June too soon

 

We headed to Killdeer to see Jimmy and Kelly's family

on June 1st.  This is the sunset that day when we left

their house. We were so busy, I forgot to take more pics.

Aunt Donna had dinner with Cousins Rich, Carla, 

Emma, and Chloe at the Lebanese restaurant

Bob has been building again! 

This rack is for his 50 years of copies

of the Heritage Review, the publication

from the ND Germans from Russia.

It's in the GFR building at the

Prairie Village Museum in Rugby

filled with his copies. 

My garden on June 13th....time will tell the outcome!

I am still doing the Microsoft Solitaire Daily

Collection every morning--five games!

June 15th, Bob, Jerry, and I stopped for lunch 

in Williston before going to Aunt Phyllis's funeral.  

These cows outside Granny's restaurant 

were not on the menu.

On the 16th we headed to Lake Metigoshe.

My early morning walk the next day revealed

some serene scenes.

This lonely duck is the tiny dot in the above photo.

The Bottineau County Fair on the 17th was

not too busy when we stopped in the morning.

Some kids here are learning about 

centrifugal force!

We didn't go into this fun house, 

but we did run into cousins Denise and Parker!

When we got home on the 18th, we learned a

hard lesson--don't leave windows open when you leave.

A wild wind created a dust storm that blew dirt

through the bathroom into the living room !

So, we dug into a cleaning job!  The cars in the garage

were covered with black soil, and the yard, grass,

and garden were coated, too.

Trina and Ari spent a couple of days

at orientation for Ari's next venture

at Morningside College in Sioux City.

Claire, Ana, Lydia, and Cecelia

went to the graduation party for cousin Marcus.

Texas friends Ron and Shirley arrived on the 26th

They "camped" at our farm for a few days!

We played pickleball in the Rugby Armory.

And then went to see the bell tower in Rugby.

 Dale gave us a history lesson

about the bells.

We all took a turn at ringing the bells.

Then we played Disk Golf at Ellery Park,

Ron watches Bob "putt"

Diane learns to "drive"

It was fun, and we managed to avoid some

of the trees on the course in the park!

Of course we had to get a picture 

at the Geographical Center of North America

and the Northern Lights tower

before visiting the Prairie Village Museum.

 Clifford Thompson didn't

seem too excited about seeing us. He

was 8'7" tall and was born in 

nearby Esmond, ND.

Ron and Shirley at the Pierce County Courthouse

On the 29th, we took a tour of the missile site near Cavalier

Missiles were located in six sites 45 years ago. 

It was the only six site ABM complex in the world.

The Remote Launch Operations

Bunker was 75 feet long, amazingly complex

and encompassed 12,500 square feet.

We couldn't believe the advancement 

of the technology at that time.

There were 100 Nike Spartan and Sprint missiles

designed to shoot down the Soviet ICBM.

Dueling guns and the different designs on the missile

signified the varied stages of development.

Dr. Hothead was in the guardhouse by the missile field.

Sixteen silos held missiles ready to be fired.

We stopped in Olga to see the church

where friends Bob and Brenda

got married 25 years ago.

The Olga bar was closed, so we ate

at the Sports Bar in Langdon. 

We stopped at an auction on the way home,

and made it to the picnic and music in the park

in Rugby to hear Ron E. Cash sing.