Wild Game Dinner
The Boy Scout Troop 131 “Wild Game Feast” will be held on Saturday, November 1, 2025, at the Geneseo Moose Lodge. Serving will be from 4:30 to 7:00 p.m. Donations of $12 for ages 13 and over. Ages 4-12 is $6.00 per person. They will be serving Buffalo, Pheasant, Venison, Salmon, Turkey, and traditional Chicken. There will also be a silent auction with many nice items. We’ve been going to this event for quite some time and the food is always so good! You won’t go home hungry, that’s for sure. Besides it is a good money-maker event for the Scouts.
Block Party
This is an event you might want to start in your neighborhood. We recently had our 6th Dayton Valley View “Block Party.” Our housing addition is small. Not everyone was able to attend, but that’s to be expected. We all surrounded a nice fire in the center of our court and cooked hot dogs and brats. Everyone brought a dish to serve and drinks. It started at 4:30 p.m.
and ended around midnight. One of the neighbors had made an iron grill to use for the logs and fire. There was a big circle of lawn chairs and lots of stories were told. Flyers were sent out a few weeks in advance as a reminder of the event. Oh, and we had one unexpected guest. A raccoon!! All ‘n all, it was a great time!
AHS 65th Reunion
On the same day of the block party, Lorna and I attended my Alleman High School “65th Reunion from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Frank’s Pizza in Silvis, IL. It was a great time and thank goodness we all had nametags. We had 50 former classmates in attendance. We are all in the 83-age group and so many of us, including myself, talked of our “battle wounds” such as new knees, shoulder, hip, etc. Because many of us will not be around for a 70th reunion the majority of us voted to have the reunion every year. I would guess that more of our class are no longer with us. Still, it was really a fun time seeing and talking with former classmates.
When I Wasn’t Old
1) As an old Catholic, I can remember ladies had to wear some type of head covering when in church. Not so today.
2) The “Varsity” in Moline was “the” place to hang out when in our teens. It was located on 15 St. The other place was “Hoggy’s” Root Beer Stand on 7th St. & 19th Ave, Moline. Both places you would order on a speaker and a girl would bring out your order on a metal tray. One time some of us guys tossed a football around in the parking lot. Hoggy came out and told us to leave, which we did.
3) Drag racing on city streets happened a lot. The police took a dim view of it. I raced my ’54 Willys a few times, but it had a pretty lame 6 cyl. engine. It had a stick shift on the column. They stopped making Willys cars after 1955. For a while they were made in Brazil.
4) Before I had a car, I had a Mo-Ped sold through Sears. Its top speed was 36 mph. Two of my friends also had Mo-Peds. We used to drive a lot of country roads in Henry County. One time I got hit by a guy in a big Buick. I was lucky I didn’t get hurt very badly.
5) I used to go to a lot of Bear games. Some were played at Wrigley Field. At that time, you could actually stand outside the Bear’s locker room. There was no such thing as high fives, but sometimes some of the players would shake your hand. One time I got to shake both Dick Butkus and Gale Sayers hands. I remember we paid $8.00 for a ticket. We had lousy seats and could only see 3/4th of the field. Soldier Field was “so” much better. I miss going to the games, but the old body says nope. I hope ‘da Bears move to Arlington Heights, IL. Of course, we downs-staters will have to help pay for it. I was once in the dome stadium in St. Louis and it was nice. Good win Sunday over the Saints. Now 4-2. The next two games are on the road.
Humor
How do you know Dorthy of the Wizard of Oz was a good actress? Ans: Because she brought the house down! What do windows do when a big gust of wind comes? Ans: They shutter!
Quote of the Week
“We shall tax and tax, and spend and spend, and elect and elect.”
- Harry L. Hopkins