What treasure did Dale  find at a recent garage sale? 
Click to see!!

Deb And Scott Celebrate 5th Wedding Anniversary Announce A Baby Is On The Way In April!! Congrats!! (I'll bet a Cleveland Browns fan!!)  Full Story

Richard Leidahl Passes Away Jan's Father dies after long illness. Click for details. Wonderful man, just look at his family....Our deepest sympathy.

Latest On Mandy..... Full Story

Tryon Fund Reaches $3000 !!! Thanks a bunch, but more is needed!!!

Al Gore Hit By Lightning? Nah, just the Democrats up to dirty tricks... Full Story

Big Announcement on Brett's Basketball Season!! Full Story

Mandy Has Mono!! Maybe 6 weeks of basketball to be missed. Full Story

ADM Volleyball Season Ended By Red Oak Wonderful 35-7 record!! Full Story

Wow! Pat Tryon's Daughter Runs In Marathon Full story.

June & Peg Buy A New House In Perry! June and Peg are leaving the house they have lived in for 28 years and are moving into a 2 year old, one story house. Congrats!

Larry Clinches Tryon Baseball Picks Dogfight for other places. Click For Standings.

Dale's Surgery Is Good News!!
Read Jodie's report on the Tryon Bulletin Board. No cancer, may be released this weekend, just in time for FOOTBALL!!

ADM Volleyball Wins Another Tourney!
They stomp their way through the Guthrie Center Tournament. Mandy shines. They now are something like 15-2 and have knocked off numerous rated teams.
Click here for complete schedule.

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Brett Named SW Iowa Athlete Of The Year!!
Read all about it in the Omaha-Council Bluffs papers.  Left for Morningside Friday, neighbor Deb is in shambles, but Nancy hasn't noticed yet. Beth says, "Great, now I can get on the computer once in a while!" Click here for the article.
Tryon Fund Hits $2000
Thank you , thank you, thank you, but we still have a ways to go.  Help is still needed! We are 40% to our goal and time is a factor.  Please help and have others help.  Spread the word!  
Photos of the auctioned items in the Family Album
New Photos In The Family Album
Just click to view the latest.
Tryon Baseball Picks Are Updated!!
Larry still leads, but the race for the other spots are very tight. Click to view.
GT Honored At SAI Convention!!
In a moving ceremony, Gaylord was honored for his years of service by the organization he helped to create.  The School Administrators of Iowa paid tribute to all of his contributions to education in Iowa.  Even the governor made flattering comments about Gaylord's service to education in Iowa.  Many family members were present. What a surprise!! What an honor.

Tim Gets New Job!!
That's right, rumor has it that Tim is switching banks and is heading over to the very prestigious and possibly Ames' best bank, First National.  There is even a rumor that Tim and Kim might be house hunting a little in Story City???? But I got that rumor on the Drudge Report.

EHK Goes Down 4-0 In State Tourney!!
Brett (.425 avg.) gets the only hit for the Danes and lines out in his last at bat.  9-0 in football, undefeated in basketball and 25-5 in baseball, not a bad senior season!! Congrats. Over 20 relatives in attendance vs Newell-Fonda.

Christmas Auction Raises $609 For Worthy Cause
The Christmas celebration in Ames touched the hearts of all as the Tryons laughed, teased and competitively bid on various items donated by members of the family. All of the proceeds will go to the Tryon Fund to help a fellow family member in need. I can just hear Ray, CL and Mom laughing as they saw the family bid on such strange objects as M & M cookies made by Nancy ($45 from Doug for Jodie). A beautiful handmade quilt made special by Connie's Mom went for $155. Golf @ Brooks and Funny Barn for 4 collected over $50. Tanner bought a blue goose? and a velvet painting (directly from DBT's bachelor pad...hey Tan Man, those dogs playing cards pictures look great too). Donnie jumped for the Mexican hat. Barb (who is on probation from her last sale) went crazy for a Barbie doll tree ornament. (cost Dick $20, retails $3.50) LT bought a Tryon Feed Store sign.....Danny and Connie went for a Bed and Breakfast in Red Wing Minnesota....Jerilyn bought the Grandma Got Run Over By The Reindeer blanket......GT shocked everyone with a whooping $50 bid for two Christmas ornaments Mom made....Tryon University sweatshirts, plenty of clothes, ISU basketball tickets (the game had already started)....It was wild and I probably forgot half of the stories because it went so fast......(someone remind me and I will add to the story). We had a great turnout, it was so much fun to see all of the babies growing up.....Maxine.....Scott and Shelly/family were there...Bill was going to surprise us, but the storm hit on Saturday......Thanks to all that battled the bad weather and our thoughts were with all of those who could not have attended.....Thanks for the memories.....

