ON THE ROAD WITH BOB & SHEILA EVERHART
Anita, Iowa…..”We finally made it back home.” The dynamic Smithsonian duo, Bob & Sheila have been on tour in California and Texas, and are now back home at the Oak Tree Opry in Anita, Iowa. “We left pretty nice weather in Texas,” Bob added, “but we hit incredible rain storms in Oklahoma and Kansas. We were so surprised to see how beautiful the weather is in Iowa right now. Last year we came home at this same time, and there was snow on the ground. This year our apple trees are blooming. So that sure means it’s time for SpringFest at the Oak Tree Opry (April 20-21-22) and we certainly have a line-up of great upper Midwest talent. Some of the names are automatic ticket sellers. We’re also going to have a great time with former Anita resident, Bob Duff, a multi-millionaire who now lives in Newport Beach, California. He is a champion auctioneer, and he’s going to sell a bunch of stuff on the Saturday matinee to raise money to fix the theater roof.”
“Yes, we seem to get new leaks every year now,” Sheila added, “and we’ll keep trying to get them water proofed just as soon as we can find them. In the meantime, we’ll just have to set buckets under the leaks.”
“We’re going to have a great time with SpringFest,” Bob added, “but first, Sheila and I are performing on the River Junction Jubilee in McGregor, Iowa, April 14-15. It’s a great old-time gathering, we even have to dress up in period costumes going back to fur-trader days. Fortunately we still have some costumes from our time performing at Silver Dollar City in Branson. I guess I have done about 25 years with Silver Dollar City off and on. Anyway, it should be fun, but our gig is far up in the north-east corner of Iowa.”
“We finally found a fast-food budget lunch that dad really likes,” Bobbie Lhea, the Everharts 15-year old daughter added. “The Kentucky Fried Chicken has a brand-new chicken pot pie, and according to dad it’s really really good. He says it tastes just like a home-made one, crust and all. So that makes a great budget lunch for us.”
“It looks like there’s going to be about 50 performers on the SpringFest,” Sheila added, “we’re already getting the theater ready, and I know a lot of people will want to see Bobby Awe who is coming just to help get the roof fixed. Clarence Hayden, Lee Muller, Janine Sherry, Bill Hendren, and a whole slew of great entertainers are going to be with us, even little LeMar the singing French dog. It sure is going to be fun, and we already have quite a few seats reserved for the whole weekend. Call 712-762-4363 to reserve a seat.”