Go Drake and ISU!

Oh, What A Night!!
Thursday night in Minneapolis, there was an AC/DC concert. (Are they still alive?...Well, one of them is) Tanner and doctor friend went. They "warmed up" at a Sports Bar and who walks in? Travis and a friend....See photo....Travis' friend looked like a VERY OLD rocker and looked kind of familiar......It was Randy....Travis' Father's Day gift...Randy put the wig on in the bar restroom and everyone thought  he was cross-dressing ....people applauded...He wore wig all night and attracted some "interesting" people.....Has he done this before? ...Who owns wigs?....It was pretty cool, though.....It was a wild, wild night.....Travis and RT got back to Ames at 4:00 a.m. and stayed at Janet's Bed and Breakfast.....

WOW!! HUGE SHAKE UP IN NCAA CONTEST!!!
PORTLAND WINS!!!
Daughter of Travis and Lorrie.....Basketball Genius!
2) Jenna
3) Kiya (Daughter of Mandy & Josh)
4) John Sweets (Tim's Son In Law)
5) Jack Trudo
Thanks to all for playing....Heartbreak City for many of us....but so much excitement!!

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TO VIEW FINAL NCAA RESULTS

TRYON SPORTS REPORT 
Las Cruces, New Mexico. Last week was spring break vacation for many people. Bruce, Brad, Julie, and their family headed to New Mexico to watch Julie’s son Camden play Division One college baseball. Camden is the starting shortstop for the New Mexico State Aggies. He has started 19 games in a row, is hitting .313 with two home runs. The Aggies are 14-11. Some of their games can be seen on ESPN Plus. Well, guess what? The first game they saw, Camden gets hit by a pitch and breaks a bone in his hand. I’m not sure, but I think he’s out for at least six weeks, which might be the rest of the season pass.PISS.... Nice spring break. Congrats on such a great start to the season. Camden is a junior. He played at DMACC the last two years, then signed with New Mexico State. Go Aggies!!!

TRYON NCAA CONTEST IS UP!!
You can enter more than once on the same email, you may need to retype the email. same rules as always. Top 5 win, last place has no entry, $5 entry fee, DEADLINE TO ENTER IS 11:00 a.m. on Thursday.....you may enter more than once.....Last year's winner was Bowen Watson (pictured) He said, "It did not take much effort or luck for me to win. Skill, mainly...What a bunch of Saps!" Bowen is looking to REPEAT!! Bowen KNOWS Basketball......

Here is how to pick:
1) Click the CLICK HERE yellow button.
2) Takes you to the Home Page of our contest: either click Make Picks or Leaders buttons. Click Make My Picks;
3) You will see this page...(Below) ....fill in the two white boxes: Name/email....Then click on an orange button and start making your picks....Final Four button last...when finished Click Submit....it will alert you if you failed to enter every pick.....If you can fill everything in, the Submit button will take you to a page that confirms You Are In....Success!!....you can edit or change your picks at anytime before the contest starts on Thursday, 11:00 a.m.  

BIG GAME!!
(WDM Valley Wins, Great Season for Waukee NW!
Waukee NW Knocks Off #1 Cedar Falls 57-49!! Many Tryons in attendance.
The Wolves Play For The State Title, Friday 1 p.m. on real TV!! vs DM Valley, who has won the last TWO years!! Time To Howl!!
Brett's Waukee NW basketball team takes on #1 Cedar Falls at 5:30 p.m.....This is the semi-final  game of the Iowa State Basketball tournament. Some  Tryons (Travis/family, Tanner, Shonna, Janet, Jodie, that I know of) have attended. All of the Watsons....Go Wolves!! Who defeated Cedar Rapids Kennedy in the opening round.

Where's Waldo?
Eh, Warren......a month ago at RT's Pleasure Palace, RT, WW, DBT and Sissy had a quick game of hearts....won by Dick of course.....Randy pulled out his camera and took a selfie of all of us....Warren kept shouting that he was not in the photo....Randy, over and over,  assured him that he was...Can you find Waldo? eh Warren? Randy's aim after how many "Mules"? We all had a great time.....thanks to Randy for hosting......photo is un-doctored......I wonder if it wil make Randy's Wall Of Fame????

