"I will try to keep this up-dated with Iowa and Carroll County news.  It will be up-dated each Sunday, but occasionally I will insert news in the middle of the week.  Please help me out by sending me "news" items and I will put it on this web site.  Thanks for helping out."      Dale Tryon

A barrel of fun?

       

A G/R drivers Ed student?

Computer scent?

Creative Puns for Educated Minds:

1. A  small boy swallowed some coins and was taken to the hospital.

    When his grandmother phoned to see how he was a nurse said, "No change yet."

2. A chicken crossing a road is poultry in motion.

3. The short fortune-teller who escaped from prison was a small medium at large. 

Latest News:

*2009 corn acreage is second-largest in U.S. since 1946.  Iowa growers planted 13.7 million acres of corn this spring, compared with 13.3 million acres last year.

*An elderly woman who was living in a Carroll storage unit has accepted welfare assistance and is being placed in an apartment.  Maxine, 75, a disabled former schoolteacher, spent about two weeks in a small rented garage after being evicted from her apartment.  Carroll police had long been familiar with Maxine, who's frequently seen around town on her electric scooter.  Officers contacted county and state social workers upon learning of her living arrangement. There was no electricity, plumbing or ventilation in the storage unit.  Chief Jeff Cayler said officers constantly checked on Maxine and she repeatedly turned down offers for assistance.  Police became more concerned with the recent hot weather and when Maxine said she had difficulty raising and lowering her unit's overhead door.

 *A first for Iowa:  Alcohol revenue for the year tops $100 million.   The Iowa Alcoholic Beverage Division generated a record $104 million in revenue for state government operations over the last 12 months.  Here are the tops selling brfands in Iowa: (1) Black Velvet; (2) Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum; (3) Hawkeye Vodka; (4) Five O'Clock Vodka and )5) Jack Daniel's Black Label.

*Michael Jackson to be immortalized in butter at the Iowa State Fair.  This is the 40th year anniversary of our folks getting to the moon.  Therefore, the moon walk will be featured in the Iowa State Fair as made in butter. Jackson performed at the fair several years ago and so he will also be presented in butter.  Last year Shawn Johnson was featured and the year before it was Tiger Woods. 

*What I like about the town of Glidden:  (1) Of course, I should mention the people  first.  A lot of really nice people live in this small community. (2) Then you have the outstanding school system.  (3) A beautiful cemetery. (4) Nice park and pretty trees and (5) Several nice churches.  (6) I love that new Aqua center too.  (7) The new Library. (8) City Hall and  (9) Fire Station deserve mentioning. (10) However, I could not finish this segment without mentioning that great ice-cream that is served at the Dairy Mart.  They always have large cones, in front of the building, which indicates what ice-cream is being served for that day.  Whenever, we see that yellow one, we always stop.  Nothing better than lemon ice-cream served in Glidden, Iowa.  See photo to the left.

*Former Glidden High graduate, Jerilyn Peters Tryon has retired from working at a bank in Carroll.  He has had an outstanding record of having been there for 30 years.  Her husband, Jerry Tryon had a surprise party for her and it really did end up being a complete surprise to her.  Relatives and friends came from as far away as California and Texas.  It was a great turnout.  See photo to the left of Jerilyn and Jerry.

*Hog prices are down, but pig count increased in Iowa. Producers are concerned about the decline in value--from 72 cents per pound to 42 cents. Iowa's hog population rose by 200,000 from a year ago--to 19.6 million on June 1--figures released Friday show.

*Congratulations to Douglas Gordon and Jared Hannasch. They recently received the "Arrow of Light," award.  This is the  highest award a person can receive as a Cub Scout.  Found in Glidden Graphic.

 

*Mandy Tryon and Josh Lambert were married this past week-end at a beautiful outdoor setting near Cummings, Iowa.  She is the daughter of former Glidden graduates Randy Tryon and Marjean Nielsen Tryon.  In the photo (to the left) is Randy walking Mandy up to the Altar.   Of course, if you marry a Tryon, you are probably a coach.  Josh is an assistant football coach for a small college in Oklahoma (maybe NE Oklahoma).

 

*A small plane crashed in NW Iowa (near Sheldon), and kills 3 people.

