History of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

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I was unable to find a picture by itself of the current church/school but you can see it in the opening picture in this video. Overhead view of the current church, with the school I attended on the right; I was baptized in this church in 1953 and was confirmed in April 1967. The entire wing on the left and the parking lot was added after I left the area.

In the year 1865, a group of members of the Evangelical Lutheran St. Paul congregation at Ixonia, WI gathered together with the desire to raise their cildren near a church and school. This caused them to consider emigration. Pastor Hoeckendorf, the minister of this congregation, at that time had relatives who lived near West Point, NE. So they got the idea to send scouts into this area. They wanted some trustworthy people to check everything out right there on location.

The info in this post was taken from this booklet.

They entrusted this important matter to “Father” Braasch, “Father” Wagner, and John Gensmer. These men departed for NE and, since the area surrounding West Point was already more or less settled and the whole group couldn’t possibly also settle there, they ventured further north over the wild plains of Nebraska until they came to the area which is now Norfolk.

They found that the land was fertile, the water drinkable, and wood was also found on the North Fork and the Elkhorn rivers. Very pleased with their finding, they joyfully returned to Ixonia and delivered the good news.

Pic from internet

On May 23, 1866, it was time for the old pioneers to leave their homes and strike out toward their new destination. It was a difficult time since many heartrending goodbyes were required – parents to their children, children to their parents, brothers and sisters parted, relatives and friends shook hands for the last time. The long journey was made in “prairie schooners” pulled by horses and oxen. In 3 caravans, 53 wagons moved through the uncultivated terrain, accompanied by cattle and sheep. Along the way, they encountered great difficulties, such as crossing rivers without bridges and maneuvering through swamps. Some days they had to stop to wash clothes and bake bread and on Sundays, they observed regular church services, which were led by Father Braasch, the leader of the whole train.

Around the 12th of July 1866, the members of the new German Settlement arrived in close proximity to the present-day Norfolk. After the land was measured and raffled off, everybody moved onto their allotted properties from 17-20 July.

Note: You may need to enlarge the pic to see – on the left just over half-way down, you will see the name “William Duhring.” (My brother inherited the farm and now his children have inherited it from him – Chris gets the land in order to keep it in the Deering name, ‘Nette gets the house.) That was my birth grandfather, Arnold Deering’s Father (Grandpa changed the spelling of his last name in order to appear less German, probably due to WWII, I expect). If you look up further towards the center, close to the river, you will see the name “Martin Raasch,” my adopted great-great-grandfather.

I’m not sure when this picture was taken – clearly not in 2007 – but these were the 4 remaining founders still alive at that time. August Raasch, my adopted great-grandfather, was the first postmaster in Norfolk. He was wounded at Gettysburg and carried shrapnel in his back until he died; in later years, he was basically an invalid but with 12 children (mostly boys), he had plenty of help on the farm.

Of course, it took time to build homes and barns so, in the meantime, they either built one-room log cabins or sod houses.

The first services of this new settlement took place in a shed on the North Fork of the Elkhorn River. Shrubs and branches covered the roof to provide shade and the dirt floor was covered with hay. For the rest of that first summer, they held church services in this shed. I don’t know when the first real church, a log building 24 X 30, was built – there was no altar or chancel and the benches consisted of boards which were laid on wooden blocks. Occasionally the boards would fall over when the people rose during the service. This church was used until the year 1878; in 1876, the congregation had bought 12 acres from Pastor Hoekendorf for $120.

The first parsonage was built in 1878 and at the April meeting that year, the congregation decided to build a new church. The new one would be 36 X 50 and cost approximately $1,405. The number of school children increased significantly so the congregation found it necessary to hire a regular teacher and build a school house. Since they already had a teacher, a house for him was also required, which was constructed in 1884.

Although the church building was finished, the interior was bare – no chancel, altar, benches or organ. Father Braasch made the initial contribution when he paid for an altar and chancel for the church, providing an example for the wealthy people among the members. The congregation bought the benches and, in 1884, they acquired a pipe organ (the organ still remains in the current church, as you will see in the interior picture). Since the church did not have enough seating for the attendants and the school also needed another classroom, the congregation voted unamimously to build a new church. During a meeting on January 21, 1907, the decision was made to build a brick building.

Architect Stitt created the plans and specifications for the beautiful building, which was designed in the gothic style of the 13th century. The cost of the building and interior came to about $24K. The cornerstone was laid in August of 1907 and the dedication took place on May 3, 1908. The old church was remodeled to serve for school functions and weekly catechism.

In July 1916, it had been 50 years since the founding fathers of our congregation arrived on these grassy plains. Since the congregation did not want to let this day pass without an expression of gratitude to God, they decided to celebrate their 50th anniversary on July 16, 1916. For this event, they had the interior of the church painted – the finished work is a credit to the master, Mr. Art Reiman of Milwaukee, and is a perfect work of art.

