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Show T 0 IV3 E S ( )ninirn ni rr. 'uu p u' mce L ed at 538 South SL? Orenn. Deadlines 6 Monday 10:00 arT1 c All submissions are subject to m, and TheOrem-Geneva Times re2'-publish re2'-publish or not to publish a submit ' .A f A2 Thursday, May 1 5, 2003 Opinion COMMENTARY The Utah Valley Elder Quest of the Center for Lifelong Learning at Utah Valley State College is comprised of some 200 local Senior Citizens, many of whom are involved in recalling and writing writ-ing down their memories and life experiences, such as the one presented here. Owe Mw Qluedt JLemwaeA MemawMe (Ztcwfia 5df JOEY GRAY Our oldest grandson, Jarred, and Mariann were married April 26, 1994. After Jarod took his last test at the BYU two days later they packed up and went home with Mariann's parents, Kim and Barbara, to Juneau, Alaska to stay and work for the summer. They loved the beautiful country up there and wanted us to come up and experience the thrill of what Juneau had to offer. After some consideration considera-tion we decided to take a trip up there. We had taken a tour up through Alaska some years' before but had only spent part of the day in Juneau. Jarod's parents, Jeanette (our daughter) and Bruce, and three of their children, chil-dren, Angela, Ashley and Matt decided to go. Kim and Barbara said that we would all stay with them. They were wonderful hosts. It took a great deal of planning plan-ning and preparing for the trip. We all ordered a large four foot bag to carry our tents, sleeping bags, air mattresses, mat-tresses, coats, sweaters, warm clothes, shoes, boots etc. in. Besides that we had a smaller small-er carry on bag. We were all finally ready to go and on August 12 we loaded everyone and our bags into our van and took off for the airport. We all flew on the same plane, Delta, as far as Seattle, then we had to take different planes from there to Juneau. Lynn and I flew on Alaskan Air Line and Jeanette and family flew on Mark Air. We arrived a few minutes ahead of the others and when we went to pick up our two bags one was missing. miss-ing. We reported that our bag didn't come, but when the rest of the family arrived our bag came along with all their bags even though it was marked to come on our plane. We were happy to see it anyway any-way as we could not have managed without it. I suppose sup-pose when they saw all those bags that looked alike they just assumed they went together. Jarod was at the airport to pick us up and we traveled the 10 miles to Auke Bay where Mariann's parents live. We stayed at their home except for when we went camping. We had a house full. Kids slept in sleeping bags on the floor. Barbara is an excellent excel-lent cook and usually prepared pre-pared meals for 13 while we were there. The next day Kim took us to the Visitor's Center to see the Mendenhall Glacier from there. This is only a short distance dis-tance from their home. We also went on a nature trail. It is such a beautiful area with an abundance of trees and shrubs. We also went through the museum. There are many interesting places and trails. One day Kim took a group to the Mendenhall Glacier. They had to wear crampons on their feet so they could walk on the ice. They were also roped together as they had to cross large crevices. It was dangerous, but those people are used to danger. Jarod was working for Temsco Helicopter and was able to get discounted tickets for us to take a helicopter ride up onto the glacier. The tour took about 55 minutes, which included about a 25 minute walk around the glacier. gla-cier. We had to be careful as there were holes in the ice in places. One was a huge hole which went down hundreds of feet. Our grandson, Matt, stepped in one small hole and The Orem-Geneva Times 538 South State Street Orem, UT 84058 An edition of The Daily Herald, Pulitzer Newspapers, Inc. 