Monday, March 27, 2017

Easter Season 1983

We went to Provo for Easter. Great trip only it snowed real hard. The wind blew 100 miles an hour in SLC and Ogden. I went to the Dr.he told me I needed my hemmoroids taken out.
I gave a lesson to Quorum instructors in a Priesthood Leadership Meeting. I asked my home teacher Art Schaeffermayer and Matt Foley to give me a blessing. Brother Foley was mouth. He promised that my problems with hemmoroids would be corrected and I would resume my activities in a normal way. He gave me a special blessing conderning my work at Ver Jr. High School. It was an inspired blessing. I am very thankful for the Priesthood...

Great day Ryan turned 9 years old. It was Mothers day and Jamie was ordained a teacher by me. Bishop Reynolds and Brother Christiansen assisted.

It was the annual Elks Teen of the year award banquet. Dick Nourse of Channel 5 news fame was guest speaker. Darolyne and I shook his hand after the banquet.

Since last writing I have had one hemmoroid  taken out I go for my next treat treatment of 5 next week.
I was appointed assistant regional director for the UASSP for next year. I lost to a Mr. Bybee by 3 votes of getting the Middle School Representative for UASSP.  Scott Bowles and I went to SLC to do an accreditation of Kearns Jr. High School.
I took 40 of our faculty to Springville 2 weeks ago to the Middle School.

June 1983. A lot of things have happened. I am worse. Dr. Wilken found a fissure in rectal region and has slated me for a barium enema test of my colon. T say the least I am scared. Then I was released from the High Council, after 11  years on the High Council. They make a new stake, we are now in the Vernal Glines Stake. Stake President is Gayle McKeachnie. School ended and it was a good year. Scott Bowles left as my Vice Principal. I spent 3 days in Heber at a workshop. I was appointed to the State Commission on Excellence. I am representing the Principals from the State of Utah. The chair on this committee is Ted Capener

KC cut his toe and took 10 stitches. The next day he came down with a 104 fever. Robert Vincent and I gave him a blessing. He was up and at it the very next day.
Carl Childs was married her in Vernal and we went to his marriage.
Flooding in Utah. Here in Vernal homes on the Ashley Creek are being sandbagged. It is the end of June and the corn is only up 6 inches The last days are truly upon us.

I am now 38 years old.

The last few years have been pretty tough on me. The Jr High is a tough job let alone to have to go to double sessions. I think I have accomplished a lot though here at the school. The Lord has truly blessed me.

Christmas was very good my wife is a very charitable woman. She gives annonamously. In my job Mr. Nelson has gone to the High School. Mr. Gurneyh joined our staff as a vice principal.

My mot her has been sick again. In the hospital for a bleeding ulcer. She is a great mother giving her all for her children and grandchildren. Even though it is a meager little of money.

Whoops it is my 38th birthday. Yesterday was Vernal Jr. Highs' basketball tourney. Jamie played for the B team.

Superintendent Ellis told me the other day he has been thinking of putting me at the High School as its Principal. Scary, I hope that doesn't happen.

February, These days are filled with sickness. My hemorroids are really acting up. Friday Darolyne KC and I went to Salt Lake City to take the Libraries copy machine out. The day was a beautiful 50 degrees in SLC.
 Joey and Ryan are involved in YBA basketball and Jame finished his Park West skiing.
At work things are bad someone has taken $3900 from the vending machines since the first of the year.
I weigh 200 lbs. I know this is part of my problem
I went to Farmington today and gave a presentation to the Principals Group.
I have lost Waynne Gurney as Vice Principal and hired Gene Kirk.

Joey's 11th Birthday.

Joey turned 11 today. It is general conference. Joey got a walkman cassette player and a pacman watch for his birthday. My mother just had her gall bladder taken out at the age of  76.
Went to Payson over Indian Canyon, it was snowing really hard, a foot of snow on top of the pass.
Went Duck hunting with Ryan, that was really fun.
Halloween time.

Went to Denver on a Bus with people from the school district. We went to look at year round schools in Jefferson County, Colorado.

My mother is back in the hospital, Doctors think she might have had a stroke.

