March Newsletter

Thank you to all those who came to our Winter Social and elections last month. We would like to thank our previous president Maigan Summers and a previous director Dell Mangum for all their hard work and dedication to the Association. Congratulations to all our new officers! We are looking forward to a great year! We have planned some new activities.

Spring Clinic will be held March 16^th at 10:00 am at Riverbend Ranch (2880 N 55^th W, Idaho Falls). This clinic will be provided by Alan Zohner. He will be bringing a 4 up of fjords. He will do a demonstration on how to hook, run the lines, and short driving demonstration. Following the demonstration you can have the opportunity to try your hands at the lines. (No need to bring a team) There will be an activity for the kids!

The Association will be providing sandwiches and drinks. Please bring a salad or dessert to share.

Any questions call Von White.

　

Please come and show your support

Up coming events

April 20^th Spring Farming Day

May 11^th Spring Wagon train

Aug 2-3rd Wagon train

                                                                       Sept  Play day

November 2^nd Annual Meeting/Elections

We have been invited to participate in Madison County Centennial events as follows:

August 16^th Wagon train

August 17^th parade

October 5^th Spud dig

　
*Yearly dues are now due! You can send your dues to the treasure at 455 N 3950 E Rigby, ID 83442

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President: Dean Jacobson 356-8819        Vice President: Von White 524-353- or 681-5353
Secretary-Treasure:  Ginger Cook 745-7511 or 313-4818
Directors:  Laun Cook 745-7511 or 313-7279
                  Kevin Manhart 529-8871 or 313-0177
                  Sally Bielby 221-1039 or 745-9027

Thank you

Dear Friends , Neighbors and Intermountain Draft Horse and Mule Association members …

Thank you for allowing me to be part of the influencing leadership of the IDH&MA for the past three years.

I worked with some very dedicated folks.

I hope that you all continue to support the new Officers and Board members.

Continue to encourage the young folks coming up.

AND if you see someone that might be interested in joining us … Let them know they are welcome even if they only have one animal.

Big or small .. short ears or tall ..

We welcome them ALL …

Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall ………

DELL MANGUM

 

 

Thanks to all those that came out to our winter social/elections last night. Congratulations to our new officers.

President -  Dean Jacobson
Vice President -Von White
Secretary-Treasury - Ginger Cook
Director - Sally Bielby

We also inducted Clyde Avery and Burl Summers to our hall of fame.

Winter Social and Elections

Our winter social and elections will be held Friday, February the 8^th at 6:00 pm at Mountain River Veterinary Hospital, 3745 County Line Rd Rigby. (The same place we had the spring plow day last year.)

We will be having a pot luck dinner. The Association will provide fried chicken, please bring a side dish or desert. We will be inducting a few more members into the Hall of Fame at the social!

We are excited for another fun filled year!

 
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

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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.