Happy Halloween To All
Friday, October 30, 2009
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Browns Win! Browns Win!
| Green Bay Punting | ||||||
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| J. Kapinos | 2 | 87 | 43.5 | 1 | 0 | 45 |
| Team | 2 | 87 | 43.5 | 1 | 0 | 45 |
| Cleveland Punting | ||||||
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| D. Zastudil | 4 | 185 | 46.3 | 0 | 4 | 56 |
| Team | 4 | 185 | 46.3 | 0 | 4 | 56 |
Monday, October 19, 2009
JAD Contest and Halter-Becknell Reunion
The District barbershop contest on Saturday, October 17, in Lima, OH also gave us an opportunity to visit with "the kids". Sue and I, as well as Kim and Mike stayed over Friday night at the Wyndam by Wingate Hotel. It was next door to the Convention Center where the contest was held.
On Saturday, Mike and I sang with the Akron Derbytown Chorus. We did two songs, California Here I Come and Kentucky Babe. With a proper bit of humility, I think that we did well. We finished 6th out of 9 choruses. We have sometimes scored in the "C" (70-79) range in recent years. This year, in some of the judging categories, we got "B" range scores. That's pretty good for a chorus that sings more for fun than for competition.
Kris and Mark drove to Lima from Cincinnati in the afternoon and so we had a great family day. Mark and Kris gave us more details about their trip to Greece as we reviewed their online pictures. We went to the Kewpee diner for lunch. This Lima landmark serves great burgers and it was a short walk from our hotel. As you can see, Bill is left out of the photograph again. Wait!! He's on the roof and we can't get him down. After a brief bit of chorus singing at The Lima Mall, we returned to Greece. The pictures and background information made us feel like we had been on the trip, sort of. Now that Sue and I have passports, maybe we can take a trip out of the country sometime soon.
For dinner, we visited another Lima attraction. The Old Barn Out Back restaurant. Saturday night features the 5-meat buffet and many, many other food items. Needless to say, we were not hungry when we left.
After dinner, the younger couples left for their homes. Sue and I stayed one more night in Lima, had a pleasant, sunny drive home on Sunday, and this morning went to Heavenly Hounds Hotel and Spa and picked up Wickett.
So after a wonderful weekend of family and song, all participants are safely home and ready for the new week.
On Saturday, Mike and I sang with the Akron Derbytown Chorus. We did two songs, California Here I Come and Kentucky Babe. With a proper bit of humility, I think that we did well. We finished 6th out of 9 choruses. We have sometimes scored in the "C" (70-79) range in recent years. This year, in some of the judging categories, we got "B" range scores. That's pretty good for a chorus that sings more for fun than for competition.
Kris and Mark drove to Lima from Cincinnati in the afternoon and so we had a great family day. Mark and Kris gave us more details about their trip to Greece as we reviewed their online pictures. We went to the Kewpee diner for lunch. This Lima landmark serves great burgers and it was a short walk from our hotel. As you can see, Bill is left out of the photograph again. Wait!! He's on the roof and we can't get him down. After a brief bit of chorus singing at The Lima Mall, we returned to Greece. The pictures and background information made us feel like we had been on the trip, sort of. Now that Sue and I have passports, maybe we can take a trip out of the country sometime soon.
For dinner, we visited another Lima attraction. The Old Barn Out Back restaurant. Saturday night features the 5-meat buffet and many, many other food items. Needless to say, we were not hungry when we left.
After dinner, the younger couples left for their homes. Sue and I stayed one more night in Lima, had a pleasant, sunny drive home on Sunday, and this morning went to Heavenly Hounds Hotel and Spa and picked up Wickett.
So after a wonderful weekend of family and song, all participants are safely home and ready for the new week.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Celebrating 100 years of KSU
Sue and I went to watch the Kent State Homecoming parade this morning. Mike and Kim and some of their KSU alumni friends were there also. It was a nice morning, weather wise. The parade was quite a bit larger than usual because this weekend was the kick-off for the KSU Centennial Celebration (1910-2010). There are a few pictures and videos below to give you a little taste of the parade.
