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Mount Barker.
At the time of European settlements Mount Barker had around 300 Aboriginal people from the Peramargk tribe living in the township area but by 1884 they were reported as being extinct. They had suffered from their loss of land, their food supplies and their cultural spiritual base as well as from European diseases. Some moved away to live on missions. The first European to sight Mount Barker was Captain Charles Sturt on his epic voyage down the Murray in February 1830. He mistook Mt Barker for Mt Lofty sighted and named in 1802 by Captain Matthew Flinders. This mistake was corrected by the explorations of Captain Collet Barker in April 1831 when he officially recorded the error in his journals. Captain Sturt changed to name of the mountain to Barker after Barker’s unfortunate death and disappearance near Encounter Bay. By 1838 herds of livestock began to arrive at Mt Barker from NSW on their way to Adelaide. Mt Barker was an ideal place for stock to recover their condition after their long walk from Sydney as there was ample grass and water there. By the end of 1838 settlers were attempting squat on the land with no legal claim to it but this was averted by the Special Surveys Act of 1838 which allowed the wealthy to pay £4,000 for a survey of 4,000 acres in a site of their choosing. Consequently the first Special Survey in SA was the Mt Barker survey of January 1839 for Dutton, Finniss and MacFarlane. These three envisaged an absentee landlord system like in England with tenant farmers on the land growing wheat. That system continued in parts of Mt Barker until around 1880. From the start wheat was a viable crop with tenant, and freehold farmers who had purchased some of the government sections, sold in 80 acre lots. By early 1840 Mt Barker township was laid out by the owners of the Special Survey and some of their 4,000 acres was also put up for sale. By 1845 Mt Barker had a Courthouse, police station, a steam flourmill run by John Dunn, an inn and some houses. By 1851 it had a second hotel, a Presbyterian and a Wesleyan church from 1850. Other churches followed in later years including the current Dunn Memorial Methodist Church in 1883, the Catholic Church from 1911( there had been an earlier one from 1850 on the other side of the railway line), and the Anglican Church from 1856 with its rectory from 1901. Robert Barr Smith of Auchendarroch had contributed to the cost of the rectory in 1901. Other significant structures in the growing town were the second Courthouse built in 1865, the original Post Office built in 1860, Daw’s Butcher Shop erected in 1884 and the early National Bank built in 1866.
In the 1850s Mt Barker established its own district council, 1853, and the Courier newspaper in 1880, a brewery, two local iron works and foundries for agricultural equipment and wrought iron lace work, and a tannery which processed skins from as far away as Broken Hill. Then after 1889 when Amos Howard discovered subterranean clover at Blakiston and a way of extracting the seeds the local agriculture shifted from wheat growing to pasture improvement for dairy cattle. Mt Barker began producing butter. Into the twentieth century the town also had smallgoods works, and a small industry round the subterranean clover seeds and machines to extract the seeds. One local “industrialists” became the social and political leader of Mt Barker and that was John Dunn the flourmill. He had his mansion the Laurels built around 1860on a rise overlooking the town. The mansion even had its own chapel plus extensive gardens and servants’ quarters. Today it is used for a retirement village. At the other end of town Robert Barr Smith of Torrens Park house bought the old Oakfield Hotel site in 1878 and created his summer retreat there which he gave a good Scottish name to - Auchendarroch. The new house cost £10,200 and was designed by architect John Grainger. Joanna Barr Smith another fortune decorating the house especially with William Morris fabrics and wallpapers. In 1922 the Trustees of the Memorial Hospital in North Adelaide purchased the house as a convalescent hospital. During World War Two the Red Cross used it for the same purpose. More recently it has been converted into a cinema complex and function centre by Wallis Cinemas. It is still a grand house in the French Empire style with many classical features and Victorian architectural exuberance.
A First TransPennine train manager heads up the travelator towards platform 14 at Manchester Piccadilly station on 8th January 2017.
Report of the state botanist on edible Fungi of New York 1895-99,
Albany,University of the State of New York,1900.
Chassis n° ZA9BB02E0RCD39012
RM Sotheby's
Place Vauban
Parijs - Paris
Frankrijk - France
February 2019
Estimated : € 1.300.000 - 1.800.000
Sold for € 2.030.000
BUGATTI WITH AN ITALIAN TWIST
Although the storied manufacturer remained dormant since 1952, Italian Ferrari dealer Romano Artioli believed that he could return Bugatti to its former glory through the construction of a new supercar. Artioli established Bugatti Automobili SpA in October 1987 and broke ground on a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility the following year in Campogalliano, Italy. It was an ambitious plan, but Artioli was well prepared for such an undertaking, and there was no doubt that this new Bugatti would be nothing short of sensational.
