Galva Lions

Okay, so last Valentine’s Day Lorna and I celebrated our engagement anniversary at the Galva Lions Valentine’s Dinner at the VFW. It was a good time.
It just so happened the Galva Lions had a public steak dinners with all the trimmings on Wednesday, July 24th. That is the date of our wedding anniversary so why not celebrate the occasion in Galva’s Veterans Park. The ribeyes, sweet corn, baked beans, etc. were excellent and for only $10.00 per person. It was nice chanting with some of the Galva folks.

Geneseo Ikes Fish Fry

A quick reminder that the Geneseo Izaak Walton League will host their fish fry on Saturday, August 3, 2024, beginning at 6 p.m. in the lodge. All members and guests are invited. Bring a covered dish and drink. The food’s great and it’s a nice event.

Geneseo Ducks Unlimited Annual Banquet

This will be their 44th banquet event held on Saturday, September 21, 2024. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. with dinner served at 6 p.m. It will be held at the Best Western Inn, 315 Canal St., Annawan, IL. We’ve been to this event and it is awesome. Great food, raffles, live auction, new firearms, and a female-black lab puppy (13 weeks old). Seating is limited so no tickets sold at the door.
Register by Sept 9th. For a registration form or more info contact Dale “Double Barrel” Doubler, PO Box 142, Cambridge, IL 61238. Tickets are reasonable so get your reservation(s) in soon.

Eiffel Tower Dog Fight

Years ago, when I was in Paris for the first time, a cab driver told us sailors that in WW2 an American pilot in his P-51 Mustang chased a German pilot in his Bf-109 fighter “under” the Eiffel Tower. I didn’t think much of it back then, but since I looked it up on the internet I discovered it really did happen in 1944.
William Overstreet Jr. was the American pilot and after both fighters cleared the ‘tower, Overstreet turned on his guns shooting down the German plane after a long dog fight.
Can you imagine way back when if you were standing under the tower and you saw two planes heading for the Eiffel Tower?
If you get over to Paris it is a must to see the famous landmark. Go to the top tier for a great view of Paris. It is especially beautiful at night when it’s all lit up. Of course, there are a thousand and one things to see while there.
As a side note, Lorna and I were in Paris on Bastille Day in 2007. We were going to the top, but armed soldiers did not let people on the elevator. Maybe afraid of terrorists? I’d love to go there one more time, but it ‘taint going to happen. Oh, well, “Vivi la France!”

Austria 1964 Winter Olympics

When I was in the Navy I had a chance to visit Austria and Germany. It was in January, 1964, and the first stop was in Innsbruck and they were getting ready for hosting the winter Olympics. The new ice skating rink was completed.

I never put on a pair of ice skates, but I had to try it. I fell down constantly. The only other person on the rink was a young Austrian lady. She helped me more than once. She was pretty so I think I took a few “extra” falls. Anyway, I finally turned in the skates and left very humble.
I often wondered if the young lady was one of the 83 Austrian athletes that participated in the ’64 Olympics? Guess I’ll never know!

Olympic Ceremonies

Wow, what an awesome job the French did on the opening ceremonies in Paris. It was a great event even though Mother Nature got carried away with all the rain. I guess she didn’t get the memo!!
A side note: Singer Celine Dion “knocked ‘em dead” with her singing. Anyway, we’ll be wishing the best for our favorites, United Sates, Belgium, Canada, Israel, France, Mexico and Ukraine.

Lorna

I’d like to say her back problems have gotten better, but unfortunately, not so! The doctor said it is just going to take time to heal. There sure are a lot of folks who have back problems. It’s especially tough on older folks.

This is “Jeopardy”

If you are a fan of the popular TV show, Jeopardy, and especially, Alex Trebek, then head over to your friendly post office. The new “Forever” stamps, in sheet form of 20 stamps, honor Alex Trebek. He passed away in 2020.

Postal Humor

Dale Collis stopped at the Galva Post Office to mail 50 letters and so he bought 50 stamps. The postal clerk handed Dale the stamps. Dale said, “Geez, do I have to stick all these on myself? The clerk said, “No. You stick them on the envelopes.
Jan Weber took her parcel to mail at the Geneseo post office. She had postage on it, but the parcel was still too heavy and the clerk said it needed more postage. She thought to herself, “Yeah, like that’s going to make it lighter!”

Quote of the Week

“Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it the most, like it least.”

Samuel Johnson