July 1st - Sales tax increases to 6.875 (not 8.75 as previously published here) .
July 1st through the 7th - First Week Boutique will be open at the Community Center. Grand Opening will be July 4th to coinside with SLFD Pig Roast
July 4th - Squaw Lake Fire Department Pig Roast, serving starts at 4pm and goes to 7pm. Menu is Roast Pork, Baked Beans, Potato Salad, Coleslaw, Italian Salad, Oriental Salad, 7 bean Salad, Frogs Eye Salad, Buns, Coffee, Lemonade and assorted Pies for desserts. $10/adult, $5 children 6 - 12 years, under 6 free. Hope to see you there. This is a fund raiser.
July 11, - Bridal Shower for Michelle Woods/Mertes at the Community Center from 3p - 5p. Everyone welcome. Bride is registered at Target and Walmart.
July 13 - Squaw Lake City Council at 7p at Community Center.
July 14, Nurse will be at the Community Center. Toenails clipped by appointment only.
July 14 - Max Town Board meeting at 7p at Max Town hall.
I know there is more but I can't find my calendar tonight so will have to finish this the next time.
Thanks,
Julie
Monday, June 29, 2009
Mutterings
Frustation is the word I've had since last Wednesday. That is the day that my AVG free virus protection decided to attack my computer. I have been computerless since then. Thought I could hook up my other computer but I don't have an anti virus on that one and couldn't get a free one to download So...... I just waited until I got mine back from the repair shop with the new virus protection installed. I couldn't believe it when they told me that the program I bought could only be used on this computer that it can't be downloaded on my other computer. So I guess if this computer dies you have to buy a new program even if your year isn't up. It is sad how dependent that I am to have a computer.
I'm not sure what all was going on in Squaw Lake this weekend. I do know that the Pow Wow was going on and there seemed to be alot of people around.
Otherwise I was home most of the weekend. Had a great crew here on Saturday and Sunday. The metal is almost done on the inside of the garage and the wiring is almost done in all of the other out buildings. Hopefully, with the new wiring my light bill will go down. I still had the old black wiring put on with the metal staples in some of the out buildings. I hope all of you will start the sunshine dance for next week. I need about 4 days of warm sunny weather so that I can get the house painted.
The grass seed we planted is coming up really nice. The lawn is a nice bright green and had to be mowed once already. I got some more machinery moved just have the old bus to move this weekend and it will look nice over in that area for the wedding.
I've had a long day so will try and write tomorrow night. I hope all of you are in good health and having a great time.
Julie
I'm not sure what all was going on in Squaw Lake this weekend. I do know that the Pow Wow was going on and there seemed to be alot of people around.
Otherwise I was home most of the weekend. Had a great crew here on Saturday and Sunday. The metal is almost done on the inside of the garage and the wiring is almost done in all of the other out buildings. Hopefully, with the new wiring my light bill will go down. I still had the old black wiring put on with the metal staples in some of the out buildings. I hope all of you will start the sunshine dance for next week. I need about 4 days of warm sunny weather so that I can get the house painted.
The grass seed we planted is coming up really nice. The lawn is a nice bright green and had to be mowed once already. I got some more machinery moved just have the old bus to move this weekend and it will look nice over in that area for the wedding.
I've had a long day so will try and write tomorrow night. I hope all of you are in good health and having a great time.
Julie
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Squaw Lake Selected to Receive IRRB Business Grant
The Iron Range Resources Board voted last week to approve an $8,000 grant to the City of Squaw Lake for a revolving loan fund. The fund, matched with $4,000 from the city, will provide $12,000 to be passed through to businesses as loans for building expansion or rehabilitation. The interest rate on the loans cannot exceed 3%. People interested in expanding or rehabbing a building for business use within the city limits of Squaw Lake can contact Toni at 218.659.4271 or at roboticsnorth@yahoo.com for more info.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Ramblings
I just paid attention tonight to the number of hits to the blog. We've had 2537 hits since the counter was put on the site. The blog was started on February 23rd and the counter was put on a couple of weeks later. So there have been over 600 looking at the blog in a month. Thank you to all of you. This is fun way for me to get the news out to you about what the Fire Department is doing and to gab a little with you when ever I have the time. Why don't you start gabbing back ?It would make it easier to write sometimes.
We are going to have some great pies at the Pig Roast. So far I have commitments on Razzleberry, Sugar free(SF) Cherry, SF Apple and SF Chocolate, Regular Lemon, Pumpkin, Assorted Cheesecakes, Dutch Apple, Cherry Rhubarb, Coconut Creme, Chocolate, Butterscotch. Hopefully, we will get some blueberry. I'm sure some people would even love banana pie but I don't do bananas so that one is out as far as I am concerned.
Well, it is 10:30pm and I need to hit the hay. Have a great week if I don't get back to writing this week. Thanks Diane Stay for the calendar events that I put on tonight.
Julie
We are going to have some great pies at the Pig Roast. So far I have commitments on Razzleberry, Sugar free(SF) Cherry, SF Apple and SF Chocolate, Regular Lemon, Pumpkin, Assorted Cheesecakes, Dutch Apple, Cherry Rhubarb, Coconut Creme, Chocolate, Butterscotch. Hopefully, we will get some blueberry. I'm sure some people would even love banana pie but I don't do bananas so that one is out as far as I am concerned.
Well, it is 10:30pm and I need to hit the hay. Have a great week if I don't get back to writing this week. Thanks Diane Stay for the calendar events that I put on tonight.
Julie
Squawk
Wow, what a list of events for the next 2 months and I'm sure I've missed some or put in the wrong info. I will do corrections as I find out what I've done wrong.
The work is getting done on the farm. Windows were put into the garage. Inside walls were started. Hopefully by the end of next week we will finish all the prep work that needs to be done before the steel is hung. It has been sticker shock for this ole granny. I am still thinking in the 70's when I go to buy some of this stuff. Made for one big depressing day last week when I bought paint, epoxy, wire, boxes, etc etc. BUT when all the work is done it will be great.
Now I need your help. Put in a word to the big man upstairs so I get nice weather for a week so that I can get the house painted. I've got the paint, supplies, and the people who volunteered to help paint now all I need is the nice weather.
