August 3, 2018 at 9:17 a.m.
By Mike Reilly-mreilly@thedodgevillechronicle.com
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Claire did a fine job as our waitress and the food was very good, as usual!
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Terry spotted a kind of Dodgeville connection walking in the door and heading to another room to be seated. After finishing my meal I got up and headed to that other room to talk with Joni Herren (Graves) and she greeted me and then came to our table to greet the other guys. Joni was our Dodgeville Chamber of Commerce Executive Director awhile ago. I believe she was also Main Street Director too. It was good catching up a little with her.
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There were two other tables of Dodgeville people there, namely Pat Lindner and Ron "Mac" MacKinnon.
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I took a pizza over to Ridgeway for classmate "Big John" Lucas Saturday evening. When I was leaving, heading out the west entrance by Blotz Court, there was a young deer running across the road in front of me. That was the first deer I had seen in awhile - I hope I don't see many more in the roadways!
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Sunday I went to the Linden Frolic parade, but before that I was in Platteville at the "Marty Party". That was with cousin Jeanette and all her husband Jack's siblings and spouses plus their mother - Esther Marty, formerly of Darlington. They say I'm an "adopted" Marty!
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The baseball season has officially ended for the Knights Home Talent team (tonight) and all of the Babe Ruth teams from this summer. I guess that means that football, cross country, volleyball and soccer will be taking over the local sports scene!
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The above photo is from the Linden Frolic parade. Larry Schultz is a longtime Cubs fan and he shows it off here. He has been bring up the rear of the parade the past few years. I would say something about the Cubs and bringing up the rear, but I won't! He's with his wife, Jan.