Christmas In Ames This Sunday

Mandy Named Second Team All-State In Volleyball!!
Baby Mandy, daughter of Randy and Marjean, was named to the DM Register's All-State Volleyball team.  She led ADM to an outstanding season. Great job, especially for a junior!! Now if she can just whip this mono thing and concentrate on basketball....Go Tigers!!

Barb's Mom Is Doing Better
Finally, Barbie is home....DBT was about to starve to death, well, not quite. The McDonald's up the street you know. Barb spent the last week in Rochester, Minnesota with her Mom and family. The latest is major gall bladder infection that has spread throughout her body. A heart acting up, filling her lungs with fluid, partial pneumonia and numerous other ailments. She had a good Saturday, but terrible Friday. They are still running tests. Thanks to all who have expressed concern. Sure is great to have a big family.

Hearts Tournament Postponed!!!!!
Sorry for the inconvenience, but last Monday Barb went up to Albert Lea, Minnesota because her Mom was in the hospital. Wednesday they rushed her to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, where she is today, undergoing numerous tests. It is pretty serious, major infection inside her body, heart acting up, slight pneumonia, lungs filling with fluid etc. We thought after tests that she might be released Friday, but Friday has been her worse day. Barb will stay up there a few more days and Hearts just isn't going to work out Sunday. Sorry for the late notice, but we were really looking forward to hosting. We will need to find another date, maybe around CL's birthday. Please inform your kids that may have come. I plan on calling all brothers and sisters tonight.....Thanks for being understanding..........Dick and Barb......(a few prayers could help too, no one knows how serious this may or may not be.......)

ADM Girls' Basketball Update
Mandy missed 7 days of school and started basketball last Thursday 30% health.  She showed great progress last weekend and this week- currently at 70% speed.  We have a scrimmage this Saturday at Osceola and our Jamboree next Monday night- Mandy will not play in these two.  Our first game is Thanksgiving Friday night (11-24) vs Guthrie Center.  We plan on playing her then...  time will tell. My team is sure weak without her!  Go ISU- we plan on going to their bowl game over the holidays!!  I'm buddies with the "Mac" family you know!!!!!!!!!!

ADM Volleyballers Defeat Carroll Kuemper 3-2
In a thriller that had the fans with lumps in their throats, the Tigers edged Kuemper in the 5th game with rally scoring. Mandy looked great. (she played well too, but Travis has to work on that hair do) A very large group of Tryons (too numerous to mention) were in attendance, especially the babies. (Including the biggest baby, Barb) Ron's grandkids, Tim's bunch, the newbies, it was quite a site and quite a night. There actually was pizza after the game. (Tim and Kim paid for it) Melody managed to stay off of the gym floor. Chad was all over the officials, hollering at the lines lady. Jan brought some dog food for little Jack, at least it looked like dog food. Little Cole appears to have more chins and a bigger stomach than Uncle Dick. (they kinda drool the same too) The match was really exciting with ADM winning the first two games and Kuemper winning the next two. During the pizza party in RT's room, someone noticed a strange odor and a week old soiled diaper was found from last week's game. Seems Watson took Cole's messy one and hid it in Randy's desk drawer. (he never found it) Great time for all, go Tigers! (Happy Birthday Darrell)

"Does Anyone Ever Feed This Kid?"
One of C.L. truisms spoken many times at family gatherings. This time, I can just hear him laughing. Seems cute little Jack, one of the newest members of the family, was visiting the Watsons with his parents Shonna and Eric. The little guy is just starting to crawl around. After a while somebody noticed that Jack wasn't around. Upon investigation, he was discovered eating out of Frisco's bowl. (Watson's half dog/half rat) He had dog food all over his face and was drinking the puppy water. What a mess, but he was loving it. Seems like every time they put him down after that, he made a bee line straight for the Alpo. Now maybe the Watson's are using gourmet baby food for that baby dog, but I can just hear C.L. say, "Do you ever feed that kid?" At least we now have some ideas on what to get Jack for Christmas. Are there any good pet stores online?

