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 Beth
Starts Her Final Season!!
The two time defending National Champion Morningside
Mustangs start the defense of their title in Davenport
this week.
Click Here for pre-season write up.
Click Here for Beth's profile.
Click Here for their schedule. Go Ponies
Go!! (Beth Watson, a 5-11 senior guard
from Elk Horn, Iowa, is the 30th leading scorer in
Morningside history with 701 career points. She is four
points behind the Mustangs’ 29th place total of 705
points by Mindy Durant, who played at Morningside from
1998-2002.)
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Don Densmore Sale Is This Sunday!
Uncle Don's auction is this Sunday in Dunlap. Click on
the photo of the advertisement to the right for items
that are available for sale. Thanks to WW for finding
this.
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 What
A Treat! No Doubt About It!!
Great news from the world of sports. Randy's ADM
Fighting Tigers sweep DC-G 3-0 at Johnston to earn a
trip to the State Volleyball Tournament in Cedar Rapids,
next week. Many family members were there to cheer on
the Tigers, including quite a group from NWMS, plus
Darrell and Marjorie. It has been a dream season for RT
as they dominated conference play too. The match was
very even, with the third game going 27-25. It was very
exciting. Way to go!! Good Luck At State!!! (Nice
surprise by Jerry as state T-shirts were given out to
the winners!) Go Tigers Go!!
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Bruce's Mother Is Back Home!
"Bruce's mom, Jeanette, got home yesterday, just 5 weeks
after her heart surgery and stroke. Her heart surgeon
doesn't need to see her for a year-so that part went
well! She will be doing regular physical therapy, for
her left side, which still isn't moving much. She can
walk a little with a walker, but someone has to hold her
left hand on it, as it has no strength-and her left
leg/foot doesn't want to bend/move...but she's home!
She's happy about that! Thank you for all of you that
sent her cards! We really appreciated all of the
support, and we will NOT miss the regular trips to
Omaha! Now we'll have regular trips to Carroll, as
she'll need 24 hour care, but her sister is with her
this week--and we're hoping to see some good improvement
soon!" Donna
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The Latest News On Jeanette
"Bruce's mom did have her aortic valve replaced last Wed., Aug.
21st. She was in the ICU for a week and is now in a regular
room. Either today or on Monday, she will be moved to the
Immanuel Rehab Center, 6901 N. 72nd St., in Omaha, as she has
had a stroke (either during the surgery or right after it?) She
cannot move her left side--each day we think we are seeing a
little improvement--like sliding her hand and pushing on her
left leg some. This will be a slow rehab-she's be there for 2-3
weeks and then need rehab, hopefully in Carroll, as she's quite
homesick, too. She is very alert and mentally, is fine! The
nurses all love her friendliness! Please keep her in your
prayers, and send her a card!? Thanks!" Donna
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Rocky Mountain High! Spending Time With Grand
Kids!
Cousin Jimmy had some fun with his two twin grand kids. The
cowboys were out looking for eagles and probably some mischief.
Thanks for the pictures, they are great! Anyone else?
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Shonna And Eric Are Expecting A Little Bundle
Of Joy!
Child number three is on the way. A little playmate for Jack and
Casey! and another grandchild for Larry and Jan. Great News!!
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 Big
Jim Wins Tryon World Series!!
The Rays, coached by Big Jim Hulsebus won the 2005 Tryon Fantasy
Baseball League by whipping the (3 time champion) Nevada Fat
Boys 269-172, in the 2005 Tryon Baseball League World Series...
OUCH...It will be the second championship banner that the old
coach has won and I am sure it will fly high and proud through
those Florida hurricanes! Thanks to all for playing, it was a
fun season.
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Barb's Cousin Passes Away
Barb's Cousin Debbie, from the Forest City area passed away
early Friday morning. It was expected. She has been in the FC
nursing home for about 2 years fighting a liver ailment. Debbie
and Barb grew up together, along with Debbie's sister, Linda.
Services are Tuesday. Your thoughts and prayers will be greatly
appreciated.
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Yes, just in time for the football season, make your
picks of the BIG games of the weekend. Have some fun, cheering
and cussing the NCAA, NFL and a few area schools. Only $1
(cheap) per week. The top three placers each week will win 60%,
30%, 10% of the total pot. Enter as many times as you wish. Deadline for this week is 7:00 pm
THURSDAY, unless you want to take losses for those games that
have been played. Good luck to all. (No point spreads this year)
No registration required.
Go Hawks!! Go Clones!! Go Panthers!! Go Bulldogs!! Go Bear
Cats!! Go Tigers!!
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 Labor
Day Golf Shoot Out and Pool Party!!
