This is the second writing of this column. I thought I had saved it, but all of a sudden my program quit on my computer and all was gone! It is late at night and I’m pretty tired, but here goes again.
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Last Sunday was our second week of Fall Baseball in Dodgeville. There are six teams playing so we play at both Centennial Park and the Middle School Field. It’s held on Sunday so as to not interfere with other sports. We play at 10:00, 12:00, 2:00 and 4:00 (doubleheaders) at Centennial Park and 10:00 and 12:00 at the Middle School. It gives a chance of incoming freshmen to play with some of the varsity players. There are some very good ballplayers and ballgames going on!
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There is a concession stand at both fields. That is the main way we get funds to support the event. We play the next three Sundays. Stop by and take a look!
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Saturday morning breakfast took us a little to the south and to 400 Springs at the House on the Rock Golf Course. I thought they had already closed, but I ran into Dawn and Drew at Bob’s Bitchin BBQ the other day and they said they were open on Saturday and Sunday with the last day being September 27, so this weekend and next. It was Tom driving Bob, Terry, me, and Royce. We met Dave there and Potsie was up north. They were pretty busy and only had Claire (Eno) Gollon, Dawn’s daughter, helping Dawn take care of the people. They were very efficient. Drew’s homemade bread French Toast was the favorite of Me, Terry and Dave. Bob had Dawn’s Favorite sandwich, Royce had his usual biscuits and gravy and Tom Quiche. It was all very good and filling. We all had half orders too! We wish they were open all year long!
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About an hour and a half after we got back to Dodgeville, I turned around and headed back to Spring Green. It was “Smoke In The Valley” day at Prem Meats, something I had been going to for several years. It’s a fundraiser for charities, hosted and run by Prem’s. You pay a fee to get in and that lets you sample vendors’ BBQ everything all day long. There also is music by three different bands and a lot of socializing! I knew several of the vendors and a lot of people who were tasting food!
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On my way out of Spring Green, I went through town and was heading to Highway 23. There was also a huge cross country meet going on and traffic was horrendous. I was behind five other vehicles on a side street all trying to get to the highway. A semi driver, who was on Highway 23, stopped traffic with his vehicle and let all of us get away from our stop sign. That was extremely nice of him to do anyway – maybe not so much for the vehicles behind him. I wish that I could’ve thanked him though!
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As I was heading out of town and on my way back to Dodgeville though a driver decided at the last minute to make a left turn onto County T. All I can say is that it was a good thing there was a passing lane to his left!
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Here’s a couple of events that are happening soon in Dodgeville: Tuesday, September 22nd, People’s Community Bank is having a Ribbon Cutting at their new Dodgeville location at 8:30 a.m. at 516 E. Leffler Street. October 17th from 5-8 p.m. is The Dodgeville Chamber of Commerce Spooky Hallo Wine Walk.
October 24th is the Trunk or Treat event (hosted by Beth Mikrut-Gilles and In the Beginning Child Care) at the courthouse parking lot from 1-3 p.m.
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For my Special Day I picked something that is today Thursday, September 17. I didn’t have a clue what it was, so that’s why I picked it. Today is National PawPaw Day! It is celebrated annually on the third Thursday of September. It is a Fruit: The pawpaw (Asimina triloba) is the largest edible fruit native to the United States. It features a creamy, custard-like texture with a tropical flavor often described as a mix of banana, mango, and melon. Because pawpaws have a notoriously short shelf life after harvest, you rarely find them in standard grocery stores; instead, they are usually foraged or bought at local farmers’ markets and festivals like the Ohio PawPaw Festival.
Now I know why I didn’t know anything about it!