Steph planted more flowers this week. So far we've had enough rain that my black thumb isn't showing. She is planning on putting in the soaker hoses next week working around the graduation party for Brittany. Her flower beds look great already.
We are all exhausted by Sunday evening. I can't imagine the 3 1/2 hour drive they have to do after we have worked like we do each weekend. Last night they didn't make it home until 11pm. and they are both up and out the door before 6 in the morning. I didn't have to be to work until 8 and I had a hard time dragging myself out of bed. We just keep telling ourselves that it will look so great that is it worth all this hard work.
I do know that the weekend after Christmas in August that I am doing absolutely nothing. I don't care what anyone wants I'm not doing it. If it takes more energy than sitting in a recliner it won't be done. Sounds like a great plan. Hope I can carry it out.
Boy those mosquitos are hungry little buggers. Thought they were going to carry me off this morning when I went out to check on the pigs. I've never been bothered too much by mosquitos until this year. I don't know what loosing weight has to do with it but they are sure after me this year. Maybe they can get to the blood supply easier as there isn't so much of me to go through.
This morning a little after 4 there was one happy little bird. I don't know what it was but it was the noisiest thing. It just kept singing and singing. If I could of found it it would of been one little dead bird. I love to hear birds just not that early in the morning.
I've seen a few deer on the field but haven't spotted any fawns. Have any of you seen any fawns? The mallards along the road must of hatched out and moved their babies to the lake as I haven't seen any since early last week. Very seldom do I ever see the babies but I usually know when they hatch because the adults are gone.
Randy, Rochelle and Randy's nephew Joe went fishing on Saturday night. Rochelle was the best she caught the most. Only trouble was they never had any they could keep because they were all too big. They said they had fun but I don't think it would be much fun to throw the fish back in. I guess if I ever go fishing I will have to go to a lake that doesn't have a slot. That would just go against me if I had to throw a fish back.
I hope all of you had a great weekend and have started out having a good week. Take care and have fun.
Julie
The work is getting done on the farm. Windows were put into the garage. Inside walls were started. Hopefully by the end of next week we will finish all the prep work that needs to be done before the steel is hung. It has been sticker shock for this ole granny. I am still thinking in the 70's when I go to buy some of this stuff. Made for one big depressing day last week when I bought paint, epoxy, wire, boxes, etc etc. BUT when all the work is done it will be great.
Now I need your help. Put in a word to the big man upstairs so I get nice weather for a week so that I can get the house painted. I've got the paint, supplies, and the people who volunteered to help paint now all I need is the nice weather.
Steph planted more flowers this week. So far we've had enough rain that my black thumb isn't showing. She is planning on putting in the soaker hoses next week working around the graduation party for Brittany. Her flower beds look great already.
We are all exhausted by Sunday evening. I can't imagine the 3 1/2 hour drive they have to do after we have worked like we do each weekend. Last night they didn't make it home until 11pm. and they are both up and out the door before 6 in the morning. I didn't have to be to work until 8 and I had a hard time dragging myself out of bed. We just keep telling ourselves that it will look so great that is it worth all this hard work.
I do know that the weekend after Christmas in August that I am doing absolutely nothing. I don't care what anyone wants I'm not doing it. If it takes more energy than sitting in a recliner it won't be done. Sounds like a great plan. Hope I can carry it out.
Boy those mosquitos are hungry little buggers. Thought they were going to carry me off this morning when I went out to check on the pigs. I've never been bothered too much by mosquitos until this year. I don't know what loosing weight has to do with it but they are sure after me this year. Maybe they can get to the blood supply easier as there isn't so much of me to go through.
This morning a little after 4 there was one happy little bird. I don't know what it was but it was the noisiest thing. It just kept singing and singing. If I could of found it it would of been one little dead bird. I love to hear birds just not that early in the morning.
I've seen a few deer on the field but haven't spotted any fawns. Have any of you seen any fawns? The mallards along the road must of hatched out and moved their babies to the lake as I haven't seen any since early last week. Very seldom do I ever see the babies but I usually know when they hatch because the adults are gone.
Randy, Rochelle and Randy's nephew Joe went fishing on Saturday night. Rochelle was the best she caught the most. Only trouble was they never had any they could keep because they were all too big. They said they had fun but I don't think it would be much fun to throw the fish back in. I guess if I ever go fishing I will have to go to a lake that doesn't have a slot. That would just go against me if I had to throw a fish back.
I hope all of you had a great weekend and have started out having a good week. Take care and have fun.
Julie
August Calendar
August 1 to August 7 - 1st Week Boutique will be open at the Squaw Lake Community Center.
August 1 - Flotilla parade on Sand Lake at 1pm followed by potluck at Sand Lake Community Center at 6pm
August 8 - Michelle Woods/Mertes marriage to Adam Puncochar at Hemphill Farm at 4pm.
August 10, Squaw Lake City Council Meeting at 7pm at Community Center
August 11, Nurse at Community Center for toe nails.
August 15th in Squaw Lake
Christmas in August at Squaw Lake Community Center from 9 to 3pm. Crafts inside, Flea Market and Farmers Market outside. Lunch by SLFD Auxiliary.
Centennial Lutheran Ladies Salad Luncheon at Centennial Lutheran Church at 11am.
Customer Appreciation and Sidewalk Sales at Max Mini Store
Mini Max Flea Market with new items each week. Also, pick up the new book entitled "Life with Arnie" by Kathy Peterson.
Check out the other businesses in Squaw Lake also.
August 29 - Sand Lake Property Owners Association at 4:30 pm. Sorry don't know where this is being held will let you know later.
August 1 - Flotilla parade on Sand Lake at 1pm followed by potluck at Sand Lake Community Center at 6pm
August 8 - Michelle Woods/Mertes marriage to Adam Puncochar at Hemphill Farm at 4pm.
August 10, Squaw Lake City Council Meeting at 7pm at Community Center
August 11, Nurse at Community Center for toe nails.
August 15th in Squaw Lake
Christmas in August at Squaw Lake Community Center from 9 to 3pm. Crafts inside, Flea Market and Farmers Market outside. Lunch by SLFD Auxiliary.
