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About us . . . Music  . . . barn dance  . . . Genealogy . . . History Studies

• Bill Hart
• Retired from working as a DSP engineer at Rockwell Collins. He worked on digital filtering, radio receivers and transmitters, and data transmission.
• Went to Iowa State University a long time ago.
• Enjoys old-time music.
• Plays harmonica and second fiddle in "The Ridgerunners" band.
• Enjoys barn dances. with old-fashioned square dancing and New England style contra dances.
• Has operated sound reinforcement systems for dances, bands, and a concet venue.
• As amateur radio operator WB0TXY, had lots of fun at transmitter hunts with the Cedar Valley Amateur Radio Club. Not very active now.
• Enjoys solving puzzles, particularly ones that yield to math or following a string of clues.
• Researches Genealogy and History. Especially interested in the Red Rock Line surveyed after a treaty with the Sac and Fox (Meskwaki).
• Has been finding Benchmarks and Geocaches
  
• Volunteered for two digs run by the Office of the State Archaeologist as a member of the Iowa Archaeological Society.
  
• Has tinkered with fiction writing and enjoys the Noble Pen critique group in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
• Karen Pierce is married to Bill
• Works at St. Lukes Hospital in quality/utilization Data Analysis.
• Karen plays Hammered Dulcimer ( see also here, and Photos) and likes the old-time square and contra dances.
• Plays traditional music in "The Ridgerunners", sings and plays with the Deep Dish Divas, and sometimes plays with other groups.