Artioli and his crack team of engineers and designers slaved away for four years to create a car worthy of the fabled Bugatti name. Their creation was finally unveiled to the world on 15 September 1991 in Paris. In celebration of Ettore Bugatti’s 110th birthday that same day, the car was appropriately named the EB110.
As the EB110 boasted a 3.5-litre V-12 fitted with five valves per cylinder and four turbochargers, it was well equipped to take the fight to the supercar establishment and win. It certainly did not disappoint in terms of looks, thanks to angular and aggressive styling penned by Giampalo Bendini and Marcello Gandini. Inside, the cabin was swathed in leather, which beautifully contrasted with its wood trim, or carbon fibre when in Super Sport trim.
THE EB110 SUPER SPORT
Looking to further increase performance, Bugatti announced the EB110 SS at the Geneva Salon in 1992, six months after the launch of the EB110 GT. Through fitting a new ECU, along with larger injectors and a less restrictive exhaust system, horsepower was increased by 60 bhp to 610 bhp. Bugatti was also able to reduce overall weight by over 150 kg through replacing some aluminium panels with carbon Kevlar panels bonded to the chassis, tipping the scales at 1,400 kg.
Thanks to these upgrades, the EB110 SS boasted a 0–100 km/h time of 3.26 seconds, leading to an official top speed of 355 km/h. No other car of its period, neither the Ferrari F50 nor the Porsche GT1, matched its performance or driving capabilities. Rarer than the McLaren F1, the EB110 SS boasted highly similar performance figures. It even made a striking appearance at the 1994 24 Hours of Le Mans, the first Bugatti at the famed endurance race in 55 years. Positioned in the GT1 category, the EB110 SS was the fastest in qualifier in its class.
SUPER SPORT RCD39012
This Super Sport was first delivered to a Mrs Muller in Germany in 1994, as detailed on the original factory warranty card, confirming that this EB110 SS was delivered with a silver-grey exterior and black leather interior on 23rd March 1994, via Auto Konig. After spending some time in Japan with other important supercars, this EB110 SS made its way to Switzerland in 2012 and has now covered just 916 km from new. With such low mileage under its belt, equal to just 25 miles per year, it is as close to a ‘new’ EB110 SS as it is possible to get. Despite its low mileage, this EB110 SS has been used sparingly but regularly and has been well cared for. Accompanying the car is a range of documentation, including original books and road test reports, highlighting the phenomenal performance and usability of the EB110 SS and the superiority of its performance compared to most of its contemporaries.
The EB 110, representing a unique segment in the fabled marque’s history, was one of the most desirable supercars of the 1990s, and it holds a dear place in the hearts of many enthusiasts. With only 30 production Super Sports produced, they remain the most desirable iterations of the model. Finding one in exceptional, all-original condition and with such limited mileage is truly a rare and unique occasion.
This four storied bluestone mill building dominates the Middleton skyline. Its quoins, parapets and window surrounds are built of local Batson red brick.
*"The large and commodious Steam Flour Mill at Middleton is now completed and has added much to the appearance and importance of this rising township.
The engine is an elegant piece of workmanship and is the first, I believe to be erected in the colony upon the new expansive principle." [Ref: Observer 15-12-1855]
*The Steam Flour Mill was built in 1855 for Messrs W and A Bowman.
The chimney, which has since been demolished, was built of bluestone and bricks from the nearby Batson's Brickyard.
The mill plant was driven by a 12 horsepower steam engine with a tubular type boiler.
The engine was assembled by Messrs. Tuxford and installed by Josiah Oldfield.
Due to the large interior spaces the mill was also used for civic functions. On 23 April 1869 when the railway line from Middleton to Strathalbyn was opened the town’s residents celebrated with a luncheon held in the mill’s storeroom.
The mill was sold in 1889 to Fred Ellis for 1,000 pounds.
*Middleton, the intended junction of the Strathalbyn Tramway with the existing line.
There is already a fair start of settlement in the district, the nucleus of it being Mr Bowman’s flour mill. Around it is a cluster of neat cottages. [Southern Argus 4-1-1868]
*FIFTY YEARS AGO From the Register Friday December 14 1955.
