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Their early courtship was quite a bit different from most dating experiences today. They navigated the dating world without the technology modern couples take for granted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere were no computers and no pocket phones!\u201d Mike explained, referring to the cellphones we have now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Family landlines were located in the kitchen, where calls would be monitored and timed. Parental supervision was nonnegotiable, so a parent had to be present during any visits to each other\u2019s houses. Young couples were limited to no more than two nights a week for dates, and often those dates included the whole family since cars weren\u2019t as plentiful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt was [either] borrow their car or go with them!\u201d Mike said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite the restrictions, the couple had fun getting to know each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe enjoyed dating from the very first date,\u201d Frieda said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They frequented ballgames and drivein movies. Mike and Frieda fell more in love the longer they dated. Mike said he was enamoured by Frieda\u2019s personality, beauty, and character. Frieda found Mike adventurous, and she loved how much thought he put into things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe was so focused on the plans \u2014 what we did and where we went,\u201d Frieda remembered. \u201cI was always ready to go with him! Neither of us has changed in that respect.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Their wedding day, June 27, 1965, reflected Mike\u2019s love of sports and adventure. The couple planned their wedding and honeymoon in Daytona Beach, Florida, in time for the Firecracker 400 race on July 4. On their wedding day, Mike caused a bit of concern by playing a baseball game within hours of the ceremony. However, he did not keep his beautiful bride waiting; true to form, he showed up on time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Everything went smoothly, and they were surrounded by friends and family. After leaving the Presbyterian Church, a friend drove the newlyweds to their hidden getaway car: a 1964 Plymouth Sport Fury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n They sped off toward their honeymoon adventure, but after just a mile, the car got a flat tire. Thankfully, Mike\u2019s constant preparedness saved the day, and he was able to fix it promptly. The ride was long and hot, without a working air conditioner, so they ended up trading the car for a different one. However, they will never forget that car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNow we wish we had that Fury back,\u201d Mike said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The couple built their life together in Bedford County. Mike and Frieda were both educators for decades. Mike\u2019s love for sports naturally led him to a career in coaching. He coached all sports, but focused primarily on basketball and baseball, while also teaching biology and science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMy former coaches from Little League up were encouraging to me,\u201d Mike said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Frieda knew she wanted to teach from a young age. She taught first grade for 40 years, mainly at Eakin Elementary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI had three aunts whom I admired as teachers,\u201d she said. \u201cGuess I was just \u2018born to teach!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n While Frieda loved adventure and travel, in the early days of marriage, she sometimes had trouble keeping pace with her energetic husband, who seemed to never stop. Once, she complained to her grandmother-in-law that she didn\u2019t think she could handle Mike\u2019s schedule of ball games four nights a week while teaching every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIf you can\u2019t keep up with him, somebody else will,\u201d his grandmother said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This surprising, yet practical, advice stuck with Frieda, and she changed her mindset as a result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sixty years later, these two lovebirds are still going strong. They had one son together, Chad Bone, and now have a daughter-in-law, Becky, and four precious grandchildren: Brett, Blake, Cassie, and Jacob.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even after retirement, the couple is still busy seeking new adventures together on their Harley-Davidson motorcycles. They ride 200 to 300 miles per day regularly, sometimes covering as much as 600 miles in a single day. Their travels have taken them through most of the states, Canada, Mexico, and Nova Scotia. They\u2019ve been to Daytona Bike Week and Sturgis, South Dakota\u2019s Motorcycle Rally, numerous times. They have fun doing all sorts of outdoor activities during their travels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe enjoy sports, boating, canoeing, and camping. We have three different kinds of campers,\u201d Mike said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Bones agree that, as well as having patience and being loyal, having fun doing things you love together is an essential part of a successful marriage. GN<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" THE YEAR was 1959. Elvis Presley and Frankie Avalon records were selling off the shelves, and the Ed Sullivan Show entertained families across America. It was here, in the era of soda shops and poodle skirts, that Mike Bone, a high school senior at Shelbyville Central High School, first met his true love. At a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":24689,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cover"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/shelbyville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/02\/6-1-1024x683.jpg\")
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