Railroad Man Song

We were asked who plays the song, Railroad Man, on our blog. Here is the answer:

Eels (often typeset as eels or EELS) is an American rock band formed by singer/songwriter Mark Oliver Everett, better known as E. Other members rotate frequently, both in the studio and on stage.

Eels appear on several film soundtracks, including American Beauty, Holes, The Anniversary Party, Knocked Up, Yes Man, The End of Violence, Hellboy II, Hot Fuzz, and the first three Shrek movies.

Finished Project at School... Check it out!

Friday was the deadline for our Sophomore Class project: Cookbooks from the Heart. Whew! Despite the snow that pelted the area, the early dismissal, and the wild? parties that were blazing in honor of the 2nd Quarter Honor Roll students, the 25 students turned in their three versions of the same book... All done in their own creative flair. Some groups worked well, but most suffered the usual woes of group participation: early excitement, latent boredom, some worker bees and some down-right drones. I also assigned them a 600 word reflective essay, which they LOVED. They got to tell me what they did or didn't do and why. They got to make a double entry journal about their classmates. They got to reflect on how they'd improve the project if they were teachers. Most importantly, they had a huge paragraph about what insight they had learned about themselves, which ran the gamut of "I learned I'm lazy!" to "I learned I LOVE to make layouts and create books!" If you would like to see the essays and recipes in blog format, which we did first to make all the papers available to all, go to SHOOFLY PROJECT. I removed the last names of my students, and most of the recipes look solid... Mom noticed we turn on the oven for Peanut Brittle and never EVER use it...... haha... It's a grass roots project. Not Paula Deen! haha.. Hugs and stay cozy in the snowstorms!http://www.shooflyproject.blogspot.com/

Want to read something great?

If you would enjoy a great story, click on over to a new blog called New York Minute, a novel being written by Bevier C-4's Composition class. Right now, we are about a fourth finished with the novel, and you can read it online. Each addition will be placed toward the end of the blog (the posts usually reserved for the oldest. We want the book to read just like you would pick up a novel, so keep clicking "older posts" until you come to the end. We project we will finish in early February. I'll keep you posted but we will probably add photos to existing chapters and work on it nearly every day... Please leave us comments if you read our book!!!

Krista's Wedding

Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Bruenn

Amber Perkins (?) She just got married, too! and Krista, Jeremy, and Anna, neice of the bride!

Kerri Miller, sister of the bride

Lindsey and Jonathan Basler, neice and nephew of the bride

Louise Julius, grandmother of the bride, and Lois Nerini.

Jasmine and Misty

Janet and Jeanne

Patty and her new camera

Travelers to KC (actually Parkville) saw a beautiful wedding last Saturday. Krista Julius, daughter of Randy and Beverly Julius, married Jeremy

Bruenn in a beautiful outdoor ceremony. Later, wedding guests were treated to a lovely reception at the Old Mill Reception Hall... Autumn decorations were fabulous!!!!

It's the Little League from 1964! Front row: Mike Cerva, Steve Cross, Freddy Nerini, Terry Kilgore [bat boy], Bill Moore, Bruce Mason, Kenny Nerini, Second row: Paul Claiborne, Ronald Jones, Mike Richardson, Greg Kitchen, Roland Jones, Back row: coaches Floyd [Flip] Kilgore, John Brant, Bill Brant. Thanks for sharing this, Terry! ~cg

2009 Homecoming Parade - August 8th

Bevier Chapter of PEO

Decorated Wagons

Bevier Marching Band plays "Proud Mary," "Louie Louie," and "The Fight Song," among others.

Runner up Little Mr. and Miss Bevier

Little Mr. and Miss Bevier 2009

2nd Princess Shelby McElhaney

1st Princess Dominica Prokup

Queen Hunter Foster

Bevier Fire Department Vehicles

Emergency Vehicles Start the Parade

Salute to the Red, White, and Blue Enjoy these shots of this year's parade. More to come!!!

Thursday Night -- Home Night -- Homecoming '09

Square Dance the Night Away!!!

2009 Royalty

Queen, Hunter Foster; First Princess, Dominica Prokup; Second Princess, Shelby McElhaney; Miss Congeniality, Dominica Prokup; and Roberta Hunter McVicker Spirit Award, Dominica Prokup.

Sesquicentennial Book Information... Please Read!!!

Check out this information! I can't wait for delivery of this amazing publication. Click document to read better. Please contact Jeanne Prokup, Marilyn Hartung, or Lois McQuitty for more information.

This and That About Town.. Update!

Everybody loves Matt's sign.... Even those from out of town drive by twice and love it! Great refurbish, Matt!

And this tree is spectacular right now.... along with the new shutters and paint trim on this home... Great work!

Some Bevier homes are showplaces this summer. Look at all the pretty porches and flowers...

Riding to the Prom in style.... What a cute couple.

Hope I don't wait so long between updates. I'm not sure any of you ever check this blog anymore, and I sure don't blame ya if you've given up on us. Let us know with a comment if you are still out there! And spread the word that we'll be posting from time to time. Watch for a slide show of Prom dresses from the 2009 Prom.

Tomorrow is Christmas in Bevier

And it looks to be a clear and COLD day, which is much better than the past two years with just awful weather... Come downtown to the Black Diamond Building and see all the vendors... Then hop over to the RLDS Church for even more spectacular booths. Don't forget to visit the Catholic Church basement for the turkey dinner put on by the Pappenfohts... And while you're in town, check out the Heavenly Cottage Dollhouse at Wanda Wyatt's.. More goodies include a bake sale, Vespers at night, tea and candles from My Cup of Tea and Shady Peanut Lane, delicious cold cuts and cheeses from Matt's Market. and much, much more... Come early and enjoy a hometown Christmas... Check back for some photos.