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Ted Scheer: The Crab Mon, And The Spoon Mon
This is my father, Ted Scheer, most people around the island know him as The Crab Mon, and The Spoon Mon. He received these nicknames by doing what he loves. The Crab Mon nickname came around when he would work at the Weston doing race crabs. Kids and adults would pick out a hermit crab, and then after all the crabs had a name, he would put them in a bucket and flip the bucket over in the middle of a ring and let the crabs go. The winner is the first crab that reaches the edge of the circle. The winner of the crab would get prizes. On each race a different prize would be given out. On teds spare time he would go to a local bar and lisone to music. Bing a talented man ted would often chime in with his spoon playing ability . This is how he got

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