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PICTURESQUE! 04/01/2019

4/1/2019

Sharon and John Magnusson visit the The Villages, Florida!

A real fun visit for all of us! John and Sharon stayed with us from Saturday thru Tuesday. On Wednesday we visited Jerry Leyendecker in Gainsville. The time we spent together was packed as tightly with fun as we could manage.

On arriving they discovered it was my birthday. They surprised me in the parking lot with flowers and balloons! First time in my life I remember getting that combination on a birthday. THANKS AGAIN!!!

OK! I'm 77 years old now! Of course the whole club (with the exception of the really good looking guy standing next to me) will turn 77 sometime this year!

Every year it's the same cake . . . well . . . kind of. There's enough chocolate in that little bugger to place a dozen people in a coma.

Gator's Restaurant on Sumpter Landing. The cute gal on the left is Judy Bergren from Mpls . . . Jeri Ganz, John and Sharon are on the other side of the table. The tower of ice cream was served with 6 spoons and it took all of that to polish it off!

John and Sharon joined us on Captain Mike's Lazy River boat tour in Dunnellon, Fl.. After the 2 hour boat tour we ate dinner at the crusty old Stumpknockers restaurant located right on the bank of the Withlacoochee River. Great blackened catfish!

A motley crew indeed! (L to R) - Jerry Leyendecker, John Magnusson, Sharon Magnusson, Joan Harvey, John Harvey and Dannyn Leyendecker. The picture was taken at "The Bama Breeze Restaurant" in Gainsville, Florida. Great food and wonderful company!

PICTURESQUE! 03/25/2018

2/25/2019

Look what I found!

Joan and I were walking around Sumpter Landing when I found this really cool Corvette. I was taking pictures when the guy who owns the car showed up. Oops! not a guy! Funny how we think. Anyway she was a cutie. Gave me all the specs . . . well . . . let her talk Her name is Barbara Bartarf.

Barbara Bartarf

"It'’s a Z 51, 2015, 70,000 miles of velocity yellow with the Z 51 black trim package perfect center . . 650 horses (yes 650 horses!) Over 108 thousand list price. We got all the warrantees plus a hundred thousand miles bumper-to-bumper including the tires. We got it polycoated. I’m not gonna tell you granddad’s price"

I'll tell you!

She paid $45,000 for it. Not bad but if you do the math she got a 30,000 mile warranty considering the car already has 70,000 miles on it! We could just call it a "lifetime warranty".

Here's a couple more pictures!

Never know what you're going to run into in The Villages.

By the way . . . John and Sharon Magnusson stopped by and spent a couple of days with us down here . . . Sorry they didn't get to see this car while they were here. Sharon took a lot of pictures though. Maybe we'll see them in an upcoming PICTURESQUE!

HARV

PICTURESQUE! 03/11/2019

2/18/2019

LARRY THE ALLIGATOR
GARNERS PLENTY OF ATTENTION IN BROWNWOOD!

"Brownwood" is one of the named subdivisions in "The Villages". Joan and I have vacationed in Brownwood for the last two years. This year we are in "Sumpter Landing".

The Villages is an interesting place! . . . to say the least!

Harv

PICTURESQUE! 02/11/2019

2/11/2019

A RARE SNOWY DAY IN SEATTLE

TOM WESTOVER

Ginny and I aren't looking for any sympathy from our pals in the Midwest who have just experienced some of the worst weather in perhaps a generation however, the Seattle area just got it's first snow of the season yesterday and this is what it looked like out our front door this morning. The kids are sledding nearby by since the schools are closed including my college. The scene is right out of a Currier and Ives picture (if you like that short of thing). So today I going to test the ability of one of the Audi's Quattro all wheel drive system matched with it's Blizzak tires. Wheeeeee!
Westy

The Seattle area just got it's first snow of the season yesterday and this is what it looked like out our front door this morning . . .Tom

PICTURESQUE! 02/04/2019

2/4/2019

Brer Fox

Skip and Lynn's first "New house" guest!

A visitor to our yard near Lincoln Park. Curled up in the snow in a sunny spot and napped in just above zero temperature.
Skip

PICTURESQUE 01/14/2018

1/14/2019

Manitowoc Lighthouse

Thought it might be interesting to save this picture of the Manitowoc Lighthouse being taken out by rough weather this year. I know many of you have gone fishing off the pier so would be eminently familiar with the lighthouse. Don't know when or if it will be replaced.

