I thought that the Milwaukee Brewers were the only Major League Baseball team to carry the exact name and represent both the American League and National League World Series, but I was wrong. The Houston Astros represented the National League in 2005 and four times since in the American League, where they currently play. There were other teams, such as the Cincinnati Reds who played in the World Series representing the American Association (before 1900) and the National League.
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Congratulations to the Barneveld and Highland volleyball teams for being conference champions in the Six Rivers East and Six Rivers West!
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Since Halloween is on a Saturday (October 31) that means the almost every area will have Trick or Treating going on at pretty much the same time on the same day. It probably would be good to keep an eye out of the little ghosts and goblins running across streets in your area! Another thing happening that day is the WIAA State Cross Country Championships in Wisconsin Rapids. hopefully we have a good representation at that huge event!
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Good Luck to Dodgeville-Mineral Point senior Johnny Robinson and sophomore Avalee Langreck, to Pointers, who will be competing this Saturday (Halloween) at Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids in Division 2 WIAA State Cross Country Championships. Also, from just down thew road in Spring Green, junior Mollie Maes will be representing her River Valley School.
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Also Good Luck to the Iowa-Grant football team, a winner in Level 2 of the WIAA playoffs. They, and Mount Horeb-Barneveld were the only teams from our coverage area to survive Level 1! They play this Friday.
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Then there’s volleyball, where things get very interesting at the Sectional level. From our coverage area, #3 Mineral Point won in five sets and will go to face nemesis #1 Cuba City Thursday while #1 Barneveld and #2 Argyle will square off again after interesting matches during the regular season. Also #2 Highland goes to Seneca – they have played twice in very close sets – and #1 River Valley hosts #2 Viroqua. There are some very good area match-ups with two matches to go to get to state!
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Saturday morning breakfast had another change of plans. We had figured on going to Blue Mounds and to Hooterville, but Dave Stone called there and they didn’t open until 10:00! We had figured on meeting at the Chronicle at 7:30 a.m., so I just waited until everyone got here to tell them we changed to Barneveld. It was Bob, Terry, Tom, Royce (back from his hip surgery) and me leaving to go to Barneveld at The Golden Eagle, a place we all enjoy. Dave met us there at 8:00. Oh, the five of us coming from Dodgeville made a stop at Potsie’s place to give him a rough time about not going. He said he had to fill cracks in the cement in his driveway – something he could’ve done after he had a full stomach with us! Anyway, Blueberry French Toast with meat was the special and 3 of us had that. Tom had eggs and bacon, Royce had biscuits & gravy and Bob had Eggs Benedict. Food is always very good there!
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I’m jumping to Saturday for my special day because it is HALLOWEEN! Halloween began over 2,000 years ago as the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain in Britain and Ireland, celebrating the end of the harvest and the transition into winter. Celts believed the boundary between the living and the spirit world grew thin, allowing wandering spirits to cross over. In the 8th century, Pope Gregory III designated November 1 as All Saints’ Day, blending Christian observances with older pagan customs. The night before became known as All Hallows’ Eve. 19th-century Irish and Scottish immigrants brought the traditions to North America, where it evolved into a widespread cultural and secular celebration. Celebrate by: wearing disguises originally intended to confuse, scare away, or blend in with wandering spirits; Carving faces into pumpkins (historically turnips in Ireland) with candles inside, inspired by the legend of Stingy Jack; Children going door-to-door collecting candy, a practice evolved from older UK and Irish traditions of “souling” and “guising”; Telling ghost stories, watching horror films (such as John Carpenter’s classic Halloween), attending haunted attractions, and bobbing for apples.
I remember dressing up like a cowboy several times when I was young, also as a girl which stumped my whole class in school one year. Also I dressed up as a newspaper reporter later in life!
Anyway, it was fun – HAPPY HALLOWEEN. And get a lot of candy!
