Our 50th Wedding Anniversary on August 25th 2007

This is the beginning of four events that spread over 3 days. Mike, Rick, and David scheduled a lunch in the private dinning room car for the family group. We had a grand time at all the events that included a few close friends.

After Labor Day we will drive to Deadwood SD to attend an All Deadwood High School Reunion and have a 50+ Reunion with Florence and Boyd/Marian. Jimmy O/Jutta will be in Nebraska and may make it to Rapid City but the schedule is tight.

Picture shows l to r: Mike, Meg, Sherill, David, Me, and Rick with Dale and Seth in front.

Black Hills Wild Chokecherry

Remember the exquisite flavor these berries of the plum family give to jam or jelly? Served on hot toast, pancakes, or French toast is very close to heaven. You can still find and buy pretty good commercial products but home made is the best.

1951 Deadwood Rotary Club "Days of '76" Committee

Picture courtesy of Black Hills Studio: The is the Deadwood Days of '76 Committee which my Dad Glen headed up in 1951. He is in the center of the picture. I don't remember where the western duds come from. In foreground is Movie Actors/Actress; Guy Madison, Gail Russel, and Andy Devine. I was a bell hop at the Franklin Hotel and checked them in. I remember that Gail was a chain smoker (see her hand) and I had to delivery many bottles of booze to their room. Andy was very nice. The hotel staff was told to give them their space. The Deadwood accommodations must have seemed like a pit to them.

Rotary is a worldwide organization of business and professional leaders that provides humanitarian service, encourages high ethical standards in all vocations, and helps build goodwill and peace in the world. Many of the Deadwood professions are represented in this group. Funny, the grave stone maker is standing next to the mortician.

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Hot Springs Classic Thermometer

This classic thermometer was before Uncle Gordon changed the Hot Springs business to his name. Look at the telephone number "40". That was not that long ago. We commonly dial 10 numbers now. Think of all the telephone numbers we have linked to each of us.

Supplement from Jerry Huntington

This family information supplement was not included in Jerry's email older post because we were open viewing at the time. Hope in the future we get to see the others he mentions.

June 10, 2007
Dick,

Contact made, I'll get through an abbreviated history for you here. My wife Joan and I are professors at North Carolina State University, here in Raleigh. My older daughter Laura and her husband Mark are school teachers in Bakersfield, California, have been for 20 years or so. Younger daughter Tanya, hubby Alvaro and two sons live in Mexico City, he a writer, she and artist and radio commentator. Brother Mark, construction worker, has one grown daughter, living in Rapid. Ron's outfit centers out of Battle Mountain, Nevada. Bill lives and works in Deadwood, construction. His sons and families are in Rapid, his daugther, husband,. daughter live in Colorado. Jim's tribe is in Gloucester, Virginia. He has retired twice, once from military service and once from civil service. His daughters, their families, wife, and son all live in that area.

Tanya Huntington and family

This is on Playa del Carmen, Yucatan, January 2007. A great but brief getaway. Tanya, Miquel, little brother Dylan, and Alvaro. The older couple is Jerry and Joan on a windy day in Tulum, same peninsula. Tanya and family live in Mexico City.

Email from Jimmy G. Huntington

I am posting an email from Jimmy G. Huntington with his permission. It is encouraging that there is interest in the family site and idea that we get more of the new generation of family incorporated into the site.

"Dear Dick, Thank you for all the helpful emails.I will start to make use of them soon.The main reason I am writing is that I tried to vote on the status of the blog and when I tried to log my vote,three times ,mind you(lol),it came back non-processable.So,I am sending you my vote.I love the site and would hate to see it go.Although,I haven't posted anything yet,I would love to see newer family members add more as well.I would love to know how far and wide my family extends.If you could,please register my vote,and,keep up the good work.
Thank You,
Jimmy G. Huntington"

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