At the end of the 1st row is my birth grandmother, Marie Deering (she loved Hitler, btw); in the 2nd row, you will see my grandfather, Arnold, as well as Ernest Raasch, my adopted grandfather.
Esther Raasch was my adopted grandmother – Ernest died around the time I was born. He was a Nebraska State Senator. My birth mother lived with them for a period of time while she was in HS – she and my adopted Mom were close friends.

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  1. Good morning! My time clock is still off a bit so I’m up before the birds again! I expected that my whole body would ache this morning after all my work yesterday – only a bit of soreness, which is a nice surprise.

    EXCERPT: “Republicans across Pennsylvania are questioning former President Trump’s last-minute endorsement of State Sen. Doug Mastriano (R) in the gubernatorial race. Many have continued lining up behind former Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA), who has previously unseated Democrats in local and congressional races.

    On Saturday, Trump announced his endorsement of Mastriano, whom statewide Republican Party leaders worry will be a tough sell in a general election against Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, the presumptive Democrat nominee.

    While endorsing Barletta on Saturday, former Rep. Tom Marino (R-PA) said “all indications” state that the former Hazelton mayor is best positioned to beat Shapiro in a general election and assailed Trump’s endorsement of Mastriano.

    “I was extremely disappointed when Mr. Trump came out and endorsed Mr. Mastriano,” Marino said. “… Where in the hell is the loyalty? Lou and I were the first congressmen to come out and endorse Trump in his first election. We took a lot of heat about it.” He went on:

    ‘My leadership, our leadership, told us when they heard we did this, that our political careers were over … we did the right thing there. I’m just very disappointed in our president … because apparently, the loyalty does not go as far as he says his loyalty does. At the very least, a telephone call as to say why he did what he did but he didn’t.’

    Barletta is now calling on Republican candidates Dave White and Bill McSwain to drop out of the gubernatorial primary and endorse him. This week, Barletta won endorsements from Melissa Hart and Jake Corman, both of whom dropped out of the race to back him. Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) has endorsed Barletta.

    Pennsylvania Republican Party chairs told the Washington Examiner that they too are not happy with Trump’s endorsement of Mastriano, worried that he will risk throwing the general election to Shapiro:”

    https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/05/14/republicans-very-disappointed-in-trumps-mastriano-endorsement-continue-lining-up-behind-lou-barletta/

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    1. Morning Filly!
      I really enjoyed your open!!

      Hazelton is one of the biggest illegal aliens havens in the state! and they do nothing to discourage it. One of my good friends moved from there because she said she didn’t speak spanish and was tired of the shoplifting in her little shop. It used to be a quaint little town, not any more.

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      1. Oh, yuck! Ricketts brought 3 Afghan families to Norfolk……I do not see that working out well but, then, Norfolk is slowly turning, sadly. I have no idea how many others were spread around the state.

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    2. Good morning Filly! I liked hearing about the history of your home town. I have some old pics like that from when my Great-grandmother was in school in the very early 1900’s. The kindergarten class I was in for half a year here in TN was in the original part of the school from way back then. I have a picture of the horse drawn wagons that were their buses. They used to have to get out and help push when the mud was too much going over the ridge on what is now Clinton Highway.

      As for the drama in PA, sounds like the establishment RINOs are bitchin’ because they didn’t get to pick the candidate and their gravy train club is getting upset. True that Barletta was one of the first to back Trump, but he seems like he might be “go-along-to-get-along” and even though he may be a nice guy, someone more America First is needed. The smoke filled backrooms aren’t going to clean themselves up. I have concerns about Mastriano’s stance on the HIPPA rights, but he seems spot on on many of the other issues that Barletta may squish on. Either way, not my fight, but I wish PA the best. My state is full of RINOs even though we are called a deep red state. TN was blue for a long time and many D’s just switched to R’s to keep getting re-elected. Good-ole-boy network never went away here.

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      1. It’s wonderful that you know your own history – I think that’s important – it kind of grounds a person to know who came before and what they went thru to establish themselves.

        Yeah, I pointed out the Hippa issue yesterday but we all make mistakes and I’ll wager he’s learned from his. Sad about TN. I visited my friend Tom, who lived near Bristol. We did a lot of sight seeing and I really enjoyed what I saw of TN, altho there was a bad drought going on at that time – right after Christmas in 2008. I did get to drive my Ranger on the Bristol track, tho! Man, was that ever fun!!!!

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          1. I tried taking it up off the apron – nope! Not going there – my Ranger was an extended-cab and somewhat top heavy so I stayed on the apron. That trip up to the top going round and round and round? I wouldn’t have been able to do it in the daylight! Go over the hump and down, down, down to the track! Skeery!

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  2. Morning All!
    I barely got down the stairs before I heard the cacophony of orioles–sitting on my wood swing…sitting on the railing…all wanting breakfast…LOL
    looks like rain here…and i have no cover for the jelly feeder…so if it pours, i may bring it in…

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    1. Actually, it won’t hurt a bit, Pat. They will still drink it even if it’s liquified. And they will be back year after year after year as long as you keep the jelly out for them.

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      1. i was worried about heavy rain…I mean it’s just a little cup barely an inch deep–afraid it might wash the jelly all over the railing and the deck…I’ll keep an eye on it

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    2. Good morning Pat! Glad you guys are enjoying the orioles. We had one of our hummers peeking in our kitchen window at some of my houseplants. I really need to make a jelly feeder today so we can see what shows up.