The large steam flourmill at Middle is now completed. The Engine, manufactured by Messrs Tuxford, is the first erected in the province upon the new expansive principle. It is of 12hp with tubular boiler. [Ref: Register 15-12-1905]
*Middleton July 8
One of the largest floods in the district was witnessed on Friday, doing a great deal of damage places, especially to ploughed land in crop.
Traffic in the main road was unable to pass through the town for a time until the water (which was well over the Middleton Creek bridge, and as high as the fences in places) subsided.
Water went through the flour mill and some of the houses. Sand-bagging doorways was the order of the day. The newly planted soldiers’ memorial gardens, and other gardens, suffered.
The train had to go through water a foot deep in the station yard when it arrived. [Re: Observer 22-7-1922]
*At a National Trust meeting at Victor Harbor the early history of the district was discussed.
The very first cargo shipped overseas from Port Victor was flour from Bowman’s Mill. It was destined for Dunedin in the schooner ‘Elizabeth’. [Victor Harbour Times 11-4-1968]
*Railway line marked town's beginning
The section of land on which the town of Middleton is situated was first purchased on October 25, 1849. by Thomas Walker Higgins at an auction held on September 14, 1849, for 17 pounds and one shilling.
When the Goolwa to Port Elliot railway was built a single track was laid down and it was necessary to provide loop lines for the trucks to pass. Two such loops were provided, placed about equidistant from the terminals.
One crossing point was sited at a place later to be called Middleton. The siding was constructed and ready for use in September 1854.
It was from the establishment of this siding that the town eventually grew. Mr Higgins could foresee that a township would be an advantage sited on his land and so he had the area surveyed and laid out as a town in October 1856. He named the town Middleton after family associations in Ireland, although he was born in Sussex.
However, before the survey had been approved, building had commenced in the immediate area. One of the earliest buildings was the store on the main road which was erected in 1854 by Mr Limbert. Subsequent owners were Mr Heggarton and Mr SW Padman.
The largest building in Middleton was, and still is the flour mill. In December 1855, it was reported as being complete. It was built for Messrs W & A Bowman. It was a steam driven mill, power being supplied by a 12 hp engine built by Messrs Tuxford.
Grain ground at this mill, as well as being used locally, was sent up the Murray by paddle steamer and was also shipped first from Port Elliot and later Victor Harbor. In fact the first cargo shipped directly overseas from this latter port was flour ground at Bowman's Mill at Middleton. This was a shipment made to New Zealand. This mill was the largest on the South Coast.
At the same time the mill was being built there were already eight houses in the vicinity. The first school was established in 1856 and has continued until the present day [sic] with the number of students fluctuating as the population increased and later decreased. The first examinations for the 59 scholars were held on October 15 1869, supervised by several prominent townspeople in a new classroom erected by the teacher.
The Middleton Hotel on the Main Road was licensed in 1857. This building was set back from the road alignment and became the centre of activity of the township and was in demand until it was finally demolished in the early 1920's.
About the time the hotel was built one of Middleton's industries was begun, a brickyard operated by Mr W Batson. The works were sited between the town and the beach. His two sons continued the business until the 1920's when the yard was closed.
In 1863 a Methodist Church was built on the main road and is still in use.
An important event took place in September 1865. A ploughing match was arranged and as a result of the success of this event, the Southern Agricultural Society was formed the following year. The society arranged an annual day, attracting a great number of people and as a result Middleton became the agricultural centre for that area of the South Coast. In 1869 the nucleus of a show was held in the extensive yards adjoining the Middleton Hotel.
By 1867 the population had grown to about 200. Mr W Bowman JP was appointed the resident magistrate. On June 15 1867, a race meeting was held on the beach. There were two horses in one race and this was followed by a footrace. In the following year a correspondent described the town as a thriving community dominated by Bowman's Flour Mill. Additionally there were a number of dwellings, a store, a post office, a hotel, a chapel, and several workshops which indicated the prosperity of the town and district at that time.
The year 1869 was most significant in the history of Middleton. On Tuesday April 23, the Governor, Sir James Ferguson opened the Strathalbyn to Middleton Railway.
The first sod of the new line was turned on August 1 1868, the Governor Sir Dominick Daly, driving down from Adelaide for the occasion.
