Noble Scrapbook

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Some people think tossing horseshoes at a stake

driven into the ground approximately 40-feet apartis a tall feat. Noble, however, mastered this long-standing American tradition with his partner, Doc.Combining their tossing skills, they became domi-nant on the playing feld and even advanced to thestate tournament!

Nevertheless, Nobles most cherished memories wereplaying for fun with his hometown friends.

For three nights a week, they would bet $0.50 pergame and play three games. One evening Noble lostthe bet and owed Doc $1.00. Having a witty senseof humor, Noble whipped out a Canadian dollar. Thejoke stuck between the two players for severalyears and the same Canadian dollar was passedback and forth between the games loser.

Noble was the last to lose since he currently has theoriginal dollar tucked

away in his

possessions.

Noble and his buddies were always looking for a good time!

L to R: Doc, Corky, Noble, & Cal


3/21

Apack of men gatheredto hunt South Dakotas state

bird, the ring-necked pheasant, in Brit-

ton, S.D. The group strategically planned howto bag the birds. They would form a circle, walktowards the center, and scare up any pheasants.

Now days hunters walk straight lines in corneldrows to scare the birds. Noble believes his group

had a better strategy because todays pheasantscan escape by zigzagging through the differentrows of corn. Whereas, his group ensured the

pheasants could not escape because the entireterritory was enclosed.

Nobles group indeed out-witted, out-smarted,and out-played to win the pheasant hunting

game.

Not only did the group hit their limits with thepheasants, but they also got two jackrabbits!


4/21

Somethingnew,

Somethingb

orrowed,

Somethingblue!

Somethingold,

H

appilyeverafter...

July 7, 1944

Geraldine Booth & Noble Graversen

MyrtleChristensen&NobleGraversen

March26,1984

The couple met while bowling in Sisseton, S.D., andit was love at rst sight. Noble saved up the money and

after two years of dating they became engaged. When

Geraldine showed her father the ring, her fathers reaction

was not what anyone expected. He brought his face close

to Geraldines hand, squinted, and asked is that a dia-

mond?!

They lived a full happy life with three beautiful kids.

Whenyouleastexp

ectit,youwill

ndlove.

Nobleandhisfr

iend,Doc,hadju

st

nishedhunting

geeseanddecid

edto

swingbytheloc

albarinVeblen

,S.D.,

togrababeer.Whenthe

pairwalked

in,Noblenotice

dMyrtleimmediately.

Hewasnotexp

ectingtomeethi

ssec-

ondwifeataba

r,butcupidhad

differ-

entplans!Nobl

ejokesthatata

nyage

youcanndso

meoneatthebar

!

Myrtlewaspre

viouslymarried

and

alreadyhadchildr

en.Thisdidno

t

phaseNobleandhisloving,

nuturingpersona

lityembraced

Myrtleandhere

ntirefamily.


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6/21

Crawling into a Model A Ford, our close riendsheaded to Chicago, I.L., to the Worlds Fair in1933. Tey were unsure o how they would fnan-cially make it with only $50 in their pockets.

As night approached they decided to sleep underthe stars in Minneapolis and Wisconsin Dells tosave some money.

Finally, they arrived at their destination and werepleasantly surprised. Te amusement park had aspecial: $0.02 Day! Everything was at this price -burgers, Ferris wheel rides, etc. Te men survivedtheir world class-trip on their tight budget!


7/21

Graversen

Amanda & Carl

Prudence&S

amual

Carol&Shirley

&Myrtle

Curtis&Bett

y

Diane&Darold

Since 1910 Bonnie&Robin

Brett & Jessica

Shan

Kelley & Brad

Stephanie

Riley

Kyle

Brittany

Joshua

Travis

Richard&Marijo

Laura

PaulJeffrey

LisaNoble&Ger

aldine

Children, Grandchildren, & Great Grandchildren

Siblings: Noble, Prudence,& Carol Graversen

Mom & Pop: Amanda & CarlGraversen


8/21

S

D

EL

DI

NG The rst snowfall brings the excitement of ex-

ploring a winter wonderland of forts, snowballghts, and the timeless joy of sledding.

Noble and the Stavig brothers would grab their

wooden runner sleds and head to the tallest hill

in town, which actually was a road that the

plows had not yet cleared. It was innocent fun,until someone decided to take sledding to the

next level.