Centennial Lutheran Ladies Salad Luncheon at Centennial Lutheran Church at 11am.
Customer Appreciation and Sidewalk Sales at Max Mini Store
Mini Max Flea Market with new items each week. Also, pick up the new book entitled "Life with Arnie" by Kathy Peterson.
Check out the other businesses in Squaw Lake also.
August 29 - Sand Lake Property Owners Association at 4:30 pm. Sorry don't know where this is being held will let you know later.
July Calendar
July 1 to July 7 - 1st Week Boutique will be open at the Squaw Lake Community Center. I don't know the hours as of yet but call Eagleview Tech Center at 218-659-4254 in the afternoons for information. When I find out the hours I will let you know.
July 4th, Squaw Lake Fire Department Pig Roast from 4pm to 7 pm at the Squaw Lake Community Center. Menu includes Roast Pork,Baked Beans, Potato Salad, Coleslaw, Assorted Salads, buns, coffee and lemonade and PIE for dessert. Cost is $10/adult, $5 children 6 to 12, under 6 eat free with paid adult. Come and enjoy the meal and visit with friends and neighbors. The raffle that the fire department has going on will be held at 7 pm that night also.
July 4th, Sand Lake Ice Cream Social at the Sand Lake Town Hall from 1 pm to 4 pm.
Mississippi Showboat in Grand Rapids at 8 pm.
July 9,10,11
July 16,17,18
July 23,24,25
July 13, Women of the Woods at 10am Sand Lake Town Hall.
July 13, Squaw Lake City Council Meeting at 7pm, Community Center
July 14, Nurse comes to Community Center to trim toe nails, Call Deer River Health Care for appointments.
July 14, Evergreen Friendship Club 5 pm, Potluck at the Sand Lake Town Hall
July 14, Max Town Board Meeting at 7 pm at Max Town Hall.
July 21 is Food Pantry day at the Indian Center on County Road 4 from 3 - 5p. Get there early for signing in. This is a commodity Supplement Food Program from Second Harves North Central Food Bank, Grand Rapids, call 218-326-4420 for more information.
July 22, St. Catherine and Centennial Lutheran Ladies join together for the Squaw Lake Community Meal from 5 to 7 pm at the Squaw Lake Community Center. All donations will go to Fresh Water for Life. These ladies put on a great meal for a good cause. Menu: Sloppy Joes, some type of salad and dessert. Come and join the fun.
July 27th, Women of the Woods at 10am at Sand Lake Town Hall.
July 4th, Squaw Lake Fire Department Pig Roast from 4pm to 7 pm at the Squaw Lake Community Center. Menu includes Roast Pork,Baked Beans, Potato Salad, Coleslaw, Assorted Salads, buns, coffee and lemonade and PIE for dessert. Cost is $10/adult, $5 children 6 to 12, under 6 eat free with paid adult. Come and enjoy the meal and visit with friends and neighbors. The raffle that the fire department has going on will be held at 7 pm that night also.
July 4th, Sand Lake Ice Cream Social at the Sand Lake Town Hall from 1 pm to 4 pm.
Mississippi Showboat in Grand Rapids at 8 pm.
July 9,10,11
July 16,17,18
July 23,24,25
July 13, Women of the Woods at 10am Sand Lake Town Hall.
July 13, Squaw Lake City Council Meeting at 7pm, Community Center
July 14, Nurse comes to Community Center to trim toe nails, Call Deer River Health Care for appointments.
July 14, Evergreen Friendship Club 5 pm, Potluck at the Sand Lake Town Hall
July 14, Max Town Board Meeting at 7 pm at Max Town Hall.
July 21 is Food Pantry day at the Indian Center on County Road 4 from 3 - 5p. Get there early for signing in. This is a commodity Supplement Food Program from Second Harves North Central Food Bank, Grand Rapids, call 218-326-4420 for more information.
July 22, St. Catherine and Centennial Lutheran Ladies join together for the Squaw Lake Community Meal from 5 to 7 pm at the Squaw Lake Community Center. All donations will go to Fresh Water for Life. These ladies put on a great meal for a good cause. Menu: Sloppy Joes, some type of salad and dessert. Come and join the fun.
July 27th, Women of the Woods at 10am at Sand Lake Town Hall.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Thursday Squawk
Here it is Thursday morning and I'm trying to get myself motivated. Some days are harder than others. It seems when the sun is shining that I'm all for working but when it is cloudy I'm all for sitting on my backside. With this cloudy weather my knees have been aching so this morning I finally had to break down and put on some of the Old People's Cream, you know that stinky stuff that everyone can smell when you walk by. I wish they could make one that works as well but doesn't leave that tell tale odor.
I don't think I mentioned this but Kathy Peterson wrote a book about Arnie. It's called Life with Arnie. These will be on sale at the Max Mini Store and also Mertes Garage & Towing and Country Hair Care. Kathy does an article each time that the MN Trappers puts out their newspaper by this title. I'm not sure if any of the ones in the book are ones she has had in the Trapper newspaper or if these are new ones. I always have fun reading this article.
I don't think there is much going on around Squaw Lake but I haven't been into Squaw Lake since Monday and then I just went to work and back home so I really don't know.
Reminder: Birthday party for Bernice Randa starting a 11am at the Sand Lake Town Hall to celebrate her 90th birthday.
Well, I better do something productive today.
See ya,
Julie
I don't think I mentioned this but Kathy Peterson wrote a book about Arnie. It's called Life with Arnie. These will be on sale at the Max Mini Store and also Mertes Garage & Towing and Country Hair Care. Kathy does an article each time that the MN Trappers puts out their newspaper by this title. I'm not sure if any of the ones in the book are ones she has had in the Trapper newspaper or if these are new ones. I always have fun reading this article.
I don't think there is much going on around Squaw Lake but I haven't been into Squaw Lake since Monday and then I just went to work and back home so I really don't know.
Reminder: Birthday party for Bernice Randa starting a 11am at the Sand Lake Town Hall to celebrate her 90th birthday.
Well, I better do something productive today.
