Ready for Halloween
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Monday, September 22, 2008
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Girls first day of school
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Thursday, April 10, 2008
Bathroom Redo
The mirror fell off the wall in our master bathroom. Luckily, nobody was hurt, though the whole house jolted out of bed at 4:30am to some major crashing and the whole house shook. Not sure what caused it but there was an earthquake a week earlier. Anyway, we re-did the bathroom and everything is good...
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Hannah's first soccer team. This was her second game. She is learning a lot and getting better. She loves it!
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Friday, March 28, 2008
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
UPDATED 2:57 p.m. -- Boise musician, son killed in car accident Sunday in Colorado | News Updates | Idaho Statesman
The following story makes our hearts heavy as the girls were a part of the Children's Dance Institute and loved Jon-Jon very much. He brought much joy to their summer. The lead dancer is also a long time friend. Our heart go out to Jon-Jon's wife and family.
UPDATED 2:57 p.m. -- Boise musician, son killed in car accident Sunday in Colorado | News Updates | Idaho Statesman
Jon Stravers, a well-known Boise drummer, musician and children’s educator, was killed in a car accident Sunday in Colorado.
Police said Stravers, 33, and his 3-year-old son Jonah died when a pickup truck crossed the center line and hit their sedan head-on near the town of Akron in northeast Colorado.
The driver of the pickup, Bryant C. Hays, 26, of Sussex, Wis., also was killed. Police believe Hays was impaired by drugs or alcohol.
Stravers was well known as Jon-Jon to more than 2,500 Treasure Valley children and their parents who danced with Jon Swarthout’s Children’s Dance Institute, a Boise-based non-profit. Stravers was the musical half of that partnership. He also was active in peace and community events in Boise, and created handmade American Indian flutes through his company, Snake River Flutes.
“I cannot actually think in my life of a person more full of grace and genuine good; you had a sense when you were around him that you were in the presence of an angelic being,” said Anne Wescott, whose children took dance and music lessons from Stravers. “What I will miss so much about Jon-Jon for my children is that he was such an amazingly accepting, unconditional force in their lives.”
“When you meet Jon, he just radiated goodness and kindness,” said Peggy Jo Wilhelm, education director at Foothills School, where Stravers and Swarthout often taught. “He was just so gentle with our kids and so intuitive about who they were and what they needed. He was always so kind and seeing the good in everybody.”
Foothills School is starting a scholarship fund in Straver’s name, Wilhelm said. The school has also put up a board for people to post their own remembrances.
Stravers’ friend Carolyn Failla, a fellow drummer, has set up an account to benefit Stravers’ partner Kristen Talbot, who was Jonah’s mother.
“Jon-Jon was the sole provider, and this is one less thing” for Talbot to worry about, said Failla. Stravers had been headed to Pella, Iowa, to visit family when the crash happened, said his friend John Brown. Stravers’ father, also named Jon Stravers, arrived in Boise this morning. He said he had seen his son’s joy in working with kids on many visits to Boise. In the summer, Children’s Dance Institute holds informal concerts on The Grove Plaza for parents and passers-by.
“I made a point of watching the audience, and if you look at the faces of the people, there’s just this joy, this light, this expression of exuberance,” Stravers said. “Jon had that way of making the music work … it was a wonderful experience to see that.”
Family and friends have already started planning events to remember Stravers. A gathering at the Mennonite church in Hyde Park this evening is for family only; a larger drum circle at Camel’s Back Park at 7 p.m. tonight is open to all, said Brown.
This morning, Swarthout sent out an e-mail to the wide network of people who have been involved with Children’s Dance Institute. He told them the news of the car accident and sought to comfort them.
“Jon-Jon was magical and his love for children, music, dance, nature and community was his life’s mission. He fulfilled it,” Swarthout wrote.
“He was so dearly loved by so many children and parents alike,” Swarthout said. He asked parents to let their children know gently of what had happened. “Also let them know as I know Jon-Jon would want them to … ‘That they need not worry, everything will be alright.’ ”
UPDATED 2:57 p.m. -- Boise musician, son killed in car accident Sunday in Colorado | News Updates | Idaho Statesman
Jon Stravers, a well-known Boise drummer, musician and children’s educator, was killed in a car accident Sunday in Colorado.
Police said Stravers, 33, and his 3-year-old son Jonah died when a pickup truck crossed the center line and hit their sedan head-on near the town of Akron in northeast Colorado.
