Congratulations

Congratulations to Dallin and Maigan Summers on the birth of their new baby girl!

Tis the season

Giving wagon rides for a live nativity.

 

 

The Inn keeper

The three wise men

The Shepherds

The manger, Joseph, Mary, Baby Jesus and the angel

Burl Summers

Our dear friend and fellow teamster Burl Lane Summers passed away Sunday, Nov. 11th, 2012.  Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family.

             Burl Lane Summers, 63, of Idaho Falls, died Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012, at the home of his daughter in Blackfoot.

           He was born June 29, 1949, in Rigby to Dwayne Summers and Nola Madsen Summers. He graduated from Ririe High School and continued his education at the ISU Vocational School.

 

            He then joined theArmy and served for two years in the 3/506 101st Airborne in Vietnam. After the Army, he married Ruth Poore on July 9, 1971, in Ririe. They were married 37 years and he loved her dearly. They had one daughter, Stephanie.

Burl went on to ISU, then Utah State and back to ISU, where he graduated with his civil engineering degree.

          He retired from working at the INL site. He was a member of the Eagles Lodge and a member of the VFW.

         Burl enjoyed panning for gold, poker, horses, camping, cooking, woodworking, hunting and fishing and traveling. He was an avid reader and a great baseball fan.

He is survived by his daughter, Stephanie (Derek) Lane of Blackfoot; sister, Delaine (Rick) Jones of Wickenburg, Ariz.; brother, Shayne Summers of Coltman, Idaho; and grandson, Logan Burl Lane of Blackfoot. He was preceded in death by his darling wife, Ruth; parents, Dwayne and Nola Summers; and a brother, Arlo Summers.

Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, at Ririe-Shelton Cemetery, with his brother Shayne Summers officiating. Veteran's rites will be performed by the Bonneville County Veterans Team. The family will visit with friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, at Wood Funeral Home East Side, 963 S. Ammon Road.

Spud dig

Thank you to all those who brought teams and dug spuds and gave rides! A big thanks to all those who came out and braved the cold to help pick spuds and show your support for this tradition.

 

 

 

Clyde Avery

                                                                  

              Clyde Roy Avery, 60, of Idaho Falls, passed away at his home Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012.
He was born Nov. 22, 1951, the youngest of five children born to Hannah Atheldia Palmer Avery and Ira Roy Avery. He was born and lived in Milo, Idaho, for most of his life.
He met Ellen Marie Cox while attending Ricks College and they were married in the Idaho Falls Temple in 1972. They settled into dairy farming.
               Clyde was a member of the Intermountain Draft Horse and Mule Association. He loved horses, and especially loved mules and working with them.
Through the years, Clyde worked as a manager of Skippers Sea Food, and most recently as the van driver for Life Care of Idaho Falls.
            Clyde was the proud father of six children and 12 grandchildren. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend. Clyde loved being with people, especially his family and extended family.
            He enjoyed camping and sports. Clyde coached many baseball teams through the years. He loved helping everyone and believed if you could help someone smile each day, then it was a good day.
             Clyde is survived by his wife, Ellen Cox Avery; children, Stephen Avery, Sue-Ellen Tomlinson, Joseph Avery, Hanna Morgan, Patricia Gappmeyer and Henry Avery; 12 grandchildren; a sister, Idonna Sorenson; and sisters-in-law, Rosalee Avery and Marlene Jones.
Besides his parents, Clyde was preceded in death by brothers, Stanley Dee Avery and Charles Allen Avery; and a sister, NevaJane Avery.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, at the Milo LDS Church, 12127 N. 75 East. The family will visit with friends from 9:30 a.m. until the time of services Saturday at the church. Burial will be in Milo Cemetery.

Clyde Avery

We lost a great friend and fellow teamster. Clyde Avery passed away Wednesday evening. Our deepest sympathy to the Avery family at this time.

Spud dig

Thank you to all of those who came out and helped, participated in and watch our play day! We had a great turn out and everyone seemed to have a good time!

It’s that time of year again, harvest time! Our next event will be our annual spud dig! We will be digging on Saturday October 13th, 2012 starting at 10:00 A.M (weather permitting. Watch the blog and your email if it’s bad weather)  in the field next to Reed’s Dairy (on West Broadway). There will be diggers available, so bring your team or even a single animal. Don’t have a team? Come watch or help pick spuds. There will be a pot luck lunch. The club will provide sloppy joes. Please bring a side dish or dessert to share.
Questions? Call Von.



President:             Maigan Summers  206-0159

Vice President:    Von White             524-353- or 681-5353 

Directors:             Laun Cook             745-7511 or 313-7279

                             Dell Mangum        680-0087

                             Kevin Manhart      529-8871 or  313-0177 

Wagon days 2012

Here are a few friends that were in the wagon days parade in Ketchum.

Von and Pat White

Monte Piquet

Russ Anderson

20 mule team...getting ready to round the corner

Early Iron Festival

Look at what was at the Early Iron Festival!  Sally's chuck wagon.

 

 

 

 

Pictures for the Play day

                 Thank you to everyone who came to the play day! Everyone had a great time.

Brand new biothane harness for sale!

Brand new set of heavy show Biothane Harness, adjustable collars -one 24-26 and and 26-28
(still have tags) , pads, reins, britchen style.Only put on one time to adjust it. Never used since then. $1800 invested, will sale for $1500 obo. Contact Duane at 208-351-5748 in Firth, ID or email dl.transport@hotmail.com.

August Newletter

We changed the area of the Wagon Train this year and it was awesome! The Camping, the trails, all of the great teams, families, and all of the different styles of chicken made it even better. A special thanks to all of those who helped cook the chicken!

Our next event is the Play Day! It will Saturday August 4th at the Rexburg outdoor arena. The fun will begin at 6:00 P.M. We'll start with a grand entry to introduce the teams and their divers. The day will go as follows:

     Enter the arena at 6:00  for a Grand Entry

                                                                       Log Skid
                                                                 Obstacle Course
                                                                  Kids Boot Race
                                                                  Canadian Maze
                                                               Egg and Spoon Race
                                                                      Barrel Race

There will be drinks and a treat for all of the teamsters and their families thought the play day. There will be prizes for all of the kids and 1st place prizes for each class. If you have any questions please call us! This play day is for all families, teams, wagons, carts, single carts, and single wagons. Please invite all your friends an families, everyone is welcome

                                                   *******up coming events*********
                                                     
                                                           The Spud Dig - October 13th

 President:            Maigan Summers   206-0156
Vice President:    Von White              681-5353
Director's :            Laun Cook             313-7279
                              Dell Mangum        680-0087
                              Kevin Manhart       313-0177

Pictures from the wagon train 2012

Thanks to everyone who came to the wagon train! We had a great turn out and the weather wasn't to bad.

Cutting and putting up hay.

Dell and some friends cutting and putting up hay the good old fashion way!

If you have horse or mule pictures you would like to share email them to drafthorseandmule@hotmail.com and we will do our best to put them up!