Hudson And Calista Are Champs!!
Both Hudson and Calista (Beth/Ryan) led their basketball teams to first place at a big tournament in Sioux City. CONGRATS! Nice job!! Go Spencer!!

Casey Trudo WINS Hearts Tournament!!
Last weekend in Waukee, Casey, son of Eric and Shonna, won the impromptu Tryon Heart Tournament at Travis and Lorrie's....Yes, Grandview's finest, and LT's grandson took home the plaque. Great time, wonderful, wonderful hosts, super dooper food and many laughs were had by all....Obviously, no skill required and there is hope of making this an annual event. Making the Final Four were Warren, Casey, Brett and Tim.......Final round was Casey, Brett, Tim and Warren....Great Fun...exciting action....and a little cussing....So many thanks to Travis and Lorrie.....great to see a good crowd. A great way to spend on a winter day!!

GREAT NEWS!!
Congrats to Rachel, Tanner and Savvy!!
A bundle of joy is due in August (I think that is the date, but I could be WAY OFF). Child number two for the brand new residents of IOWA....Great, Great News......Happy Days for Grandpa Randy and all of the Tryons!!

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4th Annual Memorial Day Party @ Glidden!!
May 27th (JJT's Birthday) Wildcat RT is hosting his Memorial Day picnic/ patio party. Starts at 11:00 a.m., or whenever you arrive and goes until????Come and Go as needed. Potluck is best to bring a hot and cold dish, your own drink and maybe a chair or two!? Utensils, plates, napkins will be provided. So will burgers/brats and cold water. Plan on eating at High Noon. A couple of tents for shade and even some of RT's bizarro music will have Glidden in a festive mood. Record attendance for this event is 32. Hope to see you, Monday, May 27th!

Calista Is Shining Up North....
Talk about being busy.....Calista (daughter of Beth/Ryan) has been juggling a busy 7th grade track schedule and basketball this Spring. Her specialty in track is high jump, mile run and relays: 4/400, 4k800. She played in a tournament in Ames a week or so ago and look who showed up......the basketball team usually finishes 1st or 2nd. Go Girl Go! Pictured is Calista and her Posse.....

Tornado Boy!!
Remember the terrible tornado that hit Omaha a few weeks ago? and there were many in the area. Travis was out chasing them and caught some good photos....This was near Tennent, Iowa. Sap Of The Month nominee?

Introducing TRYON EXTRA!!
We will see how this goes, but this is a new section for our family home page where I do some EXTRA things, not just news. Stories, artifacts and lots of surprises are heading your way. (Maybe I need to increase the subscription price, like everyone else?) . My first installment is a story about growing up in Glidden in the OLD HOUSE. I shared this story at my 50th class reunion. It was part of my program. I made a written version (pdf file) and a Podcast (audio) for you...click the one you want......I call it The May Day Story. If you read between the lines, there are a couple of villains.....Brother Jerry and Sister Donna...(on purpose, I left their names out) ......the year is 1958-59 range and I was very, very young.....CLICK HERE TO ENJOY

And The Celebration Tour Continues!
A week or so ago, Sally and the BIG family celebrated her 90th birthday!! What a great looking gang....Congrats again to Sally!! Always wishing everyone the BEST! TRYON PROUD!! Photo from Mike.

TIM WINS!!
In a dead heat with Ohio Winner 1 (Scott S.), but Tim had the tie breaker by ONE point!! 3rd goes to Bowen (Brett's), 4th is the OLD Bus Driver Dud, eh Dude and 5th is Bigz (Lynn), who had a shot at 1st place. Great Fun! Thanks to all for playing. IOUs and Winnings will go out this week.....Great Family Fun!!

GREAT NEWS!!
Congrats to Camden Kaufman (Julie/Brad's) (and Grandson of Donna/Bruce) for being offered a scholarship to play baseball at New Mexico State....Yesterday, Camden committed....Wow!!...after great success at DMACC....Camden is heading to NMS.....a Big Time Division I program...Go Aggies!! TRYON PROUD!!

