Chris White Walker (in white shirt) shakes the hand of Gin Wong while Jim Meeks says hello to Hattie Walker on Saturday at the William Allen White State Historic Site in Emporia.
Gin Wong, Jim Meeks and Karl Samuels took a break from a reunion of their WWII bombardment group in Wichita on Saturday to [...]
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Some time back, Flyover Friend Simon (englishbloke) sent me a package of English food items. Included was a tin of Colman’s Mustard (Est’d. 1814). It’s the best stuff - it has a nice bite.
Cooked some hamburgers (the beef came from Jim at the Farmer’s Market) for lunch today and mixed up a bit of Simon’s [...]
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My friend Theda Wolford of Bill’s Hardware & Electric (building in background) was the queen of the day in yesterday’s “Royal Harvest” parade. As parade marshal, she rode in this spiffy Crossfire.
Theda’s family surprised her with a family float. She had no idea they were going to do this.
We caught up with Theda a [...]
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No, I didn’t forget … here’s the weekly photo (you know you want it) of Rand Simmons at the Farmers Market - making a purchase of sausage and hamburger from Jim Wallace.
The season of vegetables is ending and there are fewer and fewer market vendors.
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Milt in Pratt has posted a YouTube history of the B-29 on PrattTown.com.
The B-29 has a mighty history at Pratt Army Air Field.
And also at the Great Bend Airport. I’ll have to see if I can find my photos of the Great Bend. B-29 Memorial.
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Roger Heineken of the William Allen White Community Partnership presents gifts to Mr. Gin Wong, Los Angeles; Mr. Jim Meeks, Valrico, Florida; and Col. Karl Samuels, Slidell, Louisiana.
Roger Heineken accepts a gift for the White Historic Site from Gin Wong: 9th Bombardment Group (VH) History (1st, 5th and 99th Squadrons): A B-29 Superfortress Unit [...]
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I rearranged my morning plans when I found out my cousin’s daughters were going to be at the WAW Book Awards today. Meet Ivy, 9, and Laramie, 11. They belong to Laramie and Michelle Unruh.
The Valley Center school selected Ivy and Laramie to attend the event today. The girls had to get up pretty early [...]
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Hey Peoples, I haven’t forgotten about you today. Just got home from snapping a month’s worth of photos (342) in a day.
8 a.m. - Farmers Market
8:30 - ESU - William Allen White Book Award Activities
10:00 - Hartford Day parade
12:00 - Emporia- children’s parade from ESU to WLW Auditorium
1:20 - William Allen White House - distinguished [...]
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The concrete floor is in place and a boy on a bike rides in circles.
Filed under: Eastside Park on September 28th, 2007 | 6 Comments »