We went to Provo las weekend and got our car fixed so it won't leak oil. We also got it tuned and a motor put in the window $350 total but it works. That was on our Audi. Jamie went to Salt Lake to the Salt Palace to see President Reagan who was campaigning for Orin Hatch who is running against Ted Wilson. I have Ted Wilson posters in my front yard, I do like President Reagan though.I did a campaign spot on the local radio for Byron Merrell for county commissioner.

November. Opening day of the Pheasant hunt. We went out Mayberrys. Chance Mayberry shot two Pheasants. I got 3 shots off but no birds.
 I went to Salt Lake last week with Marlin Johnson and Jan Nelson.
My mother is 77 and says she is getting blood dots in the brain.
I went to Logan to meet with Professor Malcolm Allred about teaching adjunct for USU/

Thanksgiving today we ate at the Marshalls' today.
Last week Channel 4 did a story on our Double Sessions, so I was on there news program.

Last week we went and cut our Christmas trees there was a good 2 or 3 feet of snow.
Today we went rabbbit hunting. Jamie got two rabbits.

LeRoy Passes Away

August 1982 and beyond.
We went to Canada for LeRoys Funeral We traveled to Helena where we stayed at Motel 6. Then on to Great Falls where we went to some antique stores/. Then to Lethbridge. At the Funeral I gave the benediction and out at the Magrath Cemetery I dedicated the grave for LeRoy Dudley. In Canada I golfed in Magrath and at Crows nest Pass. I metal detected and found a lot of Canadian coins. I obtained quite a lot of antiques including a copper boiler and a round top trunk.The Lord blessed us on the trip, our truck is 10 years old and has 90000 miles on the engine. On the way home we stopped at Lagoon for the kids and went to Orem for a few days before heading back to Vernal. I am very grateful for my family especially my wife I am so fortunate to have her for my wife.

We had a High Council retreat at President Sowards cabin in the Uintas. I was asked to give a one hour talk.. The night before I went to Dripping Springs and spoke to a youth group from Ogden. The talk was around a campfire.  Then a day later I spoke at Vernal 8th ward conference...been a busy weekend.

Last week I had the chance to go to Provo and Salt Lake. KC is feeling better. His bowels are moving again.

August 28th. Last week I spoke on Charity at Vernal 8th Ward. Then gave an honor to andy Merrell as he got his Eagle. School starts Monday.The corn and tomatos are on. the Lord has truly blessed us.
We bought a 1978 Audi 5000.. I hope we like it.

Double Sessions is on and going. 8th and 9th grades in the morning and 6th and7th grades in the afternoon. I am the Principal for both. Jim McCoy is Assistant Principal for the Middle School and Scot Bowles is the Assistant Principal for the Junior High School.

The Boyacks came down to stay, Joyces' arthritis flared up so they went home early. Yesterday I got another load of wood from the Uintas that is 2 loads this year.

This week Bishop Morrill was crushed to death, he was the bishop of the Jensen Ward. I attended the funeral, Stan Allen gave the talk.

September. First freeze. Tony Woodhouse. Sister Sargeants second husband died in an auto accident .

We now have 1600 students with 59 teachers in double sessions. School is going better than ever.

We sold our 1979 Cutlass Supreme to the John Bushs' for $4700.

Friday, March 24, 2017

June 1982

Last night Bishop Reynolds and I went to the Eddingtons and gave their daughter a blessing.

Our house was egged two nights in a row.  The blessings of being a Jr. High Principal in Vernal, Utah.

Went fishing on the opener went to Red Fleet and steinaker,, Got 4 trout.

Brother Charles Beede and myself went down to the Stake Farm and helped irrigate.

Jamie was set apart as the Deacons President Great Honor.

Ryan played t ball for the Yankees he played pitcher.Joey played in the mustang league for the Pirates he played first base. Jamie played Pony league for the Braves he also played first base.

Our house and car was egged twice

I spoke in the Naples first ward. I spoke about the Book of Mormon. We are getting ready to go to Snowmass, Colorado for a week to and ECA conference. Last week we met as School Administrators in the District.