Brett Begins Morningside Career
Basketball officially started with Midnight Madness a couple of weeks ago when Brett and the boys took to the floor. Their opening game is with Iowa State, duhhhhh, at Hilton Coliseum in Ames. Piece of cake. I bet ISU is shaking in their boots.  Seems like Brett was a little excited his first week of school when he took a shower (co-ed dorms) and one of his friends took his clothes. All he had was a teeny-weeny tiny ehhh....... wash cloth. He had to sneak through the halls and into a neighbors room. (Betty's?) He borrowed her eh-dress and dripping wet walked the rest of the way to his room, only to find that it was locked. Gees, I hope I got this story correct. (The press never makes mistakes, unless it has to do with Presidential candidates from Texas). Brett then had to shout at the top of lungs for his laughing roommates to open, which just brought out more people into the hall. Man was he embarrassed until his roomies let him in. Everything ended fine until Brett realized it wasn't a dress he had on, but an apron.  Nice harvest moon. Thanks to Julie for the full details. (did this come from Hillary's lecture on factually inaccuracies?)

Pat Tryon's Daughter Runs In The Portland Marathon
Not a lot of runners in this family, but someone has some talent. Not only did she run, but she also completed the grueling 26 mile test of endurance. Jill Papenheim ran the distance in 4 hours and 27 minutes (about the time of one of Dick's meals) Is the survival series next? She is living in Eugene, Oregon and working as a physical therapist. Nice Job Jill! Now did she get that running speed from Pat???? I don't think so.

Dale And Janet Follow The Clones
All the way to Oklahoma State, ISU super fans, the now retired Dale and Janet head south to root for the Cyclone football team.  They saw a tremendous game, with ISU winning in the last seconds. Dale thought him being there was the difference. On the way back home, they bought a brand new (kinda) Buick. Leather seats and the works, wow!....did he have Donnie and the boys place a rather large bet on the Cyclones when they were in Vegas?????

Web Page Is In Transition
No, Dick has not been counting his money or doing yard work, but the home page is in transition. We are now, finally on @home, the AT&T Cable Broadband connection. We had some email and setup problems, but it looks like all is back to normal. Sorry for the inconvenience, but I am learning as I go. It is fast, always on and I love the videos and music that is available. Stop by for a demo, sorry for the lack of a home page.

The Watsons Are Off To Tennessee!
Beth's AAU basketball team will play in the Nationals in Chattanooga.....(Coached by Warren) Good Luck and keep us informed!!

Another C.L. In The Family!
See the photo of Cole Lucas Kaufman and check out the vitals in The Tryon News

Brad Mows Down I-Cubs
Throws 2 2/3 innings of near perfect ball. Z's lose. 
Z's will play the I-Cubs and Omaha this week. When he pitches is anyone's guess. Go Zephyrs!!!
*Click here for more info from Julie.
*Click for box score.

Jerilyn Breaks Foot!!
Falls at Tammi's house down the stairs.
This wasn't on a toy or two was it????

New Feature, The Tryon Family Album
Enjoy the photos of some of the family as I try to keep some of these memories alive.

Brad shines last night! (6/15)
Pitches 5 innings, gives up 1 run! Zephrys win in extra innings.  ERA below 5.00

July 4th at the lakes...All are welcome!!
Annual fun in the sun at Donna and Bruce's.
Everyone is looking forward to another great time.

Brett is going to Morningside
Mustangs to play @ ISU next season!!

Brand New  ISU Fan (photo by Fran)
Another C.L. In The Family !!!!!!!
Welcome Cole Lucas Kaufman!!  The little guy was in a hurry, 5 lbs 9 oz. Wanted to get here in time to watch the Zephyrs.  Brad got to be there!  All are doing well. (Cole's first words are reported to be, "Go Cyclones") First grand child for Donna and Bruce!!  Wow!!! More details later.

Cobras Win Go To 4-1, Todd Starts!
Def. Back and returns kicks.  Game is CyberCast @ 7:05 p.m. Saturday
Click here For Article
| League Site | Team Page | Statistics | Schedule |

Janet Enjoys Wonderful Retirement Party
Her entire family is present for 18 years @ ISU celebration.
(Who's the mafia Don with her?)