On Monday, Labor Day, there will be a Tryon Golf Shoot Out, 9:00
a.m. at The Hill in Grand Junction. Everyone is welcome. Enjoy
the end of the summer. Guys will play with the guys and women
with the women. Great fun for all!! Randy claims the Tryon
course record of 33, (shot last Sunday, with witnesses, but with
Tryon rules, but Dale holds the official league record of 34)
and RT boasts that NOBODY can beat him!! He says he will take on
ALL challengers for Big Bucks!! Let's get together for one last
fling. Golf style, etiquette and skill is NOT required!! All you
need is a sense of humor!! Randy says,
"We will be home after the golf
outing to entertain! Do bring your snacks, drinks, and meat to
grill. Let's plan on the host being here around 2:30. POOL WILL
BE HEATED AND THE WEATHER LOOKS TO BE IN THE 80'S. Travis and
Mandy will be home for a while also. You can sure come earlier
than 2:30 p.m. if you want, BUT NO LIFE GUARD ON DUTY!"
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 Mandy
Has A GREAT Weekend!!
Mandy, Captain of the NWMS Volleyball team, helped to lead the
Cats to a 3-1 record and in one of the games, had 8 kill shots! Way
to go Mandy!! Randy, Marjean and Travis were in attendance.
Check out her schedule, she plays in Boone, next month against
Upper Iowa. Photos by RT. Click photos to enlarge.
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The Latest Of The Latest:
ANOTHER ONE MISSED THE FLORIDA CLAN!
Katrina is now going due west and is headed to Biloxi/Mobile
area. It is now category 3 (115-135 mph) and predicted to be
a category 4 (136-165 mph) when it hits land. WOW!
We won't escape the hurricane completely with 2-4ft flooding
expected from the backside winds and high tide. Miami was
hit harder than expected and has major flooding and $2
Billion damage. They received 12-16 inches of rain in a very
short period of time, thus major flooding with 6 deaths due
to trees falling on people and cars. Our insurance rates are
going to be out of sight. UGH.
Our prayers go out to those who will get the brunt of this
huge, dangerous hurricane. Florida Clan
The News From Jim In Florida
"The "eye" of the hurricane went right over son, Steve's
condo in Hollywood, Fla. Winds were up to 105 MPH. He lost
several trees and over 1.3 million lost electricity. It
turned south after hitting land and is now going straight
west which should miss us in Madeira Beach IF it continues
west and then north.
We are on the "bad" side of the hurricane, so we will get
much rain and high winds. It did not lose much of it's
intensity so should continue to grow as it moves over the
gulf. It could be a real big hurricane by the time it hits
north Florida. The water in the gulf is 92 degrees which is
ideal for increasing the hurricane's strength. We are
praying that it continues west and misses the Tampa/Madeira
Beach area."
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 Tryons
Declared First Family Of Iowa HS Boys Sports!!
Chuck Offenburger, The Iowa Boy and probably the most admired
and respected journalist in DM Register history has written
a book about High School Athletics in Iowa. The Tryons are
declared the First Family Of Iowa Boys Sports, Wow! Now, Donna
gets a personalized visit!! (Chuck did send a wonderful email to
Dale, praising tryons.com a while back, what an honor for this little old
website!, it's like Frank Sinatra saying...."Nice voice!") You can order the book from the
Iowa High School
Athletic website or soon from Chuck's wonderful website,
http://offenburger.com.
The book just came out and sold well at the State Fair. There is a chapter on
famous families and we are prominently displayed and declared
the First Family Of Iowa Sports. Here is the email I received from Donna:
"Ok--guess who's coming to coffee on
Friday??? Chuck Offenburger--the writer, columnist, author!!
He
wrote
The book "Bernie Saggau & the Iowa Boys: The Centennial
History of the Iowa
High School Athletic Association" is indeed available
now, about $20
soft cover, $35 hardbound. Chuck wrote, "The Tryons, hailing from
Glidden, are named the first family of Iowa high
school boys' sports for the past 100 years, in Chapter
5. It's a fun story.
Or, if you don't want to order off the 'Net, I've got a
meeting Thursday and
Friday in Storm Lake, so I'll be coming right through
Lake View, and I carry
a bunch of the soft covers with me. It'd be easiest for
me to stop Friday on
my way back to our farm south of Jefferson. It'd
probably be mid-afternoon. I won't plan on stopping in
Lake View unless you tell me to.
Thanks...Chuck O."
FUNNY?!!?!! I wrote back and he's coming for coffee!!!
:) do you want me to get you a copy, too? I'm hoping
he'll autograph it/them---that may be a great gift for
brett, too? let me know soon!!! now, i need to decide
what to serve with the coffee---coffee cake? pie?
sis--what will i be up to next???!!!!"
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Ouch!
Another Florida Hurricane!!
I got the following email from Jim and the Florida Clan, our
thoughts and prayers go out to them.
"HERE WE GO AGAIN!!!
Tropical storm Katrina soon to be Hurricane Katrina is
currently projected to go directly over our condo. This
is really poor timing because we are just now replacing the
20 carports that were destroyed last year. UGH. I hope it
crosses the state in a hurry, before they complete
construction. I sure don't want to pay to replace them
twice. (No insurance coverage is provided for carports due
to the large number of storms in this area) Unfortuantly, Katrina
is forecasted to take a slow, leisurely stroll across the
state with much, much rain predicted. (20 inches minimum
forecasted at last newscast) I will keep y'all updated thru
the home page. Florida Clan."
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Welcome To
The World, Cassidi Bartmess!!
