By Elaine Rassel
I got my Marcus News on Wednesday to find that the MMCRU School had already had their homecoming King and Queen event on Monday. Nothing was sent to the newspaper making us aware of this. I do like to go to these events, but in this case, it was two days before I get the newspaper. (I suppose if I was into Facebook or a web site, I would have been aware of it.)
Linda and I had lunch with Ila on Thursday. That night there was a meeting at the Library on Beginning Genealogy with Linda Mc Cann presenting it. I had planned on having a birthday supper for Steve, but at the last minute, that didn’t come about. The next day I had no idea when the “mowers” would be done, so I finally gave him some meat and baking potatoes that he could put on and still see the football game on TV. It was after 9 o’clock when we finally had our supper.
I couldn’t believe that game. The first quarter was 20 to 0 and it didn’t get any better as time went on. I understand that some of our players were out because of injuries. The team they played was one that I thought we could have had a winning chance with. Well, they went home happy!
I went to the Homecoming Parade Friday afternoon. It was a bit longer than usual! I don’t know who was watching Remsen as most of them were here! It was good to see all them (as well as their business floats) supporting the school. Like one girl said one time, “We are not MMC or RU but MMCRU! That is one quotation that I cannot forget. I only got pictures of two of the floats. When we went right after the parade to the school to get the other two they were being dismantled. I hope someone got some pictures.
Saturday Linda, Ila, and I went to the Northwest Genealogy Ass. I Le Mars. Ray Scott from Wisconsin was giving the program on his ancestors in the Le Mars and Kingsley area. A couple of years ago, he was at the Marcus Historian Society and gave a presentation on the Edmonds’ houses that were his relatives’ homes. He was supposed to have given the Le Mars program last year but it was cancelled because of COVID-19.
His program was to start at 1:30 p.m. He arrived at 1 o’clock and tried to get the “huge” screen to start so he could get the lap top pictures on it. Nothing was happening! I could imagine how frustrated he must have been. It was pictures he was showing and now had no way to get them to go. Finally a young girl came and at last with two minutes to go, she climbed up and hooked up a cord he had with him to the back of this screen. Wow! That was a close call! However, they served refreshments before his presentation, so he would have had some more time.
On one of his pictures, there was a family with 8 children pictured with their parents. The mother was expecting number 9. Later on, she died in childbirth and the father was left with this large family. Her sister and husband had one boy and said she would care for the baby. The baby girl grew up in this second family and they promised the father they would tell her exactly who she was when she was old enough to understand. Unlike some families that never want to have a picture taken, he has many pictures of entire families. Evidently they liked to be pictured!
I asked him if he would be interested in 5 kittens. He laughed and said, “I have 25 cats now!” I said with all the cows he was milking, at least they had something to drink/eat. Then I said, “Would you know if suddenly 5 more appeared?” His answer was “YES!”
He was staying in Le Mars. Sunday morning he went to the library in Le Mars (that is open on Sunday) and then to Okoboji to check out the Edmonds’ cabin. Then it was back to Marcus to see about a history book. He thought he might stay another night before heading back to Wisconsin as he really had done a lot of traveling while here and was a bit tired!
We went to Jesse’s for ice cream on Saturday night. It was Amber’s birthday. They had been on vacation in South Dakota for 4 or 5 days. The kids got to help a Lakota Indian with a program he was giving. They had many pictures of things the kids got to do. She brought me a shot glass from Kevin Costner’s Tatanka_Story of the Bison from Deadwood, SD Her gift was very much appreciated!
As I was doing an article on Grand Meadow, my black ink gave out. I really get disgusted when this happens as I was used to my other printer that warned me when I was getting low on a certain ink.
I think I will leave the Grand Meadow article until next week. While we were discussing South Dakota, I have an article on Chinese in the Deadwood area that I might print this week.
Sunday morning, Hadlee Prunty was baptized at Faith Lutheran Church. Her grandparents, Carl and Jenna Nelson celebrated her baptism with a brunch/luncheon in the Fellowship Hall following the service. Everyone, family and friends, as well as the church congregation, were invited. This was a nice thing to do and something not everybody would even think about. Thank you, Nelson’s!
I heard from Cousin Jeneen this past week. She is going to have a left hip replaced the first of November. She thought she would be in the hospital for two days, go home and get ready for therapy. She was going to drive 10 miles for therapy. That is when I let her know that she wouldn’t be driving, would have to find someone to take her to physical therapy, getting in and out of a vehicle and having probably an hour of therapy, then going home to find something to eat_would be a problem. After talking awhile, she said, “I think maybe I should check into some nursing homes for a short stay!” I told her she should bring her cat and come here and recuperate at Heartland Care Center. I think she is afraid of some of these homes still having COVID cases.
Did you read about the alligator in Florida? Authorities hope they have found the right alligator. A woman heard a commotion in the backyard. Checking she found her husband was being attacked by an alligator. She tried to hit it’s jaw but to no avail. It went off with the husband. Now authorities think this could be the one they found as it had human remains in its stomach. Housing, etc. have taken over where the alligators once were. Now they are returning and causing trouble. Thank heavens, we don’t have this problem in our area!
There was an article on Queen Elizabeth’s husband, Prince Phillip who died a few months ago. It stated that he did all the grilling when the family was together. He was so good at this and no one ever got sick from his grilling!
How about the Sioux City woman that was charged with throwing her 16 month-old son? A Sioux City toddler last month suffered life-threatening injuries that police say were caused by his mother throwing him.
The woman, Avigahi Cheron, 21, was arrested Thursday on a charge of child endangerment causing serious injury, a Class C felony. She is being held in the Woodbury County Jail on a $10,000 bond.
According to a complaint filed in district court, the incident occurred at about 2 o’clock p.m. on August 16 at a home on Douglas street. Cheron told police that she had had a long day at work and could not get her 16 month0old son to stop crying. She was tired and frustrated when she picked up her son and threw him about 6 feet. The boy’s head struck a chair’s armrest and he suffered a skull fracture.
The boy was transported to Children’s Hospital in Omaha with serious head injuries.
I have to get my chicken ready for Jeanette’s birthday supper of Cream Chicken on Biscuits. I have until this Thursday to make this. And, the two in my household had better like chicken, at least that night!
Monday night, we go to Remsen for the MMCRU joint Board meeting.
Remember to keep in your thoughts and prayers those who have recently lost loved ones to death, having health problems, are struggling to make ends meet, and are working on getting family closer together by building a bridge rather than a wall.
I will leave you with this quote from Helen Keller (1880-1968) American author: “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched they must be felt with the heart.”