According to my favorite book of the Bible, there is a time for everything. It is time for another running-of-the-words column. You decide whether the reading is fact or fiction. I am not promoting fact or fiction; I am promoting good enjoyment of what you are reading in this column.
Kentucky Fried Chicken has an outdoor billboard in the color of pink and shaped like a fully grown hog. The ad is located on the west side of Bridge Street in Albert Lea. How do I know it is a KFC ad? Because of the three-word message on the big pink hog reading “Eat more chicken.”
Daniel Misgen of Misgen Auto Parks of rural Ellendale, by Beaver Lake, gave me a veteran’s discount on a purchase. I agreed to give him a three-sentence, free-of-charge mention in my column. Now we are even, as this is sentence number three. (Seriously it has been very enjoyable watching him maintain a fishing fool status, regardless of age.)
An ad seen in Northern Minnesota Promotional magazine, “Think outside, no box required.”
Is “Popeye” an appropriate nickname for a worker? Only if he lives in New Richland.
Central Freeborn Lutheran Church, rural Albert Lea, may be a small church, but it is a very good example of dynamite comes from small packages. You will find church volunteer members active at the hospital. Doing hospice, doing American Legion activities, active in tractor pulls, active at the county fair, volunteering in local schools, and the list goes on and on. Central Freeborn, this last November, had a young lady who stepped up to the volunteering plate. Maggie Eggum had one of the leading roles in “Freaky Friday,” the Albert Lea high school musical.
Did you know that “Smokey the Bear” is now 75 years young?
DQ ad for their ice cream cone: “I am the ultimate hand-held device.”
Sign at a business on the south side of Albert Lea: “We’re always open unless we’re closed.”
Olivia Sharpsteen and Kristina Garcia “trick or treated” at our door on Halloween. Stop in at St. Ted’s in Albert Lea and try to figure out which one makes the office go round and which one makes the teachers go round.
Did you know? The Clear Lake Lions shucked 3,400 ears of sweet corn for their annual hamburger and sweet corn feed in 2019.
Genie and I attended the memorial service for Kenneth Petersen at First Presbyterian Church in Albert Lea, on Monday, Dec. 2. We have fond memories of our dealings with him. As in moving to Albert Lea, we purchased a new house from him in Chapeau Heights. (We were the first ones to live in the house.) I had to leave that Winter because of business for about two weeks while winter storms shut things down. Genie, with our two small children, was in big trouble. Kenny, with his farmall tractor and front-end scoop, was there almost every day to open the driveway. When I returned I got to know good neighbor “Kenny.” He was most certainly a great example of the good neighbor policy. Kenny, from Genie and I, many, many thanks.
Thanks to all you great readers of this column, the past year. Are you ready for 2020?
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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.