Daughter of Gwen and Johnny Bartmess, Sister of Alexis and
Grandchild of Dick and Barbara Tryon. She was born at 7:47 a.m.
August 24th, 2005. She checked in at 19 1/2 inches and 6 lbs. 6
1/2 ounces. Daughter, Grandchild and Rodeo Cowgirl #2!! |
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 Mandy
Is Named Captain Of Her VB Team! Mandy, daughter of
Randy and Marjean, has been named 2005 Captain of her college volleyball
team at Northwest Missouri State, in Maryville, Missouri. (Division II)
She is a senior and is expected to lead the Bear Cats to a fine season.
Her "friend" Josh is the captain of the nationally ranked football team.
He plays quarterback and was named to a pre-season Division II
All-American list.
Click Here For Mandy's Schedule and
Click
Here for Josh's schedule. Many of us are going to try to make
the Homecoming games on Oct. 22, contact Julie if you are interested,
but do it NOW. Go Bear Cats!!
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Bruce's Mother To Have Major Surgery!
Our thoughts and prayers need to go out to Bruce's Mom, Jeanette
Stevens, who will be having heart valve surgery next week, in Omaha.
Click Here for more information.
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I Received The Following From Cindy (Mike's wife):
"Friends and Family, We just received another shipment, so, Please,
check them out! Remember us
if you're in need of a gift for any special occasion, we gift wrap &
ship
for you! Also, be sure to pass this web-site on to all your friends and
family. We really appreciate your help! If someone makes a purchase
(through
a referral from you) both of you will get a 10% discount. We also
appreciate
any suggestions on ways to improve our site. Thanks for looking!
Thanks again,"
www.ambiancedecorhome.com
Ambiance Decor
Cynthia L. Tryon
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 Nice
Article In DM Register On Warren's Brother
Gordon, Warren's brother, who is a Methodist Minister in Fort Dodge, had
a very nice, featured write up in the Des Moines Register a couple of
weeks ago. Click Here To Read The
Entire Article. What a wonderful job Gordon and his congregation
are doing, it is a very heart warming story, a MUST read, and great
publicity!
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 High
School Football Practice Opens!!
Hard to believe, but the high schools in Iowa have started football
practice already. (Can school be far behind, is MY SUMMER OVER?) This
year, Eric will lead the Van Meter Bulldogs off to battle. Their first
game is at Colo, Sept. 2nd. Click Here
For His Full Schedule. Good Luck, Eric! With high school,
college and pro football just around the corner, it is a great time of
year!
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 Congratulations
Christy And Tyler!!
Welcome to the family, Christy and your beautiful daughter, Tyra. It was
a sensational wedding day and a wonderful reception. It was great seeing
so many family members there. Not only did we see family members, but
also some "friends" of family members, a great time. A wonderful
reception and dance took place at Arcadia with beautiful decorations and
a great meal. Randy made a very memorable slide show, it was a fun time.
Best wishes to Tyler and Christy and all of Jerry and Jerilyn's family.
We may need a new poll on who is next........I saw lots of
possibilities, but maybe it was just me.
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Eating
Strawberries On A Hot Summer Day!
Alexis Kay eating strawberries with Warren and Nancy's
"secret" dipping recipe.
She is working on her technique, it sure is Yummy For The Tummy! |
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 Tyler
And Christy's Big Day Is Saturday!
The wedding of Tyler Tryon and Christy Kammin will be Saturday, August
6th at two o'clock at the Holy Spirit Church in Carroll. (421 East Bluff
Street). The reception and dance will take place in Arcadia, at the
Arcadia Legion Hall following the ceremony. Tyler is the son of Jerilyn and Jerry Tryon. Best
wishes to Tyler and Christy and hope to see most of you there to share
with family and fellowship this wonderful occasion!
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Lots Of Email, From Our Cousins
It's been great receiving so many emails from the Densmores, who enjoyed
the story and pictures of Don's funeral. Nice messages from Darlene's
daughter, Elaine's two daughters and Elaine, plus others. When Elaine
sent her email, she added the following story to share:
"You know, Don's mom Hattie was very
ill, and she knew she was going to die, and didn't want to leave Don
because he was having seizures (he had been in a car wreck with
Uncle Milton and he was in the car when it rolled, he was probably 5
or 6 years then) anyhow my Dad Forrest promised his Mom, he would
take Don to raise. When Don came to live with us, (around age 9 or
10) my Dad (Forrest) took him to a Chiropractor for a treatment and
Don had a bone out of place in his neck, one treatment and that's
all it took, Don never had another seizure. Back in those days (the
depression) my Dad took 2 chickens and gave them to the Dr to pay
the bill, back in those days the Drs. took anything for pay.
Thanks to Diane Densmore
for all you did to get the message out. You can't believe how that
helped us out.. Love all my cousins... " Elaine Densmore Smith
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Brett's Team Wins The Iowa Games!!
Brett's Wayne State All-Stars won the Iowa Games, Gold Medal, Adult
Basketball Championship in Boone a couple of weeks ago. Way to go
Brett!! Obviously, Brett was the leading scorer....They went undefeated
and won the final game by 12 points!! Ricco-Ball!!
