Oberon Oracles: August 2, 2021

Tuesday, Lester Roberts was visited by his sisters, Marlene Miller, Jean Olson and Delores Stack, his brother Roger, and his nephew, Scott Miller.

Marlene, Delores and Scott visited Lester again on Thursday.

Lester enjoyed visiting and supper with Arnold and Naomi Johnson and their family at their farm in Sheyenne on Friday.

Doris Griffin has a mystery in her barnyard. One guinea hen nested in the tall grass. When the hen left her nest for a sip of water and some food, Doris counted at least 44 eggs. Usually, two hens tend a nest, but this one was alone. The hen sat on her nest for two weeks and when Doris checked the nest, the hen has vanished, but the eggs were still all there. Two days later, Doris checked the nest and all the eggs were gone, but two. Next check, those two were also gone. The mystery is what happened to the hen? What took the eggs, without seemingly breaking any, as there is no evidence of shells or yolk anywhere? Skunks and raccoons leave a mess when they raid a nest. Anybody have any idea what could have taken the eggs?

Howard and Helen Schmid spent two days in Bismarck. Helen’s brother, DeLanis Thomas, who passed away in December, was buried at the Veteran’s Cemetery in Mandan.

Howard and Helen also visited with Carolyn Geston at her home in Bismarck.

Monday, Charlotte Simon and the other members of the Association of Carefree Teachers held their July meeting at the home of Jim and Tish Gilbertson. The group toured Jim’s wonderful collection of antiques.

Randy and Charlotte attended Jaxon Simon’s baseball game on Tuesday. The New Rockford team played against Carrington.

Charlotte went to the Frost Fire production of “The Marvelous Wonderettes” in Walhalla on Wednesday.

Friday, Charlotte traveled to Fargo to visit her sister, Valerie Heggeness and some friends. On the way home, Charlotte stopped by to see Heidi and Carson Thompson in Grand Forks.

Saturday night, Randy and Charlotte had supper at Harriman’s with Mandy and Garrett Becker, and their daughter, Millie.

Sunday, Paul and Carrie Prince served a delicious meal to Linda, Melodie and Kennedee Madson and Bob, and Mr. Syl Brown. The group had a project to get done at the Prince home.

The Regional Legion Baseball Tournament was held in Jamestown Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. It was a hot three days for Johnny Grann and the Sheyenne/New Rockford Black Sox. Johnny’s family enjoyed going to Jamestown and taking in the games.

John and Donna Grann went to the State Fair in Minot on Friday and attended the Lynyrd Skynyrd concert.

Brittany Grann and Johnny Grann competed in the rodeos in Maddock and Fort Totten over the weekend.

Words to Live By: Men are not masters of this planet…only guests.