Noble and the Stavig brothers climbed to the top

of the hill. As a car passed by, Noble started to

run with the sled. All of a sudden, he dropped

to the ground on the sled while grabbing the

cars bumper. The driver never saw the extra

passenger and continued to drive. After Noble

had picked up enough momentum, he would

release his grip and y down the street.

The thrill-seeking boys thought this sleddinggame was fantastic ... until they had to

climb back up the hill!


9/21

Jumpingonaightto

Alaska,Noblea

ndtwobrother-in

-lawswere

offtocasttheirs

hinglines.Noble

hadneverbeenH

alibutshing

priortothisexcurs

ion. Therefore,w

henhehookeda

35-pounderhe

thoughtitwasadecentsiz

e.Howeverhisb

rother-in-lawinst

ructed

himtotossitback

saying,wellgetsomem

ore.Noblewasi

nfora

bigsurprise.

Asthedayrolled

byhisbrother-in

-lawwascorrect

. Thegroups

sheskeptgrowi

ngwiththelarge

sttippingthesca

leat169pounds!

Halibut fshing in Alaska - biggestfsh caught was 169 pounds!


10/21

Fu aG&n sem

Rita, Rita, RunkinTo the millers house.Nobody was home,

but the cat and mouse.

If a person looks closely at Nobles right cheek,one can see a mole. But do not get too close,

otherwise the tickle monster will come to play!

When Nobles grandchildren and great grand-children came to visit, Noble would ask if theycould see the mole move because it was a lady-bug.

Of course, the kids were not fooled and wouldsay no! Then all of a sudden Noble would starttickling the children and a giggle fest wouldstart.

Bouncing the grandchildren on his knee,Noble would recite this Danish rhyme. Atthe end of the rhyme, the child slid downhis leg and have a bounce landing on theoor.


11/21

Noble was walking into the barn when hesuddenly came face-to-face with his youngerbrother, Carol. Carol was caught red-handedsmoking!

Carol had his hands full with two ve-gal-lon buckets and a cigarette hanging out ofhis mouth. He knew he had been bustedfor smoking and was in a pickle. Carol juststood staring at Noble. He had no choicebut to keep the cigarette between his lips

because straw covered the barns oor. Noblenever said a word, and only gave a lookand walked o.

Years later this awkward momentbrought many opportunities for thebrothers to bond with teasing and

laughter.


12/21

A simple cup of coffeebecomes happinesswhen you share it

with a friend.

All good ideas start with a round table discussion. Nobleand four close buddies may not have been brainstorming so-lutions for world peace in Britton, S.D.s cafe, but they weresolving a big dilemma - who would buy coffee each time

they gathered?

The men decided to simply roll dice, and whoever rolled thelowest number would buy the first cup o Joe.

No one ever got upset about buying the coffee because thepocketbook was only dented by $0.25 a cup!


13/21

Noble has worn many of hats over his lifetime including a fire-mans helmet. When Sisseton asked their community members tovolunteer for the local volunteer fire department, Noble jumpedaboard the fire trucks to help his community.

Serving nearly 25 years, Noble walked away from each devastating

fire without a scratch or burn, but did manage to acquire a luckyeight-ball from the Pool Hall while it burned to the ground.

One night Noble received a call that the Pool Hall was in flames.Upon reaching the site, the firefighters quickly went into the burn-ing building to see if any humans were inside. Not seeing anyonethe men started to retreat including Noble. However, for some

unknown reason Noble looked at the pool table, and spottedthe billiards eight-ball. Calmly, Noble picked-up the sooty

ball and nonchalantly slipped it into his jackets pocket. Theeight-ball was the only item that was saved that day.


14/21

Jus t i n M orneauNoblesheartbelongstotheMinnesotaTWINSbaseballteam. Withinanarmsreachisatabletstatingthedetailsofthetime,channel,opponent,andboxscores

forevery2010TWINSgame. HecanrecitetherosterandplayerspositionswithrstbasemanJustinMorneautoppingNoblesfavorites. Ifavisitorcomesongame

day,heorshecanfollowthebroadcastersvoicedownthehalltoNoblesroom.

