Chet Atkins, Beausoleil, Frank Fields, Johnny Gimble, Willie Humphrey, Mark and Ann Savoy, Peter Ostroushko. Butch Thompson,
[undocumented]
The sun is setting earlier each day in the sweet fall, the season of love. On Tuesday night, at the Lutheran church, the couple's club held their Sweetheart Supper. Everybody brought their own dish. The club was started year ago for the younger couples. Now everybody is older, but about 50 old couples still attend. The girl's Triple Trio from the high school sang three songs. Afterwards everybody drinks weak coffee and talks about lower back pain, diets, and gas mileage. Everybody goes for the group sing. They have sung these songs for 50 years in their ruined old voices. Back in the kitchen, the Luther Leaguers, who are serving the supper. look at each other and laugh. These people are old enough to be their parents. Young Jim Tollefsen is humiliated by his father, Byron, who has a terrible albatross. Jim is reading novels about the Flambeau family. Emile and Eileen Flambeau are talking about going out to Michael's, but they decide to stay home. Jim's parents never talk like that. "Why can't we be more like the Flambeaus?" Senator K. Torvaldsen is in love and thinking about getting married. He's either in love or about to die. He's in love with Laura, who lives in Maine. She's also 73 years old. He has a picture of her on top of his TV. How does Laura feel about Senator. K. He sat down to write her a letter. He made dozens of tries. Five different letter beginnings. He wrote a sensible letter which he didn't like much and a foolish letter which he was afraid to send. Finally he sent the foolish letter. Now he is waiting. The people at the couple's club understand Senator K's dilemma. Clarence remembers visiting Arlene on a 24-hour pass. It was a 10-hour bus ride each way. Daryl and Marilyn Tolerude moved back to the family farm. He was cultivating the farm when he fell off the tractor and hung on just ahead of harrow discs. Finally, the tractor stopped up against a tree. He turned off the key and he staggered to the house. When he felt Marilyn touch him, he knew he was alive. Senator K was fixing lunch when he heard the telephone ring and Laura said, "Oh my darling."
1987-10-24 1988-10-24
Times Oct 24 1985
1985.10.24 Shreveport Times
Archival contributors: Frank Berto