AUGUST ALPINE ELEMENTARY RETIRED TEACHERS' LUNCH

The Women of Alpine Elementary

On Tuesday, August 20, we celebrated the start

of our 7th year of monthly retired lunches!

We always go the first day (even if it's not a Monday)

and we always go to the Blue Lemon in Highland.

Row 1:  Karen Peterson (1st & 2nd), Linda Dibb (1st, 2nd, & 5th),

Ruth Anderson (Kindergarten), Bonna Hanson (Media), Diane Durrant

(Kindergarten)

Row 2:  Cathy Tibbitts (1st, 6th, BYU Cohorts), Carolyn Hutchings

(1st, 2nd, & 4th), Cheryl Dominguez (4th, 5th, & 6th), Adonna Iverson (1st)

Diane Walter (Resource & 2nd), Mary Sampson (2nd, 4th, 5th, & Reading Recovery), 

Joy Alldredge (Kindergarten), Ann Mitchell (5th)

Some teachers transferred to other school, and had different

assignments.  These are their assignments while at

Alpine Elementary.

RIP:  Wayne McDaniel, Calvan Vance, Paul Thompson, Jane Boulter

MAY ALPINE ELEMENTARY RETIRED TEACHERS LUNCH

Mi Ranchito

Left to Right:  Brad & Cathy Tibbitts; Lane & Analee Wiser Brown;

Ann Mitchell; Loretta & Ken Stevens; Adonna & Sam Iverson;

John Pool; Cheryl & Rudy Dominguez; Carolyn & Lynn Hutchings;

Bonna Hanson; Joy Alldredge; Paige & Don Beckstrand; Diane Durrant

APRIL RETIREMENT LUNCH

OUR ALPINE ELEMENTARY RETIRED TEACHER'S LUNCH WAS HELD:

MONDAY, APRIL 29, AT CHUBBY'S IN PLEASANT GROVE.

THE FOOD WAS SOOOO GOOD, WE'LL DEFINITELY BE RETURNING!

THOSE IN ATTENDANCE WERE:

ME, CATHY & BRAD TIBBITTS, JOHN POOL, VICKY & JAY HAWS,

DON & PAIGE BECKSTRAND, ADONNA IVERSON, CHERYL DOMINGUEZ,

DIANE WALTER, AND ANN SEARLE.

WE ARE WRAPPING UP 6 YEARS OF DOING THESE LUNCHES,

AND I HAVE BEEN TO EVERY SINGLE ONE!

IT'S THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY MONTH!!!

THAT ONE FRIDAY NIGHT

Friday, November 16, 2018

My friend, Cathy, had another grandson get married.

Alema Tautu.

His mom and siblings went to Alpine Elementary.

He was at Shelley Elementary in 5th grade.

Alema & Becca

One of the "beautiful couples".  They were featured in

the Utah Valley Bride Magazine!

 

Brad & Cathy

The proud grandparents

The Tautu Family
I taught Telisa, to the right of the bride, and
Tyson, the missionary in the photo being
held by his mom.
Sae, on the right, played football for BYU.
(Rise & Shout)

My friend, Carolyn, and I were going to go to
the reception.  Her daughter, Stephanie (whom I taught
in 5th grade my 4th year teaching), went with us.
We went up to Timpanogos Highway towards AF Canyon
to get on Canyon Road from there, since a lot of
the lower Canyon Road was under construction.

It was about 6:05 p.m.
We were going through this intersection:

The light was green.
About 1/2 to 3/4 of the way through the intersection,
we were hit by a 2016 Red Toyota Tundra traveling west, then turning south.
For whatever reason, he turned into me, as I had the right of way.
(The right turning lane here takes you to Lone Peak High School
and the Mount Timpanogos Temple.)
It was easy to pick out the driver from the people
standing around . . . he was wearing a U of U hoodie!

I went to pick up my phone to call 911, but I couldn't see.
Apparently, my glasses flew off when the airbags came out!
So, I put on my prescription sunglasses so I could see.

Carolyn kept saying she dreamed of being killed in a car accident!
Oh, boy!  She also told paramedics that she was blacking out.
She has something (starts with a "V") that causes her to do that when injured 
or really sick.  Heidi knew what it was.

Steph called 911, then her husband.
I thought, "Who can I call?"
Reid, Laurel, & Chris were halfway to Phoenix
to watch their horse race.
McKay & Lori in Genola.  Camille & Mark in Salt Lake.
Ashley, Jon, & Kim in Saratoga Springs.
I thought of Mike & Heidi.  They live in Cedar Hills.
I called Mike's phone, it went straight to voicemail.
I started to call Heidi when Mike called me back.
Heidi said he wondered why I was calling, since I pretty
much only text.  She told him to call back.
They were on their way home from dinner.
He came up to me.  I was glad to see him.
Heidi stayed with me.  He drove home, and changed the
truck for the van, and put the kids in before returning.

