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Roy and Linda Dixon stopped by Andybill and Alyce Jarmon's home this summer after a three month RV trip through Alaska. Roy is a retired CHSP Automation Electrician. With Roy and Linda's permission we are reprinting their very interesting letters home on a webpage dedicated to their trips. To read their letters click here. Picture by Andybill. |
RETIREE RAY FREEMAN HONORED
Retired Blanker Operator Ray Freeman was honored in a ceremony at Grundy County Speedway Sunday, August 14, 2005 inducting him into the Grundy County Speedway's Hall of Fame. Ray began racing in the early 60's working out of his garage in Crete and racing at the O'Hare Stadium. He became a regular at the Wednesday night races at the Mazon Speedbowl and in 1963 he won the championship in the claiming division at Raceway Park. Moving up to Late Model division and racing the Me-2 numbered car, Ray had the honor of being the first driver to win a late model feature race at the then new Grundy County Speedway back in 1971. Old race fans might remember some of the other drivers he was inducted alongside, 'Big' Jim Anderson, Bill Barnes, Joe Birsa, Lou Cooper, Bob Dotter, Sr., Tink Durkee, Bob Hauck, 'Red' Herath, 'Bud' Koehler, Roy Koehler, 'Clem' Lewandowski, Howard Linne, Larry Morris, Bobby Shell, Bob Steffes, Jack Tyne, and Roger West. Ray now lives in Dover, AR.
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| Retired pipefitter Paula Brosseau proved that familiar Ford slogan, 'Built Ford Tough,' when she put three four-wheel drive Ford pickups to the task of uprighting an endloader that tipped over on her Kankakee property. Her son Sean Rose was driving the endloader when the machine's arm got stuck on some debris and tipped over. Sean jumped to safety and was unhurt. The trio of Ford pickups went on to other rough and rugged adventures. |
Ed Cox, Retired Cleaner/Oiler (right)
poses with his brother Don Cox, Retired
Stockchaser (left) in the doorway of
his motorhome. Walterboro, S.C.,
September 2002. |
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 Paul and Lois Bell pose by their motorhome
at the Tennessee Retirees Get Together in September. |
 Jim and Jean Winfree, standing by their motorhome,
caravaned with the Bells to the Tennessee reunion. |
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It's Christmas in June for Ray and Dee Ziegler. This summer (2002) they not only got a new bike but a new great-grandson! In these pictures you see Dee getting ready to take her baby gift over to the new family addition on the new 600 Shadow that Ray so lovingly polished! |
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Loyal Beasley, left, puts up the hanging lanterns that make his 1997 Prowler travel trailor home while his wife Barb snaps a picture. They took it out for the first time this year (2002) to their favorite campground in Rend Lake, IL. |
| One good motor home deserves another. Right is Dick and Barb Arthur's motorhome that they affectionately christened Betsy. This picture was taken at the Washington County Conservation Area near Nashville, IL. If you are looking for a quiet camping area on a small fishing lake not far from St. Louis, this is it! |
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Parked in the shade at a nearby campground (pictured left) is where you will find William 'Andybill' and Alyce Jarmon relaxing with their dog, Puppy. Andybill says that after one frustrating trip where their motorhome kept breaking down, they just parked it on the lot at the campground. He laughs when he recalls how the Retiree's Sergeant at Arms, Jim Winfree said, "Andybill has a PARK MODEL MOTORHOME. He drove it to the Yogi Bear campground at Plymouth, IN, parked it and it hasn't moved in 11 years!"
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