*Wow!  The Glidden City Council approves Cage Fights in Glidden on a 3-1 vote.  They will be held on Idaho street on July 24th.  Glidden Graphic information.

*Congratulations to G/R softball player, Madison Ball.  According to the local Graphic paper, she was  named, Iowa's Network Services Player of the week for Class 1A. The third baseman for the Lady Cats hit .500 for the week with three homeruns and 10 runs batted in.  She was batting .519 through the first 17 games.  The team was 14-3 during these games.

*Aren't garage sales wonderful?  My wife and I had one this past week-end and it really went good.  At our age, we are beginning to sell off some of our collectibles that we have saved over the years.  We sold our entire coin collection and our entire marble collection (nearly 8,000 marbles).  We still have collections of over 50,000 ball cards, toy collection, sports memorabilia, horse statue collection (over 50 horses), large lamp collection, plate collection, etc.  Anyone interested, just send us an e-mail. 

*Tragic news in the coaching profession.  Ed Thomas, age 58, and current Head Football Coach for Applington-Parkersburg, was shot and killed this morning.  Thomas was one of the most successful coaches in America.  In fact, last year he was named the National High School Coach of the year.  He had coached several Iowa State Championship teams and had coached 4 players that went on and eventually played in the NFL.  ESPN had a sports feature on this during the last year.  He was conducting a weighting session with 30 of his players early this morning (Wednesday) and was shot in the head and 4 other places.    He was a former player that had recently been picked up for speeding, alcohol and drug use.  Yes, I did know Ed, since I coached in Iowa several years myself.

*I received an e-mail from Sharon (Wenck) Subbert, this week and she would like help in contacting her classmates (1969 graduates).  If you can help her, please contact her at this address=  sharonsubbert@hotmail.com  

*Des Moines School System will be cutting 39 positions.

*Glidden and the rest of Iowa finally received some hot weather.  Up to June 21st, there had been only 3 days in the 80's and this week we finally got temperatures of 96 and 97 degrees. 

*State Rep. Rod Roberts, R-Carroll, says he's close to announcing the formation of an exploratory committee for a gubernatorial campaign in 2010.

*Kent W. Douglas, 46, of Glidden, died Thursday, June 18, 2009, at Fremont Area Medical Center in Fremont, Neb.  Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 21, 2009, at the First Presbyterian Church in Glidden. Rev. Dr. Michael Fitzsimmons will officiate.

*Newton, Iowa is again hosting the INDY 250 at their Iowa Speedway track.  A record crowd of 47,000 fans showed up to see last year's winner, Dario Franchitti win it again.  Our TV star, Helio Castroneves got 7th and our gal, Danica Pattrick, finished 9th.

*A 75-year old woman has been living in a shed in Carroll.  Officials are very concerned with this and are looking into it.  The shed has no heat or air-conditioning.  I guess the shed is like one of those "storage units" that you see on the edge of each city.

*The number of jobless in Iowa hits a 22-year high. Stimulus prevents deeper cuts in payrolls, state officials say.  Iowa  now has 5.8% unemployed which is up from 4% a year ago. 

*VAIL - Three members of a Denison family died Friday morning in a car-semi crash.  The Iowa State Patrol said Maria Araujo-Sanchez, 28, was westbound on U.S. 30 when her car crossed the center line and collided head-on with an eastbound semi driven by Glenn Sturm, 58, of Breda.  The wreck a mile and a half west of Vail was reported at 9:48 a.m.  Araujo-Sanchez, her mother Bertha Sanchez-Moreno, 56, and nephew Daniel Resendiz, 12, were dead at the scene.  Resendiz was not wearing a seat belt but his aunt and grandmother were, according to an Iowa State Patrol report.

*Glidden native, Kevin Burns, is making quite a name for himself in the world of cage fighting (mixed martial arts). He now has a record of 8-2 and will fight next in Las Vegas on June 20th as part of SPIKE TV's, "The Ultimate Fighter: US vs UK."  He currently works for Wells-Fargo in Des Moines.  He will fight an opponent who has a record of 36-17-4.  Glidden Graphic.

