Dad was talkative during the time I was with him today. He explained that he would like to ride on a railroad, so I called Bill S. to ask about the Tanana Valley Railroad. Bill said it would be running on Saturday. I relayed this to Dad, but asked him if he would prefer the Alaska Railroad. He said he thought not, that the Tanana Valley Railroad would be better.<\/p>\n
I really don’t know how we are going to get Dad to Pioneer Park. We don’t have a car he will fit, that I know of. Van Tran, the Borough wheelchair bus system, does not come up to Chena Ridge, that I know of. If anyone has a solution, please call me at 488-2001.<\/p>\n
At Pioneer Park, we hope we can get Dad–weather permitting or maybe who cares?–to the train in his wheelchair. Don’t know if we can get him in the passenger part–kind of narrow little doors if I recall–but at least it’s a thought right now.<\/p>\n
Amazing and with a huge amount of volunteer work over the years, the Tanana Valley Railroad group has taken the little engine that I played on (in park position) in front of the Samson’s Hardware area many years ago. And then my kids played on it as it sat in a new place at Pioneer Park. Dad’s love for that train goes way back further than me, and he is a lifetime member of the group that has worked so hard on its restoration.<\/p>\n
Dad talked about other things too, today. Dick came by for a nice long visit. Ron is helping with the homestead, and says Frank will be up later today to see Dad. Frank went to the same high school in New York as Dad (as did Alaska Supreme Court Justice Rabinowitz and others. Come on, drop some names!). Dad clarified for me this afternoon how LaGuardia and the high school of music and art were the same\/different, and I believe it is that in Dad’s time (& Frank’s & Jay’s) it was The High School of Music and Art and has since changed a little and become LaGuardia.<\/p>\n
At the homestead, there are several paintings around that Dad did when he was a kid. Mostly he painted trains, and loved perspective. His doodles of people and his comic strips are things I remember from later on, and I’m sure some of us have some wicked stuff from the legislative years. Perhaps it was in the 1980s that Dad did some clay sculpture, and a bust he did and gave to Max is sitting in our living room.<\/p>\n
–Chena<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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