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Show rauna me f The Summit County Bee September 22, 2000 ...Plane Crash Survivor North Summit 195 Graduates Celebrate FtflMh Oass Reunion her accordion including our Junior Prom theme "An Old Fashion Garden and our Senior Hop Theme Christmas Carols." We all enjoyed hearing Donna again as we had in school. Some very surprising prizes were given for some unusual rabilia of pictures, musical and Bee Editor When the North Summit Gass of 1930 graduated, how we would celebrate our fiftieth reunion was not on our minds, nor did we realize our reunion would be during the next century of 2000. As many others, we have now lived in two. centuries. From the year 1930 to 2000, we have witnessed many miraculous and wonderful things. Some have suffered deep sorrow, but all have enjoyed great happiness. Our class reunion was held on September 9, 2000 at the North Summit Senior Center, stalled at about 4:00 p.m. as classmates paper clippings. Comments of who is this," do you remember, "I can't remember," to "whatever happened to" were heard along with a lot of happy laughter and tations and reminders for the itfl .lilll i.-- ". .t' i.ii, i;i ( lllll.lti jii-ir: !. 4 vMu-iuit- i i. (Lingman) Carlow, Arvilla (Reese) Fawcett. Doug Gunn, Ken Trane, Ray Shaw, Shirley Diston, Ball, Elwin "Pinky" Rees, Lola (Hobson) Staley, Lew Potter, Donna (Pace) Marchant, Geraldine Maurine Spriggs, who was our Senior Class Advisor with us, along with her friend, Margaret , (Brown) Ercanbrack, Margene (Brown) Durrant, Marlene Barbara Ashton. (Madden) (Blonquist) Pace, Doris (Ovard) Murdock, Shirley (Durrant) Shumway, Gwen (Siddoway) Sargent.' Mrs. Kathryn Matley and Coach Don Snow are the only ulty members, along with Mrs. Spriggs, still living who were our teachers. m u ru L fit. Junior Dee Vernon, George"Crandall, Ira Tree, Roger Staley and Billy Vernon Roalh. We were happy to have Mrs. . (Brooks) Phelps, Leon Foster, Bill "Darwin" Wilson, James Sargent, Kent J jil. iuiw help. Attending the reunion are as follows: Alex Chappel. Delores Lloyd Petersdn, Shirley (Dearden) of with cherry cheesecake, all invi- - well. Several others offered to Master of Joe Wardell, Sharon Sargent, baked halibut or stuffed pork chops with all the trimmings and topped Dorothy had also sent out the our being Ceremonies, doing his best to keep us laughing with jokes and stories. We had a moment of silence in reverence to our classmates who have passed away: Merl Chappel, After a little reminiscing, we enjoyed a delicious dinner of for every classmate, began to arrive and renew acquaintances. Several had brought memo Rees hugs. catered by Denise's Home Plate. The tables were decorated by our reunion chairwoman, Dorothy Clark Freeman, with gold and pur- pie ribbons and Indian headdresses made with beads, safety pins and achievements by Arvilla (Reese) Fawcett, and Barbara (Blonquist) Pace quizzed us on events of yesterdays of fifty yean. We lingered for a while, knowing that we would not meet together again for three more yean. Pinky was nominated to be our chairman for that reunion, as he MC'd this one so reumon. With full tummies, we began our program with Elwin "Pinky" play programs, band uniforms and Hansen, Dorothy (Clark) Freeman and Barbara (Vernon) Staley. I 1. f il ) in I1' ili' Totaled Vehicle- Life Saved By Using Seat Belt $40,000 Donated To North Summit School District KRISTIN WILLIAMS water rights, and sewer accessibility. Included in the land purchase of 21 acres: was 68 shares of water rights and a 66 foot on the road. The Wrights also waived the Option Agreement fees. The fee waiver and are valued at approximately $33,000, reported Superintendent Blonquist. School Board President Steve Jenkins expressed his appreciation to David and Rona Wright, Dennis and Sara Wright for their cooperation and patience in negotiating AND MALARIE RIC1IINS StudrM Writer right-of-wa- Local residents David and Dennis Wright arrived at the School Board meeting on Wednesday, September 13, with a way the land sale was handled. Three years ago, the school district began looking for land to pre- pare for future growth. Several of land were available to purchase, but the Wright's land .pieces was ideal because of location. y right-of-wa- check written ,out to the school district for $40,000. The two brothers presented the check to Superintendent Blonquist as a token of their appreciation for the the sale of the property. The , Pa,n Continued from page A I Everyone wav encouraged to tell school memories tv. a "prank or anyihing else that had stayed w ith us tor fifty years. Maybe we didn't remember every incident hut it sounded like it was just yesterday and we were hack in the old high school-tha- t isn't there anymore- - with teachers who may still be teaching' in a far and better place. However, our teachers and the old high school will he forever in our memories. Donna Pace Merchant played some of "our kind of music on r.Y PAMELA ROBBINS Page A3 School Board is very grateful for the Wrights generosity and in the land sale. and thinking that if he, stayed at the, scene, he might not make it. launnrcaux then began thinking of his family and how it would he for them if the wreckage wasn't found. At this lime, he heard a noise and thought that maybe an aircraft might he looking for them after someone may have noticed them going down. Then, he noticed lights and realized he was near a road and made his way toward where he thought the road would be. I knew if I fell, I would he in trouble, huf I was thirsty and bent to pick up some water to wet my mouth, before trying to cross a small creek. I then made it to the road, and felt a reassurance that 'now I would be found, they will find the plane and then sat down on a log to resL" "The next step was the decision to walk down the road, reminding myself 'slow down, dont try to hurry, and don't fall over, and amazed that I did not have any back, head or leg injuries, although my ribs cracked with each step." Seeing headlights he knelt down in the middle of the road in order to get the attention of the driver, hut they took off and went around him. "This took some of the fire out of me, but then I thought maybe they could see I was alive and were going