The F.H.B.s in My Life #24…From Misery to Miracle

During the unusual cold spell we had In February our outside water line froze and flooded our entire basement, so we have been dealing with those issues, oh happy day. We had a full kitchen, a small living room, a craft room and two small baths in the basement. Every room had some degree of…

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The F.h.B.’s in my life number 23-Crying for Joy

Crying Tears of Joy

Our family was driving home from a picnic at the Medford City Park in July of 1952 in Medford, Wisconsin when my Dad suddenly pulled over to the side of the road by Miller Dam on the Black Riverand began to weep.  He had the car radio on and it was being announced that Dr.…

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The F.H.B.s in My Life #22 … “can’t afford a ring”

We had invited a young couple to dinner, in order to say good-bye, as we were moving from Twin Falls to Houston and we probably would never get to visit with them again. We ate dinner and had spent a couple of hours together reminiscing about things that we had shared together, when Gene asked…

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The History Surrounding Louis’ Lunch

Thanks for wanting to learn more about our featured State from the Pothole in February’s Changing Lanes Newsletter. According to Louis’ Lunch, the hamburger was created in 1900 in response to a customer’s hurried request for a lunch to go. In 1917, Louis moved the business into a square-shaped little brick building that had once…

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