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Show THE SAN JUAN RECORD Wednesday, March 21, 2001 - Page 16 Beginning of spring brings memories With the beginning of spring my mind goes back to when Dale and Liz Black served dinner to approximately fifty family and friends at the childhood's landscape. Farms Monticello Park Pavilion after flowed all about us and as far church. Journey Lee Baird to the east as the eye could see. was blessed by her father Five Chris in Monticello Second min- Ward, Church of Jesus Christ What's utes of Latter-da- y Saints. It was a farms were a part of my New by Mary Lou by Mary Lou Hoggard fr o m Main happy occasion with all ofDale and Lizs children and grand- Street children attending plus the you were flanked by fields and pastures. In early spring the smell of newly plowed earth coming from Charles WaltonB and Fred Jensens newly plowed fields was in the air. ' Our cousins from the city which we referred to as City Slickers were always anxious to come visit us Country Kids. The dreary chores I was required to do were always a new challenge to them and searching out the hens nests were almost like an every day Easter Hunt Sometimes the fragile globes were new laid and still warm and of course we were warned to stay clear from the sitting hens whose yellow beaks would stab if you tried to disturb their precious clutch. The barn was our favorite place and we usually saved it till afternoon. Here we found piles ofstraw and hay in which to wallow and lay in. High in Bairds. Flu Did you get your flu shot this year? Well, good for you, but it wont help with the malady currently afflicting pre-scho-ol d everyone: Spring Fever! Its run-- n i n g rampant Green grass can be seen sprouting here and there (real grass, not cheet grass), water is Journey is the daughter of just down the farmers Chris and Brandi Baird and trickling birds are twirping, the ditch, Dale and Liz granddaughter of Black and Theron and Jennifer Baird of Orem. Darrell and Leda Young are both feeling much better after being under the weather for awhile. Leda suffered a fall and hurt her back and Darrell was hospitalized with pneumonia. Nash Gonzales is visiting his family here and staying with sister Patricia and George Jurasich. He and his wife Angie and family lived here during the fifties prior to moving to Farmington, NM. Julie Wood is recuperating at home after having neck surgery at Utah Valley Region Medical Center in Provo. Keith and I traveled to Mesa The community sends heartfelt condolences to one of for young uns. Such is the way our unsung heroes, of the world. teacher, Kathy Leeson. A couple of La Sal MHS Several members of her seniors have completed their family, including her father, in a tragic auto high school requirements and were-killeThe already moved on to the real accident in Colorado. world prior to "marching in preschoolers really missed June. Levi Malory and Kevin "Miss Leeson last week (as Krist are making their way in did their parents). Our the world. Levi has moved on sincerest sympathies are to Moab and Kevin hit the team extended to Kathy and her roping circuit two days after family. Now for the social calendar. state wrestling. Dont Moab Run is a forget the potluck The.Massive Redd former sponsored by the LDS folks spring event! The -girls Tosha, Robin and Carlie this Friday at 7:00. These are - all ran the half marathon as Ya All Come, everyone is did the former (and still) Brian invited! March 31 brings a lull Deeter. The Redd girls brought in the spring volleyball circuit their folks back to La Sal for a and the first ever Community few days to tend kids during the Center Membership Drive pot race, and there were over a luck. This starts at 6 pm. Rules and regs for use of the dozen kids involved. Thank goodness the other guy only building will be reviewed. brought two kids for grandma And, I promise, lots of food to watch! Oh, yes, and there and fine folks with whom to' was one old man from La Sal socialize. Who knows, a dance who ran the five mile race. How or some other fun activity may did he finish? In an upright spontaneously combust. And, position, slightly behind a 70 dont eat too much at the year old and a ten year old kid. Paradox Bull Sale, save some room for the pot luck! Still alive is all that counts. shots and Spring Fever mud is almost gone. You can smell spring in the air even if you can not always feel it. Kids are driving parents nuts after being cooped up all winter. Hurry Spring! The college kids who were home for spring break have now all returned back to dasses, some announcing they wont be back to spend the summer. There are not many job opportunities here for summer work. Then there is the social life, or lack thereof, and visited with his sister Welma Williams and friend Allen. While there we picked fresh oranges and visited with Jan and Donna Vigil. Welma and Vigils both have homes in the rafters the swallows Leisure World. darted in and out and the piThen we headed to Mesdocrooned to while us geons quite, NV to visit with our son two Michael, Cece and grandson ing their strutting. Our favorite bams in town were William. While there we had Daryle Redds and Soapy the- opportunity of visiting 200 1 Silverado 500 Extended Cab - Perkins. with our granddaughters Days end would find us Megen from West Valley and herding the cow toward home Angela from Murray who hapthrough a shimmering pas- pened to be visiting their parture as the lonely call of the ents. The desert was all abloom mourning doves filled the air. How I would love to take my with TX bluebells, UT lady grandchildren backward to slippers, CA poppies, NV wild spend a day of my childhood in my home town. Teresa Guymon had an enjoyable visit with her parents Alfred and Maxine Frost and her brothers Jeff and Spencer and families. While here they took in some drives around the county and she attended church with them before returning to her home in Orem. hyacinths and AZ cactus. The Joshua Forest between Wickenburg and Wikiup was just gorgeous. Now that I am discovering how much fun retirement is, Ill be a goner from now on. Since "Spring has Sprung, I know youre all having fun so please give me a call on whats happening! Farmers Homeowners Plus Covering the things that make your house a home plumbing refrigerator water heater r $1,500 REBATE PLUS 3.9 5.9 6.9 i APR 12-3- 6 months I APR 37-4- 8 months :l APR 49-6- 0 months With approved credit thru GMAC. Offer expires April 2, 2001. |