tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86429154907830496552024-03-18T20:46:32.540-07:00Wilhelm's ThoughtsThis is a place for my history, my poetry and my thoughtsBilly Wardlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662970743545171897noreply@blogger.comBlogger575125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642915490783049655.post-52917615590699191422023-08-29T18:10:00.002-07:002023-08-29T18:14:51.308-07:00Stars Wars Playbill<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihMt-i27Ba3twf3ITJUbBQIC0hYC39rCoDnyOGaJL-0M6QiQgapQTVcuZF25kRYKZPeqn3qWVYo5R4e6M8ldl8s0Dt1rjPXNU8rjcuxvRNzfpm7QnY8X4ITj9STrAQpYJM3lm3PhHOQYzz8B3UQ1KMf8V4O1M1ngdG_k7sExdIkwyw341uoavfg2HeWCQ/s1713/Scan%205.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1155" data-original-width="1713" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihMt-i27Ba3twf3ITJUbBQIC0hYC39rCoDnyOGaJL-0M6QiQgapQTVcuZF25kRYKZPeqn3qWVYo5R4e6M8ldl8s0Dt1rjPXNU8rjcuxvRNzfpm7QnY8X4ITj9STrAQpYJM3lm3PhHOQYzz8B3UQ1KMf8V4O1M1ngdG_k7sExdIkwyw341uoavfg2HeWCQ/s320/Scan%205.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgToSKsz5A8kVfmvhFm0LpPfXfSvsMEyUoQMdWRPOAddZcEBmIWZGoio6q5GQaGbOz-8lmBIH3H5J0BV3bfcBbcylwG_xb3V1sR3dN3aofSDeAEEIKXGNxu1vE2mwS80FaOzumhfaNjFFUxa0z69yRuamakS1W8z50IWIhKSNH-whPFJC8MkeC1Smv_5gU/s701/Scan%206.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="527" data-original-width="701" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgToSKsz5A8kVfmvhFm0LpPfXfSvsMEyUoQMdWRPOAddZcEBmIWZGoio6q5GQaGbOz-8lmBIH3H5J0BV3bfcBbcylwG_xb3V1sR3dN3aofSDeAEEIKXGNxu1vE2mwS80FaOzumhfaNjFFUxa0z69yRuamakS1W8z50IWIhKSNH-whPFJC8MkeC1Smv_5gU/s320/Scan%206.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKr0YTEJh9oGQd0VBR5zE0uLyYkvWJ7-QK-hHlGf50QL0LNHZgimtfcZ0xYhdbkX9k0kpuRh2bkqkpu9_fZ3R93b48b87E0r83Vn3A9igBZ-5bjWTWLgCw_VmZgv7cRPRoIAjaZEZXXpkcGD9wmDAD367LRQU2pC7SQabw5hvMp52kP3CgWePaRqZikq0/s2330/Scan%207.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1170" data-original-width="2330" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKr0YTEJh9oGQd0VBR5zE0uLyYkvWJ7-QK-hHlGf50QL0LNHZgimtfcZ0xYhdbkX9k0kpuRh2bkqkpu9_fZ3R93b48b87E0r83Vn3A9igBZ-5bjWTWLgCw_VmZgv7cRPRoIAjaZEZXXpkcGD9wmDAD367LRQU2pC7SQabw5hvMp52kP3CgWePaRqZikq0/s320/Scan%207.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> After not being allowed to see movies; our mission president gave us permission to see Star Wars as it was a cultural phenomena in the United States. We were given a week to attend; and since it included two P-days I attended twice. I remember we had to ask them to turn up the sound because the had subtitles for the Spanish speaking customers and would turn the sound down low. I was in Don Torcuato at the time, I think with Elder Freeman. After seeing the movie and then started buying the Star Wars cards from the local kiosks. I had quite a few, but I don't think they made it home with me.<p></p>Billy Wardlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662970743545171897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642915490783049655.post-70682056184649149602023-07-12T10:48:00.000-07:002023-07-12T10:48:11.577-07:00My Rant Prompted by the Movie "Sound of Freedom"<p>I don't know if this movie has all the technical merit of an academy award winner. In fact because of politics I can assure everyone it will not receive any nominations. However I left the theater angry. Little children are being exploited for the sexual pleasure and enrichment of others. It seems many just turned a bind eye; or even oppose people talking about this problem. Disney owned the rights to this movie and sat on it until the rights were purchased by Angel Studios.</p><p>The lead character quotes a scripture during the movie from Matthew 18: <span class="verse-number" style="background-color: #f7f8f8; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Ensign:Serif", McKay, "McKay ldsLat", Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", "Palatino Bold", Palatino-Bold, Pahoran, "Pahoran ldsLat", "Noto Sans Myanmar", NotoSansMyanmar, SaysetthaldsLao, NotoSerifTamil, serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 0.9em; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">6 </span><span style="background-color: #f7f8f8; font-family: "Ensign:Serif", McKay, "McKay ldsLat", Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino-Roman, Pahoran, "Pahoran ldsLat", "Noto Sans Myanmar", NotoSansMyanmar, SaysetthaldsLao, NotoSerifTamil, serif; font-size: 18px;">But whoso shall </span><span style="background-color: #f7f8f8; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Ensign:Serif", McKay, "McKay ldsLat", Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino-Roman, Pahoran, "Pahoran ldsLat", "Noto Sans Myanmar", NotoSansMyanmar, SaysetthaldsLao, NotoSerifTamil, serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">offend</span><span style="background-color: #f7f8f8; font-family: "Ensign:Serif", McKay, "McKay ldsLat", Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino-Roman, Pahoran, "Pahoran ldsLat", "Noto Sans Myanmar", NotoSansMyanmar, SaysetthaldsLao, NotoSerifTamil, serif; font-size: 18px;"> one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and </span><span class="clarity-word" style="background-color: #f7f8f8; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Ensign:Serif", McKay, "McKay ldsLat", Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", "Palatino Italic", Palatino-Italic, Pahoran, "Pahoran ldsLat", "Noto Sans Myanmar", NotoSansMyanmar, SaysetthaldsLao, NotoSerifTamil, serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">that</span><span style="background-color: #f7f8f8; font-family: "Ensign:Serif", McKay, "McKay ldsLat", Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino-Roman, Pahoran, "Pahoran ldsLat", "Noto Sans Myanmar", NotoSansMyanmar, SaysetthaldsLao, NotoSerifTamil, serif; font-size: 18px;"> he were drowned in the depth of the sea.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #f7f8f8; font-family: "Ensign:Serif", McKay, "McKay ldsLat", Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino-Roman, Pahoran, "Pahoran ldsLat", "Noto Sans Myanmar", NotoSansMyanmar, SaysetthaldsLao, NotoSerifTamil, serif; font-size: 18px;">My anger comes from this: Our government, who should be doing all they can to protect children does just the opposite. The government has lost about 100,000 children entering our country illegally. Our southern border is wide open which allows cartels to use the border for their human trafficking, including minor sex slaves. Why did Joe Biden refuse to finish the southern border fence or secure the southern border?</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #f7f8f8; font-family: "Ensign:Serif", McKay, "McKay ldsLat", Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino-Roman, Pahoran, "Pahoran ldsLat", "Noto Sans Myanmar", NotoSansMyanmar, SaysetthaldsLao, NotoSerifTamil, serif; font-size: 18px;">Our government is also insistent on promoting the transgender ideology--to the point of insisting that men be allowed in women's restrooms and doctors be allowed to harm children with puberty suppressing drugs and sex change surgeries, also known as "genital mutilation."</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #f7f8f8; font-family: "Ensign:Serif", McKay, "McKay ldsLat", Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino-Roman, Pahoran, "Pahoran ldsLat", "Noto Sans Myanmar", NotoSansMyanmar, SaysetthaldsLao, NotoSerifTamil, serif; font-size: 18px;">I do not know what the agenda of our executive branch is; but if you are for children then you have to be against this administration. If you are for women's sports, you have to be against this administration. If you are for women you have to be against this administration. It is time to go back to common sense with regards to some of these things. And I am not a homophobe because I do not want men in women's sports, locker rooms or restrooms. Why do men insist on being in the women's restroom? </span></p><p><span style="background-color: #f7f8f8; font-family: "Ensign:Serif", McKay, "McKay ldsLat", Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino-Roman, Pahoran, "Pahoran ldsLat", "Noto Sans Myanmar", NotoSansMyanmar, SaysetthaldsLao, NotoSerifTamil, serif; font-size: 18px;">Men who participate in women's sports are not heroes. Any medals or awards they have won in doing so should be forfeit. They have access to other sports venues. </span></p>Billy Wardlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662970743545171897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642915490783049655.post-37781570823878108682023-02-07T23:10:00.003-08:002023-02-08T06:26:30.445-08:00Weldon Second Grade Picture in the Paper<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3abUG4-Mh7H0nc28B8nR6u8pfIHPLe0mPF9d9sKZJ81JjTkwb3dSFJonBoI42fqwoANwpOtYeeD4rnt5_BcOyIM8TUBw8yMplGSpA47zd4MpnJHLb4ppgtRqgBkRj9AqX_J28irwd7OzUsjyWdod9pdWCLVWwlAm5jP1L8aTfHm5qNz56yH9Is3KK/s1226/Scan.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="1226" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3abUG4-Mh7H0nc28B8nR6u8pfIHPLe0mPF9d9sKZJ81JjTkwb3dSFJonBoI42fqwoANwpOtYeeD4rnt5_BcOyIM8TUBw8yMplGSpA47zd4MpnJHLb4ppgtRqgBkRj9AqX_J28irwd7OzUsjyWdod9pdWCLVWwlAm5jP1L8aTfHm5qNz56yH9Is3KK/s320/Scan.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span face="Verdana, Ayuthaya, HanaMinBFont, sans-serif" style="color: #333331; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-line;">The Othello Outlook caption reads: MRS. BUCK'S SECOND GRADERS point proudly to their bulletin board asking all about Halloween. The children enjoy the artwork, and delight in the results of their handicraft as can be seen by their attitudes and poses in the picture. It was published Nov. 1, 1962. I was in kindergarten which was held at the high school while second grade was at the elementary school. Weldon is the second from the left.</span></div><br /><p></p>Billy Wardlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662970743545171897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642915490783049655.post-63609627549374915572023-01-13T21:00:00.002-08:002023-01-13T21:00:14.800-08:00Friday Night Nightmare Theater<p> Growing up I always looked forward to Nightmare theater. It was on after the news--so you had to stay up pretty late. The mostly showed old horror movies like Frankenstein or Dracula movies. There was one about a wax museum, and the creature from the lagoon. It was a good time, and often kept me awake and tell the local station went off the air. Friday the 13th was especially fun, because then you got a double feature. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT-VkgJZoAFbBOZuEnSXN3jqHjQGHiW3uH_XNJoYHwIGAMRYU9mBe0rW85Cu2pxPz9UU_yS38p2c1VbOaHcwH59JHXmthAgJ2zvyn71coi68idkAS71jGtLBo9NQNElqjP5YW7TI6hTDkE0IYKkari-T6BQnEI4wFLBMhoqL_ro0m7GbGgeqKGTDNR/s267/download.