North Morristown gears up for a festive 4th of July celebration

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I was running a paper route when I was 12. No question about it. Do you have a job? Kind of. You work with your dad? I actually helped my mother in her babysitting with two babies. Oh, cool. Wow. I mean, we're talking little babies. Not really. Oh, okay. Yeah, they're little. They're 5 months and 8 months, something like that. Oh, okay. They're little. They're little babies. They're little. Very cool. Cute. Adorable. So before I get to your dad and we talk about what's happening in North Morristown, your dad's not sitting here, your favorite part of North Morristown. That might be a bit tough. There's a lot of fun things. Oh, sure there is. You can name them all if you want. Everything you like about North Morristown. Maybe I should ask what you don't like. Probably. Um, it's very quiet out there, which is really nice. Um, there's a lot of space to run around. Um, you can let your kids run around too and not worry about it, right? Yep. That's what I enjoy about it. One thing we have to be aware about dad coming in from turkey hauling coming in coming in with that big uh track or big semi. You think I'm that terrible or what? Oh my. So, is there anything brand new this year or is it pretty much the same good old-fashioned event that we all enjoy so much? Well, we like to keep things somewhat original. So, yes, still staying same old celebration. Um, any new food? I was asked to ask you that. So, no new food this year that I'm aware of. Um, mini donuts will be back again this year. So, mini donuts. Yep. Molly, they did good last year. So, they You don't like mini donuts? No. Wow. It's hard to believe she's my kid cuz there aren't too many 12y olds that don't like mini donuts. I don't like any donut except for one of the Fairway. Oh, be darned. She doesn't like any donuts. And then she's saying Fairway is something that's not even associated with us. [laughter] They do. They do have good donuts though. Fairway does. Yeah. Okay. I'm not a donut guy either because I'm diabetic. I can't have them anyway. So, it's not a bad thing that I But I like donuts. I just can't have them because I'm diabetic. So, anyway, I digress. You were talking about new um Yeah. Uh new things. Like I said, everything is pretty much kind of the same. New program this year before. We do have a new program a little bit before the patriotic program about4 to 11 or so. Uh the school kids are doing kind of a history of the flag and whatnot. So we'll they'll do that and we'll see what that's all about. Um so Betsy Ross might be there maybe. I'm not sure which Bonita's got up her sleeve. So um one cool thing was I like the way you put that too. Anita's good at putting things up her sleeve. [laughter] Now, I'm probably going to get this wrong cuz I can never remember anything, but Wita said the school was established the same year, I believe, h what was it now? The same year we got the the the Star Spangled Banner, I think. I could be wrong and she'll correct me on this because I know she's listening. So, you know, Molly, you go to the North Lutheran Morristown School, Trinity School. Actually, I go here in town. Oh, okay. I thought maybe you knew. Across from McDonald's. Oh, okay. The Lutheran school there. FLS. So, yeah. Well, so but anyways, well, Wenita will teach us a lot of new things that you maybe didn't know. Yes, absolutely. I know. We conversed here last week or so. And then one other new thing we do have is uh in our uh musical department um Sam Shuring is going to try this year in the beer garden. So we'll see how he does and he's trying to get his name out there. So we're helping him out. What kind of music does he do? Little bit of everything. He's a oneman band. So Sam Shuring I wish I could see him. What's that? I wish I could see him that night but I can't. I'm going to be with my mom. Oh, okay. What a bummer. You like Sam, huh? Oh, he's awesome. Cool. He's a oneman band. You said he's a oneman band and uh yeah, like I said, he reached out to me wanting to uh get his name out there and we had a spot open up in the Beer Garden. So, back by popular demand is Monroe Crossing and the potluck string folks. Yep. Potluck string band. and then to uh Stephen Kim Wel will finish off the night on the main stage and then uh Buffalo Alice will Jolly Huntsman in the beer garden with the old time music. Yeah, a lot of people dance there, too. I'm going to be very disappointed when those guys finally retire. Yeah, I know. They've been there for a long time. I keep telling Tom, I said, "You need to get younger guys in here." And he says, "I'm trying." because each year I I kind of cringe that he's he's not going to answer his phone and it's going to be somebody else. So there, let's be honest, there are not a lot of young people that play oldtime music. No, there's not. So if you're a young person and you're a musician and you want to make some money, you might want to think about it. Get get in touch with uh Tom and learn how to play the Jolly Huntsman music. Yeah. Well, it's not that difficult, I don't think. Are you a musician, Molly? Um, no. You do handbells and stuff? Yeah, I did do tone chimes in school. I am now doing handbells. Cool. But mostly I am a singer. A singer? Are you a singer, Andrew? No. She gets that from now, Mom. Not from Dad. No, she just got it on her own, I think. So, I'm also a dancer. Oh, mom's not a singer either, huh? I