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      1. Morning CM!
        I think we have a dozen or so hummers so far…but we have 4 feeders…
        for the most part, the orioles have abandoned trying to land on the hummer feeders–when they do, it’s a signal they’ve eaten all the jelly in their dish.

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        1. Odd that the Orioles here drink from the red hummer feeder but not the orange one. It has little yellow flowers poking up around the holes and they can’t seem to figure out how to drink from it. Not the smartest birds…..but the hummer feeder – no, they go to town on that.

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      2. Be forewarned, CM – the Orioles will take over and drive the hummers away. My house has become Oriole central around here. I put the hummer feeder in front since the Orioles were driving them away in back. Didn’t make any difference – they have taken it over, regardless.

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          1. It’s possible the hummers are around and I’m just not seeing them, they’re so tiny. I’m not in a position where I can see the one in front. And I’m too far away from the ones in back to see them.

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            1. from my chair at the table i can see the four feeders (2 in the front, 2 on the side) and the jelly feeder…I see them coming and going all day long. although the side feeders are hung from the eave and the jelly feeder is about 8 ft away on the deck railing…so maybe that’s a good distance

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      3. I hear Cardinals around here All the time but can never manage to see them. On Mother’s Day my oldest son spotted a beautiful male perched as pretty as could be on a tree branch in front of our house. I was so glad to Finally see one of these gorgeous songbirds!

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              1. Oh, we’ve got plenty of Robins and Turtle Doves, as well as various Finches and Sparrows, Blackbirds and Starlings (who nest in my eaves). I was just watching some Blackbirds chasing the squirrel in my back yard. Go Blackbirds – not that I like them at all but they’re better than those danged squirrels!

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          2. I rarely see orioles, & if I do it’s Usually Up North. I love Cardinals so much. It’s actually a family name on my dad’s side & the mascot from my parents’ High School–the Cooley Cardinals, so they have special meaning in my family. Plus they are just so pretty, especially the males against bleak Winter views!

            Hope things are well with you & yours Pat! Pennsylvania seems to be ground zero for another MAGA vs G(r)OPe/RINO battle. Too bad Trump appears to have thrown his weight behind a pathetic Deep Stater!

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              1. Oz has creeped me out for years! Glad you aren’t voting for him! We can Love Trump but not follow in lockstep when he makes a miscue (as Oz seems to be). We Still must think for ourselves!!!

                I wonder where that notion of cardinals came from originally…Their colors & songs are what I enjoy ❤

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              2. I’ve been postulating that perhaps Trump endorsed him specifically so he would get exposed – having been friends with Oz for so long, it really wouldn’t be appropriate for him to do, plus that would guarantee slings and arrows against anyone else he did endorse. Just speculation, tho. But he has also told us to do our own research in the past so…..

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              6. the one show i saw, he told all the women in the audience to MAKE SURE their husbands had an orgasm EVERY day–it was important for their health.

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  4. Yep – the long knives are out for Kathy!!! Same deal – can’t win the general. Horse puckey!!! Sheesh! I say again, BB – GET A GOOD EDITOR!!!! Oh, and BTW, NY Post – the MIC (Muslim in Chief) IS Muslim!!!!

    EXCERPT: “The New York Post Editorial Board published an article calling on Republican voters in Pennsylvania to reject Senate candidate Kathy Barnette.

    Titled “Pennsylvania GOP voters should kick Kathy Barnette to the curb“the New York Post Editorial Board criticized the candidate’s electability in the general election, beginning by remarking, “Keystone State Republican voters should think twice before pulling the lever for Kathy Barnette.”

    The article asserted that “the very factors that propelled her rise in the primary would kneecap her in the general.”

    The NY Post Editorial Board writes that GOP contenders Dr. Mehmet Oz and ex-Bridgewater CEO Dave McCormick have done significant damage to one another, putting one another through “the opposition-research wringer,” giving Barnette a chance in the process.

    The NY Post explains that “Barnette as a late breaker has yet to face the same scrutiny — but will if she’s the nominee.” The NY Post continues, noting that Barnette has begun to receive scrutiny for refusing to concede a House race and for implying that Barack Obama was a Muslim in a tweet.”

    https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/05/14/ny-post-editorial-board-to-pa-republicans-dump-barnette/

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  5. I brought this from tcth…links for some accounts on truth social for those of us waiting for comp access…
    gonna try to check these out later

