Sunday, October 14, 2018 at 11 a.m. from in front of Wok-N-Roll in Albert Lea is the departure of a coach bus headed for the Church Basement Ladies’ musical comedy performance at Ames Center in Burnsville, MN. The Ladies will be presenting “You Smell Barn,” depicting what the rural life was like in the 1950s. The nostalgia will include everything but the barn smell. There are up-front reserved seats for the live performance. The cost is $55.00 per person paid n advance, no refunds with $5.00 back per person if the 57-passenger bus is full. Deal or Not Deal on the bus for prizes wit coupons for all. On returning to Albert Lea a Wok-N-Roll buffet supper will be available to all. This is sponsored by F.R.O.G. (Fully Rely On God) of Central Freeborn Lutheran Church Rural Albert Lea. Call Bob or Genie Hanson at 373-8655 or Wayne or Bev Indrelie at 826-3267. You are urged to get your reservation in before Labor Day, as the bus for previous Church basement Ladies’ events has been full at least a month in advance. Bring a friend. (Neither you or your friend have to be Lutheran but you must be able to laugh!)
Genie and I attended a celebration of Life for a great lady at Bancroft Creek Estates, rural Albert Lea. It was the seventh time in her life for being a Top Ten Award recipient for the previous ten years. She is a most prestigious member of her own VW club.
When was the last time you enjoyed a Sunday evening drive-in meal? It is an old family tradition with Genie and me, as we attended the Moscow Lutheran Church Drive-in. The prices are right, the food is good, the conversation is definitely rural American, especially with tractors watching over you.
According to the statistics people, fewer people are buying a Minnesota fishing license. This is due to older people no longer fishing in larger numbers than the younger people starting to fish. I wonder if this will help solve the Mille Lacs Lake walleye problem of not enough walleyes to allow a catch and keep season.
Another statistic is more younger voters are eligible to vote than older voters, yet in voting, more older voters vote than younger voters vote. Regardless of your age, voting is your responsibility. I guess you could say, “The vote’s on you. Do It!”
The Albert Lea Tribune newspaper had a four-page special on Senior Living. Five ladies were in the spotlight, ranging from age 85 to 98. NRHEG-land was well-represented by Mable Dobberstein. A picture of Mable by a bunch of flowers brought back memories to me of all the flowers every summer by her country house. Mable, thanks for the memories.
One of the routes I take on my morning walk in Albert Lea takes me by a small well-kept garden. In the middle of the garden is a most appropriate hand-painted sign: “Garden of Weedin’.”
A weather-changing report since 1950 was presented at the Albert Lea City Council. It went on to state half of the local rainstorms over six inches have occured in the last 12 years. Since 1950 the average Albert Lea temperature has increased 1.35 degrees with an average annual precipitation increase of 11 percent and a heavy precipitation increase of 58 percent. All this means, as a 25-year-old, your children-to-be will be experiencing current Kentucky and Tennessee weather in NRHEG-Land.
P.S.: the annual Soup and Pie Supper at Central Freeborn Lutheran Church will be Monday, September 24. Details forthcoming.
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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.