Dick Johnson Mentioned Clarence Michaels as the city cop. Clarence officiated some of our basketball games when I was in high school. When I began my customs career in Portal in January, 1963, the Michaels family was living in Portal. His wife, Lorrainne and my wife became good friends and would often coffee together. She was a Gailfus from Rollla (Jim’s sister). Clarence and I officiated a few games together. They left Portal sometime in the late 60s and moved to Larimore , I think. Clarence has since passed away and Lorraine has remarried and the last I heard, lives in Fargo.
Keep up the good work, Gary.
Gary Morgan
The Talking Centipede
A single guy decided life would be more fun if he had a pet. So he went to the pet store and told the owner that he wanted to buy an unusual pet.
After some discussion, he finally bought a talking centipede, (100-legged
bug), which came in a little white box to use as his house.
He took the box back home, found a good spot for the box, and decided he would start off by taking his new pet to church with him.
So he asked the centipede in the box, “Would you like to go to church with me today? We will have a good time.”
But there was no answer from his new pet.
This bothered him a bit, but he waited a few minutes and then asked again, “How about going to church with me and receive blessings?”
But again, there was no answer from his new friend and pet. So
he waited a few minutes more, thinking about the situation.
The guy decided to invite the centipede one last time.
This time he put his face up against the centipede’s house and shouted, “Hey, in there! Would you like to go to church with me and learn about God?” …
YOU ARE GOING TO LOVE THIS …..
This time, a little voice came out of the box, “I heard you the first time!
I’m putting my shoes on!”