to the crash site to check to see if there were others." They then came back down the road and asked the driver if he was ok-wh- he said no" they left and continued on down the road. After the vehicles left, he sat back, and then noticed blood coming into his throat and realized his lung was probably punctured. "I felt an uncomfortable feeling and felt the blood sloshing around and thought I am filling up fast and there probably isn't much time left. After that, I knew I didn't have much time left and knew I shouldn't sit down, so I found a spot against the mountain side that I could lean against. Telling myself I should try to remain calm, coyotes began howling and I thought I might become coyote bait. "I began shivering and wondered if I might die from hypothermia and questioned if I should try to wail tv try to walk some more. Thoughts of my family were upmost in my mind and I decided that I was not ready to give up, but I would die I prayed that I would receive help or be taken fast." trying. Headlights came around the corner and this time the vehicle stopped and the occupants, Roger Hull and his Linda, were the good Samaritans who helped to save his life. "I couldn't get into the back seat so they found a large rock I could step on to help me. They wrapped me in a blanket and gave me some water. Their cell phone worked on the first try hut then kept goihg out, 6ul worked long enough to report the accident and give the approximate location. Although Roger tried to be very gentle as he drove, while hurrying I fell every rock and gave each one a name-- 1 especially didn't want him to hit a as fast as possible, " deer and make a bad situation The female driver of this mangled vehicle survived the accident with no injuries, thanks to the use of her seat belL While traveling on near mile marker 180, the driver reached over to pick up something from the floor and ran off the left side of the road and then over corrected in an effort to stabilize the' vehicle, before rolling several times. The vehicle may be a total loss, but the person inside was sdved. Remember! Seat belts do save lives. worse. 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I am glad they kept my job open for me-thhave been great." During a question and answer period he addressed the following questions: "Will you fly again?" "perhaps commercial flights in a ey few years, hut never in a small plane." "Do you blame those that didn't stop first?" "Not really, but I was disappointed. They were young kids, and probably were spooked, wondering if I was drunk or if there were more people out there with me. There are a lot of scarry movies out now." "When did you feel you would make it?" When I got picked up by the driver and help arrived. I am very thankful the plane went down where it did because there are other places around there that I doubt I would have gotten help in time. Seeing lights on the road, made me want to go on, whereas in another place I would probably have just stayed there. I feel there was a lot of divine intervention during the whole situation and even now." Was there any time you were panicked?" Mostly getting out of the plane after hanging upside down. I didn't know if the plane was going to blow up or start on fire. After getting out, I knew if I rushed things it would only be a few minutes and I would be done. His Mother, Helen, and Father, Clyde, took a few moments to relate what it was like from their personal perspective. "Although I wasn't real apprehensive about the planned trip, I felt something was wrong around 9 p.m. as we sat on our porch" said Ilclen. His father then began making calls to try to find out any information and if any plane had been reported as going down. When they received information several hours later it was there is one survivor" but no name was given. It was then that we knew chance of surthere was a 30-3- 0 vival for our son said Clyde. I never fell apart until I seen him in the hospital" added Helen. We are so grateful for everyone's help. Ibis has brought our family closer together, because everyone who t seen the, crash site has told us it was a real miracle he is alive. At the end of the evening. Lamoreaux simply stated WOW! AMEN!!! I hope I never have to do anything like that again. He also credits his survival in part to his love of the outdoors, his experience as a hunter and hiker, his training as an eagle scout and taking survival courses. He has also taken CPR training classes and spent a lot of time in the mountains with his father. Don LaFay, Vice President of the Summit County Search and Rescue, thanked Lamoreaux for speaking to the group, telling him the crash was incredible" and glad he was alive to talk about it and credited his "will to survive." Youth and Family Program Continued from page A I Another single mother reported that her son, who often needed hos- in the first year of funding approved by 2030 United States pitalization for chronic behavior disorders, has had better mental Congress. The program in run under the direction of the local Utah State University Extension Agent. One single-paregoing through cancer treatment credited the program, and the young adult mentors, with "saving her two sons' lives." Because of her health problems, she had been unable to adequately monitor her sons activities end they had begun to have significant academic and discipline problems in school, as well as problems in the community. Through forming positive relationships with their mentors and being involved in structured group recreation and service, these boys improved in their school work and in their behavior at home, in school, and in the community. health and he has done much better in school. The youths doctor said he had made such progress that he did not need to he hospitalized this past summer as he had been previous summer. FunJing for the program comes from tlse Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), United States Department of Agriculture (USDACSREES), the Utah State Legislature, and Utah State University Extension Service. For more information about the program or to become a volunteer, contact County Extension Service 8 or Agent. Faye 3iyer. at 336-120at Cindy Padgett Subscribe To The Summit County Bee Now 336-321- |