    Stillwater
    May 15, 2022 12:23 am

    Here are a few direct links to Truth Social accounts for those waiting to view TS from their desktop or android. TS is currently in beta testing for the web app.
    Patiently waiting for release… 🙂

    https://beta.truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump
    https://beta.truthsocial.com/@MelaniaTrump
    https://beta.truthsocial.com/@EricTrump
    https://beta.truthsocial.com/@DanScavino

    https://beta.truthsocial.com/@truthsocial
    (Truth Social CEO) – https://beta.truthsocial.com/@DevinNunes

    https://beta.truthsocial.com/@Kash
    https://beta.truthsocial.com/@northwall

    https://beta.truthsocial.com/@rumble
    (Rumble CEO) – https://beta.truthsocial.com/@chris

    https://beta.truthsocial.com/@DineshDSouza
    https://beta.truthsocial.com/@dbongino
    https://beta.truthsocial.com/@RSBN
    https://beta.truthsocial.com/@mariabartiromo

    https://beta.truthsocial.com/@BabylonBee
    https://beta.truthsocial.com/@afbranco
    https://beta.truthsocial.com/@EpochTV
    https://beta.truthsocial.com/@FDRLST

    https://beta.truthsocial.com/@catturd2

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    1. I never did get my brush work done yesterday, got sucked into other endeavors! Already have my pork roast put in the crock pot for BBQ later when Mom comes by to visit. Still have laundry to do and take out veggie clippings and coffee grounds to the compost.

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  8. Note: Poll paid for by McCormick – huh! Fancy that!

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    1. I saw 2 McCormick signs…both places had those biden signs with the sunglasses 2 yrs ago…so there’s that.
      but no dr oz signs ANYWHERE

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  9. just watched the michele bachmann segment…I like the ides of a repub general strike. they need to do that. shut down all the work in congress till shit-for-brains withdraws those amendments.

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      1. Yeah, you had a productive day! I do that too, stand at the door or window and take in all the work I’ve done. Relaxing after the toil!

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          1. It’s a new search engine that I will try when I’m looking for docs that Google doesn’t want found. Same for Brave but it isn’t active anymore – it was a beta version so, hopefully, they will come out with an improved version.

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              1. That I am! Always exploring for new and interesting things. I got a couple of good ones last night, I think. A bit about Ghengis Khan, Pompeii, and a strange cave in Ecuador.

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  13. oh! now i get it! Sen Kennedy submitted a bill for consideration to have an IG appointed for the ukraine funding. Sen Paul wants an amendment–pretty much the same thing, right?
    NOPE!
    Schmucky planned on taking the vote on Kennedy’s bill FIRST–before the funding bill. feeling righteous, the rest of the senate might then pass the funding thinking the funds would be audited. But consider this–since they are separate bills, shit-for-brains could VETO the IG bill…and sign the spending bill
    so Paul wants an amendment–INCLUDED in the funding bill. so if the bill gets signed, the IG goodness is baked right in…SMART!!!!!!!

    https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/05/senator_rand_paul_has_a_point_and_congress_needs_to_be_on_record.html

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  21. Oh, crap! SMH – I was afraid this was going to happen – mean to post here and accidentally posted at M’s – shit, shit, shit!!! I replied and said “Ooops! Clearly I didn’t mean to post here – hi and bye!”

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    1. Well, I’ve learned my lesson – not keeping that tab open any more! Shit – I soooo wish I could delete that!!!! Anyhoo….it was about my peach tree. The one still alive has blossoms – it didn’t last year that I saw and I only got 5 peaches. It is clearly on it’s last legs, tho – sap running in multiple places and it is splitting. Maybe I’ll get a good crop of peaches before it kicks the bucket!

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      1. You got a couple of good replies at M’s about possible techniques to save that tree…from sun scortch or something, by wrapping the trunk & planting bushes around. Hope you see the info in case it might help!

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        1. Thanks, Valerie! I saw them. But peaches aren’t going to do well here regardless. These were supposed to be hardy for my zone but….and they are dwarf trees. And it’s just not worth it to me to go to all that trouble and expense. I’m giving up on fruit trees. Black Cherry and Mulberry trees died, too. And I think I’ve got grubs.

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          1. I’m sorry to hear that 😦 Given the major depredations on food freedoms having home sources of food seems like a good priority (as I sit comfortably at a computer & cannot be bothered to even dig up some of the former alley behind our garage to get even the most rudimentary garden going–nor do I always get out back to pick the black raspberries that grow on our fence line, so that makes me a hypocrite!)–Blessings!

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              2. I’m great with veggies, tho! I’ve already cut my first bunch of asparagus. I do think I’ll plant some cantaloupe – I did ok with those last year. But that’s all I’m planting this year and I’m not doing as many pots, either.

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  22. so they KNEW this kid was off…copied from tcth

    Hanbun
    Hanbun
    May 15, 2022 7:42 am

    In case this hasn’t been posted already because it needs to be kept in mind.

    Yes, the authorities knew the Buffalo shooter was a nut case who wanted to kill people. With all the historical lessons from prior school shootings, you would think the credentialed authorities and police would be able to assess the psychological matchup with prior perpetrators and issue warnings.

    https://voxday.net/2022/05/15/another-wind-up-toy/

    A teenage white supremacist who murdered 10 people at a Buffalo, NY threatened to shoot a classmate at his high school graduation last year.

    Officials at the Susquehanna Valley High School brought in New York State Police to investigate Payton Gendron, 18, of Conklin, NY, in June of 2021 after he made statements that he would shoot fellow students.

