After
we arrived her over two years ago, we learned that Myrtle Creek has a
celebration very close to the time when Salt Lake City celebrates Days of
'47. The ward in Myrtle Creek offers a
service project the week prior to the community.
The
first year we had gone to Riddle Cemetery and used power washers to clean the
stones. There were several who brought
weed whackers to spruce up the grounds.
Last
year we went to the high school. We
brought weed whackers and power washers and paint brushes. This year our service project was at the
VWF. We cleaned up the outside as well
as the inside (at least some members did;
I was bothered by all the cleaning chemicals and chose to stay outside)
This year we continued to build upon the equipment of weed whackers, power
washers and paint brushes - carpentry was also added to the agenda. So here are some pictures of what we did:
We
returned home long enough to unload the car of the equipment we took and to run
in and get a shopping list of needed supplies.
K-Marts have been closing throughout the country. I remember my sister saying that about a
K-Mart that was not far from where we had lived in West Valley. We had also seen a K-Mart close before we
left Kearns. It is now time for the
Roseburg K-Mart to fold.
Several
workers have been hired to move merchandise and to serve the public for the
next month and a half. We took advantage
of the clearance items to fill our cart.
I think it's sad seeing companies forced to fold - mostly because of the
increased number of the unemployed - not that I believe retail is the greatest
job - but it's something.
We
had left the house at 7:30 that morning and did not return home until 7:30 that
night. I was exhausted. It has taken a couple of days for me to recuperate.
Meanwhile I have only one class on my agenda right now. For some odd reason I seem to prioritize my
time better when I have two. But I like
having just one class in order to spend more time with Jenna.
Young
Women's has been cancelled for tonight and she is quite bummed about it.
