So You Think You Know A Lot About Dixboro?
QuizThree ........................
1. The Rev. Ronald A. Brunger served in the pulpit of the Dixboro Methodist Church beginning in 1937. Shortly after his transfer to another church, he returned to Dixboro, May 19, 1940, for what special event?
- A. The first potluck dinner in the remodeled church basement.
- B. Rev. Brunger drove the first nail for a new parsonage.
- C. The charter-member families of the church were honored.
- D. Rev. Brunger was married in the church.
2. The July 4th holiday in 1949 was celebrated with family games at the Dixboro Community Fair on the Village Green. Two local men, Morley Durston and William (Bill) Judson, were the featured competitors in what event/game?
- A. "Married" vs. "single" men's softball game
- B. Horseshoes
- C. Three-legged race
- D. Pie-eating contest
3. When ground was broken on Thanksgiving Day, 1949, for the $32,000 fellowship hall addition to the Dixboro Methodist Church, there were several choices of methods to financially contribute to the project. Which of the option(s) is/are listed below?
- A. A $1.50 per hour credit earned as a laborer on the project.
- B. People were asked to mail either a check or money order.
- C. Church members could pick a gift for the new building.
- D. None of the above.
4. Many Dixboro area pupils attended the Town Line School at 5650 E. Joy Road. At its Centennial celebration in 1966, what mischievous acts did the former students recall?
- A. Chewing tobacco and expectorating to the 12-foot ceiling.
- B. Skinny-dipping in a nearby stream during lunch recess
- C. Tipping over the school outhouse on Halloween
- D. All of the above.
5. What other amusing anecdotes are part of the Town Line School lore?
- A. A snake got loose, sending the teacher to her desk top.
- B. Mr. Shankland's wagon appeared overnight on the school roof.
- C. Student pranksters gave their classmates hot-tasting candy.
- D. A & B above
6. A product of individualized instruction, this graduate of the Town Line School later distinguished him/herself. Who was this noted alum?
- A. Ransom Townsend served in the Peace Corps in Malaysia.
- B. Fielding Yost became a U-M coach and athletic director.
- C. Peter Schork was elected national Farm Bureau president.
- D. Kimberly Barker became CEO of Betty Crocker, Inc.
7. In the 1800's, what factor slowed Dixboro's population growth, which could have exceeded the population of neighboring Ann Arbor?
- A. The spring flooding of the Flemming Creek.
- B. The Michigan Central Railroad by-passed Dixboro.
- C. Dixboro's original plat prohibited further development.
- D. The oats sold in Dixboro were of poor quality.
8. Why is the township that encompasses Dixboro known as "Superior Township?"
- A.Early settlers found the soil to be "superior".
- B. The name honored Michigan's first corporation (Superior).
- C. The Township was named after "Lake Superior".
- D. The sparkling Dixboro-area well water tasted "superior".
9. Where did the Flemming Creek Riding Club (circa 1950's) build their Dixboro horse-riding ring?
- A. At the foot of Dixboro Lane, just east of the school.
- B. On Eugene Willits’ property, on Cherry Hill Road.
- C. On the Steffe Farm on Vorhies Road.
- D. At the southwest corner of Church and Plymouth Roads.
10. The "big man with the right tones" was the PA announcer of the Fleming Creek Riding Club. His voice and style were immediately recognizable: "Canter your horses, please, canter your horses!" Who was this well-known, local ringmaster?
- A. D. Noel King
- B. Don Zeeb
- C. Bruce Avis
- D. Zina Bolgos
Answers: 1-D (Ronald and Florine were united in marriage); 2-A (they were the opposing pitchers); 3-A (over 30,000 hours of labor was donated); 4-D; 5-D; 6-A; 7-B; 8-A; 9-A; & 10-C.
