINDOW, FOR A REASON. WHEN I FIRST MOVED INTO MY OFFICE AT THE MINOT CHURCH THE DESK FACED THE MIDDLE OF THE OFFICE, THUS WHEN PEOPLE WOULD VISIT THERE WAS ALWAYS A BARRIER BETWEEN US. I MOVED THE DESK UP AGAINST THE WALL FACING OUT SO AS TO REMOVE THE BARRIER. IT OPENED UP THE ROOM NICELY AND MADE IT MUCH MORE WELCOMING AND INVITING. PEOPLE WEREN'T SURE WHY I WANTED TO LOOK OVER A PARKING LOT BUT SHORTLY AFTERWORDS A HOUSE ACROSS THE PARKING LOT PUT UP A LARGE LIGHTED BANNER THAT SAYS, "JESUS IS THE REASON." INSTANTLY I KNEW I HAD DONE THE RIGHT THING, FOR JESUS WAS ABOUT REMOVING BARRIERS.
I HAD ONLY MOVED A FEW FEET BUT IT OPENED UP MUCH MORE THAN THE ROOM. EACH OF US FROM TIME TO TIME CAN GET STUCK IN PATTERNS, BEHAVIORS AND BELIEFS AND CHANGE BECAUSE WE FEAR CHANGE BUT SO OFTEN THE DISTANCE WE HAVE TO MOVE IS ONLY A FOOT OR TWO, CAN OPEN UP A WHOLE NEW WAY OF SEEING THINGS. MAY EACH OF US IN THE NEW YEAR, FIND THE COURAGE TO SEE OLD PROBLEMS IN NEW WAYS, BY MAKING A MOVE IN ATTITUDE OR BEHAVIOR AND MAY IT OPEN UP NEW WAYS OF SEEING THINGS. PEACE AND GRACE,
PASTOR FRANK
WINONA EVANS IS MISSING THE LINER FROM HER ELECTRIC ROASTER. IT'S BEEN MISSING SINCE THE LUTFISK SUPPER 2005 CALL WINONA AT 728-6623
AROUND OUR TOWN
CITY COUNCIL JAN 8 TH AT 7PM
LEGION….JAN. 2ND AT 8PM
FOOD PANTRY – JAN. 10 TH 2PM TO 4PM
FIREMANS – JAN. 16 TH AT 8PM
CLASSES FOR MEN AT THE ADULT LEARNING CENTER.
REGISTER BY JAN. 3 CLASSES START JAN. 5 TH
NOTE: DUE TO THE COMPLEXITY AND DIFFICULTY LEVEL OF THEIR CONTENTS, CLASS SIZE WILL BE LIMITED TO 8 STUDENTS MAX.
CLASS 1
HOW TO FILL ICE CUBE TRAYS 101 – STEP BY STEP WITHSLIDE SHOW.
MEETS FOR 4 WEEKS, MON AND WED.
2 HOURS BEGINNING AT 7PM
CLASS 2
TOILET PAPER ROLL
DOES IT CHANGE ITS SELF?
ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
TWO WEEKS, SAT. 10AM FOR 2 HOURS
CLASS 3
FUNDAMENTAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE LAUNDRY BASKET AND THE FLOOR.
PICTURES AND EXPLANITORY GRAPHICS
MEETS SAT, AT 2PM FOR THREE WEEKS
CLASS 4
LOSS OF IDENTITY
LOSING YOUR REMOTE TO YOUR SIGNIFICANT OTHER
HELP LINE SUPPORT
MEETS 4 WEEKS FRIDAY AND SUNDAYS AT 7PM
CLASS 5
LEARNING HOW TO FIND THINGS.
HOW TO LOOK IN THE RIGHT PLACES
AND NOT TURNING THE HOUSE UPSIDE DOWN WHILE SCREAMING
OPEN FORUM
MEETS 10 WEEKS
MON, TUES, WED, THUR, AND FRIDAY AT 8PM FOR 2 HOURS
UPON COMPLETION OF ANY OF THE ABOVE COURSES, DIPLOMAS WILL BE ISSUED TO ALL SURVIVORS
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO DONATED, HELPED AND ATTENDED OUR OLD FASHIONED CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION ON DECEMBER 3 RD.
IT WAS A VERY FUN DAY FOR YOUNG AND OLD WITH BINGO, THE BUFFALO BOYS, SANTA AND GOODIES. THANK YOU TO SANTA FOR MAKING TIME FOR US IN HIS BUSY SCHEDULE.
THANK YOU TO MIKE AND SHARON SITTER FOR THE DONATION OF PAPER TO PRINT THE GAZETTE.
CHURCH NEWS
HOPE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
WOMANS SOCIETY – JAN 4 TH AT 2PM
SERVICES HELD EVERY SUNDAY AT 9AM
JANUARY 14 TH PASTOR FRANK PICARDS INSTALLATION SERVICE AT 5PM AT THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN MINOT
JAN 21 ST CHURCH SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT 8AM WITH THE ANNUAL MEETING AT 9AM. ALL MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND.
FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH
LADIES AID – JAN 11 TH AT 1PM
QUILTING EVERY TUESDAY FROM
10AM TO 3PM BRING YOUR OWN LUNCH
EVERYONE WELCOME
IF YOU HAVE SOME EXTRA TIME AT HOME YOU CAN PICK UP FABRIC AT THE CHURCH AND SEW THE QUILT TOPS AT HOME. THE LADIES WILL FINISH THE QUILT. ANY HELP IS APPRECIATED.
YUP, I HEARD IT ON THE RADIO
PEOPLE ARE FLOCKING TO GET THEIR WEDDING PLANS SET FOR JULY 7 TH.
AS "LUCK" WILL HAVE IT, THEY WILL BE MARRIED ON 7/7/07. SOME SAY THIS IS A VERY LUCKY DATE.
I GES WE'LL SEE.
THE FIGHT BETWEEN ROSIE AND DONALD TRUMP IS GETTING REALLY SILLY. CAN'T THEY JUST KISS AND MAKE UP?
Upcoming Meetings in McHenry County
JANUARY
January 9th - Crop Outlook 2007
- Drake City Hall - 9:30 a.m. -----
Topics include Nitrogen Management, Farm Budgeting and the new Farm
Program----watch for mailings
McHenry county 4-H Project Expo will be held on Monday, January 15 th from 10am to 1pm at the TGU Towner School in the multi-purpose room.
January 29th - McHenry County Agricultural Improvement Annual Meeting
--- Open to the public ---- 11:00 a.m. Granville Community Center -----
Topics include --- Nitrogen Strategies for the 2007 Crop, High Input
Management, Introduction to Corn Production and Variety Selection and
other ag related topics to be finalized soon! Watch for mailings
Scenario: Jack pulls into school parking lot with rifle in gun rack.
1963 - Vice Principal comes over, takes a look at Jack's rifle, goes to his car and gets his to show Jack.
2006 - School goes into lockdown, FBI called, Jack hauled off
to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in for traumatized students and teachers.
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Scenario: Johnny and Mark get into a fist fight after school.
1963 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up best friends. Nobody goes to jail, nobody arrested, nobody expelled.
2006 - Police called, SWAT team arrives, arrests Johnny and Mark. Charge them with assault, both expelled even though
Johnny started it.
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Scenario: Jeffrey won't be still in class, disrupts other students.
1963 - Jeffrey sent to office and given a good paddling by Principal. Sits still in class.
2006 - Jeffrey given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie. School gets extra money from state because Jeffrey has a disability.
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Scenario: Billy breaks a window in his father's car and his Dad gives him a whipping.
1963 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college, and becomes a successful businessman.
2006 - Billy's Dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy removed
to foster care and joins a gang. Billy's sister is told by state psychologist that she remembers being abused herself and their Dad goes to prison. Billy's mom has affair with psychologist.
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Scenario: Mark gets a headache and takes some headache medicine to school.
1963 - Mark shares headache medicine with Principal out on the smoking dock.
2006 - Police called, Mark expelled from school for drug violations. Car searched for drugs and weapons.
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Scenario: Pedro fails high school English.
1963: Pedro goes to summer school, passes English, and goes to college.
2006: Pedro's cause is taken up by state democratic party. Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that teaching
English as a requirement for graduation is racist. ACLU files class action lawsuit against state school system and Pedro's English teacher. English banned from core curriculum. Pedro is
given diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he can't speak English.
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Scenario: Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from the 4th of July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle, and blows up a red ant bed.
1963 - Ants die.
2006 - BATF, Homeland Security, FBI are called. Johnny charged with domestic terrorism, FBI investigates parents, siblings removed from home, computers confiscated, Johnny's Dad goes on
a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again.
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Scenario: Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee. He is found crying by his teacher, Mary. Mary, hugs him to comfort him.
1963 - In a short time Johnny feels better and goes on playing.
2006 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses
her job. She faces 3 years in State Prison.
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P.S.
MAYBE THOSE OLDEN DAYS WE TALK ABOUT WHEN US OLD PEOPLE GET TOGETHER WASN'T SO BAD AFTER ALL!
IF SOMEONE ASKS ME FOR A PHONE # I DON'T KNOW, I SAY "BR549" REMEMBER THAT? HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!! JO
WE ARE PLANNING TO DO SOME WORK ON THE OLD
SCHOOL HOUSE ON THE WEST END OF TOWN.
PAINT HAS ALREADY BEEN PURCHASED.
WE WOULD LIKE A BELL FOR THE BELL TOWER. IF ANYONE JUST HAS ONE LAYING AROUND WE COULD PUT UP THERE
TO MAKE IT LOOK MORE AUTHENTIC.
ALSO A POST MISSING ON THE FRONT PORCH THAT
NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WE WILL BE SCRAPING AND PAINTING IN
THE SPRING, FIRST THING, SO KEEP THAT IN MIND.
IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS FOR A BELL OR A POST CALL
728-6823 AND LEAVE A MESSAGE. THANKS JO
THE GRANVILLE AREA BUSINESSES WOULD LIKE TO THANK
EVERYONE FOR THEIR PATRONAGE DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
LET'S MAKE 2007 A GREAT YEAR FOR OUR LITTLE TOWN!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
