Oberon Oracles: August 31, 2020

Johnny Grann started football practice on Monday, Aug. 10.

Bobbi and Lacey Grann competed in NDRA Rodeo in Carson last Saturday.

The high school fall rodeo season has started. Johnny Grann competed in the tie-down roping and the team roping in Mandan last Saturday and Sunday. John and Donna were spectators and Ben Grann judged the two-day event.

This week: Nadley Buehler visited Breana and Michael Pacheco in Watford City last week. While there, they toured the school where Breana works, the Roughrider Center and the Teddy Roosevelt Park. They also visited Kris Pacheco.

Hunter and Nadley attended the Lorie Line concert Friday evening in Maddock.

James and Irene Thompson and granddaughter, Maddie from La Junta, Colo., camped at their farm in Twin Trees Township Sunday through Wednesday. John and Donna Grann and family visited and had supper at their camp Tuesday evening.

The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets had their first football game Friday evening in New Rockford. Glad to have sports going on again.

Joe Schmid of Fargo, was home to see his parents, Howard and Helen for the weekend.

Jakob Schmid and Alison Widmer were home for the weekend.

Howard, Helen, Joe, Doug, Tom, JD and Jakob Schmid went to Harriman’s in Maddock for supper Saturday evening.

Monday, Lester Roberts took Midge Quam and Helen Ridley to Whitehorse Hill and a tour of the Ft. Totten area.

Lester, Lezlee Thorson, Lester’s niece, Debbie Olson and her husband Scott of Lincoln, Neb., gathered at Roger Roberts’ residence for a visit Wednesday.

Lester, Midge Quam and Lezlee Thorson went to Old Highway 81 restaurant in Minnewaukan for supper Thursday evening.

Saturday, Lester went out to Lezlee’s lake lot and also enjoyed seeing his grandson, Ryan Thorson and his wife, Megan and their son, Aiden. Lester and Aiden had fun with a water pistol fight.

Sunday, Lester had a phone visit with Chad Getscher.

Doris Griffin was surprised by the banty chickens. She found that one banty had hatched one chick, one had five, one had six, one had eight and one had 10. This usually happens in the spring and not at this time of the year.

Doris took produce to Farmers Market in Sheyenne this week. She said that a lot more goes on at Farmers Market than just selling produce. There is visiting, recipe exchange and solving the world’s worst problems.

Dave, Linda, Melodie, Kennedee and McKenzee Madson and Paul and Carrie Prince left for Ranchester, Wyoming on Wednesday, August 12 to visit Stacy Madson. Paul and Carrie stayed at Stacy’s Wednesday and Thursday nights and then went on to Colorado Friday morning to visit Carrie’s daughter, Becki and her family, Ruben, Andrew and Elias. They returned home on Monday.

Dave and Linda enjoyed seeing their granddaughter, Haley Madson and grandson, Nate Madson and his girlfriend, Bailey as well as step-granddaughter, Kelsie Dellos and her boyfriend, Drew Druckenmiller and step-grandson, Buddy Dellos and his wife Jodie and her son Braxton.

While in Wyoming, Kennedee and McKenzee swam in the reservoir at Stacy’s, had a ride on the 4-wheeler and also swam in a mountain lake. The mountain lake was very cold so it was a short swim. We also enjoyed lunch at Bear Lodge. It was much cooler in the mountains. It was 99 degrees in Sheridan and 75 degrees on the mountain.

There is a burn ban in Wyoming as it is so very dry. About the only green grass you see is the yards that have been watered. Those lawns attract rattlesnakes.

The Madsons returned home on Tuesday.

A Thought to Remember: If you want to feel rich, just count all the things money can’t buy.