Post-reunion normalcy and baseball

"July 8, 1994:  Pinochle Club here.
July 10, 1994:  Marina, Greta and I to church in Pilger to hear the new ministers, Gary and Ruth Larson.  Ate dinner at the Black Knight in Wayne.
July 12, 1994:  Raymond and Marina left for home.

Things were getting back to normal for Grandma, which means I do not have a wealth of material here on which to comment.  So, I'll steer towards Pilger.  Turns out that a major league baseball player, Bud Tinning was born and raised near Pilger and attended high school there.  According to wikipedia: 

"Tinning was born and raised in Pilger, Nebraska, where he was a sports star for the high school and local sandlot baseball teams. Tinning was born into the Arthur Tinning family. His father was a farmer by trade and the family lived northwest of Pilger on their farm. Bud's siblings included two sisters Mabel and Marie and two brothers, Oger and Dewey. Bud's mother died in childbirth when Bud was only two years old. As a youngster, he attended Pilger High School for two years however he quit school to help his father on the farm. In the summer, Bud played baseball with country teams on local sandlots such as hayfields or in pastures. Marty Willers was a catcher for Bud during that time and said that Bud was known as the hardest thrower around with an excellent fast ball. He was first noticed by professional baseball scouts while pitching for the Genoa, Nebraska town team, and began his professional career with the Omaha Packers, a franchise in the Western League.  His minor league career was highlighted by earning all-star status in the Western League for Des Moines in 1930, as well as for his 1931 season with the Minneapolis Millers, where he was noticed by the Cubs and was signed for the 1932 season at the age of twenty-six. Lou Gehrig wrote: 'Lyle hung up one of the most sensational minor league records ever established in 1931 while pitching for Des Moines in the Western League when he won 24 games and was beaten only twice'.  While a starter in the minors, Tinning soon proved to be a success as a long relief pitcher, who could be counted on for occasional starts. Bud was 10 years younger than the manager for the first part of the 1932 season, Rogers Hornsby. In the 1932 World Series, Tinning pitched three shutout innings against the New York Yankees in two relief appearances, and stuck out Babe Ruth. The Baseball Almanac described Bud as 'a crafty pitcher.'"

An injury ended his career and he and his wife lived in Indiana.  According to the article, they visited Pilger frequently.  He and his wife are buried there.  I won't comment on the fact that he pitched well against the Yankees.