don't think so. Not really. No, but she does love dancing and she's she's into dance. I love it. Cool. You guys ever thought about having a dance group on stage for this? I mean, I'd be happy to. We could have red, white, and blue skirts like like the flag. And Well, I've always wanted to try and bring back what we did in the old days. Well, it's my old days. [laughter] Vern Moldenhower had he ran the main stage and he had talent show and fun stuff, you know, games and events. A great idea, but trying to get people involved with that and doing it again is it's tough. Nobody wants to do it anymore. Oh, okay. So, other No, I think it'd be great to bring stuff like that back. No, that's too bad. Yeah. Bog sign contest, magician tricks. Yeah. But the food is fantastic. It is. We have our usual of hamburgers and cheeseburgers, uh, hot dogs. They're like right off the grill. They are. They They make them fresh in front of you pretty much. Well, I shouldn't say in front of you cuz they're they're all they're behind the building now. So, but they're still made fresh right there. So, Oh, man. They're so good. And then the hot beef and barbecued pork sandwiches. The popcorn with real butter. Yes. Don't forget the desserts. Just be patient, girl. I think she didn't like donuts, so I thought she didn't have desserts. She'll devour pie, though. Oh, I love fruit pie. A specific type. What's your favorite? French silk. Oh, okay. That she's a chocolate hound like my mom. Yes, she is. Both my sisters were chocolate hounds, too. Yeah. And then we'll have a taco in a bag. And then uh fresh lemonade. Fresh squeeze lemonade. I'm sure they're going to start working on that next week to get that ready to go. And uh what else we got? Now, they could go the different route. Get a mix, but no, it's not the same. You're right. No, I'd rather have the fresh. One of the reasons why I en enjoy coming out to your event is because you do things the oldfashioned way. Yep. put real butter on the popcorn and they'll drench it for you, too. Oh, yeah. To the point of it soaking through the bag. That's how I have popcorn. Every time I have popcorn, I I line my bowl with butter and then put the popcorn in the bowl. Let it sit a little bit. See, I put so much on that my bowl is lined after I'm done eating the popcorn. Yeah, same here. And [laughter] I finish it off, you know, with my finger. Get the butter. I love butter. Of course, now I'm on cholesterol pills because of it, but [laughter] it seems like there's nothing you can do and not end up with some sort of a health problem. Right. Right. Always something to go. H But I do. I love butter. So, but no, it'll be a good eventful year again. Um, grand marshall this year is Janette Kubal. Tell us about Janette if you would, please. Um, I wish I had a chance to talk to her beforehand, but I didn't. But I always remember Janette was one, she was up there almost 5:00 in the morning. She was probably the first one on the grounds in the morning between 5 and 6:00 she would be there and she'd be getting stuff ready in the beast stand and the pork stand. She'd be getting stuff ready, making sure the meats were on and just just prepping everything for the day. She still do that or I think she finally retired from it. So, but uh like I said, we're going to recognize her as as being our grand marshal this year and very deserving. Very much so. She's been a uh what do I want to say? Yeah, now I'm drawing a blank, but very good for us out there. Oh, well, this is the 133rd annual. And I'm going to ask you a question you may not have the answer to. How many years have you had a grand marshall? O yeah. Have you had a parade all 133 years? That I cannot answer. What they've all done for the 133 years. I wish I could pick some of these older generations brains, but unfortunately they're in the ground. Kept a book or anything over the years. Not that we've ever come across. Um then how do we know it's 133 years old? just handed down from generation to generation. Oh, okay. So, does anybody have the original first button that was ever made? We were looking into that and I we actually might have that cuz we started that I think in the '9s. Oh, okay. So, um I I want to say we maybe started that in '92. They were Make sure you get your button, folks. They're only $2. And what kind of artwork you got on it this year? Um they did a very nice job of it. Um 250 on it or something. Yeah, they did the 250th years and that's what makes it a collector's item. Yes. So no, the designers of that did a real good job on that one this year. Looks beautiful. Let's see. Semiquentennial. Semisquentennial. [laughter] Yeah. Or how did you say it the other day? Well, I thought I just said how I said it, but maybe I said it wrong. Semi or no, cesantennial times 50 or whatever. How? Well, I I I [laughter] made more sense than to say the way the Wow, you got a a tattoo. I sure do. I got it last night. Well, I'll be dad burnt. That's very colorful. Compare had their customer appreciation night and they had a pale there that did painting, face painting, and balloons. Cool. It's pink and it's green. Very nice. But, uh, one thing I'm a little excited about this year, um, I reached out to a couple guys for donation and, uh, we have and I'm haven't decided yet, but I'm might try this, um, for the one piece, but a live auction after the, uh, patriotic program up front for this one piece. Um, I sat down with Semon Fabrication out of Morstown and we designed uh a