    ‘A school official reported that this very troubled young man had made statements indicating that he wanted to do a shooting, either at a graduation ceremony, or sometime after,’ a government source told the Buffalo News.

    After police looked into the account, Gendron was referred for mental health evaluation and counseling.

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  23. Huh, Fox just showed a brief exchange with Kathy – they say 3 way tie for first – fricking Oz “she needs to own those past statements…” Duh! Look in the mirror asswipe!!!! They asked her about the Tweet talking about not sitting next to a certain homosexual – at the time, she said it was taken out of context – they asked her what that backlash was about: “I have no idea about the context of that, no one has, it’s not even a complete thought. When I’ve been driving around PA these 1500 miles, I can assure you no-one is talking about old Tweets. People are talking about the cost of gas almost pushing $5/gallon….” She was still talking and Fox cut it off at that point. McCormick yammering on about “…voters need to be concerned about who can win in November.”

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    1. you know what? I said stupid stuff years ago…and I still think i’m a decent person. Trump said some stupid stuff…erbody has…but if you’re applying that standard–then yeah OZ put your $$ where your mouth is. you were for trans surgeries for kids, abortion, gun control laws and who knows what else–i wasn’t paying attention to you before…so let’s see you defend your past statements as well.

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  24. EXCERPT: “An energy cooperative in Georgia, the Municipal Energy Authority of Georgia (MEAG), announced in a recent filing that the new twin unit Vogtle 3 and 4 nuclear generating stations approaching completion in Waynesboro, Georgia were now likely to cost roughly $34 billion. MEAG, along with other electric co-ops like Oglethorpe Power and Dalton Utilities own minority stakes in the nuclear facility along with majority owner Georgia Power. The two Westinghouse design AP1000 reactors, which are now scheduled to enter commercial service in 2023, were originally estimated to cost $14 billion and enter commercial service in 2016/2017, that is, six years late and 250% over budget. And people wonder why this technology is still struggling for commercial respectability.

    As for regulators, the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) might sound to some like an extension of Georgia Power’s legal and accounting departments. PSC Commissioner Nichols has extolled the virtues of this wildly expensive plant on two interesting grounds.

    First, he cited the likelihood of a large carbon tax, which we should point out, most Republicans strongly oppose.

    And second, he emphasized the so-called “war on fossil fuels”. Sorry but anyone watching oil and gas stock prices lately knows the war on fossil fuels is as real as the war on Christmas.

    Bottom line: we would expect the Georgia PSC to disallow a token amount of the egregious cost overruns, the company will respond publicly by lamenting a grievous financial wrong, while its stock and bonds rally strongly.”

    https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/6-years-late-and-250-over-budget-georgias-newest-nuclear-plant

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  26. TX went too far down the road of renewable energy, IMO, altho I admit to not knowing a lot about it.

    EXCERPT: “Update (Saturday 0833ET): Texas’ electricity grid operator asked customers Friday evening to conserve power this weekend after half a dozen generation plants were knocked offline amid another round of unseasonably hot weather.

    “On Friday afternoon, six power generation facilities tripped offline, resulting in the loss of approximately 2,900 MW of electricity,” The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) wrote.

    “At this time, all generation resources available are operating. “We’re asking Texans to conserve power when they can by setting their thermostats to 78-degrees or above and avoiding the usage of large appliances (such as dishwashers, washers and dryers) during peak hours between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. through the weekend,” ERCOT said.

    Local newspaper Austin American-Statesman said one megawatt of electricity powers 200 homes on a hot summer day. “That means the 2,900 megawatts that went offline are enough to power about 580,000 homes,” it noted.
    —————–
    Heading into the weekend, ERCOT warned about a heatwave that would send electricity demand to record levels. With 2,900 MW of electricity removed from the grid as energy demand increases, this could strain the state’s power system.

    PowerOutage.US shows that 14,000 customers in Texas are without power on Saturday morning.”

    https://www.zerohedge.com/weather/texas-power-grid-warns-record-demand-amid-back-back-triple-digit-heatwave

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    1. yup, these idiots need to understand the LIMITS of storing power–there are no good options to store solar and wind turbine produced electricity at present–and until there are, rushing to get this technology everywhere is pointless. the sun does not shine at night…on a windless day there is no electricity generated by turbine–these technologies need BACKUPS!
      when they develop storage for excess energy produced, a gradual shift is possible–but they’re jumping way ahead of the cart here

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  27. EXCERPT: “This week the European Union is expected to announce a complete import ban on Russian oil. Hungary, in its first real act of defiance, is threatening to veto this; Germany, after some hemming and hawing, has finally decided it can survive such a ban.

    Assuming Hungary’s objections are eventually overcome, at first blush this looks like yet another energy “own goal” by the people obsessed with soccer. The U.S. has already issued this ban. Because European industry is heavily dependent on Russian oil and gas, the conventional wisdom is that the EU Commission is just petulant and incompetent.

    Are they petulant? Yes. Incompetent? Possibly? But only if you think in conventional terms of doing the right thing for their people. What is clear to any serious observer of EU politics is that they are not interested in what their people have to say or want.