The earthworks of this line were much more extensive than on the Goolwa to Port Elliot railway. In addition there were three large structures to be erected. The first was over Currency Creek, a second over Black Swamp, and a third over the Finniss River. The foundation stone of the Currency Creek Viaduct was laid in December, 1866, with great ceremony by Mrs Higgin, the wife of the Colonel of the local cavalry. The foundation stone of the Finniss Bridge was laid by the Commissioner of Public Works with full masonic honours four months later. The Black Swamp Viaduct was erected without any pomp or celebration. Unfortunately for posterity the foundation stone of the Finniss Bridge was swept away in a flood six months after it had been laid with so much ceremony.
After the completion of the Strathalbyn line, the Government decided to lease the system for five years, the lessee paying an annual rental of 1000 pounds. The experiment was not successful and 13 months later the Government resumed control.
The following description of carriages introduced in 1869 proves interesting when compared with today's vehicles. They were built at the Adelaide Workshops and were much lighter than any of their predecessors, weighing only 17cwt. There was accommodation for 30 passengers. The seats of pine were placed transversely, being separated by partitions carried up to roof height. The frames were of blackwood with cedar panelling. The sides were open, protected from the weather being provided by leather blinds, which could be raised or lowered as required.
The average speed for passenger trains was from 8.5 to 9.5 miles per hour. Three hours being taken for a trip from Strathalbyn to Victor Harbor, changing horses at Finniss and Midddleton. It was possible to spend a weekend at Victor Harbor, leaving at 2am on Monday morning and transferring to a Hill & Co's coach at Strathalbyn, arriving in Adelaide about 11am. Travel along this line was fairly safe, only one passenger being killed when he fell from a truck and the wheels passed over his body.
It was possible to be kicked by a jibbinghorse if you happened to be sitting on the front seat. The usual railway accidents occurred: passengers seemed to prefer falling off to alighting in the usual way, while trucks were derailed by obstacles maliciously placed on the line.
They were also derailed in those mysterious circumstances known only to those who work trains. Employees were involved in shunting accidents and one employee lost his arm when a loaded gun, being carried as general merchandise, was accidentally discharged while being removed from under a tarpaulin.
Meanwhile a new store was erected on the corner of Thomas Street and the Main Road at Middleton by Mr Pierce. It was purchased by Mr Padman. the Middleton storekeeper who then owned the original shop on the Main Road. For some years is was the residence of Dr Shand and later became a temperance hotel and finally a guest house.
A blacksmith's shop for shoeing the horses used on the railway was built at the western end of the town while a similar establishment for use by the local inhabitants was erected on the Main Road and this building is still standing. During 1875 the ticket office on the station platform, which was near the Flour Mill, was extended to house the telegraph instruments and in 1878 a ladies waiting room was added for the convenience of passengers using the railway.
Nearby was a wrought iron goods shed which had been imported to South Australia in pieces and taken to Middleton for assembly. A carpenter’s shop was also established for repairing the railway trucks.
About 1880 stables were erected within the town to house the railway horses. About that time there were seven teams operating on the line. The daily timetable required one team of four horses to leave Middleton hauling four trucks each carrying 30 bales of wool for Victor Harbor.
The day's work was finished when the team returned to Middleton. This arrangement caused a lot of inconvenience and lost time in the working schedules and it was felt that had the stables been established at the terminals trucks and horses could be employed more efficently. However this system continued until the introduction of steam locomotives in 1885.
With the conversion of the line to steam traction and the diversion of the railway from Currency Creek through Goolwa, Middleton lost much of its importance as a railway town. Its role then became that of a popular holiday resort while still continuing as a centre for the surrounding agricultural area.
In 1901 the foundation stone for the Institute, was laid by Mrs R Chibnall on October 19. The building, designed to seat 150 people, was opened on January 15, 1902, by Mr Charles Tucker MP. The new hall now became the centre of social activity of the townspeople.
Mindacowie was built in 1911 [by Mr Abbott for his sisters the Misses Abbott] as a guest house by Misses Abbott and is conducted in this same role today.
The railway station has moved from its original position near the Mill to the present site west of the town in the 1920s. Although Middleton has had to play a minor role in relation to the neighbouring towns of Port Elliot and Goolwa the townspeople have always loyally supported their neighbours in their energetic endeavours to have improvements made and additional facilities provided to promote and develop the whole area.
Meetings were instituted by these residents, who called on their neighbours to attend and support them in their efforts to press the authorities to have new amenities provided in the whole district and on a number of occasions petitions were organised due to the untiring efforts of the people of Middleton even when they were not directly to benefit from the improvements asked for.
