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July 15th, 2010
Valley News
& Views
GREAT BEGINNINGS
1211
"You like to hear about gold.
A king filled his prison room
As full as the room could hold
To the top of his reach on the wall
With every known shape of the stuff."
(the beginning of "The Vindictives," a
poem by Robert Frost)
NOSTALGIA QUIZ TIME
641
(1919-1960)
1. On early TV hosted "The
Hollywood Palace."
(a. Bing Crosby; b. Dick Haymes; c.
Frank Sinatra)
2. "Newspeak" appeared in the 1949
novel entitled
(a. Brave NewW--oorl'd; b. 1984; c. We)
3. On early TV Laurie Anders starred on
the __ Show.
(a. George Burns and Gracie Allen; b.
Ken Murray; c. George Raft)
4. On early TV Dick Van Patten and
Peggy Wood starred on the program
called
(a. Auntie'Mame; b. Mama; c. Papa)
5. Skinnay Ennis was the original
bandleader on The Show.
(a. Bing Crosby; b. Bob Hope; c. Red
Skelton)
(answers at the end of the Column)
RADIO DAYS
The following are important dates in old-
time radio history:
July 18, 1936 -- Columbia Workshop
debuted.
July 19, 1948 -- Our Miss Brooks
premiered.
A MESS OF POTrAGE
1268
This portion of my column describes
the works of Libertarian philosopher and
economist Murray Rothbard (1926-1995).
In 1995 he published "Economic Thought
Before Adam Smith."
Chapter 6 is entitled '~,bsolutist thought
in Italy and France." Adam Blackwood
wrote 'Tkdversus Georgi Buchanani" in 1581.
Blackwood turned the king into a superman,
a law unto himself, a ruler whose word was
law. Not only does the king represent God on
earth, the very person of the king is divine.
He was literally a god on earth.
POETIC FRAGMENTS
Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) is known for
his novels, such as "Ivanhoe," but he also
wrote Romantic poetry Here is a portion of
his poem "Lochinvar":
"There was mounting 'mong Graemes
of the Netherby clan;
Fosters, Fenwicks, and Musgraves,
they rode and they ran:
There was racing and chasing on
Canoble Lee,
But the lost bride of Netherby ne'er did
they see.
So daring in love and so dauntless in
War,
Have ye e'er heard of gallant like young
Lochinvar.'"
DHS, 1925
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On December 18 the eighth DHS boys'
basketball season started with a 29-11 loss
to a visiting Pembina club. William Wagner
had 5 pts., Irvin Felt 4, and Ellert Carlson 2.
Other players were Robert Bryan, George
Buchanan, Clifford Bryan, Dan Bryan, Carl
Herseth, Clarence Mathison, and Harry
Moore. Edmond Watson was the coach.
BILLBOARD'S TOP TEN
1970
luly 11
1. Mama Told Me (Not To Come) (Three
Dog Night)
2. The Love You Save (Jackson 5)
3. Ball Of Confusion (Temptations)
4. Ride Captain Ride (Blues Image)
5. Band Of Gold (Freda Payne)
6. Lay Down (Melanie)
7. Close To You (Carpenters)*
8. The Long And Winding Road/For You
Blue (Beatles)
9. The Wonder Of You (Elvis Presley)
10. Hitchin' A Ride (Vanity Fare)
The Carpenters (Karen and her brother
Richard) came from New Haven, CT, but
moved to Downey, CA, in 1963. From 1970
to 1983 they produced twenty-nine hits,
twenty-eight on the Hot 100. "Close To You"
was their second song and their all-time
biggest hit, peaking at #31 and staying on the
charts for 17 weeks.
NUMBER 1 SONGS
luly 15
1895--E1Capitan March (Sousa's Band)
1900--A Bird In A Gilded Cage (Steve
Porter)
1905--Give My Regards To Broadway
(Billy Murray)
1910--Casey Jones (Billy Murray/
American Quartet)
1915--A Little Bit Of Heaven (George
MacFarlane)
1920- -When My Baby Smiles At Me (Ted
Lewis)
1925--Sweet Georgia Brown (Ben
Bernie)
1930--Dancing With Tears In My Eyes
(Nat Shilkret)
1935--She's A Latin From Manhattan
(Victor Young); Chasing Rainbows
(Dorsey Brothers Orchestra); In A Little
Gypsy Tea Room (Bob Crosby)
1940--Make-Believe Island (Mitchell
Ayres)
1945--Sentimental Journey (Les Brown)
1950--The Third Man Theme (Guy
Lombardo)
1955--Rock Around The Clock (Bill
Haley/Comets)
1960--Alley-top (Hollywood Argyles)
1965--Satisfaction (Rolling Stones)
1970--Mama Told Me Not To Come
(Three Dog Night)
1975--Love Will Keep Us Together
(Captain and Tenneille)
1980--Coming Up (Paul McCartney/
Wings.)
1985--AView To A Kill (Duran Duran)
1990--Step By Step (New Kids On The
Block)
1995--WaterfaUs (TLC)
2000--Everything You Want (Vertical
Horizon)
2005--We Belong Together (Mariah
Carey)
15 YEARS AGO
At 2:45 a.m. on July 13, 1995, a severe
thunderstorm began, with over half an inch
of rain in fifteen minutes and zero visibility.
On July 20, 1995, the DHS Student Council
donated the Class of 1995 picture to the
school.
NOTABLE QUOTES
"One of our gentlemen found time to say
'How delicious!'"
