Mt. Olympus (Holladay) 12th Ward - 50th Celebration

Last night Clarine and I went to the Mt. Olympus (Holladay) 12th Ward 50th Anniversary Celebration. There were many people there. Most of them I knew. Some newer ones I did not know. I took nineteen pictures which are quite representative of the people there. My children who lived there in the ward with us for many years will recognize most of the photos. To the rest of you who view this blog, just realize that you too will some day age as the rest of us are doing. Some notables that I did not get pictures of who were there were Jim Pingree, Elder Ballard (the first bishop), Byron Turner, and many others my family would recognize. These that I have included will give you a flavor. gwh

Paul Lowe

Robert and Helen Wells

Laura Monson

Re-creation of the "Loniches" roadshow in which Kenneth participated. (Randy Packer - far left, Matt Clark - center. I don't remeber the others.)

Jay and Eva Layton

Jean Lowe
Bob Monson
Nate and Bonnie Wade
Mary Jordan
Marjean Halvorsen

Arlene Packer
Jan and Norm Nelson
Norma Child and son Dave
Clayton Williams


Mary Farley

Pearl Angelos
Gus Angelos, Bill Farley
Bill Pratt
Marilyn Pratt
And there you have it. There were lots more pictures (untaken). It was a very nice event. gwh

High Uintahs

Yesterday, Clarine and I decided to drive to the Uintahs to see leaves, picnic and fish. After we arrived in the summit area of the mountains, we went to several different lakes to see where we wanted to settle down for a few hours. At Pass Lake, one of my preferred fishing spots, it was too many people already in place in the spot I like. Pass Lake is easy to get to and there is a good spot for a folding chair right by the edge of the water, but it was occupied. So were several other lakes occupied. Mirror Lake was too, but it is larger, so we went back there to picnic and fish. I had to walk about a fourth of a mile carrying my chair and gear, but it was not difficult to find a place. Many fish were jumping. I caught five and released one little scrawny one because he was not severely hooked. None of the fish was very large but the other four were too badly hooked to save their lives. The arithmetic all worked out well as the limit on trout in Mirror Lake is four fish. Of those I kept and brought home two were rainbow and two were brook trout. It was fun to have that diversion. I bought my license on the Internet the day before. This is the only time I have used it this year. It is good for one year.

Before I started fishing, we sat at a picnic table and ate our lunch. It was just a little cool sitting there. The food tasted good in the great outdoors. There was a notice on the table advising us of what to do in case a bear showed up. That helps to keep your heart rate up and keeps you more alert. After lunch, Clarine opted to sit in the car and read while I trundled off down the lake to fish. I didn't take any pictures of the fish because I wasn't very proud of their size and besides that I left my camera in the car.

One of the things we wanted to do and were prompted to go by the idea, was to see the fall leaves. We weren't disappointed. The beauty was spectacular - especially the quaking aspen. There were entire mountain sides aglow with fall color but not close enough to result in good pictures. I did take a few snaps just to offer a taste of what was there, and they are included in this blog. We were on our way home in the evening when the light was reflecting off the leaves when I decided I should get the camera out and take a picture. I hadn't used the camera until then. I just got too occupied. gwh

HD_TV

One day while on the Internet I discovered that I could order forty dollar coupons (two) from the feds to help off set their feelings of guilt because my TV was old and would not work after February without a digital converter. I had not intended to do anything until my TV quit working, but it became so simple to get the coupons, that I ordered them. They sat around my house for a month or longer. They expire after ninety days from the day of shipment. Mine expire in October sometime. So yesterday I went in and bought two RCA digital converters, and since I had them, I installed them today. I hadn't realized that they would revolutionize what I can get off the air with my makeshift antenna system, and such clarity I have not seen on my TV in current memory. The pictures were so clear that I used my camera to demonstrate to you that the pictures really are good. I am quite remorseful that I did not act much sooner, but I just told myself that it was one hoax being foisted on the little user by big marketing forces. I even discovered that several of the broadcast channels have sub-channels. For example KBYU, channel 11, has three programs going concurrently. I could watch a cooking program or President Hinckley or another General Authority. The pics I have included were from Channel 11.

So that little project has kept me occupied the last while. Things are really tending towards autumn - the geese are flocking; the temperatures are cooling; football is in full swing; and the leaves are ready to turn.

We have tickets next Monday to go see the Body World, at the U of U next Monday. It is supposedly an excellent display on how the body functions using plasticised cadavers that are arranged so one can see inside. What will be thought of next? gwh

Friday date

Last Friday Clarine and I decided on a little date - something to change the routine. So we loaded into the van and drove to Brigham City by mutual agreement. Our plan was this: to drive to our favorite fruit stand -Pettingill's - on the "fruit way" south of Brigham City, and when we had finished shopping the fruit stand to go to Maddox's for lunch-dinner (4:00 PM). You can order from the lunch menu until five - about $3,00 cheaper on average. We both had the halibut $15.00. We had enough left over to provide dinner for us after the temple last night. At Pettingill's we bought watermelon, cauliflower, egg plant, raspberries, peaches, strawberries, and who knows what I have left out. We thought it was fun to shop at a place where things are pretty much direct from the field. We did buy grapes and pineapple too which was available at the stand. At least the pineapple was not grown locally. On the way to Brigham City we stopped at Mrs. Cavanaugh's for some of their confections.

Today was our Regional Conference. Seventy-six stakes were involved. Some of the stakes got to go to the Conference Center - not ours this time. The rest of the stakes all received the conference via satellite. It took the place of all of our stake conferences. President Monson presided and spoke; Elder Ballard talked too. President Hinckley's son from the Seventy conducted and gave a talk as did Sister Lant, the General Primary President. We went to our stake center for the proceedings. It was rebroadcast for the other half of the stake this afternoon. All of the talks were well prepared and presented. I wiped quite a few tears. Modern technology is helpful and wonderful.

The Bali duck has come back from other parts of the lake. I am happy nothing dire has happened to her. There have been a pair of turtles visible much of the summer. For a couple of weeks I haven't seen them. I wonder if they have hibernated in the mud this early.

For your amazement I have included some pictures of the produce we got in Brigham City. Mostly we got larger portions than shown. Our cosmos have bloomed much of the summer. I included a pic of them as they seem so bright and happy. gwh

Red Sky At Night

Friday, 5 April 2008, Phil, Sheridan, Zach and Max came out for a visit. The kids and I had a grand time feeding stale bread to the ducks and fish. (The Bali duck, the one with the pom-pom did not show up. There have been reports of others seeing her however.) We also shot away a lot of ammunition in the sling shots. The kids are getting very good at getting some distance - shooting well out into the lake. After we tired of that, we fished for a while. Zach, Max and I all caught a blue gill. After that wore thin we all went in and had a breakfast for supper. We cooked corn on the cob, made omelets (with ham, cheese and salsa) and waffles, and finished off with watermelon. Everyone chose what he wanted to drink. It turned out to be a very fine meal. It was surely good to have those guys drop in for the afternoon. It was lots of fun.

What could be a better climax to a wonderful afternoon but to have lots of color in the sky and lake as the sun disappeared. I even got some pictures, but none of people - just the sky. gwh