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 Janet
Wins Golf Tournament!!
Yes, she must have been listening to that advice from Dale. Janet Tryon
and her friend Jerilyn Klaver won First Place in The Championship flight
of the "Two-Gal" Best-Ball Golf Tournament at Story City this week.
They shot one over par. This is the second straight year that they have
won this championship. They won $100. for first place. 65 couples
entered the tournament. Way to go Janet!!
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 Debbie Gets A New Job!! Congratulations!!
Debbie Stoneman, (Ray's daughter) who lives in Ohio has a new job. I received the
following from her:
"Family and Friends: After joining the ranks of "downsized" employees across the country
for the last 5 1/2 months, I am thrilled to share that I have
accepted a position as a Project Manager with Intellinex, an
Ernst & Young enterprise. “Intellinex helps companies harness
the power of learning to execute business strategies, drive
performance, and achieve growth...by designing, building, and
operating customized learning solutions that help its customers
reduce costs, accelerate speed to profit, and improve people
effectiveness." I am very thankful that
my father taught me the ABCs, (Accounting, Business principles and
Customer service), and that I come from a family of educators who showed
me the importance of life-long learning. Now this "Iowa" girl has to
learn the tips-n-tricks for riding a bus to work in the city! I'll be
working in downtown Cleveland which is located on the shores of Lake
Erie....BRRRRRRR!!!!!!
Thank you for all of
your support during my job search. It meant a lot to me personally and
to our family. (Scott is relieved to have me manage projects that are
not related to our home improvements!) Debbie"
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Also From The Business World, Cindy's New Venture!
Best wishes for
Cindy (Mike's wife) and her sister, Melanie McDonald who just kicked off a
new business -Ambiance Decor (Unique Home Accessories Online) ...
www.ambiancedecorhome.com
They purchase their inventory (factory direct) by visiting regional
markets (I.e. Dallas-North Carolina-Chicago-Kansas City-Los Angeles-etc.
Furniture
Marts). Best of luck to all Tryons in their business ventures!!
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 What
A Beautiful Day........
Monday, July 25th, a beautiful, bright, sunny, steamy day in Dunlap, Iowa. Uncle
Don was laid to rest. It was quite a tribute to a very unique guy. I was
so impressed with all of the affection paid to Don by neighbors,
friends, community and family. It was the kind of day that is hard to
forget. I always liked Don, just like everyone else did. He was so
unique, a pure Midwestern farmer. A true rugged individual who lived
life his way. The service was planned beautifully, simple and so
fitting. I saw corn stalks inside a church. Bales of hay and wild
flowers too. The minister knew, and liked Don a lot and was very touched
by his passing. He did a wonderful job, so personal and so authentic.
The music was special, with a great over flow crowd in a precious old
church. I was so taken with Dunlap and
the community with it's pure, time tested Midwestern values. The kind of
values that get attacked sometimes today as old fashioned or outdated. Some of us drove out to see Don's place. Such
a pleasant drive with the rich rolling hills, nice looking crops, so
peaceful and serene. I had not been there since I was a boy and it was
like a time warp....I was ten years old again and his dog was barking at
me. I kept looking for C.L. to walk around one of the sheds. It was a
beautiful day in small town Iowa and a beautiful way to say goodbye. Makes me pretty darn proud I grew up in a
small Iowa town and my Dad was an Iowa farmer, too........ I took a few
pictures,
Click Here
For The Slide Show.
This was the obituary written for the service:
Donald Eugene Densmore was born June 15,1922 to George
& Hattie (Miller) Densmore in Defiance, Iowa. Don was one of a kind.
Everyone in town as well as his relatives referred to him as Big Daddy.
He was strong as an ox and he had a heart of gold. Big Daddy was always
willing to help out his neighbors and friends. If Don liked you, chances
are he had a nick name for you.
He was often spotted driving into town for coffee and a
bull session in his signature overalls, sometimes with his canine
companion riding shotgun. But his happiest days were spent on the farm.
Anyone trying to convince him to treat himself to a trip or a vacation
would have met resistance. He didn't like to get too far from home. At
his age one of his worries had been the prospect of declining health
making it necessary to leave the farm someday. We can take comfort in
the fact that Big Daddy got his wish and was able to work on his farm up
to his last day on this earth.
Don died Monday July 18, 2005 at his home near Dunlap,
at the age of 83 years, one month and 12 days. Don was preceded in death
by his parents, one sister, five brothers, and five nephews. He was
survived by nieces and nephews, Eunabelle, Elaine, Marjorie, Darlene,
Darrell,
Dale, Gaylord, Larry, Jerry, Donna, Dick, Randy, Nancy, Carol Dean,
Denny, Diane, Pat, Elton, Karen and Jeff.
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 Alexis
Is Enjoying The Summer, Are You?
You can't beat fun in the summertime. Rodeos, great food, working in the
hot sun, tubby time, parades, swimming in the pool, fun at the old ball
park, you have got to love it! Here are a few pictures from the Alexis
Diary. Click Here For The Slide Show.
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 Very
Sad News, Don Densmore Passes Away.....