We spent 4 days in Snowmass out side of Aspen, Colorado. Great Conference. We went to a broadway play, The Voice of a Turtle. Went to Aspen shopping. Went Golfing at the Snowmass Country Club. We went up to the Maroon Lake. This is gorgeous country. Before we left our neighbors the Rassmussens were robbed of $1000. They caught whoever was doing it.

I forgot to mention KC took his  first steps in Snowmass, Colorado, he is a real cutie.

I have been going to Yard sales. I got two fly fishing outfits for $20 2 sleeping bags $20 two letterman jackets for $ 2

Darolyne and I went to a community concert, Classical Guitarists the Jensen Woodbury Duo. They were really good. We are getting ready to go to Canada. I just read the book Self Renewal by JohnGardner. I well speak at the Young Adults Fireside tomorrow night.

November 1981

Big Event... I just got my first pheasant., I got it in Stan Wheelers corn field in Jensen.

Bonnie Behunin an Aet Teacher at VJH is really sick with Diabetes and may have to quit.

Stake Conference, Steve Romney gave a talk. He praised me in behalf of bringing him back to the Church. The compliment is due to the Lord for which I am grateful.

Had Thanksgiving at Nelsons, they took us rabbit hunting the next day.

December. Went goose hunting on Sunshine Ranch, Steve Romney go a goose, we cleaned it and wouldn't eat it so we put it in the garden for fertilizer.

kI sppoke to a mutual age group a fireside in Jensen.

I found some writings and other things from my Grandpa Hansen. He was the Stake Clerk in Uintah stake for years up to his death. When I was in the High Council room I looked through some of the records and found a box of my grandfathers personal things.I found out among other things he was the Justice of the Peace. I still have that box in my possession.

January 1982

Suffering from stomach problems.
Christmas was the best ever. I got a metal detector. Darolyne an excercycle, Ryan a bicycle, Joey a guitar and Jamie a tape player, and KC a stuffed dog.

I am up to 200 pounds.Need to lose 20 pounds.

My mother age 76, came down to Vernal and stayed with Nelson. She has had a bad case of high blood pressure. My brother Bob and Steve Olsen gave her a blessing. She went to the Dr. after a week and he said you are cured. The blessings of the Priesthood

Today I start teaching Elementary Education 301 as an adjunct for Utah State University.

My 37th birthday. Joey gave me 2$ and an a card. Ryan gave me a card. Jamie forgot Darolyne gave me 2 shirts and a pair of slacks. My mother called it was a good day.

My Uncle Von Lee Childs Sr. died in Gunnison. He was my Dads half brother.

Today a wired a house in Maesar for Kevin Eddington. It was a $90,00 house. It was fun to do that again. I was an electrician in Seattle when I was 21 years old.

Last week I went to St. George to Secondary Principal Meetings. I wen with Jan Nelson and Bill Caldwell.

I spoke at General Priesthood Meeting I felt it was a good speech on  Priesthood.I was blessed to deliver my speech.

 The School Board is considering Split Sessions for Vernal Jr. High.

March 1982. I got the Type B Asian flu. 14 days of feeling rotten.

We went to Orem and did sealings in the Provo Temple. While in Orem, we went to Mark Marshalls missionary farewell. He is going to South Carolina.

We are remodeling our home by building a living room out of or carport.

A custodian at school is threatening me to get a lawyer because he says I am harassing him. I used our attorney of Uintah School District. Later I had to let the custodian go.

The School Board voted to go to split sessions at the Jr. High School for next year.

General Conference. Missionary service was cut from 24 months to 18 months. I have been figuring out the schedules for next year, we will have 1500 students and 59 teachers, 10 cooks 5 custodians 3 aids 3 secretaries 2 vice principals and myself 83 of us.

Ryan turned 8 years old today. He had his birthday party at the Roller Skating Rink.
He was baptized at the Vernal Utah Stake Center by Hal Marshall his cousin. I and my brother were witnesses.
Sunday I confirmed him and blessed him Those in the circle were: John Robbins, Bishop Reynolds, Eldon Buckalew, Bob Vincent and Art Schaefermayer. Darolyne bore her testimony on Sunday at Sacrament Meeting. She has a great testimony.