A week ago today I'm very sad to report that my Grandpa Sandy passed away at his nursing home in Ruthven, IA. We drove up to be with family on Friday, the funeral was Saturday morning, and we came back to Ames Sunday afternoon. Here is his obituary:
Orven Sandy Salton was born August 3, 1922, the second of six children born to William Aaron and Ida Marie (Johnson) Salton on the family farm in Clay County, Iowa. He attended Logan Country School and graduated from Gillett Grove High School in 1938 as valedictorian at the age of 15.
On April 24, 1949, Sandy was united in marriage to Natalie Lindgren at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Albert City, Iowa. To this union seven children were born. The couple enjoyed living on the same farm almost fifty years. Sandy took great pride in being an Iowa farmer, raising crops, livestock and kids!
Sandy was an active and devoted member of Zion Lutheran Church in Ruthven, serving as a trustee, Sunday School teacher, Bible Study leader and usher. He also worked to promote and support 4-H. For 18 years, Sandy was a 4-H leader of the Logan Leading Lads. During this time, it became the largest 4-H club in Iowa. Sandy served as the County Assessor in Gillett Grove and Greenville and as a trustee for Logan Township.
Being around family, neighbors and friends brought Sandy great joy. He found pleasure in working along side his kids, nieces, nephews, grandkids and whomever else was willing to work. Relaxation included work, playing baseball on the town team, going fishing and playing cards. At family gatherings Sandy and his brother Kenny delighted everyone by reciting classic poetry from memory at rapid fire speed!
Sandy passed away December 12, 2011. He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter Amanda Ann (November 26, 1953); grandson Horatio B. Salton (August 2, 1986); siblings John Salton, Helen (Salton) Anderson; William Salton; in-laws, Jane Lindgren, Lois Salton, Shirley and Dick Beadle, Doris Salton; Al Lindgren, Virgil Treimer, and Reuben Anderson; nieces, Neva (Lindgren) Heuton, Janet (Lindgren) Grimm; and great nephew, Taylor Lindgren.
Survivors include his loving wife of nearly 63 years, Natalie; their children and spouses, Eben and Lynn Salton of Webb, IA, Marilyn and Rick Hawkins of Mount Ayr, IA, LaVonne and Gary Anderson of Des Moines, IA, Aaron and Dianne Salton of Gladewater, TX, Susan and Chris Irwin of Sac City, IA, and Marcia and Chris Langner of Ayrshire, IA; grandchildren and spouses, Forrest and Marla Hawkins, Lyndon Hawkins, Brian and Elizabeth Salton, Amy (Salton) and Brandon Shostak, Sierra Salton, David Langner, Mark Langner, and Kent Irwin; siblings Kenneth Salton and Doris (Salton) Treimer; in-laws, Darlene and Jim Embry, Paul and Donna Lindgren, Floyd and Rosemary Lindgren, and Gene Lindgren; nieces, nephews, cousins, as well as many other relatives and friends.
Sandy will be remembered for his honesty, humor, intelligence, and strong work ethic. He always put God first and led his family by Christian example. Sandy found the best in every person he met. He was truly a faithful and devoted man. Blessed be the memory of Sandy Salton.
On a happier note, my cousin Lyndon became engaged to Missy Roberts today!