See ya,
Julie
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Hi
Well here it is Tuesday already and I've forgotten to blog again.
I was in the cities last weekend for granddaughter's graduation party and another granddaughter's fast pitch softball game. It was a nice weekend but Gram was tired when she got home on Sunday.
I've been busy out in the yard. Steph planted flowers and I'm trying to keep them alive by watering them. Yeah, I do kind of have a black thumb. BUT these flowers look pretty good. I also made a mud hole for the pigs in the big corral. I hooked up a nozzle on a pole that has a shower setting. The pigs love to walk around under it and dig in the mud. They need a mud hole to keep cool.
I was hoping to start painting on the house today but it looks like rain so will hold off. I hate to paint so don't want to do it and then have to redo in a couple years.
The grass seed we planted is coming up nicely. I'm sure it has to do with all the water that has been pumped on it. It should look really nice by the time of the wedding.
The ticks are still really bad. I pulled out a fence panel yesterday on the edge of the yard and had 4 ticks on me. The mosquito's are very hungry this year also. I was out pretty late last night in the yard and thought they were going to eat me up.
Lots of work to do this weekend when the family comes up. We will be starting the inside of the garage. It is a pole shed so we have to first put in 2x4 walls and then wire and finally put up the steel that I bought. It should make a great summer kitchen when we're done. I have the 10 burner stove from the Squaw Lake School and we bought a 3 tub stainless steel sink for it. I also got a subway oven so we should really be able to cook up a storm in there. I can hardly wait. I love to cook and can stuff for winter so this will be a great area and won't heat up the house.
Hope all of you are enjoying the warm weather. Usually I don't like the heat too much but after this cold spring I am loving it even if I have to come in more often to cool down.
I think that there is a Volley ball League starting at the Crow Bar on Thursday nights. I don't have any info just heard through grapevine so you need to call the Crow Bar to find out the details.
I was looking online the other night for something quick, easy, and cheap to make and I came upon a blog called: www.5dollardinners.com. She has some good ideas and menus and recipes and also links to other blogs on the same thread.
Have a great week.
Julie
I was in the cities last weekend for granddaughter's graduation party and another granddaughter's fast pitch softball game. It was a nice weekend but Gram was tired when she got home on Sunday.
I've been busy out in the yard. Steph planted flowers and I'm trying to keep them alive by watering them. Yeah, I do kind of have a black thumb. BUT these flowers look pretty good. I also made a mud hole for the pigs in the big corral. I hooked up a nozzle on a pole that has a shower setting. The pigs love to walk around under it and dig in the mud. They need a mud hole to keep cool.
I was hoping to start painting on the house today but it looks like rain so will hold off. I hate to paint so don't want to do it and then have to redo in a couple years.
The grass seed we planted is coming up nicely. I'm sure it has to do with all the water that has been pumped on it. It should look really nice by the time of the wedding.
The ticks are still really bad. I pulled out a fence panel yesterday on the edge of the yard and had 4 ticks on me. The mosquito's are very hungry this year also. I was out pretty late last night in the yard and thought they were going to eat me up.
Lots of work to do this weekend when the family comes up. We will be starting the inside of the garage. It is a pole shed so we have to first put in 2x4 walls and then wire and finally put up the steel that I bought. It should make a great summer kitchen when we're done. I have the 10 burner stove from the Squaw Lake School and we bought a 3 tub stainless steel sink for it. I also got a subway oven so we should really be able to cook up a storm in there. I can hardly wait. I love to cook and can stuff for winter so this will be a great area and won't heat up the house.
Hope all of you are enjoying the warm weather. Usually I don't like the heat too much but after this cold spring I am loving it even if I have to come in more often to cool down.
I think that there is a Volley ball League starting at the Crow Bar on Thursday nights. I don't have any info just heard through grapevine so you need to call the Crow Bar to find out the details.
I was looking online the other night for something quick, easy, and cheap to make and I came upon a blog called: www.5dollardinners.com. She has some good ideas and menus and recipes and also links to other blogs on the same thread.
Have a great week.
Julie
Friday, June 12, 2009
Nature's Calling!
The economic development committee that brought us last year's area advertising brochure has a name, and slogan. The name: Avenue of Pines Civic Association. The slogan: Nature's Calling.
We are joining the Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce as an Association to get area events listed on their web site and have our brochures stocked at the Depot Information Center (open 24 hours a day). Businesses that bought ads in last year's brochure are automatically included in the Civic Association and can have their events forwarded for the Chamber of Commerce Calendar by e-mailing avenuepines@gmail.com
New advertisers and members are always welcome. e-mail avenuepines@gmail.com for more about our plans for a new advertising booklet to be published next spring.
We are joining the Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce as an Association to get area events listed on their web site and have our brochures stocked at the Depot Information Center (open 24 hours a day). Businesses that bought ads in last year's brochure are automatically included in the Civic Association and can have their events forwarded for the Chamber of Commerce Calendar by e-mailing avenuepines@gmail.com
New advertisers and members are always welcome. e-mail avenuepines@gmail.com for more about our plans for a new advertising booklet to be published next spring.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Nothing important
Good morning.
I forgot that I was going to give you this link last night on a white deer herd in Wisconsin. I thought this was pretty cool. Address is: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/video/fly/generic.html?s=inwi10s22a3q81f
Thanks Connie for sending this to me.
Wish I knew how to put pictures I haven't taken on this so you have to use your imagination on this one.
Think OLD fashioned Wringer Washer.
"Warshing" Clothes Recipe........
Never thought of a "warsher" in this light before..what a blessing!
"Warshing Clothes Recipe" - imagine having a recipe for this!!!
Years ago an Alabama grandmother gave the new bride the following recipe: this is an exact copy as written and found in a old scrapbook - with spelling errors and all,
WARSHING CLOTHES
Build fire in backyard to heat kettle of rain water. Set tubs so smoke wont blow in eyes if wind is pert. Shave one hole cake of lie soap in boilin water.
I forgot that I was going to give you this link last night on a white deer herd in Wisconsin. I thought this was pretty cool. Address is: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/video/fly/generic.html?s=inwi10s22a3q81f
Thanks Connie for sending this to me.
