It was an old, old, old, old lady And a boy that was half past three;

And the way that they played together Was beautiful to see.

She couldn’t go romping and jumping, And the boy no more could he; For he was a thin little fellow

With a thin little twisted knee.

They sat in the yellow sunlight Out under the maple tree;

And the game they played I’ll tell you, Just as it was told to me.

It was hide-and-go-seek they were playing, Though you’d never have known it to be—

With an old, old, old, old lady, And a boy with a twisted knee.

“You are in the china closet!” He would laugh and cry with glee—

It wasn’t the china closet,

But he still had Two and Three.

“You are up in Papa’s big bedroom, In the chest with the queer old key!”

And she said, “You are warm and warmer; But you’re not quite right,” said she.

“It can’t be the little cupboard Where Mama’s things used to be—

So it must be in the clothespress, Gran’ma!” And he found her with his Three.

Then she covered her face with her fingers That were wrinkled and white and wee,

And she guessed where the boy was hiding With a One and a Two and a Three.

And they never had stirred from their places Right under the maple tree— This old, old, old, old lady,

And the boy with the lame little knee— This dear, dear, dear, old lady

And the boy who was half past three.

One, Two, Three ~~Henry Cuyler Bunner

SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS

1 Jerry Berg

1 Dick DeFlieger

3 Roger Espenson

3 Tom Turner

3 VaLane Tyler

4 Joyce Cordes

4 Richard Jorgenson

7 Jean Owens

9 Clyde Eggum

9 Barb Flicek

9 Hollis Matti

11 Cheryl Nesseth

11 Geraldine Yliniemi

13 Joseph Smith

13 Dolores Roberts

15 Lois Turner

17 Sharon Pechacek

19 Karen Zimmerman

22 Marie Baumgartner

22 Marmie Gillard

22 Allan Organ

25 David Baker

25 Audrey Vold

28 Doris Flom

29 Larry Buchta

30 Larry Madsen

2 Diane & Mick McCorkell

5 Dorothy & William Yocum

12 Linda & David Vrieze

16 Joyce & Odean Floren

17 Sharon & John Pechacek

19 Kay & Dean Wright

23 Kari & Larry Flom

26 Roberta & Harland Kasa

30 Judy & Joseph Smith

G O L D E N L I F E S T Y L E S S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 5

** If at first I don’t succeed, there is always

next year.

** I shall always decide not to decide, unless of

course I decide to change my mind.

** I shall always begin, start, initiate, take the

first step, and/or write the first word, when I

get around to it.

** I will never put off tomorrow, what I can for-

get about forever.

PROCRASTINATOR’S CREED

** I believe that if anything is worth doing, it

would have been done already.

** I shall never rush into a job without a life-

time of consideration.

** I shall never move quickly, except to avoid

more work or find excuses.

** I shall meet all of my deadlines directly in

proportion to the amount of bodily injury I

could expect to receive from missing them.

SEPTEMBER ANNIVERSARIES

It’s a funny thing that when a man hasn’t anything on earth to worry about, he goes off and gets married. ~~Robert Frost

This was written by an 83 year old… hope-

fully, the rest of us will start before 83 or

have already started.

Dear Friend,

I’m reading more and dusting less.

I’m sitting in the yard and admiring the view

without fussing about the weeds in the gar-

den.

I’m spending more time with my family and

friends and less time working.

I’m not ‘saving’ anything; we use our good china and crystal for every special event; such as losing a pound, getting the sink un-

stopped, or the first Amaryllis blossom. I’m not saving my good perfume for special

parties, but wearing it for clerks in the hard-

ware store and tellers at the bank.

I’m trying very hard not to put off, hold back, or save anything that would add

laughter and luster to our lives.

‘Someday and one of these days’ are losing their grip on my vocabulary. If there is an activity worth seeing or hearing or doing, I

want to see and hear and do it now.

I wear my good blazer to the market. My theory is if I look prosperous, I can shell out

$28.49 for one small bag of groceries.

Whenever possible, life should be a pattern of experiences to savor, not to endure. I’m

trying to recognize (Continued on the next page)

1. No man knows his

true character until he

has run out of gas

bought on time and

raised an adolescent.

2. Living on earth

may be expensive but

it includes a free trip

around the sun.

NOODLE DOODLES Each frame stands for a well-known saying, person, place or thing. Answers are in the box next to the puzzles.

QUOTEFALLS: Fit the letters in each vertical column into the squares directly below them to form words reading across only. The letters do not necessarily go in the same order in which they are given. Each

given letter will be used once. A black square indicates the end of a word. Words starting at the end of a line may continue in the next line. The completed quotations are on the right side.