Monday, December 19, 2011
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
So this morning I started work at 8:30... had a busy day with 3 new patients... but the fun part of the day was after work when I was able to come back to Ames, and Elizabeth and Eben were waiting for me at Hilton Coliseum! Elizabeth had gotten free tickets from her work to watch the ISU men play Prairie View A&M! Dad was down to stay with us for the night because he has a meeting in Ankeny tomorrow. Free Cyclone tickets are always fun :)
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| Elizabeth and myself after the game. |
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| The band was lots of fun to sit beside. |
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| Dad & me after the game. Cyclones win big! |
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Sunday, November 27th, 2011
This weekend Elizabeth and I enjoyed yet another fun family Thanksgiving... we met with Becky in Coralville, then drove together down to the Gleason residence in O'Fallon, MO. We got in fairly late on Friday night... but it was nice to not have to get up early on Saturday to drive down there. Elizabeth went with Sarah to a Zumba class Saturday morning, and I stayed and entertained the kids (Frisbee, basketball, shooting nerf guns, and getting random objects dislodged from their tree in the back yard). Then Brian deep-fried a turkey for lunch on Saturday... delicious!! We spent the rest of Saturday assembling a puzzle, watching sports on TV (ISU basketball against Rice, and football against Oklahoma), we rented Christmas Vacation, Elizabeth and the boys made a video, Becky made some apple pies, and they kids shot a lot of nerf guns. Then this morning we all played Apples to Apples before making the long trip back home. On the way back we stopped by the Lacina household in Iowa City for a little bit. It's not very often that we are at Brian & Sarah's house and James & Rachael's house in the same day! A very fun weekend in deed. Here is the design for the puzzle that we put together:
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Thursday, November 24th, 2011
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!! It's Elizabeth and my first Thanksgiving day together as a married couple :) Of course we already had one Thanksgiving get-together in Omaha a couple of weeks ago... and this weekend we'll be driving down to St. Louis for another Thanksgiving meal at the Gleason's residence!
Anyways, to remember our first official Thanksgiving day lunch as husband and wife, here is what we ate...
1) Guacamole & tortilla chips... homemade of course!
2) Green Bean Casserole... made in accordance with Amy's recipe.
...and that's it. Quite the spread. Actually, Elizabeth only enjoyed the guacamole. That could be a good trivia question for us someday.
The last thing on my mind today... really all week, is Iowa State football!!
Anyways, to remember our first official Thanksgiving day lunch as husband and wife, here is what we ate...
1) Guacamole & tortilla chips... homemade of course!
2) Green Bean Casserole... made in accordance with Amy's recipe.
...and that's it. Quite the spread. Actually, Elizabeth only enjoyed the guacamole. That could be a good trivia question for us someday.
The last thing on my mind today... really all week, is Iowa State football!!
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Sunday, November 20th, 2011
AHHH. What a great weekend to be a Cyclone. I AM SO PROUD! First, I am proud of my wife for accepting a new job to work AT IOWA STATE!! That's right, she's now working for the university and will have great benefits :)
Of course our historic college football win on Friday makes it a great weekend to be a Cyclone as well. It's really hard to explain how much Iowa State's 37-31 victory over Oklahoma State means to our football program. To start with, Oklahoma State's #2 ranking in the country marked by far the highest ranked team Iowa State has ever beaten. Previously, Iowa State had 0 wins, 56 losses, and 2 ties against teams ranked sixth or higher by the Associated Press. Just amazing. Before the game, it appeared as if Oklahoma State was ready to punch their tickets to the BCS national championship game. All they had to do was win their last 2 games of the regular season. Whoops. It's too bad the Cyclones had other ideas about that. Now it opens the door for another team to reach the championship game instead of OSU.
Besides the whole #2 ranking thing, the game was played on a Friday so that it could be nationally televised on ESPN. It was basically the only good football game on TV at the time, and so the whole country was watching. Very good press for Iowa State. Then of course we can't forget that with the win Iowa State now has 6 for the season and is bowl eligible! That's twice in coach Paul Rhoads's first three years at ISU that he will take us to a bowl game. It's no question that this win was Iowa State's biggest in the program's history.
The game even had big-time implications for the Heisman trophy as OSU's quarterback Brandon Weeden and wide receiver Justin Blackmon both had legitimate cases to win. Not anymore.
It's too bad that we weren't able to be at the game... I didn't get back from work until right around kickoff anyways. So we watched it in the comfort of our apartment, and we were joined by Elizabeth's mom, Becky, as she was down in Des Moines selling some of her silk scarfs. We couldn't believe what we were watching, and by the game's end (in double overtime), Elizabeth & myself decided that we needed to make an appearance out to the bars.
It was a very fun night out at the bars. There was electricity in the air as everyone was so enthusiastic after the big win. We saw a crowd of people chanting "We Just Beat... O-S-U" outside of Paddy's. Strangers were giving me high-fives on the street. LOTS of people were out & about. We ended up running into my cousin David, also Tim Nevins, Kaitlin (as seen above), and a handful of other friends. Later on after the bars closed we stopped into Jeff's Pizza. As we were leaving the whole place started to cheer loudly... one of the ISU football players had arrived.
