September Ledger

Family Camp is nigh. Watch your email for the final finalization of the finished menu/servers dinner schedule. See you there.

September Birthdays:

Tamra Sullivan 9/4

Wes Somerton 9/22

Support your local "Hecklers." Laurie and Wes, Deb and Jody, Ed and Dona, and Tamra are teaming up to fight Breast Cancer. Follow this link to donate to the cause: http://rfccda.convio.net/site/TR/Race/General?pg=team&fr_id=1040&team_id=2421

Bruce Lansbery--A Brief History of My Life--Part Two

In the spring of 1913 I went to work for Abe Todd, head carpenter for Booth-Kelly Lumber Co. We built bridges, moved camps and did all carpenter work necessary to keep the mill and construction going on the railroad and in the camps. When it was necessary to keep two crews going, I was put in charge of one crew. The first job I was in charge of was driving piling for the high trestle, on the high line above Wendling, for the railroad. This trestle was 400 feet long and 50 feet high in the center. This was built in 1916.

The Trestle

The Lansbery's circa 1917 and the Fifth Street house today.

In May of 1916 I met Nora Olson at a Young Peoples meeting at the Methodist church in Springfield. We were engaged in October of that year and married April 11, 1917. We lived in Wendling until October. I quit my job with Todd and moved back to my house on Fifth Street, in Springfield. I was rural mail carrier on Rt. 2 which went up the Mohawk Road to Donna. On March 29, 1918 our son Bruce Edward was born. In 1920 I went to work for Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. On May 9, of that year a daughter Maxine Annabelle was born. On March 25, 1922 a second daughter Phyllis Emma was born. (My wife informed me that we lacked 4 days of 3 children in 4 years.) In 1923 my brother Claude and I con­tracted building houses and in 1925 I worked at odd jobs, stringing hops, and anything else I could find to put food on the table and clothes on our backs.

In 1926 we moved to Westfir, where I worked in the sawmill loading cars and later tallying lumber. On June 3, 1927 a third daughter was born. She was nine months old before we could agree on a name, we finally came up with Barbara Eileen. We lived in Westfir for 26 years during which time all four children grew up, attended the local schools and were married. The first was Maxine, on May 11, 1938 to Loren Carlock, a native of Nebraska who came to Westfir to work in the woods. Two Children were conceived from this union. John William on November 19, 1939 and Donald Leo May 9, 1941. The second to marry was Bruce, to Marion Petersen on June 24, 1939. Their first child, Kathleen Ann was born January 3, 1940. Three years later on February 14, 1943, Susan Jeanette struggled into their lives. After two girls, a son, William Edward, arrived on January 19, 1950.

Next Month--The Hitchin' Continues . . .

From the Lansbery Cookbook Appitizers-

Mexi-Dip By Debera Gambles

Build in layers and serve with Tortilla Chips

First Layer:

1 large can of refried beans mixed with a package of taco seasoning. Add taco sauce to taste and spread the mixture on a plate.

Second Layer:

3-4 green onions, chopped

1 can chopped black olives

1 can of peppers, your choice.

Third Layer:

2-3 avocadoes blended with 4 tablespoons sour cream and a dash of lemon juice.

Fourth Layer:

1 1/2 cup Monterey Jack cheese, grated.

1 1/2 cup Cheddar Cheese, grated.