I got the following email from Diane Densmore:
Once again, I find
myself the deliverer of sad news. What's the old saying -- bad
things happen in 3's? We lost our cousin Terry, then cousin Bill,
& now we've lost our Uncle Don. I just received a call from Darlene
& Elaine about 5 pm this Wed. to tell me this news. His neighbors
saw him on Monday. He always goes to morning coffee in
town, but wasn't there for 2 days. So Darlene's husband
Charles/Chuck & another friend went out to the farm house (This must
have been earlier today). Don had a really mean dog who
wouldn't let them anywhere near the door, but they were able to walk
around & look through the bedroom window to see his foot & that he
was still in bed. So then Chuck had to go get his gun &
unfortunately had to shoot the dog so that they could get in the
house. But the indications were that he must have died in his
sleep. Services are pending. Uncle Don has been cremated. I always
thought he'd be buried in his overalls & flannel shirt. I'll let
you know when I hear more from Darlene & Elaine (Elaine is at
Darlene's house). They were sort of talking about possibly Monday.
& of course, please pass this on to anyone else in the family who
needs to know & whom I don't have an email address for. Diane
Uncle Don's services will be:
Monday 10:30 am at the Congregational
Church in Dunlap (1 block off of main street)
Lunch will be served afterwards. If
you'd rather make a donation instead of sending flowers, Darlene
suggested the Dunlap Fire & Rescue or there is also a town
fundraising project going on in Dunlap to build a Wellness Center.
I'm sure Darlene would be happy to deliver any donations for us.
Donald Eugene Densmore was born June 15,
1922.
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Warren Has Hip Replacement Surgery!!
I just got a call from Warren. (5:00 pm) He sounded unbelievably good,
not groggy at all. The operation is over but they DID NOT do both
hips, which they had planned on doing. So he gets to do this again in 3
months. Nancy, Brett, Beth (and boyfriend?) were in attendance. WW is at
Mercy hospital in Council Bluffs, but does not plan on being there very
long. Good Luck Warren!
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 Kevin Earns His MBA!!
It was great seeing Kevin and his kids last Sunday at the Josh and Heidi
reception and now I find out Gaylord and Sandy will be in St. Louis this
weekend attending Kevin Tryon's graduation ceremonies! Kevin will receive
his Masters in Business Administration from Washington University in St.
Louis. He enrolled in a special 18 month cohort program to earn his MBA
and completed the program in flying colors. "We are very, very proud of
Kevin for this accomplishment and are looking forward to the graduation
ceremony." GT Did you know Kevin has tryons.com as his Home
Page? Do you? If you want to be informed ASAP of the family news you had
better!
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 Pool
Party This Sunday!!
Randy and Marjean are hosting a middle of the summer pool party this
Sunday. Here is what RT sent: "We are having a BIG pool party this
Sunday from 1-5 p.m. Put on the home page please. Bring your own meat
to barbecue at 3:00 p.m. Come to swim or picnic! Also bring your own
drinks and one neat garden dish. Probably Warren's last time out of the
house for a while!!!!!!!!!!!!"
More the merrier!!
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Tanner Accepts New Job!!
Tanner got a HUGE promotion......he will be the new manager at a LA
Fitness in Houston, Texas. Tanner had a district meeting last week with
the big brass and was told of him being selected as Atlanta's top dog
and the need for him to transfer to Houston and start up a new fitness
center there. He now has great benefits, plus a super dooper salary to
start with the expectation to increase dramatically. Boy....how times
have changed!!!!!!!!! Just a few years ago, Tanner was at DMACC in
Ankeny.....living in an apartment, working at Pizza Hut! He starts his
new job August 9th in Texas.
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 Best
Wishes To Josh And Heidi!!
We left a little early, but it was great seeing the newlyweds and Jeff
and Jodie. (see photo) It was also great to see Kevin and his kids, they
sure are growing. GT and Sandy say thanks as Doug, Jodie, The Watsons,
LT and Jan, and DBT and Barb represented the Tryons. More may have come
later, but Best Wishes Josh and Heidi!!
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The Latest From Florida!!
Hurricane Dennis missed us by 100 miles but still pounded and will
pound us for the next 24 hrs. with high winds, rain and 10ft waves.
We have received winds up to 75 MPH, 5 inches of rain and a near
miss tornado. No major damage so far. We may have minor flooding in
the carport area as high tide could lead to some flooding of our
complex. We are going to leave the area this morning for a few
hours. We will visit Auntie Helen in the hospital and then stay at
her place until any flooding subsides. Auntie Helen is recovering
fine from her latest scare. She had extreme high blood pressure but
she got to the hospital before she had a heart attack. Thank God.
She is continuing to under go testing in the hospital to find out
why she had Low Blood Pressure and fell on July 3 and then have High
Blood Pressure 4 days later. Her only problem at this point is
to recover from all of her bumps and bruises received in her fall. I
will keep you posted on any change in her condition. Florida Clan.
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Major News From Florida!!