Fun, fun. Then our fun sports weekend continued today as we were able to watch the Cyclone men's basketball team defeat the Western Carolina Catamounts, 92-60. Elizabeth was pictured on the big screen at Hilton Coliseum which was pretty cool. Then I was able to get a high-five from Cy the mascot. Here are some pictures:
Of course our historic college football win on Friday makes it a great weekend to be a Cyclone as well. It's really hard to explain how much Iowa State's 37-31 victory over Oklahoma State means to our football program. To start with, Oklahoma State's #2 ranking in the country marked by far the highest ranked team Iowa State has ever beaten. Previously, Iowa State had 0 wins, 56 losses, and 2 ties against teams ranked sixth or higher by the Associated Press. Just amazing. Before the game, it appeared as if Oklahoma State was ready to punch their tickets to the BCS national championship game. All they had to do was win their last 2 games of the regular season. Whoops. It's too bad the Cyclones had other ideas about that. Now it opens the door for another team to reach the championship game instead of OSU.
Besides the whole #2 ranking thing, the game was played on a Friday so that it could be nationally televised on ESPN. It was basically the only good football game on TV at the time, and so the whole country was watching. Very good press for Iowa State. Then of course we can't forget that with the win Iowa State now has 6 for the season and is bowl eligible! That's twice in coach Paul Rhoads's first three years at ISU that he will take us to a bowl game. It's no question that this win was Iowa State's biggest in the program's history.
The game even had big-time implications for the Heisman trophy as OSU's quarterback Brandon Weeden and wide receiver Justin Blackmon both had legitimate cases to win. Not anymore.
It's too bad that we weren't able to be at the game... I didn't get back from work until right around kickoff anyways. So we watched it in the comfort of our apartment, and we were joined by Elizabeth's mom, Becky, as she was down in Des Moines selling some of her silk scarfs. We couldn't believe what we were watching, and by the game's end (in double overtime), Elizabeth & myself decided that we needed to make an appearance out to the bars.
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| At Welch Ave Station with Kaitlin. |
Fun, fun. Then our fun sports weekend continued today as we were able to watch the Cyclone men's basketball team defeat the Western Carolina Catamounts, 92-60. Elizabeth was pictured on the big screen at Hilton Coliseum which was pretty cool. Then I was able to get a high-five from Cy the mascot. Here are some pictures:
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| Myself outside of Hilton Coliseum. |
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| A good view of the Cyclone cheerleaders. We had great seats for the game as were were two rows up from the court right in the southeast corner. |
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| Cy posing for a photo. He later gave me a big high-five! |
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| Coach Hoiberg shaking hands with the other team's coach before the game. |
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| Tip-off. |
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| Elizabeth's smile was on that big screen! |
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| A look at the action from our seats. |
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| We win!! |
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| In case you're wondering, a Catamount is like a bobcat... just with a funny name. |
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
So my blog today really won't be so much about today like most of my "Note-o-the-day" blogs are... but rather it will be about something that's been on my mind for a long time and I've meant to write down before. A list of the hierarchy of which college athletics programs I root for when they play each other. This has changed slightly now that the entire landscape of college athletics has changed. The new major conference realignment has really irritated me... mostly because of how long-standing traditions are ending and how conferences now will not make geographic sense anymore. Everything is about money. But anyways... time to begin explaining my "List" so that anyone can tell which sports team I root for in any given match-up.
Now, this is just for college sports, but really they are my favorite of the sports. The NBA, Major League Baseball, NFL... they are all secondary to me. Of course my favorite team is Iowa State. They are what I grew up cheering for, where I went to school, where I met my lovely and wonderful wife... the epitome of all that is good. They top the list for obvious reasons.
In contrast, my least favorite team is Iowa State's arch-rival... the Iowa Hawkeyes. As far as I'm concerned, they could lose every sporting event they play for the next 100 years, all by horrible blowouts, and I would still cheer against them. It would be fine if they kept losing so often that they were forced to sell the university to ISU and rename the university... something like Iowa State University East. Only then would I consider rooting for them.
