Tales from an Old Timer
By Frank Gluth
All the following from old copies of "The Rocket":
March 2, 1931
* "The Patsy," a clever comedy was presented February 25 and 26 as the Intersociety play. The cast included: Iowatta Atwater, Howard Meyer, Phyllis Denk, Geneva Velliquette, Edwin Kahlert, Car ...
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Veteran's Day
By Frank Gluth
IT IS NOW OFFICIAL: For many years, I have felt a special relationship between Adolphus Kraemer and myself. I have rationalized it is because he somehow knows I am trying to get something named for him in Oak Harbor. Then I recently received this note from his ancestor, Bill Will ...
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Three cheers for Adolphus
By Frank Gluth
APPLE FESTIVAL - 2009: Another autumn has arrived and another Apple Festival has blossomed and passed gone by. To this writer this particular Apple Festival was extremely important and equally as memorable.
Included in the curriculum was the official dedication of Adolphus Kr ...
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Apple run is memory lane
By Linda Hartigan
I took a walk down memory lane on Sunday. In fact, I went to the Oak Harbor Apple Run to watch the runners. However, the three generations of runners I hoped to see became two as Rick Artiaga's knee difficulty prevents any serious running. He did run with grandson, Kendrick P ...
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Lidice Czechoslovakia
By Frank Gluth
ADOLPHUS DEDICATION: A substantial crowd and good weather oversaw a very meaningful and solemn ceremony on Saturday, 10 October. The newly named Adolphus Kraemer Park was made official. Several descendants of Adolphus were in attendance. And I have no doubt in my mind that Ad ...
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Repentance for
a would-be mugger
By Bob Krumm
My daughter Margaret is sharing this story, first reported last March on National Public Radio's Morning Edition. It's a powerful story worth passing along.
Julio Diaz has a daily routine. Every night, the 31-year-old social worker ends his hour-long subway commute to the Bronx one ...
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