Wish I knew how to put pictures I haven't taken on this so you have to use your imagination on this one.
Think OLD fashioned Wringer Washer.
"Warshing" Clothes Recipe........
Never thought of a "warsher" in this light before..what a blessing!
"Warshing Clothes Recipe" - imagine having a recipe for this!!!
Years ago an Alabama grandmother gave the new bride the following recipe: this is an exact copy as written and found in a old scrapbook - with spelling errors and all,
WARSHING CLOTHES
Build fire in backyard to heat kettle of rain water. Set tubs so smoke wont blow in eyes if wind is pert. Shave one hole cake of lie soap in boilin water.
Sort things, make 3 piles
1 pile white,
1 pile colored
1 pile work britches and rags
To make starch, stir flour in cool water to smooth, then thin down with boiling water.
Take white things, rub dirty spots on board, scrub hard, and boil, then rub colored dont boil just wrench and starch.
Take things out of kettle with broom stick handle, then wrench, and starch.
Hang old rags on fence.
Spread tea towels on grass.
Pore wrench water in flower bed. Scrub porch with hot soapy water.
Turn tubs upside down.
Go put on clean dress, smooth hair with hair combs..Brew cup of tea, sit and rock a spell and count your blessings.
Paste this over your washer and dryer Next time when you think things are bleak, read it again, kiss that washing machine and dryer, and give thanks..First thing each morning you should run and hug your washer and dryer.
For you non-southerners - wrench means rinse:)
AND WE THOUGHT WE HAVE IT ROUGH
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Squawking
Well, here it is the middle of the week and I haven't written much on the blog. When I get busy I forget all about it.
First Week Boutique Consignment Shop will be open for business at the Community Center starting July 1 through July 7. If you would like to know more about this consignment shop call the Eagleview Tech Center in the afternoons at 218-659-4254.
More stuff done in the yard today. Trimmed up the trees that were trying to knock whoever was mowing off the mower. Pulled out some old fence posts and I am now starting to mow the barn yard. I always say the lawn is too big and here I am making it bigger. It is looking nice.
Evy Oja says the Mini Max Flea Market was busy last weekend and more new stuff is coming in for this weekend.
Well, it is almost 10:30 so I need to head to bed. Have a great rest of the week if I don't get time to write.
Julie
First Week Boutique Consignment Shop will be open for business at the Community Center starting July 1 through July 7. If you would like to know more about this consignment shop call the Eagleview Tech Center in the afternoons at 218-659-4254.
More stuff done in the yard today. Trimmed up the trees that were trying to knock whoever was mowing off the mower. Pulled out some old fence posts and I am now starting to mow the barn yard. I always say the lawn is too big and here I am making it bigger. It is looking nice.
Evy Oja says the Mini Max Flea Market was busy last weekend and more new stuff is coming in for this weekend.
Well, it is almost 10:30 so I need to head to bed. Have a great rest of the week if I don't get time to write.
Julie
June & July Happenings
June Calendar
Memorial Service for Vienna Wistey Dexter will be Saturday, June 13 at 11am at Centennial Lutheran Church. Lunch will follow the service at the Community Service.
St. Catherine Catholic Church will be having Vacation Bible School June 22 - 25 for ages 4 to 12.
Going away party for Father Steve Daigle on June 28th at St. Catherine's Catholic Church, 6:30pm. Meat will be furnished, bring a dish to share. Everyone welcome.
July Calendar
Squaw Lake Fire Department will have it's annual Pig Roast on July 4th from 4 - 7 pm at the Community Service. Menu includes Roast Pork, Baked Beans, Potato Salad, Coleslaw, assorted salads, buns, coffee, lemonade, and PIE for dessert. Cost is $10/adults, $5/children 6 -12, under 6 eat free. Come and enjoy the meal and visit with people you don't see very often.
July 22nd, 5 - 7pm St. Catherine Ladies and Centennial Lutheran Ladies will be hosting their Community Supper at the Community Center. All donations will go to Fresh Water for Life. These ladies put on a great meal for a good cause. I forgot to ask what they were serving but as soon as I find out I'll let you know. Come out and join the fun.
Memorial Service for Vienna Wistey Dexter will be Saturday, June 13 at 11am at Centennial Lutheran Church. Lunch will follow the service at the Community Service.
St. Catherine Catholic Church will be having Vacation Bible School June 22 - 25 for ages 4 to 12.
Going away party for Father Steve Daigle on June 28th at St. Catherine's Catholic Church, 6:30pm. Meat will be furnished, bring a dish to share. Everyone welcome.
July Calendar
Squaw Lake Fire Department will have it's annual Pig Roast on July 4th from 4 - 7 pm at the Community Service. Menu includes Roast Pork, Baked Beans, Potato Salad, Coleslaw, assorted salads, buns, coffee, lemonade, and PIE for dessert. Cost is $10/adults, $5/children 6 -12, under 6 eat free. Come and enjoy the meal and visit with people you don't see very often.
July 22nd, 5 - 7pm St. Catherine Ladies and Centennial Lutheran Ladies will be hosting their Community Supper at the Community Center. All donations will go to Fresh Water for Life. These ladies put on a great meal for a good cause. I forgot to ask what they were serving but as soon as I find out I'll let you know. Come out and join the fun.
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Sunday Squawking
The weekend is almost over. Thank goodness. I made a flying trip to the cities on Thursday afternoon and stayed over until Friday. I went to my granddaughter Rochelle's fast pitch softball game. It was a good game. Rochelle pitched every other inning all night. She's only 10 but she is playing on the 12 year old team. It was a good night.
My granddaughter Brittany graduated from high school on Friday night. I was worried that graduation we would be sitting for a long time. With all most 300 for a graduating class we were only there for about an hour and half. They went through the process really fast. So by 10:00pm we were on our way north. We got home about 2 am.
Saturday was another work day here on the farm. We aren't getting enough rain so decided we had to start watering where we want the grass for the wedding. Even with watering it hasn't rained enough to help.