*Eugene "Gene" Bayer, 77, of Glidden, died Thursday, June 18, 2009 at St. Anthony Regional Hospital in Carroll.  Mass of the Christian burial will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 23, 2009, at St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church in Glidden. Fr. Tiedeman will officiate.

*Winnebago Industries, of Forest City, Iowa, lost $8.6 million in the quarter that ended May 30 because of continuing low sales volume and other problems associated with challenging market conditions.   Quarterly revenue dropped more than 63 percent.

*Des Moines economy fares well in report.  This area was the 14th strongest in the nation in the first quarter of 2009 basked on factors like employment, wages, home prices and foreclosures. San Antonia ranked #1, Oklahoma City ranked 2nd.  Detroit had the weakest performance.

*Carroll County fair schedule released COON RAPIDS - The Carroll County Fair Board has released the schedule for this year's fair, which runs July 15-19.  All the major events and attractions return, including the parade through the streets of Coon Rapids, Figure 8 races, Bill Riley Talent Show, Queen and Little Miss Contest, Battle of the Bands, antique tractor ride, tractor pulls, volleyball and dodgeball tournaments, 4-H and FFA contests, and carnival rides and games:

*So far this summer has been one of the coolest on record for Glidden and the rest of Iowa.  However, this week we got our first taste of hot/muggy weather.  It got up to almost 90 degrees in Western Iowa.

*A Des Moines gal, Kate Moore, age 15 entered a National contest on who could text message the fastest and she won it.  She won $50,000 for having the most agile and accurate typing skills.  She beat out 250,000 participants.

*An Iowa couple had their 5 year old boy kidnapped from them about 55 years ago.  Now, a Michigan man is stepping forward to claim that he was the one that was kidnapped.  The originally couple had split up and both remarried.  The Michigan man is having DNA tests run on him to see if he really is the son.  It was determined this week that he was NOT the son.  DNA tests proved this.

*Don't forget to send in your money for the up-coming Glidden/Ralston All-School Reunion.  For additional information see at the bottom on this section.  My wife and I sent in our money today.  Hope to see you there.

*The Glidden/Ralston girls softball team is off to a great start.  With recent wins over Panora, Coon Rapids/Bayard, Van Meter, Des Moines North and Gilbert, they now have a record of 9-0 and are ranked 14th in the State.  Senior, Halllie Schon is doing the blunt of the pitching.  Keep it up gals.

*An Iowans was shot and killed by policemen recently. The fatal shot struck an Urbandale man in the neck during a confrontation with Polk County sheriff's deputies Monday, the Polk County medical examiner, Dr. Gregory Schmunk, said Friday.  Justin Schleuning, 21 died Tuesday from injuries suffered when he was shot with what deputies believed were less-than-lethal munitions, commonly called beanbag rounds. He was fired at by deputies after a three-hour standoff south of Ankeny. Investigators later learned that fatal round was a lethal form of specialty ammunition that is neither stocked nor issued by the A Polk County sheriff's office for use in the field. 

*An Iowa High School umpire tells the entire crowd to leave the stadium.   The game was between Winfield-Mount Union and West Burlington.  I guess there was too much bickering going on.  About an hour later, the fans were eventually allowed back to watch the game, but they had to have patrolmen present.

*Higher gas prices help put Iowa ethanol makers back on their feet.  Demand for the biofuel is up, although Iowa producers are still expressing a lot of caution.

*Four Iowa students are perfect on ACT exams.  This is, of course, the college entrance exam.  There were 268 perfect scores in the nation this year.  One Iowa lad "Young Seol," had a perfect score and then took it again 7 months later and again got a perfect score.  He was from Iowa City.

*Des Moines area home sales in May were 4 percent below a year ago, but they were 21 percent above April sales - a sign Iowa's weakened housing market is stabilizing, a Realtors group said.  May's average sale price of $182,233 was 10% more than a year earlier.

*Congratulations to Charlie Clark and March Pudenz on their announcement of their engagement to be married.

*A "Cage fight" to be held in Glidden?  Anyway, it is being discussed by the local City Council.  More on this later.