Next on the list I consider which conference my favorite team is in and which my most hated team is in. My rule is that I will always root for teams in the Big 12 when they are playing other schools, and I will root against teams from the Big 10. This has all changed a little now that the conferences are undergoing realignment. So if you are keeping score at home, your scorecard should look something like this so far:
1. Iowa State
2. All Big 12 Schools
3. Any other school not in either the Big 12 or Big 10
4. All Big 10 Schools except for Iowa
5. Iowa
The thing of it is, Nebraska just moved from the Big 12 to the Big 10, Colorado left for the Pac-12, Missouri will leave for the SEC, and Texas A&M will move to the SEC as well. Since I hate the original Big 10, I now root for Nebraska to beat all of the original Big 10 teams. However, I do not root for Colorado against the Pac-12. Colorado has now earned themselves a "traitor" badge for defecting the Big 12. All the other Pac 12 teams may now beat the shit out of the Buffaloes and it is fine with me. The same will go for Missouri and Texas A&M now that they have left.
Going even further into my complicated rooting system, I address some special teams which I dislike for varrying reasons. First, I dislike Michigan State. The Spartans can suck it for beating Iowa State in the 2000 NCAA tounament when we had Marcus Fizer and Jamal Tinsley. It was firmly my belief that if we would have won that game (which was very close, and unfortunately played in the state of Michigan... not exactly a neutral site), Iowa State would have been the best team left in the Final Four and would have went on to win the national championship. So Michigan State is on the shit list. I have since been a little more pleased with them when the ISU women beat them a couple years ago in their NCAA meeting to earn an Elite Eight birth.
Other teams that are on my shit list include: Hampton (don't remind me), North Carolina (they've beat us a couple times in the tourney... but this doesn't mean that I root for Duke when they play), UCLA (only minor hate now since ISU won the most recent NCAA tourney meeting between the two), Alabama (I still think the field goal was good and that we should have won the Independence bowl), Boise State (they beat a Seneca-led ISU squad), Rutgers (beat us in an NIT game, and other reasons), TCU (they beat us in the Houston Bowl... which Elizabeth and I went to in 2005), Florida State (two people that I despise root for them).
Now once TCU and West Virginia are added to the Big 12 next year I will naturally start rooting for them when they play teams from other conferences, but I will want all original members of the Big 12 to beat them. In fact, I still prefer members of the old Big 8 to beat the Texas teams that were added to make the Big 12.
Other teams worth a mention... I prefer Drake and UNI over most teams just because they are from Iowa and are not the Hawkeyes... also when given the rare chance I may also root for Northwestern State (they beat the Hawks when Iowa was a #3 seed and they were a #14 seed... in the same year ISU beat them), also I like Ivy League teams a little just because I've followed them for no reason in the past, and because they have the athletic disadvantage of requiring intelligence to go there. Specifically, I like Brown because my cousin went there, and then the Dartmouth Big Green... for no good reason. Differences in any other meeting between teams not-yet mentioned I probably don't care that much about, and my rooting would depend on other factors (who is ranked, is there a player or coach that I like/dislike, etc). So to try and put this all together (starting once the new leagues are formed):
1. Iowa State ...and since they are the only team I truly care about I will number the next teams...
100. A) Northern Iowa B) Drake
101. A) Kansas B) Kansas State C) Oklahoma D) Oklahoma State
102. A) Baylor B) Texas Tech C) Texas
103. A) West Virginia B) TCU
200. A) Brown B) Dartmouth C) Other Ivy schools
201. A) Northwestern State B) Any small teams which have recently beaten the Hawkeyes
300. Any other school not otherwise mentioned... the true neutral spot on the list.
500. Rutgers
501. Boise State
502. UCLA
503. Hampton
504. North Carolina
505. Alabama
600. Florida State (I really don't like a couple people)
700. Nebraska
701. Other Big 10 Teams besides Nebraska, Michigan State, or Iowa
800. Michigan State
1000. Iowa Hawkeyes
Now, this is just for college sports, but really they are my favorite of the sports. The NBA, Major League Baseball, NFL... they are all secondary to me. Of course my favorite team is Iowa State. They are what I grew up cheering for, where I went to school, where I met my lovely and wonderful wife... the epitome of all that is good. They top the list for obvious reasons.
