We left Arrow Head Lodge in the Big Horn Mountains on Tuesday the 11th of September, staying overnight at Wall, S.D. It is a must for me to say hi to T-Rex at Wall Drug.
We left the next morning after a “to go” cup of coffee from the great Lane, general manager at the Super 8 Motel in Wall.
We arrived home in Albert Lea, Minn. just in time for the evening meal at Trumble’s in Albert Lea on Wednesday evening.
Thursday and Friday were our two days to get back in the groove — catch up on the mail, return phone calls, do laundry, step on the scale for the damage of eating out for 10 days. My damage was 8 pounds the wrong way.
Saturday, I started my routine of early morning walking to solve the 8 pounds problem. I was almost home when my phone rang. The caller identified himself as Mark Anderson, the Postmaster in Albert Lea. Mark asked me to say hi to our son Dan as they were in confirmation class together, in the same high school graduating class and did other activities together.
Mark explained the main reason for calling was a certified letter addressed to “Judge Genie.” Genie must stop in and sign for the letter as our mailman has tried twice to deliver the letter for Genie’s signature, but nobody was home. When that happens, the letter is given to the Postmaster for action, thus Mark’s call.
Genie hustled up to Mark’s office, signed the letter and read it like, “right now.”
The letter was from Brandon Crain, Jim Crossfield, Kaden Crossfield, Rodney Crossfield, Scott Crossfield, Greg Poindexter, Garrett McKenney and Mike Yonn, all “Mamo” Club members (Mulie, Ark., men only).
They explicitly explained, “We’re not very happy with the hunting contest between Arkansas and Minnesota to determine which state has the best mule deer hunters.” They thought Arkansas deserved a better than next to last vs. Minnesota coming in a strong second in the two-state contest.
They asked for rule changes:
1. The same number of hunters from each state, each having seven days hunting for a total of one week each.
2. No party hunting or assistance to another hunter in the field after a hunter fills his tag.
Judge Genie agreed with the two-rule change and passed the information on to the 2018 Minnesota strong second-place winners Dan Blegen and Jim Palmer of the Mankato area. They replied back with their O.K. They also stated they would be contacting four from Brooklyn Park, Minn. to help secure a strong second place in future contests.
Point of interest: No shooting is allowed while sitting on top of the vault in the state of Wyoming (a vault in the state of Wyoming is an outhouse).
Judge Genie, with two nieces and a nephew, were visiting the matriarch Lois Farrell of the Hanson tribe in her eight-story condo with a catered meal in the atrium. Upon hearing the rules of the mule deer hunting contest between Arkansas and Minnesota, Lois declared, “Judge Genie, by marriage, you are the matriarch of the Hanson tribe when I’m gone.”
P.S. Readers, for your information, Cheryl Davis of Sacramento, Cal., Barbara Combs and Bob Hanson (me) are the nieces and nephew.
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Bob is a retired AAL (Aid Association for Lutherans) agent, currently working on his master’s degree in Volunteering. 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. Bob says if you enjoy his column, 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.