2 YEARS AGO BINK AND I WERE WATCHING THE MEMORIAL DAY PARADE AND IT HIT ME......NOTHING WAS EVER DONE TO HONOR OUR HOMETOWN HERO , EDWARD SHANNON.  HE WAS KILLED IN WW1 AND JUST FELT SOMETHING SHOULD FINALLY BE DONE.  MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS NAMING THE BRIDGE AFTER HIM BUT THATS 50 YEARS OLD AND CRUMBLING UNDERNEATH.  WHILE ON A DAYTRIP WE TRAVELED ON AN HONORARY HIGHWAY AND THE LIGHT BULB WENT OFF.  I THANK VICKI GARINGER FOR SUPPLYING ALL THE MILITARY INFO WE NEEDED TO GIVE TO STEPHANIE.  I AM VERY PROUD TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT  NEXT MONTH THE SECTION OF ROAD FROM THE BRIDGE TO COLONEL JOHN KELLY WILL BE DESIGNATED THE HONORARY EDWARD SHANNON HIGHWAY.  I AM ATTACHING THE PROGRAM AND HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US.

19 MORE

 CAUGHT 19 TODAY BUT NONE PHOTO WORTHY.  LOTS OF SMALLMOUTHS IN THE 6 - 9 INCH RANGE AND FUN ON ULTRALIGHT GEAR.  LOTS OF WILDFLOWERS

55 MORE PERCY

 DIDN'T CATCH 63 LIKE LAST WEEK BUT I WAS TRYING......SNAGGED 55 TODAY.  MOST WERE SMALLYS AND LOTS IN THE 7 - 10 INCH RANGE.   LOTS OF FUN WITH AN ULTRALIGHT ROD.   ALL PICTURED EXCEPT FOR THE BLUEGILL WERE 13 INCHES OF MORE.  STUNNED TO CATCH ANOTHER BROWNY TODAY.  NEVER CAUGHT TROUT THIS LATE IN THE SEASON.  JOE PYE IS BLOOM TOO.   GREAT DAY IN THE OLD HOMETOWN.

63 PERCY

WHAT AN INCREDIBLE DAY IN THE CREEK !  SNAGGED 63 AND ALL OF THE FISH PICTURED WERE 13 - 17 INCHES.   THE MERGANZERS TRAIN THEIR LITTLE ONES IN THE SAME SPOT EVERY YEAR AND GOT TO WITNESS IT AGAIN.   THE PICKERAL I CAUGHT TODAY WERE KINDA SMALL IN THE 10 - 13 INCH RANGE.

ONLY 4 PERCY

 ANOTHER SUB PAR DAY FISHING AND JUST CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT AS IT WAS GORGEOUS TODAY.  BUT SOME BUDDIES IN THE CREEK

KEEPING ME COMPANY

MARY WISE

 SORRY TO SHARE THIS NEWS THAT MARY WISE PASSED AWAY.   DAUGHTER OF WELDON AND BETTY SWARTZ.    7/24/1955 - 6/6/2023.   SURVIVED BY SONS THOMAS , JEFFREY AND TERRY.  4 GRANDCHILDREN AND SIBLINGS...JAMES , WAYNE , DENNIS , BRENDA , KAYE , BARRY , EARL , DIXIE AND SCOTT.   PREDECEASED BY BROTHER HUGH.  PRAYERS GO OUT TO THE WHOLE FAMILY.

2023 MAZEPPA MEMORIAL DAY PARADE

 A BIT BEHIND ON THIS BUT PHOTOS FROM THE WORLD FAMOUS MAZEPPA MEMORIAL DAY PARADE. I AM SORRY NO PICTURES FROM THE CEREMONY AS WE HAD TO GET MY MOTHER IN LAW HOME AS SHE IS......101 !!!    ENJOY THE PICS...