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Letters are welcome on any topic. his leg went in. They had to give him something else to put on his foot as he was freezing. The hole was filled with water. We had to be careful care-ful where we were walking. This was a great experience that I shall never forget. One day we took the Tracy Arms trip on a boat up one of the passages where we saw some awesome waterfalls and glaciers. We went right up among some of the smaller ice burgs that had broken off and were floating in the water. We were looking at a hube ice burg when a piece about a hundred feet tall broke off and fell in the water. It caused big swells in the water. While we were enjoying this tremendous trip Kim and Barbara went out to the area where we would be camping and set up the big tent. The next morning we drove several sever-al miles to the ocean where Kim had left his Kadashan (21 foot cabin cruiser). Lynn and I rode up in the Kadashan with Kim to the camping area, and the others came up in three canoes and Barbara in Kayak. We arrived before the others oth-ers so we transferred our camping equipment from the cruiser to a raft so we could get close to shore while the tide was up. We had al the bags, etc. transferred to the shore before the others arrived. It was a nice area with a stream running close by where the salmon were trying to swim up stream to spawn. Many of them died before they finished their journey so there was plenty of feed there for the bears. I was hoping that there were no hungry bears around, but some fresh tracks proved that there were bears in the area every night. We were busy setting up. tents. A pup tent doesn't give us much room but we managed. man-aged. Camping was not a problem for Barb and Kim. They do a lot of it. We had gone shopping with Barbara for food for the trip and she had planned well. The food and supplies were placed in the large tent. Not only is Barbara a good cook at home, she is an excellent cook while out camping. We picked blueberries blue-berries one day and she made a delicious cake which she cooked in a Dutch oven that she placed in a pit to cook. We had a camp table and benches bench-es to sit on. While we were camping here we would hike through some of the areas around and marvel at the awesome beauty. beau-ty. There was a large bald eagle that would perch in a pine tree about a hundred feet in the air all day long. ' We also went out in the cruiser and fished. Lynn caught a funny fish one day. It looked like it had degenerated degener-ated legs. We ate it when we returned back from our camping trip then found that it was a rare fish. We also had some delicious salmon to eat which was cooked by a friend that worked as a cook at an eating place. We brought some Salmon back with us. After several days of fishing, fish-ing, hiking and listening to stories that were told by Kim and Barbara, it was time to leave. We packed up and went back to their home and prepared pre-pared for the trip back to Utah. These gracious people have had many adventures and experiences to tell. One time they lived alone on an island in a tent for two years while Kim was working for the government. This was a most memorable memo-rable trip. 6 J Under Timpanogos Green 4 UleeU ( r 1 hi ; Angel on the Temple A spokesman from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced that a statue of the Angel Moroni is being placed atop the Provo Temple. To top a stunning steeple in the air, Angel Moroni sparkles in the sun! Why Mormon history has placed him there, Around the world, can startle and can stun! Now, that colossus climbs the Temple spire, And stands astride the holy Mormon shrine, Reflecting shimmerings of angel fire, And Temple worshipping of the divine. Who was that golden giant of a man? How did he come to span this sacred space? Did he come to fulfill a higher plan? Shall millions, now, behold his angel face? The answers lay below the earthen crust, On golden pages, hidden in the dust! The springtime storm has bloomed a rainbow veil And curved its colors toward Rock Canyon's gate ' While Provo Temple looms to kiss the arc That soon transcends the splendor of the grail. The spire on Temple Hill shall emulate Bethel, the sacred site the patriarch, Jacob, appointed as "the house of the Lord." "This is none other but the house of God," He said. "This is the gate of heaven's chord," While holding to the ladder with his rod. ' The Provo Temple, where salvation waits! The Provo Temple, open up your gates! The missionaries come in endless streams Column f Cmtury oft Postal rfwoes in De-em Six Postmasters Six Post Office! CLYDE E. WEEKS, JR. Times Correspondent Part 19 Wallace Adams concluded a distinguished Postal career by serving as Orem Postmaster from July 1991 to December 1995. He was succeeded suc-ceeded by Steven G. Chaus, who served as Orem Postmaster from June 1996 to July 2000. During