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To the Editor:
I try to read the Gazette the day it arrives, and sometimes the fishhook jumps out at me as it did today on page 28 on the clown in Brown's Tire & Auto ad.
Rosie Williams, Chaska, Minnesota
To the Editor:
I'm writing about the goof you typed into my poem in the August edition of the Gazette ...
What's wrong with this verse:
The crop is good, the corn is dry,
The sun is bright and clear the sky.
By six o'clock the wheat is in
And resting safely in the bin.
When I farmed, we had the wheat in the bin at least two months before corn harvest, but maybe they did it differently in your neck of the woods. You'll just have to get more sleep.
Meanwhile, I'm still alive and doing quite well for a man of my advanced years. Any rumors you may have heard of my demise were no doubt started by (and they are legion) people who are jealous of my many talents, present company excepted.
Howsome ever, at any rate, and by the by, that doesn't explain the poem goof. I'll be the laughing stock of every farmer in the Upper Midwest and the entire United States and Puerto Rico in the bargain. It has already been on the six o'clock news, Channel 4, and I can see the headline in the Strib tomorrow: "Senile Old Farmer Combines Wheat and Corn Together; Neighbors are circulating a petition to have him committed."
Is this any way to end a long and colorful career?
Jesse Coghill, Poet farmer from Jordan
To the Editor:
Thank you for the pictures in Sue's Album on your website. Al and I really enjoyed them. So did Aunt Angie and Uncle Eraine. The enclosed thoughts were on one of Al's birthday cards ...
All I need to know about life, I learned from a pig: Wallow while you may. Live high on the hog. Never squeal on your friends. When the world gives you slop, pig out. Don't get too much exercise. Go "wee wee wee" all the way home. Don't let anybody bust your chops. Take time to stop and smell the mud. Don't bear people with the same old lines all of the time. It's smart to keep a little something in the piggy bank for the future. You reap what you sow. Tall tails are fun, but curly ones are even better. It's okay to squeal with delight. Pink is beautiful. Pigtails are always in style. Ham it up!
Love,
Al and Louise Lehner, Hutchinson, Minnesota
To the Editor:
Thank you, Schutz Lake of Victoria! Megan Christian of Elk River found her-self at the top of her class after a summer of participation in a water sports, youth outreach ministry in Victoria!
Wakeboarding on Fridays in Schutz Lake with WOW-FCA gave her the skill, determination, and faith to earn the title "Minnesota's INT Women's Novice Wake Board Champion." The water is getting a bit chilly now, but that doesn't stop Megan from preparing for the INT National Tournament taking place in Houston, Texas, October 12th.
Megan and the rest of WOW-FCA would like to thank the residents of Mount Olivet Rolling Acres in Victoria for so graciously opening your arms to Fellow-ship of Christian Athletes and the kids of WOW.
It was truly a bit of heaven on earth coming to Mount Olivet each week, with skiing, wakeboarding, reading the Bible and learning more about God, hanging out with the residents, and having campfires.
Thank you so much. A special thanks also goes to the homeowners on Schutz Lake. Your generosity will do much for the Kingdom of God.
Debbie Kelly, Victoria, Minnesota
To the Editor:
"Clowning" around on page 28 of the August Gazette, Yours Truly found the fishhook again. This is the first time I won ten bucks. I won five bucks years ago. "The check's in the mail," you say. Woo hoo! The T-shirt I got will be a surprise gift to someone I know, a person's whose forte is definitely hook, line, and sinker. Now it's back to school time and all the moms out there are saying, "All right!" Thanks for the ten bucks.
Kay Meuwissen, Chaska, Minnesota
To the Editor:
I don't actually "subscribe" to the Victoria Gazette. I am the assistant to Victoria's City Attorney Laurie Miller. Each month when the paper arrives at our office, I read it from cover to cover and thoroughly enjoy every page. I consider it a part of my job to be well informed about Laurie's clients, and this is a task I delegated to myself with great pleasure.
Oh, and when I'm done, I let Laurie see it.
Also, I just happen to be married to the guy who convinced your husband to successfully hunt turkey in Minnesota. The hunt has turned into an annual event which I hope will continue, as our 16-year old daughter and I both joined the group this year. I check the Gazette for glimpses of what your husband has been up to.
Anyway, this morning I was performing my duties, that is, reading the Gazette, and I was so pleasantly surprised to find the fishhook. It's on page 28 in the clown's suit of the Brown's Touchless Wash advertisement.
Personally, I don't qualify for the entry, but I had to send you this note as I feel this personal connection to you and Al, the City of Victoria, and The Victoria Gazette. Thanks for brightening my morning.
Say hi to Al and tell him I still think of the "Great 2001 Turkey Adventure" with a smile on my face. Perhaps you could join us next year. You wouldn't have to hunt, but you would have some very interesting articles for the Gazette.
Michelle Hanson, Secretary to Laurie Miller, Wife to Craig Hanson
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