Category: Family

Family news, announcements, etc.

More aspiring artist

I went to check on Nick’s old piece of art that I had mentioned previously was on display online at the District’s website, and I noticed that the page had been updated with more artwork. Here’s an example of one of the pieces on display:

cave painting

There are 5 pieces total you can browse and view, which is four more than the last time I checked. The most recent two were just put up in February. I think my favorite is Monster & Tree.

AAPS District Art Gallery

Go Cowboys!

In the first round of state, the Camp Verde Cowboys narrowly escaped with a 54-51 win over the Bisbee Pumas. After trailing for most of the game, the Cowboys took a three point lead halfway through the third quarter and were able to hold on for the remainder of the game. The win puts the Cowboys in the sweet sixteen where they’ll face number one seeded Maricopa. “We’ll have to play a heck of a lot better than we did today to make it a good game” Co-Captain Matthew Freeman said after the victory.

Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag!

In other words, ¡Feliz Cumpleaños a Jere! : ) Good job getting born! It feels like we’re there in “sunny” Michigan on account of it’s been snowing all day. Josh wants to know if you got any of the gihugeous snowstorm that left 2 feet of snow in New York. . . Anyway, happy birthday. And hey, what better reason to celebrate your birthday than that it is in common with the day that Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania adopted the Gregorian calendar (in 1918)?

Cowboys Rule!

Good luck today to our littlest brother Matt and the rest of the Camp Verde Cowboys basketball team as they head up to St. John’s for their Regional Tournament. Mom reports that they are already headed to the State Tournament (which starts next week) and that the rest of the Regional Tournament is only to determine seedings for State. Matt is coming off a team high 20 point performance as the Cowboys were able to hold off Williams (do they still have the striped warm-ups) last night 52-45 in their first round Regional match-up.

Safe travels, hopefully we can get a sideline report or two.

Brigh-Ands Publicity Ad

Following the tremendous success of their smash hit “A Pioneer’s Life” and their record setting #1 record, the talented and well received band from Arizona launched their second album to the delight of many fans (and even some curious passers-by) and the befuddlement and ire of rival groups just months after the first. “We were kinda flustered by the numerous responses of many fans ( especially those that said they would bake us a cake)” said singer/song writer Chris Freeman “and we felt that we owed it to the public to come out with more songs as soon as we could.” The new album was unveiled while the group was on tour in an undisclosed location and was received as warmly, if not more, than the first.

The tour was halted, however when band member Josh Freeman was married to his (insert period of time here)-time sweethart. Although this put a damper on a noticiceable amount of female fans, the news was welcomed warmly by other band members, who were forced with decisions concerning the future of the band.
At least one band member, Matt, has used his new found popularity to try and launch a movie career just like his long time idol Justin Timberlake. Adopting the stage name of Shad Rockford, he recently produced, wrote, directed, provided costumes, and starred in what he calls “an original classic” known to the public as “Harry Potter and the Sunken Gimblet of Sires”. This news came as a surprise to friends and family of the popular singer, most of whom did not know about the project until it was scheduled for release in the Summer of 2006.

“He always is talking about what an idiot Harry Potter is, mmmkay, and we were all shocked that he would take the part, mmkay.” said a spokesman for the family.
Another band member, Stephen, chose a low profile piano job that kept him busy during the band’s “temprorary disengagement” and was seen playing at weddings, dances, and even Bar Mitzvahs.

Chris, determined to keep the band together, kept working on the idea of launching a third album. He single-handedly kept the group together for what many thought was a final album that showed promise of things to come. “I don’t know what all this talk about a break up is, please” he remarked later “I only know that as long as we have a strong group of supporters we will continue to give the world our best, please.” He also squandered any rumors of affiliations with a certain VFD and denied any knowings of any shady character asking “Who is this Count Olaf please?”
This third album portrays the unique genius that has become the hallmark of the band and appeals generally to those known as “Old timers” as the Brigh-Ands take a trip down (someone else’s) memory lane to revisit the songs of yesteryear.