Subj : Int'l Pickles Week - 2
To   : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Wed May 14 2025 11:55:27

Hi Dave,

 RH> time. Saturday night banquet was steak (sort of, but not quite filet
 RH> minion, very tender) with mashed potatoes, green beans and cheesecake.

 DD> If I want a tender, flavourful, *inexpensive* steak I try to  find a
 DD> nice chuck-eye. Most service meat counters sell them for le$$ than
 DD> round steak. And they're so much better, waaaaaay more tender, etc.

That's probably what it was; they had to feed 100+/- people. The new
(since 2021, but I'd never met) president spoke and I got to meet him
afterwards. Turned out, he'd gone to NC State so he knew Wake Forest. I
invited him to visit any time he came to the Raleigh area.

 RH> Before the week end at Houghton, we'd spent several days visiting
 RH> Steve's mom and siblings in the Rochester area, camping at a former
 RH> country club and golf course. This week will be taken up with ham radio
 RH> events, then on to see our daughters and grand kids. I'll update all
 RH> from time to time.

 DD> I've an invitation to the 65th of my class from Shattuck/St.Mary's in
 DD> Faribault, MN. Parsed the list of class members and was both saddened
 DD> that there are only five of us above ground. And gladdened that I am
 DD> one of  those five.

I never got word of a high school 50th reunion but it was in the worst
of covid so probably never happened. Either that or info was sent to my
old home address and my brother didn't send it on to me. Don't know how
many of a class of 63 have passed away, know that several have.

Last night's meal was a catered one--buffet of roast beef, chicken,
broccoli, baby carrots, tossed salad, rolls, assorted fruit (almost golf
ball size grapes) and peach or pecan pie. I think they're planning left
overs for tonight; we were all well fed but there was a lot of food for
about 45 people. On to Hamvention tomorrow with another banquet on
Saturday when this group will be officially named "Club of the Year".

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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