GRANVILLE GAZETTE

November 2006 #49
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I WOULD LIKE TO START A NEW ARTICLE THIS MONTH IN THE GAZETTE. IF YOU KNOW ANYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY, WHO HAS GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY, OR DONE SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE RECOGNIZED THEY COULD BE AWARDED THE “ATTA BOY AWARD”. IF YOU HAVE SOMEONE IN MIND PLEASE SEND ME A CARD OR PHONE ME WITH A BRIEF DESCRIPTION. IF I AM NOT HOME PLEASE LEAVE A SHORT MESSAGE WITH YOUR NAME, PHONE NUMBER AND THE NAME OF THE PERSON YOU WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE AND WHY YOU THINK THEY SHOULD QUALIFY. MY HOME PHONE # IS 728-6823. IF I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I WILL CALL YOU BACK. WINNERS WILL RECEIVE A FREE HAMBURGER AND FRIES DONATED BY DONNA LUNDY OWNER OF THE MEMORIAL DINER. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK DONNA FOR GOING ALONG WITH ME ON THIS. I TOLD HER WHEN I CALLED HER; I HAD A BRAINSTORM AND WAS WONDERING IF SHE SAW THE LIGHTENING. SHE SAID NO CAUSE SHE DIDN’T THINK IT WOULD EVER HAPPEN!

OCTOBER “ATTA BOY AWARD”
OCTOBER'S AWARD GOES TO KAREN STOCKER OF GRANVILLE. KAREN ALWAYS GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND TO HELP PEOPLE OR ANIMALS IN NEED. SHE HAS HELPED DIFFERENT PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH TOWN. SHE RESCUES PETS AND EITHER KEEPS THEM HERSELF OR FINDS THEM A GOOD HOME. KAREN JUST IS A GOOD HEARTED PERSON. RECENTLY SHE HEADED A DRIVE TO HELP OUT THE GUY IN THE COVERED WAGON. SHE COLLECTED CLOTHES, FOOD AND SUPPLIES FOR HIM. DONNA AT THE MEMORIAL DINER SERVED HIM A FREE MEAL. KAREN AND JOE ALSO DROVE EAST TO SEE HOW FAR HE HAD GONE. HE HAD GONE AS FAR AS LEEDS, ND ON TUESDAY. WE NEED MORE PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD LIKE KAREN. CONGRATULATIONS KAREN! YOU ARE ENTITLED TO A FREE BURGER AND FRIES AT THE MEMORIAL DINER!

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THANK YOU. . . TO EILEEN BRUMMOND FOR DONATING MONEY TOWARDS SUPPLIES TO PRINT THE GAZETTE TO NANCY, LORI AND MELISSA AND ALL THEIR HELPERS FOR HOLDING THE HALLOWEEN PARTY FOR OUR KIDS ON SUNDAY NIGHT. THEY HAD A VERY GOOD ATENDANCE. THANKS SO MUCH GUYS!

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HAPPY 90th BIRTHDAY VIOLET!

VIOLET GLEASON HAD THE BEST BIRTHDAY PARTY A 90 YEAR OLD WOMAN COULD HAVE. HER CHILDREN HAD PLANNED A BIRTHDAY BASH AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER FOR VIOLET ON OCT. 14 TH TO CELEBRATE HER BIRTHDAY. JACK AND THE BOYS WERE TO PLAY. BEFORE THE PARTY STARTED JACKS BAND WAS PLAYING AT THE BAR WARMING UP WHEN SOME TRAVELERS CAME IN. THEY WERE TRAVELING HOME AFTER ATTENDING THE HOSTFEST AND WERE QUITE IMPRESSED WITH THE MUSIC. THE TRAVELERS EVENTUALLY JOINED IN WITH JACK AND THE BOYS. THEY ALSO JOINED THEM TO PLAY FOR VIOLETS PARTY. THEY PUT ON QUITE A SHOW FOR VIOLET AND HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS. STUFF LIKE THIS ONLY HAPPENS IN SMALL TOWNS!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY VIOLET!

BABIESBABIESBABIES

CASSIIDY EILEEN BRODEHL WAS BORN TO LAURIE AND CALEY ON OCTOBER 22 ND IN MINOT. SHE WEIGHED IN AT 8lbs 8oz. SHE JOINS BIG SISTERS ASHLEY, MEGAN, PAIGE AND BIG BROTHER, CHASE. CONGRATULATIONS!!

