Hometown News • Thursday, September 10, 2020 • Page 3
“The Good Old Days” -By Tom Kuehne Little Things We forget some of the insignificant items that were very common in the past. Sometimes these little things were part of our life not so long ago. It’s July. We have to go to town to drop off the eggs at the Produce, pick up 100 pounds of soybean meal, a salt block, some mower sections and groceries. Since the trips to town were well planned to use the least amount of time, dad had to go to the Produce and the Implement and mom went to the grocery store. Since you as a young fellow could help with the grocery carrying, you had to go with mom. She needed help, because today she needed canning salt, sugar and flour. You notice a smell as soon as you get in the store. It’s not a bad smell, it is just a different musty smell. As you follow mom down the first isle, you notice the smell of baked goods, but as you get to the end of the first isle you get to the meat counter and a very noticeable pleasant smell of smoked meat. Coming up the next isle, there is a really strong coffee smell coming from the coffee grinder. You casually look up and see the ceiling about 16 feet up, made of shaped metal tiles painted white, with black lighting fixtures hanging down. There were lots of small black spots on the ceiling and light bulbs and lots of flies either resting or circling around. When we came to the check-out counter there were fly strips
partially filled with flies that had made the mistake of flying too low. Dad’s back and the groceries are loaded in the pickup box. Smells fresh and pleasant outside – Glad that job is done. Now for the dusty ride on the dirt road going home. Most of the kids, especially the boys had lower legs that showed various scabs and black marks. These were primarily caused by our legs coming in contact with steps, sticks, farm machinery and the foot peddles on our bicycles. Most of them could have been avoided if we had slowed down just a little bit, giving us a moment to think before we acted. This injury, however, caused our memory to make us remember previous pain and how to avoid it in the future. Small parts of growing up must be experienced in order to be appreciated. The most common toy that a boy had was a cap pistol. It sometimes was too time consuming to try to get the caps to explode, so a verbal bang would work just as well. We could shoot those “bad guys”, who were just our neighbor kids, take the guns to school, even to grandma’s house, but nobody was injured except when the hammer came down to strike a cap and hit the skin between your thumb and forefinger instead. The more powerful cap guns would cause a blood blister to appear from this injury. When we grew older, we discovered that if you found two bolts of equal size and thread and a burr that would fit both bolts, you could create a weapon. We would just start to thread the burr on one bolt, put a couple of caps inside the burr, put the other bolt on the other side of the burr, turn tight and drop it upright on cement, there would be a sizable bang. Once in a while the explosion would occur while tightening the bolts, causing
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BREAKFAST: Tues.-Fri. 7-10 a.m.: Eggs, meat, pancakes, French toast, pancakes, toast, biscuits & gravy, & beverage. Mon., Sept. 14: Liver & onions, parsley potatoes, vegetable, dessert. Tues., Sept. 15: Pork loin, mashed potatoes, gravy, vegetable, dessert. Wed., Sept. 16: Corn dog, fries, vegetable, dessert. Thurs., Sept. 17: Hamburger/bun, tater tots, vegetable, dessert. Fri., Sept. 18: BBQ spare ribs, au-gratin potatoes, vegetable, dessert. Bread, milk and coffee served with each meal. Call a day before. 320-573-4435
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Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Night Night Night 1/4 Chicken BBQ Ribs Fish with Fries with Fries with Fries $ $ $ 4.95 6.95 5.95 Bar Hours: Tues.-Thurs.: 4-9 PM; Fri.-Sat.: 11 AM-11 PM Sun.: 11 AM-10 PM
In the Dining Room
WEDNESDAYS
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Mon., Sept. 14: Hamburger gravy, mashed potatoes. Tues., Sept. 15: Sausage & peppers. Wed., Sept. 16: Sloppy Joe Thurs., Sept. 17: Chicken breast. Fri., Sept. 18: Tuna hot dish. Dessert, milk and coffee served with each meal.
