100 years of Fire Safety and Protection

in 1907 there was one ladder and 20 buckets in Ankeny to fight fires. In 1910 they formed the first department.
My next door neighbor Charlie was Chief for a while. They had to plow his driveway, ours was also done.....In 1967 Marv Frisk became the first paid chief. Co workers Dale and Howard were on hand. The twin stood proud, the mayor spoke, as well as former chief Tom....former co worker Kenny is a volunteer....a great evening. Ankeny went from this lead statement to our current state of affairs, almost 45,000 residents and only two fire stations......we are a great city.....

BURN BABY BURN

It was a fantastic evening at the Ankeny Area Historical Society. It only took 7 years to acquire almost a million bucks to build the BARN. Denny and Sue Albaugh were the biggest donors. Don and Char Lamberti highlighted the final boost to get out of debt. When it came down to about 50 grand left, the Casey's founder promised half of the amount if the society could get the rest in donations......They did it....BURN the ceremonial mortgage....Don and Char, the fire lighter Rose Hutton Taylor, the officers, past presidents, board of directors and members and donors....you will see Ray in his wheel chair, he donated the first money and said that if they need more, let him know........be sure to come to our Open House events, first Sunday of each month, 1-4 pm. and special events, Summerfest, 7th grade tours.......Ankeny has a gem......carry on.......

What color for the new baby?

PINK or BLUE?????? For a Girl......Blue.......for a boy.......Pink or
vice versa? I found the answer in a museum in northern Wisc.








If anyone knows when the change of colors was made, please
advise......PINK powerful for the ladies.........

I am scratching my head

and wondering about the GOLF rules......two weeks ago, Dustin lost a chance in a playoff in a major. All the fans were standing around him, how could he find the sand trap? Last week end, Juli Inkster was shooting lights out and had to wait on the tee box for a long time. She took out a weight and attached it to a club and started to swing it, to loosen up her back...someone saw that and told an official......Juli violated rule 14 something and was DQed.......and now, on Weds, Jim Furyk did not get a wake up call and missed his tee off time for the pro am, he overslept.....he was also DQed........

You just gotta laugh at some of the silly rules......and their interpretations.......were there drugs involved? did someone bet on a shot? did one of these golfers have someone else shoot for them? Silly rules

It is a gentlemans game, polite, integrity, honesty..........what did they really do that was so awful?

Clean up your act PGA and LPGA..........carry on......

Time for me to voice my

opinion about the finale of the PGA tournament on Sunday. Who makes the rules? Who makes the call on the course? Does the TV run the show? I could not tell if Dustin grounded his club. Looked like a mess of grass and sand from the high camera angle. 1200 sand traps on the course? Ridiculous, ain't gonna play that one. What was with the group official? From the TV view, it did not look like a sand trap, if it was, why didn't the officials move the spectators back for the golfers to recognize the situation? Dustin was screwed over. Lack of evidence. It should be up to the playing partners and officials, not the TV camera, unless that is written in the PGA rules........ The players need to revolt vs. the enforcers........get rid of the TV as the judge..........Dustin was screwed..........carry on

Almost Home on Saturday

Our last day of golf at Land O Lakes, you tee off and play four holes in Michigan, cross the highway and finish up in Wisconsin. I wish they would put up a sign to acknowledge the fact, it could also be a money maker. We took a walk along the Mighty Mississippi at our overnight stop in La Crosse, Wisc. After the Farmers market on Sat morning, we were off for home, to also find some eagles at the #7 or #9 Lock and Dam, no luck, but I did see a pair of eagles high in the trees as I drove south on a lazy highway along the Mississsippi. We also found a scenic ride on the west side of the river, in Iowa, stopping for lunch at Guttenberg. About 15 miles south we made out last stop at the Field of Dreams. Happy Hour in Cedar Falls, Iowa, finished up our 1102.8 mile vacation. Greg slept most of the ride, especially after a meal......go figure.........carry on


























I thought we would run into Ragbrai when stopping at the Field of Dreams. We did, but not the massive group. We did the recreation of coming out of the corn, by the beautiful farm house and Greg signing the guest book.