    Theirs is an agenda which will brook no opposition, even if it means destroying its own economy to bring a rival to its knees. That said, I sincerely doubt there will be a “buyers embargo” on natural gas because there is no viable substitute for it.

    Hungary is using the need for unanimous consent within the European Council to block any ‘gas ban’ in any new economic sanctions package. There are at least three other countries which are happy Hungary is willing to suffer Brussels’ wrath. But banning Russian oil, on the other hand, is different.

    So, it is interesting that Hungary would do this, given they import no oil from Russia. {Ed. this is wrong, Hungary imports 65% of its oil through the Druzhba pipeline} This veto was predicted by me the morning after the Hungarians overwhelmingly rejected George Soros’s anti-Viktor Orban coalition and handed it an ignominious defeat.”

    https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/real-reason-behind-eus-drive-embargo-russian-oil

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    1. “So, what is more likely to happen now is Hungary will use this veto to get the EU to back off on the ‘rule-of-law’ violations which are justifying cutting off Hungary from its EU budget distributions. The horse trade here should be obvious.

      Because Brussels and their behind-the-scenes backers absolutely want this ban on Russian oil as much as the U.S. and the UK want it. It is part of their long-term strategy to bleed Russia out, after turning Ukraine into Afghanistan 2.0. And it is in the differences between the oil industry and the natural gas industry where they think they can achieve this goal.”

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  28. Watching Melania interview on Fox. She is using the proceeds from the sales of her NFT products (I have NO clue what that even is!). The proceeds from her Meta Rose will go for scholarships for those who have aged out of the foster care system – nearly 20K a year are aging out. 407K children in foster care today; they had the first scholarship recipient on – Michael something – he did not know that Melania would be there when Hegseth called him; Pete asked him to describe his history, which he did; Pete asked him what that scholarship means to him – “It’s literally a dream come true!” Pete says, “Melania is here right now and she is hearing what you are saying – well, let’s just do it…” and he turns the laptop (or whatever he’s using – not a laptop exactly) to face Melania and he can see her…. his reaction: “Whoooaaaa!!!

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    1. “Hello, Michael!” He said, “Hey, Melania! Thank you so much!” “It’s nice to meet you.” “It’s a pleasure to meet you and thank you so much for your generosity.” “Oh, you’re very welcome and I wish you great success, and I know you start classes in the fall and make your dreams come true! Study hard and send me your grades, OK?” “I will, I got you, straight A’s, here we come!”

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  30. I looked it up…an NFT is a digital asset–it’s unique and once you purchase it, it’s yours…
    I don’t get it…but…
    interesting stuff i guess

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  31. SMDH – the “opening” they are talking about being on Mars? Looks identical to the entrance to one of the tombs that was discussed on UnXplained last night, with the same big rock below and slightly to the right of the entrance!!! Looks like the Brits didn’t do enough research, if I’m right. Mars Rover my ass!!!! Man, the navigation on ZeroHedge sucks!!! I signed up to comment and have posted 2 – neither have shown up yet. They really need to re-do their website!

    EXCERPT: “The Brits have ‘debunked’ a photograph taken on May 7 by NASA’s Curiosity rover on Mars which resembles a doorway cut into the side of a cliff.”

    https://www.zerohedge.com/political/heres-official-explanation-mars-doorway

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  32. Gee, they didn’t wait long after their triggered nutjob started shooting!

    Entire article @ BB: “Governor Kathy Hochul (D-NY) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that national laws for guns and social media were needed after a gunman opened fire in a Buffalo, N.Y. supermarket, killing 10 people on Saturday.

    Hochul said, “They need to be called out. And leaders elected officials from both parties need to stand up at this moment and call it out and to shame it and to make sure these people crawl back into their holes and stay there. This cannot be part of our mainstream dialogue here in the United States of America. Leaders have a responsibility to call it out.”

    She added, “As a leader of the state of New York, I also have a responsibility to make sure we protect people with respect to guns. We have some of the toughest laws in America on the books here, but the guns are coming in from other states or the enhanced magazine, which is exactly what happened here, the high-capacity magazine that led to the slaughter of people in my hometown. So, we are dealing with it on the gun side but also on the social media side. And the combination of the wild access to guns, unfettered, we need national laws to deal with this as well as the unfettered sharing of hate information on the internet, that is a lethal combination. We saw that on display here just hours ago yesterday.”

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    1. They can try to legislate it all away, all they want to. I will never comply with any of their attempts to control us any longer. They have lost my consent and I am a firm believer in nullification.

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    2. mental health “professionals” seem to bear no responsibility if they screw up. if a surgeon removes the wrong organ, he gets sued for medical malpractice–why don’t the mental health doctors get sued when something like this happens?
      someone was either tricked into believing he was not serious in his threats to shoot a person, or they are that bad at what they do. either way, their incompetence attributed to the death toll and they should lose their license or something.

