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2009
I am not worried about you falling and getting hurt. Nor am I afraid you will get lost. It is hunting season and I am worried that you will walk around out in the woods wearing a brown coat and look like this... To a hunter that is a distance away. True...a hunter should not shoot unless he ...
10/11/2009
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An early season snow storm has hit the North Branch area. The area was blanketed with from 1/4-3/8 of an inch of snow! WHAT! Snow Snow Storm? OOPS! Wrong Picture... OK, That's more like it. Although, to listen to the people around here, you would think we couldn't drive this morning. Yup,...
10/10/2009
We are down 2 games to NONE. It's not that we aren't playing good ball, it's the Yankees are playing just a bit better. Twins have out hit the Yankees in both games, but it's the runs across the plate that counts. Sunday's game is a must win!!! One game at a time. GO TWINS!!!!
10/09/2009
HELPING TO KEEP DRUGS OFF THE STREETS AND OUT OF OUR WATER Chisago County residents now have two locations at which they can dispose of unwanted medications. The newest location is the North Branch Police Department. You can also drop off Medications at the Sheriffs Department in Center City. A...
10/09/2009
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Having coffee this morning with a client at the local Bakery. I was listening to a couple of older farmers talking about how the corn they grew years ago had bigger ears. It reminded me of this story. A Texas farmer was visiting in-laws in Australia. Walking around showing his guest his farm, ...
10/09/2009
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Every time I start to talk about my grandkids, In the back of my mind my age keeps creeping in. So, when I a 'so called' friend e-mailed me today...I had to share. 2 elderly gentlemen from the nursing care home were sitting on a bench talking. One asked the other... "I am 83 years old and I am ...
10/07/2009
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The Minnesota Twins are headed for the playoffs. In a hard, excitement filled tense game, The Minnesota Twins outscore the Detroit Tigers 6 to 5 in 12 innings. This was a one game, winner take all tie breaker, and the Twins who were counted out as Dead for the season 3 weeks ago, come back to w...
10/06/2009
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In the spring, we ordered tickets for the last Twins home game of the season. One of the reasons, is because next season, Twins Baseball will move into a new outdoor stadium....Target Field. We talked how it would be great to have a close race that went down to the last day. Well, 3 weeks ago,...
10/04/2009
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Pride is one thing that you can not pass off at the last minute. I have had many people say or show me things about their honme and tell me they take pride in their home. I look at what they are showing me and I can see that this is new and hasn't seen any care all year long. 'Pride of ownersh...
10/04/2009
We closed downt he cabin today. Shut off the water and battoned down the hatches. When all done we headed out to mark trees. (See my previous post). While driving the back roads I came upon the old house set back against the encroaching woods. I wondered who built this house now a mile from a...
10/03/2009