The area between the old town and the beach was surveyed for closer development in 1924 by the Basham family and now there are many houses in this section. It has become a pleasant place to live and is enjoyed by a growing number of visitors who can spend a short time away from city rush and bustle, taking in the wonderful view of the endless breakers on the beach. [Ref: Times (Victor Harbor 20-1-1988]
iPhone shot a couple of days ago of my antique restoration project. Spring is here and the landscaping has started, Between that and the sanding I am getting muscles like I've never had :-). much better on black
G. t' Hooft (Nobel prize winner in Physics 1999) prepares his report about the act. state at Cern's LHC about Higgs & Co., ..
event: CFW autumn lectures at HH Univ., ESA HS B, .., Nov. 28. - Dec. 01., 2011
Ramsgate Harbour
I went to try to find the reported Great-northern diver without any luck but the RTD was still drifting around the harbour. Brighter conditions today, so a couple more shots.
Plusieurs milliers de personnes se sont de nouveau rassemblées à Rennes pour protester contre la loi travail portée par Myriam El Khomri. Les manifestants n’ayant pas eu droit à l’hyper centre Rennais depuis les incidents de la semaine dernière, se sont réunis place Charles De Gaulle, avant de tenter une remontée vers le centre. Ils se sont heurté aux CRS qui avaient pour consigne de ne laisser passer personne dans une délimitation nord République.
Les affrontements se sont poursuivis pendant plusieurs heures dans un secteur Rue Jean Jaurès, Rue D’Orléans, Quai Lamartine, Quai Chateaubriand, ainsi que sur le boulevard de la liberté.
Sans autorisation, toute utilisation, reproduction des photographies, même partielle, est strictement interdite. / Emmanuel BROSSIER
A wonderful day trip to Panoche Valley with Tom Merigan
At least a 1000 western kingbirds, maybe 50 loggerhead shrikes and maybe 30 larks. A pretty good day :-)
I have to say that contrary to published reports, the Mark III's autofocus seems awesome. Yesterday - of the 200 shots I took, every single one was sharp. I've never experienced that before! What a delight.
untitled family friendly movie filming in Canada...
I came across this picture... not sure who took it.
The vehicle's unusual shape and proportions made this a more interesting build than some of the others I've built recently, which to some extent were variations on a theme. In terms of construction the Kill Bill pickup truck, for instance, wasn't all that different from other pickup trucks I;e built over the years and similarly, the Lincoln Continental was very similar to other full-size American cars. I;ve never built a car quite like this one, however.
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this guy seems like a douche! I see nothing wrong with these dolls and mga needs to stop cuz these dolls may look similar, but very different. what do you think?
Report of work of the Experiment Station of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association
Honolulu :Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association,1905-1909
Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76 under the command of Captain George S. Nares ....
Edinburgh :Neill,1880-1895..
Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76 under the command of Captain George S. Nares ...
Edinburgh :Neill,1880-1895.
Yamabe, Furano, Hokkaido. Back is Mt.Ashibetsu.
Canon AE-1, FD 135mm F2.5 S.C. positive ISO 100 expired, developed as described before ( 1st Dev: 9min 30sec). The light meter was mad, 2 EV higher. Most of the frames were dead. This one was barely scannable.
News crew reporting on the potential flooding of the Mohawk River due to ice jams and above-freezing temperatures. Riverside Park, Schenectady, New York.
I don't remember ever seeing this at Cannon Beach in all my years visiting. They had reconfigured the dunes and then replanted them with grass. The dunes here are not large but in some areas they'd really carved them out. In this area they'd created little bunkers in some spots and then planted the grass in rows. In quiring minds want to know....
The Kruger National Park is a living memorial to President Paul Kruger and those who have upheld his vision of a protected wilderness reserve which will forever remind us of that which we are so dangerously close to loosing.
Located in the Southern Hemisphere, the Kruger Park has its share of rain and hot weather. During the summer months (September-April), the Park experiences sporadic rainfall in the form of quick thunder showers. April through August represent the winter months in Southern Africa which in turn means very little rain.
As far as rainfall is concerned, the southern region receives the largest amount of rainfall while the central plains receive the least.
The temperatures average from 30 C (86 F) in January (summer) to 23 C (73 F) in July (winter). Please be aware that the maximum temperature can reach 47 C (117 F) (January) and 35 C (95 F) (July).
