Somewhere along the line I failed to mention that I built a 12 X 12 hunting cabin in 1952 when we lived on West Hanover St. It was made in sections so it could be dismantled and reassembled in a matter of minutes. We took it several years on a trailer or pick-up into the UP deer hunting setting it up in many different locations until we met a old fellow one day in Paulding Mi. not very far from where we were hunting, he lived just outside Paulding and remarked that we could store the cabin in his barn for the summer instead of carting it back and forth every year, this we did, in fact I bought a acre of land from him and installed the cabin on it and put a permanent roof on the cabin and we used it for more than 20 years. The old fellows name was Paul Kaiser, he passed away at 94 years of age, I cut his hair every year before we left for home, I don't think he cut it until I got there every year. We hunted in a area that was called The Interior which produced many big bucks I got 20 in that area. Paulding is located on rte. 45 between Bruces Crossing and Waters Meet 600 miles from Marshall either around thr'u Chicago or over the Mackinac bridge in northern Michigan.
Just four miles east of Paulding is Bond Falls Basin a beautiful place to visit and see, the falls are second to Toquamin Falls in the eastern UP. Might mention here that before the Mackinac bridge was built, sometimes there would be ten or twelve miles of backup traffic waiting for the ferry's to catch up, taking five or six hours of waiting for your turn to get into the UP.
The date is Tuesday 29th of October, 2002 I believe that I have highlighted about most of the important occasions in my life so far. Maybe future generations will have a general idea of what old man Smith and his family was made of---just common honest endearing god-fearing people which you can find most anywhere on this green earth.
Today, we had a appointment with our attorney, Tom Plaising in Battle Creek to up date our living trust. Nothing had to be done regarding our move to the Condo, however, it is necessary to notify the banks that we are using to recognize our joint account status, which he will do. ( Oct. 30, 2002 ) Last up date was in Sept. 1992. Don't know yet about the next ten years, I'm willing!!!!!!! Be that as it may, I'm going to let things coast along for awhile until a world renowned Calendar of events open my brainwashed noggin to historical Smith recollections, whew, glad that’s out of the way.
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Just realized this is Armistice day, and I recall what one of the little things I accomplished 58 years ago to-day at a gloomy rainy muddy place called Arrow-court in France, I carved my initials and date on the steering wheel of my half track, however, the most important and exciting event that took place, we shot down a German Fouk Wolf fighter plane that came in straffing our position, he came directly over my track taking several rounds of 50 Cal. machine gun bullet's in his belly, he hit the ground about 200 yards from us disintegrating the plane and pilot. Other than that, it was just another ho hum boring war day.
Yesterday, Ardis went to Port Huron, Mi. with Dennis and Marge to a shower for Karen. Date 11/10/02
Bill Lautenslager called this morning, we will be going North to Lovell's deer hunting Thursday morning for a few days Date 11/11/02. Maybe, just maybe we will take a gun, don't do much trapsing thr'u the woods any more, feel that we have bagged our share of game anyway.
Until next time, on hold.
I should mention that on many of our vacation trips mainly the ones to Las Vegas and to Hawaii we went with our very good friends Art Merkle and wife Lou, Art was vice president of engineering at the company, we worked together for many years, not a nicer couple in the world>>>>>indisputable the most honorable scotch drinkers on earth.
As you can see, things keep cropping up now and then so will keep on putting them down, until later.
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