Mary Ann Carlson was the winner of the handmade bull whip made by Todd Kringen. The Garretson Area Historical Society drew a winner for this fundraising raffle during the Hometown Christmas events on Dec. 14, 2019. Many folks have made the joke that now she’s got the right tool to keep the rest of the folks at First Bank & Trust in Garretson in line, as well as being able to make sure her husband Steve behaves. There are also unsubstantiated rumors that she plans to bring the whip to the upcoming annual meeting of the Garretson Area Commercial Club, and that’s how she plans to deal with members should they fail to do their civic duty and nominate a new secretary for the club.
Correction: Also, we made a mistake in the last issue regarding the Historical Society photo of the aluminum Christmas tree. Our editor miss-heard, and the tree is actually 60 years old, not 100. It was the 60th anniversary of the company and this tree is that age, with the price on the box reading $4.98.
