the
Dugas' - -I was watching this guy shovel snow across the street -  and

my
cousin Katie said that's "Sonny Reuter, no use meeting him - -I've

tried
for years to get to know him better - - he's not interested.  Well,
Katie, her boyfriend & I  went to Cal's after the basketball game -

(-The
last day I was there ). It was packed  - -so we had to wait for a booth
to open  - - feeling a little out of place (as the 3rd party),I kept
looking around for a booth to open - - everytime I did  -this guy in

one
of the booths would wink at me - -I would blush and turn my head - -

but
of course I WAS somewhat interested - - 'til Katie said that was THE
Sonny Reuter. Anyway a back booth finally opened and we sat down - -
until someone said"let's go to the Green Grove - - Of course, I

followed
the crowd. On the way out THAT guy grabbed my arm and asked where we

were
going  - -I said "I don't know for sure - -somewhere GREEN. We were

just
a few minutes when "Sonny & his buddie Don came in - - -Sonny came over
introduced himself and asked me to dance - -then to sit in their booth

-
- we visted  - - - I called him "Sonny" - - he said "my name's John" - 

I
never called John "Sonny" again - -except in teasing. John & Don came

to
Int'l Falls to visit about a month later - then we wrote back & forth
until I came to C.L. to get a job - - John met me in Cal's._-- The
beginning of a very long love story - - 54 years.  --Guess you all are

a part
of that story!      Love Ya. Mom