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ROCORI Build Benefit Concert... "what a blast!" "simply fabulous!"

March 26, 2011
ROCORI High School Auditorium
ROCORI Build Benefit Concert
Featuring:  The Fabulous Armadillos

The ROCORI High School auditorium was packed yesterday to the ROCORI Build benefit concert that featured "The Fabulous Armadillos".  A croud of over 300 was dancing in their seats as the band played vintage rock n' roll and favorites from the 60's, 70's and 80's.  In this song, "Proud Mary", the version first made famous by Tina Turner, the band has the crowd out of their seats and cheering for more.

 

*****  CONCERT RAISED JUST UNDER  $3000.00  *****

Make your $10.00 donation below and put us up and over the $3000.00 mark!

Please Consider Making A Donation To
ROCORI BUILD. Help us raise the $130,000
to build our local Habitat for Humanity home.

ROCORI BUILD

THE BUDGET CRISIS - State Capital Update: Rep. Larry Hosch

In this most recent update, State House Representative Larry Hosch talks about the budget turmoil and how the process will go forward.  Larry give his explanation of the "School Shift" technique that was used to falsely balance the budget over the past year.  Hosch also announced a number of town meetings he'll be hosting in early April to discuss the specifics of the budget and how proposed changes will impact our area.

Bill's Bits Column - MY FIRST DAYS AT COLD SPRING

MY FIRST DAYS AT COLD SPRING AND MORE-

It was in August of 1968 that my family and I moved to Cold Spring from Medford, Minnesota.

I had been teaching 4th grade in Medford since graduating from Mankato State Teacher's College in March of 1960.  I also was married on August 20, 1960.

When a teaching and Principalship opened up I applied at Rocori and got accepted.  My first 7 years were spent out in Rockville as a 4th grade teacher and Principal.  Because there was no current public Elementary School in the newly formed Rocori District.  The town of Cold Spring was
divided in half and approximately half of theCold Spring pupils went to Rockville and approximately half went to Richmond.

With the large numbers of pupils attending
Rockville and Richmond, there had to be additional space provided.  This was accompished by bringing in re-locatable buildings.  They were small classroom buildings that held up to about 30 pupils.

That was the Fall of 1968.  The following year, Cold Spring Public Elementary was started and then the number of pupils in Rockville and Richmond  dropped back to about 200 pupils in both schools.

The temporary buildings were actually quite comfortable.  In a way it was like going back to the one room country schoolhouse I attended while in grade school.

There were certain things about being out at Rockville that stay in my mind...  Not that they were bad, but different from time to time.  The original building ws built during the Works Progress Administration (WPA) during the term of Franklin Delano Rosevelt.  The halls of that building were quite wide and at each entry way there were hand painted murals of the life style in and around Rockville.  The building was constructed with the local Grey Granite from a near-by quarry and cut and finished right on the school's site.

NOTE:  There are more story's to tell about John Clark Elementary and I will continue with more of them in the next week or so.

TRIVIA-  There are more single men than single women.  For every 100 single women in their 20's, there are 119 single men in the same age group.

There are roughly 2.2 million marriages per year in the U. S.

Seventy percent of men and women between the ages of 30 and 34 have
been married at some point in their lives.  This is based on studies done in the year 2008.


TITANIC TRIVIA-  The U. S. Coast Guard drops a wreath at the site of the sinking
of the Titanic every year on the anniversary of the disaster.


LIGHTSIDE- 

Olives in a Jar: 

A man walks into a bar and orders martini after martini,
each time removing the olives and placing them in a jar.  When the jar was full and all the drinks consumed, he started to leave.

A customer asked the man, "what was that all about?"  "Nothing," he replied, "my wife
sent me out for a jar of olives."

HUNTING FLIES:  A woman walkS into the kitchen to find her husband stalking around with a fly swatter.
"What are you doing?"  she asked.
"Hunting flies"  he responded.
"Oh! , Killed any?" she asked.
"Yep, three males, two females," he replied.

Intrigued, she asked "How can you tell?"
He responded, "Three were on a beer can,
two were on the phone."

WHO GOD USES- 

The next time you feel like GOD can't use you, just remember...

1. Noah was a drunk.
2. Joseph was abused.
3. Moses had a stuttering problem.
4. Sampson had long hair and was a womanizer.
5. David had an affair and was a murderer.
6. Jonah ran from God.
7. Isaiah preached naked.
8. Job went bankrupt.
9. John the Baptist ate bugs.
10. Peter denied Christ.
11. Zacccheus was too small.
12. Lazarus was dead!

NOTE:  No more excuses now.  God can use you to your full potential...

Ole once lent $5,000 to a guy for a face lift.
Now Ole can't find him.

Ole was feeling a little sorry for himself.  He said,"I'll never get fired.  Dey got to
SELL slaves."

Ole thought of a way to make Lena drive more carefully.  He reminded her that if she had an accident, the paper would print her age.