In contrast, my least favorite team is Iowa State's arch-rival... the Iowa Hawkeyes. As far as I'm concerned, they could lose every sporting event they play for the next 100 years, all by horrible blowouts, and I would still cheer against them. It would be fine if they kept losing so often that they were forced to sell the university to ISU and rename the university... something like Iowa State University East. Only then would I consider rooting for them.
Next on the list I consider which conference my favorite team is in and which my most hated team is in. My rule is that I will always root for teams in the Big 12 when they are playing other schools, and I will root against teams from the Big 10. This has all changed a little now that the conferences are undergoing realignment. So if you are keeping score at home, your scorecard should look something like this so far:
1. Iowa State
2. All Big 12 Schools
3. Any other school not in either the Big 12 or Big 10
4. All Big 10 Schools except for Iowa
5. Iowa
The thing of it is, Nebraska just moved from the Big 12 to the Big 10, Colorado left for the Pac-12, Missouri will leave for the SEC, and Texas A&M will move to the SEC as well. Since I hate the original Big 10, I now root for Nebraska to beat all of the original Big 10 teams. However, I do not root for Colorado against the Pac-12. Colorado has now earned themselves a "traitor" badge for defecting the Big 12. All the other Pac 12 teams may now beat the shit out of the Buffaloes and it is fine with me. The same will go for Missouri and Texas A&M now that they have left.
Going even further into my complicated rooting system, I address some special teams which I dislike for varrying reasons. First, I dislike Michigan State. The Spartans can suck it for beating Iowa State in the 2000 NCAA tounament when we had Marcus Fizer and Jamal Tinsley. It was firmly my belief that if we would have won that game (which was very close, and unfortunately played in the state of Michigan... not exactly a neutral site), Iowa State would have been the best team left in the Final Four and would have went on to win the national championship. So Michigan State is on the shit list. I have since been a little more pleased with them when the ISU women beat them a couple years ago in their NCAA meeting to earn an Elite Eight birth.
Other teams that are on my shit list include: Hampton (don't remind me), North Carolina (they've beat us a couple times in the tourney... but this doesn't mean that I root for Duke when they play), UCLA (only minor hate now since ISU won the most recent NCAA tourney meeting between the two), Alabama (I still think the field goal was good and that we should have won the Independence bowl), Boise State (they beat a Seneca-led ISU squad), Rutgers (beat us in an NIT game, and other reasons), TCU (they beat us in the Houston Bowl... which Elizabeth and I went to in 2005), Florida State (two people that I despise root for them).
Now once TCU and West Virginia are added to the Big 12 next year I will naturally start rooting for them when they play teams from other conferences, but I will want all original members of the Big 12 to beat them. In fact, I still prefer members of the old Big 8 to beat the Texas teams that were added to make the Big 12.
Other teams worth a mention... I prefer Drake and UNI over most teams just because they are from Iowa and are not the Hawkeyes... also when given the rare chance I may also root for Northwestern State (they beat the Hawks when Iowa was a #3 seed and they were a #14 seed... in the same year ISU beat them), also I like Ivy League teams a little just because I've followed them for no reason in the past, and because they have the athletic disadvantage of requiring intelligence to go there. Specifically, I like Brown because my cousin went there, and then the Dartmouth Big Green... for no good reason. Differences in any other meeting between teams not-yet mentioned I probably don't care that much about, and my rooting would depend on other factors (who is ranked, is there a player or coach that I like/dislike, etc). So to try and put this all together (starting once the new leagues are formed):
1. Iowa State ...and since they are the only team I truly care about I will number the next teams...
100. A) Northern Iowa B) Drake
101. A) Kansas B) Kansas State C) Oklahoma D) Oklahoma State
102. A) Baylor B) Texas Tech C) Texas
103. A) West Virginia B) TCU
200. A) Brown B) Dartmouth C) Other Ivy schools
201. A) Northwestern State B) Any small teams which have recently beaten the Hawkeyes
300. Any other school not otherwise mentioned... the true neutral spot on the list.
500. Rutgers
501. Boise State
502. UCLA
503. Hampton
504. North Carolina
505. Alabama
600. Florida State (I really don't like a couple people)
700. Nebraska
701. Other Big 10 Teams besides Nebraska, Michigan State, or Iowa
800. Michigan State
1000. Iowa Hawkeyes
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
Let's see... first of all today is Elizabeth and my 4 MONTH ANNIVERSARY, so congrats to us. It doesn't seem like it's been that long since we were in Ames with our families & friends to celebrate the big day. Lots of fun memories.
