It is time for another “running of the words” column. Some will be fact, some will be fiction—you decide!
One of the Star Eagle columnists is turning 21 on the 17th of November. When you figure out which columnist, wish Eli a happy birthday.
The Albert Lea Tribune was first published Oct. 15, 1897. I wonder when the forerunner of the Star Eagle was first published. (Editor’s note: Prior to becoming the Star Eagle and the New Richland Star, the first issue of the North Star was published in 1886.)
Have you ever tried to sneak up on a squirrel? If you have, you failed. Why? Because their eyes are positioned so they can see behind them. Did you know that January 21 is National Squirrel Appreciation Day?
The last time a hummer was seen at our hummingbird feeder was Sept. 23. The first frost was Sept. 29. Do you suppose the hummers knew the frost was coming soon?
I received a cell phone call from (742) 752-0966. I answered. A male voice said, “Grandpa, this is your grandson.” I said, “Is this Billy?” The voice said, “Yes, it is.” I said, “That’s good, because I don’t have a grandson named Billy,” and stopped talking. The last thing I heard was a “click.”
Genie and I attended the fundraiser brunch at Lunder Lutheran Church. One of the better recipes in their cookbook exactly as printed was, “My favorite food is popsikls by Liberty Mae. Por gos in to a contanr. Pot a stek in the mitl. Pot it in the fesr for 1 day, then eat.”
Genie and I attended the tribute to Buddy Holly and Elvis Presley with the D.C. Drifters at the American Legion in Albert Lea. The great KATE radio announcer, Darrell, was part of the band. We shared an excellent shrimp dinner with baked potato prior to the entertainment.
I play-acted the part of a maintenance man in the performance of Reader’s Theatre at Sibley Elementary School in Albert Lea. Somehow I sent my car keys with our leader, Beth Spande, in the carpenter’s apron as she left. The school office let me use their phone to call Genie to come with the extra set of car keys. I called Genie, but she was in Iowa, so I was on my own. Nikki, the great Sibley office secretary, heard the conversation and said the school taxi service would give me a ride home. I said “O.K.” and the school taxi service picked me up. Sibley school principal driver Diane even let me sit in the front seat.
The baseball playoff series in the Mile High Stadium at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado featured two chairs at exactly 5,280 feet above sea level. (Genie and I have been on the mile high bridge in North Carolina.)
The passing of one era to another recently was a milestone in the pancake fundraising events. I’m referring to the flipper going from brother LeRoy to brother Wayne Sommers as the era came to a close of the two brothers flipping out together.
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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.