*Carroll Police Chief Jeff Cayler Monday is seeking an amendment to the city's disorderly house ordinance that he says will make it easier for authorities to nab offenders.  "We've lost a few of these cases in court on what we thought were technicalities," Cayler said.  Carroll City Council members will consider an amendment to the ordinance Monday at their regular session.  The key part of the re-quested change, which is based on Ames's ordinance as the university town has a wealth of experience deal-ing with such properties, expands the reach of those who can be held responsible under "duty to control premises."
 

*Iowa to get $517 million dollars, from the Federal Grant Fund,  for flood recovery efforts. 

*Really sorry to hear of Norma Conner's health condition.  We wish her the best of luck in her recovery.  Following is an e-mail that I received from Dennis and Linda Conner:   Dale  just a quick note to inform your readers that Norma Conner is living at Carroll Health Center.  She had a stroke in March and has been at the health Center since April.
 Her birthday will be June 27, she will be 78.  If anyone would like to send her a card, her address is Norma Conner  Carroll Health Center  Room 407 2241 North West Street Carroll , Ia 51443.  For those of you who can visit Please understand her stroke has affected her speech.  She trys very hard to talk faster than her brain will allow her.  But she will know you and please sign the book/calendar by her computer.  We appreciate all of you who have come to visit.  She now walks about 200-300 feet. She is gaining on using her right hand.  She has come a very long way since the stroke.  If you ever have questions about Norma feel free to us.  659-4212  Thanks to all of you     Dennis and Linda Conner

 

*Ames wins the award for the "Best town in Iowa," to live in.  No surprise to me.  We have lived in this small city since 1972 and will certainly retire here.  It has a population of 55,000 of which approximately 1/2 of the population is made up of ISU students.  Ames usually wins the award for best Academic awards based on test results.  This year they win the award for best Athletic High School in Iowa.  The boys basketball team, girls basketball team, girls tennis team and girls golf team won first place in the State tournament.  The golf team won ins championship match by 41 strokes.  The basketball team finished rated 5th best in the Country.  The H. S. soccer team was defeated 3 to 2 yesterday to finish second in the State. The football team made it to the State tourney. The track team finished 3rd in the state,.  The swimming teams also finished high in the state.  My wife and I are not only big fans of Iowa State Athletic events, but also attend many of the High School events.  Would  you believe that we can purchase a Senior-ticket for $10., which gets us into all High School events for the entire year.  Did you know that the Ames High School motto is, "Ames High, Aims High?"  Ames had lightning a few years ago and I took a photo (see picture to left and look at it close), and maybe this is the reason why Ames has been so successful?  Ha!

*A teenager died after he fell down an elevator shaft at an Ames apartment building early Saturday.  The 10-year old male plunged seven floors down the shaft at the Legacy Apartments, 119 Stanton Ave..  Ames police said Officers were called to the scene about 12:30 a.m. Saturday.  He died on the way to the hospital.

*Coon Rapids will hold a day of activities as part of Iowa's celebration to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev's visit to the state.  "Agricultural Progress Day" will be Saturday, Aug. 29, according to Doug Carpenter, president of Coon Rapids Development Group, which is coordinating local festivities with Whiterock Conservancy and local organizations.  Many national, state and Russian dignitaries are expected to attend.

*Congratulations to Jerry Hargens of Glidden.  He recently received a certificate from Mayor Roger Hartwigsen. 
This was for 35 years of service. He is a former City employee, retired last week from PeopleService as the Glidden water plant operator. Glidden Graphic.

*Iowa reports a 14 percent dip in child abuse during the past year.  There were still over 11,000 abused children in Iowa this past year.

*The Glidden/Ralston girls softball team starts the season with 4 wins over Prairie Valley, West Central Valley, Rockwell City-Lytton/Southern Cal (lake City) and Madrid.   The local boys team did not start out as good.  They defeated Exira, but lost to 3 other teams. 

*Principal Financial Group eliminated another 220 positions Wednesday, bringing to 945 the number of jobs that the company has cut since December.
 

*State Revenue in Iowa dips $90 million more than previous estimates. 

*Deere layoffs, in Iowa, to affect 700 of the 950 employees in Ottumwa.  Deere had laid off 900 other employees in the past year.

*Did you know that there were 11 movies made in Iowa last year and this year there will be 23 movies made in Iowa?

