Andrew Sigwalt
This young fellow will be the guest speaker at the March meeting of the Geneseo Izaak Walton League. He will talk about fly fishing and especially for smallmouth bass on the Green River. He makes his own lures, too! The meeting is open to both members and non-members. It will be held in the Ikes Lodge, one mile north of Geneseo, off Rt. 82. It starts at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 13, 2023. Refreshments will be served.
Joke
Reasons I like being a guy. 1) The bathroom lines are always shorter.
2) You can open your own bottled water (unless it’s at a certain table for Kiwanis meetings). 3) A three-day fishing trip requires one suit case. 4) Phone conversations are over in thirty seconds. 5) Just your billfold, not a bag full of 10 dozen items.
Ice Fishing Kaput
The first thing to melt is ice around the shore edges. That is another reason to hang it up for ice fishing this season. I didn’t get out as much this past winter. I do know I’ll be ready for soft water fishing this spring.
Belgium Names
We’ve been over to the “old country” a couple of times. I have a cousin, Anny Dauw, and her husband, Roland, who live in Brugge. Beautiful city! Anyway, Roland is interested in the origin of names. There are lots of Belgian-Americans in Moline, East Moline and, of course, Henry County. The following are just a few Belgium last names that are on a list and what they mean in English. DeKezel: Meaning: “The Pebble.” VandeVoorde: Meaning: “From the ford to cross a stream or someone who lives near a stream.” VanHoutte: Meaning: From wood and carpenter.” VanAcker: Meaning: “From Field” and possibly a “farmer.” VanHyfte: Meaning “From the village of Loochristi, which is near the city, Ghent. The word, “Van,” means “from” and “De” means “the.” Dauw: Meaning: “highly intelligent, very handsome, great fisherman, envied worldwide and extremely modest!”
Deer Me
Close call after last Tuesday’s Kiwanis meeting. Driving on Wolf Road, not too far from Dale Kiser’s place, two does took their time crossing from south to north. I rolled down my window and said, “Ladies, I hope I’m not interfering!”
What is it?
On Monday, February 27th, I was guest speaker for the Henry County Genealogy Society held in the Kiwanee Library. My presentation was on WW1. One member, Dick Wells, could not attend the meeting, but he sent along a strange looking iron pole. It had 4 twisted iron loops leading down to an auger. He gave me the object as he had two other identical ones. The object is a WW1 pole to hold barbed wire (see photo). There would be thousands of these poles to hold long lines of barbed wire to keep the enemy from entering our trench lines of defense. So, how did the soldiers get the poles in the ground? A soldier would take his bayonet, slide it through one of the four twisted holes and turn the auger into the ground. This would be done at night. Hopefully the deed was quickly done and without the Hun’s machine gun to participate!
A “Dan D Poem”
It is fun to read a good book,
going to the Geneseo library, is a good place to look;
So many adventures are there to find, the local librarians are helpful and kind;
They also have guest speakers, from time to time,
And you can learn a lot, without spending a dime;
In ending, set your phone aside, and learn many things from a book,
because the library is a good place to look;
Hunting Humor
Dale Doubler was hunting in the Wyoming wilderness when he met a fellow named Grant Hatch. Dale said, “Thank God, I’ve met you. I’ve been lost for hours! Grant said, “That’s nothing, I’ve been lost for days. “
What do you get when you cross a hunting dog with a telephone? A golden receiver. A hunter friend of mine likes to hunt big game in Oregon. The only problem is he drinks too much booze. He even drinks a beer or two while hunting. I think he may be an elkholic.