Haley visit July

 We have a new library.  Today they had the public help move the books from the old library.  They are a short distance apart.  They wanted and got 300 people. 

You can see the line go up the stairs,  They moved the non-fictions section first and it is on the top floor.  They have reading places with comfortable chairs and you look out these wonderful windows.
The children's section in on the bottom floor and is a must 'see'.  We are so lucky.

 

                                            This is the line looking at the old library.

Chuck was the first one there that morning.  He was at the head of  line at the top of the stairs,  He handed his book to the library helper who then placed it on the shelf.  He was so proud to participate in this historical project.

Me and my dear friends from Lapoint, Sue and Martin Huber.  They brought 150 youth from the Roosevelt Stake as the EFY Day.  Sue and Martin helped give participants water and cookies while they were in line.  Afterwards they took their group to the Rec Center for pizza and swimming for the rest of the day.


Haley and children Rickey and Kiaya came one afternoon and then again the next morning to visit.  Chuck took them into the garage and made Kiaya a name plaque.  Ricky and he made a bird house that he took home with some bird feed to put in it when they got home.  I taught the kids how to play Rummikub.  They loved the game.  We hated to see them leave.                 

Webelos-Outdoorsman Activity badge July

Webelos of Pack 890, Glines Fourth Ward, came to earn their Outdoorsman Activity Badge.  Here the pledge ofAlleglance and prayer are through.  Ty Winn, Grayson Gothard and Colton Gardner are ready for instruction on how to make a peach cobbler in the dutch oven.

I am letting each boy add to the cobbler.  Karson Petersen is listening Cessie Caldwell, little Galvin Gardner came, too.  Landon Jones is just in picture.  I'm wearing the 'Thank You Apron'  the Pack gave us when we resigned from the Pack last year.  That ended my 54th year of being registered with the Boy Scouts of America.  Chuck had served 29 years since he was baptised.  He got his Eagle at age 14 in 1947.  Now we have them down whenever our help is needed.

                                  After the peaches were put in Grayson pours the cake mix. 

Jett Batty is adding another cake mix as we doubled the recipe.  We had a lot of people to feed.  We put the cake on first as it needed to cook while they were doing other things.  We had soap and water to wash before they helped with the cobbler.

Chuck is fixing the coals to cook the cobbler.  Behind him is where they practiced putting up a tent.

Now they are to learn how to start a fire.  Many had never put a match to tender to make a fire.  Colton is showing them how to hold the match so the flame will be at the end of the match, not burning upward to their hand.

Kathy Caldwell is helping instruct them.  Yvonne Cardner is helping put the hot dogs on a stick.  They are wrapped with a biscuit.

Padegimus is checking his out.  We all learned how to put them on.  Some were burnt and some were ugh!  But they ate them.

We had water, carrots and hot dogs.  Not a real healthy meal, but a learning one.  I'm sure they went home for something else.  The cobbler was hot and good, so the day wasn't so bad.

Dayton to Boise June

    I got to choose what I wanted to do for Mother's Day so now Chuck got to choose what he wanted to do for Father's Day.  When we would visit Earl, he would state that he wanted to see Grimes Creek.  Many people pan gold there.  His sister Jean and friend Jerry do that every summer.  We decided that we wanted to see that too.  We borrowed gold panning pans from Mike and went to Dayton to tell Earl that we'd take he and Dixie up there.  It is north of Boise.  Their sons Kevin and Kris work up there.  We had dinner with them the first night we were there.
   We had made revervations at a motel for a handicap room for them.  When we finally found the motel, behind a mall and it had been sold so there wasn't a sign on it, the rooms were on the second floor with no elevator!  It was on the west side of town and the boys lived close to each other on the east side.  So we started looking for a room near them.  We went to eight motels before we found two rooms on the ground floor.  Two groups were following us and we got the last rooms in that area.
   Earl can't sleep in a bed and the only chair was an overstuffed one.  We were hoping for a recliner.  He was ready to go home after three nights.  Our lastnight we got  together, in our room as it was bigger and shared snacks for our evening meal.  We had a good breakfast and lunch, then a snack for dinner.  We didn't find a restaurant that we were particulary happy with in our area.

We drove around town the first day before noon.  We found this huge park with Canadian Geese enjoying it.  Chuck got out to take a picture and they just sat there.  They are so used to people.  It is a good feeling to be close to nature.

