Essays, Stories, Adventures, Dreams Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek Why Footloose Forester Won’t Write A Novel As snippets of clichés and other prompts for new chronicles popped into his head, the Footloose Forester decided that at least two of them were determining factors in his decision to...
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-- By Jane W. Topham This month we are spotlighting a very prominent couple of Salem, Stephen M. and Linda B. Rees. Stephen’s parents, Spencer and Luzenia Rees, lived in Loa, Utah and he was born in Salina where the nearest hospital was located. Linda’s parents,...
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Great question about traits that can be attributed to the next generation. Without a doubt, it happened to my fathers 1st brother Bill (Boleslaw) Zukowski. He was a muscian all of his life and retired with honors from playing with the Air Force Symphony based out of Washington, DC....
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Richard and LaNay Magoffin – By Jane Topham She was still there when he returned from his LDS mission. Richard was born in San Diego, California on October 30, 1939. His parents were Garold A. and Areletta C. Magoffin. He had 2 older brothers and an older sister who died when...
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On the road…again!!! Essays, Stories, Adventures, Dreams Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek In Flanders Fields the Poppies Grow Of the many poems that haunted his imagination from grammar school, the one about a field of poppies in Ypres, Belgium had enough staying power to remain as a...
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“I love to teach” was the response from Mavis Nybo. Mavis was born in a hospital in Salt Lake on January 27, 1930 to Rulon Stromberg and Dorothy Banks Stromberg. Her father was from Sweden and her mother was from Australia. Her parents lived in...
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What a charming lady Maxine Andrews is. Maxine was born on September 18, 1927, to Ivan and Mabel Reid Dyreng. She was born in her parent’s home in Manti, Utah. She was the fifth child of three girls and five boys. Maxine’s father was a Forest Ranger so they moved around...
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Brent Alexander Cruz, Ph.D. has recently published “Una Familia Mas Noble y Antigua, A Preliminary Study of the Asturian Ancestry of Capitan Francisco Montes Vigil of New Mexico”. This is what the newsletter of the GSHA is saying about this book: “This work starts with an explanation of the significance to...
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We’d like to spotlight a volunteer, Barbara Wilson. Barbara was born in St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Youngtown, Ohio on April 22, 1943 to Aloysius Michael and Emma Alvey Balog. She has lived in Salem for 40 years. She met her husband, Jay Lee Wilson, while dragging Payson Main Street. They were...
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We’re going to start 2017 with Becky and Gary Warner. Becky is the daughter of Harold and Ruth Lawrence. She was born on March 31, 1955 in Springville. Her parents lived in Salem at the time. Becky was the youngest of ten children and the doctor...
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What a special time of year for Carrie Ellen Dart. For several Christmases she has made something for each one of her grandchildren and then lets them pick which one they want. Carrie was born on June 29, 1943 to George Preston and Marva Twitchell Davis. She was the first...
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What a lovely lady “Dottie” Chamberlain is. She was delivered by a midwife on April 11, 1923. She was born in her parent’s home in Junction City, Kansas and was named Dorothy Taylor. She is third to the oldest in her family with two brothers and one sister. Growing up...
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What a beautiful time of year to spotlight Leray and Linda Peacock Warren. Leray was born in his grandparent’s home in Salem on February 11, 1932. His parents were Wm. Owen and Ruth Stacy Cloward Warren. He was delivered by Dr. A. L. Curtis. Linda was born on March 31, 1943...
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On the road…again! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek Nairobi Bombing in 1998 Many years have passed since Al Qaida pulled off the attempted bombing of the US Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya. They didn’t manage to bring down the embassy building but they did...
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This month we would like to spotlight Paul and Mary Jo Tervort. Paul was born on June 20, 1935, in Spring Lake, Utah in his parents' home. He said at that time their home was the closest one in location to where the Payson Temple is. It is still standing and...
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A lady who has given many hours to Salem Days is Lorraine Underwood. Lorraine was born in her parent’s home in Payson, Utah on March 30, 1935. She just turned 81. Her parents were Byron and Edna Hill Gale. She was the second child born to them; the first was a...
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A long-time resident of Salem is Nedra Hanks. She was born in the family home in Payson on March 21, 1936. She smiled when she said her birth certificate didn’t list her weight but read “Born alive”. She was the first child born to Ned and Edna Taylor. Her Grandmother Rebecca...
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After taking on the challenge of hiking up to Mount Lukens, we felt that we were ready for an even more challenging hike, three peaks in one day. It would take two cars to accomplish our goal. We drove up to Vincent Gulch and left Marv's car there. We then drove...
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