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Marquette trip

We gathered around 9:00 a.m. Tuesday and went to Marquette site seeing and shopping.

We had 3 carloads and then some of the guys met us at Maggies Diner for lunch, 4 of us went to The casino later  and some stopped in Elkador for more shopping
Marquette has many antique shops, wine store, the flowers on the street were lovely

Clermont Monday

This morning Gary and Jan Philipp came in. We ate up at the bar for lunch, delicious hamburgers. there were 14 or so of us and other people came in and the only cook and bartender was getting bogged down, so Jo Solberg got up and waited on people!!! We were about ready to go when 4 more of our group came in. We had a little shower and are to get some showers this week but not to be anything severe, just much needed rain on and off for a couple days....

 Mary Lou took this picture and titled it "barflies" lol
Here's Jo "the waitress"

Mary Lou took this picture this morning, "Even the dogs enjoying the campout"

News

We are in Clermont and we do have internet....We read on facebook that Jack Bardon passed away. He was our former park Manager. So young...

When we were camping at Swan Lake in Carroll, we drove through the town of Glidden, which is where Grace Thornton lives.We saw a flyer somewhere that Glidden was having fun days. Lots of activities, and one of the events was a biscuits and gravy feed sat. morning. so we decided to attend. We were in the park in town and all of these tractors starting arriving and parking side by side all around 2 sides of the park, close to 100 of them. They were old tractors, about 8:30 all the tractor drivers headed for their tractors and they went on a big tractor ride all around the countryside.I guess it lasted a couple hours.We were just leaving town when a fire truck blocked the highway and we had to sit and wait while these 100 tractors drove through the intersection! It was quite a site!

We arrived at Clermont Sunday about 2:00p.m. or so. Quite a few folks came in just before us and after us, John and Irene Quail grilled hotdogs and chili sauce for all of us and we brought some sides.

I had a couple more pictures but they don't want to load for some reason so I will put them in later
John and Marge Whited are here! They bought a new rig, a mini motor home!

Vacation time

We stayed in Waco last Friday night, it was hot! We were out to Lake Waco at a Corp of Engineers park, then Saturday night we camped at a wonderful park near Ottawa, Ks.The park is called Homewood R.V. park, very nice there, still hot weather, when we got to the Iowa border...oh what a relief, cool breeze! Highs of 80's low of 60's, so nice!We continued on to Carroll Iowa to Swan Lake State Park, we have stayed here many times we spent 4 night here so far and will leave Sunday for the campout.
A few pictures to share...

At Homewood R.V. Park

We took these Deer pictures yesterday at Swan Lake . The camp host says there are lots of deer , 2 Does with twins and a Doe with triplets, there is a patch of corn planted just for the Deer, they are usually spotted near the road every morning early.

My home town is just 30 miles East of Carroll, IA, ...Jefferson, IA. Over the past few years this town has been growing! A lot of new businesses and they are getting a Casino, next year, it should be operating when we come back.
Jefferson is a very clean town, lovely downtown with a court house in the middle of the square and a bell tower, the tower is 17 stories tall and the chimes every 1/2 hour and chimes full songs each hour, just beautiful.


I talked to Marge Rexroad this morning. Very quiet in the park

Ron and Rita Sutherland provided donuts this morning, There was a card passed around for folks to sign for Bill and Velda Lee Clement's 60th wedding Anniversary, which is coming up soon.

More later...

Thursday July 24th

It sure has been hot here in the Valley, 100 every day. 

Gene Koliba and Mary Freundshuh furnish donuts this Friday. We will be on the road.

We just heard that our friend Mary Jean Steward who lives here at 302 and in Nebraska in the summer, had hip replacement surgery last week. We will get a card up for her...

The latest news is the big shootout in LaHoya, a body was found and the suspect tracked to LaHoya, he held up in a house and shot 2 policemen, they are expected to recover, the gunman was killed. They said LaHoya is where a lot of drug loads come thru. 

The latest is our Gov. Perry is bringing in the guard to help the border patrol stop the illegals from coming in, all the children coming over take their attention away from their duties of keeping the bad guys out of Texas.

I guess they are really pouring into our Country.

Also the killing of 10 people in Progresso. The towns people said nothing happened. There's so much cover up down there, the people don't want anyone to feel they're in danger going to Progresso. we been going quite a bit this summer for the Dentist, no problems.

I will try to report on Fridays as usual if I have internet access. 

Here's some pics I took this week

The Martins have all their little ones raised now, they hang out around their house and all along the wires in the back

Many of these are the new babies all grown up. It's funny at night there are none sitting out on the houses, they must all crowd in together!!!

These are two of the planters Bobby made, he just hung them on the side of our house so Anita Farley, our neighbor, could enjoy them. There's Purslane planted in the little pots, purslane is similar to Moss Rose.
Below is our fountain Bobby made, I had some pictures of it on facebook and in a slide show...Ken has now started making some fountains too.

Well, Ron Sutherland has been spending a lot of time on his 1969 Chevy truck, he's done lots of work on it, new dash and seats and front end etc. it is something!

Ron's camera shy but manage to get him and Bobby looking under the hood!

We will see some of you in Clermont!

July 18th

This morning Red and Stan Floyd furnished donuts. We just had the one card up to sign for the Family of Larry Dixon. And now a card for Darlene Ales

Helen and Sam should be returning home this coming week. they have been on the East coast for their vacation. We were in good hands with our new Assistant mgrs. Bob and Vicki.

I have some neat photos from our friends from up North:

This photo was sent to me from LeRoy Larson, he camps on J-1, it is of Arlene Lyyken, lot #150, Josie Miller, former resident, Elaine Dohman, also a former resident, Bud Lykken, and LeRoy Larson! Taken in West Fargo. I just about missed the picture sent from Leroy as he is not in my address book and the picture went in my spam folder and I almost deleted it, whew, glad I saw it.

Jim and Darlene Ales are at home here Clearwater, Kansas. Darlene is having knee replacement surgery on the 21st of this month.

Ron and Terry Ruser, who live here at 416 in the Winter, attended Ballooon Fest which takes place at the Red Rock Park near Pella. I wonder if they took the balloon ride...if we were to come to the event Ron would probably take us on a hot air ballon ride...right Ron?

Please click on the photo to view it up close!!! John and Dale Norris, who live at #171 here in the park, sent me this wonderful Family picture! Dale said there were 41 attending their family reunion in Edgerton, KS, their Son and Daughter-in-law,
Daughter, grand Daughter and husband, and Great Grand Daughter were there along with Dales two sisters and two Sister-in-laws and many of their children.
Thanks for sending!!!!

You may also enjoy seeing what some of us do down here during the Summer!!!
Especially one certain talented man, Ken Barnhart! He spent many hours on the picture. He has also made some beautiful fountains

ATTENTION

Diana Bruce and Catherine Gibbs!!! And others who like a good wine!

Isn't this beautiful? The different types of wood really are striking. besure to click on it to view it close up, it is over a foot tall, the tiny grapes and other details took Ken over 90 hours to complete

Can you see the wine flowing out through the bottles? The sound of the fountain is so soothing.
They may be a bit pricey but you will never find one just like them anywhere.

I don't know how much I will be blogging in the next few weeks...vacation time!