It’s the watermelon season. Villagers have enjoyed lots of melon this year. One of the reasons has been R.N. Mary’s trips to see her family living in Omaha. On each excursion she visits a place I bet you never heard of, Honey Creek, Iowa. From there she brings back large watermelons weighing as much as 50 pounds. And they are free. Rick West planted 425 hills of watermelon at Honey Creek with five plants on each hill and he gives 90 percent away. He’s a machinist for the Union Pacific Railway by day and works long hours at night and weekends on his watermelon patch which must be a big one.We have two new part-time employees who will fill in when needed. Bernice Sandbulte and Marty Leuthold are the familiar faces we see following current workers around learning the duties here at the Village.The unusual celebration of the day has been National Tie Day. Observance included everyone wearing a tie plus ties being wrapped around our pumpkins at the table.Old friends stopping in for a visit were Gene and Barbara Sikkink. They were anxious to return to their home in Arizona following a stay in Alaska helping others. Gene played the piano and Barbara sang for us. We then realized how much we’ve missed their weekly concerts.Pastor Berg’s Bible study has been on the life of Apostle Paul. Merv Warner’s have been visiting Alice and Carolyn. The Warner’s are Larchwood residents soon to become snowbirds in Arizona. Erma’s daughter Carolyn and her family came from Stillwater for the weekend. They were on hand to celebrate Erma’s birthday and Gail Nelson’s wedding. Erma served krumkaka and ice cream for her birthday treat and treat it was. My fortune cookie read "Checking into a hotel, Ole asked if they take children?" The clerk replied "No, only Visa and American Express."I’ll keep you posted.