Harv

Manitowoc Lighthouse Collapse - Manitowoc, WI (January 7, 2019)

PICTURESQUE! 01/07/2019

1/7/2019

Here are some Holiday pictures that flew in over the transom just after Christmas. Thank you for thinking of us during this festive time of year!

PETE CHRISTENSEN

Brunch with Santa!! HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE !!!

TOM WESTOVER
Here we are in Palm Springs a couple of days ago. Our very best wishes to all for another great upcoming year. Stay well.

Ginny and I celebrated our 24th yesterday and just in case you forgot (sometimes I do),

I am also a grandfather of two (gasp) grown (almost) girls.

We just returned from our getaway to Palm Springs and as a card carrying (although I don't believe we ever created any) Coachman, I wanted to further explain that our trip there was a "road trip" via the "Pine to Palms" byway

We rented an Infinity Q60 coupe for the adventure and it was quite a ride. We flew into our previous local airport in Orange County CA, and began our circuitous drive to Palm Springs. The attached picture is explained in the enclosed URL link. Again, Happy (and healthy) New Year to all.

https://www.visitgreaterpalmsprings.com/blog/post/road-trip-palms-to-pines-scenic-byway/

SHARON (HEISE, OHDE) MAGNUSSON

Hey John,
Believe it or not, it was 56 degrees here (Milwaukee) yesterday which melted most of the snow we received on New Year's Eve. I thought, if you're a little slow for things to put into the Turntable, a few pics of my love-bug, Haydn, named after my favorite composer, would help you out. Normally I don't have scarves on him, but he's been difficult to see in the snow when we walk the trails in our woods.

Hope all is well with you.

Sharon

PICTURESQUE! 11/19/2018

11/19/2018

A Rally at
Pullmans Restaurant
Appleton WI
November 11, 2018

Our meeting at Pullman's Restaurant in Appleton was a RIOT! Everyone arrived at about 11:15 to 11:30PM (except Sharon she was the first one there & - she was parked right in front of the door - If the door had been wider I think she would have driven in) Need to cut her some slack though, left foot in a cast and all . . time flew by!!! I think we stayed till about 3:00PM

Left to right - John Torrison, John Harvey, Joan Harvey, Donna Christensen, Pete Christensen, Skip Wallen, Lynn Wallen, Carol Wergin, Dan Wergin, Dick Neuses, Marie Neuses, John Magnusson, Sharon (Heise Ohde)Magnusson and Del Torrison (we missed seeing Bob Kattner (flu) and Karen Reibetanz (schedule conflict)

PICTURESQUE! 10/29/2018

10/29/2018

Lynn and Skip Wallen

Meeting of bear sculpture and new owner (in blue shirt) in Jackson, Wyoming, Oct 18. The other guy is Steve Parks who delivered the bears from his foundry in Enterprise, Oregon. Lynn ("I am an excellent driver") and Skip drove out to Wyoming to meet the bears and help get the sculpture sited in a grove of aspens at a private residence near Teton Village.

Maneuvering the sculpture through the woods to final site, suspended from lift. Fortunately, no open season on bears in this area.

PICTURESQUE! 10/01/2018

10/1/2018

Carol Wergin

Dear Friends,

We have looked forward to this day for nine years! And it has now come and gone. We held the dedication of the Spirit of the Rivers monument on Sunday, September 16th at 2:00. It was a glorious day with beautiful weather and hundreds of happy observers.

We'd like to thank the hundreds of people who made this special day happen. Those who donated their time, talent or financial resources in one way or another - all are greatly appreciated. We honor you!

Please enjoy this video of the dedication ceremony. Note that we did not record Earl Meshigaud, Cultural Director of the Hannahville Potowatomi performing the blessing of the monument, as he requested. Those of us who were there to witness the blessing done in his native tongue and translation found it very moving.

Enjoy!

Carol Wergin
Spirit of the Rivers

"There is no monument in the state of Wisconsin - nor to my knowledge - the Midwest, that compares to the Spirit of the Rivers." - Anton Rajer, author of Public Sculpture in Wisconsin

spiritoftherivers.org