We worked on moving the items out of the brown garage and down to the small garage. I keep trying to throw stuff away but being a farm girl I hate to throw those old bolts, nuts etc away because I might need one some day. Of course on that day I probably won't be able to find them any way. Also, I think that being raised by parents that went through the depression I have picked up on how they used everything. My kids still laugh to this day about my Squaw Lake Tupperware. You know those margerine, sour cream, cottage cheese cartons etc that I use to put stuff in the fridge.
So as we were talking the other night about me having these containers of nuts, bolts, etc Art Mertes was giving me some grief on how I should of thrown this stuff out. Well those words are coming right back at him because tomorrow when I'm cleaning his shop guess what is going to be thrown out. Yup, you got it the numerous cans of misc. nuts, bolts. He said that the hardware store on the corner has everything you need and they are in bins you can actually find the size you need. Well, he doesn't even need to go to the hardware store because he has bins of new stuff in his shop. I have to admit that I didn't throw all these misc. stuff away. I did get rid of a few cans but not all. Maybe the next time we clean the garage. OR maybe I'll leave it for when I die and the kids can say "Why the h.... did Mom keep this stuff."
Saturday night Tom Kallio and Art Mertes brought over the grass rig from the fire department and we set off a brush pile that has been growing for over 8 years. It was quite the blaze for a while. It was still smoldering a little this morning but the last time I looked it was out. It is good to get that done.
Anyway we did get quite a bit of the garage cleaned. In two weeks the son in law is coming up with a trailer and we will move out the cabinets, fridges, etc in the garage and put on the trailer and park in the Quonset until we get the walls, ceiling and floors done. That will take a little while as we are doing some rewiring and then putting flat steel on the walls, painting the ceiling and figuring out what to put on the floors to seal them but so they aren't slippery if you walk in with wet boots. Should make a really nice kitchen/garage when we are done.
I felt kind of sorry for Randy on Saturday morning. I get the mowing done but I don't do the trim work with either the push mower or the weed whip so he did trim work for about 5 hours. Now if it doesn't rain on Monday I am going to roundup around the house and outbuildings so the grass doesn't grow right up to them. Should make for less trim work.
Today, Steph planted hostas and day lillies. I know she had 50 hostas and I'm thinking close to the same of day lillies and then she had some Iris also. The yard should look really nice in a few weeks time. Hopefully, it will rain tomorrow so I don't have to water BUT I did promise to water if it didn't. She really wanted to bring up some annuals and put in but with the frost we've been having she decided against it.
Today when I was out in the yard a humming bird flew by me and all of a sudden it landed on the ground in kind of a heap. I went over and picked it up before the dogs saw it. I held it in the palm of my hand for a little while and then it flew again and only went about 15 feet and down to the ground it went again. So I picked it up again and held it and Rochelle took a couple of pictures of it. After I had held it in my hand for a few minutes it decided to fly again and that time it flew off. I don't know if it was a baby one that had just left the nest or if it was cold but after I held it it seems to fly better.
Gee it feels like I should build a fire tonight. It is chilly in here. I probably will be lazy and just turn on the gas furnace.
I'm beginning to wonder if it will get warm enough to do the painting. I don't want to paint until it stays above 50 at night. I don't know anything about painting but I can't think it would be good to paint and then have it get cold at night before it gets completely hardened. Hopefully by the end of the month we can take on that project. I'm hoping only a couple of days and we will have it painted.
IF we get all the important things on my list done then I would like to try and put rocks around my house. I would like to build up around it with many different size rocks. I've always wanted to do this around the house but Jimmie wanted flower beds. He took care of them so I never said to much but I don't want flower beds I have to take care of.
I hope all of you had a good weekend. It was cool and the wind wanted to blow quite a bit but the kids at Take A Kid Fishing Day had great luck in fishing. Their fish were cleaned and cooked for them. Everyone had a great time.
Jeannie Frey and Nancy Langie got together on a project and made cement markers for all the graves that weren't marked in Rosie Cemetery.
If you have anything you'd like on the blog please let me know.
Have a great week.
Julie
My granddaughter Brittany graduated from high school on Friday night. I was worried that graduation we would be sitting for a long time. With all most 300 for a graduating class we were only there for about an hour and half. They went through the process really fast. So by 10:00pm we were on our way north. We got home about 2 am.
Saturday was another work day here on the farm. We aren't getting enough rain so decided we had to start watering where we want the grass for the wedding. Even with watering it hasn't rained enough to help.
We worked on moving the items out of the brown garage and down to the small garage. I keep trying to throw stuff away but being a farm girl I hate to throw those old bolts, nuts etc away because I might need one some day. Of course on that day I probably won't be able to find them any way. Also, I think that being raised by parents that went through the depression I have picked up on how they used everything. My kids still laugh to this day about my Squaw Lake Tupperware. You know those margerine, sour cream, cottage cheese cartons etc that I use to put stuff in the fridge.
So as we were talking the other night about me having these containers of nuts, bolts, etc Art Mertes was giving me some grief on how I should of thrown this stuff out. Well those words are coming right back at him because tomorrow when I'm cleaning his shop guess what is going to be thrown out. Yup, you got it the numerous cans of misc. nuts, bolts. He said that the hardware store on the corner has everything you need and they are in bins you can actually find the size you need. Well, he doesn't even need to go to the hardware store because he has bins of new stuff in his shop. I have to admit that I didn't throw all these misc. stuff away. I did get rid of a few cans but not all. Maybe the next time we clean the garage. OR maybe I'll leave it for when I die and the kids can say "Why the h.... did Mom keep this stuff."
Saturday night Tom Kallio and Art Mertes brought over the grass rig from the fire department and we set off a brush pile that has been growing for over 8 years. It was quite the blaze for a while. It was still smoldering a little this morning but the last time I looked it was out. It is good to get that done.
Anyway we did get quite a bit of the garage cleaned. In two weeks the son in law is coming up with a trailer and we will move out the cabinets, fridges, etc in the garage and put on the trailer and park in the Quonset until we get the walls, ceiling and floors done. That will take a little while as we are doing some rewiring and then putting flat steel on the walls, painting the ceiling and figuring out what to put on the floors to seal them but so they aren't slippery if you walk in with wet boots. Should make a really nice kitchen/garage when we are done.