Happy Birthday Brad Gets Win & Save !!
Class AAA Zephyrs, an affiliate of the Houston Astros, open the season.  Play in Omaha and Des Moines twice this summer.  Follow all the action on the Tryon Web. All of Brad's games are game cast over the interet!  Keep your fingers crossed, this is very unpredictable.
| Home Page | Schedule | Latest Box Score | Statistics | Game Broadcast |

Warren Resigns As EHK Coach !!
Goes out in style as his All-Star team whips the big boys 118-110.
Brett (25 pts.) is Most Valuable Player !! WOW !!
Warren plans to devote full time to managing his portfolio
and coaching his fantasy teams!  Read the article of the game

Long Lost Jeff Takes New Job In Minnesota!

SF Cobras Win 61-56 (2-1) !!
Todd signs with Sioux Falls arena football team.  Has 2 tackles and an interception in opener. (Returned 24 yards) Cobras win 44-30 in their first game, but lost Saturday night. Follow Todd #25 and the Sioux Falls Cobra here. 
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Brandon Wins NCAA Picks !!
The Sharks Pounce On Eric With Michigan State Win.
4 Tryons pick the winner. Brad nails down last place. Standings

Ronnie & Pam Are Grand Parents Again!!

Brett Named SW Iowa Player Of Year
Nice article, talks about Lynn and Brett....Go to article

NCAA Picks.....Eric Leads, But Sharks Linger!!
The Tryon NCAA basketball contest is going down to the wire. ISU loss takes quite a few down with them.  Brad now in last place!!  Brandon and Sherry are in the money, but others are lurking.  Just Click to see the standings and see who picked who.

Brad Mows Down The Indians !!
Fires 2 shutout innings vs the Cleveland Indians.  No news on where he will be assigned.  He has now pitched against the Yankees, Royals and Indians with 0 earned runs this spring!

Beth's AAU Basketball Team Wins State Title!
Earn the right to represent Iowa at the Nationals in Tennessee this summer!
Nice job Beth. (Coached by Warren)

Brad Claims He Scored Another Hole In One?!
This time he says he has witnesses. (this true or did he just one putt?) Dale got 3 holes in one last week and Dick scored 2.  Bill says he hit 7 last year. Brett says he got one in practice. (whiffle ball golf)

Brett Named Class 1A Player Of The Year!!
DM Register Names Brett 1st team All-State (2nd year) The Article....
As Danes pick up their hard won hardware.

Tryon Post Office Has A Few New Changes
Shonna and Eric are now online at home.  Their email is estrudo@netzero.net.  Brad's email on the road is now kaufytalk@netzero.net and I made a change in Lynn and Raquel's address.

Baby Beth Named 1st Team All-District Basketball!!
Not bad for a sophomore.  Led Danes in scoring. Congrats Bethie!!!

Tanner Becomes An Iowa Hawkeye !!
Not many Tryons have attended the University of Iowa (Debbie? Suzie?), but the TanMan is headed for Iowa City. (Not the Pizza Hut) Rumor has it RT is hoping for free tickets.....I KNOW Brother Ray would be very proud!!!

Latest News On Lucille
Received an email from Cliff eh Cousin Jimmy on the latest news concerning his Mom. 
Our hearts and prayers go out to Lucille and her family.

End Of The Trail 68-59
Brett scores 30, Click to read DM Register article.

Brad Defeats Kansas City Royals !!
Brad pitched the eighth inning against the KC Royals and shut them down.  The Houston Astros rallied in the ninth and Brad got the win!   Congrats Brad, Donna/Bruce and Julie may be heading South this week (Florida) to cheer Brad on.

This Home Page was made possible by the creative genius of Dick

New Leader In Tryon Baseball Picks!!
At the All-Star break, it was Tan Man, but not anymore, check the standings. Donna is going for last place! (gets her money back)
See Full Standings.

Mary Jane Has A New Email Address!
As always, it great to hear from some of the Colorado bunch.  So use the Tryon Post Office to keep in touch with those so far away!!

Sherry & Todd Win Again!!
For the second year in a row, they win the Calhoun County Fair's Baldest Baby Contest!  Last year it was Peyton and this year it is Bryce (pictured).  Wow!  What Talent! What is their secret?  Hair cut before going? A little Vaseline before the contest?  Possum grease? Will they enter next year???? Could Bryce beat Cole? or Jack?

Eric And Van Meter Baseball In The News!!
In just about the most publicized first round tournament game in the history of high school sports, three DM Register articles follow the Van Meter Bulldogs baseball team's fine season (19-7) and start of the tourney.  Eric (head coach) is featured in all articles.
Van Meter Sticks Earlham!!
Van Meter's Shipman Is Triple Threat
Earlham Baseball Coach Article

Great Time On The Fourth. 
Click here to view pictures!