*A Scranton man died in a two-car crash Sunday night.  James Paul Walker, 54, driving a 1991 Buick LeSabre, was northbound on Ivy Avenue, failed to stop at a stop sign and collided with a westbound 1997 Ford Probe driven by Hannah Marie Kitt, 18, of Jefferson, according to the Iowa State Patrol.  The collision was reported at 9:53 p.m. Both vehicles entered a ditch, and Walker's car rolled over and caught fire.  Walker, who wasn't wearing a seat belt, was dead at the scene.  Kitt, who was wearing a seat belt, was taken to Greene County Medical Center in Jefferson by Greene County Ambulance.

*Did you know that RAGBRAI, the bicycle group tour across Iowa, is the longest, oldest and largest touring event in the world?  It started in 1973 and has been held each year since then.

*Good news for Glidden farmers!  Soybeans surpass $12 and reach nine-month high. Prices are up $3.50 a bushel since March; corn prices are going up too.  Corn has gone up another $1.00 a bushel and is now up to $4.46.  It is believed that the farmers in the Eastern part of the United States have had problems getting in their crops due to heavy rains and this is bringing up the price for corn and soybeans in Iowa.

*DNR says Iowa pheasant season was worst on record. Hunters killed an estimated 383,000 roosters in the fall after a year of bad weather. It is only the second time since 1958 that hunters killed fewer than 500,000.

*None of the 4 Glidden/Ralston teams placed higher than 13th place in the  Iowa State Track Meet last week-end.  However, it was a good track season for the local boys and girls teams.  Congratulations.

*Six Carroll establishments failed alcohol-compliance checks during an Iowa State Patrol enforcement project on Saturday.  Employees at Drees Oil, The Club House, Godfather's Pizza, Pizza Hut, Bloomers and Crossroads Bistro were charged with selling alcohol to a person under legal age, according to ISP Lt. Brad Pollard.
Thirty-three businesses were checked Saturday. A cooperating minor attempted to buy alcoholic beverages under supervision of law-enforcement officers.

*Don't forget to sign up the next G/R All-School Reunion.  It will be held August 7th at the Lincoln Club (formerly Mr. D's).  If you would like more information  you could contact:  Larry Storesund, 208 s. Idaho St., Glidden, Iowa 51443 (712-659-3682).  Or contact Ruth (Gregory) Johnston, 305 Arizona St., Glidden, Iowa 51443 (712-659-3896).  Or Phil bushman 220 W. 4th St., Glidden, Iowa 51443 (712-659-9601  gpbushman@mchsi.com

*I received information this week in regard to the 2009 G/R All-School Reunion.  The date will be the same as always and that is the first Friday evening in August, which this year will  be August 7th.  It will again be held at the Lincoln Club, located at 708 Idaho Street, Glidden, Iowa.  This is formerly Mister D's.  To the left you can see a copy of the form that I received.  Obviously, it is important that the folks know ahead of time on how many will be attending, so please let them know.  Thanks to the committee for getting this information out to me.

 

 
     
 

Glidden Photos:

                                              

  The photos above were taken at last year's "G/R All-School Reunion."  No, I couldn't include names because I didn't know most of them. 

Did you know this about Glidden?

*Former Glidden resident Ralph G. Neppel was a "Medal of honor, winner?  He was a leader of a machine-gun squad defending an approach to the village of Birgel, Germany, on Dec. 14th, 1944, when an enemy tank, supported by 20 infantrymen, counterattacked.  He held his fire until the Germans were within 100 yards and then racked the foot soldiers beside the tank, killing several of them  The enemy armor continued to press forward, and, at the point-blank range of 30 yards, fired a high-velocity shell into the American emplacement, wounding the entire squad. Sergeant Neppel, blown 10 yards from his gun, had one leg severed below the knee and suffered other wounds. Despite his injuries and the danger from the onrushing tank and infantry, he dragged himself back to his position on his elbows, remounted his gun and killed the remaining enemy riflemen.  Stripped of its infantry protection, the tank was forced to withdraw.  By his superb courage and indomitable fighting spirit, Sergeant Neppel inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy and broke a determined counter attack.