While I was waiting, I text McKay & Lori to tell them.
It was a heads up to let them know that I probably
wouldn't be taking Haley to the BYU game the next day.
(McKay ended up taking her)
They left Cole to watch the girls, and immediately
came up to be with mom.

When the police came to my door, I still had my prescription sunglasses on.
I thought, "Oh, boy.  They'll think I'm drunk!"
Sunglasses in the dark.
They wanted me to roll down the window.  It wouldn't.
I already knew the car door wouldn't open.
I told them I couldn't find my glasses, so I put on my prescription
sunglasses so I could see.  I hoped they wouldn't think I was nuts!

They told me they would have to cut me out.
They opened the back door, which was ok, and put a
sheet up so I wouldn't get hit if glass flew.

When I got out, I saw my glasses on the floor!
They were fine!
That was a huge tender mercy!
My sunglasses broke in October.  Because I have a growth in
my eye, I have to wear sunglasses in the daytime.
My insurance didn't cover the sunglasses, because I had
gotten the new glasses in July.  
They only cover one pair a year!
They were pretty much brand new.

I also saw how bad my car was!
They told me not to look at it!
Seriously???

While waiting, I told the policeman that I needed to sit down,
because I can't balance well standing in one place for too long.
(I'm always first to receptions and viewings)
They said they'd put me in the engine.
No way could I climb up that high!
I asked to sit in the police car.  They hesitated, and said
no . . . the dog's in the car.
I told them I would just go over to the light pole 
and lean against it, in case they needed me!


Here's the lovely photos, from when Ashley and I
went to get my belongings out of the car:

Passenger side

My windshield

Oh, those airbags!

Inside

This is where they cut me out!

Impact

I did not go to the ER for awhile.  I was sitting in the car,
waiting to be cut out, while Carolyn and Steph were on
their way to hospital in an ambulance.
The policeman said to get checked out.  He said the truck
was so big, and had a lot of damage!
(One of the policemen knew Heidi, and was Ashley's age.
They grew up in the same ward.  I recognized his last name.)

Heidi, who is an RN, took me to the ER.
She was sitting behind me, while the doctor examined me.
She was trying not to laugh, as I was being felt all over!
My injuries were my right breast, which I think was caused by the
airbag; and left side of the abdomen where the seatbelt was.
Each day, the bruising gets bigger and darker!
(By the way, a lot of rips and tears in my clothing,
garments weren't touched!)

I never knew how much fun it is dealing with insurance!
I need a rental car!  Can't get one.
The guy's insurance company said they hadn't
heard his side of the story yet.
My car's value is $5700.
Not bad for owning the car for 10 years, and only
about 86,000 miles on it!

I got a rental car on Wednesday, the 21st.
A Nissan Crossover.
A whole new set of problems.

We spent about 10 minutes in the driveway on
Thanksgiving Day, trying to figure out how to turn
on the wipers.
Couldn't figure out how to open the little
door for gas.

On "Black Friday", McKay & Cole went with me
car shopping at Ken Garff.
After about an hour, Cole text Courtney
to rescue him!

The first car is the one I wanted.
A Chevrolet Cruze.

My first car was a Plymouth Sport Fury.
White.
7 years.
2.  Chevrolet Cavalier.
Navy blue.
7 years.
3.  Chevrolet Cavalier.
Dark red.
7 years.
4.  Chevrolet Cavalier.
Silver.
7 years.
5.  Chevrolet Cobalt.
(Cobalt replaced the Cavalier.)
Dark red.
10 years.

The 2 choices were white, and hot red.
They were going to trade with a dealership
in Salt Lake City the next day (Saturday)
Come to find out, they don't trade cars on Saturday.
(Good thing I didn't return the rental that day!)
Wasn't ready Monday.
Took the rental to the Jazz game.
Finally, they delivered my car on 
Tuesday morning.
2019 Chevrolet Cruze.
Gray.

My first car cost $2000!
This one . . . nope.
I have gone from just AM radio to a system
that when I connect to my phone, 
everything appears on my screen!

I don't want to experience this again!

ALPINE ELEMENTARY RETIRED TEACHER'S LUNCH

When I left our September lunch early to take mom to the

foot doctor, I said 2 things to those picking the October date:

If you want to go to Gardner Village for lunch

(and the "Witches") don't go on . . . 

1. October 15, Professional Development Day

2.  October 29, 2 days before Halloween

Of course, they didn't listen to me!

