May 20, 2013

Family roots run deep

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Jackson Cashell, held by Miriam Hartig, is her next to the youngest great-grandchild. His hand and footprint are among those plaques in Miriam’s collection (pictured below).

Miriam Hartig feels that the following quote from "Fiddler on the Roof" relates to her family history. "Sunrise, sunset, swiftly fly the years —One season following another laden with happiness — and tears."

She has albums filled with photos, a wall of hand and footprints of 23 great-grandchildren, another wall of wedding photos of family members, and a written record of her grandparent's immigration to America.

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Easter hoppenings

The Easter Bunny is hop, hop, hopping into Delta Saturday, April 7. The Delta Lions Club will host their annual Easter egg hunt in Cleland Park Saturday morning beginning at 9 a.m. sharp.

From 10 a.m. to noon, Bill Heddles Recreation Center will be the site of an Easter Egg Stravaganza.

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Living in harmony

d10_bp1Every week a group of about 30 men gather at the Olathe United Methodist Church to share their love of music. These men comprise the Black Canyon Chorus, a vocal music group that sings four-part harmony.

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Indoor flight

 

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Photos by Hank Lohmeyer
A surplus industrial building in Delta that encloses an area about the size of a football field finds winter usefulness as an “off season” venue for local radio control model airplane pilots who aren’t willing to give up their favorite pastime even for a season.

A group of radio control model airplane enthusiasts has found a way to turn their fair weather hobby into a year around fly-in by moving indoors to pilot their planes when the weather takes a seasonal turn for the worse.

 

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Rising to the challenge in creative ways!

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Photos by Verna Barr
Bonnie Briscoe started keeping a registry of the quilts that she made including a photo, fabric samples, pattern used, when quilted, and notes. This practice has gone by the wayside over time, though remains a good reference tool. She has found quilting and working with stained glass to be great therapy after suffering a stroke in 1997.

Bonnie Briscoe's first quilt was started in October 2001. "My next door neighbor, Barbara Murdoch, quilts and thought I should do the same. I bought fabric, cut out pieces for a king sized quilt.

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The Wine Dude!

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Photos by Bob Borchardt
Vintner Bret Neal stands in front of some of the white oak barrels used to age wine at Stoney Mesa Winery in Cedaredge.
"Fruit of the vine and work of human hands." From Greek Gods and Roman mythology, fairy tales, myth, legend and folklore, biblical narratives, secular festivals, religious celebrations and rituals, wine and the art of winemaking have held a prominent place in the history of civilization.

Even today, the art of winemaking continues to fascinate us "mere mortals,"  as it once did for our ancestors who lived centuries ago.

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Wild about the water

d10_bp1Ruth Wild has spent more than half her life dedicated to swimming. Now, after 43 years of coaching, teaching learn-to-swim classes, leading swimnastics programs and managing the old Cleland Pool, she is retiring.

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An ethic of hard work

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Photo by Kathy Browning
Three generations of Housewearts continue the family’s ranching tradition (front, left to right) Ira and Cynthia Houseweart, Bill and Betty Houseweart and Cody Houseweart, (back, left to right) grandkids CeCe, Tucker and Izzi. Buster represents the many Houseweart dogs.
Veterinarian and rancher Bill Houseweart is not known for being loquacious. But folks who attended his recent historical society presentation on five generations of Rogers Mesa Housewearts were treated to a full hour of interesting family history.

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A passion for the story

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Photos by Verna Barr
One section of David’s office library is devoted to books that relate to writing. This bookcase is filled with books with an emphasis on western history.

David G. Rasmussen has authored a total of five books, two of them have been published, and the other three are a trilogy, in the process. His writings are fiction, based on western history.

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