Reported elsewhere as originally RTO 1R,
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Ailsa Volvo B55-20 75170
Alexander AV/3074/1 H43/34F
New Feb 1977 to Derby (71)
Showbus 2016 entry 102,
entered by Richard Huxham
The KOM League
Flash Report
for
March 12, 2021
This is the first report released in nearly a month. If you care to read it click right here: www.flickr.com/photos/60428361@N07/50957070916/
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It seemed as though a significant number of days had passed since last I came to the computer. It had been nearly four weeks and today an attempt was made to string together a few words in order to compose a comprehensible sentence. Hopefully, some of the material contained herein is okay.
About all that seems to happen anymore is the obituary files continue to expand. There are names appearing each day of people I have known personally or knew of due to their fame. It must be said that there is no pleasure derived in writing about the recently departed. However, some of those leaving us were “big” names in their respective fields of endeavor and without my pointing it out no one, or relatively few, would know they ever had a connection to the KOM league, even tangentially.
Just to preface this report the two recently departed men, who will be tied to the KOM league, are a big league player/coach/manager along with a famous radio voice If either of those subjects don’t appeal to you then cease reading at this point.
Most long term readers know that the author of this report had a baseball career that started and ended in 1951. There wasn’t much use for a skinny, runt of a kid in the game of baseball and he went on to a life that was basically free of the sport except for an idea in 1994 that an old league should be documented.
Over the span of a quarter century of looking for former KOM leaguers many surprises have come my way. In 1951 the New York Giants signed a young catcher out of Cape Girardeau, Mo. by the name of Bill Lee Atchley. By that point in history the Iola ballclub had been affiliated with the Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians and was now surviving as an independent team relying on players showing up for tryouts or being optioned there by a major league organization. Atchley fit into the latter category.
This is a brief clip on Atchley’s life. “Dr. Bill L. Atchley, Ph.D., 68, of Wachesaw Plantation, died Friday, Feb. 18, 2000, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Born Feb. 16, 1932, in Cape Girardeau, Mo., he was the son of the late William C. and Mary Logsden Atchley. He was the former president of Southeast Missouri State University, former president of the University of the Pacific, Stockton, Calif., and former president of Clemson University, Clemson, S.C. He served as president of the National Science Center Foundation, dean of engineering at West Virginia University, and associate dean and professor at the University of Missouri at Rolla. He was a U. S. Army veteran, having served in the Korean Conflict. He was a former professional baseball player with the New York Giants.
The following links are a “must read” to understand this story.
www.findagrave.com/memorial/77438609/bill-lee-atchley
digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll3/id/16699/...
clemsonwiki.com/wiki/Bill_Lee_Atchley
By referencing the aforementioned citations it is obvious that what Atchley didn’t attain in baseball he more than made up for it in the educational arena at some major institutions of higher learning in this country. In a long ago conversation he related that he still loved baseball and at one point in history was considered for the opening of the Commissioner of Baseball position that went to Bart Giamatti.
Now, this is not to cut short the story of Bill Atchley but to bring into it another name. In 1947 the Independence, Kansas Yankees had a 22-year old pitcher, Alexander Zych from Kansas City, who had stared his professional baseball career in 1944 being signed by the Kansas City Blues before winding up with Wellsville, NY that year. He pitched minor league baseball in Hagerstown, Maryland--Norfolk, Virginia--Quincy, Illinois-- Greenville, Mississippi-- Raliegh and Kinston, N C as well as Rock Hill, Sumter and Gasonia, South Carolina.
By the time Zych reached the age of 27 he was back in his native Kansas City and playing for the amateur Holden, Mo. Chiefs in both 1954 and 1955. The next year he drove to Nevada, Mo. And pitched for that amateur club and led them to a Missouri state amatuer championship. On that club were three former KOM leaguers along with a former St. Louis Cardinal pitcher from Greenfield, Mo. by the name of Floyd “Goat” Wooldridge.
Over the years communication was maintained with Zych and the first book written about the KOM league contained considerable information that he furnished. The following obituary describes the connection he maintained with the game of baseball in both Kansas City and Oakland with the Athletics and Royals. (If the reader doesn’t click on these sites this report will be meaningless.)
www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/kansascity/name/alexander-zy...
On July 14, 2014 an announcement came over the radio of a terrible automobile accident and the patient was transferred, by medical helicopter, to Columbia, Mo. As it turned out Alex Zych died within a couple of miles of where this report is prepared.
