Iverson Reunion 1984

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Invitation for the reunion of 1984.
Author unknown

The time is at hand to again plan that trip.
To the L.A. Iverson reunion at the Arizona Strip.

A year has now past and it's almost May.
Be sure to circle these four days!

May twenty-fifth thru twenty-eight.
We know until them, you just can't wait.

Sunday is planned for the family dinner,
a potluck meal is sure to be a winner.

So everyone bring your own favorite dish,
it can be anything that you wish!

We're planning a horseshoe contest with a prize.
There will be games and a treasure hunt for the little guys.

So jump in your truck, van, bike or car;
come out to the A-Z ranch house, it's not too far!

NEWSLETTER 1984

The 6th annual L.A. Iverson family reunion was held at the A-Z Ranch, May 26th and 27th.

Duard had the most members there. Garn gets a gold star for having 100% of his family there. Lee and Boyd get booby prizes for being 100% absent.

The main attraction for the kids was a pontoon raft built by Max and Cyle, with straw bosses on the job being Hal and Mike. At the first launching there had been a mis-calculation in design, and the riders got dumped in the drink! So back to the drawing board, and this time with good success. The kids, big and little had many hours of fun with it. They also fashioned a mudslide; and really mudded it up!

David and Shawn missed breakfast Sunday morning, as they decided to go check out the old Rosenbury house. They were gone a long time, but finally returned with their tongues hanging out and spitting cotton.

David claimed the reason they were delayed is that they were held captive by a skeleton with a rope around it's neck who insisted that they stay for morning tea! The kid has an active imagination.

They also told a story of a baby calf in a hole, dying from motherly neglect. They were so convincing on that one, that they talked Harley, Garn, Barbara, Merna, and other assorted members into going to the rescue with them.

The versions of what happened when they got there are very diversified.
THEORY: From an observer who listened, watched, and did not go on rescue mission.
They found a baby calf hidden in a wash by it's mother, while she went to water and graze; who did not want to be disturbed by a couple of strange two-legged creatures.
How was this theory arrived at? Answer; Harley being an old cowpuncher at heart, did not come back carrying a baby calf over his shoulders, but having been primed for this possibility he followed through and came carrying Merna in like wise manner!
One group took a trip to Uncle Willard's (Grandma Hannah Iverson's) old house. They found two dead cows, a live rattlesnake, and two friendly horses, which came up to the car and let the kids pet them. Our horse, George, was of course at the reunion, but seemed to be so sore footed that the kids didn't ride him too much.

There was a fine dinner Sunday afternoon. Dutch oven chicken, Tris's dutch oven potatoes, (Bonnie really makes them,) beef and noodles, ice cream and birthday cake.
It was Tris's birthday, and it almost set the house on fire when all those candles were lit. However he blew them all out with one breath. Some unbelievers, not seeing this the first time, relit them and he did it again! Now does that tell you something about who was the hot-air champion there? (Glen couldn't make it this year!)

Ramona and her family were there from Idaho on Saturday. First time she has been able to come. They had to start back home though so couldn't stay for the Sunday events.

A SHORT DRAMA: Saturday night Ramona, Stella, Glenna, and kids started to town; with Mark and Ron to follow shortly. The plan was that when the lead truck was at the end of Main Street, they should be able to see the light of the second truck following. Lead truck had passed a hitchhiker and was now at the end of Main Street-no lights-waited-waited and waited. Went back to the ranch, no lights, no #2 truck, no hitchhiker!
All this being rather strange, and causing a bit of concern lead truck and another truck, this being #3 start on the road again in search of #2.
FINAL ACT: #2truck had picked up the hitchhiker and taken him on a side road to his destination and then returned.
MORAL OF THE STORY: All's well that ends well, but lead truck says that #2 truck and hitchhiker can both go to ----END OF DRAMA.

The L. A. and Estella Iverson descendants now number 83. There were 40 at the reunion.
Here's how they add up as there and not there.

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