Class Reunion

The class of 1968 were planning a 50th  reunion, but so few of them were able to come, that they decided to invite my class (1967) and the class of 1969.  We drove out to Altamont on Friday, Nov 2 and stayed at Rudy's before attending the reunion on Nov 3.  What a delight it was!  On Friday we drove up the cemetery to see Rowen's headstone.

                                                                    It is beautiful!

 Friends at the reunion:  l to r, Nan Brotherson Cottle, Mary Swasey and her husband, Gary.

                                                  Darlene Reay Thompson

                                                         Gary and me.

                                                           Roy and Brenda Sorenson        

                                           Brad Wall and his wife, Valerie Marshall Thacker

                                                           Jerry Thacker and his wife

                                            Shauna Fisher Fieldsted and Roger Mitchell

 Genna Vee Brotherson and her husband, Randy Williams and Judy Thacker Williams

                                                     Me next to Genna Vee

                                                    Kenneth Farnsworth

                                                    Danny Miles, Claudine Mitchell

                                                Gary Jenkins, Dennis LaRose, Kent Dastrup

      Jean Burton Thacker and Tommy Thacker.  Not sure who the men on either side of them are.

                                                   Sandra Bleazard Swasey in the wheelchair

    Class of 1968, Mary Swasey, Darlene Reay, Doug Jessen, Dean Beal,  Claudine Mitchell, Val Thacker

 Class of 1969, Gary Jenkins, Sandra Bleazard Swasey, Genna Vee Brotherson, Brenda Christensein Sorensen, Dennis Witbeck

 Class of 1967 (Back row) Brad Wall, Roger Mitchell, Randy Williams, Kent Dastrup (hidden) Danny Miles, Roy Sorensen, Jerry Thacker, Melvin Swasey, (Front row), Jean Burton, Thacker, Nan Brotherson Cottle, Dorine Monsen Eberhard, Shauna Fisher Fieldsted, Dennis LaRose, Kenneth Farnsworth

                                                  This picture is better of Roy and Jerry.

                                                          And this one is better of Kent.

It was wonderful reconnecting with friends I hadn't seen in 50 years, and Gary enjoyed meeting Mary Swasey's husband.  They had a lot in common and visited throughout the reunion.  What a wonderful opportunity to reconnect!

Late October

Jim and Rebecca came to see us over fall break.  They were here from late Thursday through Saturday, October 18 through 20.  On Friday we went out to Cedar Mesa and hiked to the Cave Tower Ruins.  As we were hiking we saw a herd of 20 or more deer with a big buck.  Beautiful!

Gary took this shot of the rest of us, Jim, Rebecca, Jared, and me.

Here is the best of the ruins.  You can go behind it and see through the window to the canyon on the other side.

Here is another tower that is mostly fallen down but still recognizable.

                                                    A view down the canyon.

             From across the canyon you can see some ruins under this cliff with some walls.

   

                                        Some great walls on this ruin. Looks like they are intact.

       In the center of this photo you can see a manmade wall blocking an opening.

       On the way back we saw the deer again and got a few more shots of one doe.  On Saturday we went to the Edge of the Cedars Museum and everyone really enjoyed that.

On Saturday the 28th we went out on Babe with a group of others who included Harold Keylon, John and Jeroldene Helquist, Dee Street and a friend, and our leader, Ferd Johnson.  We went up to fourth reservoir and then drove out around and came back into town on the old dump road.  This is a view of the area with the dam on the left.

Ferd took us to the Martineau Cave just off the road.  When the Martineau Family first moved to Blanding, they were very poor and lived in this cave with all their children until they were able to earn enough to get a house.

                              A view of the cave looking back into the back.  It was pretty big.

On Halloween we made this witch to sit on the bench on our front porch.  She looked pretty real, so Gary put on a mask and got his screaming hatchet and sat next to her for a  picture.

A closeup of Gary and the witch.  The little kids loved the witch when they came trick or treating that night. Our favorite trick or treater was little Jack with his grandpa and grandma.

                                                      Look out, it's the Incredibles!