I felt kind of sorry for Randy on Saturday morning. I get the mowing done but I don't do the trim work with either the push mower or the weed whip so he did trim work for about 5 hours. Now if it doesn't rain on Monday I am going to roundup around the house and outbuildings so the grass doesn't grow right up to them. Should make for less trim work.
Today, Steph planted hostas and day lillies. I know she had 50 hostas and I'm thinking close to the same of day lillies and then she had some Iris also. The yard should look really nice in a few weeks time. Hopefully, it will rain tomorrow so I don't have to water BUT I did promise to water if it didn't. She really wanted to bring up some annuals and put in but with the frost we've been having she decided against it.
Today when I was out in the yard a humming bird flew by me and all of a sudden it landed on the ground in kind of a heap. I went over and picked it up before the dogs saw it. I held it in the palm of my hand for a little while and then it flew again and only went about 15 feet and down to the ground it went again. So I picked it up again and held it and Rochelle took a couple of pictures of it. After I had held it in my hand for a few minutes it decided to fly again and that time it flew off. I don't know if it was a baby one that had just left the nest or if it was cold but after I held it it seems to fly better.
Gee it feels like I should build a fire tonight. It is chilly in here. I probably will be lazy and just turn on the gas furnace.
I'm beginning to wonder if it will get warm enough to do the painting. I don't want to paint until it stays above 50 at night. I don't know anything about painting but I can't think it would be good to paint and then have it get cold at night before it gets completely hardened. Hopefully by the end of the month we can take on that project. I'm hoping only a couple of days and we will have it painted.
IF we get all the important things on my list done then I would like to try and put rocks around my house. I would like to build up around it with many different size rocks. I've always wanted to do this around the house but Jimmie wanted flower beds. He took care of them so I never said to much but I don't want flower beds I have to take care of.
I hope all of you had a good weekend. It was cool and the wind wanted to blow quite a bit but the kids at Take A Kid Fishing Day had great luck in fishing. Their fish were cleaned and cooked for them. Everyone had a great time.
Jeannie Frey and Nancy Langie got together on a project and made cement markers for all the graves that weren't marked in Rosie Cemetery.
If you have anything you'd like on the blog please let me know.
Have a great week.
Julie
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Wednesday News
Good morning everyone. It's 7am and I'm just about ready for work but forgot some things when I wrote last night.
I was visiting Arnie and Kathy Peterson on Saturday night and Arnie has about 12+ hummingbird feeders out and I don't know how many humming birds at one time the one feeder has 10 spots to eat from and everyone was filled and there were more birds flying around.
Yesterday, I was out by Steph's house and she has 5 feeders up that's so I don't have to refill during the week. After I forgot to water her plants one year and they died she hasn't trusted me since with watering or feeding the birds. haha I know how to get out of work. Anyway, I saw at least 6 at one time there so there must be an abundance of humming birds around. If you don't have a feeder out you should get one. They are amazing to watch.
Well it was 31 this morning with white frost everywhere. It sure would be nice if it would warm up enough to be able to open a window for sleeping at night. But I hate to have the window open and the electric blanket and the furnace running.
The Canada Geese are coming into the hay field. There is at least 65 of them. They have decided that the lawn is better than the hay field so now every day I have to go out and chase them off the lawn. Of course the dog thinks this is great because if she runs out in the field to chase them she gets in trouble but if I'm out there hollering at them she knows I will let her chase them until she gets out in the field and then she has to come back but she thinks it is fun. So far she doesn't bother them unless I am out there with her. If it wasn't for the fact I don't want her chasing stuff it would be nice if she harassed them enough they moved on to someone else's field. I'm sure the son in law wouldn't agree as he loves to hunt geese and usually the early goose hunt is pretty good here. Can you imagine the mess if I let them come into the yard. Boy wouldn't that be nice for the wedding.
Have a great day.
Julie
I was visiting Arnie and Kathy Peterson on Saturday night and Arnie has about 12+ hummingbird feeders out and I don't know how many humming birds at one time the one feeder has 10 spots to eat from and everyone was filled and there were more birds flying around.
Yesterday, I was out by Steph's house and she has 5 feeders up that's so I don't have to refill during the week. After I forgot to water her plants one year and they died she hasn't trusted me since with watering or feeding the birds. haha I know how to get out of work. Anyway, I saw at least 6 at one time there so there must be an abundance of humming birds around. If you don't have a feeder out you should get one. They are amazing to watch.
Well it was 31 this morning with white frost everywhere. It sure would be nice if it would warm up enough to be able to open a window for sleeping at night. But I hate to have the window open and the electric blanket and the furnace running.
The Canada Geese are coming into the hay field. There is at least 65 of them. They have decided that the lawn is better than the hay field so now every day I have to go out and chase them off the lawn. Of course the dog thinks this is great because if she runs out in the field to chase them she gets in trouble but if I'm out there hollering at them she knows I will let her chase them until she gets out in the field and then she has to come back but she thinks it is fun. So far she doesn't bother them unless I am out there with her. If it wasn't for the fact I don't want her chasing stuff it would be nice if she harassed them enough they moved on to someone else's field. I'm sure the son in law wouldn't agree as he loves to hunt geese and usually the early goose hunt is pretty good here. Can you imagine the mess if I let them come into the yard. Boy wouldn't that be nice for the wedding.
Have a great day.
Julie
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Upcoming things for June
June 6- Memorial service for Jerry Bohlman at Centennial Lutheran Church. Lunch to follow in church basement.
June 13 - Memorial service for Vienna Wistey Dexter at Centennial Lutheran Church at 11am. Lunch to follow at the Community Center.
June 8 - Squaw Lake City Council Meeting at Community Center
June 9 - Nurse will be at the Community Center to trim toe nails etc. Make appointments by calling Deer River Healthcare.
June 10 - Economic Development meeting at the Community Center at 7 pm. Everyone welcome.
A new business is coming to town. It is sponsored by Eagleview Community Foundation. It is called the First Week Boutique and will be a consignment shop. More info to follow when I hear all the details.
Don't forget to visit the Mini Max Flea Market. Evy has lots of new items in there.
