SCHUETZEN FEST (Long Rifle skeet and target Competition) It was the beginning of summer 1941. I was fourteen years old. My aunt Frieda and uncle Christopher called to get permission for me to come during my summer vacation in the last two weeks of August. There will be a festivity called Schuetzen Fest, a competition …
Monthly Archives: July 2023
Ilona Cole, Guest Author, Story 139
Morristown, Pennsylvania is a Charming Town My dear husband, Hal worked for AT&T and was a manager of the Seattle/Washington based Radio Communications Department. AT&T had a new facility in North Bend, on the east side of Seattle to house all new electronic equipment. In order to oversee the installation my Hal had to attend …
Ilona Cole, Guest Author, Story 138
A “Winter Rose” (Christ Rose) Our first Christmas in Chelan was fast approaching, and my husband Hal and I, Ilona were very busy to complete the final decorations, fresh white tulips in a beautiful tall, white vase by Rosenthal to place on the buffet in the dining room along with an awesome set of bisque …
Ilona Cole, Guest Author, Story 137
A Cute Little Sugar Dish, Consequence, and Tears We had an Aunt Anita, she was the sister of Aunt Lilli, the loving wife of our Uncle Arthur, my father’s twin brother. Aunt Lilli came to visit us often and my mama and her had a wonderful rapport and they had relaxing visits at teatime together. …