"Auntie Helen fell during the night of July 3, after blacking out in
the bathroom. She sustained only cuts and bruises while experiencing
severe low blood pressure. All tests at the hospital were positive,
so she returned home the next morning. On Friday July 8, she had
another incident at 4:00 a.m. and went to the hospital again. This
time, she had severe high blood pressure. She is currently in the
Largo Medical Hospital ongoing extensive tests. The hospital is only
2 blocks from her apartment, so they think they prevented any major
damage to her heart. She is totally alert with no
apparent impact
on her health. At 93, I guess we can expect more of these incidents.
Her response on the first hospital visit, was..."see, I knew I
couldn't go to the Tryon Reunion this year". I guess she had ESP. Please
include Aunt Helen in your prayers. Florida Clan."
HERE WE GO AGAIN!
"Hurricane Dennis is now a major category 4 storm (winds of 145 MPH)
and tracking toward the Florida Panhandle. We are in the storm cone
and expect winds up to 100 MPH. If it changes direction like the
first hurricane last year, we could get the full brunt of it. We
will be evacuating to Aunt Helen's apartment on Saturday evening if
the storm stays on it's present course. They expect a storm surge of
6-8ft. and our parking lot is only 4ft above sea level. If it moves
toward us, it will be much more severe and a direct hit will
probably destroy most of our complex. Please pray for the best
and send it north. If you need to get in touch with us, DBT has our
phone numbers. Isn't it great living in the land of paradise?
Phooey! Florida Clan."
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Show Of July 4th Is Up!!
It really was a great time. Fun to see the little kids playing, it was
great to visit with Diane Densmore, got to see all of JJ's clan,
including Lynn and it is always fun to talk to the elders, who usually
stay on the porch, see photo. Click Here for
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Time On The Fourth!! Super thanks to Donna and Bruce for
hosting another special Tryon get-together. Another very large turnout
with lots and lots of kids, of all ages. Picture to the left is PROOF
that at one time, there were deviled eggs. (Shonna?) Boat rides, spoons,
great food, water sports, a wedding shower and much, much more. Thanks
again, Donna and Bruce, photo slide show will be up in a day or two.
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 July
Fourth @ The Lake!! Everyone Is Welcome!! Since 1976, Donna
and Bruce have so graciously invited all to enjoy the summer sun by
their lakeside cabin. We had a huge turnout last year and hope for even
more this year. It is a great celebration of family. The Florida
Clan (Hulsebus bunch) sends their best wishes, but will not be able to
attend. I know we all will miss visiting with Aunt Helen, Jim and Nancy,
but at least we got to see them last year. There will be a shower for
Kristy and Tyler and it will start at 3:00 pm inside Donna's house,
men are on their own. It should be another great time. Bring lots
of food, drink and dishes. A kiddie pool is always filled with water,
there will be lots of great food, tall tales and fun card games. Be there by NOON...
Click Here for the Slide Show of last
year and Click Here for the "immortal" story of
Aqua Man.....See you all on the 4th of July!! (Our
superhero/evil villain Aqua Man has slowed down a little since last
year, so the little people may be safe)
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 Congratulations
Josh And Heidi!!
Josh Tryon and Heidi Maier were married in Faith, South Dakota on June
25, 2005. The wedding was attended by Gaylord, Sandy, Jeff and Jodie
(Parent's of the groom) and about 225 other people. Faith, SD is a
ranching community of about 400 people in the middle of no where.
Gaylord said, "We had a fantastic time and are pleased to welcome Heidi
into our family. Jeff and Jodi (Josh's parents) are very proud of their
new
family." A special wedding reception is being
held in Ames on Sunday, July 10--First Christian Church from 2:00-4:00.
Congratulations Josh and Heidi!!
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 Doug And Jodie's Big Bash
Is Tons Of Fun!!
There was a great turnout, lots of rain, lots of food and lots of fun.
Man, can that Doug and Jodie put on a celebration!! Hickory Park
catered, it was held in a wonderful lodge and the little (and big) ones
had a super time on the old time carousel.
Click Here for photos by Dale (slide show by DBT). Thanks for the great time and and
congrats on your wedding anniversary, Doug and Jodie!!
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Travis' Operation Is Very Successful!!
Travis, son of Randy and Marjean is having his knee completely rebuilt.
He is expected to be laid up for quite a while. Good Luck Travey!!
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Todd Parker Takes New Job At La Porte City!!
Todd, husband of Sherry (LT's) is the new elementary principal at La
Porte City. He has recently been employed by Gladbrook. Congrats to Todd
and Sherry!!
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Shower For Kristy (Tyler's Fiancé) Will Be
On The Fourth!!
Up at the lake, 4:00 pm, there will be a wedding shower for Tyler and
Kristy.
Click Here For More Details.
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Baby Jessica Chosen For Make A Wish!!
Carrie's (Mary Jane's daughter and Ray's grand daughter) little girl
Jessica, who is doing much better, has been chosen for a Make A
Wish offering.
Click Here to read the latest.