First we have a plethora of firetrucks
The Kent Roosevelt Marching Band
The KSU Marching Golden Flashes
First we have a plethora of firetrucks
The Kent Roosevelt Marching Band
The KSU Marching Golden Flashes
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
More murals
If you enjoyed the murals from Bucyrus in the last post, here is a slideshow of more works by the artist, Eric A. Grohe.
If you want to know more about the artist, the link to his website is shown below.
http://www.ericgrohemurals.com/
If you want to know more about the artist, the link to his website is shown below.
http://www.ericgrohemurals.com/
Monday, October 5, 2009
Cardinal Gulf Streamers Fall Rally 2009
Well, we arrived home today from the Fall Rally with our RV club. We met at the Shelby/ Mansfield KOA last Thursday and had a great weekend together. There were 15 RVs (30 club members). That included four couples who were camping with us for the first time. Everyone but us left the rally on Sunday morning after breakfast and goodbyes. Most were going home, but some were already headed for their winter residences in places that are warmer than Ohio. We stayed until this morning. I had a performance with the barbershop quartet that I sing with. It was in Wadsworth at 2:00pm and that was on the way back to Kent. We made all the connections and got home, had dinner and even got the motorhome unloaded. Not bad, but we need a litle rest now.
In addition to some great meals, four of the rally highlights were visits to the murals in downtown Bucyrus , the Carousel District in downtown Mansfield, the restored one-room Harvey School and to the D. Picking Company, also in Bucyrus.
D. Picking makes all sizes of hand-hammered copper pails, kettles, and such, as well as tympani drum bodies. The company has been in business since the 1870's and is still in the same small building. Most of the mechanical devices date from the early 1900's. There are four employees and the lady who owns the company (she's 95) comes to the factory every day.
The murals were spectacular in detail and perspective. Even though we were standing close to them, it was difficult to realize that they were painted on flat building walls.
The Carousel District is a tribute the that well-known amusement park attraction. All of the animals on the carousel were made at the small factory that is just down the street from the building that houses the carousel. You can buy a wooden horse of your own, but the ones in the window were over $5000 each. You can buy a kit and construct one yourself. We didn't investigate the price of those.
The Harvey School was a great experience. Our teacher, Miss Sand, instructed us for about an hour, much in the way that students were taught over 100 years ago. We sang and recited. We practiced our writing and learned to use Roman numerals. While doing our lessons, we passed a Mason jar of milk from one student to the next. Each person gave the jar 10 good shakes. After several circuits around the room, we had butter, which we spread on slices of bread and ate. Cool!!
Here are some pictures of our activities. These rallies are so great because they give us a chance to see the wonderful attractions that are right here in Ohio.
In addition to some great meals, four of the rally highlights were visits to the murals in downtown Bucyrus , the Carousel District in downtown Mansfield, the restored one-room Harvey School and to the D. Picking Company, also in Bucyrus.
D. Picking makes all sizes of hand-hammered copper pails, kettles, and such, as well as tympani drum bodies. The company has been in business since the 1870's and is still in the same small building. Most of the mechanical devices date from the early 1900's. There are four employees and the lady who owns the company (she's 95) comes to the factory every day.
The murals were spectacular in detail and perspective. Even though we were standing close to them, it was difficult to realize that they were painted on flat building walls.
The Carousel District is a tribute the that well-known amusement park attraction. All of the animals on the carousel were made at the small factory that is just down the street from the building that houses the carousel. You can buy a wooden horse of your own, but the ones in the window were over $5000 each. You can buy a kit and construct one yourself. We didn't investigate the price of those.
The Harvey School was a great experience. Our teacher, Miss Sand, instructed us for about an hour, much in the way that students were taught over 100 years ago. We sang and recited. We practiced our writing and learned to use Roman numerals. While doing our lessons, we passed a Mason jar of milk from one student to the next. Each person gave the jar 10 good shakes. After several circuits around the room, we had butter, which we spread on slices of bread and ate. Cool!!
Here are some pictures of our activities. These rallies are so great because they give us a chance to see the wonderful attractions that are right here in Ohio.
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