October 29 was the day!  

Don & Paige called me and said it was a 

90 minute wait!!!

I never got out of the car, because of how

crowded it was.  On a school day.

I think it was full of homeschoolers.

We decided to go to the

Midvale Mining Café.

I've been there once with Renae.  

It's her favorite!

Those attending were:

Cathy Tibbitts, Vicky Haws, Analee & Lane Brown,

Don & Paige Beckstrand, Diane Walter, and me.

1ST DAY OF SCHOOL . . . RETIRED TEACHERS LUNCH

Today is the start of the 6th year of our

Alpine Elementary Retired Teachers Lunch.

I have been to every lunch.

This is #61!

Attending were:

Joy Alldredge, Vicky & Jay Haws, Carolyn Hutchings,

Bonna Hanson, me, John Pool, Linda Western,

Mary Sampson, Cathy Tibbitts, Cheryl Dominguez,

Loretta & Kenny Stevens, and Don & Paige Beckstrand.

Our favorite principal, David Stephenson, also

came to visit, with Kimberly Bird from District office.

David brought us all a gift package:

cards, chapstick, and shirt with the district

theme for the year!

THE TRIO

Carolyn and Analee.

We had a great time going out to lunch on August 7

at Olive Garden.

It was great to catch up!

I taught with Analee for 8 years.  We've also been in the same ward.

Carolyn taught 5th grade with Analee at Westfield.

Carolyn was my roommate on a FFVF trip to

Boston, Lexington, Concord, and Fort Ticonderoga.

This was also the trip I was robbed on!

She was very helpful to me!

Carolyn's ex, Will, was my pharmacist at Smith's.

Unfortunately, he helped himself to all the drugs!

They're doing a good job of co-parenting their 2 boys.

It was a fun day!!!

MY FAVORITE TEAM

I HAVE TAUGHT WITH MANY, MANY PEOPLE!

I STARTED ON A TEAM OF 3 . . . ME, CALVAN VANCE,

AND ROGER OLSEN.

I ENDED MY CAREER ON A TEAM OF 3 . . . ME,

CONDITA WASHBURN, AND MATT GOFF.
IN BETWEEN, I TAUGHT IN TEAMS OF 3, 4, 4 1/2, 5, AND 6.

MOST OF MY TEAMMATES WERE VERY POSITIVE

TOWARDS ME.  I LOVED GOING TO WORK EVERY DAY

WITH TEAMMATES LIKE THEM!

THIS PHOTO IS OF MY ABSOLUTE MOST FAVORITE TEAM!

YES, WE ARE DRESSED ALIKE.

IT WAS "TWIN DAY."

CALVAN AND DON DRESSED ALIKE, RIGHT DOWN TO

THE EYEGLASS CASE IN THEIR SHIRT POCKETS!

THE WOMEN ALL WORE BLACK PANTS, THE

SCHOOL TEE SHIRT, AND A CUTE WOODEN NECKLACE

THAT ANN SEARLE'S DAUGHTER MADE FOR US!

THIS WAS SOMEWHERE IN THE MID-90'S.

(FRONT ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT . . . THEN BACK ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT)

1.  CALVAN VANCE

I TAUGHT WITH CALVAN THE LONGEST . . . 17 YEARS.

HE WAS MY FAVORITE TEAMMATE.  HE WAS EXTREMELY WISE,

CARING, WITY, HAD A DRY SENSE OF HUMOR, AND HELPFUL!  I ADORED HIS FAMILY!

HIS WIFE, MARGARET, IS THE BEST DIVINITY MAKER AROUND!

SHE WAS ALWAYS WILLING TO TAKE MY BYU FOOTBALL

TICKETS WHEN I COULDN'T GO!  

(OF COURSE, CALVAN WOULDN'T GO . . . BUT, WE KNEW THAT!)

HIS CHILDREN WERE DOUG, BLAIR, JODY, AND DEBBIE.

AND I LOVE THEIR SPOUSES AND FAMILIES!

DOUG:  BECAME OUR HEAD SWEEPER.  HE IS CURRENTLY THE

HEAD CUSTODIAN AT WESTFIELD EMEMENTARY.

HE AND JEANIE WENT ON A CARIBBEAN CRUISE WITH ME.

JEANIE IS AN AIDE AT ALPINE ELEMENTARY.

ASHLEY WAS A SWEEPER AND AN AIDE AT ALPINE ELEMENTARY.

CARSON WAS MY STUDENT AND A SWEEPER AT ALPINE ELEMENTARY.

GARETT WAS MY STUDENT AND A SWEEPER AT ALPINE ELEMENTARY.

