THE CROW’S
NEST-------------------May
18,
2010
It seems the Norwegian
population of Edinburg
celebrated “Syttende Mai”
(Norwegian Independence Day)
yesterday without any
casualties. Churches in
both Grafton and Park River
held Syttende Mai dinners
with lots of great Norwegian
food available to sample. I
remember years ago when
Fairdale was the place to be
on May 17th. My
goodness, they celebrated
from morning until night
with band concerts, a
parade, Norwegian food and a
dance.
I was privy to a most
enlightening conversation
the other day while seated
at the “Table of
Knowledge”. Doran Olafson
noted a pick-up pulling a
trailer full of cows passed
by Cenex. He turned to Jim
Langerud and said, “Now
there is a load of
hamburger”, to which Jim
answered; yup, it sure ain’t
pork chops-----or mutton.
It is amazing the knowledge
I can garner by listening in
on these very astute
conversations.
There was quite a bit of
excitement in Edinburg not
long ago. A young lady
thought she was on County
Road 9, but was actually on
Main Street. My
understanding is her GPS was
faulty. She was traveling
quite fast when she drove
through John and Paula
Langerud’s hedge and into
the corner of their house.
It was quite an awakening
for Paula and John at 1:30
in the morning. The truck
was totaled and the Langerud
house sustained quite a bit
of damage. I have heard the
young lady sustained head
injuries. We only hope and
pray for a speedy recovery
for her.
I have a story to tell.
This story is about
medications, growing old and
getting gray hair!! Doesn’t
this sound like a very
uplifting story? I HAVE
A FURBALL HEAD! Let me
lead this off by saying for
the last 50 years I have had
the same hair “do”. That is
because I am inept at using
a hair dryer and/or a
curling iron. My hair has
most always been short. I
once had long hair that my
dad would braid every
morning. I remember I had
braids when I was a 1st
grader---until Richard
Mechem cut one of my braids
off. (Richard, if you read
this I forgave you 100 years
ago). Anyway, back to my
story. As I age I am
starting to get gray hair (I
don’t have much for being 66
years old!). I also am on
medication that tends to
change hair texture. Well,
I finally asked Barb
Brandvold, the owner of
“Main Hair Care” salon and
wonderful beautician, to do
something with this mess on
my head. Barb, bless her
heart, cut it really short
so all I have to do is use a
towel and dry it. The
spikes of hair go every
direction, but; that is okay
with me. It just gives me a
different “look” every day.
What more could a Prima Dona
want??? O yeh.
Mavis (Wylie) Hogfoss
recently gave me the
Edinburg Centennial Quilt
she won in 1982 at the 100th
celebration. Mavis said she
had kept it in her cedar
chest all these years. I
brought it to our last
Community Club meeting and
we decided to display it in
the Community Center for
everyone to enjoy. Thank
you Mavis so much for this
wonderful reminder of our
village history.
Spring has once again
arrived. It is so wonderful
to feel the warmth of the
sun. Flowers and vegetables
are being planted in
gardens. Many of the tulips
are almost past their prime
so that is another sign of
summer just around the
corner. Graduation is
almost here for the Edinburg
students. Next year will be
different for everyone with
the consolidation of
Edinburg, Crystal and Hoople.
Congratulations to all the
Edinburg graduates. Also, I
am happy to tell you Wally
and Marge Nygard’s daughter,
Lucinda and husband are
expecting a 2nd
child.
We are leaving early, early
tomorrow morning for Kansas
for 2 grandson’s
graduations. Daughter Kris
is going along. She will be
here any minute. Pizza is
waiting. We get back next
Monday and then it is out to
Minot for our 3rd
graduate this year (Kris’
son).
Greetings to Sandy Forbes of
Dundee, Scotland. I am
enjoying visiting with you
via email. Everyone please
have a great day and we will
visit later.
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