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="188" data-original-width="267" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT-VkgJZoAFbBOZuEnSXN3jqHjQGHiW3uH_XNJoYHwIGAMRYU9mBe0rW85Cu2pxPz9UU_yS38p2c1VbOaHcwH59JHXmthAgJ2zvyn71coi68idkAS71jGtLBo9NQNElqjP5YW7TI6hTDkE0IYKkari-T6BQnEI4wFLBMhoqL_ro0m7GbGgeqKGTDNR/s1600/download.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Billy Wardlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662970743545171897noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642915490783049655.post-57547454362691757192022-12-25T06:20:00.004-08:002022-12-25T08:46:57.438-08:00Christmas Carol: O Little Town of Bethlehem<p> </p><div class="post-header" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><div class="post-header-line-1"></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8977953556787321134" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px 0px 0.75em;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">Please see The Carols We Love: The "Story Behind the Story of Twenty-two Classic Christmas Carols, Daniel Partner, Barbour Publishing, Uhrichsville, OH, 2002.</span><br /><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;">David McCullough tells the story of this carol, "Phillips Brooks wrote "<a href="http://bwardlehistory.blogspot.com/2016/12/book-review-in-dark-streets-shineth.html" style="color: #5588aa; text-decoration-line: none;">O Little town of Bethlehem</a>" in 1865 after he visited the Holy Land and Bethlehem. He wrote it as a way to remind himself of his trip. A few years later he asked Lewis Redner to put the poem to music. Redner felt like a failure, until Christmas Eve, and the melody came to his mind like a revelation, waking him from his sleep." </span><br /><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;">This is a nostalgic view of the first Christmas, and then of subsequent Christmases. It concludes with a personal prayer, telling us how to find Christ today. Come to us! Abide with us!</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">4. O holy Child of Bethlehem, </span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Descend to us, we pray; </span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Cast out our sin and enter in, </span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Be born in us today.</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">We hear the Christmas angels</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The great glad tidings tell:</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Oh, come to us, abide with us, </span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Our Lord Emmanuel!</span><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"> </span><br /><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVrj7-w5haQySUvkC1Lp-sevcrv_9ED78AlMjkpq0vFEuFKcSrZRo-nD5bY2PDWRc5vNl3vXmrmOSgyvD3yHCZqY9fwjQ5kpBRKPXdppN3HsYX1COX86DXZpFqrV5s-nUJB363KYdMaQzv/s1600/is-2.jpg" style="color: #5588aa; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVrj7-w5haQySUvkC1Lp-sevcrv_9ED78AlMjkpq0vFEuFKcSrZRo-nD5bY2PDWRc5vNl3vXmrmOSgyvD3yHCZqY9fwjQ5kpBRKPXdppN3HsYX1COX86DXZpFqrV5s-nUJB363KYdMaQzv/s320/is-2.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 4px;" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8977953556787321134" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px 0px 0.75em;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHKORmpW4Cg" target="_blank">Here is the Nat King Cole</a> version</div>Billy Wardlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662970743545171897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642915490783049655.post-44086777240178439252022-12-19T10:07:00.000-08:002022-12-19T10:07:15.542-08:00Christmas Carols: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">Please see The Carols We Love: The "Story Behind the Story of Twenty-two Classic Christmas Carols, Daniel Partner, Barbour Publishing, Uhrichsville, OH, 2002.</span></p><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-1899708379063655570" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px 0px 0.75em;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">The Piano Guys have a very nice version of this song. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO7ySn-Swwc" style="color: #5588aa; text-decoration-line: none;">This song </a>was first written in Latin in about 1200. It was sung in monasteries for vespers as part of advent. It has five verses, but each verse calling the Lord by a different name, imploring him to come. The names are: Emmanuel (God with us), our Wisdom from on high, Our Lord of might, Rod of Jesse's stem, Key of David, Dayspring from on high and Desire of nations. In using these different names, it points to different aspects of the Savior, who is God, who gives wisdom and shows the way, who is the descendent of Jesse and David, and holds the key to the kingdom of God, he chases the darkness away, and we yearn to come onto Him.</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuqgBzROr6BiN7n6UCrX_eOmCK4N08zMyDcIYXA1y1gHQk4knDnr_-LtYE-UJLO5FODAfgvZ3IWZ2hXEJpQGisb9pkOUf-DHZtMXU72mCJsb4bzHu1i0Nn__dOLORxn4ruJ0cx_Zewx9RU/s1600/th.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #5588aa; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuqgBzROr6BiN7n6UCrX_eOmCK4N08zMyDcIYXA1y1gHQk4knDnr_-LtYE-UJLO5FODAfgvZ3IWZ2hXEJpQGisb9pkOUf-DHZtMXU72mCJsb4bzHu1i0Nn__dOLORxn4ruJ0cx_Zewx9RU/s400/th.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 4px;" /></a></div>Billy Wardlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662970743545171897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642915490783049655.post-72089999302889732892022-12-18T21:18:00.002-08:002022-12-18T21:18:32.116-08:00The Carols We Love: We Three Kings<p> </p><div class="post-header" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><div class="post-header-line-1"></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-9145418412749826929" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px 0px 0.75em;">Please see The Carols We Love: The "Story Behind the Story of Twenty-two Classic Christmas Carols, Daniel Partner, Barbour Publishing, Uhrichsville, OH, 2002.<br />"<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Uqf-E44aEc" style="color: #5588aa; text-decoration-line: none;">We Three Kings</a>" is the most memorable work of John Henry Hopkins Jr. who was a church man and music teacher for the most part. He did publish a book of carols, another book of poems, and the biography of his father, a prominent Episcopalian priest. "We Three Kings" is prominent for its message. The story of the Three Kings is found in Matthew chapter 2. The number of kings is not given, but they brought gold frankincense and myrrh. There is a verse describing each of the gifts, and then a conclusionary statement: "King and God and sacrifice." The gold represented Jesus as king, the frankincense as God (it was used in the temple) and the myrrh told of his final sacrifice. Myrrh was used in embalming. You can access my sons and I singing this for a ward party in Manteca through the link.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVDgNS9dMlEbUOIHbLHc7T7_EDiaX7zvooA9KWKaPORiiTEhZUsWtDXB_ro2TclG5nZDcuuPRXqxADONW2opAvoqtVC5qxOoJP4-0W-mVqWC375ggwLnPPYWgiyREjK71ZaZlh7OprWGmV/s1600/hqdefault.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #5588aa; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVDgNS9dMlEbUOIHbLHc7T7_EDiaX7zvooA9KWKaPORiiTEhZUsWtDXB_ro2TclG5nZDcuuPRXqxADONW2opAvoqtVC5qxOoJP4-0W-mVqWC375ggwLnPPYWgiyREjK71ZaZlh7OprWGmV/s400/hqdefault.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 4px;" /></a></div>Billy Wardlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662970743545171897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642915490783049655.post-38302426334231192832022-12-18T19:28:00.004-08:002022-12-18T21:19:05.172-08:00The Carols We Love: Away in a Manger<p> The Carols We Love: The "Story Behind the Story" of Twenty-Two Classic Christmas Carols by Daniel Partner, Barbour Publishing, Uhrichsville, OH, 2002.</p><div class="post-header" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><div class="post-header-line-1"></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-7480136117054548238" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px 0px 0.75em;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YWZ6U-7Wy_E" width="480"></iframe><br />The Carols We Love by Daniel Partner, Barbour, Uhrichsville, OH, 2002.<br />This is one of my favorite carols. There are so many versions. Here I sing combining several different versions. This carol is credited to Martin Luther, but this book explains more likely written by J.R. Murray as was published in his Dainty Songs for Little Lads and Lasses in 1887. He entitled it Luther's Cradle Hymn. <br />This song simply tells the Christmas story, but then adds a prayer at the end. It is beautifully done. Tony is featured in the movie.</div>Billy Wardlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662970743545171897noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642915490783049655.post-24631688973169830342022-12-13T20:53:00.003-08:002022-12-14T05:51:16.912-08:00San Jose Community Artwork<p> </p><div class="post-header" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><div class="post-header-line-1"></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-3801640404929151853" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px 0px 0.75em;">I worked in San Jose for nearly 28 years and these are some of the things I saw around town while commuting or just walking. This set includes a metal horse, and a San Jose Sharks mural. The horse is on Bascom Ave. close to San Carlos, and the mural is close to the San Fernando light rail station. And then a few from the downtown area, including statue from the front of the art museum, Quetzalcoatl statue and a mural in the down town area. Then below a series of children's sculptures from Guadalupe Park. And lastly some murals along The Alameda.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhT8JhWvJgDgch1FJSC28aMKNeu3y3WexLuGnOxT0TNTwsqU_CeNh4p8BS-dsR1KK-aQHAen4JWkrok0JtQrbi1D8I79ZOcgXNwngPJjN1kMUeOqYE_ehVld0LKnuXOU6OaJ5KrjhvDuzx/s1600/IMG_1240.jpg" style="clear: right; color: #5588aa; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhT8JhWvJgDgch1FJSC28aMKNeu3y3WexLuGnOxT0TNTwsqU_CeNh4p8BS-dsR1KK-aQHAen4JWkrok0JtQrbi1D8I79ZOcgXNwngPJjN1kMUeOqYE_ehVld0LKnuXOU6OaJ5KrjhvDuzx/s320/IMG_1240.