ALL OF THE KIDS WENT TO A JAZZ GAME WITH ME.

CARSON, GARETT, AND THEIR WIVES WENT TO A JAZZ

GAME AS A WEDDING PRESENT FROM ME.

BLAIR:  BLAIR MARRIED LAURETTE VAN WAGONER, WHO

GREW UP IN MY WARD.

BLAIR IS A 3RD GRADE TEACHER OUT BY VERNAL.

JODY HEALEY:  JODY HAD TO HAVE A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT

WHILE I TAUGHT WITH CALVAN.  
HER BROTHER, DOUG, WAS THE DONOR.

JODY'S HUSBAND, RYAN, ATTENDED ALPINE ELEMENTARY.

HER SON, JASON, WAS A SWEEPER AT ALPINE ELEMENTARY.

DEBBIE: DEBBIE WAS MY STUDENT MY 4TH YEAR AT ALPINE ELEMENTARY.

SHE ALSO WORKED FOR MY EYE DOCTOR.

ON THE 24TH OF JULY AFTER I RETIRED, MARGARET AND THE ENTIRE

FAMILY INVITED MY MOM AND I TO THEIR HOME FOR A BARBECUE.

THREE WEEKS BEFORE HE RETIRED, CALVAN FOUND OUT

THAT HE HAD CANCER ON THE EARLOBE.  THE BOTTOM

OF HIS EAR WAS CUT OFF RIGHT AWAY.

THE CANCER HAD SPREAD.

CALVAN PASSED AWAY ON EASTER SUNDAY, 2000.

2.  DON BECKSTRAND

DON TAUGHT 5TH GRADE WITH ME OFF AND ON.  HE WENT

BETWEEN 4TH, 5TH, AND 6TH . . . RETIRING FROM 6TH.

DON MET HIS FIRST WIFE, MARLENE, WHILE SHE STUDENT

TAUGHT UNDER HEIDI PARK.  HER BROTHER, GLEN, AND SISTER

CARREN, WERE IN THE BAND WITH ME.

SHE TAUGHT 3RD GRADE AT SEGO LILY AND SNOW SPRINGS.

SHE PASSED AWAY A FEW YEARS AGO.

DON AND HIS CURRENT WIFE, PAIGE, ARE SERVING

AN LDS MISSION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF INDIANA,

TEACHING INSTITUTE AND WORKING WITH YOUNG ADULTS.

3.  JODY FASSETT KYBURZ

JODY WORKED AT ALPINE ELEMENTARY FOR 7 YEARS.

ONE YEAR WAS IN 4TH GRADE, THE REST, IN 5TH.

JODY WORKED IN THE SUMMERS AT TIMPANOGOS CAVE

AS A GUIDE.  SHE MET HER HUSBAND, KEN, WHILE DOING THIS.

I ATTENDED THEIR WEDDING AT THE MOUNT TIMPANOGOS TEMPLE.

JODY TEACHES 5TH GRADE AT SNOW SPRINGS.

KEN WORKS ABOUT 5 MONTHS OF THE YEAR AT YELLOWSTONE AS

A RANGER, AND THE REST AS A CUSTODIAN AT

TIMPANOGOS HIGH.

HE HAS ALSO WORKED AT PROMENTORY POINT,

WHERE THE GOLDEN SPIKE WAS DRIVEN.

JODY IS CURRENTLY HER STAKE PRIMARY PRESIDENT.

SHE SPENDS HER SUMMERS HELPING KEN AT YELLOWSTONE.

THEY HAVE GONE TO SOME JAZZ GAMES WITH ME.

4.  ANN SEARLE

ANN TAUGHT 1 YEAR IN 5TH GRADE WITH CALVAN,

PAUL THOMPSON, AND I.

THIS TIME, SHE JOB SHARED WITH DON.

WHEN DON WAS TEACHING, ANN SUPERVISED THE INTERNS

AT OUR SCHOOL.  WHEN SHE WAS TEACHING, DON DID

THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL STUFF.

I GREW UP IN ANN'S STAKE.

ANN HAS SERVED AS PRESIDENT AND COUNSELOR

IN EVERY ORGANIZATION IN THE LDS CHURCH.

SHE WAS THE STAKE PRIMARY PRESIDENT WHEN

I WAS IN A WARD PRESIDENCY.

ANN AND HER HUSBAND, LARRY, HAVE 8 CHILDREN.

