Lehi

Before we left Twin Falls, Bob took his car to a tire shop near the hotel and got the tire fixed.  It had a nail in it.

We drove to Lehi arriving about 2:00 p.m.  We were certainly happy to see Darwin, Amber, Caden, Chloe and Owen.  We watched the movie "Frozen" in the evening.

We attended Colony Park Ward today.  They had a social during Relief Society and had cheese cake and other cakes and fruit for the ladies for Mother's Day.  The cheese cake was good.

It was a good day for me. I received greetings from all my children as well as some of my daughters-in-law.

Twin Falls, Idaho

We left La Grande on Friday, May 9th about 11:30 a.m.  It had been so great to visit with the Slaters and time had passed quickly.

Anne & Connie and Mother's Day Roses

 We arrived in Twin Falls about 5:00 p.m.  There was a very strong wind blowing.  There was just enough time to get settled into our hotel, eat at Subway and get to the Temple.

 This morning when Bob took the suitcases out to the car, he had a flat tire. 

A Tour of La Grande

Thursday we saw all the different districts of La Grande - residential and shopping.  They still have a driver-in theatre.

We toured an old building that was built about 1910 and made for live theatre.  Later it became a movie theatre.  There are various shops on the first floor now.  A group is trying to raise money to restore the building to its original state and hope to have live theatre there. They have found some of the original seats in the Elks hall and the original organ is in Alaska.  If they could raise the money it would be a beautiful building.

Theatre Building (music store on bottom level)

We also toured another old building that is being made into fancy shops.  I wonder if they will get enough businesses to fill them.  Several other buildings in the downtown are marked for restoration.

Cast Iron Mary

The original Cast Iron Mary was erected on September 1, 1904, by the Women's Christian Temperance Union.  Her purpose was two-fold:  first to provide good, clean drinking water for people, horses and dogs; and, secondly, to entice the menfolk away from the numerous taverns found in La Grande at the time.   Built to last, Mary survived only twenty years.  On the night of April 22, 1922, George Noble, a local bootlegger, who was fleeing from police, lost control of his automobile and crashed into the fountain.  Mr. Noble escaped unhurt, but totaled both his automobile and Cast Iron Mary.  The original was in an intersection but a replica is now in Max Square is located on the corner of Adams Avenue and Fourth Street on the edge of the historic downtown district.

The Oregan Trail

Wednesday we visited a friend of the Slaters who has a drone.  He took the drone out to a place where there was an owl's nest and had the drone hover above the nest and take pictures.  Click here to see the video.

Picture of the Baby Owls (taken from the video)

 Phil also showed us around his farm which was very interesting.  One of his crops was peppermint.

We drove to Baker City and visited the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center.  The Oregon Trail went right close to where Slater's house is.

For supper we went to the Haines Steak House in Union.

La Grande, Oregon

Tuesday, 6th May we attended the Spokane Temple.  It had the same plan as the Halifax Temple, so seemed very familiar to us.

We left around noon and drove to La Grande to the Slater's home arriving about 5:00 p.m.  The last part of our drive took us through forest, green hills and into the valley where La Grande is located.  That part of the drive was quite beautiful.

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Spokane Valley

Here we are in Spokane Valley, Washington at the Quality Inn.  We left Lethbridge this morning in gloom and drizzle and drove through drizzle, rain, snow (all the way through the Crowsnest Pass), heavy rain, and hail.  There were a few stretches of dry highway and a few glimpses of blue sky.  We stopped in Cranbrook at Subway for lunch.

We almost hit a deer but the noise from our horn startled it and it quickly turned and went back the way it came.  Later on we saw a mountain sheep at the side of the road and then a herd of elk wandering along the side of the road. 

It was very green in Idaho with bushes and trees in bloom.

Nothing New - More Snow

Friday, April  25 - Kennedy's graduation from Lethbridge College (Communication Arts - Advertising and PR)
Monday April 28 - Courtney came in to do her taxes
                         - our Family Home Evening Group monthly meeting
Saturday May 3rd - Bob went to vote in our civic by-election
                         - Lindsey Pierson's wedding reception
Wind, rain, snow and one gorgeous summer day (May 1)