Of spleen splitters, cherry bombs and whistling bungholes

The Fourth of July at our lake place is a lot quieter since our neighbors Bob and Lainey Toso sold their place a few years ago.

The Tosos are former educators, Bob being the former School Superintendent in Jamestown and Lainey a teacher in Valley City. Bob and Lainey were the official fireworks committee for our little lake neighborhood.

A bunch of us would slip Bob a few bucks a weekend or two befo…