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This months #TBT is dedicated to MARY POWNALLMary Anne Rheinberger (Pownall) was born 14 May 1932 in Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota to Max C. Rheinberger, Sr. and Isabelle Stauduhar Rheinberger. In 1950, Mary Rheinberger graduated from Stanbrook Hall High School in Duluth. Between 1951 and 1953, she studied Biology and Spanish at the University of Colorado in Boulder. In 1954, Rheinberger married and put her own studies on hold to support her husband’s dentistry education and practice. Although the couple parted ways in 1977, they had four children together: Mark, Darcy, Cinda, and Kevin.
In 1978, Mary Rheinberger met Dick Pownall; they were married in 1979. Dick Pownall is a Vail legendary figure. In 1962, Dick was one of Vail’s original ski instructors, as well as a volunteer member of the ski patrol for many years. After his successful ascent of Mt. Everest in 1963, Pownall established a technical climbing school in the Gore Range and built a cabin in the community of Vail.
In the 1980s, Mary and Dick Pownall permanently moved to Vail. Circa 1983, the Pownalls inaugurated the Vail Crossing Guard volunteers for various World Cup ski races in Vail. For the 1989 World Alpine Ski Championships, Mauri Nottingham formally recommended to Bill “Sarge” Brown, then Director of Mountain Operations, that the Pownalls coordinate the on-mountain volunteers. The Pownalls were active in Vail community events for many years. Dick Pownall passed away on 6 December 2016. Mary Pownall continues to call Vail her home.
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Published by Greenwillow Books
Happy Sptingtime
by Kate McMullan
pictures by Sujean Rim
A Neal Porter Book published by Holiday House
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FELIZ 5 DE MAYO!!Is 5 de Mayo Mexico's independence day??
WRONG!!!
Many people outside Mexico mistakenly believe that Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of Mexican independence, which was declared more than 50 years before the Battle of Puebla.
Learn more with this fun video.
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Pictures by Maxie Chambliss
Published by Orchard Books
I Love Mom with the Very Hungry Caterpillar
by Eric Carle
Published by Grosset & Dunlap
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Published by Harper Collins
My Monster Mama Loves Me So
by Laura Leuck
Illustrations by Mark Buehner
Published by Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books
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