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August 2007
6 posts
OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD
a collection of stories by Barney Brunelle 1. THE BUCK Our twelve year old dog died—he was a good dog. 2 THE BRUNELLE GIRLS 300 years of Les Fille Brunelle in North America 3 TIME - TIME TO GO TO WORK My entry into the job market, I got canned 4 A DAY IN THE LIFE Bev’s one day diary, Oct. 1958- Got Milk? 5 I’M NOT ALWAYS RIGHT (But Never in Doubt) ...
Aug 22nd
THE BUCK
THE  BUCKJan 4, l983       Oct 16, 1995             You knew that one day it would happen, but you didn’t know what day or how.  For the last couple of years every time I bought dog food for the Buck, I would wonder if it would come out even or would there be two, five, maybe six cans left.  Since his last, and final jaunt to California, he’s been strictly on Senior Cycle.  I used to...
Aug 22nd
GOLD MINE: IN OUR DREAMS
Do you remember? There’s a Gold Mine in the Sky —Far Away We will find it, you and I, some sweet day… Another one of those golden oldies that will require that I trek to Barnes and Noble to find out the words, when it was written, etc. etc. I believe it was Bing Crosby, and later, Pat Boone, that were the...
Aug 22nd
BILL: MY FRIEND BILL
            Forty years ago this August, Bill Grismer and Norma Stralovich were married at Kellogg, Idaho, Norma’s home town.  I was a member of the wedding party.  I can’t remember exactly what my assigned duties were, but they probably consisted of ushering people to the pews at St. Rita’s Catholic Church.  Then, as now, it was the brides friends to the left and friends of the...
Aug 22nd
BABY MONTANA
            In the annals of Sathre-Wright-Brunelle family lore is the story of Gwendolyn Leone Sathre being selected as Baby Montana.  This would have been somewhere around 1912 or 1913.  Within the past couple of years (1994/1995) all of Gwen’s grandchildren have received a beautiful framed picture of Gwen as “Baby Montana”.  I’m sure these will be treasured for many...
Aug 22nd
SOME LINKS FOR FAMILY FUN!
http://picasaweb.google.com/fotospiso/Piso www.jpbrunelle.com www.johnbrunelle.tumblr.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/mbrunelle/  http://www.youtube.com/user/abrunelle
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