*Did you know that Glidden once had a college in town?  To the left you can see an early  photo of the "Business College," that was in business from 1890 to 1901.  I think this photo was taken in the early 1900's.  The building was located in the block where Joe Herman and Jim Platt lived. Tuition was $5.00 per term and students could stay in local residences for around $9.00 a month.  The building was later used as a High School until the existing one was built in 1922.

*Did you know that Brig General Paul W. Tibbets, who flew the B-29 plane that bombed Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945 had Glidden ties?  His mother was from Glidden and her first name was Enola Gay.  This is the reason that the plane was named Enola Gay.  Of course she was a member of the Haggard family of Glidden.

 

History of Glidden:

The first resident of Glidden and Carroll County (unsettled country in the Iowa territory), was Enos Buttrick. This was in the late 1840's.  He had moved up from Missouri to Iowa and traded with the Indians.  I guess he lived along the river to the North of what is now Glidden.

Glidden was named after a railroad man from Illinois by the last name of Joseph Farwell Glidden.  He had spent some time around the area in the late 1860's.  He invented "barbed-wire" of which he got a patent on it in 1874 a year after he invented it.

Glidden (in year 2,000), had a population of 1,253. The racial make-up was 99.20% white, 0.08% African American, 0.24% Hispanic, 0.32% from 2 or more races, and 0.16% Native Americans.   For every 100 females there are 87 males. The median income for a shousehold in the city is $35,333 and gthe median income for a family is $48,026.  51% are German, 10% are Irish, 7% are English, 6% are Danish, 3% are Dutch, 3% are Norwegian, 2% are Swedish, 1% are Scotch Irish, Italian, French or European.

It was 1868 that a depot was built in Glidden as was a fire station and a post office.  The fire department had 16 volunteers as well as 800 feet of hose to work with. Shortly after that a hotel  was built as well as many residences.  In 1870 the population was 177.  The village of Glidden received the name of an incorporated town on October 2, 1873.  J.O. Havens was the first Mayor.

The most serius fire in Glidden's history occured on Christmas day, 1883 when nine buildings were destroyed.  The fire began in a drug store.  Following are a few photos from the early years of Glidden:

                                         

                                   

                            

                              

 

     

Photo 1= 1909 main street, photo 2= 1912 East side of Glidden main street, photo 3= 1890 Glidden Business College, photo 4= 1930's Green Gable Camp, photo 5= Eaqrly 1900's West side of main street, photo 6= Glidden Chautauqua, photo 7= 1868 Glidden depot, photo 8= Glidden Graphic in early years, photo 9= 1868 hotel, photo 10, Late 1860's, photo 11= 1904 burned down, photo 12= 1880??, photo 13= Not sure, photo 14= 1870 Presbyterian Church, photo 15= mid 1890's West side of main street, photos 16 and 17 are two of the earlier "nicer" homes built in Glidden.  18= 1910.    19= Depot.  20= Residencial photo. 21= Residencial photo. 22=Tobacco shop. 23= Hardware. 24= Photo of Charles S Noble, 1840-1920.  25= Nine attractice Glidden gals. 26= Glidden Main Street, 1894.

Dale and Janet Tryon Family Slide shows:

Misc. Slide shows:

Misc. Glidden Slide-shows:

Glidden/Ralston All-School Reunions:

Glidden Memorial Days Celebrations:

Lucy Petersen 90th '04

Trip to West Point 2005

State Fair, 2005

50th Anniversary,2006

Lucy Petersen 92nd '06

Adventureland+Fair,'06

2006 Tryon X-mas

50 yrs of family photos

2007 CR Golf Tourney

2007 Tryon X-mas

Trip West 2008

Okoboji Slide 2005

Hendrickson Party '05

WBB Tourney trip, '07

John Wayne's 100th '07

Iowa Straw vote '07

FB, ISU vs. IOWA '07

Athletic teams, 1950's

Glidden photos 1950's

Football Champs 2005

Winter Storm 2007

Photos of 1953 class

 

Reunion 2003

Reunion 2004

Reunion 2005

Reunion 2006

Reunion 2007

Reunion 2008

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2005

2006

 2007

2008

2009

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