I've seen some cute new items at the Max Mini Store. Isn't it great to have such a nice store so close to home.
Not sure what else is going on around the area but if you have something you'd like to have on the blog just drop me a line at jhemphil@paulbunyan.net and I will get it on the blog.
I guess I will have to make a point of going to the businesses in Squaw Lake to see the posters so I can put on what is going on around here as no one seems to let me know. I've been too busy lately to go and read the posters.
Have a great week,
Julie
June 13 - Memorial service for Vienna Wistey Dexter at Centennial Lutheran Church at 11am. Lunch to follow at the Community Center.
June 8 - Squaw Lake City Council Meeting at Community Center
June 9 - Nurse will be at the Community Center to trim toe nails etc. Make appointments by calling Deer River Healthcare.
June 10 - Economic Development meeting at the Community Center at 7 pm. Everyone welcome.
A new business is coming to town. It is sponsored by Eagleview Community Foundation. It is called the First Week Boutique and will be a consignment shop. More info to follow when I hear all the details.
Don't forget to visit the Mini Max Flea Market. Evy has lots of new items in there.
I've seen some cute new items at the Max Mini Store. Isn't it great to have such a nice store so close to home.
Not sure what else is going on around the area but if you have something you'd like to have on the blog just drop me a line at jhemphil@paulbunyan.net and I will get it on the blog.
I guess I will have to make a point of going to the businesses in Squaw Lake to see the posters so I can put on what is going on around here as no one seems to let me know. I've been too busy lately to go and read the posters.
Have a great week,
Julie
Boy how the time flies when you are busy. I didn't realize until tonight that I hadn't wrote anything since last Thursday.
Last day of school was on Friday, not sure if the kids were glad that it was done but I sure was. Now I have a few extra hours a day to try and get stuff done. Today I worked on the office trying to get everything put where it belongs. It looks better tonight but still isn't done the way it should be.
Josh Michalek came in on Friday and did a bunch of yard work for us. He did a fine job. It really looks nice. He used the harley rake and leveled out the yard and added in some black dirt. Randy got busy on Sunday and seeded in grass seed and oats while it was raining. Hopefully it will quit this freezing at night and everything will start growing. Of course the birds think it is a buffet for them.
On Saturday we worked and hauled out a bunch of old machinery and put in a pile where I can't see it and it doesn't bother anything. Maybe one of these years the price of scrap iron will go up and I can get rid of it then. Sunday we were going to start cleaning the other garage but the rain made us think of other indoor projects that needed to be done.
Hard to believe that our granddaughter Britt is graduating from high school on Friday night. That will probably be a long graduation I think there are over 400 in her class. She will start cosmotology school the middle of June.
So the project for this weekend is clean out one garage and organize the stuff in the other. Doesn't this sound like fun. Hopefully I will find alot of things that can be thrown away so there won't be so much stuff to move and organize.
A lot of things have been done on the list but there are alot more things to get done. Hopefully the weather will cooperate on the weekends because I get alot more done with the help on the weekend.
I hope everyone is having a great week.
Julie
Here's a joke for you.
So after landing my new job as a Wal-Mart greeter,
a good find for many retirees,
I lasted less than a day......
About two hours into my first day on the job a very loud,
unattractive, mean-acting woman walked into the store with her two kids,
Yelling obscenities at them all the way through the entrance.
As I had been instructed, I said pleasantly, 'Good morning and
welcome to Wal-Mart.
Nice children you have there. Are they twins?"
The ugly woman stopped yelling long enough to say,
No, they ain't twins. The oldest one's 9, and the other one's 7.
Why the world would you think they're twins? Are you blind, or just
stupid?
So I replied,
'I'm neither blind nor stupid, Ma'am,
I just couldn't believe someone slept with you twice.
Have a good day and thank you for shopping at Wal-Mart.'
My supervisor said I probably wasn't cut out for this line of work.
Have a good weekend
Last day of school was on Friday, not sure if the kids were glad that it was done but I sure was. Now I have a few extra hours a day to try and get stuff done. Today I worked on the office trying to get everything put where it belongs. It looks better tonight but still isn't done the way it should be.
Josh Michalek came in on Friday and did a bunch of yard work for us. He did a fine job. It really looks nice. He used the harley rake and leveled out the yard and added in some black dirt. Randy got busy on Sunday and seeded in grass seed and oats while it was raining. Hopefully it will quit this freezing at night and everything will start growing. Of course the birds think it is a buffet for them.
On Saturday we worked and hauled out a bunch of old machinery and put in a pile where I can't see it and it doesn't bother anything. Maybe one of these years the price of scrap iron will go up and I can get rid of it then. Sunday we were going to start cleaning the other garage but the rain made us think of other indoor projects that needed to be done.
Hard to believe that our granddaughter Britt is graduating from high school on Friday night. That will probably be a long graduation I think there are over 400 in her class. She will start cosmotology school the middle of June.
So the project for this weekend is clean out one garage and organize the stuff in the other. Doesn't this sound like fun. Hopefully I will find alot of things that can be thrown away so there won't be so much stuff to move and organize.
A lot of things have been done on the list but there are alot more things to get done. Hopefully the weather will cooperate on the weekends because I get alot more done with the help on the weekend.
I hope everyone is having a great week.
Julie
Here's a joke for you.
So after landing my new job as a Wal-Mart greeter,
a good find for many retirees,
I lasted less than a day......
About two hours into my first day on the job a very loud,
unattractive, mean-acting woman walked into the store with her two kids,
Yelling obscenities at them all the way through the entrance.
As I had been instructed, I said pleasantly, 'Good morning and
welcome to Wal-Mart.
Nice children you have there. Are they twins?"
The ugly woman stopped yelling long enough to say,
No, they ain't twins. The oldest one's 9, and the other one's 7.
Why the world would you think they're twins? Are you blind, or just
stupid?
So I replied,
'I'm neither blind nor stupid, Ma'am,
I just couldn't believe someone slept with you twice.
Have a good day and thank you for shopping at Wal-Mart.'
My supervisor said I probably wasn't cut out for this line of work.
Have a good weekend
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