JANNE ROOTS FOR THE SAINT LOUIS CARDINALS

When my brother Jim and I went to a family reunion in Mexico, Missouri a few years ago, he said he wanted a Saint Louis Cardinals' hat. I thought it would be fun to buy our Janne one too, since she is the ultimate Los Angeles Dodgers' fan.
Well the Dodgers were long forgotten by the time the World Series came around, but her annual $5 bet for the National League was still at stake with my brother-in0law Owen in Cedar Falls, Washington. In the 6th game, she retrieved the Cardinal hat for luck. It was simply the best baseball game any of us had seen in years.

FLETCHER COUSINS AT THE LA DODGERS GAME

It's July 2011, and these Fletcher cousins who had celebrated the wedding of Rebecca and Damon Fecht the day before, took in a Los Angeles Dodgers game together.

Front Katherine Fletcher, David Gross, John Fletcher, Nancy Fletcher and Janne Fecht - Note John Fletcher wears a Chicago Cubs hat.

EMILY AND KEVIN WOOD

Emily Souzan Wood and Kevin Hemi Wood descend from Frances (Frankie) Eleanor (Moss) and James G. Knight.
Emily was 12 in 2010 and Kevin age 9.

LEARNING ABOUT AMERICA ON THE RAGBRAI

Historic farmhouse in Nashua, Iowa





Janne and Jerry Fecht took time on the Ragbrai to visit Nashua, Iowa. Seeing the tiny farmhouse and log cabin reminded us what our ancestors experienced in their determination to build the "good life" for us.

JANNE AND JERRY TAKE SIDE TRIP TO NASHUA, IOWA

The Little Brown Church in the Wildwood, a national treasure. We visited the church in Nashua to see where Burnet Brown's great grandmother was recently discovered buried. The church is an influence over the "Little Brown Church" in Studio City, California where Nancy and Ronald Reagan were married.

Helping Ragbrai riders get into rain gear.
Rain dance by Ragbrai rider.
Pat Hartung of Preston, Iowa holds a rain poncho over fellow rider Kimberly Breaux of Port Byron, Illinois in the town of Rowley on the Ragbrai.Ragbrai rider Jonathan Stichter of Sigourney, Iowa gets a hug from Sister Mona Rottinghaus of the Singing Nuns in Jessup, Iowa.
On Friday, the 30th of July the rain poured and our riders slept in, to join the pack in Quasque, Iowa.