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 Come
Celebrate Jodie And Doug's 25th Wedding Anniversary!! A nice
family get together is planned to celebrate and honor Jodie and Doug on
their Wedding Anniversary. Here are the facts: When:
Monday, June 27, 2005 Where: Fairview Lodge, North Park
Story City, Iowa (next to the Antique Carousel & Pool) Catered Supper by
Hickory Park, 5:30 to 7 p.m. Free rides on the Antique Carousel,
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Your Presence is Our
Present! R.S.V.P. by June 18, 515-733-6028,
mworld@storycity.net Doug &
Jodie Stokke (editor's note: Doug plans on attending this wonderful
event, unless the government needs him to break up a terrorist ring or
some other secret mission. At least we think it will be Doug, but it
might be an exact double, planted by the Chi-Coms to infiltrate our
National Defenses, be prepared to ask questions to verify his identity.
Like "Who was Babe Ruth? or Jack Trice?" or "What are the school colors
of the University of Iowa?", things a "Clone" would not know.)
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Very Nice Article On Jerry's Retirement
The Carroll Herald had a wonderful article on Jerry's retirement from
the Ar-We-Va school system. I scanned it, but it was a little large. I
think you can read most of it. It is a PDF file format. Just
Click Here and enjoy. Congrats to
Jerry and all of the "lucky" retirees.
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 Remember
Isaac Jenkins? He taught vocal music at little old Glidden in
the mid 1960s. Remember the flap when little old GHS hired a black man?
Clarence Tryon, President of the school board took a lot of heat for this, but what a choice. Everyone ended up
loving and respecting Mr. J. One of my greatest teachers, ever, even
though he kicked me out of class on the FIRST day. (goofing around, can
you believe it?) One time, he and I wrestled on the PE mats, GHS had no
wrestling and he was a champion collegiate wrestler, as well as an
accomplished flute player. He is also the guy who informed us when JFK
was assassinated. We were standing in line and he came up and said, "The
President has been shot." I responded with, "What President?" (I was
kind of stupid in those days) He sang at Donna and Bruce's wedding. Well, Donna found his school's website on the
web and it looks like this guy has been super successful.
Click Here to
explore his jazz group's web page. I would say C.L. can really
pick them, and this was the 1960s with the Civil Rights mess, riots and
violence and here is Clarence Lee Tryon stepping up, makes me pretty
darn proud! Donna received an email reply from Mr. Jenkins and he said he loved
his time in Glidden and would like to hear from others. Here is his
email. mrjenkins@dpjazz.org |
 Congratulations
Marjorie and Darrell on your 50th Wedding Anniversary Celebration!!
1955-2005
Darrell & Marjorie Nielsen (Marjean's parents) will be having
a 2-5 p.m. open house @ the Glidden Methodist Church on June 5th, 2005.
This special time is for friends and relatives, no gifts please. Cards
appreciated! Lunch provided (8lbs. of Randy's famous dip included) A
family DVD memory movie will be shown off to the side during this time.
Did you know Darrell Nielsen served in the Korean War? Did you know
that Marjorie Nielsen was a Home Economics teacher? Did you know that
Darrell has all RED farm machinery? Hope to see you on the 5th! Randy
and Marjean
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 Today
Is Mom And Dad's 75th Wedding Anniversary, God Bless Them!!
Clarence Tryon and Dorothy Densmore were married in the Preacher's house
in little old Defiance, Iowa, 75 years ago, today. Just think of all of the lives that were affected because these
two very young people decided to get married. It is quite a love story,
but rather than tell it to you, let's have Mom and Dad tell it
themselves. Click Here For This VERY
Special Presentation. (8 minute audio, recorded in 1994) They are driving down the
road in Dale's car, so the audio is not the best, but it is so great to hear their
voices again. (this was made possible
by the creative genius and his wonderful niece Jodie, thanks so very
much for your foresight, Jodie!) Bless Be The Tie That Binds.........
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 Bruce
Turns The Big 6-0 Today (Saturday)
Happy Birthday Bruce (and Jerry, the 27th), we all hope your
day is wonderful and filled with many, many more blessings!! Did we miss
our invitation to the big party? Tomorrow is Brandon's birthday
(Mike's), Bryce (Sherry's) has a birthday Monday as well as The
Anniversaries of Clarence & Dorothy, Ray & Maxine, Nancy & Warren and
Sandy & Jim!! Congrats to all.....Plus it is Steve's Birthday on the
31st. Happy Birthday Steve!! Bruce is 60?, What happened to that young
soldier of the 1960s?
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Densmore Reunion Is Saturday, May 28th In Glidden!!
5:00 pm at the Top Hat on Highway 30. Pat said, "The get together is
scheduled for Sat. May 28, 5:00 PM. Once again the Top Hat at Glidden,
IA has graciously offered their back room. They would like to have an
idea of about how many. If you let me know I can pass on a number. Hope
to see you there. Please pass the word to the rest of your families We
need a few young with us mature people!!!!. Pat (Densmore) Slusher phone
660-446-2617." or email Pat by
Clicking Here!!
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Special Thanks From Sally
and Mike:
"We'd like to thank all of the nieces and nephews and all the
bothers and sisters for the two lovely flower displays, for your
thoughts and prayers and your comforting words in Glidden last week.