OUR FAIR CITY RECEIVED $500 FROM ALLIANCE AND $250 FROM WALMART FOR NEW TRASH RECEPTRICLES FOR MAIN STREET. THANK YOU TO THESE TWO COMPANIES FOR THEIR SUPPORT.

FIREWOOD FOR SALE
HARDWOOD** COTTONWOOD CUT, SPLIT, DELIVERED & STACKED SOLD BY THE LOAD OR THE CORD CALL LANCE AT 833-3670

YOU CAN HAVE THE GRANVILLE GAZETTE DELIVERED TO YOUR HOME FOR A MERE .39 CENTS A MONTH.JUST DROP THE SELF-ADDRESSED, STAMPED BUSINESS SIZE ENVELOPES AT THE CITY OFFICE CALL NANCY AT THE CITY OFFICE FOR MORE INFO. 728-6369 SOMETIMES IF WE GET TOO MUCH NEWS IT MAY COST A COUPLE OF CENTS MORE. IF THIS SHOULD HAPPEN, PLEASE COMPENSATE NANCY AT THE CITY OFFICE.

OLE VAS VORKING AT DA FISH PLANT UP NORT IN DULUT VHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY CUT OFF ALL TEN OF HIS FINKERS. HE VENT TO DA EMERGENCY ROOM IN DA CLINIK AND WHEN HE GOT DAR DA DOCTOR LOOKED AT OLE AND SAID, “LET’S HAVE DA FINKERS AND I’LL SEE VHAT I CAN DO.” OLE SAID, “I HAVEN’T GOT SA FINKERS.” :VHAT DO YOU MEAN, YOU HAFEN’T GOT DA FINKERS?” HE SAID, “OLE, IT’S 2006. VE’S GOT MICROSURGURY. I COULD HAF PUT DEM BACK ON AND MADE YOU LIKE NEW! VHY DIDN’T YOU BRINK DA FINKERS?” TO VHICH OLE SAYS, “HOW VAS I SUPPOSED TO PICK DEM UP?”

AROUND OUR TOWN

CITY COUNCIL AND EDC MEETING – NOV. 6 TH AT 7PM

LEGION AND AUX. – NOV. 7 TH AT 8PM

CONGREGATIONAL WOMEN – NOV 2 ND AT 2pm

FOOD PANTRY – NOV. 8 TH 2PM TO 4PM

LUTHERAN WOMEN-NOV. 9 TH AT 1PM.

FIREMANS – NOV. 21 ST AT 8PM

PLANS ARE BEING FINALIZED FOR THE GRANVILLE CENTENNIAL WHICH WILL BE HELD ON JUNE 29 TH, 30 TH, AND JULY 1 ST OF 2007. THIS WILL BE A TIME TO GET TOGETHER WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS – A TIME TO RENEW OLD ACQUAINTANCES, AND JUST TO RELAX AND HAVE A GOOD TIME. IN ADDITION TO A PARADE, FOOD BOOTHS, GAMES AND MUSIC, THERE ARE PLANS FOR DISPLAYS OF MEMORABILIA, HOME TOURS, A MAGIC SHOW AND MUCH MORE. IF ANYONE YOU KNOW WILL BE IN NEED OF HOUSING, THEY MAY CALL LUCILLE LOFTESNES OR LINDA SMETTE, AS THE MOUNT CARMEL CAMPGRAOUND HAS BEEN OFFERED FOR USE DURING THOSE DAYS FOR A NOMINAL FEE.

THE CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE IS SELLING “CENTENIAL CALENDARS”, AS A FUND RAISER, AND WITH THE PURCHASE OF A CALENDAR YOU ARE ELIGIBLE TO WIN YOUR MONEY BACK, AS WELL AS A $500 CASH PRIZE TO BE GIVEN AWAY DURING THE CELEBRATION.

THE COMMITTEE AGAIN IS SPONSORING A “ HOLIDAY TOUR OF HOMES”. SCHEDULED FOR THE FIRST WEEK OF DECEMBER. A “PROGRESSIVE DINNER” IS TENTATIVELY PLANNED FOR SOMETIME IN JANUARY. WATCH THE “GAZETTE” AND THE LOCAL NEWS FOR DETAILS OF THOSE EVENTS. COME AND CELEBRATE WITH US IN 2007!

JUST A THOUGHT. . .