SCOTT, GREG, JEFF, SHAUNA, STEVE, MINDY, BECKY, AND ANNETTE.
I KNOW ALL OF THE CHILDREN AND SPOUSES VERY WELL.
GREG & SHAUNA, JEFF & LEANN, AND STEVE & ALI LIVED IN MY WARD.
(STEVE & ALI TWICE!)
GREG'S WIFE IS SHAUNA VAN WAGONER. SHAUNA GREW UP IN MY WARD.
SHAUNA'S SISTER, LAURETTE, IS MARRIED TO CALVAN'S SON!
SHAUNA AND I SERVED TOGETHER IN A COUPLE OF CALLINGS TOGETHER,
MORE THAN ONCE!
WHEN SHAUNA WAS THE SACRAMENT MEETING ORGANIST,
I WAS THE CHORISTER.
WHEN SHE WAS THE PRIMARY CHORISTER,
I WAS THE PIANIST.
GREG & SHAUNA LIVED NEXT TO ME.
STEVE AND HIS WIFE, ALI LAMB (WHO WAS A STUDENT
AT ALPINE ELEMENTARY), LIVED IN THE SAME HOUSE
WHEN GREG & SHAUNA MOVED.
STEVE AND ALI JUST MOVED FROM MY CURRENT WARD,
AFTER BEING HERE A COUPLE OF YEARS.
ANN WAS MY ESCORT AT THE TEMPLE.
I ALSO ATTENDED THE SEALINGS OF MINDY, BECKY, AND ANNETTE.
ANN & LARRY SERVED AN 18 MONTH MISSION IN SOUTH AFRICA.

5.  ANALEE WISER BROWN
I TAUGHT WITH ANALEE FOR 8 YEARS.
WHEN SHE CAME TO ALPINE, HER HUSBAND, LORIN, WAS
WAITING FOR A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT.
HE WAS ABLE TO GET ONE, AND LIVED A FEW MORE YEARS.
SHE ALSO WAS A MEMBER OF THE
MORMON TABERNACLE CHOIR UNTIL SHE TURNED 60.
IT WAS GREAT TO GO TO THE CHRISTMAS CONCERTS
AND GET CD'S AS GIFTS.
WHEN ANALEE WAS IN COLLEGE, SHE TOURED
SOUTHEAST ASIA WITH THE USOS, ENTERTAINING THE TROOPS
IN THE VIET NAM WAR.
WHILE I KNEW ANALEE, SHE TAUGHT AT GREENWOOD,
ALPINE, WESTFIELD, AND FORBES.
I ATTENDED HER SON, JOSH'S WEDDING IN THE SALT LAKE TEMPLE.
THEY WERE MARRIED BY ELDER RONALD A. RASBAND.
HE WASN'T AN APOSTLE THEN, BUT WAS
JOSH'S MISSION PRESIDENT IN NEW YORK CITY.
HIS WIFE, MELANIE, IS THE GRANDDAUGHTER OF MY
HISTORY TEACHER AT DIXIE.  SMALL WORLD.
JULIE WISER KELLY WAS IN HER MOM'S 5TH GRADE CLASS.
I ATTENDED HER AND HER HUSBAND'S WEDDING AT
THE FALLS AT THANKSGIVING POINT.
EVEN THOUGH LORIN WAS ON OXYGEN, HE WAS
ABLE TO WALK HER DOWN THE AISLE.

ANALEE ALSO LIVED IN MY WARD AT TIMES.
SHE LIVED ONE CONDO COMPLEX OVER FROM ME.
WE WERE IN THE 11TH WARD TOGETHER WHEN SHE
FIRST MOVED IN.  THE NEXT WEEK, WE WERE DIVIDED.
AFTER 4 OR 5 YEARS, WE WERE BACK TOGETHER.
HER AND HER CURRENT HUSBAND, LANE BROWN,
HAVE SINCE MOVED NEAR THE TEMPLE.
I ATTENDED THERE WEDDING AT THE LITTLE
CHAPEL AT "THIS IS THE PLACE" PARK.
THEY TRAVEL.  ALOT!!!

EVERY ONE OF THESE PEOPLE WERE NOT JUST MY TEAMMATES,
BUT, THEY HAVE ALL MADE ME FEEL LIKE A PART OF THEIR FAMILIES!

RIP . . . MY DEAR FRIEND

Jane Boulter.
What can I say???
One of my greatest friends for the last 35 years!!!

I first met Jane in the 1981-1982 school year, my 2nd year of teaching.
She subbed once for me, and was the BEST!!!
I was thrilled when she was hired to teach 2nd grade!
She later taught 4th, 5th with me, and 6th.