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 4px;" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHliOSxhyphenhyphenNs5lB1DOjKa0dJWX72M1NdZgitxXtefyjj0IkcQl_LqdZ4xqfmwbabNDWRnURC4K5QE4VM-M8SWQB1sWfHeYzgVRYK0KWJcJ3Hwuwjc3UGP36x-240COroj5XCxsTIJv47qQX/s1600/IMG_1238.jpg" style="color: #5588aa; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHliOSxhyphenhyphenNs5lB1DOjKa0dJWX72M1NdZgitxXtefyjj0IkcQl_LqdZ4xqfmwbabNDWRnURC4K5QE4VM-M8SWQB1sWfHeYzgVRYK0KWJcJ3Hwuwjc3UGP36x-240COroj5XCxsTIJv47qQX/s320/IMG_1238.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); 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margin: 0px 0px 0.75em;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">With my new work location sometimes I walk the Alameda to get to the train station. This sends me past Recycle Books which is a fun place to stop. I am becoming more familiar with The Alameda. I have observed a couple murals of note and enjoy the stores. Unfortunately Schurra's Chocolates has closed. </span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFOsac-qfFI4EcavE97WVBfpGEm_NqoHvR6w_M-dM7hFI8ux3fPtJEDG6ei-CE7Bs8rbtaMUWPzlm5DI8HXTHbtGmN-K7idywz7F12jcGy_ivi8IPley_u5GSHjrRpAAXv-yNMSyaU8HuT/s1600/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_e1e5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #5588aa; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFOsac-qfFI4EcavE97WVBfpGEm_NqoHvR6w_M-dM7hFI8ux3fPtJEDG6ei-CE7Bs8rbtaMUWPzlm5DI8HXTHbtGmN-K7idywz7F12jcGy_ivi8IPley_u5GSHjrRpAAXv-yNMSyaU8HuT/s320/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_e1e5.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 10.4px;">This is on the side of Recycle Books</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJTB0b2sWS82d-e5yOBfH1pXMnZqGafdtl3SyuDt8L30rWj9YJ77VkdHSo-xjeZG9NfA330zXuxH6q2wdwIZAomlvRkBkLu9ok7lOHpV_LohA1r7UUvlFwfdY-lnNWDMuRbHFlpjavxA0v/s1600/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_e1e8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #5588aa; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJTB0b2sWS82d-e5yOBfH1pXMnZqGafdtl3SyuDt8L30rWj9YJ77VkdHSo-xjeZG9NfA330zXuxH6q2wdwIZAomlvRkBkLu9ok7lOHpV_LohA1r7UUvlFwfdY-lnNWDMuRbHFlpjavxA0v/s320/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_e1e8.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 10.4px;">Across the street on the side of a small store</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4_CkXi-8LEgJ0XhHuQnCUKBWeRKVrqiXvu263I6fudfAm4gsprqZ-oVu29r1drYJ3tU9EwzuR3NEjqaTGoKQMvmTq70L3ZxbJ0Ur9LXOE-btGNXbTHXMA3ZnPKLB6lwXg5KWJDrLkNC65/s1600/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_e318.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #5588aa; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4_CkXi-8LEgJ0XhHuQnCUKBWeRKVrqiXvu263I6fudfAm4gsprqZ-oVu29r1drYJ3tU9EwzuR3NEjqaTGoKQMvmTq70L3ZxbJ0Ur9LXOE-btGNXbTHXMA3ZnPKLB6lwXg5KWJDrLkNC65/s320/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_e318.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 10.4px;">Behind Whole Foods</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div></div>Billy Wardlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662970743545171897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642915490783049655.post-31462613181878128392022-12-11T08:05:00.004-08:002022-12-11T08:05:31.326-08:00Booklet: A Christmas Dress for Ellen: Thomas S. Monson<p><br /></p><div class="post-header" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><div class="post-header-line-1"></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-4005935707528440100" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px 0px 0.75em;">This is a story from President Monson, the master story teller. It is adapted form the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=296DZMIxizI" style="color: #5588aa; text-decoration-line: none;">First Presidency Christmas Devotional 1997</a>. Christmas stories always choke me up, and this is no exception. It is because people are so willing to sacrifice for the benefit of others. This is about a family living in Canada, who had no prospects for Christmas, or for even having Christmas Breakfast let alone presents. Mother had sent a letter to her sister living in Idaho with a list of their needs, at the request of her sister. The citizens of Malad, Idaho sacrificed to meet those needs. However no package had arrived in Canada. father had been to town, and stayed until noon checking the railway and the post office. However, sacrifice was not over. The packages arrived late Christmas Eve at the post office. The postman, George Schow, was going to leave the delivery until after Christmas. However, after prayer, he felt he had to go, even with the snow, and the distance. His own horses were worn out, so he borrowed horse and sleigh, and took his oldest son with him. They would not arrive until after 3:30 a.m. Mother was still awake, worrying about her children. It was five before they started the trip back to town, to arrive around noon. They wore the husband's clothes for the return trip after warming theirselves by the fire. Their own clothing was wet and cold. This gave mother just a few hours to set everything out for Christmas. When the children woke they smelled bacon cooking for breakfast. Ellen was last to wake, as she knew they would have no Christmas. However, she found a red Christmas dress.<br />That is what Christmas is about.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_W5JmchWA5lqcj4ncQqo6246B4PvUfRlHB_8T7IzCuojmeLWy5ptkdNyPsKK2_x2iqBo6NYibUhq0CSIL-w2HX-6DnH7MqKkfysdmgNxqQE8Qj37Cwvcz-_NahUKDhHZj4P2-UCv_IFwF/s1600/is-1.jpg" style="color: #5588aa; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_W5JmchWA5lqcj4ncQqo6246B4PvUfRlHB_8T7IzCuojmeLWy5ptkdNyPsKK2_x2iqBo6NYibUhq0CSIL-w2HX-6DnH7MqKkfysdmgNxqQE8Qj37Cwvcz-_NahUKDhHZj4P2-UCv_IFwF/s320/is-1.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 4px;" width="320" /></a></div>Billy Wardlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662970743545171897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642915490783049655.post-87015098827441889542022-11-29T20:29:00.003-08:002022-11-29T20:30:06.599-08:00Another Hyrum loss: Brother Dorigatti<p><br /></p><p>I noticed the <a href="https://www.hjnews.com/obituaries/dorigatti-james-lee/article_cd48d7b2-5769-5b48-90fd-4e279c25966e.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share&fbclid=IwAR1f-9XKPySSlYWdkp0HslNXTI7o29rFVkkiklAs204teY0qG_K6MO4GRaA" target="_blank">obituary for James L. Dorigatti </a>in the Herald Journal through Facebook. There was a time I travelled considerably with Brother Dorigatti. The second year my brother coached at Tintic High School, his son Richard transferred to his school and played for him. They had a good team and made it to the state championship. Anyway, often I would travel with Brother Dorigatti in his Pontiac Transam. One time we travelled to Rich County for a game. He told me how he had started his career there and the influence he had reducing the number of teen pregnancies. We travelled elsewhere. He told of his niece being murdered by Ted Bundy.</p><p>I took classes from him at Utah State University. I took Old Testament from him. He actually made the old testament interesting. He was very good at telling stories.</p><p>We also maintained a relationship with the entire family, and visited in their home. Charlie and Richard were the same age. They played basketball and football together. His wife Ingrid, worked for the Athletic department at Utah State University. She would often get us tickets to a game. I was aware of her tragic death in a three-wheeler accident. I was not aware he remarried. The obituary informed me of this.</p>Billy Wardlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662970743545171897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642915490783049655.post-78699294141168666812022-11-24T07:40:00.001-08:002022-11-24T07:40:21.243-08:00The Funniest Thanksgiving Bowl Movie<p> </p><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; color: #cc6600; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18.2px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0.25em 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 4px;">Family Thanksgiving Turkey Bowl 2015</h3><div class="post-header" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><div class="post-header-line-1"></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8164010121669588010" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px 0px 0.75em;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RMcN0hIv8Zs" width="480"></iframe><br /><br />Sheri almost makes the play; but not quite. Miranda recorded this. One of our funniest family videos.</div>Billy Wardlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662970743545171897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642915490783049655.post-85683072145438055282022-11-21T19:21:00.000-08:002022-11-21T19:21:33.029-08:00Turkey FarmBilly Wardlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662970743545171897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642915490783049655.post-70539798025935965532022-11-21T19:20:00.001-08:002022-11-21T19:28:06.313-08:00Picking Beans<p> When I was fairly young, maybe eighth grade, I took employment during the summer at picking beans for different farmers in Hyrum. I think my mother or father arranged for the job. I worked with my siblings. This was a job where you were paid by the amount you picked. There were those that were faster at getting the weight, but they were not ver thorough at getting all the beans. I always worked with pole beans. I worked at several different fields and for different farmers. It took a lot of picking to make even a little money. I am pretty sure this is my first of any type of employment.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi25A2RputKCjO8vqUsKSdecxzwiOXECRvfRp7mQcAXVfT1sXi1b09KeMM4P9pvZ9rE-P6lJ0fd6JqF3k7ux_ypuNoc-8TUbMjpBS_vF8jiz9_9ispq52QtAVX3YM8st3NFIuz26nRc0HRYgZljgRlnSqapPn_KTR_yGshadgsMNwOXHPkCcULaqbvY/s275/download.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi25A2RputKCjO8vqUsKSdecxzwiOXECRvfRp7mQcAXVfT1sXi1b09KeMM4P9pvZ9rE-P6lJ0fd6JqF3k7ux_ypuNoc-8TUbMjpBS_vF8jiz9_9ispq52QtAVX3YM8st3NFIuz26nRc0HRYgZljgRlnSqapPn_KTR_yGshadgsMNwOXHPkCcULaqbvY/s1600/download.jpg" width="275" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Billy Wardlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662970743545171897noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642915490783049655.post-79392938010744750712022-11-21T13:05:00.000-08:002022-11-21T13:05:29.463-08:00Art: Pablo Picasso by Hans L. Jaffe, Harry N Abrams<p> </p><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: #66bb33; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 30px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;">Art: Pablo Picasso</h3><div class="post-header" style="background-color: #66bb33; color: #997755; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.8px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><div class="post-header-line-1"></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-1506573434699968767" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: #66bb33; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 568px;">Pablo Picasso by Hans L Jaffe, Harry N Abrams, Publishers, New York, 1983.