Milford Church and School at Sunset

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An HDR Sunset compilation

Communion Rail and Organ with view of west barn and farm field 

A view from the Communion Rail

The view toward the alter

The view from the pulpit looking west toward the school

Site History:

The man who moved the old church and school to the present location near the Milford exit on Interstate 80 was Kenneth Dahle. Mr. Dahle was born 11 Feb. 1923. He was a graduate of Iowa State University and an engineer. He moved to Milford, NE and opened a pottery shop there. Later he purchased the land along Interstate 80 where the church is now located. I believe he owned land on both sides of the highway.

Mr. Dahle opened a motel and campground at the location in the sixties. Gradually, other structures were added to attract tourists. He built the "world's largest covered wagon." It served as a gas station. He built two large wooden teepees on the property. He had the old church and old school moved to the property with the intent of making them historical attractions. I'm not sure but the rural school may have been moved there from nearby village of Pleasant Dale. The old Lutheran Church was moved there possibly from the nearby village of Staplehurst.

Mr. Dahle became interested in aviation. He began to devote much of his time to that interest and actually built an airplane that would fly. Later he became ill with cancer and could no longer take care of his development. He passed away in August, 1993.

Mr. Dahle's development was known as "Dahle City" for a period of time. Most of it is gone now. The "world's largest covered wagon" became a motorcycle shop for a while called "Outlaw Cycles". In 2012 it houses a golf cart shop.

Here's a couple of links which verify the story....

www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/3773

www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/846

History taken from blog post found here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/getchius/5344645348/

Another photographer's perspective is found here:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1225770956750&set=a.1225764436587.2035798.1003315385&type=3&l=e8cd7cfbbe&theater

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1225764436587.2035798.1003315385&l=e8cd7cfbbe

At one time, the buildings looked like this

Epiphany Men @ Fast Times Karting Outing

Racing Format:

·         Maximum of 8 drivers on the track at any one time. This constraint divided our party into two teams.

·         3 heat races for each team, the 8 fastest drivers advance to the feature race.

·         8 feature race drivers are allowed to select their starting format: 

o   Our guys selected the starting order of slowest in the front to fastest in the rear.

·         Winner of the 10 minute feature race is determined by total number of laps and final track position.

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Discussions after a Heat Race

The 8 final Feature Race drivers, ordered slowest (front) to fastest (rear)

Strapping in for the Feature Race

Strapping in for the Feature Race

Strapping in for the Feature Race

The Parade Lap - First Lap of Feature

Second Lap of the Feature Race, the field has already spread out

Somebody's about to get passed

End of the Feature Race- Time to Celebrate

Your Race Winner !!

Time to change out of race garb...
There's a SMILE on EVERY FACE

Third Place Winner

Second Place Winner

First Place Winner

Top Three Feature Finishers

"... W O W, Pastor Mills really WAS that F A S T "

Everyone reviews their Stat's

The Fast Times Crew reminded everyone to drive safe on the way home

The transformation of the iron horse....

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I have set aside my aversion to any use of Photoshop, to allow for a little artistic expression. Since I am a complete Photoshop illiterate, I outsourced my artistic ideas to a friend who made them a reality by applying his Photoshop experience.

More SuperBowl Pictures

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Pavement level view of Georgia Street  

Circle Center Mall's thinly disguised teleportation pad, hidden in plain sight

Just having a chat with friends

Note the people hanging on the zip line

I know the guy who took this picture ! - Published in the IndyStar

A tour bus full of passengers caught fire Monday on Indianapolis' Near Southside, according to the Indianapolis Fire Department. All of the occupants were evacuated without injury.

The fire broke out at 2:39 p.m. as the bus was eastbound on McCarty Street, just east of Meridian Street.

Firefighters arrived, and carts that were assigned to fire suppression for the Super Bowl also were dispatched to the scene.

Each cart is equipped with cold fire extinguishers and dry powder. One cart is staffed with four IFD firefighters, and another is equipped with three IFD firefighters and an Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officer, according to a news release from IFD Capt. Rita Burris.

The fire was put out in a few minutes with the extinguishers. The passengers were safely evacuated by the driver, firefighters said; the exact number of passengers was not immediately available.
The fire on the bus, owned by Cavallo Bus Lines, occurred in an engine compartment in the back of the vehicle.

IMPD shut down McCarty for nearly 30 minutes in both directions.

Cold fire extinguishers use a water-soluble, environmentally safe additive that enhances the water's ability to extinguish fire by breaking down the chemical reaction of fire, IFD said.


Indianapolis Star Original Story Link Follows >>Click Here <<

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012201310327