Tutoring buddies
 Team member 
Substitute
Ukulele duet of"Sweet Violets" in the Faculty Frolics 
Temple escort for me along with Ann Searle the
first time I went to the temple
Movie friend
Dinner companion
Thanksgiving hostess
Christmas parties
New Years Eve parties
Chef Extraordinaire

Broadway Shows:
Les Miserables
Phantom of the Opera
Wicked

Roommate on trips to: 
Cedar City
St. George
Caribbean Cruise
New York City 
(Ann Searle was my roommate in San Francisco)

Temple Worker
Missionary
Retired Teachers Lunch

Jane's first year of teaching.
Front row, third from left.
Brian Page, Principal.
1982-1983

1983-1984
(Year 2)
A better picture.  Jane is to the right of Principal Roger Olsen.
This was the year that Jane and I did the first cross-age tutoring
 at Alpine Elementary!  

2004-2005
Last year of teaching.
Second row, next to Cathy.
Principal David Stephenson.

After retirement, Jane went on for many years to substitute
at Alpine Elementary.  She was my sub once for 5 weeks!
I had torn tendons in my foot (the beginning of my foot problems).
I talked to my students the day after Thanksgiving break.
I told them I was going to be gone until after Christmas.
I sent a letter home with the kids.  In the letter, I told
them that Jane Boulter would be the sub.
All of the parents were happy about that!  
I worked for 3 weeks on lesson plans, running off papers,
and I even had a Christmas Box with activities!
After Christmas, the foot doctor said I was not ready to return. 
 I was out another 2 1/2 weeks.  Jane had just said, "No Problem."
When I returned, I kept finding things around the room
and in my desk.  The kids said, "That's Mrs. Boulter's."
One student said, "She sets things down all over, just like you!"

Here are some pictures, in no particular order.
I screenshot some.  Others were on Facebook.

Jane lived most of her adult life in Alpine.
She loved to drive around it.



Jane, along with Ann Searle were my escorts at the
temple when I was endowed.
January 20, 1996

Some of my teacher friends at the Provo LDS Temple.
(Many more came, but didn't hang around after.)

Cathy Tibbitts and Jane, front.
Mary Baxter, Carolyn Hutchings, Linda Western, Ann Searle, me,
Vicky Haws, Adonna Iverson, Analee Wiser, Jennifer Levine.

We had "Olympic Fever!"  
(Actually, we were going to a Jazz game right before the Olympics.
The weather during the Olympics was the best!!!)

In front of the Salt Lake Ice Center

Jane took Carolyn, Cathy, & I on a tour of the
Church Office Building.  This was her mission.
We did this one day during our Christmas Break.

Top of the Church Office Building

Cheers.  First day of school lunch for retired teachers.

 Birthday singing time for Jane.

If I'm in a pumpkin shirt, and we're eating lunch,
it must be my birthday!
The "Fab Four!

Great picture at the first day of school lunch.
Cathy's mom joined us!

Trying to take a selfie without "Selfie Queen Carolyn."
(Carolyn & Lynn were on their mission in New Zeland)
Draper Temple

 Don Beckstrand's shower

First row:  Jane, Cathy Tibbitts, Vicky Haws, Jack Brown,
Jill Urish, Carolyn Hutchings, Mary Baxter, me.
Back row:  Diane Durrant, Adonna Iverson, Heidi Park, Diane Walter,
Paige Mecham (soon to be Beckstrand), Don Beckstrand,
John Pool, Ann Searle.

Cathy's grandson's Wedding

Cheryl Dominguez Retirement Dinner at her home

Ooops!
Archibald's at Gardner Village, 

Thank goodness Carolyn worked on her selfie skills!
Jazz game.

"Witches"

Christmas Dinner

First Day of School Lunch 
Blue Lemon
2017

Christmas at Don & Paige Beckstrand's home

Jazz game

First Presidency Devotional

Christmas Lunch at Ann Searle's home

Pioneer Day MoTab concert.
Favorite usher, Don.
He and his wife served as volunteer missionaries
at the LDS Conference Center.

Christmas Dinner

Ran into former student, Aaron Dominguez and his wife, Alyssa,
at a MoTab concert

TRAVELS

July, 1994
UTAH SHAKESPEAREAN FESTIVAL (and teacher workshops),
ZION NATIONAL PARK, ST. GEORGE, TUACHAN

TRAVEL BUDDIES:
Jane, Cathy Tibbitts, Carolyn Hutchings, 
Ann Mitchell, Cheryl Dominguez, John Pool

We took teacher workshops at the
Shakespearean Workshop in Cedar City.
We also got to see plays while we were down there.
The downer to this trip, was Jane got flat tires during
the night while we stayed there.

Since several in our group had never been there,
we decided to go to Zion National Park.

My favorite part, since I was a little girl living
in St. George, was the Zion Tunnel.
In college, "Tunnel Running" was a fad 
at night . . . not for me!