<br />This is the second <a href="http://mmboebillywardle.blogspot.com/2016/11/art-i-like-picasso-museo-picasso-de.html" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration-line: none;">Pablo Picasso book</a> I have gotten from the library. I must admit, sometimes I get his art, and sometimes I don't. He was very prolific in terms of the number of projects he finished every year. This book seems to have a couple of themes. One is women with their breasts exposed. However, these pictures are often done in a distorted style. The other is the dove of peace. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXfxMSAqqc8rR69irtT55KSzj4Wsox6lINK-qyaqnk8Pb14vyrBl2NKMnMdq8oSGnB5jnoT4c5rR8ZFBsdt02BaTe1Myqmr6dAJ5FPxcuoNaGbbgQD_65OSGHcOv3I-1yC0UY_ttF-ruM/s1600/is-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXfxMSAqqc8rR69irtT55KSzj4Wsox6lINK-qyaqnk8Pb14vyrBl2NKMnMdq8oSGnB5jnoT4c5rR8ZFBsdt02BaTe1Myqmr6dAJ5FPxcuoNaGbbgQD_65OSGHcOv3I-1yC0UY_ttF-ruM/s320/is-6.jpg" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" width="256" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUa6HVrgODrYEuSYZnKT_3JiGMbLjuzMuk3C3NQmkdCSx68Sb7EqJ5SEMjmOmpQQVOM53bCbWSfqwql5w0LhC9fBcXaRGxky25liWD1HUmbTboC9Y-pLLwJ09SUXrGWmRD6oe_itBo1dw/s1600/is-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUa6HVrgODrYEuSYZnKT_3JiGMbLjuzMuk3C3NQmkdCSx68Sb7EqJ5SEMjmOmpQQVOM53bCbWSfqwql5w0LhC9fBcXaRGxky25liWD1HUmbTboC9Y-pLLwJ09SUXrGWmRD6oe_itBo1dw/s400/is-4.jpg" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggVpOJEDeQ1CcLM4isyVKWvFMzq8YcPMA2aIBaxDw8H5yaIA0hV0jgvt9w9rR_luZgpcyQmDrDIOU68qgmxget4xqAc_VC9hQGbpwkEgWNMytJvV1JRGojb1jMq_nIFAoGlF6JTfqwXdI/s1600/is-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggVpOJEDeQ1CcLM4isyVKWvFMzq8YcPMA2aIBaxDw8H5yaIA0hV0jgvt9w9rR_luZgpcyQmDrDIOU68qgmxget4xqAc_VC9hQGbpwkEgWNMytJvV1JRGojb1jMq_nIFAoGlF6JTfqwXdI/s400/is-5.jpg" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig2jAY6pm9jO1KJTczptrp5PWlM5MYDPHdxnE9uCavCpMgcyvKftg0kZA-0un_VGZ_ccjuBksqjARbjM-qcDDTcq_Y5LndQZ1cNr7c1-cFrd4hROnsIqhkNMWMjbIeLkIzCCAKjbEwTI8/s1600/is-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig2jAY6pm9jO1KJTczptrp5PWlM5MYDPHdxnE9uCavCpMgcyvKftg0kZA-0un_VGZ_ccjuBksqjARbjM-qcDDTcq_Y5LndQZ1cNr7c1-cFrd4hROnsIqhkNMWMjbIeLkIzCCAKjbEwTI8/s320/is-2.jpg" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" width="255" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqeB_vo2803ZMR4blBLPzDgQQdMtdMUUrpJ-qVlzaYEJOZ18Nnz5bRFiy0uNv94uvPniCtD_h5Ajilu_6YQZUpgw-G2WKuy8z6yH_6Nvxmxu28u6SCKVBb5zd9ExKHBLC77DmN6rAOk9U/s1600/is.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqeB_vo2803ZMR4blBLPzDgQQdMtdMUUrpJ-qVlzaYEJOZ18Nnz5bRFiy0uNv94uvPniCtD_h5Ajilu_6YQZUpgw-G2WKuy8z6yH_6Nvxmxu28u6SCKVBb5zd9ExKHBLC77DmN6rAOk9U/s320/is.jpg" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" width="231" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCl2NEccS03b0dExTV2pDzPXSnJpNt1jJuXBi7DpVA8F6E5ysQMFI8MjaI0an6Ou12pWcDKIVYK_ZHbT3gOBTNaAPKHAzWSSkb-FT4DK8w_mBiPdN8C30rwFDXUoMyzb8A49N5XCQL3I/s1600/is-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCl2NEccS03b0dExTV2pDzPXSnJpNt1jJuXBi7DpVA8F6E5ysQMFI8MjaI0an6Ou12pWcDKIVYK_ZHbT3gOBTNaAPKHAzWSSkb-FT4DK8w_mBiPdN8C30rwFDXUoMyzb8A49N5XCQL3I/s320/is-1.jpg" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" width="236" /></a><br />If there were a third theme it would be portraits, but distorted to be unrecognizable.</div>Billy Wardlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662970743545171897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642915490783049655.post-35637216719093267422022-08-29T09:05:00.002-07:002022-08-29T09:05:23.160-07:00Carbondale Earthquake. 1968<p> The earthquake in Carbondale was Saturday, November 9, 1968 at 11:02 a.m. The epicenter was on the Cottage Grove Fault which was about 35 miles to the east of Carbondale. This earthquake was one of the most widely felt earthquakes in the history of the United States. It was felt in 23 states and over an area of 580,000 square miles. </p><p>I remember being outside our apartment in Carbondale when the earthquake took place. We had a small apartment but it did have a washer and dryer inside. The washer was off balance and would really shake during the sin cycle. I thought that it was the spin cycle of the washer when the earthquake struck. However I realized it was more than this as I was outside where you wouldn't feel the washer machine. It also lasted longer than the spin cycle. It was just a shaking of the ground, but not so intense as to be threatening, which lasted about 60 seconds. .</p><p>The earthquake was 5.4 on the Richter scale. There were no fatalities from the quake. Although there was some damage. It was felt in Chicago were some chimneys fell. The gateway Arch in St. Louis shook. Most of the damage was confined to Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee. The city worse hit was McLeansboro. The high school was damaged with broken windows and cracks in the walls of most of the classrooms. This is where Jerry Sloan attended school and played basketball. </p><p>Most reactions to the earthquake were similar to mine. On person said my shoes were shaking, but I was not shaking in my shoes. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkP0hBO1ggqR6HFcRkVF51P0OXDt8tSGijFHDIeiW0bBIG8rk2PPP0e0dV44yvBJhaOESmAOl0RAZLF4_cvnPJcrD3Hd_dqqD5pepvVY5LdWZlm9RR707cErfut49fAVzzU_ZWHrKVxuAQYfPltE1u13vJYMFqp5G93bK44voysK4JnFAZfYVhY0MD/s260/260px-1968_Illinois_earthquake.svg.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="238" data-original-width="260" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkP0hBO1ggqR6HFcRkVF51P0OXDt8tSGijFHDIeiW0bBIG8rk2PPP0e0dV44yvBJhaOESmAOl0RAZLF4_cvnPJcrD3Hd_dqqD5pepvVY5LdWZlm9RR707cErfut49fAVzzU_ZWHrKVxuAQYfPltE1u13vJYMFqp5G93bK44voysK4JnFAZfYVhY0MD/s1600/260px-1968_Illinois_earthquake.svg.png" width="260" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Map from Wikipedia</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Billy Wardlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662970743545171897noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642915490783049655.post-58883289520011475732022-08-20T14:37:00.024-07:002022-08-22T17:30:57.348-07:00My Trip to Carbondale, Illinois<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL5DQ9Irpd37pY_d2KLX_tzaArwpC384y376x9QRpmdKvWlTWEb3E6CX7C1uqxk6YIGdemoH40J06_MRPaGQRKtT17P74jo55k2TlbxBLvqthe-uie6a0YYnPwOxI3sOmlReSNCLRmCPk7m6-SXsTNqRV4_1BcC2rg5RfGnU2SwnGgOvf8cUX9o5eH/s2016/IMG_0656.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL5DQ9Irpd37pY_d2KLX_tzaArwpC384y376x9QRpmdKvWlTWEb3E6CX7C1uqxk6YIGdemoH40J06_MRPaGQRKtT17P74jo55k2TlbxBLvqthe-uie6a0YYnPwOxI3sOmlReSNCLRmCPk7m6-SXsTNqRV4_1BcC2rg5RfGnU2SwnGgOvf8cUX9o5eH/s320/IMG_0656.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Campus Lake; I could not find swimming place</td></tr></tbody></table><p>For my fifth and sixth grades we lived in <a href="https://whilhelmsthoughts.blogspot.com/2010/12/carbondale-homes-and-schools.html" target="_blank">Carbondale, Illinois.</a> My dad's first job after graduating from the University of Denver with a Masters in Library Science was at the library in Carbondale at Southern Illinois University. We lived there for two years, 1967-1969, arriving just before school started and then returning to Utah just before school started again. <a href="https://whilhelmsthoughts.blogspot.com/2012/10/a-moving-experience-by-connie-fornoff.html" target="_blank">We moved from Hyrum, Utah to Carbondale</a>, a 24-hour drive. <a href="https://whilhelmsthoughts.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-big-move-by-ileen-wardle.html" target="_blank">Mom drove the car </a>and I remember that some how we found ourselves in East St, Louis and mom was worried about all the traffic, and the people of African American descent. We were coming from Washington and Utah and were use to just a few people of color instead of just about everyone. </p><p>Upon arriving at Carbondale we moved into a home on S. Emerald Lane. We attended Parrish Elementary School. We arrived in the late summer and were not use to the humidity. We would try to beat the heat at <a href="https://whilhelmsthoughts.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-illinois-years.html" target="_blank">Campus Lake</a>. I remember they had lifeguards, and a swimming skills test to see if you could go to the raft were you could dive or jump into the water.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIaT618QpHNuezBxJ7OOlutUmYon9SkgG3KIVdXlw6mTp2xgV830bFB4dKXkdqdrpCKD-XJVEb25hPIcXOU6jybCXtKYNwCZt6s_HDNft3b5AqjxnLdG9OP-sH-OkBQM0HU4RZrgm9ozBi3qJbDJL7b7xqVi0NyYzjuhVnHaSlP55eAELkKGbPjapo/s2016/IMG_0625.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIaT618QpHNuezBxJ7OOlutUmYon9SkgG3KIVdXlw6mTp2xgV830bFB4dKXkdqdrpCKD-XJVEb25hPIcXOU6jybCXtKYNwCZt6s_HDNft3b5AqjxnLdG9OP-sH-OkBQM0HU4RZrgm9ozBi3qJbDJL7b7xqVi0NyYzjuhVnHaSlP55eAELkKGbPjapo/s320/IMG_0625.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkTlHUVIbNnvvqaIKyBIMuPotA5jE3JjFuOkkYtvx4KG1ccKglva8AjsMRYs789dSTfDTpc7ucNElRqJxS5gcp55KPqE8EfKYKlZxlfxQg9Mt91KMHKAMrzhzEKpEg5-7hYMGHYcSy01MQZWgJuot6lGePot_x6lB9FLlzRtdjohW8ssJQbVMZMSte/s2016/IMG_0627.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkTlHUVIbNnvvqaIKyBIMuPotA5jE3JjFuOkkYtvx4KG1ccKglva8AjsMRYs789dSTfDTpc7ucNElRqJxS5gcp55KPqE8EfKYKlZxlfxQg9Mt91KMHKAMrzhzEKpEg5-7hYMGHYcSy01MQZWgJuot6lGePot_x6lB9FLlzRtdjohW8ssJQbVMZMSte/s320/IMG_0627.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this and following pictures are Parrish School and playground<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I remember my teacher was elderly. I was in a play at the school and pretended to be pirate who lost his neck bone. It was a Halloween play. The bus would take us a long way around to get to the school. However if you were willing to jump a creek it was really a very short distance to the school; Over the creek and through a park. Sunset road goes over the creek now; but when we lived there it did not and you had to go all the way around.