Now go back to 1951
In 1951 Alex Zych was pitching at Kinston, North Carolina, Bill Atchley was catching for the Iola Indians, and a young boy was born on January 12 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The newborn had a cousin, once removed, named Patricia. In 1954 when the young boy was three years old his cousin, Patricia Limbaugh, married Bill Atchley. www.floydmortuary.com/obituaries/Patsy-Atchley/#!/ObituarySo
So, the connection to Rush Hudson Limbaugh III and the KOM league is made. Once back from Oakland Alex Zych was the “wise old head” in the Kansas City Royals clubhouse and when an upstart 27-year ticket salesman needed advice he went to the person who he considered the wisest which was Alex Zych, the equipment manager for the team. From a couple of sources I have heard that Rush Limbaugh affectionately referred to Zych as “Dad.”
Following the death of Zych he was paid high praise on Limbaugh’s national radio broadcast and the famed broadcaster thus attended the funeral of a former KOM leaguer. Whether Limbaugh was close enough to Atchley to attend his funeral I don’t know. Often I wondered if Limbaugh ever heard of Atchley’s baseball playing days. When Limbaugh had his “open line Friday” segments there was a temptation to call and ask that question but some things are just meant to never be known.
On a personal note, the first time I ever heard Limbaugh was in the 1970’s when he was on the staff of KMBZ in Kansas City. At that time I was living in Topeka and early of the morning he was given five minutes for making comments. They were a bit different from what I had heard on the radio. But, in those days about all you ever heard was “Swap Shop,” “Kitchen Klatter,” “Trading Post” and religious shows such as Theodore Epp and his “Back to the Bible” broadcast that emanated from Lincoln, Nebraska. AM Radio was nearly toast by the 1980’s.
After hearing Limbaugh in the 1970’s, on KMBZ, I never heard of him again until 1992. At that time I had met up with a former grade and high school acquaintance by the name of Mickey Roberts. He was going by the name of Mike and doing play-by-play broadcasting of the Albuquerque Dukes Pacific Coast league games on KOB radio in that town. At one game he told me I had to listen to a new show they had on their station. He told me the voice was from a former Missouri. I told Roberts I had heard that voice a decade and a half earlier while living in Topeka, Kansas.
Of all the forms of media radio was always my preference and I was attracted to people who knew how to communicate whether or not I agreed with them or not. At one time I reveled in hearing divergent voices of Limbaugh and Garrison Keillor who couldn’t have been more opposite if they had practiced. People have to be smart enough to listen, digest and form their own opinions which is sadly lacking in the era.
Many a debate—or argument—arose over the years with my son about what Limbaugh did or didn’t say. One thing I recall predicting, over two decades ago, was that Limbaugh would die most likely from lung cancer, long before his time. I made that point to my son, many times, due to his addiction to whatever cigarettes have that addict. Since Rush’s passing my son has never mentioned it even happening. I think he might recall what his old man has told him over and over about tobacco.
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The latest death with a KOM league connection.
This past week saw the passing of a former big league player coach and manager by the name of Norman Sherry ps://www.mlb.com/news/norm-sherry-ex-catcher-manager-dies-at-89
In reading that obituary one of his buddies from “day one—actually” came to mind. Sherry and Stan Santo who played first base for the 1951 Ponca City Dodgers were lifelong friends until Santo’s passing. It is always my goal to share information with people when it has some meaning and in this case I figured the son of one of those guys fit into that framework.
To Mark Santo
I have seen a lot of articles today from the baseball experts about the death of Norm Sherry. They claim to know all about him. Your dad could have filled them in on a lot about his younger days of which they are unaware.
Santo’s reply:
Hi John. You got that right. Talk about similar paths…My dad and Norm were born one day apart. They went to high school together, played baseball together in high school, went together for induction into military service, and remained friends until my dad passed away 2 years ago. They both lived in San Diego county in their later years.
Growing up in the same neighborhood my dad also knew Larry Sherry. As I was told, they never thought that Larry would ever be a great player due to a birth defect with his feet; needless to say they couldn’t have been more wrong about that. When Larry passed away a few years ago my Dad was invited to and attended his funeral.
When I was 13 years old my dad took me to a winter training camp in the Los Angeles area where Norm was coaching to see if my pitching talents were as good as my Dad thought they were. Of course they weren’t and I distinctly remember being blown away by the grown-ups. Not exactly a moral booster for a 13 year old, but a great experience nonetheless. I feel like Norm’s passing represents the end of a chapter in my life.
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A special item.
