charity groups like Salvation Army. Metzger continues to perform with Welk alumni on concert tours, and regularly appears on pledge drives for PBS, which now airs The Lawrence Welk Show on more than 250 stations. All the time we were gone, our part of the country was having cold, cold and wet weather and Speaking of the grandson, he was at our house for two weeks around Christmas and we enjoyed him so much. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. The three of us met when we entered the service at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma in 1964 and, because there was no available housing on base, we rented a house together in nearby Lawton. Founded in 1980 the organization has Guy Hovis and Ralna English the only married couple ever featured together on TVs The Lawrence Welk Show may not have found lasting harmony at home, but three decades after their 15-year marriage ended in divorce, the singing duo known as Guy & Ralna continue to harmonize onstage, as they will when they play . Guy and Ralna's Divorce: The Musical Duo Parted Their Ways Legally At the age of 73, I am so grateful for each day. I have outlived some of my younger friends and my young doctors are retiring early!! We have a great affinity for the New England area where we did our first public concert after I joined to Welk musical family, and where we have worked so much over the years. Recently, Julie became a newlywed as she got married. When was Mary Lou Metzger on the Lawrence Welk Show? . We will start with a trip to New Orleans in March for the St. Paddys Day where we Welk was another victim of televisions Rural Purge of the early 1970s, when his long running musical variety show was canceled by ABC after his audience was deemed too old. For the entire run, musical numbers were divided fairly evenly between prerecorded lip- and finger-sync performances and those recorded live on film or tape. Driving through the worst hit areas brought back the bad memories of Hurricane Katrina that wiped out the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The highlight of the month for me was the Christmas program at our church. I want to say thanks to all of you who have taken the time to wish me a happy birthday. The tournament was played on the Whistling Straits golf course and it was the third time the PGA tournament had been held at this course. Congratulations if you are among those who get a refund. A crowd of about five thousand attended and enjoyed the day which included getting blood pressure checks, eye exams, flu shots, and big band music. Although we have had a lot going on in our lives and have been away from home a good bit, I really should have made time to write something. Washington Nationals baseball game in their new park. After Lott retired, Hovis and English reunited to perform several concerts.
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