</p><p>A short walk to the end of our street was a shopping center where there was a Krogers and a Woolworths. There was also a McDonalds. The place where we spent a considerable amount of time was a slot car racing track. In fact they had two or three. We never participated for lack of funds but we would often go and watch. Sometimes the races would go for a long time. One time someone was ready to win when he crashed his car. </p><p>On time shortly before we moved, a bunch of community kids were playing. We pretended we had a rope and were stretching it across the rode. There was no rope but we were pretending. We got some cars to come to a screeching halt. One time an older kid acted all official and said there was a hazard ahead. </p><p>Our second year in Carbondale we moved to Evergreen Terrace, married student housing. However the apartment wasn't ready on time; so we lived for a couple weeks in the <a href="https://whilhelmsthoughts.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-elevator-by-charlie-wardle.html" target="_blank">high-rise apartments</a>. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE8-vVH6I_uSeJI8pvLhKUCS3RPmX1_-6mWi8bC44K8QdDWhOFYgWJ7Y44Wd42ki6p_7kwVNEN92Xg7uNynM3r2YywCLb_87Ty11q_mbQ8n3apw94qb4o2FovVpOXDS4D5r00ZOeOxURMWn-F3IEHfWKciIEa2AdAvqUXYQrvX48eOQs726l9PchPC/s259/download.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="259" data-original-width="194" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE8-vVH6I_uSeJI8pvLhKUCS3RPmX1_-6mWi8bC44K8QdDWhOFYgWJ7Y44Wd42ki6p_7kwVNEN92Xg7uNynM3r2YywCLb_87Ty11q_mbQ8n3apw94qb4o2FovVpOXDS4D5r00ZOeOxURMWn-F3IEHfWKciIEa2AdAvqUXYQrvX48eOQs726l9PchPC/s1600/download.jpg" width="194" /></a></div><br /> Evergreen Terrace was a housing complex which was being built. There was a basketball playing place. When we first moved there the grass hadn't yet taken so the basketball hoops were in the middle of a mud field. Bob and Dan McKess also moved into the complex. We played a lot of basketball. Dan was so into basketball he would hang from the Jungle gym trying to get taller. Bob was in fifth grade and Dan in fourth so they were younger than me as I was in sixth.<div>We had plenty of neighborhood kids for playing. One local became part of our Boy Scout Troop. One African American boy we called Speedy Gonzalez because he was so fast. We would play football at the park next door. They also had a baseball field. My mom was swinging there and somehow fell with her fingers caught in the chain, which caused her arthritic pain after that. The swing is no longer there. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLZBgfJ7SGIy2Itppc3rcwGB8hQEteX9X01p6EyA9kdqZv4htmbNT2Uo4wz44U_fRPTxIb8ZzL0A0my_VYyghtq31Fq9Hto6zmPlvLAYf3rDV0uwLm1uU1OSJbVJZdSQIqUCNfURUcDxWOVVRfKoOaPqtlt62HmvZRPjqytW6BE8XU1bm8w2UPmW8p/s2016/IMG_0637.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLZBgfJ7SGIy2Itppc3rcwGB8hQEteX9X01p6EyA9kdqZv4htmbNT2Uo4wz44U_fRPTxIb8ZzL0A0my_VYyghtq31Fq9Hto6zmPlvLAYf3rDV0uwLm1uU1OSJbVJZdSQIqUCNfURUcDxWOVVRfKoOaPqtlt62HmvZRPjqytW6BE8XU1bm8w2UPmW8p/s320/IMG_0637.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">our apartment on the bottom floor.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD7PCmcPgTnGwOiaEiIYz1E0kfFfNUqGY1l7EfDnx_TQVYJ7wSfbojjd5v3NG8D9bzb5ruil1iOd3yJELGcNKLVGdX4NCPPcrZooQiDgHNlEoQz_JLxPftz5ghKmvSnKu2e3U9DpzxqDobf4j0KCkZn9JzNByi_gStv4dwfEo9Iqnj0Z4azu6jnVUx/s2016/IMG_0636.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD7PCmcPgTnGwOiaEiIYz1E0kfFfNUqGY1l7EfDnx_TQVYJ7wSfbojjd5v3NG8D9bzb5ruil1iOd3yJELGcNKLVGdX4NCPPcrZooQiDgHNlEoQz_JLxPftz5ghKmvSnKu2e3U9DpzxqDobf4j0KCkZn9JzNByi_gStv4dwfEo9Iqnj0Z4azu6jnVUx/s320/IMG_0636.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3r94FXiUQL7xLdQ_IV0N9xGuhbhKtWfp_482rsAZ2cfLIe-J65zFmpcxxH6w8fcAf0H3QNMBBH8tQKr_bVDt4m3z0XxyiduOX-q1eDHrdQw-uOfxu4-jsQHZXuhp_GP3uULkLRjjC--S336ezg6DH9lXDPAYN3QqxetW1YD1r4FqQMye1hvxUbJQ4/s2016/IMG_0641.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;">On the other side of the housing with Williams Field. It was a nice ball diamond when we were there and hosted the little league all-star game which I watched. I kid named Travelstead form my sixth grade class played and made some incredible catches in the outfield. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl7h9NM2Y5W21A8TKUaTwZmUHf9wGMiJBGlJcsyXKjirdO4c74N7FiXgvIps8LzAlFjXH6m3VeQEUp_t0iK1RtuzBfHb6O_3qU7lXmgS2KhrsIqLBLMsgAl3Wp6o9Qvdku5Z_7scYugxGqtweY0jFGeu82uBDDTKsTDja07HLFKHxa-JcCMTGgr7sn/s2016/IMG_0644.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl7h9NM2Y5W21A8TKUaTwZmUHf9wGMiJBGlJcsyXKjirdO4c74N7FiXgvIps8LzAlFjXH6m3VeQEUp_t0iK1RtuzBfHb6O_3qU7lXmgS2KhrsIqLBLMsgAl3Wp6o9Qvdku5Z_7scYugxGqtweY0jFGeu82uBDDTKsTDja07HLFKHxa-JcCMTGgr7sn/s320/IMG_0644.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiebMjYwQXb3Ru4-tbYm2ntX6XD2GTvA9XYL1nBh8ZFDoq3puW42q3Z_kAsbVTb0ZDYkNKpnhVY6hAG83qTnA5_7l5GOjHrS6-fXyLRdI12g86nhO49wc2T6wqD_jYBoYqXuWf_OL5Yp5rP8b9hJnC-TyoAN1yIcqgOoOOcj1TBQ-qIhr_uCJX9nMCc/s2016/IMG_0645.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiebMjYwQXb3Ru4-tbYm2ntX6XD2GTvA9XYL1nBh8ZFDoq3puW42q3Z_kAsbVTb0ZDYkNKpnhVY6hAG83qTnA5_7l5GOjHrS6-fXyLRdI12g86nhO49wc2T6wqD_jYBoYqXuWf_OL5Yp5rP8b9hJnC-TyoAN1yIcqgOoOOcj1TBQ-qIhr_uCJX9nMCc/s320/IMG_0645.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivhQIbLpLHbU1x9GKCof---dOXc4RAUYQCnk9YsAPxtAJeLJa4a9_2_qhGx9SagliiiZukj4TeumXOBkJ3sf23P1Ie4wFCXzpvo3DM6G9OOafvaw16mRdVZCnFBfeGuzBuTbHRyXcQSy3F2PrJz9tbWV3uoVU7jJSF_XudwqW3H1poeMO_3t36Vzec/s2016/IMG_0646.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivhQIbLpLHbU1x9GKCof---dOXc4RAUYQCnk9YsAPxtAJeLJa4a9_2_qhGx9SagliiiZukj4TeumXOBkJ3sf23P1Ie4wFCXzpvo3DM6G9OOafvaw16mRdVZCnFBfeGuzBuTbHRyXcQSy3F2PrJz9tbWV3uoVU7jJSF_XudwqW3H1poeMO_3t36Vzec/s320/IMG_0646.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was on the other side of Evergreen Terrace that I asked a kid to shoot me in the finger with a bee bee gun. I wanted to know how it felt. I stood back a ways and held up my thumb. I didn't think he would actually hit me, but he did. It hurt pretty good, but didn't break my skin. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Another time a kid was playing with a copperhead snake by the lake. I didn't venture close and thought he was stupid playing with a poisonous snake. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Still another time my brother organized a big baseball game against other kids in our area. We both recruited different local players. Weldon got my sister's fiancé, Clyde, to umpire. It was a very competitive game. We played on the diamond which was next to our house through a gate dividing the park and the apartment complex. (the diamond before the lake pictures.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Weldon, Charlie and I attended <a href="http://whilhelmsthoughts.blogspot.com/2010/12/carbondale-unity-point-k-8.html" target="_blank">Unity Point School</a>, which was a K-8. I was in sixth grade. Weldon was in eighth and played on the basketball team. The basketball games were pretty fun, and I remember the cheer, "U.P. up and away." Us boys thought that was funny. Carbondale has a system were everyone plays in a big single-elimination tournament. Weldon played in the middle school tourney. To a lesser extent they also had a sixth grade tourney. I was on the team but never played. Bob McKess did play.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8gVfDJfpUSq_eR62Fn6r3zMoAz97UElyyFoGKV_xRyv6TuEkxs4bVSs7i0dC8DFj8TCIqEudY3I0zY6UN3zOHhBkyEj7sh-WQAX3Wzaj5xR6eu0LNvimVnC-Bl1rKnTUda0PdAS2WofKtlSbLWaW6CKjbDuJRjW3KcSR8mSd4wcyGcmWZ2Ja_G1Up/s2016/IMG_0647.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8gVfDJfpUSq_eR62Fn6r3zMoAz97UElyyFoGKV_xRyv6TuEkxs4bVSs7i0dC8DFj8TCIqEudY3I0zY6UN3zOHhBkyEj7sh-WQAX3Wzaj5xR6eu0LNvimVnC-Bl1rKnTUda0PdAS2WofKtlSbLWaW6CKjbDuJRjW3KcSR8mSd4wcyGcmWZ2Ja_G1Up/s320/IMG_0647.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unity Point</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLxTnMhD9N5LyMTaqsCYqalrz4DnvZTwUUNeHcOz7tTBe11qG5ZJxjOIHCoj0ODBV7kGuWhYELNLi1v1q2ymUCn3M5fby9v_hzr9BIu6Odnn-PLjYPV3bOXG_-ExxGBUehynishFMTvU-SSJagS3VaVeS3sQOBxY1zRPoEzwwkD56Y-cya6rH7bJZ4/s2016/IMG_0648.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLxTnMhD9N5LyMTaqsCYqalrz4DnvZTwUUNeHcOz7tTBe11qG5ZJxjOIHCoj0ODBV7kGuWhYELNLi1v1q2ymUCn3M5fby9v_hzr9BIu6Odnn-PLjYPV3bOXG_-ExxGBUehynishFMTvU-SSJagS3VaVeS3sQOBxY1zRPoEzwwkD56Y-cya6rH7bJZ4/s320/IMG_0648.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This photo shows expansion to the north of the school. Use to be we had black top with baskets and then grassy area there. They have extended the school and move baskets forward closer to the road.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1IAL75bBSyZ-tqVMYdcV5_5JAKk8rErnRiJk8PVA19QAR2WBSOwbuygvVA1esP0TIOi69dGtNDYvxJhKOn-p-wN2Z8q4xSqpIPXprScGZskMXmVXbfD-oVUYciKcyPUPLuO7tLcZJLTfH64WtTznL9fr-Xgh0ZJD95XwJBhVh9W1MnA6dH1tyJUYi/s2016/IMG_0649.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1IAL75bBSyZ-tqVMYdcV5_5JAKk8rErnRiJk8PVA19QAR2WBSOwbuygvVA1esP0TIOi69dGtNDYvxJhKOn-p-wN2Z8q4xSqpIPXprScGZskMXmVXbfD-oVUYciKcyPUPLuO7tLcZJLTfH64WtTznL9fr-Xgh0ZJD95XwJBhVh9W1MnA6dH1tyJUYi/s320/IMG_0649.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOf42RA0H8frF8zl9jrLkHUO_RtTJppfu46kbtiIbe3zzBEj9OeTWrPmta2SnNl1wB8OPxwGWX6RnsCWQOKvgN9IMBsCGfk9Xkqy8gX2RlTEewpt29D7GpbR5kBy2ivAeRw2E91pXa99TxcXG5gfWA3sSUzq-m9bCb4kGYniW879qCcSsJ4rvubJFG/s2016/IMG_0651.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOf42RA0H8frF8zl9jrLkHUO_RtTJppfu46kbtiIbe3zzBEj9OeTWrPmta2SnNl1wB8OPxwGWX6RnsCWQOKvgN9IMBsCGfk9Xkqy8gX2RlTEewpt29D7GpbR5kBy2ivAeRw2E91pXa99TxcXG5gfWA3sSUzq-m9bCb4kGYniW879qCcSsJ4rvubJFG/s320/IMG_0651.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I played minor league Little League baseball both years we lived in Carbondale and the diamonds were by Lewis School and our church. I played catcher both years. The first year we had two African American boys pitching. They were pretty good. Our teams was probably in the middle of the pack in terms of record. I pitched one inning, walking the first three and then striking out the next three. Nobody scored. One game we were ahead of the other team but our pitcher lost his control and the other teams was scoring with walks. Finally a very large player form the other team was on third. He was a slow runner. I let the ball go pass, ran to the back stop and grabbed it and returned to home to tag him out sliding into home. We won the game. However my coach did not like the move very much. I think he thought it was poor sportsmanship to take advantage of the slower runner. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The second year McKess boys' father coached. He had lots of players form Evergreen Terrace area. We were very good. We did not lose any games. Again I played catcher. We only had one competitive game all year and this was the championship game. For the most part everybody played half a game. We had a large team. The only game I played the full game was the championship game. I caught the first half and then played first base the second half. One of our players had been moved up to majors so we had less players.