We have been provided with some enjoyable musical entertainment here at Brookdale recently. Last night the Kiwanis Kitones came up and sang for us. They even sang
"Happy Anniversary" to Elaine and I. They are learning a few new songs
but several were numbers that I had sung while with them. Jonathan Jank
favored us with a solo. Jack Duensing and Phil Wurst continue with the
group since it's beginning in 1971. This afternoon Lonnie Piits Played
his accordion. He also brought along 3 of their 4 daughters with 2 of
them playing the Piano. Lonnie thought he had finished their
presentation when crowd request led to his playing the "Praha Polka"
with Le Roy Fiala doing the vocal. It was the highlight of the whole
performance.
Lonnie always brings family and his band stories with him. He told us today of his band playing for a Polka Dance over at Clear Lake, IA and go on to Ohio for a big Polka event. That can be contrasted with his telling of a 4 inch rain downpour over their farm in just a few hours. He told of the water rushing over the field terraces and washing our fences where corn stalks had piled up against woven wire. I talked with him later about his terraces and of his wife now working at the David City USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service office. He had remembered his Dad having had the terraces put in years before he inherited the farm. Elaine delighted in telling him that our youngest son played a button accordion and was stationed in Washington D.C. with many years with NRCS and SCS.
We have been provided with some enjoyable musical entertainment here at Brookdale recently. Last night the Kiwanis Kitones came up and sang for us. They even sang
"Happy Anniversary" to Elaine and I. They are learning a few new songs
but several were numbers that I had sung while with them. Jonathan Jank
favored us with a solo. Jack Duensing and Phil Wurst continue with the
group since it's beginning in 1971. This afternoon Lonnie Piits Played
his accordion. He also brought along 3 of their 4 daughters with 2 of
them playing the Piano. Lonnie thought he had finished their
presentation when crowd request led to his playing the "Praha Polka"
with Le Roy Fiala doing the vocal. It was the highlight of the whole
performance. 
Lonnie always brings family and his band stories with him. He told us today of his band playing for a Polka Dance over at Clear Lake, IA and go on to Ohio for a big Polka event. That can be contrasted with his telling of a 4 inch rain downpour over their farm in just a few hours. He told of the water rushing over the field terraces and washing our fences where corn stalks had piled up against woven wire. I talked with him later about his terraces and of his wife now working at the David City USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service office. He had remembered his Dad having had the terraces put in years before he inherited the farm. Elaine delighted in telling him that our youngest son played a button accordion and was stationed in Washington D.C. with many years with NRCS and SCS.
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