THE CROW’S
NEST-------------------January
5, 2007
A very Happy New Year to
all! I wish the best for
everyone in this coming
year.
I received such a huge
honor the other day. I
found out I was Time
magazine’s “Person of the
Year”! How wonderful to
receive such
acknowledgement.
Congratulations to all of
you readers for also being
Time’s “Person of the
Year”. I loved looking in
that little mirror on the
cover of the magazine and
seeing my own reflection.
The honor hopefully means we
all have contributed our
best to society.
I hope everyone had a very
Merry Christmas. The ritual
of settling in to the winter
months is now with us.
Trinity church was
“un-decorated” this
morning. The trees and
lights have been packed away
in my house. Everything
seems so bare. January,
February and March seem to
loom ahead for me. I know
the days are getting longer
and the seed catalogs will
soon be in our post office
box so I must stop feeling
sorry for myself and look
forward to these next 3
months. We, as a community
have enough to do with
getting ready for our
celebration next summer.
There need not be a dull
moment. My mandate to myself
is to quit whining and get
busy---especially with
pictures for our heritage
DVD.
As with the rest of the
country our weather has been
as unusual as it possibly
could be. I think I need to
ban any travel by our 2 sons
and their families from
Kansas to Edinburg during
the winter months. Our son
Mike and family had icy
roads on the way up and
snow, snow, snow on the way
back to Kansas City. Our
son Dave and family have
also experienced blizzard
conditions and ice almost
every time they come to
visit. The worst always
seems to be around
Watertown, SD. We have had
record breaking temperatures
the last few days with highs
in the 40’s. The 6 inches
of snow we received around
the 1st quickly
is sinking in to the
ground. Winter isn’t over
yet so we could still have
plenty of cold weather and
snow.
I mentioned in the Crow’s
Nest earlier that our
grocery store, J & J
Superette, was for sale.
Fortunately, it was bought
so Edinburg will not
be without a place to
purchase groceries. Greg &
Ruth Hall, Fred & Dorothy
Hall and TJ & Katie Hall
bought it. They have
renamed it “MARKET
ON MAIN”.
It is open for business even
as they do some interior
remodeling. Jarrod
Ellingson will continue to
cut meat – he does such a
wonderful job of having many
different meats and cuts
available. Jessica Ellingson
and Suzie Kartes are helping
with the transition to new
ownership which makes that
easier. We were so
fortunate to have the
Ellingson’s purchase the
store when it was for sale a
few years ago. The grocery
store is such a vital part
of keeping our little towns
alive in all the rural
communities. We are so
thankful ours will stay
open. It is great to drive
uptown and see cars parked
on Main Street. Thank you
Greg, Ruth, Fred, Dorothy,
TJ and Katie for “Market on
Main”.
Congratulations to Neil and
Melanie (Nordquist) Bernhoft
on the birth of their
daughter, Madison Dawn.
Madison was born
prematurely, but Grandma
Loretta today said she
weighed in at 7 lbs and is
doing great! There is
nothing more precious than a
new baby to love.
A very special “Happy
Birthday” to sister-in-law
Loretta. This is big one!
Your membership to the
senior citizen’s of America
is in the mail. With age
comes wisdom and
contentment---who could ask
for anything more. The
“60’s” are great.
Have a great day and I will
talk with you later---this
time it won’t be a lapse of
almost 1 month.
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