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The diamonds are still there. I remember accessing the diamonds from Lewis Road. However now the access if from the road by our old church. I did not see the snack shack. This is were I drank my first Coca-cola. It may have been psychosomatic but it gave me an upset tummy; so I never was a fan of Coke.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7fMdGnmhKWGMVnCYTx5-6pHsFJQ1TL_zxWae97IJA32KKV8E0-Su26ligxsryTr71enVdt_Fra7I8gpomBO6lmEKOeCwjXXrDZwUfVckdUIwcuEXXIHC2_S1izQZ8_zy9IcWgVrqWT2t0cqY2RiSypK5Xi37pXtNYWU6eb3UNIa4PiQIWkIeaEjrF/s2016/IMG_0617.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7fMdGnmhKWGMVnCYTx5-6pHsFJQ1TL_zxWae97IJA32KKV8E0-Su26ligxsryTr71enVdt_Fra7I8gpomBO6lmEKOeCwjXXrDZwUfVckdUIwcuEXXIHC2_S1izQZ8_zy9IcWgVrqWT2t0cqY2RiSypK5Xi37pXtNYWU6eb3UNIa4PiQIWkIeaEjrF/s320/IMG_0617.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">second year diamond</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyqhnzdrGcdDj4eUyB_w4tghnLp_0_AvKpgZPztHbUQSgbHETs55usSK6fNG04ea9zawnB8sDzElEPunu2qkgTUt1J4znfrwoW01XPIOIkys6EvTM15zPHAD4YoncWB51L7-4UGPz0dUNB0c4LjYgPqn-_uY2_ZGV__ORnnhIzt-GOvwo4RZLPHzWx/s2016/IMG_0618.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyqhnzdrGcdDj4eUyB_w4tghnLp_0_AvKpgZPztHbUQSgbHETs55usSK6fNG04ea9zawnB8sDzElEPunu2qkgTUt1J4znfrwoW01XPIOIkys6EvTM15zPHAD4YoncWB51L7-4UGPz0dUNB0c4LjYgPqn-_uY2_ZGV__ORnnhIzt-GOvwo4RZLPHzWx/s320/IMG_0618.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">first year diamond</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYmCkOqSeWjLJhUVb-Oe6OekuKaVZe-BHBHOYNeu46fNke_rxAb-w6xhgsISKpR2CC_nj-bX9s-RqT-65STAmplzHNgmNlsmuoSa_v7qwCnOUgtn17CCabgEqx63zZ3CkeJMENM3PcG1ccqqHodgN6p-lYAjJt7XRmcG0T-1Ap-zPK_2qzfe_o8y0_/s2016/IMG_0619.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYmCkOqSeWjLJhUVb-Oe6OekuKaVZe-BHBHOYNeu46fNke_rxAb-w6xhgsISKpR2CC_nj-bX9s-RqT-65STAmplzHNgmNlsmuoSa_v7qwCnOUgtn17CCabgEqx63zZ3CkeJMENM3PcG1ccqqHodgN6p-lYAjJt7XRmcG0T-1Ap-zPK_2qzfe_o8y0_/s320/IMG_0619.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">t-ball diamond</td></tr></tbody></table>We attended the Carbondale Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Our church building is still there, however it is a different denomination now. It didn't have the big walkway thing on the front but instead had a tall steeple. The chapel was to the left of the entrance and classrooms and a cultural hall to the right. To the left of the building, when we attended church there was a swampy area. It attracted lots of fireflies in the firefly season. One time while we were there swimming a Patterson girl fell into one of the swampy ponds. I was next to her and quickly pulled her out. <div>Our branch was part of the Carbondale District, so this must have also housed the district offices. I sang a solo of "I Wonder When He Comes Again" for Primary and for a primary district meeting. Steve Nielsen was the Branch President. (I and his daughter Cindy us to pass notes. We also had our first church dance although very young.) I was ordained a deacon the Sunday before we moved back to Hyrum, Utah. Mom served both in the primary for a time and as the <a href="https://whilhelmsthoughts.blogspot.com/2014/01/carbondale-ill-branch-relief-society.html" target="_blank">relief society</a> president for a time. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI3q4VBN6OhpNeSizeKS083EgCF_ezdczLu81LjqcH9jn7tmX8esy9r5itASYZWFM_lqL8uxUqn6qFKggbf1OwKlWRbfrx888fM4ScMYR9leqqX_qv-A3xLXAkNqxpXdt2nX5UxuKSiZGKKSwpswCD2rzu0LaVr6G0f4m78qDKqSbuHhvhjeqPuG1E/s2016/IMG_0620.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI3q4VBN6OhpNeSizeKS083EgCF_ezdczLu81LjqcH9jn7tmX8esy9r5itASYZWFM_lqL8uxUqn6qFKggbf1OwKlWRbfrx888fM4ScMYR9leqqX_qv-A3xLXAkNqxpXdt2nX5UxuKSiZGKKSwpswCD2rzu0LaVr6G0f4m78qDKqSbuHhvhjeqPuG1E/s320/IMG_0620.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Where we use to attend church</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5U9yyhIzbakKoh7aauNO3R92x7B6oc5EvA7hB8c9VjN7lz5P8BxSbr1yTgK0ykuk3ojelw5kARQTh1K92KIs8YpAV1tGHsszF7ZhcMRA47DDuueuf_2k5sDAhZkX6APMFcwc081aeUqAt9r1whxrwqB4A6i9RuyFYN5rJ4zs4y2bFNNB5ztsoOh6n/s2016/IMG_0621.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5U9yyhIzbakKoh7aauNO3R92x7B6oc5EvA7hB8c9VjN7lz5P8BxSbr1yTgK0ykuk3ojelw5kARQTh1K92KIs8YpAV1tGHsszF7ZhcMRA47DDuueuf_2k5sDAhZkX6APMFcwc081aeUqAt9r1whxrwqB4A6i9RuyFYN5rJ4zs4y2bFNNB5ztsoOh6n/s320/IMG_0621.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>I attended the Carbondale Ward while I was there. The ward is part of the Cape Girardeau Stake. (Cape Girardeau was part of the Carbondale District when we lived there.). The church building is on the other side of town, on the old high way 13 which goes to Murphysboro. It was Father's Day and they served the men pie. I had banana cream. The primary kids also sang. It was fun. However nobody form the old days. It had been over 50 years. A few people knew the Childers who were by Blazer Scout leaders. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibMpUR1f9TBDe__HbEyteiZQvFuykH37qQcF7keS1DCSXgPK-UQfZ5Cux6kTEX4MpucNYXwDzUiCyHiZQ6-yt67-XBBFVrDD3QIJ2FcTFnrjtggaziHM77Jh3czpdbCs9ZKqKytcnmWjh-Pu04Blyd7hVl-VP7f3vfFSvXRC9nROezIn04PmCa8AGi/s2016/IMG_0634.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibMpUR1f9TBDe__HbEyteiZQvFuykH37qQcF7keS1DCSXgPK-UQfZ5Cux6kTEX4MpucNYXwDzUiCyHiZQ6-yt67-XBBFVrDD3QIJ2FcTFnrjtggaziHM77Jh3czpdbCs9ZKqKytcnmWjh-Pu04Blyd7hVl-VP7f3vfFSvXRC9nROezIn04PmCa8AGi/s320/IMG_0634.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">primary singing</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5pDrfvsQFaoIl6EAKt3DZuEPAhi7szH6m-gYMZnCDpfaI1qMbjeyXGpf_eVvcdLM_wHeE3zWCyGfQdCk7PydppkMlYsyJLgdzEd6hJ-r-o5KnzkqOjed4gcxVS1W_hgrbr4YD-fTWOKSm_6gnzxpHNciKiHnxxEdJ1vOafpqERcwUlfzsQ1KVniIe/s2016/IMG_0635.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5pDrfvsQFaoIl6EAKt3DZuEPAhi7szH6m-gYMZnCDpfaI1qMbjeyXGpf_eVvcdLM_wHeE3zWCyGfQdCk7PydppkMlYsyJLgdzEd6hJ-r-o5KnzkqOjed4gcxVS1W_hgrbr4YD-fTWOKSm_6gnzxpHNciKiHnxxEdJ1vOafpqERcwUlfzsQ1KVniIe/s320/IMG_0635.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carbondale Ward</td></tr></tbody></table>And advantage to living in Evergreen Terrace is we were close to the Southern Illinois University campus. The football stadium and baseball field were just up the street from us. We would attend both as we could get there on our bikes. The <a href="https://whilhelmsthoughts.blogspot.com/2013/04/siu-saluki-football.html" target="_blank">football team</a> was never very good, but the baseball team was very good. They actually played in the college world series during this time and took second behind Southern California. The basketball team was also good during this time. Our dad worked in the Morris Library.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRxYoBDvJ-YtitzwNe8KNOqUDi8QrMoJKaybRDB1vwu_RNdJzg-B433Ygdj9dwsRHeIaacFd4vJVEd_oTBH_CjgaVSQGbkdNORC1QMoLpdGYv9orw5MM7oe9C3agye12ChAEihKLCw-A-sLa2omGFN70V7YLSRcvHSAKxECmYD68MQ-fPzjPobeE_b/s2016/IMG_0653.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRxYoBDvJ-YtitzwNe8KNOqUDi8QrMoJKaybRDB1vwu_RNdJzg-B433Ygdj9dwsRHeIaacFd4vJVEd_oTBH_CjgaVSQGbkdNORC1QMoLpdGYv9orw5MM7oe9C3agye12ChAEihKLCw-A-sLa2omGFN70V7YLSRcvHSAKxECmYD68MQ-fPzjPobeE_b/s320/IMG_0653.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Itchy Jones Stadium was first used in 2014. It was built over the top of the Abe Martin Field which was the field we visited. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKb4rliNaayxaQg2S4XJjXYT5Pck422XVqpqcW40rCpqJJzxTzcPIUaIog1ET_adAtYJayimKDzeA2LlysB20V3AwK-6p7FIyEEdO3AffHz5D4BoX7juRO-rac6o58fzqdL_Cqg0qgxBTSM9jb6dzmEb9u_FP3GKKWFEpb9HNShIj1Cgsh40Kpexm6/s2016/IMG_0654.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKb4rliNaayxaQg2S4XJjXYT5Pck422XVqpqcW40rCpqJJzxTzcPIUaIog1ET_adAtYJayimKDzeA2LlysB20V3AwK-6p7FIyEEdO3AffHz5D4BoX7juRO-rac6o58fzqdL_Cqg0qgxBTSM9jb6dzmEb9u_FP3GKKWFEpb9HNShIj1Cgsh40Kpexm6/s320/IMG_0654.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Recently renamed Banterra, this building was there when we lived there and was call SIU Arena.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGfWkJ-bPrwInxmJz-zeh9nmOsGdMqeVg0CVYM3h6zFyCOOoCDttR-sudpYKDddr7ZOkGrS-UwEJXUpguFW0XesmggEUAfzbPgd6UgrrY8AUPiEKjoXAFsIFmyjmiMlJqLvS7upOyTI6YpikZ_ovisOMaYX2KtiW1fwjoLnJQgy91SVDROM4PmOBuN/s2016/IMG_0655.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGfWkJ-bPrwInxmJz-zeh9nmOsGdMqeVg0CVYM3h6zFyCOOoCDttR-sudpYKDddr7ZOkGrS-UwEJXUpguFW0XesmggEUAfzbPgd6UgrrY8AUPiEKjoXAFsIFmyjmiMlJqLvS7upOyTI6YpikZ_ovisOMaYX2KtiW1fwjoLnJQgy91SVDROM4PmOBuN/s320/IMG_0655.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saluki Stadium was first used in 2010.It took the place of McAndrew Stadium after 73 seasons</td></tr></tbody></table>Another interesting place in Carbondale is<a href="https://whilhelmsthoughts.blogspot.com/2012/10/sail-boating-by-charlie-wardle.html" target="_blank"> Crab Orchard lake</a>. This is a very large lake with lots of boaters and fishermen. Sail boating was big when we lived there and my father took us once.<div><a href="https://bwhappennings.blogspot.com/2022/08/giant-city-sate-park-carbondale-ill.html" target="_blank">Giant City State Park</a> is next to Carbondale. We went their several times, once with a school field trip. The state park has steep cliffs and narrow trails. We must have visited in Autumn because I remember walking along leaf-covered trails.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO4765r9KeFceWlKzN34f6hl162mnte4fvzrRM4fLuw8_lJYe0xN8VGF5IF8qJiS-6FFU9J2B2viEb_99V1UHmwAftjWHAScFrOwu9Hzo4UFaFBnyg9X1r68Mxk5Hqc28GuxT3JW0C2QoWMOdbseIHkNvhT6bBcGrzcm700JTeENao48I2WXvCPsv_/s2016/IMG_0605.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO4765r9KeFceWlKzN34f6hl162mnte4fvzrRM4fLuw8_lJYe0xN8VGF5IF8qJiS-6FFU9J2B2viEb_99V1UHmwAftjWHAScFrOwu9Hzo4UFaFBnyg9X1r68Mxk5Hqc28GuxT3JW0C2QoWMOdbseIHkNvhT6bBcGrzcm700JTeENao48I2WXvCPsv_/s320/IMG_0605.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>During our two years in Carbondale we saw much of the town. We sold <a href="https://whilhelmsthoughts.blogspot.com/2012/10/selling-light-bulbs-by-charlie-wardle.html" target="_blank">light bulbs</a> for scouts and visited many in the town; right in town and also the outskirts. We lived in Carbondale when both Bobby Kennedy and <a href="https://whilhelmsthoughts.blogspot.com/2013/01/dr-martin-luther-king.html" target="_blank">Martin Luther King</a> were shot and murdered. <br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div>Billy Wardlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662970743545171897noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642915490783049655.post-23359083808781964022022-04-28T09:50:00.004-07:002022-04-28T12:33:50.517-07:00I Made Piñatas<p>This year I helped Tony with his piñata for Day of the Dead for his Spanish class. I hadn't made a piñata for some time. We sort of cheated by putting papier-mâché over cardboard. It worked, and we did not need as much paste and paper as when you papier-mâché over a balloon as the idea is you pop the balloon and then your creation has to stand on its own. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFzinZ6H8yuaQdOeOkj1_5GT9VV1ZVLgDC4rUQIkHhl8dVjiTc3uUzjeF0qfyDr-Ca-9T70TFNSohwkxqexV4huIQlpqCd-wm12Yzki-6FKdhR6R1CdXGFrb9F93IkEEL3OGIxKrUybLcjGRa1-zp7L16FUOhpsc8QqUfQ7ZVTioPp7xg9_z99ybqN/s4032/IMG_1028.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFzinZ6H8yuaQdOeOkj1_5GT9VV1ZVLgDC4rUQIkHhl8dVjiTc3uUzjeF0qfyDr-Ca-9T70TFNSohwkxqexV4huIQlpqCd-wm12Yzki-6FKdhR6R1CdXGFrb9F93IkEEL3OGIxKrUybLcjGRa1-zp7L16FUOhpsc8QqUfQ7ZVTioPp7xg9_z99ybqN/s320/IMG_1028.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>My first piñata was in Spanish class. It did not coincide with Day of the Dead as we made cakes that day. I made a big bumble bee. It was yellow and black. I put each twisted piece of crepe paper on one at a time. I twisted the crepe paper on the end of a pencil, dipped it in glue, and then stuck it onto the piñata. It took forever to decorate. But in the end I won a ribbon. The art teacher at Sky View judged them. There were lots of piñatas hanging in the Spanish class for a time. It was pretty neat. I wish I had a picture.</p><p>I made more piñatas other years in class, but none as elaborately decorated. I went with Tony the tiger one year. I also use to make piñatas for family Christmas parties. A couple years I made two; for Sheri's family and for the Wardle Christmas party. Of course these were not so elaborate. Then it seems you could buy a piñata at Food for Less cheaper than i could make it; so I stopped making them. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlNOHDfIM9BBDkQoBjkOfv6wOjreI_QW-NGtSlJb7QNVH4OMCGa68klUjBSnjhc1OhCxWW_Pqzxcf0znV2NkyPkYmSgaJ6d-Kn_DG_fWrFf46pNN5scUog4VbW87mfwEcEBpHb-m_LiqnLrpLWdezI0HAmC_UFmW0LP5664-eZKjG9IpCldRZHL5-R/s1136/Scan%202.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1136" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlNOHDfIM9BBDkQoBjkOfv6wOjreI_QW-NGtSlJb7QNVH4OMCGa68klUjBSnjhc1OhCxWW_Pqzxcf0znV2NkyPkYmSgaJ6d-Kn_DG_fWrFf46pNN5scUog4VbW87mfwEcEBpHb-m_LiqnLrpLWdezI0HAmC_UFmW0LP5664-eZKjG9IpCldRZHL5-R/s320/Scan%202.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1985 Hyrum</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDLwnTmbHZ7b3RPQxfdtIAAaeGUxHF5EkrqaLmUyNM1izpZ6j4JsUi6crYtTXO1NTMxfAE82XjwwwUH4jh0v9Wd4lFWU88sK6opApbddpKgZVV0lHJbF1PzDlyizJ7UWE_cR6TF-XT_WLiZQwyIF9hBSzlIq0fiyG-zWcsbOeSPHUCHFdkc9UhqV8z/s1316/Scan%203.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1316" data-original-width="1121" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDLwnTmbHZ7b3RPQxfdtIAAaeGUxHF5EkrqaLmUyNM1izpZ6j4JsUi6crYtTXO1NTMxfAE82XjwwwUH4jh0v9Wd4lFWU88sK6opApbddpKgZVV0lHJbF1PzDlyizJ7UWE_cR6TF-XT_WLiZQwyIF9hBSzlIq0fiyG-zWcsbOeSPHUCHFdkc9UhqV8z/s320/Scan%203.jpeg" width="273" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1985 Ballard</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWr1JxuQ2rbWOTlonRWGz5AfzRpBJBWrbRhbAm5vYEXeCeyc2PyD4iVYPLXCP3NcIw9C4seFTsIsxfdyUCif-qf-J98e3TyZR9Xqu3pLaVQzKhxHiLb4qxdI_2jg9J-CswdkIH0RzvVj5U6eHXhNPC15SBWXQGGSb7UUtt8x52n6putdE_PWY33Mx9/s1336/Scan%204.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDbbzrKJgECEIw2Sjfbt4cPoy5zgOMVgssYcrokEXhr5vc8Znqh1qDpw5X3rtBWJmI0PAaoMAPaoNQXv1NBq1Qx_M50wKMOFgyyPIJLckrqWoFCir6RJTbQ04mr1HZVh_raLdE1MD8_s6q4FmkaiXRsSfUGYNOZuhCar-JLFxB90Kjn-ubYZQPUr71/s1464/Scan.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1396" data-original-width="1464" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDbbzrKJgECEIw2Sjfbt4cPoy5zgOMVgssYcrokEXhr5vc8Znqh1qDpw5X3rtBWJmI0PAaoMAPaoNQXv1NBq1Qx_M50wKMOFgyyPIJLckrqWoFCir6RJTbQ04mr1HZVh_raLdE1MD8_s6q4FmkaiXRsSfUGYNOZuhCar-JLFxB90Kjn-ubYZQPUr71/s320/Scan.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p> </p>Billy Wardlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662970743545171897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642915490783049655.post-83756971742582580002021-11-25T13:07:00.002-08:002022-08-22T21:03:55.810-07:00Thanksgiving at Grandma's Church<p> For several years, every other year; we would venture to Grandma's church for Thanksgiving. We had quite some feasts there. Us guys would play basketball on the opposite end of the court from where we set up the tables. The food was great, and well prepared and lots of it. The day would always end with family pictures. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFQP03XuCYbOBsehDFITUC8D2Znm3vPQnkftYu5uLP-li3rrd1Z7kXIDz4GeHdQpXK4ZeVFflEhWCBo5v0XH8G9mCfnnT1my3-7XxKTLaVBihn77o7mG4YljdKPsiAUmvd6v7ZNEcMWlU/s1770/thanksgiving+1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1770" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFQP03XuCYbOBsehDFITUC8D2Znm3vPQnkftYu5uLP-li3rrd1Z7kXIDz4GeHdQpXK4ZeVFflEhWCBo5v0XH8G9mCfnnT1my3-7XxKTLaVBihn77o7mG4YljdKPsiAUmvd6v7ZNEcMWlU/s320/thanksgiving+1.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw09Vy7zBrj0ev0i-YNC67HR5MbDhE7SKGqJMrrYlzcjjtRRAy5gXyl_m3wJgcgBb4k_m535x-zOwZj27ebPHnkZynTPD753SfDbOfvF8ueKKZTTQLTZCxV1JnGFnBepnx2jfXviw8-T0/s2933/Scan+5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2049" data-original-width="2933" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw09Vy7zBrj0ev0i-YNC67HR5MbDhE7SKGqJMrrYlzcjjtRRAy5gXyl_m3wJgcgBb4k_m535x-zOwZj27ebPHnkZynTPD753SfDbOfvF8ueKKZTTQLTZCxV1JnGFnBepnx2jfXviw8-T0/s320/Scan+5.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0k5H4XwTSJN_gfXn7k_nXGANt8DyjCYGdB3vQwemLbyS8191FY-gAjwuBQnBF7gABMAIav9KCCIOUxQTVBOeE9G1o_2dmKHMIMN4xALxlIJUhyxZ8d14UH9-6mmdyITuR1MgzRnM8ILw/s2181/Scan.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1851" data-original-width="2181" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0k5H4XwTSJN_gfXn7k_nXGANt8DyjCYGdB3vQwemLbyS8191FY-gAjwuBQnBF7gABMAIav9KCCIOUxQTVBOeE9G1o_2dmKHMIMN4xALxlIJUhyxZ8d14UH9-6mmdyITuR1MgzRnM8ILw/s320/Scan.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrd9GcHjW-AoU8VM4lOWTrDpaxsdi-2ge4GKEYyUv0uEDWlr4ZCElXPqqZZVVvcmGkyGflfBrmecPIJtMIBaVVHPGWi0rWyhNbALK6Bk-2XZfQJV2KxN8HxcGNaXuxWoA2cRhh6-HGQCk/s2092/th.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2092" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrd9GcHjW-AoU8VM4lOWTrDpaxsdi-2ge4GKEYyUv0uEDWlr4ZCElXPqqZZVVvcmGkyGflfBrmecPIJtMIBaVVHPGWi0rWyhNbALK6Bk-2XZfQJV2KxN8HxcGNaXuxWoA2cRhh6-HGQCk/s320/th.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Billy Wardlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662970743545171897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642915490783049655.post-41831235549107976322021-08-16T08:31:00.002-07:002021-08-16T08:31:27.988-07:00Dewey's in Hyrum<p> I was frying some left over mashed potatoes and said to myself, I'm making Dewey's hash browns. Dewey's was the restaurant in Hyrum. Sometimes we referred to it affectionately as "the greasy spoon" but I think that was affection. We ate there frequently; not as a family but usually us boys. Weldon and I loved their hamburger steak which was only $1.25. However out most significant memory was playing pin ball on the game in the front corner. Dave DeBolt lived closest, and consequently he was usually the best at the game. He had figured how to earn lots of free games on the machine. Sometimes we would go and have a good time. There would be five of us crowded in the corner, Dave and his brother Ben and myself and my two brothers, Weldon and Charlie. We had great fun. </p><p>The commercial district were Dewey's was located was all knocked down to make way for the Hyrum museum and library.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYjpWnfIsNOmJdEsSrevBG-806P9TZgS-rLZ8evitSE7s9RglPIBTqxrJ9G7n8gDbKvqZhGDorxopfixe6ZQ7UCzEVa8ROWG41IJRNVbZnwEVbWURek3z_bZz3cE2zudcb4zhgw8MRtWM/s286/download.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="286" data-original-width="176" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYjpWnfIsNOmJdEsSrevBG-806P9TZgS-rLZ8evitSE7s9RglPIBTqxrJ9G7n8gDbKvqZhGDorxopfixe6ZQ7UCzEVa8ROWG41IJRNVbZnwEVbWURek3z_bZz3cE2zudcb4zhgw8MRtWM/s0/download.jpg" width="176" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Billy Wardlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662970743545171897noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642915490783049655.post-70381637164503420152021-08-15T10:04:00.001-07:002021-08-16T08:43:48.734-07:00Color and Patterns from our trip to Mammoth Lakes area and Postpiles<p> I walked around our camp at Mammoth Lakes area to see what I could see. have also added a picture of <a href="https://whilhelmsthoughts.blogspot.com/2021/08/color-and-patterns-from-our-trip-to.html" target="_blank">Post Piles National Monument</a> which has a unique pattern. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2FcnzjmKF3ZME14-WbMNEapoktA8cVN9ne19aQkJc9wTv5oRnfebTgCv623QI4gx6WhoabFys9c4mACyNKOt3h3ZKH8Rd8HejGeIeucMDVeFozw9cKcvTdZ1EYsWfXPnM83PoJIousas/s2016/IMG_4365.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2FcnzjmKF3ZME14-WbMNEapoktA8cVN9ne19aQkJc9wTv5oRnfebTgCv623QI4gx6WhoabFys9c4mACyNKOt3h3ZKH8Rd8HejGeIeucMDVeFozw9cKcvTdZ1EYsWfXPnM83PoJIousas/s320/IMG_4365.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ant hole pattern</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWqlR9l8o93v9RNEUuTSy7IUvCZLMOxfPbYrYzlwqpSUwHPtw0v3Lk7Wj9NZ2Yo74tyEtx7X5Bb4xm5smLt0yuVL_-BWt4u9k0BOqq_XTO3UhbcJHAUyE5I_WI-DQilU5Ju3vxHxLx2J0/s2016/IMG_4364.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWqlR9l8o93v9RNEUuTSy7IUvCZLMOxfPbYrYzlwqpSUwHPtw0v3Lk7Wj9NZ2Yo74tyEtx7X5Bb4xm5smLt0yuVL_-BWt4u9k0BOqq_XTO3UhbcJHAUyE5I_WI-DQilU5Ju3vxHxLx2J0/s320/IMG_4364.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">redwood against ponderosa</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvHCxd-d_DWozdphGGXmGcteIAQ567M_yVkSowl2uSt9u4YOCugWrA4VFVMH2jBD-grrr3wHd4mjZBW6dlOD0QDhwi9eAtHWxh2zJAzSUkr0RlmgsRRWocTS7Znwigjp6ONIsjEdfVbOU/s2016/IMG_4362.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvHCxd-d_DWozdphGGXmGcteIAQ567M_yVkSowl2uSt9u4YOCugWrA4VFVMH2jBD-grrr3wHd4mjZBW6dlOD0QDhwi9eAtHWxh2zJAzSUkr0RlmgsRRWocTS7Znwigjp6ONIsjEdfVbOU/s320/IMG_4362.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ant hole and grass</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwAUr8SdheVVzzBLEvrEcWqEZQ61FYLyC6J5um15AOZ9JcUdrG_zhZHqUr6-B0wRtHh9dVogYkXLnQjYMNv_oe6geoDleXgE3ccItSAaCxOgqPeKcq5yZVkNtbC7AZjFwrfzSipZFltYc/s2016/IMG_4360.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwAUr8SdheVVzzBLEvrEcWqEZQ61FYLyC6J5um15AOZ9JcUdrG_zhZHqUr6-B0wRtHh9dVogYkXLnQjYMNv_oe6geoDleXgE3ccItSAaCxOgqPeKcq5yZVkNtbC7AZjFwrfzSipZFltYc/s320/IMG_4360.