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  33. EXCERPT: “Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, facing an aggressive recall election petition drive, has backtracked on his policy of eliminating cash bail for defendants, announcing that he will allow prosecutors to request bail in some cases.”
    —————-
    Now, the L.A. Daily News reports, he is dropping the ban on cash bail, while saying he looks forward to seeing those reforms adopted in the long term:

    “Despite the significant efforts by community justice partners, a comprehensive pre-trial services program has not been fully realized,” the memo states. “After listening to the community, victims, and members of this office, I have decided to allow limited exceptions to the pre-trial release policy while such a program is finalized.”
    …

    Eric Siddall, vice president of the Association of Deputy District Attorneys, described Gascon’s zero-bail policy as an “unmitigated failure of leadership.”

    “It took 18 months of smash-and-grab robberies and revolving-door reoffenders for George Gascón to admit what it took Angelenos about 18 minutes to know in their guts — his bail policy didn’t work and it made all of us unsafe,” he said in an email Friday. “His stubborn refusal to course-correct was a failure of competency.

    The prospect of a recall election has already prompted Gascón to drop other unpopular policies. In February, after a public outcry when a convicted violent sex offender was given a juvenile sentence for a crime committed in 2014, just before (at the time) his 18th birthday, Gascón dropped his policy against prosecuting all offenders under the age of 18 as juveniles.”

    https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2022/05/15/facing-recall-soros-backed-george-gascon-backtracks-on-cash-bail-for-some-defendants/

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  34. EXCERPT: “The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) has warned Canadian Members of Parliament (MPs) of rising levels of “anti-government” and “anti-authority” sentiment since the onset of the Wuhan virus pandemic.

    CSIS stated that there has been a rise in ideologically-motivated violent extremism, or IMVE, over the last two years of the coronavirus pandemic, claiming that there has also been an increase in threats toward politicians and other public servants.

    “Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, IMVE activity has been fuelled by an increase in extreme anti-authority and anti-government rhetoric, often rooted in the weaponization of conspiracy theories,” CSIS assistant director Cherie Henderson told MPs, CBC reports.

    “CSIS has noted a marked increase in violent threats addressed at elected officials and public servants,” Henderson added and claimed CSIS was working to do more to monitor extremism.”

    https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2022/05/15/canadian-security-service-warns-against-extreme-anti-government-rhetoric/

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  39. helping hubby with some yard stuff and I’m wearing a maroon t shirt–so many hummers are getting in my face to challenge me…LOL
    i am getting really used to them buzzing around me–I am going to work on them landing on my hand this year!

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    1. That’s something I’ve wanted to try after I knew about it. All those years in VA, it never crossed my mind to try that. Hope you’re able to do it! Good heavens! Ravenous creatures! The small one was already empty, and the jelly around and in the one that tipped over in the big feeder was gone. There were 4 on that a little earlier! Shoot! I had 2.5 jars of grape jelly – now it’s almost gone! I’ll have to get more tomorrow.

      On another note – I now see that the honeysuckle vine I thought was dead has news shoots coming out at the bottom. That’s a relief! I think my clematis out front may have died. My lilacs smell delicious!!!

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      2. I had never seen a hummingbird until I was living in CO and went with a friend to trek around in the mountains. That’s when we found that castle with the small stone cabin that the people lived in while they were building it. Something kept buzzing around my head and I thought it was bumblebees. Turned out to be hummers!

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          1. These were transplanted bushes from Northern Michigan, from Very Old original growth–we dug up some of the young “shoots” (don’t know if that’s the correct term) & planted them downstate Many years ago. The bushes at my parents’ cottage are Many Decades old w/ main sections that are almost tree like. They are still very sparse w/ flowers, though doing better since I cut some practically every year. Our bushes are massive after growing in our slightly warmer climate for some years now. This is the first time, that I recall, that most of the floral color appeared leached out though…

            Good Morning to you too 🙂

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            1. The summer after I bought this place, I noticed that the bush just wasn’t producing many blooms. The guy who came to prune some other trees said it should be cut down to the ground to start over. He literally took it all the way down to the ground. It took a couple of years for it to get it’s full growth again but now it is producing brilliantly! They need to be cut way back periodically.

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  44. so emails prove the Abbott facility was NOT responsible for those infant deaths…yet the fda still won’t let them reopen
    FTA
    But we know that the facts are that the Biden administration and the FDA, they shut down our nation’s largest manufacturer of baby formula with no plan in place to backfill the 43% of the market share that they make up. And again, the White House says they’ve been working on this for months with no plan. And just yesterday was the first time that Biden met with manufacturers convenient that they left out that they didn’t meet with Abbott, the manufacturer that Biden’s FDA shut down. They can’t get any phone calls returned from the FDA, no emails. And as we saw in there and the FDA’s own press release, Abbott was cleared. And there was no connection between those tragic deaths of those two infants and the findings in their manufacturing facility. Now the White House won’t give any updates about manufacturing coming back online. I can tell you, it takes weeks and for the FDA to continue to wrap this all up in red tape. It’s a slap in the face to every parent in America right now. I think I speak on behalf of all young mothers when I say this is unacceptable. Doesn’t matter if you’re Republican or Democrat. This is unacceptable. And no one is debating the morality of feeding children. I think we can all agree this is absolutely critical. But are we America first? Are we America last? That’s the question.

    https://www.redvoicemedia.com/2022/05/bidens-baby-formula-crisis-exposed-a-slap-in-the-face-to-every-parent-in-america-videos/

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  48. A black supremacist took a vehicle and plowed it into a group of white people at a Christmas parade in Waukesha. A white supremacist carved the name of one of those white parade victims onto a rifle and livestreamed a mass shooting in a majority black neighborhood.

