Kettle River news

The Ma & Pa Kettle Days committee will be working on future events in October, November and December. We will need volunteers to help. The first event will be a 5 p.m. Halloween party on Oct. 31 at the Veterans Building. There will be hot dogs, chips and beverages and a grand march of costumes following the supper.

Trunk-or-Treat will be available in the parking lot for anyone who would like to participate.

The second event is planned for bingo on Nov. 13 at the Kettle River Senior Center. So mark that on your calendar.

The Kettle River American Legion Post 360 rifle drawing is 9 a.m. Nov. 4 at the Tower Tap in Kettle River. First prize: Winchester XPR .30-06 with scope or $500 cash; second prize: Henry lever action .22 caliber rifle or $250 cash; third prize: Iver Johnson 12 gauge pump action shotgun or $200 cash; fourth prize: Bushnell game camera or $150 cash.

It is important that all voters are registered to vote; make sure you vote for the best person you think will fit that position. It is often the case that those who didn’t vote are the first to complain about the results. If you don’t vote, don’t complain.

Snow parking in the city of Kettle River begins Nov. 15. There is no parking on any city street from midnight to 8 a.m. until April 15. The idea is to allow for more efficiency in snow plowing.

Come to the next Kettle River city council meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15 at the council room.

Quilting at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church is 9 a.m. Wednesdays. Donations of new cotton fabric are appreciated. Items for donation can be brought to the church during our quilting time or brought to me.

When my youngest sister was about 3 years old, we had a nasty neighbor living next door on the second floor. My sister accidentally walked into the yard and the nasty neighbor poured a large bucket of water on her from the second floor.

She had to have had it ready and was just watching for the right time. There was an apple tree on the property line, we thought it was our tree. She did not own the building and was only renting, but claimed it was her tree.

After the water incident, the 10 kids in the neighborhood — all around the same age, between about 10 and 14 — took revenge as only children that age knew how. We threw all the bruised apples that were on the ground up onto her porch. Between the obnoxious neighbor on the north and this nasty neighbor on the south, we kids acted as most kids would do to irritate these two neighbors. Sometimes we were able to irritate both of them at the same time.

Trick or treat.