By Jerime Ivory as told to Marcy Curtis Jerime Ivory has spent most of his life in Fountain Green. His loving parents, Ron and Mary, raised himalong with three brothers. Jerime and his sweetheart, Abby, just celebrated 20 years of, in his words,“married bliss.” Together they have six children and five grandchildren. He works in…
By Lucinda Brotherson as told to Marcy Curtis Lucinda Johnson Brotherson moved from Nephi to Mt Pleasant at an early age where she grew up theoldest of five siblings—Chad, Cherrie, Carma and Craig. She has been married to Terry for nearly 48years. Her dream is to fly to Hawaii for their “Big 50.” They have…
By Cat Wray as told to Marcy Curtis Cat Wray, the daughter of Eric and Claudia (Carlston) Fossum of Fairview, grew up inGeorgia and married her husband, Chad, 22 years ago. They began their family in AmericanFork. Her parents moved back to Fairview to live in the home where her mother grew up, andfive years…
By Shirley Bahlmann Don Hales was born May 10, 1929 in American Fork, the oldest of fivechildren. He worked for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, an agency of the U.S.Department of the Interior, which meant they lived in various places, includingSouth Dakota, Washington D.C. and Alaska.Shirley Ann Hales was born in California five days…
By Robert Stevens Claudia Killian (formerly Tibbs), right, sits on the couch with her siblings Robert (left) and Janet onChristmas morning, one day after getting out of the hospital for appendicitis. Claudia Killian of Manti has a lot of holiday memories from her childhood, and like anyone, theyare a mix of the ups and downs…
By Shirley Bahlmann Korry Soper grew up in Panguitch, the youngest of two brothers and one sister.He attended Southern Utah University, where he met Karen Lawrence of Salt Lake City.She didn’t accept his invitation to race cars down Main Street but talked to him in theAlbertson’s parking lot. “We fell in love from that point…
By Lorna Bown as told to Coleen Ogden Because Lorna and Cecil Bown’s son, Bob, with his wife, Janice, stopped on Christmas Eve in 2011 tohelp a Hispanic family whose car had broken down, the Bown family made a lifetime friend. Lorna (left)is with that friend, Veronica, the mother of the family that had car…
By Cecilia James as told to Coleen Ogden Cecilia James, age 6, during the first Christmas after her mother died. The year 1989, when I was 6 years old, was very hard for me. On January 31,1989, my mother,Earlene Beck, passed away from natural causes at the age of 37. My dad couldn’t take care…
Christmas events in Ephraim include a fireworks show. This float, with the theme, “Christmas story,” was part of the Manti light parade in 2021. The Messiah is a beloved holiday tradition and will take place this year on Dec. 10 and 11. The Gunnison community Christmas tree near the Gunnison clock tower. Mt. Pleasant royalties…