"The Reports Of My Death Are Greatly Exaggerated"

Many of us may recall this quote from Mark Twain after he heard that his obituary had been published in the New York Journal.  It appears that the demise of Igloo, South Dakota, mentioned in a previous post about former BHS teacher Leon Friend, may also be somewhat exaggerated.  A loyal follower, who has relayed to me many useful websites dealing with the history of Brookings and South Dakota, sites that I did not even know existed, has forwarded another fantastic site.  He writes, "Facebook has several SD history groups where people post pictures and stories about Igloo and other towns. It looks like some survivalists are making use of the bunkers at Igloo:  https://www.terravivos.com/secure/vivosxpoint.htm?fbclid=IwAR3Xa6vB5PLofQoe3a3y0cijL_DNXBD7zWo1xVdPE5c0RyLZq2BV2Dlu8u4"

Will these grand plans come to fruition?  It might make for an interesting trip out there to see how the landscape has changed since some of us were last there over 50 years ago.  Since the elevation there is higher than in Brookings, one of our coaches jokingly teased  one teammate that he should stay there as long as he could, since that may be as close to heaven as that player may ever get. 

On a rather sad note, we send our condolences to Stan Skubic, whose father recently passed away (http://rudesfuneralhome.com/sitemaker/sites/RudesF1/obit.cgi?user=83029617_LSkubic).  Like so many of our parents, Mr. Skubic was a truly outstanding individual.  He was a scholar (engineering professor) and patriot, seeing "... action in many of the major landings in the Asiatic and Pacific Theater.."  He and his wife Mary Ann were well-known, respected, and admired, too, for their devotion to their faith. 

Mary Ann passed away just about 10 months ago on February 26, 2018, so this must be a truly difficult time for Stan and his family.  Our thoughts and prayers are with him as he mourns the loss of his father.