Once again, it is time for one of the two “must attend” social events of the year. There will be hand shaking, back patting, a friendly “How are you?” along with “It’s good to see you.” All this will accompany a pleasant smile at the same time. There will be old and young and in-between ages of males and females. All those attending are in the VIP classification — including “you.” Wayne Indrelie and I will be the greeters. If we know you, you will be allowed a special side door entrance!!
This is an eating event, so get those taste buds ready. Wild rice soup, potato soup, chicken noodle soup, chili, lime Kool-Aid pie, vanilla ice cream plus other goodies will be available, all for your presence, so come on down. Put on your eating shoes and boogie on over — we will be waiting at the side door to greet you.
Many of you know what I’m referring to, you just don’t know when. This year, the soup and pie supper at Central Freeborn Lutheran Church (just north of Albert Lea) will be from 4-7 p.m. on Monday, September 26, 2011. Be one of the first 700 and and you won’t have to worry about running out of food, as we’re planning on 700 plus.
The net proceeds of the soup and pie supper will benefit “Beyond the Yellow Ribbon.” (This supports the families of military men and women serving you and I.) Please bring a non-perishable food item or two to help support the local food shelves.
As you drive down South Beaver Lake Road going downhill towards cabin #91, pay special attention to the man in black sitting on the deck. Rumor has it that the man is Johnny Cash. Could it be that he is remembering the good times with June Carter and her sobering effect on his life?
Steele County needs your wallet as money is tight. You can do your financial part in easing the money crunch by speeding on the blacktop going by Beaver Lake. If you don’t get stopped the first time you speed, don’t give up, keep on speeding and you’ll eventually succeed. Even natives of the area apple family eventually succeeded. (I can’t remember the right name, but using word association, apple is close.)
When you come back from looking at the man in black, look at the slim girlish figure in the off-shade pink outfit on the west side of cabin #89. Could this be June Carter? The residents of cabin #90 claim to have heard a him and her duo with a guitar as backup singing a song about a prison. They think it is a couple practicing for next year’s karaoke.
For those of you that like to hunt deer or just look at them, the following is for you. Drive past Beaver Lake going south as you approach the boat landing. Look up at the hill on the side of the house to the left. There stands a big buck with beautiful antlers. He is a creature of habit as every time I’ve seen him, he is standing in the same spot. What is really neat is when his significant other and their triplets visit him. This I have not seen. Noreen Jensen tells me she has seen the doe and triplets admiring the male of the family. Per Noreen, this story is most certainly true.
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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.