that period, Richard Muhlestein, Jim Chatlin, Ken Jorgenson and Mike King served at Orem, as Officers in Charge. During Postmaster Chaus's term as postmaster, Orem's second post office the Mountain Shadows Branch was opened at 877 East 1200 South Street to relieve the pressure on the Main Office. After serving as Postmaster at American Fork for 14 years, Kenneth C. Jorgenson was appointed Orem Postmaster in January, 2001, where he continues to serve. Jorgenson began his Postal career 30 years ago, as a rural carrier in West Jordan. He trained to become a supervisor in Millcreek and West Jordan. In 1980 I appointed Ken Jorgenson a Delivery Supervisor at the Orem Post Office. Four years later, he was promoted to be an Assistant Postmaster at Provo, and in 1987 he was promoted to Postmaster at American Fork. During that assignment, he was detailed to work in several different post offices on specific problems. Coming back to the Orem Post Office, he says, "was like coming home for me, even though many changes have occurred new faces, more routes and customers, and much more complex business." busi-ness." Postmaster Ken Jorgenson says, "The employees are top notch with good work ethics, and a genuine deep down car- :liremc : at 5;0 .:' sect -ded a ..stat jjtothe iih she $i it, Kod; ad that Ken it Shell aother Officer Rico, i traffic JgRo; iedriv sect s ca ; conduc "taana ing for our customers the people who live in (' are wonderful. They rer the challenges that are fa' the Postal Service and port our employees." The Orem Post Officer-rently Officer-rently has 119 empi0,; thirty of whom are femaii "We have 62 vehirk our two facilities," hmf miv. j. c are a iota. 27,665 mail deliveries r each day in Orem, 2,31-' ies. It takes 53 rout;; deliver all of these stops Postmaster J0rgfL. said, "Last year our p. receipts totaled 16.9 mi dollars. We have 1,748 - oliice boxes in the rcc- 1 oof i cilice, aim ooo DOXes at Mountain Shadows Stat; "It has been a real cl lenge for Orem F employees to face the real threats out there,;. as terrorist attacks, an! contagion and pipe be:: Jorgenson stated. "Worr all have been the rumon threats and copy cats dJ have shown up all over country. I am pleases report that the OremPe-staff OremPe-staff has taken up the bic: and held up their heat: etly going through this ad" sity and doing their jobs.' "Our security meas-are meas-are extremely tight, course, I am forbidden tc : cuss them at length t: detail, because doing would be unwise. But assured the Postal Serf takes security very serio. That includes the mail, vehicles, our facilities, employees, our parking and of course, our custoc The Postmaster said-vear. said-vear. our carriers expert four dog attacks, resulfcl painful bites, causing cd erable anguish, most customers coi dogs." NEXT WEEK Serving in AProudTradit to Lei : teacl Conn , will May. An be gi :t on 21,200 t to 8:30 Conm 906 S ;Utah. "yra has J teacl Connei Shi amg th ar the all To be endowed and do their Temple work. Eternal principles, reflected back, Become the stuff that fills their hearts and dreat The eighteen-hundred workers never shit While staying on the Provo Temple track Twelve oxen carry on each sturdy frame A font in which the living and the dead Are blessed and baptized in His holy nan According to the word that Jesus said. The Provo Temple fountain freely fls! The Provo Temple angel truly glos The Temple crown is panels cast in sto Which glimmer, white, against the azure sk.-The sk.-The single, golden spire becomes a lanP To light the Provo sky, almost alone; And even strangers stop to testify, The sight of it forbids them to decamp-The decamp-The Provo Temple is an eager hope-A hope-A promise of Eternity, together. It weaves the strands of everlasting roP ' Which holds a knot in every kind of weam The Provo Temple luminously lo The Provo Temple calls from holy ro stands: Wier ( f Pla 1 200 L.. 3 an Jr Mi ' t?e st 'ill was TVT : ii . t rn c atxuiuiu on me Jrrovo ieimm , An ensign to a world in search oi u , Where Father's plans are spoken and pe" To bless the people, sent from many ' It doesn't take a dedicated sleutn i . To find the ones the Temple has transit Into a people with the sealing Pff . The lessons that the Temple-goei -lea Are vital for their covenants to flo ' ; And grow, when Jesus Christ, the Lord, xuc rrovo lemple! 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