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This stump had many splinters</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5NpsEQJNBj_uFTcoISgu1PHe-YniWf5zK01QUlAcJRlaxIpAEpQi9ioaFHTX4mfklzsjirnpvo6h8CeEGwl1rU8oM_pKTwxWcFg131RmoauqOWBMJns6JMlEfdhqah4HeXLslF8qX-gk/s2016/IMG_4357.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9mxmcfM4u3lO7jnHgl7WcM7LxK3O3FzZN5LI4MEn5TB-gbwi50wYNlhnJKvcRRyUITYXZ_s2lE92r9TEF-_cAAv6WVVVX_aGKKjgFiQ0wlk7QvvPHhDCMSZ4I2SdGMfZBN07oce_ZIIs/s2016/IMG_4355.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9mxmcfM4u3lO7jnHgl7WcM7LxK3O3FzZN5LI4MEn5TB-gbwi50wYNlhnJKvcRRyUITYXZ_s2lE92r9TEF-_cAAv6WVVVX_aGKKjgFiQ0wlk7QvvPHhDCMSZ4I2SdGMfZBN07oce_ZIIs/s320/IMG_4355.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">bark and decaying tree</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLGiJw8xq8C7icVxIIDNbHGJLHlDSxitzdDgHnRP3Y5oRnnuRvVZya1arSAzshn7GuZA2leR9T-RAu29seWYXdTSl63jdw_-5J-l7KVjSz9lsQ43B9nbM5C792hSmhszgWYvabwDAn62w/s2016/IMG_4354.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6LEyA46npKDYIUBwAQATRiZFkHyCYDH-iXDHnX0jeuXprrxb32CUbK1LujsjOewPpJyeAWmhPZUpCzoWLuDMrO6G8lzfnTszT1PVkh-bsqaZP9SCVjhLsSLBkpr6aFe1E9SIlYrrd2jU/s2016/IMG_4371.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6LEyA46npKDYIUBwAQATRiZFkHyCYDH-iXDHnX0jeuXprrxb32CUbK1LujsjOewPpJyeAWmhPZUpCzoWLuDMrO6G8lzfnTszT1PVkh-bsqaZP9SCVjhLsSLBkpr6aFe1E9SIlYrrd2jU/s320/IMG_4371.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leaning post piles</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnPtS5G-zWTi5b1aCyTGeiAZWo-cM-y8bUzLhNNx3S1OlZluSYYy6a2PhB8pmte5LoEJUPprAx0riT0pNZ-EnodkKTA-VasYdX63q5aDu4i_yWQVvulbzpagKR1EsEEhGElHh4bykiHQQ/s2016/IMG_4370.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnPtS5G-zWTi5b1aCyTGeiAZWo-cM-y8bUzLhNNx3S1OlZluSYYy6a2PhB8pmte5LoEJUPprAx0riT0pNZ-EnodkKTA-VasYdX63q5aDu4i_yWQVvulbzpagKR1EsEEhGElHh4bykiHQQ/s320/IMG_4370.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />Billy Wardlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662970743545171897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642915490783049655.post-72617613851467551222021-05-31T18:18:00.001-07:002021-05-31T18:18:14.553-07:00Memorial Day 2016: Dixie and Sammy Davis Fireside<p> Manteca put on some great Memorial Day celebrations</p><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; color: #cc6600; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18.2px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0.25em 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 4px;"><div class="post-header" style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px;"><div class="post-header-line-1"></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-4985511848354469993" itemprop="description articleBody" style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px 0px 0.75em;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZUnG0-B_RfXKHO0ipsqLe6cAekQZtWhLSf83VURQ5A1QCWyDXxQs_Y7VKVkUZ_W-UOm_m-4SxS8zn1EGO9tOruCkfkEXTFjlivRbXt5wGiwOZt2yiZubqLidDfh-eOS1B28JVgPkllMv/s1600/is-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #5588aa; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZUnG0-B_RfXKHO0ipsqLe6cAekQZtWhLSf83VURQ5A1QCWyDXxQs_Y7VKVkUZ_W-UOm_m-4SxS8zn1EGO9tOruCkfkEXTFjlivRbXt5wGiwOZt2yiZubqLidDfh-eOS1B28JVgPkllMv/s320/is-2.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 10.4px;">Sammy and Dixie are on the right (this is not from last night.)</td></tr></tbody></table>I am having difficulty writing this blog, because there is no way sometimes to express things that touch the heart. I had the privilege to hear the story of Sammy Davis and his wife. They were both widowed before finding each other. Sammy is a Medal of Honor winner. The story presented in Forrest Gump of rescuing your buddies was basically his story. The President Johnson award ceremony was his story, and the scene presented was Tom Hanks face on his body. The words from President Johnson in the movie Forrest Gump were the words the president said about Sammie Davis when he was presented the Medal of Honor. He was in the artillery, not the infantry, and he was wounded more severely than Forrest Gump. He also had to cross a river to get to his friends who were wounded.<br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">They started the evening showing the You Tube video, "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOWBw7muH9M" style="color: #5588aa; text-decoration-line: none;">Sammy Davis, Medal of Honor, Vietnam</a>." There are a couple of other movies on You Tube: </span><br /><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; display: table-cell; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 824px;"><span class="watch-title" dir="ltr" id="eow-title" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="Buzzed Into American Hero Sgt. Sammy L. Davis at Heritage Hill"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPZerdHP7O0" style="color: #5588aa; text-decoration-line: none;">Buzzed Into American Hero Sgt. Sammy L. Davis at Heritage Hill</a><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wrc1tE8Y5xI" style="color: #5588aa; text-decoration-line: none;">Sammy L. Davis</a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Dixie was the first speaker, and told of her history, losing her husband, and then making a connection with Sammy Davis. They were friends previous to their spouses both dying from cancer. She als</span>o tells the story of Sammy's conversion to the gospel, and it was very touching. They are a cute couple and it was fun to observe their interaction.<br />Sammy then told the story of his earning the Medal of Honor in much more depth. He basically says he didn't feel like a hero. "I was just doing my job." The story was very touching, but also very personal. After saving his three buddies, Davis thought his work was done, but things happened to let him know he had more work to do. Only after this did he have enough energy to get to the shore of the river and get out of the water.<br />He also told the story of learning to play the harmonica during the war, and always playing the song "Shenandoah" for his Sergeant. He played this for us. It was very moving.<br />I was emotionally touched by this veteran. He is still out there making himself available for other veterans, lifting them up and being a listening voice. He is also still effected by things that happened so many years ago. He indicated he only sleeps a couple hours at a time, gets up and makes sure everything is OK before going back to bed.</div></h3>Billy Wardlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662970743545171897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642915490783049655.post-67749884073946693112021-05-20T21:51:00.001-07:002021-05-20T21:51:05.898-07:00Photographic Book Review: 100 Greatest Photographs to Ever Appear in Arizona Highways Magazine<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzaCf2XhHtWCZYDAGX_zdj7IFToyylBN118cBXl_lSVfjdjhPKPkxN9ai1y3f02m57e0PcxM5VO8BlsNHslsusb2abj100IjcxgZqm7DWEbtH6ZBAT6svCz82fA0S2W7BWqCj4cQVy3hQ/s512/unnamed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="487" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzaCf2XhHtWCZYDAGX_zdj7IFToyylBN118cBXl_lSVfjdjhPKPkxN9ai1y3f02m57e0PcxM5VO8BlsNHslsusb2abj100IjcxgZqm7DWEbtH6ZBAT6svCz82fA0S2W7BWqCj4cQVy3hQ/s320/unnamed.jpg" /></a></div><br />100 Greatest Photographs to Ever Appear in Arizona Highways Magazine, Arizona Highways, book division Arizona Highways Magazine, Phoenix, Arizona, 2013.<p></p><p>Arizona Highways Magazine began publication in 1925. This book was published in 2013 so it represents 88 years of monthly magazines. That means tens of thousands of pictures over the years. This book has tried to pull together the 100 greatest in chronological order. It even has an Ansel Adams photograph of Oatman showing the mining operation with the mountains behind. </p><p>Over the years, the most commonly photographed location is Monument Valley, which is shared between Arizona and Utah. Of course there are also a significant number of pictures of Grand Canyon. There are lots of photographs of Native Americans, cowboys and horses. Some photographs show the night sky. There are those with different shapes and those showing contrast--plants in front of lakes, the lone fauna in front of the desert. There really is a very good representation of photographers and Arizona. This book is worth reviewing, and is a motivation to get the magazine. </p><p>I have not shared any photographs as they are for sure copyrighted. </p>Billy Wardlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662970743545171897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642915490783049655.post-25457579203261833332021-04-29T22:47:00.001-07:002021-04-29T22:47:22.034-07:00Mr. Tatman, Sixth Grade Teacher<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Mr. Tatman taught all my kids in sixth grade until we changed elementary schools due to a move. This means he taught Natalia, Mark, Jeremy and Charity. He seemed to be a steadying influence in their lives. Mr. Tatman went above and beyone. He would attend the junior high school graduations of his kids who had been in his class a couple years earlier and made it a point to see the kids he had taught. He had fun activities and challenging things for the kids to do. Mr. Tatman is one of those teachers who can have a life time effect on your kids. Billy Wardlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662970743545171897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642915490783049655.post-48381779783695235622021-04-19T22:54:00.001-07:002021-04-19T22:54:14.729-07:00Weight Wars #3<p>I have posted twice before, but not for the past two years. I saw my weight go from 298 in 2003 to 248 in 2019 and 245 in 2019. My weight has not dropped much more. Now I weigh about 240. I am no longer grossly obese but just obese. However I have been stagnant in any further weight loss. I was able to take pills to help with weight loss, and then Victoza shot. Victoza helped me lose about ten pounds but then no more. However it is going to take something more to get me below the 240 line and continue my trek to 190 which is my ultimate goal. I was doing better before Covid made everything be work from home. Then I did not walk near as much as I no longer took the train to work. I have not gotten into a pattern of exercise since having retired. I keep thinking something will change. I guess that something will need to be myself. I need to lose that last 50 lbs to be as healthy as I can be. </p><p>So I commit to a half hour walk or activity everyday. I commit to doing exercises to help my frozen shoulder. I commit to watch my food intake. I commit to no food after 8 p.m. </p>Billy Wardlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662970743545171897noreply@blogger.com0