Not by Jack Handy. I’m on my way to Seattle again this week, so that’s always a good time to try to catch up on the blog. There’s a new Windows Live Writer tool which makes the process of writing the blog much easier – I should’ve downloaded it earlier. It’s easy to embed picturesContinue reading “Random Thoughts (Dec 09 edition)”
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Katie’s Latest Dance Recital
Here’s Katie’s latest dance performance – last night at the Holiday Show for the Just 4 Kix dancers:
Parent Teacher Conference #1
We had our first parent teacher conference tonight for Katie since she started Kindergarten. Mrs. Messer did a nice job of going through multiple areas and talking about how Katie is performing. She talked about her word recognition, color recognition and even ability to pick up themes within a story. Katie is doing greatContinue reading “Parent Teacher Conference #1”
Mia’s Turn for School
We were really never too concerned about Katie starting school last week. We knew she’d love it, and she does. She’s almost done with two weeks and she’s having fun every day. She even received the Gumball Award last week for being the best rester. She’s keeping up with everything and having fun playing onContinue reading “Mia’s Turn for School”
Our Big Girl’s First Day of School
I guess we’ve reached a landmark in our lives now – we have a daughter in school. Katie started all day, every day Kindergarten today. She is in Mrs. Messer’s class, and she’s loving it so far. People asked if I was going to cry or get emotional, but that never really crossed myContinue reading “Our Big Girl’s First Day of School”
Roger Newell Article in Sioux Falls paper
South Dakota Mail – Thursday, Sep 21, 1950 Roger Newell Continues Famous Newell Brothers Tradition Newcomers to Plankinton wouldn’t know about the one-time famous Newell Brothers baseball team. Sons of Mr. and Mrs. Dell Newell, Sr., their names were: Dell, Jr., Bill, Ben, Lee, Leslie, Elmer, Dee, Gussie, Gilbert and Fay. Lewis was too youngContinue reading “Roger Newell Article in Sioux Falls paper”
1973 Article about the Newell Nine
Belvidere Daily Republican, Sat. April 28, 1973 Baseball’s only all-brother team It was ‘play ball’ for the entire Newell family John Smith, Sports Editor I’ve heard the story before. There was the great depression of the 1930s. Growing up in a large family when money was scarce. Or hugging bread lines downtown. During those timesContinue reading “1973 Article about the Newell Nine”
The Newell Nine
My family name has an old claim to fame – my great grandfather was one of the very few all brothers baseball teams in the country. The Newell Nine played in the 1920s and 1930s out of Plankington, SD. The family had 16 children – 12 boys and 4 girls. The second youngest boy diedContinue reading “The Newell Nine”
New York Getaway
Becky and I were able to get away for a couple’s vacation this week. We headed off to New York City early Saturday morning and got back Thursday night. The girls spent the week with Becky’s parents back in South Dakota and had a great time. Here’s the recap of our trip: SaturdayContinue reading “New York Getaway”
My Hypothesis on Layton’s father
Here’s the summary from the long list of Abraham’s descendants who could be Layton’s father. Each of these males were in Rhode Island sometime between 1774-1800 according to the census information passed to me by my uncle Darrel. Layton was born in 1774 (Aug 28) in Rhode Island. Thomas (Joseph) – likely and my guess,Continue reading “My Hypothesis on Layton’s father”
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