fishmeister...restaurant?

[eyepatrol]

I read on a post you're opening a restaurant? If so, what will the name be, location, foods and when do you plan on opening if I may ask. Reason being, my parents and other family (not me this year....bummer)will be coming up the second or third week of July and they're always looking for a place to eat when they get there. I assume you'll be either in I-falls or nearby?

Anyway, just curious about those things 'cause my family might want to check your place out if you're up and running.

Thanks much.

[fishmeister_86]

HI BASSCATCHER,

APPRECIATE THAT!!! WE WILL MOST LIKELY NOT BE OPEN UNTILL LATE AUGUST. FROM 1981 TO 1997, I MANAGED THE HARDEES IN TOWN. FOR THE PAST 8 YEARS, I WAS THE GENERAL MGR. OF BORDER OIL. A OPPORTUNITY CAME UP TO BUY THE HARDEES BUILDING & LAND., SO I PARTNERED WITH THE GUY WHO OWNS THE HIBBING HARDEES. WE ARE DOING SOME MAJOR RENOVATIONS, SO IT'S GOING TO TAKE AWHILE. IF I HAD 5 BUCKS FOR EVERYTIME SOMEONE ASKED ME WHEN WERE GOING TO OPEN, I'D BE VERY WEALTHY!!! IT WILL BE HARDEES AGAIN!!!

THANKS, SINCERELY,

FISHMIESTER

[eyepatrol]

When will you be open...when will you be open...when will you be open. There's another $15 for ya. Just kidding. Thanks for the reply though. Doesn't look like you'll be open when my family goes up, but next year you will.

Good fishin'!

[IFallsRon]

fishmeister, any chance you were a softball player from Bemidji?

[fishmeister_86]

HI RON,

AS A MATTER OF FACT, YES I DID PLAY. I PLAYED BOTH SLOWPITCH AND FASTPITCH. PLAYED FASTPITCH ON THE O.K. TIRE TEAM & SLOWPITCH ON THE KROLLS SPORTING GOODS TEAM. CINDY & I LIVED IN BEMIDJI FROM THE FALL OF 1976 TO JULY OF 1981. I ENJOYED BEMIDJI BUT LOVE IT UP HERE ALOT MORE...PRETTY HARD TO BEAT RAINY LAKE. MY HOME IS INT'L FALLS & DON'T EVER FORSEE THAT CHANGING...MAY SOMEDAY WINTER SOUTH WHERE THERE IS GOOD FISHING!

I GREW UP IN A LITTLE TOWN NAMED GRACEVILLE(BIRTHPLACE OF FORMER TWINS MGR-TOM KELLY), WHICH SITS 100 MILES STRAIGHT SOUTH OF FARGO/MORH.

RON, OBVIOUSLY, SOMEONE EITHER TOLD YOU I PLAYED BALL IN BEMIDJI OR WE PLAYED BALL TOGETHER?

SINCERELY,

FISHMIESTER

[IFallsRon]

I think we played on a combo Bemidji-Falls guy team in the top of the nation tournament maybe in the summer of 81. Seems like we played a dozen games to come back and win the consolation title. I can't recall everyone (Jerry H. the meatcutter was pitcher) but I do remember one of the guys was the manager at Hardees. I've got a copy of the team photo somewhere. That would have been the last summer I lived in the Falls.