GT/Sandy/DBT/Barb Finish 3rd In Couples Golf Tournament!
They shoot a red hot 7 under par in 4 person best shot at Lamoni.  First was -11 and second -9.  Sandy was the BIG HITTER!  Barb fell asleep the second nine.  Great fun.  20 other teams competed.

Mark Leaves Nortel !!
Mark, son of Bill and Sally, is leaving his very high profile job with Nortel and is the new Senior Product Manager of Internet Services with Unisys.  He will commute between Dallas, London, Paris and New Zealand.....Wow!  Congrats Mark!!

Danes Play Bellevue, Monday @ Noon !!
The very tough Catholic school from NE Iowa is the next road block for the Danes in their quest for a state championship.  Game is in the barn. (Vets Auditorium) In Des Moines.  Nancy promises to wear her lucky horns.

Brad Stuffs His Old Team, The Yankees!!
Brad, who is in Florida pitching for the Houston Astros, came to the mound in the 9th inning and shut out his old team, the World Champion, New York Yankees.  One inning, no hits, 6-2 victory for the Astros.  Great start to spring training. Go Brad Go!!

Doug Has Been Published Again!!
Everyone's favorite forester has had two articles published in the last couple of weeks.   The first does not mention him, but the second one does.  Just Click to read.
Article One (Doug did about 100 microscopic samples researching an ancient forest) Pubilished in British Ecological Society's Journal of Ecology
Article Two (does mention Doug by name)
Published by Michigan Tech

Nancy Named Sap Of The Month
Yes, it's springtime and the Saps are coming out.  Read this strange, but true incident. We appreciate the dozens of people who submitted this story.

Brad Heads South For Spring Training
Off to Florida and the Houston Astros. Good Luck!!

Lynn & Raquel Have New eMail Address
All the way from Malta, we have two new addresses. Check out the Tryon Post Office.   They would love to hear from you. Raquel & Lynn........Raquel @ Work

Believe It Or Not!!
The Tryon Family's most exclusive gossip, but beware........ Believe It Or Not!!

Bob Epperly Passes Away
A wonderful friend and supporter of the family. Our hearts and prayers go out to all of his family and friends.

Marjean Honored At ISU Game
At halftime of the the ISU Women's game she received an   award for her record setting track career.

The Latest News On Lucille Tryon

Brett Scores Career High In Season Finale!
The run and gun Danes tatooed the Farragut five in the last game for the EHK senior boy's basketball team. The seniors ended 3 years undefeated on their home court. Quite an accomplishment! Brett moved up on the Iowa All-time scoring list to number 6. The Danes (rated #3 in the state) open tournament play Wednesday Vs Manning at Manning.

1. Cary Cochran: Tri-Center 2,650 93-97
2. Todd Berkenpas: Maple Valley 2,536 77-81
3. Terry Anderson: Diagonal 2,501 87-91
4. Troy Skinner: Palmer 2,497 84-88
5. Lincoln Sharar: Dows 2,320 88-92
6. Brett Watson: Elk Horn-Kim. 2,218 96-00

Nancy Is This Month's Sap!
It's almost becoming a tradition, but this month's Sap is Nancy. It's a sad story really. Seems she was at the quilt shop doing an errand for a certain family member when she figures out she is running late and her family is waiting on supper. She jumps into her white car and heads down the road. She notices numerous McDonald's sacks all over the floor and starts cussing Warren for leaving the car in such a mess (he isn't around). She then notices the ash tray is full of cigarette butts……what???? Who has Brett been running around with lately????? After going a few miles, Nancy suddenly realizes that this isn't her car! She drove the red blazer. What a Sap!! She drives the car back and tries to explain it to a guy named "Bubba". She then hurries on home, trying to figure out how to blame all of this on Warren. It's got to be his fault. Nancy, Sap of the month. Who says teachers are under a lot of stress?

Brad Heads To Florida For Spring Training!
Just beating the big storm, Brad got out of town and made it to sunny Florida for spring training with the Houston Astros. Last year, Brad was with the New York Yankees and the year before with the San Diego Padres. He became a free agent and signed a deal with the Astros. He lockers next to Dwight Gooden. Hey, didn't that guy get bumped out of the league for using drugs? Good luck Brad!