Nobledoesnothidehisloveforhisteameither. RecentlyhisfamilygaveNobleaTWINSjer-

sey,whichheinsistsonwearingonceaweek. Thisnotonlyshowsvisitorshisstrongsupport,

butalsoopensupanopportunitytosharehisloveofthegame.


15/21

Noble took on theleadership role onthe Redmen football

eld as the highschool quarterback.

He would march the Redmen downthe eld each game, until one crispfall evening when he entered theWebster Bearcats home turf. Nobletook a hard hit, which knocked himto the ground. Instantly he knewsomething was wrong. That eveningNoble suffered a broken collarbone,which put his football career onhold.

Noble really did live up to the fa-mous football motto -

Noble excelled on the basketballcourts during his high school

years as a Sisseton Redmen. Ashis senior year came to a closeNoble faced the decision ofwhether he would or would not at-tend college.

Yankton Colleges head basketball

coach saw Nobles potential and of-fered a scholarship for him to attendand play for the college. However,Noble felt the need to remain inNortheast, SD, and be near his fam-ily. He never regretted his decisionto not go to college and play ball.

When one door closes an-other door opens, as didNobles adventures.

or

the


16/21

Grandpa always says

Iloveyouwhenhe

speaksto me on the

phoneorinperson.-LauraOman

What happens

at the lakestays at thelake.

WhenGrandpametTonyforthe

frsttimeanditwastimeto

leave,helookedTonyinthe

eyesandsaidThisisaspe-

cialgirlyouhavehere,take

goodcareofher.

Grandpas faith has always

been important and has been

handed down togenerations

behindhim.

-LisaGraversen

Mydad

becam

emye

mploye

rasIwas

oldenoug

htos

tocks

helves

,bag

and

carry

grocer

iesan

dlear

ntoc

ut

meat.

Iwork

edaft

ersch

oolando

n

weeken

ds.T

hemor

eIle

arned,

the

more

hetru

stedm

ewith

addit

ional

responsibi

lities

.Her

eIle

arned

respon

sibility

andwork

ethic.

Iwill

alway

sbegratef

ulto

mydad

foral

lheh

asdon

eforme

andfo

r

whath

ehas

given

me.

-Rich

ardGrave

rsen

Everytimewesaweach

otherwehadtotakea

back-to-backpicture,

sowecouldwatchmy

growth.Itwasapret-

tybigdealformewhen

Ifnal

lypas

sedhim!

-TravisMiller

Grandfat

herwas

th

rstper

sontot

each

mehowt

oshoot

a

rie.It

allsta

rted

thoughw

ithB.B.

gun

lessons

inhisb

ack-

yard.

Hehasbeen

agreat

grandfat

herandam

happyhe

hasbee

na

partof

mylife!

-PaulG

raversen

When I was small, we would take ridesin the country on Sunday. In thefall, he would sometimes bring hisrie and do some hunting. Althoughby the time he got the rie out of thetrunk, the game was gone. He got me apop gun to take along so I could feellike I was going hunting too!

When we would go over hills, he wouldspeed up and then take his foot offthe gas. It would feel like my stom-ach was dropping!

- Bonnie Graversen

Brett,

Sha

n,and

Iwent

shi

ngonRe

dIro

n

Lake

and

caugh

t40-50

bass

.Ty

picall

yba

ss

isdoesnotta

stevery

good

,bu

tGr

andpastill

clea

nedand

cooked

the

sh

forus!

-Josh

Mille

r

We

arent

her

eto

talk

;we

are

her

e

toFISH!

-Nobl

eGr

aver

sen

Healwayshadagreatsenseofhumor!-DianeSpencer


17/21

Deer season opener is an exhilarating time for manyhunters. Imagine the premiere opening day - theexcitement could probably be felt in the air. Noblecaught the bug and headed out to bag his rst buck.

Noble and three other men trekked to the woody SicaHollow area. The week before snow showers had laid

a thick blanket of white across the region. To make theirhunting experience easier, a local friend of the grouphooked a sleigh onto his horses and hauled the men intothe woods. Once the group had reached their destination,the friend left the men to the big hunt.

After walking the trees the group stumbled across three

deer. Raising his 20-gauge shotgun, Noble red rst. Hisbuddies followed Nobles lead and took aim at the twoother deer. All three deer were harvested.