metal sign and it has uh 1776 to 2026 on it. It's the 250th anniversary. Uh, an eagle head in the middle and some fireworks on the side. And then I uh was looking for somebody to paint it. And I didn't want just a basic paint on this thing. I wanted something special. Well, everybody routed me towards Matt IOR MCA, I believe it is, auto body here in town. And let me tell you, Gordy, that sign out in the sun. Oh my. So, he basically draped a flag over the sign and he used candy colors, candy blue and candy red and candy white. And the sparkle and pearls in this thing are amazing. And this is going to go up for auction. This is going to go up for auction. This will be the I I feel this is going to be a special piece. Like I said, I want to probably do a live auction right after the patriotic program. Sounds like a piece you might want on your grounds. I would love it. And but uh yeah, I'll tell you what, maybe I'll bid on it and if I get it, I'll donate it so you can put it on your grounds. Does that make sense? That makes sense. We've had people do stuff like that before. Yeah. No, that'd be very, very nice. I got to get a mark our opening market report here or Jerry's going to have my hide and I kind of like my hide. Our market report a service of Northlandbuildings.com. Wernern Farm Seed Industra Keller at the Keller Insurance Agency in Near Strand. So, let's head over to the friendly people at Linder and get that opening market report, shall we? Take it away. [music] Good morning. It's time for the market update on this Friday morning on the Linder Farm Network with Jim Emper. Van Awning Company Alexandria. Well, Jim, a little lower on corn and beans on the lower side after that higher day yesterday. What are you following? Yeah, Linda, you know, we made that rally yesterday in soybeans. You can chalk it up to hot weather, hopes of China demand, whatever it might be. But there was a bid underneath this market and we got right up to this kind of wedge. What we've done is we've kind of created a sideways wedge here in the bean market. We're trading right against that breakout zone. Uh so again, it's no surprise that we see a little sell pressure here this morning. You know, how we finish today and what we get for a crop report on Tuesday, I think you're going to be the dictators as to uh whether or not we can break out, break down, or maintain in this range. When you look to the corn market, there's no question we're in a bottom bun here right now. And what that means is that we've seen aggressive sell pressure. We're oversold, but trying to find a bull story of substance has been difficult to do here, at least at this juncture. So, from our vantage point, um, you know, this is a market where you manage some risk into Tuesday where the hot weather that's forecasted ahead can catch a bid and you look to retracement counts for both corn and soybeans. In the corn market, those will be around 461 to 478. In the uh soybean market, you're really looking at that 1170, 1210, and 1250 as your core price counts. Do not be afraid to get some orders working. Rallies can happen quick out of a crop report and fade out of there. And that's what I'm afraid will happen if we get to those levels. So, I think it's important there. Another thing, too, for uh producers, um we sent a message out to ours this morning that we think it's time to get after the late summer and fall fuel needs. Uh take a look at some fall fertilizer as well, and don't overlook the propane nat gas price. I just do not trust some of these resolutions that we have coming, Linda. And if we start seeing a few ships get attacked or things escalate, crude oil can find a pretty quick bid with as tight as these supplies are around the world. And what's happening with livestock here as we wrap the week up in a hogs and pigs report yesterday. Yeah, you know, a little support out of that hog and pigs report. It's nice to nice to see. You're seeing the back months October back finding a little bit of bid and that's that's encouraging to see. We we need something here, Linda. But we're still not above that $100 level in August. We continue to uh uh struggle off the July. So the cash market's still going to re supreme here at this point. As for the cattle market though, we're right up against or near these highs. Linda, I think these are going to show some resistance. Can we get breakout? Yes, if we get it. What does that mean? Another $2 to $4 higher live cattle, another $10 higher feeder cattle. But look to be marketers if we get those opportunities. Thank you, Jim. That's Jim Emper. Van Awning Company, Alexandria. Chicago July corn 413 down 1 and 3/4. September 423 down 1 and a/4. December 442 and a half and down a half a cent. July soybeans 1122 and a/4 down 5 and 1/4. August 1132 and a/4 down 4 and 3/4. November 1152 and 3/4 down 4 and a half. And September Minneapolis wheat down 6 and a half. June live cattle down 122. August down 157. August feeder cattle down 380. July lean hogs up 42. August up 37. The Dow industrial average down 27. This is a Linder Farm Network. Comparts bore store would like to make swine producers aware of increased availability of genetic material through our bore stud network as well as natural service bores. 2025 nursery closeout data shows an incredible 1.04% nursery mortality on 237,000 piglets through 58 pounds. If you're interested in easy starting robust pigs, call Chris Compart at 507-381-9280. 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