#prayforparis

#prayforparis

And then this happened on Facebook.

AND ANOTHER LONE PEAK STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

While the American Fork High School Band

gets all the state, regional, and national recognition,

the Lone Peak High School Marching Band

got some recognition of its own:

3A State Champions!

American Fork was the 5A State Champions,

as well as the

Bands of America 

Regional Champions.

Cousins and former students...Jacob & Liz Neves

Eva Neves Robb   Caroldean Neves   Liz Neves

Former student, Eva, is the Color Guard director of 

Mountain Crest High School

(and Utah State University)

Her color guard took 1st, and Mountain Crest took 2nd in state

Caroldean coordinated all the packing, and chaperoned.

Liz is a senior, and in the color guard.

LOVING VETERANS

WEDNESDAY WAS VETERANS DAY.

IT USED TO BE CALLED 

"ARMISTICE DAY."

IT WAS THE DAY THAT ENDED

THE "WAR OF ALL WARS."
(OR SO THEY THOUGHT)

WORLD WAR I.

I AM SOOOO GRATEFUL TO ALL

THE VETERANS WHO HAVE SERVED OUR COUNTRY!

MY SPECIAL VETERANS:

JACK BROWN...TEACHER AT ALPINE

JOHN POOL...TEACHER AT ALPINE

Jack:  VietNam & Pentagon  John:  Germany during Desert Storm

MARCUS FLORES...FRIEND FROM FFVF WORKSHOP

 Marcus:  Iraq
Marcus & wife, Deanne, were on their honeymoon when I met them


CLINT DRAPER...FORMER WARD MEMBER
DAD, CARL, WAS MY BISHOP 

Clint:  Iraq & Afghanistan

ERIC AUFFHAMER...STUDENT

 Eric:  Afghnistan
Oh, and the President of the United States

COLBY PARK...STUDENT AT ALPINE
MOTHER, HEIDI, TAUGHT AT ALPINE

 Colby:  Stationed in Italy
Captain at Fort Benning, Georgia


JOANNE SYKES...NEIGHBOR, 2ND COUSIN (ONCE REMOVED)

Joanne: Iraq & Afghanistan
Career Army

BRANDON VREELAND...STUDENT

 Brandon:  Afghanistan
(I can totally see him doing this!)

MITCH VREELAND...STUDENT

 Mitch: Afghanistan


JORDAN ROGERS...STUDENT

Jordan...Jordan is a commanding officer in the Marines, serving in of all places, Jordan

TOM WARNICK...STUDENT

 Tom: Iraq


BRYSON COOK . . . WARD MEMBER

Liz and David grew up in my ward!

Bryson:  United States Army Cadet Command (ROTC)


MONROE DAUWALDER. . . STUDENT AT ALPINE

Monroe:  United States Air Force Cadet


DANIEL HERTIG...STUDENT AT ALPINE
HIS MOM, JILL, TAUGHT AT ALPINE ...RIP, JILL

 Daniel:  Afghanistan


NATHAN BARNES...WARD MEMBER, RIP

Nathan: Iraq
350 West, from Bill Pierce's house, all the way north
(past Kevin and Donna Barnes's house) is named
Nathan Barnes Way


LANDON HENSCHIED...STUDENT, RIP

 Landon:  Iraq & Afghanistan
(wounded, but passed away from cancer)


My dad was stationed in Germany during the Korean War

My Great Uncle Jack was stationed at Pearl Harbor during World War II

Uncle Cecil was a fighter pilot during World War II

 I TOOK THIS PICTURE ON 7-6-12.  

IT WAS THE "MOONLIGHT & MONUMENT TROLLEY TOUR."

ANALEE & I WENT ON THIS THE DAY BEFORE OUR WORKSHOP STARTED.

"PRESIDENTIAL HOMETOURS OF VIRGINIA" 

THROUGH THE

FREEDOMS FOUNDATION AT VALLEY FORGE.

2015-2016 JAZZ SEASON . . . OPEN FOR BUSINESS

The 2015-2016 Utah Jazz are ready for their 36th season in Utah!

First big change?

The arena name.

The Jazz played 12 years in the old Salt Palace.

Then, this arena opened for the 1991-1992 season

as the Delta Center.

In 2006, the building was renamed the

Energy Solutions Arena.

Now, 2015, the new name is the

Vivint Smart Home Arena.

Money talks!!!

Swig has come to the building!

And right next to my portal!!!

Dirty Diet Coke and those pink cookies!

My name always appears on the screens for my birthday

on the home opener.

For some reason, I was left off!

I also miss President Monson being at all the games!

And then Lori came!

Phil's work game the suite tickets!

She sent me these pictures:

I thought Vivint Smart Home Arena

was a weird name.  Then I saw the new

name of the arena for the Phoenix Suns.

Talking Stick Resort Arena.

Guess ours isn't quite so bad!