We went to Tuacahn, near Snows Canyon,
just outside of St. George.
When it first opened, they had an original musical
called "Utah", which we saw.  It was about settling
the St. George area.
We also had a dutch oven dinner there.
Now, Tuacahn has great broadway plays every summer,
and many concerts!
My former student, Eliza Payne, was in the Utah play.
Another former student, Ali Fisher, played Marta in
The Sound of Music.  
Both did it all summer long!

January 27-28, 1995
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

Travel Buddies:
Ann Searle, Cathy Tibbitts, Jane Boulter, Carolyn Hutchings,
Jennifer Levine, Linda Western and her 3 daughters:
Laura, Carrie, and Marie, Jill & Don Urish, Vicky Haws, and me.

We went on a whirlwind trip . . . which means less than 24 hours!
We arrived in San Francisco at 7:30 p.m.
We arrived the next day back in Salt Lake City at 6:00 p.m.
The purpose of the trip was to see the Broadway play,
"Phantom of the Opera."

I had some cute pictures of the trip on my board by my
desk at school, but couldn't find them after packing up.
So...enter Google!

We rode a trolley car until 1:00 a.m.
"Big Daddy" was our driver.
He'd never seen people have so much fun, so late at night,
and we weren't even drinking!

The next morning, we walked the entire length of the
Golden Gate Bridge . . . over and back!
This is my only original picture of the trip on this post.


We ate chowder in sourdough bowls, and went
shopping at Fisherman's Wharf.


We drove through Chinatown.

The city was soooo full of excitement!
It was Super Bowl Weekend!!!
There were pictures of the players on the sides
of buildings, especially our own BYU QB, Steve Young!
By the Golden Gate Bridge, there were floral arrangements
in the shape of the team logo.
Souvenir stands with 49ers shirts, pennants, etc. were everywhere!
And . . . the 49ers won, with Steve Young as the MVP.

April 24-May 2, 2004
WESTERN CARIBBEAN CRUISE

MIAMI, BAHAMAS, JAMAICA,
GRAND CAYMAN, MEXICO

TRAVEL BUDDIES:
Jane, Ann Mitchell, Cathy & Brad Tibbitts, Carolyn & Lynn Hutchings,
Jill & Don Urish, Heidi & Creighton (Heidi's son) Park,
Doug & Jeanie Vance

That's right!  We missed an entire week of school!!!
Our new principal, David Stephenson, was not too happy about it!
Ruth Anderson was my sub for the week.

FUNNIEST STORY ABOUT THE CRUISE
Corbin Wright, one of my students that year, was actually on the same cruise!
He started telling me in the fall that he was going on a
Caribbean Cruise in April.  I told him, "Me, too!"
He told me that there was no way we would be on the same cruise.
I kept telling him, "I'll bet we are!"
At the beginning of April, after I kept teasing and telling him we would
be on the same cruise, he brought in a paper his mom wrote
with the name of the cruise and ship, departure port, and dates.
I actually had my cruise folder in my file cabinet.
I pulled it out, looked at it, and showed him.
Exactly the same!!!
He just about DIED!!! 
 A cruise with over 4,000 people
on it and one of them is your teacher!!!
Before I left, I showed him the counter with all of the work
that was run off for the week.  I told him that he would have
to do all of the work when he returned, UNLESS, he found me on
the cruise and got a picture with me!!!
He found me before we even left the harbor!!!

I found him and his brother the first night in the hot tub.
I taught his brother, Trevor, about 8 years before.
He was going to the MTC about 3 days after we got home
to serve a mission in Cambodia.

I saw his family all the time on the cruise!
I even found out that his grandparents, who were with them,
lived just south of my house!
I saw Corbin run by when we were in Johnny Rockets,
but I never saw him again.  EVER.
We were in the same color group for our luggage to
be taken off the ship, AND we were waiting at the
Salt Lake Airport for our luggage to come off!
(He went with Trevor to the bathroom then).
Sooooo funny!
He was sooooo smart!
Served a mission.
Currently married.
University of Utah student.
Ventura Capital Analyst at University Growth Fund.


Miami


Miami Beach

 Cruise Ship
Royal Caribbean's Voyager of the Seas

Checking out the La Scala theater room on the ship

Chillin' at Coco Cay, Bahamas
Royal Caribbean's private island

Captain's Table
I guess he forgot to invite us!

Dinner on the ship

Dunn's River Falls

Our ship at Bahamas

Cruising past Cuba.  
10 years later, it would be open to all.
It was like it was frozen in time from the 1950's
when Fidel Castro became the dictator.