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Nightly Specials
Dine In Only - With Beverage Purchase
Monday: (5-9 pm) $3 Build a Burger Mayo, Lettuce, Tomato, Onions (raw/fried),
Mushrooms, Jalapenos, Sauerkraut, Cheese (Swiss, American, Pepper Jack) Toppings 50¢ each; Bacon 50¢ Slice
Tuesday: (5-9 pm) Choice of: 3 Chicken Strips w/Toast & Fries $7.50 6 Drummies w/Toast & Fries 7.50 $
Lunch Specials: 11 AM-1 PM
Fri., Sept. 11: Cheeseburger w/Chili or Fries Mon., Sept. 14: Sloppy Joe w/Chips Tues., Sept. 15: Baked Chicken & Dressing Dinner Wed., Sept. 16: Pork Roast Dinner Thurs., Sept. 17: Liver & Onions Fri., Sept. 18: Cheeseburger w/Chili or Fries
Walleye Wednesday: (5-9:30 pm) Choice of: Walleye Fingers w/Chips $8.50 7 oz. Walleye Fillet w/Chips $9.00
Thursday Wraps: (5-9 pm) Choice of: Grilled Chicken $9.00; Crispy Chicken $8.50;
Buffalo Chicken $8.50; Taco $8.50; Philly Steak $8.50
Friday: (5-9 pm) STEAK NIGHT • 6 oz. Steak $7.50
• 6 oz. Butter/Garlic Steak $8.25 Add 3 Shrimp to Steak Specials for $3.00 • 6 Shrimp $9.00 Served with Coleslaw, Toast & Choice of Potato Salad, French Fries or Baked Potato
Saturday: (4-8 pm) 1/4 lb. Hamburger $2.50 Toppings 50¢ each; Bacon 50¢ Slice
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MONDAY 5-9 PM
Taco Bar 6.95 $
w/Beverage Purchase
Irish Italian Spaghetti 7.95
with a New Bar Menu!
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WEDNESDAY • 5-9 PM
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a big surprise. This made the game more exciting. Clothing and hardware stores were closed on Sunday. The day was recognized as a day of rest and recollection. Now days there are many stores open on Sunday, to help create enough revenue to allow them to compete with the online stores. Catalog shopping was the form of online shopping in our day. Not only did they offer new styles, but they were shown on very attractive people. The older catalogs prevented us from the need to stock up on 6 months of toilet paper. Even the shiny sheets worked well after rolling and
With Dinner Salad & Breadsticks TUESDAY: 5-9 PM
Burger Night $3.00 w/Beverage Purchase
WEDNESDAY: 11-9 PM
5 Baskets
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Your Choice: Shrimp Basket,
Angus Slider Basket, 1/4 Chicken Basket, 1-1/2 lb. Wings, Nachos or Quesadillas
w/Beverage Purchase Specials to go $1.00 charge THURSDAY: 5-9 PM
Includes Salad Bar & Choice of Potato
Chicken & Ribs 11.95 8 oz. Ground Sirloin $10.50 $
FRIDAY: 5-9 PM
Includes Salad Bar & Choice of Potato
Teriyaki Chicken over Rice Pilaf $10.95 Deep Fried Cod $10.95 Shrimp or Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo w/Breadsticks $10.95 SATURDAY: 5-9 PM
Includes Salad Bar & Choice of Potato
Prime Rib $18.95 Ribs $13.95 Deep Fried Walleye $13.95 Raspberry Chicken, Wild Rice, Breadsticks $10.95 SUNDAY: 3-9 PM
Includes Salad Bar & Choice of Potato
Ribeye $18.95 1/2 Chicken $9.50 1/4 Chicken $7.50
HOURS Mon.-Thurs. 11 AM-11 PM Fri.-Sat.: 11 AM-1 AM Sun.: 11 AM-11 PM OFF SALE: Mon.-Fri. 11 AM-10 PM Sat.: 10 AM-10 PM Sun.: 11 AM-6 PM
NOON LUNCH SPECIALS Fri., Sept. 11: Hot Beef Sandwich Sat., Sept. 12: Kraut Burger Sun., Sept. 13: Sunny Side Up Burger Mon., Sept. 14: SW Chicken Salad Tues., Sept. 15: Meatloaf Dinner Wed., Sept. 16: $5 Baskets Thurs., Sept. 17: BBQ Ribs
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Any Adult Beverages for all Vikings Touchdowns & Field Goals!
Come watch on our 8 Big Screen TVs! OFF-SALE SPECIALS Busch $17.29 24 pk. Reg. or Light • Cans or Bottles
E&J Brandy 1.75 Liter $17.79