MORE Basketball Tourney Results!!
Last weekend, in Orange City, Hudson/Breckin and a friend DOMINATED the big NW Iowa 3 0n 3 tournament for the second year in a row!! AND Calista's team finished second in their age group, despite Calista missing the championship game. (bumps and bruises) Wow!! Congrats To All!!

Hudson and Calista are Beth's and Breckin is Brett's. Granny and Grandpa were present.

ONE GAME LEFT!
LYNN in the Driver Seat, but has not clinched anything.
Photo Finish!!!?? Any MIRACLES left?
1) Bigz (Lynn)
2) Tim
2) Ohio Winner 1
4) Ohio Winner 2
5) John Sweet
We lost Granny Nancy, Bus Boy and Travis.....Wow!! But many are still lurking to slip into the money......

 RT and Tanner flew to Vegas to enjoy the March Madness....They went to the largest sports gambling room in the world and and who do they bump into? Donnie Duck, Dave and Dan!! The D-Boys flew to Vegas to surprise RT and TanMan. Can Vegas recover?

HERE WE GO!!
TRYON NCAA CONTEST
Rules the same as always:Top Five Win, Last Place Has No Entry Fee.Good Luck To All and Go Cyclones and Bulldogs!! CLICK HERE TO VIEW CONTEST/STANDINGS! You might need to sign in or reload the page from time to time....I am not sure.

Prayers Needed!!   
 I got the following from Deb S.
 

Kiya, Daughter Of Mandy/Josh
Finishes FIRST in All Around Gymnastics Meet @ Overland Park, near Kansas City!! Kiya is 11....Wow and Congrats......Todd's daughter (Lyncoln?) was one of South Dakota's best and Cassidi (Gwen's) won the Iowa State fair a few years back....Go Kiya, grand daughter of Randy!!

Great Time, As Always, @ Sportsman's Super Bowl Bash.
RT and Tanner Join The 3 D's!
Let The Chili Flow!!

Tryon Sports News...
* Camden Kaufman, son of Julie and Brad, was named Iowa Community College Athletic Conference PLAYER OF THE WEEK for his play on DMACC college baseball team. Camden's stats are on the photo. Just Click. Wow! Nice job....Grandson of Donna and Bruce.

* Cael, son of Shonna and Eric, had his Senior Night @ Van Meter recently. Cael is a stalwart on the VM Dogs basketball team. Congrats! Go Dogs!! Grandson of Larry and Jan.

* Brett's Northwest Waukee basketball team is ranked #10 in Class 4A, they defeated Dowling last night 81-61...Go Wolves!!

TRYON Financial
Named Investment Firm Of The Year!!  Wow!!
Congrats to Mike, Cynthia and I think Mike's son Michael Jr.
 CLICK HERE for their website.  Congratulations To All!!

Janet & Randy Cheer On The Cyclones!!
VS Kansas State, this past Wednesday. RT got tickets and went with GHS Classmate, Lonnie Heuton....Great, Great Time as Cyclones get a BIG Win!! Go Cyclones!!

4:10 A.M. Thursday Morning................
There was a Pounding on our door......Again and Again...Cassi & Gwen answered....It was the POLICE.....Huh?....snow ordnance? Nope, he said our back yard was on FIRE!! Huh?....I finally arrived and then looked and there were FLAMES everywhere...Our chicken coop was a blaze and so was our neighbor's wooden fence...Firemen were already working on it....My neighbor, who called it in was emptying his fire extinguisher. Man, it was scary and cold outside....The firemen worked for about an hour and a half...lots of nooks where the fire could smolder......Chicken coop was totaled....all chickens were dead, including a duck or two....damage to neighbor's fence....Could have been so much worse....a heating lamp caused it.....Thank God Gwen put the coop as far from any house as possible.... The Firemen and Police were awesome. We were lucky....

Randy's Outstanding Neighbor And Friend Passed Away.
Sunday a.m. From Cancer.....Stan Best (Class of 69)
A really, good Guy!

2024 NCAA Contest TEST

2023 Bowl Picks Test

2023 Bowl Scoreboard

Wildcat Newsletter

Wild Weather
In Western iowa

Officially Licensed
Bat Hunter

Johnny (Gwen's)
Gets His First Elk
Near Missoula, Montana

Greatest Photo Ever?
Look closely, that is Calista standing at the Monster's feet!! Calista is getting very tall. Frank is next to the Frankenstein home. This is becoming quite a tourist site. What a great idea!