It is realized that not all the recipients of these reports care all that much about them. Here is a special link to something I found interesting. I’d place this under the category “sometimes you never know what you have.” youtu.be/VmdFNQnbS0k ________________________________________________________________________________
Robert Anson Grove passes.
www.galvnews.com/obituaries/article_f9639322-0119-56a4-b6... (Photo included in citation)
Only once was it my privilege to speak with Robert Grove but he was a fascinating man. He was a great conversationalist with interesting stories to share. He spent less than a month as a catcher for the 1949 Ponca City Dodgers. As the obituary indicates his time in the KOM league is not mentioned.
Thanks to Jack Morris who included me on his list for passing along this obituary.
TEXAS CITY, TX — Robert Anson Grove (Bob), 90, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 2, 2021.He was born on September 12, 1930 in Norfolk, Virginia to Donald M. Grove and Deloris Bridget Grove. After graduating from Ball High School in Galveston, TX Bob tried out for the Brooklyn Dodgers and was the catcher for their farm team in Sheboygan, WI. until he was drafted into the Army in 1953.
Bob married his high school sweetheart Mary Ellen Pierce on September 26, 1952. During their 66 years together, they were blessed with 3 daughters. In addition to being a loving husband and father he worked for the same family, Eugene B. Smith, at Moody Compress in Galveston, TX. He was an active member of St. John’s United Methodist Church in Texas City, TX where he served many years as the Finance Committee Chairman. Bob was also a ham radio operator (WB5FGD) and used this talent to serve others through the Shriners Burns Institute in Galveston and emergency preparedness during hurricane season. He was an outstanding golfer, tennis player and a master Easter Egg Hider.
He was preceded in death by his wife Mary Ellen Grove, his parents, brothers Don Grove Jr., Joe Grove, George Grove, Jack Grove, sister Zoe Anne Dundee (Mick) and son in law Kenneth Beasley.
He is survived by his sister Zoe Belle Calaway, his daughters Janet Grove Gonzales, Jo Ann Grove Konecny and her husband Larry, Jill Grove and her partner, Dianna Jarvis; grandchildren Brian Gonzales and wife Layla, Brandon Gonzales and wife Jackie, Bobby Gonzales and wife Crystal, Larry Konecny Jr. and wife Daniela, Candice Maintz and husband Bill, Laura Williams and husband Kyle, Andrew Konecny and wife Victoria and Gryffen James-Grove along with 14 great-grandchildren and other extended family members who he held dear.
Ed comment:
With the passing of Bob Grove there are six surviving members of the 1949 Ponca City Dodgers. They are Daniel Chepkauskas, Loren Doll, Dick McCoy, Theodore James Dean, John Nixon and Dean Antonson. Chepkauskas worked in the space industry, Doll and his partner Isrig operated huge cattle and grain operation in Western Kansas, Dean was in the production side of the movie industry. McCoy spent many years with the Omaha, Neb. Fire department and the readers can flunk me on Nixon and Antonson since I don’t recall their post-baseball careers. However, I know where both live and can put anyone in touch with those guys if they are curious about their means of support subsequent to their baseball career.
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Bye—This concludes yet another effort to recall and report something from the past. These reports are akin to bond fires. First there is a need for fuel then a spark to create a flame to get things going. Sometimes there isn’t the fuel or the spark to create a Flash Report and when that happens long periods exist between their production.
Goal:
Annual Report Cover
Direction:
Our Spring Issue of our quarterly magazine is the church's annual report. We design 18 pages of info graphics and statistics to show the church our status with church growth, giving, outreach, campus life, expansion and media. The remaining 30 pages follow the same format of our normal magazine which covers life change, outreach partners and initiatives, staff spotlight and other events of the past quarter. We used a silver metallic ink for the background grey, with a matte light grey and white on the map and the white text respectively. It gave the cover a nice 'pop' without feeling too gaudy.
Other Important Information:
We worked with our web team to develop an interactive version of the Annual Report, along with a downloadable PDF. You can find it here.
Ok my daddy seems to think things green are more itneresting this week than thing black and brown. What do you guys think?
Maybe I should be like my Buddy Sammy Steve Godfather and get my own account and post my pictures there.
Highest position: 306 on Monday, March 9, 2009
A build for Guilds of Historica on Eurobricks.
My family, the Conzaga family, attack the leader of Varlyrio, known as the Rego. They attack a watchtower near a small river crossing where the Rego taxes passing merchants.
Too funny - Colbert licensed one of my family portraits through Getty Images. He ended up using it twice. Once a few months ago and again this week. The kids pictured are my good friends children who kindly let me add their image to my Getty portfolio. They have been enjoying their mini-fame!
Colbert's last show is tonight. We will miss him!