    Both acts are heinous but they will not earn equal coverage in the media. Our dishonest, race-obsessed media should be blamed for BOTH of these massacres. They will elevate the Buffalo shooting because white crimes vs. black victims is preferred. The cycle of hatred continues.

    Both acts are heinous but they will not earn equal coverage in the media.
    Our dishonest, race-obsessed media should be blamed for BOTH of these massacres.
    They will elevate the Buffalo shooting because white crimes vs. black victims is preferred.

    The cycle of hatred continues.

    — Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) May 15, 2022

    https://thelibertydaily.com/candace-owens-exposes-media-hypocrisy-in-their-lopsided-coverage-of-two-mass-murders/

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  49. Entire article @ BB: “House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that the current Supreme Court was “dangerous” for families and freedom in America.

    When asked about Roe v Wade potentially being overturned by the Supreme Court, Pelosi said, “Who would have ever suspected that a creature like Donald Trump would become president of the United States by waving a list of judges he would appoint, therefore, getting the support of the far-right — and appointing those anti-freedom justices to the court. So, this is not about long game. We played a long game. We won Roe v. Wade a long time ago. We voted to protect it over time.”

    She continued, “Let’s not take our eye off the ball. The ball is this court, which is dangerous to the freedoms of our country. Beware in terms of marriage equality, beware in terms of other aspects of it, and so it is. Let’s not waste our time on that. The fact is, this is a dangerous court to families, to freedom in our country. And that is why people have to mobilize. My saying is we don’t agonize. We organize, we go out there and make sure people know that if they, actually elections have consequences.”

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  50. EXCERPTS: “MARGARET BRENNAN: I want to ask you a little bit on a personal note. We’ve been talking about this baby formula shortage nationwide that’s been ongoing now for months. You have infants at home. Do you have problems getting a hold of formula?

    BUTTIGIEG: Yeah, this is very personal for us. We’ve got two nine month old children, baby formula is a very big part of our lives. And like millions of Americans, we’ve been rooting around stores, checking online, getting in touch with relatives in other places where they don’t have the same shortages to see what they can send over. And we figured it out. We’re all set, at least for now. (NOTE: I don’t believe that for a nanosecond!!!!)
    ————————
    BRENNAN: Well, and this is going to be an issue Congress takes up this week. I know the President said more action is coming, but this has been ongoing for months. There are supply chain issues already. Then you have the issue with this one plant, Abbott, whistleblower in September, February the recall. It’s May. Why has it taken so long and why did the president on Friday seem to say that it was new information to him? He said, if we’d been better mind readers, I guess we could have done something earlier.

    BUTTIGIEG: Well, look, the administration acted from day one after the recall. Taking steps like creating more flexibility for the WIC program to help rebalance the availability of formula in the States. There are more actions that are underway, including looking at imports. But fundamentally, we are here because a company was not able to guarantee that its plant was safe. And that plant has shut down.

    BRENNAN: But that is the federal government’s job as regulators to help ensure safety of the plant-

    SECRETARY BUTTIGIEG: As regulators, yes. But let’s be very clear. This is a capitalist country. The government does not make baby formula, nor should it. Companies make formula. And one of those companies, a company which, by the way, seems to have 40% market share, messed up and is unable to confirm that a plant, a major plant, is safe and free of contamination. So the most important thing to do right now, of course, is to get that plant in Michigan up and running safely. And that’s the work that’s going on between the company and the FDA. It’s got to be safe and it’s got to be up and running as soon as possible. But this is the difference between a supply chain problem, in other words, a problem about moving goods around, and a supply problem which has to do with whether they’re being produced in the first place. Now, the administration’s also been working with other companies to try to surge their production. That’s led to an increase in production, which is helping to compensate. But at the end of the day, this plant needs to come back online safely. (NOTE: Lying bastid!!! That plant has been cleared!!!)
    ————————
    MARGARET BRENNAN: There are contracts there too, because this is also part of- I’m using the term food stamp program-

    SECRETARY BUTTIGIEG: Right.

    MARGARET BRENNAN: But it’s a part of a government assistance program.

    SECRETARY BUTTIGIEG: Which is exactly why, again, from day one after the recall-.

    MARGARET BRENNAN: This isn’t just a private sector problem is my point. The federal government is directly involved in some of these arrangements.

    SECRETARY BUTTIGIEG: A plant shutting down because a company can’t assure that it is physically safe from contamination is the responsibility of the company. The responsibility of the regulator is to ensure, as they take steps to get it ready, that it will in fact be safe when it comes back online.”

    https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2022/05/15/buttigieg-on-nationwide-formula-shortage-government-does-not-make-baby-formula/

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