My son Dan played hockey with Rockford Hockey Club from the time he was six years old until he left for college. He was a skilled player and was even invited to the Olympic tryouts. It was at Franklin Park rink in […]
The year I was coaching midget hockey in the Rockford Hockey club I had a pretty good team. Midgets were fifteen and sixteen year olds. The nicest advantage of coaching midgets was many of them had drivers’ licenses and drove to practices. […]
In 1999 a group of Beloiters plus Martha decided they should do something about honoring Roy Chapman Andrews. He was born in Beloit Wisconsin, graduated from Beloit college and started his career for a museum in New York. He had an interesting […]
On one of my dad’s trips to the junkyard to find something to fix, he brought home a horizontal shaft Briggs and Stratton motor. It didn’t run, he brought it home for my brother and I to mess around with and possibly […]
I don’t remember what age my brother Bob and I were when our dad took us fishing. It was quite young, and we used cane poles for equipment. I remember we went to Garvin Park, which was also the home to Bosse […]
When Martha was working in Beloit Wisconsin, we belonged to the Country club of Beloit. It was an amazing facility with all the amenities, but at level that wasn’t pretentious. since that time Diane Hendricks of ABC Supply has done a lot […]
Many people who knew Martha and me, probably thought I was verbally dominant because I did most of the talking. Some would probably think it was my way of covering up my shyness. I have no idea. However, I can tell you […]
Back when I was a field service engineer, Jim our department head ask me to make a demonstration device we could give to our major wholesalers to demonstrate our pumps performance. Well, I went to work and designed a small device which […]
On my mother’s side of the family, I never had any doubts as to my ancestry. It is German Swiss. The Swiss came over from Switzerland to get away from the Catholic oppression. They traveled through the Cumberland Gap and settled in […]
My mother made sure that my brother, sister, and I knew how to cook before we left the nest. WE didn’t meal planning and how to prepare exotic dishes. Most of what we learned was to have no fear in preparing food. […]