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Ronnie Ray and his loyal dog Bgawk run the 2.62 mile Pawnee City Marathon.
In celebration of the London Olympic Games The Pawnee City Marathon Organizing Committee staged the First Annual Pawnee City Marathon. The 2.62 mile event route was from one city limit to the other and was planned in such a way as to not disrupt community traffic.
(c) Photo courtesy of the Pawnee City Marathon Organizing Committee showing Ronnie Ray taking a break at the mid-point of the race.
The only participants in this prestigious activity were Ronnie Ray and his loyal, but somewhat dim dog, Bgawk. Both Ronnie Ray and Bgawk lined up at the starting line and when the 7:00 am Fire Siren blared they began the grueling race.
Ronnie Ray followed the route as planned but Bgawk ran willy-nilly throughout the town scaring old ladies and tearing up gardens before arriving at the finish line well ahead of Ronnie Ray. During the race Bgawk ran through Niders and knocked down shelves and otherwise disrupted the normal activities of the “city.”
The organizing committee was not sure if they were allowed to give the First Place Wood “Medal” to Bgawk so they gave it to Ronnie Ray to use as he sees fit.
There was a picnic planned after the conclusion of the race but nobody came because Bgawk was so excited about winning that he continued his rant through the “city” and everybody in town stayed inside with their doors locked.
Once again the volunteer fire department was deployed to catch the dog, but with no luck. Ronnie Ray waited until dark and found Bgawk near the old city dump and took him home after a triumphant day.
Ronnie Ray and his loyal dog Bgawk.
Just a side note: the barn with the nuclear symbol on it is where Ronnie Ray parks his truck that was used for many years for hauling waste material from the uranium mine fields. That barn is where Bgawk was born. Bgawk is of a rare breed known as a Speckled Redneck.
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Submitted by MEB
It is time for the secrets to be revealed. The closely guarded secrets, the real life of the good people of Pawnee City. Who will begin?
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Submitted by Bob Barklay
The only one of you I know is Ron Auxier. He owns my grandparents old house where my father was born in 1915. My grandfather was in partnership with Tom Sawyer (Sawyer-Barclay mens clothing). Joe and Larry Phelan are my cousins (their mother is Harriet, nee Huston). My Dad’s first cousin is Bill Colwell (my Grandmother was a Colwell), I probably should use the past tense when referring to my dad, since he passed away in 2011 at age 95. Dad and I had returned to Pawnee a couple of times, the last being in 2006, and I usually get back there once a year. I’ve always thought of Pawnee as my home, having spent many a summer vacation with my grandparents during the early to mid 50’s.
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Submitted by: Bill “Duke” Snyder
Mike, it was you, Dave, and myself who serenaded Mr. Bucknell with “Donny Bird, Donny Bird riding through the glen.” We sang it to the tune of Robin Hood which was a TV show’s theme song, as I remember. He showed more class than we.
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