I DIDN’T ORDER THIS SNOW. I LIKE IT BETTER WHEN IT DOESN’T SNOW UNTIL THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS. OF COURSE, WE NEED SNOW BY THAT TIME FOR SANTA TO DO HIS JOB. WE WERE WORRIED ABOUT HOLLY WHEN SHE MOVED OUT TO THE RADAR BASE CAUSE THAT ROAD IN INFAMOUS FOR ACCIDENTS. SHE CALLED ME WHEN SHE GOT TO WORK THIS MORNING TO SAY SHE WAS THERE SAFE. THERE WERE 7 CARS IN THE DITCH BETWEEN HERE AND THERE BUT SHE DROVE SLOW AND MADE IT JUST FINE. I OFTEN WONDER WHAT PEOPLE ARE THINKING WHEN THEY ARE DRIVING 70mph ON A HIGHWAY THAT’S COVERED WITH SNOW AND ICE. SOME THINK IT ‘S GONNA BE OK CAUSE THEY HAVE 4 WHEEL DRIVE. WELL, MAYBE THAT HELPS. SOME AREN’T THINKING AT ALL. THAT’S FOR SURE.

MOM AND I WENT TO TIM CONWAY AND HARVEY CORMAN AT THE HOSTFEST. I WAS

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SITTING THE SON OF A GUY I WORK WITH AND I ASKED HIM IF HE EVEN KNEW WHO TIM AND HARVEY WERE AND HE SAID NO. BUT HE WAS LAUGHING AS HARD AS WE WERE BEFORE LONG. THOSE TWO ARE TIMELESS BUT DEFINATLY GETTING OLD.

HARVEY SAID HE WAS GOING TO BE 80 YEARS OLD IN FEBRUARY AND TIM WAS 72. THEY DECIDED THAT WAS 151 YEARS OF NONSENCE BUNDLED INTO ONE SHOW. I TOLD THE GUY NEXT TO ME, THEY WERE ON THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW AND HE DIDN’T KNOW WHO THAT WAS EITHER. WHAT A SHAME! TIM AND HARVEY DID THE DENTIST SKIT WHERE TIM STICKS HIMSELF WITH THE NOVOCANE NEEDLE, AND DIFFERENT PARTS OF HIM START GOING DEAD. THEY ALSO DID THE DORF SKIT WHERE TIM CONWAY IS A GOLFER AND REALLY SHORT. OF COURSE, HE IS REALLY ON HIS KNEES. (JUST IN CASE THERES SOMEONE READING THIS WHO DOESN’T KNOW WHO DORF IS.)

THEY MADE QUITE A FEW JOKES ABOUT GETTING OLD. THEY HAD US ROLLING IN OUR SEATS. WHAT A JOY TO SEE ENTERTAINERS WHO AREN’T KNOWN FOR THEIR PARTYING AND DRUGGING. THESE KIDS THAT DON’T KNOW WHO THESE PEOPLE ARE SHOULD WATCH THE CAROL BURNET SHOW, RED SKELTON AND SOME OF THE OTHERS WHO WERE REALLY FUNNY. EVEN IF THEY DON’T KNOW WHO THEY ARE. CHANCES ARE THEY WOULD GET A GOOD LAUGH. MAYBE THEY WOULD REALIZE STUFF COULD BE FUNNY WITHOUT SEXUAL CONTENT OR SWEAR WORDS.

OK, ENOUGH OF SHOWING MY AGE AND PREACHING. I MET SOME RELATIVES I DIDN’T KNOW I HAD AT A FUNERAL NOT TOO LONG AGO. IT WAS REALLY HOT IN THE CHURCH SO WHEN WE WENT DOWN TO THE LUNCH DOWNSTAIRS, AND I REALLY NEEDED A GLASS OF WATER. MY COUSIN, BUD ALBRIGHT FROM WILLOW CITY, POURED ME A GLASS OF WATER AND I THANKED HIM PROFUSELY. HE TOLD ME I COULD PUT IN THE PAPER AND I SAID I WOULD. I TOLD HIM I WRITE A PAPER AND I DON’T THINK HE BELIEVED ME. SO, THANK YOU, COUSIN BUD, FOR THE GLASS OF WATER, IT REALLY HIT THE SPOT. ANGELS COME IN ALL SIZES!

ENUF SAID. . .JO

HAPPY THANKSGIVING
REMEMBER WHAT TO BE
REALLY THANKFUL FOR!

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