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1)GOOD ENOUGH

ALMOST GOOD ENOUGH

ENOUGH

WELL ENOUGH

2) _____ TRAVEL

1. Leave well enough alone

2. Space travel

3. Headline news

4. Inside job

5. More to it than meets the eye

6. Backfield in motion

E I A G O D E D E A E E B E E A I L B

I N C L P E N S I A H F H S M N T R I

P E R U O N S T R T R U T Y T I

V N X U N V U

C M A A G A E D B A N G A D H A E S C E C E A A A

D O E N I K N O I L U H E S O L N U E I M H O N N

T F R S N T W O H H T O R R U N T R O

R U S S I T S T N U T

3)

NEWS

4)

SIJOBDE

5) MORE IT IT

THANI

6) MOTDLEIFION

MINNESOTA STATE FAIR: Thursday, September 3, 8:00—6:00. Cost is $34 for adults

over 65 and $40 for those under, including motorcoach transportation and admission to

the fair. Limited space, so call right away.

JACKPOT JUNCTION, MORTON: Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept 8 and 9. Reservation

form is on the flyer. Cost is $58, including, transportation and hotel room. Newly ex-

panded casino give $50 on players card and senior perks.

WEDDING SINGER: OLD LOG THEATER: Wednesday, November 18.

SISTER ACT: CHANHASSEN DINNER THEATER: Wed, Dec 2, luncheon performance.

APOSTLE ISLANDS AND BAYFIELD, WISCONSIN, including Madeline Island: Septem-

ber 21,22,23. Los of interesting sightseeing, great meals, deluxe accommodations st the

scenic Chequamegon Hotel in Ashland. There’s a tour of Bayfield and the Wood Carvers

Museum, ride the ferry to Madeline island for a tour and browsing.

HOSTFEST, MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA; October 1-4.

CHRISTMAS AT NASHVILLE: November 18-23. This deluxe tour includes a three night

stay at the Opryland Hotel, performance at the Gran Ole opry, ride on the Delta River flat-

boat, tour of Nashville, two great Christmas shows, and much more.

FUN & TRAVEL HIGHLIGHTS DAY TRIPS

OVERNIGHT TOURS

(continued from page 2)

these moments now and cher-

ish them.

I’m not sure what others would’ve done had they known

they wouldn’t be here for the tomorrow that we all take for granted. I think they would

have called family members and a few close friends. They

might have called a few former friends to apologize and mend fences for past squabbles. I

like to think they would have gone out for a Chinese dinner

or for whatever their favorite food was. I’m guessing: I’ll

never know.

It’s those little things left un-done that would make me an-gry if I knew my hours were

limited. Angry because I had-n’t written certain letters that I

intended to write one of these

days.

I don’t believe in Miracles. I

rely on them.

Life may not be the party we

hoped for, but while we are

here we might as well dance.

Today was the absolute worst day ever

And don’t try to convince me that

There’s something good in every day

Because, when you take a closer look,

This world is a pretty evil place.

Even if

Some goodness does shine through once in a while

Satisfaction and happiness don’t last.

And it’s not true that

It’s all in the mind and heart

Because

True happiness can be obtained

Only if one’s surroundings are good

It’s not true that good exists

I’m sure you can agree that

The reality

Creates

My attitude

It’s all beyond my control

And you’ll never in a million years hear me say that

Today was a good day.

Now read from bottom to top.

Thank you to Jess for sending this to me!!

GOLDEN LIFESTYLES PAGE 3

Grandparents Day, September 13th.

Nobody can do for little children what grandpar-

ents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust

over the lives of little children.

Grandchildren are God’s way of compensating us

for growing old.

SYMPATHY We would like to express our deepest sympathy to the families and friends of

Bev Peterson, Allen Wendler, and Rose Wichser who was 104 years old.

Schools will be opening

after Labor Day so

remember to watch out

for the kids.

FARMERS STATE BANK

181 MAIN ST

PO BOX 245

WEST CONCOR MN 55985-0245

Phone: 507-527-2236

Fax: 507-527-2164

Web: www.fsbmn.com

SEPT 3 Social Coffee Day

West Concord

Dennison Karen & Dale Schuette hosting

SEPT 3 MINNESOTA STATE FAIR

SEPT 5 LABOR DAY WEEKEND

DRIVE-UP IN DENNISON WILL BE CLOSED

SEPT 7 LABOR DAY

BANKS WILL BE CLOSED

SEPT 8 & 9 Jackpot Junction

SEPT 21, 22, 23 Apostle Islands and Bayfield, Wisconsin

Oct 1-4 Hostfest, Minot North Dakota

OCT 2 Coffee Day

NOV 18-23 Christmas in Nashville

NOV 18 Old Log Theater

DEC 2 Chanhassen Dinner Theater

Happy Wanderers Club

COMING EVENTS