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Show a " B t 1 Hill her husband were here for July 4. They go to BYU-Idaho to college and we don't see them often either hut it is always good to have them around. Thanks to everyone involved with the fireworks display we enjoyed on Monday evening. I hope everyone had a very nice Fourth of July. We have one more big holiday coming up here in Utah on July 24, when we celebrate the arrival of the pioneers to this great western desert spot. My parents did not come to Utah until the time of the Great Depression. My father came from Missouri to Utah right after he graduated from high school in Missouri. His father was working in Perry, near Brigham City, and as there was a lot of work available, my dad came out, too. Both of my parents are from Missouri and met each other when Mom's family moved to the town my dad lived in and they were neighbors. My mother's younger sisters played with my dad's younger sister as they lived on the same block. by Marcella Walker Over the past several weeks we have become accustom to changing our usual route from our house to the downtown area due to the large pipe on 500 North which has been carrying the surplus water that has been coming down off the mountain. Last weekend we learned that they were not needing the pipe anymore for the runoff. Like many other residents, we had become used to taking another route to get to our destination. Now we will have to get used to going back to the old way of doing things. I'd like to personally thank the Pleasant Grove employees who worked so hard to get this plan into place so that residents did not have to deal with flood water as the snow melted on Mt. Timpanogos. We have had some good times over the past couple of weeks due to having more family members around as our daughter and her family from Wisconsin have been staying with us before and after their family reunion trip to California. Wc are fortunate to have most of our children and grandchildren living in the area but it is also a lot of fun when this family from far away is able to stay for a few days. When family members come to visit from far away it is always a great experience for we grandparents. We actually have to plan menus and go to the store more frequently to make sure we have enough for everyone. In fact, I always worry about whether I have enough food for everyone and so we usually always end up with too much. I don't know how that is possible with so many teenagers around, but it does sometimes. Last Saturday we celebrated the first birthday of our first great-grandchild. He is already faster than I am and keeping up with hin is a challenge. But he is adorable. It was fun 'shopping for his birthday present. There are too many cute things out there to purchase and it makes the choosing very difficult. In addition, our newly wedded granddaughter and My mom and dad fell in love and got married and when the war ended they were living in Perry and decided to stay in Utah. I am so glad they did. That decision became one which has effected all of our lives more than we will ever know. Anyway, we have just had the Fourth of July and upcoming is the 24th of July so we should all have a good time this month. Besides, Summer has arrived and there is sunshine and parks, and picnics, and trips to the mountains, and warm weather. Live it up, PG! |