Later, the friend returned with the sleigh and horses.The men wondered how everyone andthe deer would t onto the sleigh. The

friend had a solution - tie the trophy deer to ahorses tail and the horse would drag theanimal back to the home base. The men on theother hand would have the luxury of riding onthe sleigh!

This was Nobles rst and last time deer hunting.


18/21

GraversenGroc

ery Noble is a man of many trades. He started learning

business techniques while working at the Stavig brothers store, and eventuallywent on to own his own grocery store.

Starting in a creamery he discovered one a sweet indulgence: spreading

PURE cream on a Hersheys chocolate bar! From there he worked in a

hatchery, where they raised thousands of chicks and worked with clients

from across the region. Finally, Noble owned and managed Graversen Grocery for

nearly 12 years. The store was open seven days a week. He needed to quicklylearn basic Native American words because a large majority of his

customers only spoke it. Nobles advertising was innovative and brilliant.

He would dye baby chicks fur different colors for Easter and put the chicks

in the windows!


19/21

Graversens

cabin

onRed

IronL

akenear

Sisseton

,S.D.,is

a

magicalplace

foreve

ryone.

Several

generations

havesp

ent

weeken

dsatthec

abin,wh

ileNob

letaug

htandshare

dtradi

-

tionsw

iththe

family.

Thehig

hlighto

fmany

visitorswas

shingw

ithNob

le.Man

y

times

Noble

couldb

eseen

oatingina

boato

ronad

ock

teaching

theyou

ngkid

showto

sh.Thech

ildren

learned

patiencea

ndhow

tocrea

tivelyc

atchsh.No

blewou

ldput

abrick

onaropew

ithnum

erousl

inesat

tached.Tos

singit

fromt

hedock,the

brick

woulds

inkto

thebottomof

the

lake,a

ndthe

prosperousca

tchwou

ldbegin

!

Ahorse

shoepi

twasal

solocated

onthe

propert

y.Loo

sening

uphis

arm,No

blewou

ldshow

hisfamily

whata

proper

toss

wouldloo

klike.

Noone

could

keepupwith

thisri

nger!

Gravers

enscabinw

aspure

bliss.

Noblewouldsecretivelyplaceacucumbersprout

into a clear bottle and hid it amongst the other cucum-


20/21

Noblehasagreenthumb.

AthiscabinonRedIronLake,he

wouldplantahugegardenwitha

varietyofvegetablesforpeopletoenjoy.

Nonetheless,funny-manNobleevenfound

thehumoringrowingvegetablesandstartedto

prankhischildrenandgrandchildren.

intoaclearbottleandhiditamongsttheothercucum

bers.Aftertheplanthadmatured,Noblewould

showhischildrenandgrandchildrenthebottle

whileactingasifhehadnoideahowitgot

intothegarden.Heevenoncesaidacar

passingbyhadtosseditoutitswindow!

Regardlessofwhetherthejokefooledanyone,noonewasindenialthatthe

harvestwasdelicious!

A Walk Down


21/21

When I rst learned I would be embracing another persons life stories, I had a mix-ture of feelings: excitement, anxiety, and anxiousness. Walking up to your door, myfears vanished because of the Velkomman sign. I then knew we would connect.

Thank you for creating a warm, loving aurora.Although decades may separate us in age, our passions and adventures in life seemto go hand-in-hand. I still am amazed with the similarities: love of sports especiallybaseball; hunting and shing; Norwegian heritage; faith in the Lutheran church; 4-H;

and a sweet tooth for Hersheys chocolate.Thank you for sharing your spunky personality.Even though you were humble and thought some of your stories were silly, I did learnvaluable life lessons. The ideas to never take anyone or any moment for granted,cherish family and friends, and live life fully yet humbly subtly reiterated during ourvisits. This wisdom and guidance will continually enrich my life.

Thank you for life reections.After each story was revealed, I would silently make mental reminders to try an ad-venture or treasure the small things. Although life may not go quite as anticipated, Ihave learned from your jokes and witty comments humor can overcome obstacles.

Thank you for your humor.Above all THANK YOU for allowing me anopportunity share your wonderful lifesadventures with others. You simply are anamazing man and have touched many peopleslives.

Thank you Noble Monroe Graversen.

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