GlenndeavourA Wonderful Adventure

Gary Rye is standing behind Grandma Rye.Dale is to her left. I don’t know who is in her lap. The picture was taken in June of 1962 on our first visit home from California. I think that Dan is 3rd from the left, looking at the picture. he would be about 4 years old.I can’t [...]

This picture was taken at our 2nd Californa home at 4029 Jones ave. Dan would have been 6 months old.

Gary Rye, my nephew is a grandfather. He and Darva sent a card announcing the arrival of Sara Ann Rye. Her picture is on the Madison, S. D. Community hospital website. She is the daughter of their son Dathan and his wife, Monica.Back in the 60’s he was mowing the lawn for myy Aunt Sophiia [...]

Here we have our Dan in the arms of our friend, Caroline Leeland pictured with my Mother, Emma Thompson Rye and Randy Lee and Angela Ann standing at the front door of our new California home at 10010 Hedrick Avenue in Riverside, California.This picture enlarges the story from an earlier blog. We arranged for Caroline [...]

The Helgeson girls once scattered are now all living in the Blackduck area near their parents. They farmed for a fews years on Grandma Rye’s farm near Hill and then moved to the Blackduck area and ran the Cedar Lake Lodge for years. It was a family operation and each hand was outstretched to help [...]

On Sunday my sister my sister, Vivian and Don celebrate their 50th wedding anniverary. They are blessed indeed and have blessed everyone they ‘have touched.
They are shown here as the Godparemts of our Angela Ann

Dan memorized and gave this dramatic reading when he was a 6th grader at Arizona School in Riverside, California.
DEFENSE OF HOFER, THE TYROLESE PATRIOT- Andreas Hofer
Hofer, a Tyrolese patriot, was captured and executed by Napoleon. At his trial he spoke as follows:
You ask what I have to say in my defense? –You, who glory in [...]

On my Wednesday, July 13th post I recorded Dan’s 46th birthday. I mentioned that Caroline Leeland, a friend of my Mother, Emma Thompson Rye, journeyed with us to California to care for Angela and Randy as Donna gave birth to Daniel Gene Rye.
Now, thanks to my generous Grandson, Court Rye, I am able to share [...]

On Sunday morning,Francis Bakk, sister of my deceased brother in law,Orville Bakk, called her cousin Margaret Bakk Thornton in Madison, S.Dak. Margaret in turn called me in Sun City,Arizona. A paacemaker company called Guidant seemed to has suppressed reports on device failures in the past. The story goes on for four pages plus a picture [...]

On Sunday morning,Francis Bakk, sister of my deceased brother in law,Orville Bakk called her cousin Margaret Thornton in Madison, S.Dak. Margaret in turn called me in Sun City,Arizona. A paacemaker company called Guidant seemed to has suppressed reports on device failures in the past. The story goes on for four pages plus a picture and [...]