Mardi Gras Night after our day in Jamaica

Mardi Gras Parade on the ship

While the others went to swim with the stingrays,
Jane & I rode a boat out with a diver.
We then went to a glass bottom boat, and saw the
stingrays with the diver.


That one time Jane & I literally went to HELL!
Grand Cayman
(Probably not good for 2 temple ordinance workers to go there)

Turtle Farm

Seven Mile Beach
Grand Cayman

Our cabin stewards made fun towels for us.
This was a stingray, after our day in Grand Cayman.

Ruins at Tulum, Mexico
The crew


We asked to have an LDS tour guide.
Here are the 3 temple workers (Lynn, me, and Jane) in front of the temple.
Our tour guide was Limhi!

SPRING BREAK 2006
NEW YORK CITY
April 17-21

Travel Buddies:
Jane, me, Cathy & Brad Tibbitts, Vicky & Jay Haws,
Carolyn & Lynn Hutchings, Emily Memmott Olsen, 
Misty Killpack, Annalea Warwood, Marilee Bradley Brooks,
Sonya Allen (Marilee's roommate)

Manhattan LDS Temple


Jane, Vicky & Jay and I went to an 8:00 a.m. session
at the Manhattan Temple.  We saw the rest of these
coming in when we were going out!
(The others were a few minutes behind them)
The temple is on one side of the building,
while offices, chapels, etc. is on the other.
The Celestial Room is like a Broadway Theater!
It even has a little balcony!
The doorknobs has the Statue of Liberty torch!
It is across the street from Julliard.

Vicky, Jane, and Me
We are sitting in the median in front of the
Manhattan Temple.
It is all landscaped by the Church.

Statue of Liberty

Jane was sooo nice to me!
I tried to get us into a taping of the
"Late Show."  You could only get a group of 10.
We had 13.  It would be my luck that I wouldn't get
to go, when others did!
Thank goodness Jane knew her way around the city!
(Before "Map Quest" and "Google Maps.")
She walked with me, Cathy, and Carolyn to see the outside of the theater,
the souvenir shop next door, and "Hello Deli."
We also went to eat at the Carneige Deli.
What a trooper!!!

Outside during the taping, a black stretch limo was
sitting outside of the side door, running, with the
air conditioning on.
Out comes Michael Douglas!
The bottom picture is Biff Henderson, stage manager.
He is on the show a lot.

Waiting in the hotel lobby to head to the
Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.
Me, Lynn & Carolyn Hutchings, Sonya Allen, Jane,
Vicky & Jay Haws.

Going to the Statue of Liberty

Waiting for ferry.  It was sooo windy!

Me, Marilee, and Jane riding the subway to catch the
ferry to Long Island.

On the ferry to Long Island.
In between us is the Statue of Liberty.

The reason we went to New York City was to see Wicked.
Here are all of the teachers.

FUNERAL
May 25, 2018

These flowers were soooo funny!
The picture inside were of Jane's four grandchildren
using their electronic devices.
Grandma Jane just shrugs.

Flowers from the Alpine Elementary Retired Teachers

Funeral Program

The speakers represented Jane's 3 families:
Oakes & Boulter Family
School Family
Mission Family

It was a great reunion time at Jane's viewing and funeral.
We may have gotten a tiny bit loud.
But, we are family!!!
Those attending were:

Roger & Floris Olsen, Claudia Wasden Reid,

Paul & Jennifer Rasband, David Stephenson, Jack & Cheryl Brown,

Cathy & Brad Tibbitts, Ann Mitchell, Carolyn & Lynn Hutchings,

Dave Dimond, Cheryl & Rudy Dominguez, Lori Chadwick,

Vicky Haws, Adonna Iverson, Austin & Mary Ann Cowley,

Diane Walter, Diane Durrant, Linda Western, Jill Urish Henrie,

Analee Wiser Brown, Paula & Dan Ruesch, Bonna Hanson,
Ruth Anderson, Ann Searle, Makay Tautu, Telisa Tautu, Linda Dibb,
Loretta Stevens, Joy Alldredge, Jody Fassett Kyburz, Lorraine Lott,
Kathleen Rasmussen, and Maureen Wallace.

Some were unable to be there.  Heidi Park Norton and
Nancy Pope were on trips.  Don Beckstrand is on a mission.
Some have moved away.
And, unfortunately, a few have passed away.

We collected over $500 in donations.
This money bought flowers, and Paula Ruesch, librarian at Alpine,
is going to order a bookcase and books to place in the
library where Jane always used to sit.

This poem is the perfect way of how Jane
would be leaving us these words of wisdom:

We are all better people for having associated
with our beloved friend,
Jane Oakes Boulter.