Other things that are going on... last night was our first measurable snowfall of the year. I had to scrape a good inch of of my car this morning. Speaking of which, my Impala's odometer went over 18 thousand miles today driving home from work. I've now been working in Marshalltown for 2 months and 3 days. This Friday at work we are having an 11-11-11 potluck lunch to celebrate the rare date. I will be bringing some mini cupcakes (which Elizabeth will have to help me with). Then once I'm done with work Friday we are driving over to Omaha for our Salton family Thanksgiving at Amy & Brandon's place. It will be fun to finally see their new home. It will be the second weekend in a row that we'll get to hang with my parents. They came down last week for the ISU-Kansas football game.
It was a fun weekend having mom & dad come down for the game, and it was nice to see ISU win a conference game (even if it was kind of an ugly game against a bad Kansas team). Kickoff was at 11:30, so we had to get up fairly early. We actually stopped by the tailgate lot before hand, and we talked mom into playing a couple of drinking games with us! She even made the winning cup in a game of beer pong against Elizabeth and Erick! She must take after her son :) The Gleasons (Brian, Seth, Sullivan) even came up to join us for the game which was nice.
The game itself was very slow, and the cold wind made it difficult to sit through. The wind was so strong that we saw the ISU kicker making field goals after placing the ball on the 50 yard line during warm-ups prior to the game. I thought that Jared Barnett managed the game pretty well for us at quarterback, and his ability to run for 1st downs is probably what won the game (he had something like 125 rushing yards).
After the game went back to the apartment to warm up, and then we took Eben & Lynn out for some yummy frozen yogurt at Orange Leaf. Mmmmm.
I'm starting to look forward very much to the ISU basketball season which is just around the corner. Next Tuesday already we will be watching them down in Des Moines as they travel to play Drake!
Other things that are going on... last night was our first measurable snowfall of the year. I had to scrape a good inch of of my car this morning. Speaking of which, my Impala's odometer went over 18 thousand miles today driving home from work. I've now been working in Marshalltown for 2 months and 3 days. This Friday at work we are having an 11-11-11 potluck lunch to celebrate the rare date. I will be bringing some mini cupcakes (which Elizabeth will have to help me with). Then once I'm done with work Friday we are driving over to Omaha for our Salton family Thanksgiving at Amy & Brandon's place. It will be fun to finally see their new home. It will be the second weekend in a row that we'll get to hang with my parents. They came down last week for the ISU-Kansas football game.
It was a fun weekend having mom & dad come down for the game, and it was nice to see ISU win a conference game (even if it was kind of an ugly game against a bad Kansas team). Kickoff was at 11:30, so we had to get up fairly early. We actually stopped by the tailgate lot before hand, and we talked mom into playing a couple of drinking games with us! She even made the winning cup in a game of beer pong against Elizabeth and Erick! She must take after her son :) The Gleasons (Brian, Seth, Sullivan) even came up to join us for the game which was nice.
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| Little did they know that I had A RINGER for a partner. |
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| Brian & Seth enjoying the game. |
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| The famous ISU band symbol. |
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| A little of the action... Kansas ended up with a field goal out of this drive. |
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| But in the end the Cyclones were victorious, 13-10. |
The game itself was very slow, and the cold wind made it difficult to sit through. The wind was so strong that we saw the ISU kicker making field goals after placing the ball on the 50 yard line during warm-ups prior to the game. I thought that Jared Barnett managed the game pretty well for us at quarterback, and his ability to run for 1st downs is probably what won the game (he had something like 125 rushing yards).
After the game went back to the apartment to warm up, and then we took Eben & Lynn out for some yummy frozen yogurt at Orange Leaf. Mmmmm.
I'm starting to look forward very much to the ISU basketball season which is just around the corner. Next Tuesday already we will be watching them down in Des Moines as they travel to play Drake!
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