A Great Family Weekend

Well another super weekend came to an end. It sure is wonderful to have family and friends drop by. Last weekend we had our two daughters and their families from up north come visit. These photos are of Shandra and her husband Randy Mangum. They have three young kids, Madolyn, Tanner and a new born Adalee (less than a month old so too small to ride yet). Randy is a real outdoors man and loves hunting and fishing.


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I'll soon get some photos of our youngest daughter Stacey and her husband Nathan Petersen. She's our baby but is also expecting her first little one.
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Our boys are Randy and his wife Kelsey who also live up north and Russell and Lora who still live in San Antonio Texas with his two boys.

Nothing more important than family.

Fountain Green Sesquicentennial Celebration

The great citizens of Fountain Green has again overwhelmed everyone with a Hollywood style live production of the history of our fair city. From the early settlers, through the deadly Blackhawk Indian War, to a vibrant community and of friends and families. As usual the volunteers both adult and youth put a valiant effort to thrill the community. Many thanks to everyone who helped remind us of our heritage as new families settled and help grow this great city.

Edna Johnson Christensen 1920 - 2009

A best friend to everyone in Fountain Green and Sanpete County was laid to rest in the arms of our Lord this day. When we moved to Fountain Green a little over a year ago, Edna was the first to welcome us to church and the community. She was a dear and close friend to my grandparents Leland and Relda Despain and my parents told me of many stories of love she showed to the community. She offered a book of family history for us to copy but unfortunately we had to return it before we had a chance to fully study her work. She and Owen offered many times for us to come to their home and learn the stories and also have them teach us how to grow a vegetable garden. A true friend to everyone she met. There is no doubt the Lord had his arms open to accept her into his kingdom. Thanks Edna for your friendship and love.

Don and Pam Despain

New Grand Daughter

Today was a fun filled and a very proud day for our family. Our oldest daughter Shandra Lee, married to Randy Mangum had her third baby and our fifth grandchild. Shandra and Randy now have three beautiful children, two girls and a boy. Adalee Marie Mangum was born just after noon and weighted 5 pounds 13 ounces and in perfect health. Shandra is a Register Nurse at Primary Children's Hospital and Randy is a financial expert at Morgan Stanley Investments. We are so blessed with great kids and family.


Don & Pam

5 Years Of Service & More to Come ...

Today in Sacrament Service we all sustained and at the same time gave a spirit of thanks to the "old" Bishopric and welcomed the new. After serving for five years the first and second counselors were released and new counselors were called to serve with Bishop Walker. A great thanks for the sacrifice of Wade Johnson and Derrin Owens. Although released they were immediately called to serve in new callings.

The New Bishopric is Bishop Walker, Scott Aagard and Jed Bailey. Everyone sustained their callings and we look forward to sacred advise, counsel and direction from them. The Fountain Green 2nd Ward is indeed blessed with great leaders. Thanks!

Lamb Day parade 2009

Well a great end to the 2009 Lamb Day celebration. A great week of softball, parade, carnival, lamb contests and auctions, fried mutton and lamb sandwiches. We all owe a great big thanks to all the volunteers that made it happen again. Looking forward to next year.
Don

Duck Fork Reservoir

A beautiful week and a real need to relax. My son-in-law Randy and I took the dirt bike and ATV for a ride up Manti Canyon to Duck Fork Reservoir. A nice little lake high in the Manti La Sal Mountains that allows fishing with artificial lures and flies only. A day fishing is still always better than a day at work. I managed to get one nice Cutthroat trout and lots of exercise casting lures and flies. So who wants to go try a different remote mountain lake and wet some flies or lures?

Don