(as said by Aunt Abby in the play '~rsenic
and Old Lace," Act i, written in 1941 by Joseph
Kesselring)
Nostalgia Quiz Answers
(1. a; 2. b; 3. b; 4. b; 5. b)
"Do not spoil what you
have by desiring what you
have not; but remember that
what you now have was once
among the things you only
hoped for." -Epicurus,
Greek Philosopher
The wind is blowing
outside beneath overcast
skies and the limbs of our two
large trees in the front yard
are bending haphazardly to
the west. I look at the thick
branches holding smaller
ones as they stand sturdy
and straight unaffected by
nature's unabashed force.
I think of the people in my
life who have weathered
the greatest storms and yet
continue to remain strong
and sturdy mostly due to the
solid faith they possess.
My auntie Erma arrived
home from the hospital
last week. We stopped in
to visit her and it was nice
to see her sitting amidst
the environment she calls
home. I could see in her
eyes, which possessed much
more of a sparkle then just
a few days prior when I saw
her at the hospital that she
was extremely happy to be
home.
Auntie has taken care of
people most of her life so I
know it has been difficult,
and still is, for her to have
someone taking care of her.
She is just not used to such
amenities. I always tell her
how strong she is and she
continuously brushes it
off. For what she has been
through in her life, the loss
of two husbands, raising all
her children, suffering from
breast cancer twice, and
now a debilitating infection,
she continues to inspire me
and everyone she comes
into contact with. Our entire
family feels blessed to have
her in our lives.
One night at the hospital
when she wasn't doing
very well, she looked to her
daughter who was spending
the night with her and
said, "Maybe I should just
go." Her daughter replied
with concern, "Go where
morn? .... To heaven," auntie
answered. 'Tknd wait for you
guys there. Home is better
than this; I don't feel good
you know." A few minutes
later, she looked around the
room in several different
directions and exclaimed,
"Oh look at the beautiful
angels."
I believe my auntie was
very close to leaving us that
night but our prayers to
keep her here on earth were
answered. She has so many
people to touch yet and
although she was ready to go
if need be, the decision was
made to let her continue life
here and touch even more
people. I have no doubt lives
will be changed because she
was allowed more time on
this earth.
It's amazing to me how life
works, one minute you will be
moving along and everything
is running smoothly and the
next something happens that
will change our direction,
our thinking, and our hearts
in a variety of ways. I know
my auntie's constant faith
despite her difficulties has
changed my thoughts and
heart so many times. When
I am feeling defeated, all I
have to do is call her and
things don't seem so bad
especially when she tells me
her favorite Bible verse and
assures me I am not alone
in the struggles, there is
someone constantly looking
out for me.
I am grateful for the
blessings bestowed on our
family in the last several
months. First my big brother
made it through a grueling
40 hours of surgery and
continues to heal, a miracle
I don't take lightly as I could
very well not have him in my
life right now and every day
whenI awake to the morning's
elements, I am acutely aware
of the blessings bestowed on
us. My father-in-law is also
cancer free after a year of
intense chemo and radiation
treatments for throat cancer.
And now my aunt survived
this difficult ordeal after
how close she was to leaving
us. So many things to be
grateful for in life; I will not
soon forget the prayers I so
diligently offered up and how
they were answered when I
so desperately needed them
to be.
So many times in our lives
we focus on the negative
thingsplaguingourexistence,
too often forgetting the
simple blessings flowing
in and out on a daily basis.
We are shattered by the
difficulties which cause us to
be blinded from all the good
caressing our experiences. I
am guilty of it myself, falling
prey to the struggles which
shadow the victories. I often
have to stop what I am doing
and take a few moments to
literally count my blessings.
Every time I undergo this
ritual, my thoughts are
turned around and I am
ready to face the storms in
front of me.
Sometimes along the way
we are given the insight
to stop "spoiling what we
have by desiring what we
have not." We are shown
the grace of our blessings
in an unexpected moment
that falls on us like the wind
against the thick branches of
a tree. It is up to us to stand
sturdy through it all and hold
on to the positive influences
instead of destroying our
resolve with the negative.
Our lives are like those
trees, branching out in every
different direction, going
through seasons of change,
but holding on even when
the wind of circumstance
threatens to break us. We
were all made to be resilient
and for me, seeing those who
have weathered the greatest
storms inspires strength
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Ole's New Yob - Courtesy of Cousin Pat
tie had retired after 25
years of working for the same
company, but had to go back
to work part time as a taxi
driver if Fargo, to make ends
meet.
His first day on the job a
passenger in his taxi leaned
over to ask him a question,
gently tapping him of the
shoulder to get his attention.
Ole driver screamed, lost
control of the cab, nearly hit
a bus, drove up over the curb
and stopped just inches from
a large plate glass window.
For a few moments
everything was silent in the
cab. Then, the shaking Ole
looked at the passenger and
said, "yumpin yimminy, you
scared the daylights out of
me!"
The badly shaken
passenger apologized to Ole
and said "I didn't realize that
a mere tap on the shoulder
could startle someone so
badly. Were you in the war?"
"No, no," Ole replied,
calming down a little.
"I guess I'm da one dat
should be sorry. It's yust dat
today is my first day driving a
taxi cab. Before dis, I drove a
hearse for 25 years in Grand
Forks."
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Copyright 2009.
Word out of the Animal's
Republic is that President
Haggis M. Lee and Madam
Zoey have gone there
separate ways.
Enter the new mystery
girl. No, it's not Camilla
Bowles. We only know that
her name is Svetlana, she's
from Russian, and she
claims she's not a spy.
She and Haggis met on
the internet and a little
mouse told us they plan to
get together one of these
days.