 We went to the Train Station Museum, but it didn't open until 1 o'clock.  We were going to meet Kris at Hyde Park, the old section of Boise, for lunch.  We are such country folk.  We are used to getting a parking space with little effort.  We drove around the area three or four times before we edged into one.  Chuck had to straighten out my parking.  The streets are narrow, so if you stuck out very far, you could get hit!   We ate at a Mexican Restaurant on their outdoor patio.  It was shaded and was comfortable.  Afterwards, Kris wanted us to go thruough the old Prison.  We drove there and found that the entrance was over a quarter of a mile from where we had to park.  Earl couldn't go that far and I didn't want to.  Chuck checked it out for us.  We dicided that we didn't want to see an old prison let alone a  new one.  That is very depressing.  So we left.

 The next day we drove to Grimes Creek.  We didn't find Jean and Jerry as they had moved their camp.  Cell phone service didn't exist.  We went to the end of the Canyon and din't find a place for Chuck to pan for gold!  The area was being used or was private property.  We found that Placerville was close by so we went there.  We found this amazing cementary.  A caretake came there to check some water, he said.  Bet he was checking on us!  Earl visited with him while, Dixie, Chuck and I roamed the cementary.  The graves had elaborate headstones.  They must have cost a lot even in their day, but this was gold country.  The graves were mostly Swedish and Norway with a few Irish.

                         Dixie and I loved this one.  We wondered what their story was.

                                                  Many graves had fenses around them.

Chuck took this picture of Earl, Me and Dixie.  Some stones told how they had died.  I love old cementaries!  On our mission, in Elkton, Kentucky, we cleaned headstones on our PDay.

After we left there we went to Idaho City and had lunch.  There were only two cafes and a rock show was in town.  We had to wait for a table, but the service was good once we could order.  We ate outside, also.  After a long cold winter we enjoyed the sunshine.  We came back a different route and enjoyed the beautful mountains. Tomorrow we start home.  Earl wants to show us where he used to sell seman to dairy farmers.  It is on a side road from the freeway.  We will see the falls at Twin Falls.  We have had a great trip seeing different country and with good company

Boise to Dayton

 The next three pictures are taken on Hwy 30 going from Boise to Twin Falls, Idaho.  The area is called Thousand Springs Area.  The water seeps through the rocks and makes these beautiful falls.

We ate lunch at Cafe Rio in Twin Falls, then went to see the Temple.  It is very beautiful!

 As you drive along there are fields and it is very flat.  We make a turn and there is the road to go down to the falls.  There is an attendent there to take your money and make sure there is enough room for you to park down there.  The road is tiny and winding along the side of a hill.  Sorta spooky.  Then as you turn a corner-there is the falls!  A beautiful park has been made there and many families were enjoying it.  Some were picnicking. 

                                                      The falls are used to make power. 

 This is a close up of the top of the falls.  It seems that water just comes from everywhere up there as I didn't see a main streem.

It was a hot day and we do look frazzled.  We had been gone four days and Earl was feeling the trip. Of course Dixie took the picture and we forget to get her in one.  Sorry, Dixie!

June Escapades

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 We decided to make flower beds around our house.  The beds are 18 inches wide.  Chuck had to remove sod, add new top soil and edging. We planned to have a maroon plant and a white daisy in between.

 This  building is in front of The Daughters of Utah Pioneers. It is across from the temple.

 My mother, Fern Walkup Collett's grandfather helped build this building.  His name is John Jacob Slaugh.

                          Rueben Collett was my father, Howard S. Collett's cousin.

My grandmother, Ethelwynn Stringham Collett was a member of thre DUP.

Red Creek June

 Mike took us up to Red Creek by Jarvie's Ranch to show us where my grandfather Sylvanus Collett and Sarah (his first wife) lived.  Grandpa irrigated his farm by making locks into the creek to bring the water up to irrigate his fields. There is an outline of the cabin and part of the fireplace.  You can see the doorway.  It was a mighty small abode.  15 X 15 feet, maybe.  Next to the road enbakement it looks like a root cellar was there.  Mike says one of the locks is still there and has been cemented in.

 We are looking into the fields that were cultivated by him and now has gone back to nature.  They had the mountain to their back and a beautiful view in the front of the cabin.  In this picture you can see the fireplace.

 See Ron taking a picture of Chuck taking a picture!  He is quite a character!  Rocky Jr. Mike, Mark are by the grill.  I'm bent over fixing some food, George is in front of Mike's back, Colette, Ron, Patti, and Amber in the chair.  Remember these are candid pictures.

 The catcus was in bloom everywhere. 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                       Same group, different pose.

 Here's Amber!  She is molding the Hamburgers.  The food tasted so good.

Sorry, Colette!  We got yousucking on a straw.  Patti is wondering what's going on.  I'm dishing up something.  We had a great day, a little history, a little food and lots of camaraderie!