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Mary Anne Jezeski
Correspondent

(Argonne News) - Leaves are gone, geese are gone, birds are gone. Everything is froze but the yellow tameracks are still in full color. So there is always something to be glad about if you can’t leave for Florida yet.

I got a call from Clifford Gerald of Sattle Beach, Florida. He’s the brother of Pat and Gordon Gerald of Crandon. He wanted to inquire about a couple named Jack and Jean Kunz who went to school here around 1942. He played fastball with Don Cline and Homer Rosa. Their coach was a well-known service station operator in Argonne, Harry Hanson. Harry and his wife were both teachers at that time in Crandon. Their team took first that year. You can reach him at C.V. Gerald at Bell South dot net or (321) 773-2366 or write or call me and I will put it in the paper. It’s always nice to hear from people we haven’t seen or heard from in years.

Marion Keepers is home from the hospital and doing well.

Delorce (Wilson) Geske is in the hospital with a broken hip. Get well soon Delorce.

Pioneers for this week are Otto and Ines Thomaschefsky. They owned the bar where Pam Blasing lives. It had living quarters behind the bar. I can remember my dad taking me in there when I was a kid. All the old lumberjacks used to hang out talking about whose horses could pull the biggest loads and how many logs they could pull on their drays. They always had a big chew of tobacco and spit in the spittoons. Mrs. Thomaschefsky always seemed to be tending bar and they always seemed to respect her. They also owned a farm off of County G on Old County P. Son Dan owned it for a time after. They had nine children: Mona Schultz, Betty Kevilus and Bobby, who are now deceased, Otto, Rusty, Bill (Sherry) and Dan (Linda), all still live in Argonne. There is sister Joan and Vickie (Jim) Elam.

I would say they well populated Argonne and were very well respected in the community. They have many grandchildren and great-grandchildren who also live here.

I was in the same grade as Bill and he was kind of bashful. But he was one of Mrs. Lambie (our teacher’s) pets. He never got in trouble like some of the rest of us.

Some of the grandchildren are George (Beverly) Schultz, Bill, Andy and Ron (Anita) Kevilus and Donna (Rich) Dachelet. Otto has two daughters and one son. Bill has Lori (Kurt) Kaeo, Jeanie, Lisa and Cris. Dan has two sons. Vickie also has several children. Sorry if I missed you.

Here’s a new way to relieve stress. Are you aggravated with all the campaign mail? You get four to five every day. Some honking their own horns, some smearing others and the worst are those who make you feel threatened if you don’t vote their way. I think they should be using all that money they’re spending on something we really need. Like lower gas prices, groceries and health insurance. My solution is get out your pencils and have fun drawing mustaches, warts and new hairdos on them. Give them some nice big ears, long red noses that keep growing, pink rosy cheeks for the blushing you will never see. Then write them some words to say like “Thanks for our great economy”, “I approve of this message: Buy more stock”, “Vote for me”, “Read my lips: No new taxes.” It is a great stress reliever. Then do like my sister’s does and put them in a pile to save. When you paint, they make great edgers. At least you get some use. Paint smearers for political smearers. Sorry I’m so critical. I’ll just be glad when elections are over and things get back to somewhat normal.

Halloween is this weekend. I love to see all the little goblins who come to the door trick-or-treating. We’re very lucky to have a safe town for our little ones to go out and enjoy this holiday. Halloween is always on Oct. 31 and is also All Saints Day.

In my day the big thing was to go out and tip over someone’s outhouse or soap up the windows on Main Street. Getting free candy was a lot less then than now. It was almost as good as Christmas. We never got as much candy. Maybe a piece when your folks went to town once a week to buy groceries. I guess we didn’t know it was All Saints Day.

Buckle up and wear your helmets.

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