Ole's cousin, LeRoy, is so cheap that he married a girl born on February 29th so he'd have to buy her a birthday present only once every four years.
-All the above Jokes are from Ole & Lena book #6-


"What do you get when a blonde dyes her hair?  Artificial Intelligence
        -Jolly Jokes for Older Folks-


WORDS FOR THE  WEEK-  "Inhale Faith.
Exhale Works."    -Daily Thoughts-

"A rich person is not one who has the most,
but is one who needs the least."
                 -Daily Thoughts-

"Treat a person as he is, and he will remain as he is.  Treat him as he could be, and he
will become what he should be."
  -Former football coach-Jimmy Johnson-


OLD BURMA-SHAVE SIGNS-

The chick
He wed
Let out a whoop
Felt is chin and
Flew the coop
BURMA-SHAVE.

So, until next week, please take good
care of yourself.         

B. G.

 

Bill Goede
Long standing resident/videographer/story teller
Cold Spring, Minnnesota  USA
[email protected]

Japan Before / After the 2011 Tsunami (where you can donate)

Sendai Airport

 

Yuriage in Natori

 

Yuriage in Natori (looking west)

 

Fukushima Nuclear Plant

 

Yagawahama in Miyagi (Oshika Peninsula)

 

Soccer field in Minamisanriku

New ROCORI Middle School Construction Update: MARCH 2011 Part I

Friday, March 4th,  2011
ROCORI High School
Cold Spring, Minnesota  USA

Here's another New ROCORI Middle School construction update with ROCORI School District Superintendent Scott Staska.  I this story you'll find out how the new commons area and cafeteria are projected to be ready by the time students return from Easter vacation at the end of April.  You'll also see first hand how the new District office and the gymnasium are coming along even ahead of schedule.

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This story was sponsored by our good friends at:

Paynesville Area Health Care System

Paynesville Area Health Care System provides health care services to the communities of Belgrade, Cold Spring, Eden Valley, Paynesville, Richmond, Spicer and Watkins. Our main campus in Paynesville, offers a hospital, emergency services, senior housing options and a specialty clinic. It is our mission to provide quality care to improve the health and well-being of the people and community we serve. Check us out today!

Our DigElog Feature Business: TEAL'S MARKET

TEAL'S 67 YEAR HISTORY

Our company has been in the grocery business for over 67 years and spans four generations of family grocers. Our history began in 1942 when George and Pearl Teal opened a Red Owl grocery store in Cass Lake, Minnesota.

Before moving to Cass Lake, George’s introduction to the grocery business started in International Falls, Minnesota where he worked for the Red Owl Corporation for 12 years. During this time he and his wife, Pearl, who ran a resort, saved $2500 which they used to buy the inventory and pay the first year’s rent. George and Pearl grew the business on the philosophy of running an efficient operation with a strong focus on the needs of the customer.

In 1953, the Red Owl store changed wholesalers to SuperValu and the store took the name of Teal’s Super Market. George and Pearl's son, Fred, started working in the store as a boy, as well as, their daughters Pat and Brenda. Fred joined his father full-time in the business in 1960. They worked together for seven years before George retired.

George and Pearl Teal in 1942

"We have to give credit to our customers," Fred says, "they have been very loyal to us and we appreciate it."

In the 1970’s the business expanded to include stores in Fargo and East Grand Forks. Fred and Connie's children, Wendy, Laurel, Roger, Marcia, and Janet, grew up working in the store as well. Roger joined the family business in 1980 after attending a supermarket management program in Moorhead. The Grand Forks and Fargo locations were sold in the 1980's.

The business has expanded to include eight more locations since 1990: Fiesta Foods in Lake City, Minnesota (1990), Sisseton, South Dakota (1992), Cold Spring, Minnesota (1998), Paynesville, MN (2001), Lisbon and Gwinner, ND (2003), and Milaca and Isle, MN (2005).

"We believe customer service is the key to success," says Roger.

Cass Lake store in 1943

Roger and Cheryl's children, Andrea, Jennifer, Cassandra, and Amber, also grew up working in the stores. Andrea graduated from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Business in 2005. She joined the family business in 2006.

In 2009, we began to transition wholesalers from SuperValu to Nash Finch. Our stores also underwent a name change and became Teal's Market. Our stores currently employ about 570 employees in three states. We are committed to serving the customers and communities that we are located in. Our continued goal is to provide a friendly atmosphere, knowledgeable employees, quality products and competitive prices.

Check Out TEAL'S MARKET Website

Take A 60 Second Relaxing Video Break...

Here's just 60 seconds of a blazing, crackling, color intense fire. Enjoy!

Assumption Community Therapy and Rehab Program Update

Assumption Community
Cold Spring, Minnesota USA

The new construction that has taken place at Assumption Community over the past few years has been a major boost to their Therapy and Rehabilitation program.  In this story, Julie Eisenschenk, Director of Rehabilitation, talks about how services that were previously available only in St. Cloud or Paynesville, are now provided as a part of Assumption Communitie's expanded therapy program.