Tag: shenandoah
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The Route (Part 2)
I had several jobs during my youth besides the paper route. I helped to bale hay, hoed or walked beans, detasseled corn, worked at the local Lake’s and Earl May Seed and Nursery and cleaned hog pens. It seems like when I was old enough, I always had a summer or weekend job. Probably a…
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The Route (Part 1)
Year: Circa 1970 My Favorites Songs in 1970 “Let It Be” by The Beatles…really anything by the Beatles. “Raindrops Keep Fallin on My Head” by B.J. Thomas. “American Woman” by The Guess Who. My brother had this album, so I listened to it quite a bit. “I’ll Be There” by The Jackson 5—yea, the J5…
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The Pigs of Sleepy Hollow (Part 2)
Circa: 1968 Johnson Run Creek provided several years of adventure and entertainment. The creek formed the Southern border of Sleppy Hollow, and I suspect it was a source of water for the Henry Fields Flower Farm and pond (see Part 1). My brother spent a few years trapping the creek. He would trap muskrats and…
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The Pigs of Sleepy Hollow (Part 1)
(New Format, let me know if you like it) Circa: 1968 My Favorite songs My Favorite TV Shows World Events that stick in my mind I was 10 years old in 1968. I grew up in Shenandoah, Iowa at 110 Southview Blvd where we lived until we moved to a small acreage in 1974. Our…
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Football in a Small Town (Part 1)
Growing up during the 1960s/70’s, the weekends brought four events I could always count on: Saturday mornings in downtown Shenandoah spending my paper route earnings at Woolworth or Western Auto, going to church, going out to eat after church and Kansas City Chiefs Football. I will talk about my paper route in a future Blog.…
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Cruising in the 70’s
The 1970’s was a golden era for car culture, especially in small towns like Shenandoah, Iowa. It was all about showing off your ride, blasting rock music and socializing on the strip. Friday and Saturday nights were prime time. Teenagers and young adults would drive their cars slowly up and down the main drag, looking…
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Bacon and Eggs
Dick was the Page County Deputy Sheriff, future Sheriff and future Chief of Police. He is one of the nicest guys in the world. Great sense of humor, friendly, outgoing. He speaks with what I would consider a southern accent, but he was born and raised in the Midwest. His laugh is unmistakable. Dick was…
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Camping: Part 3
The Early Years I would never have thought waves on a lake could be so high. The wind was relentless, 3 feet forward, 4 feet back. The ballast in the canoe was not set correctly. The canoe continued to pull to the right with or without the wind. We were in the middle of a…
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Harvey and the Hayshakers: Part 3
The End of the Trail Time changes all. As the 80’s rolled into the 90’s there were multiple factors impacting the band, least of which was the age of the bandmembers. Being in a band is a young man’s game. Late nights, setting up the equipment and then packing it up again, driving 60 to…
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Harvey and the Hayshakers: Part 2
Becoming Hound Dog Headliner and Leisure Suits Times were good in the 1970’s and early 1980’s in my hometown of Shenandoah. The farm economy was strong, a new Eaton’s Transmission factory just opened (eventually employing about 400 people) there were 4 Seed and Nursery companies, a gate factory and a robust main street. Main street…
My View from 1958 