Do you have living grandparents? Are you a grandparent? Living or deceased, known or unknown, give thanks to your grandparents. Any day of the year is OK to give thanks; Sunday, September 11 is National Grandparents Day.
Sunday, September 11 is also the date of a sad day in U. S. History. Where were you on that day of the twin towers bombing in New York City? If you have living grandparents, ask them what they remember about that terrible day. Genie and I were in the Big Horn Mountains above Sheridan, Wyoming. We watched TV in shock.
Can you walk or run? The event is Saturday, September 17th. It is a 7K run or a 4K walk. Zion Lutheran, St. Paul’s Lutheran, First Lutheran of Hope and Pontoppidan Lutheran are the area churches hosting the event, This is the Second Annual Harvest Run For Hunger, with the proceeds supporting local food shelves. Call (507) 456-4167 for details. I’ve got a hunch that even if you don’t walk or run, you can pay the entry fee. Rumor has it that LeRoy Summers of Zion will be present in his Minnesota Highway Patrol t-shirt to enforce the speed limit of the entrants.
Earl (father) and Rosemary Colstrup along with Randy and Nancy (daughter) Heideman went fishing in the Dryden, Ontario, Canada area. Earl caught and released a big walleye. Nancy caught and released a big muskie. (Their photo is in Outdoor News as proof of their catch.) As they left Canada, Rosemary (mother) and Randy (son-in-law) sang that old fishing song, “Our Day Will Come.”
Cabin #90 takes this year’s Beaver Lake award for the biggest and prettiest flower. (A super huge all-white flower.)
Some of the cabin owners have the tradition of taking their dock out of the lake by Labor Day. The rest of us have the tradition of waiting too long. I’m in the wait too long group.
The Annual Beaver Lake cabin owner’s meeting was held in August at the Beaver Lake Park. Don Ingram and Bill Kottke were recognized as the longest and oldest Beaver Lake cabin owners. Surprisingly, there were repeat winners from last year. Scott and Melanie Crabtree were the newest cabin owners with qualifications. (They have beautiful steps and dock, but no cabin as of yet.)
Remember that old song about the doggie in the window? Go slow when you go by cabin 43, because if the owners are there, you will see a pretty black kitty eyeballing you in the window.
The lake water temperature is more agreeable with the appetite of the fish. The frogs are starting to show up in the shallow water as are the hungry bass. Do you need any more information to put fishing on your list of important things to do?
Time for some trivia: What do you call a person who is late and missed the bus departure? A hitch hiker.
What is odd man out? Five Beaver Lake water skiers behind one boat, and suddenly there are four.
What kind of parade does Bolin, Iowa have that is one of a kind? A standstill parade where you walk and look at the parade standing still.
What does it cost for the Mayo helicopter to give you a ride from the Beaver Lake area to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester? $13,000 as per Beaver Lake resident Joe LaFrance.
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Bob is a retired AAL (Aid Association for Lutherans) agent. His wife, Genie, is a retired RN, currently working on her doctor’s degree in volunteering. They have two children, Deb in North Carolina, and Dan in Vermont. This is the Hanson’s 36th summer at Beaver Lake. They leave the lake in mid-October to go south — to Albert Lea — and return in April. Bob says if you enjoy his article, let him know. If you don’t enjoy it, keep on reading, it can get worse. Words of Wisdom: There is always room for God.