Almost a Fight with Randy Wood

 Randy Wood lived up the canyon at Hardware Ranch.  This was a place where they fed the elk during the winter.  As such he would drive down from the ranch to Hyrum, and catch the bus at the intersection where Canyon Corner use to be.  That is where he would get off in the evening as well.  This was in the days when we went to high school in Smithfield at Sky View.  It was almost a half hour ride each way from Hyrum, going through Logan.

Sometimes the bus was pretty crowded.  Lots of people were hitting my chair or the back of my head as they went up or down the isle.  I interpreted this as they were teasing me on purpose.  Finally I caught Randy as a culprit and told him I was going to get off at his stop and beat him up.  However Randy got off a stop early, by Anderson Drive.  People told me he was getting away.  I didn't pay them no mind because I really wasn't interested in a fight.  My challenge was a quick impulse which I quickly regretted.  And so that is how I had an almost fight with Randy Wood.  

Hyrum Second/Fourth Ward Friends Growing Up

I grew up in Hyrum, Utah.  I lived in the second ward, which was later divided to the second and fourth wards.  I lived there from second to fourth grades, and then 7th grade until I left on my mission.  I would hang with a group of friends from our ward.  Our relationships were closer in Junior High School.  we would sit on the heater on cold days by the back door, we would sit on a stairwell by the library and tell jokes, read Charlie Brown comics and make finger elephants.  We would also stay after in the seminary room as David's dad was a teacher.  We would play ping pong or tennis.  David's dad would sometimes give us a ride.  Other times we would walk home together.  One of those times we came upon an elderly woman who had fallen and broken her hip.  We were able to contact an ambulance and stayed with her until it showed up.  (This was before cell phones.)

David Keeley married Joyce Ballard and became a seminary teacher.  During high school he had a job at a diary and as a result was the only one with his own car, an old mustang.  David and Joyce are currently on a mission, showing church history sites including Palmyra.

James Salvesen had many brothers.  Then lived at the mouth of Black Smith Fork Canyon.  They had a cement pad where we played basketball for a couple activities.  James had younger brothers Ronald and Doug who were also in young mens with us.  James married Carma Nelsen but later divorced.

Mike Albrechtsen lived on main street, not far from Canyon Corner.

Randy Allen also lived on main street, and about 600 east.  He used to play the piano and could play fur elise.  He also played trombone in the band.  Randy wrote this back to me, "We have been living in West Jordan for over 40 years and like it here very much. I retired last April and Diane and I are having a great time traveling as much as possible."

Neil Frank is very good at art.  He mostly drew animals.

Terril Morgan lives in the Ogden area.  He sent me a wedding announcement saying he was marrying Kim Marie Sears.  He also was very good at art.

Vance Douglas has passed away.  He was hit by a car.

Mark Applegarth ran hurdles at the high school.  Mark married the daughter of Gary and Dixie Clawson.

Brad Thomas last I heard is a physical therapist in Logan.  He played on the basketball team in high school.

Kent Nate I am not sure where he lives but his son was in our ward for a time in Manteca California.  He and Brad were a year younger than me.  Kent played football in high school.

Randy Wood lived at Hardware Ranch.

Russel Egbert, a grade younger than me but we both did our missionary farewell together.  I am not sure where he went.