 April Events

Always Fun
In Elk Horn!

Travis and his girls attended the Iowa Spring Football Game.
Photo of Brymlee
GO HAWKS!!

A TRYON Tradition

Bowen (Brett's) Filling Out 1st Tryon Bracket With Help From Sister, Cambry.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW STANDINGS

Honoring Sisters In Lawsa
(Great Time)

WISDOM

Cassidi's Senior
Volleyball Night
(Team won in 5 games and Cassi led BOTH teams in
Aces and Kills!

RT's Grain Trucking

Lemonade For Sale!!
RT's Traveling Lemonade Stand has been seen in Glidden (RAGBRAI) and last weekend in Waukee....Run by Mandy and Travis' kids....

Watsons @ Adventureland

Travis Is ANXIOUS
for the College Football Season!
Are You?

TRYON GOLF
MASTERS CONTEST
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THEN CLICK "LEADERS"
FOR UP TO DATE
STANDINGS-FINAL
1)TODD WINS!!
2) Hudson
3) Sam G.
Top Three Win

"Put Me In, Coach!"

Hudson
And
Breckin

Celebrities In The Crowd!!

Men @ Work
Cleaning up the
Defiance farm.

I spent all day babysitting Travis and Randy....someone owes me $10 an hour?

Members Of The
TRYON MAFIA
who attended Donna's
celebration.

OLD Grandpa
and Savvy (Tanner's)

Halloween In Glidden
@ RT's
127 "visitors"

FINAL

Standings As Of:
Monday 11:00 p.m.

Lynn With The Birthday Girl!!

Spring Is Prom Time!
Alexis and AJ

The Birthday Girl !
Viva Le Sandy!

Party Animals!

Old Grandpa!

Ah, The Good Old Days When People Could Still Laugh!

Tanner's Dog
Cash @ Work!!

My Heroes Have
Always Been Cowboys!

Steve And Randy

Wow!!
Only 4 years ago this weekend
 at ISU tailgate. Photo by RT.

Maxine!!
Happy Birthday!!

Casey
(Shonna/Eric's))
qualifies for state track. Shuttle Hurdle Relay and Open 400 hurdles. CONGRATS!!

Prom Night
Alexis (in white) and Classmate getting ready for Prom.

Sawyer (Chad's) & Breckin (Brett's) are playing on the same Norwalk baseball team. Both have done some pitching. Happy Days!

Grand Pa Randy
And Brynlee!
Which one is the more mature?

Anyone Have $135,00?
Original Tryon Glidden
House Fixed Up...
SOLD!!

Happy Days!!

Happy Birthday, Lori!

Up North
Times Are Changing

Happy Mother's Day!!

It Was Siblings Day last week and Mary Jane posted this Classic Picture. I do not think I have ever seen it. Priceless. Sure do miss Brother Ray. Man, everyone is so young. Thanks MJ. I do not have many photos of Ray....pre-digital cameras.

Happy Birthday, Jade!!
4th.....(Beth's)

Sandy/GT

The Newlyweds!!

Nancy Tries To "Run Em" In Hearts. One Heart Short!!

Great Times!!

Sara/John and family
Enjoying Winter In Wisconsin

Happy New Year!!
From Lynn & Posse
In ND.

Alexis,
 Bow Hunting

Watsons
At The Iowa Game
Nancy rooting for
Under Armor?

Alexis @ Homecoming

Donna, Bruce, Chad, Emily and family enjoy Folly Beach, Near Charleston, SC a week or so ago!!

Yes, 55 Years Ago
Today. Aug. 23, 1964

Jerry Is Back From A
Relaxing Time In
North Dakota
(Lynn/Lori's)

50 Years Ago?
Carroll Herald
July 2, 1969
photo by JJ

Yes, before there was
Climate Change,
there was this.....

Science Marches On!!
Government grant?

Summer Fun!!
Jerilyn/Jerry
@ Okoboji

2019 TRYON
NCAA CONTEST
Final Standings:
Monday 11:45 p.m.