The driver of the pickup, Bryant C. Hays, 26, of Sussex, Wis., also was killed. Police believe Hays was impaired by drugs or alcohol.
Stravers was well known as Jon-Jon to more than 2,500 Treasure Valley children and their parents who danced with Jon Swarthout’s Children’s Dance Institute, a Boise-based non-profit. Stravers was the musical half of that partnership. He also was active in peace and community events in Boise, and created handmade American Indian flutes through his company, Snake River Flutes.
“I cannot actually think in my life of a person more full of grace and genuine good; you had a sense when you were around him that you were in the presence of an angelic being,” said Anne Wescott, whose children took dance and music lessons from Stravers. “What I will miss so much about Jon-Jon for my children is that he was such an amazingly accepting, unconditional force in their lives.”
“When you meet Jon, he just radiated goodness and kindness,” said Peggy Jo Wilhelm, education director at Foothills School, where Stravers and Swarthout often taught. “He was just so gentle with our kids and so intuitive about who they were and what they needed. He was always so kind and seeing the good in everybody.”
Foothills School is starting a scholarship fund in Straver’s name, Wilhelm said. The school has also put up a board for people to post their own remembrances.
Stravers’ friend Carolyn Failla, a fellow drummer, has set up an account to benefit Stravers’ partner Kristen Talbot, who was Jonah’s mother.
“Jon-Jon was the sole provider, and this is one less thing” for Talbot to worry about, said Failla. Stravers had been headed to Pella, Iowa, to visit family when the crash happened, said his friend John Brown. Stravers’ father, also named Jon Stravers, arrived in Boise this morning. He said he had seen his son’s joy in working with kids on many visits to Boise. In the summer, Children’s Dance Institute holds informal concerts on The Grove Plaza for parents and passers-by.
“I made a point of watching the audience, and if you look at the faces of the people, there’s just this joy, this light, this expression of exuberance,” Stravers said. “Jon had that way of making the music work … it was a wonderful experience to see that.”
Family and friends have already started planning events to remember Stravers. A gathering at the Mennonite church in Hyde Park this evening is for family only; a larger drum circle at Camel’s Back Park at 7 p.m. tonight is open to all, said Brown.
This morning, Swarthout sent out an e-mail to the wide network of people who have been involved with Children’s Dance Institute. He told them the news of the car accident and sought to comfort them.
“Jon-Jon was magical and his love for children, music, dance, nature and community was his life’s mission. He fulfilled it,” Swarthout wrote.
“He was so dearly loved by so many children and parents alike,” Swarthout said. He asked parents to let their children know gently of what had happened. “Also let them know as I know Jon-Jon would want them to … ‘That they need not worry, everything will be alright.’ ”
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Sunday, July 29, 2007
Girls finish a week of Summer Dance Camp
Dance Rascals is part of the Children's Dance Institute. The girls loved dancing and learning new moves, though they were driven to naps almost every day while learning all that 'move-it, move-it' stuff.
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Friday, June 01, 2007
1977 Orange Crush!
A very fond memory of mine...
The 1977 Denver Broncos: The Real Orange Crush
They made a lot of miracles happen that year.
Provided by: Stan Dyer
Contributed by: Stan Dyer on 5/30/2007
The 1977 Denver Broncos:
The Real Orange Crush
By Stan Dyer
Recently, there was a show on cable recounting the top Colorado sports stories. It was an enjoyable program, and an excellent list, but there are many in Denver who would put a different story in the number one position. If you were a Bronco fan in the 60's and 70's, few experiences will ever rival the "Orange Crush" season of fall 1977, 30 years ago. Despite lacking the perfect ending, the season was so special because it was 16 years in the making, lasted over four months, and filled the city with magic and excitement.
January 1, 1978 was sunny, but cold read more...
The 1977 Denver Broncos: The Real Orange Crush
They made a lot of miracles happen that year.
Provided by: Stan Dyer
Contributed by: Stan Dyer on 5/30/2007
The 1977 Denver Broncos:
The Real Orange Crush
By Stan Dyer
Recently, there was a show on cable recounting the top Colorado sports stories. It was an enjoyable program, and an excellent list, but there are many in Denver who would put a different story in the number one position. If you were a Bronco fan in the 60's and 70's, few experiences will ever rival the "Orange Crush" season of fall 1977, 30 years ago. Despite lacking the perfect ending, the season was so special because it was 16 years in the making, lasted over four months, and filled the city with magic and excitement.
January 1, 1978 was sunny, but cold read more...
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