Bill and I both enjoyed being able to attend the Tryon Christmas
last year and he was so excited to be able to hand out the money to
the kids. This is a great family of which I'm very proud to be a
part of. Thank you for your support and kindness."
Sally and family"On behalf of my mother, brother, sister
and self - thank you to all Tryon family members for your thoughts,
prayers, emotional support and funeral service attendance (personal
and/or spiritual). Seeing everyone only reinforces the love and bond
this great family enjoys. It makes one extremely proud to be a small
part of a great genetic heritage. Humbly, our heart and soul repairs
the pain of our combined loss."
Mike
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Donna And Nancy Have Purchased
Flowers For All Brothers, Sisters, Nieces and Nephews!!Contact them to help with the costs. See you all Sunday and
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The funeral for Bill G. Tryon, 72, of Flower Mound,
TX will be held on May 16th at 10:30am at the Methodist Church of
Glidden, IA.
Bill died May 11, 2005 at Denton County
Presbyterian Hospital in Denton, TX.
Bill graduated from Glidden H.S. in 1950. He went
on to Buena Vista College, where he quarterbacked the football team and
received the national honor of Little All American – Quarterback. Upon
graduation in 1954, Bill pursued his passion for athletics as a
coach/teacher. His 25 year coaching success started in Sanborn, Iowa,
with assignments in Storm Lake, Carroll, and Denison, IA. During his
coaching tenure at Carroll High School, Bill also finished his Masters
Degree from Mankato State College, Mankato, MN. His spirit for people
and love for teaching will be remembered by his countless players and
students.
After retiring from coaching and teaching, Bill
continued his skill development talents by conducting hundreds of
seminars on leadership and selling; based on his philosophies, programs,
tapes and company – Powerful Results.
Bill is survived by his wife Sally of 52 years, son
Mike Tryon (Iowa City, IA), daughter Shelly Myers (Ames, IA), son Mark
Tryon (Dallas, TX); grandchildren Ashley Grady, Michael Tryon, Matt
Myers, Brandon Tryon, Leah Myers; and great grandson Trayton Grady.
Also surviving are his brothers (Dale, Gaylord,
Larry, Jerry, Dick, Randy) and 2 sisters (Donna Stevens and Nancy
Watson). Preceding him in death were his parents Clarence and Dorothy
Tryon (Glidden, IA) and brother Ray Tryon.
Bill will be remembered as a loving father,
husband, brother, grandfather, frih”.ite saying
“Life is all about family” will remain with his loved ones.
Visitation will be from 5:00pm to 8:00pm on May
15th at the Woodhouse Funeral Home in Glidden, IA. (This was sent by
Mark and will appear in the Carroll, Storm Lake, Des Moines and Ames
newspapers this weekend.)
Brett Wins Award After Award After Award!!
As the AD said, "It's the Brett Watson Show!" This week Brett (son of
Warren and Nancy) is honored at the Wayne State College Athletic Banquet by receiving the:
1) Wayne State Scholar Athlete Of The Year Award
2) Wayne State Male Athlete Of The Year Award
3) Northern Sun Conference Scholar Athlete Of The Year Award (First time
EVER by a Wayne State Athlete)
4) as well as being named to the 1st Team All Northern Sun Men's
Basketball Team.
Way to go Brett!! Congratulations and What a career!!
Click Here For The
Official Story!!
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Doug Is Heading To China!!
Our family's only "Secret Agent Man" is heading to China and Mongolia
this week. (I may make it to Ames) This is just one of many trips Doug
has made to help these areas deal with deforestation. Good Luck Doug!!
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Barb
And DBT Attend Wedding In Wisconsin
Barb's nephew Andy (US Ranger) has just returned from his
third tour of duty in the Middle East. (Two in Iraq and one in
Afghanistan) He married Stephanie from Madison, Wisconsin. Their colors
were red, white and blue! Andy's
brother Scott is also in the military. He is trying to qualify for
Special Forces, Andy is Special Ops. Scott jumps from an airplane twice
this week. Tryons.com salutes all of the men and women serving our
nation. God Bless and protect them.
Tryon
Christmas 2005
Great
Volleyball News!!
Prayers
Needed!!
Enter
The 2005 Tryon
NCAA Contest!!
Entry fee is
$5.00 with the
top three places
winning money.
Last place gets
their money
back. This is
always one of
the most popular
contests we run.
It is fun and
goes over a few
weeks. Congrats
to ISU, Iowa and
UNI for making
the tournament!!
So, now there is
even a bigger
reason to cheer.
Click the link,
fill in your
bracket by
clicking on the
name of the
winning school,
put in the tie
breaker (total
points of
Championship
game) and put
your name on it.
Then click
Submit.....Do It
Now!! The
deadline is
Thursday at
11:00 a.m. If
you want to
change later,
just do it again
and I will take
the latest
entry. Last
year's winner
was Brett, with
DBT and Todd
contending.
Let's see lots
of ladies in
this thing,
remember Marjean
won the Bowl
Bonanza....Good
Luck!!
Happy
Birthday
Tanner!!
Marjean
Wins Tricky Dick's Bowl
Bonanza!!