1 Lyle and Nina marry

On Saturday afternoon, July 21, Lyle married Nina Mae Williams in a simple, brief ceremony in the cultural hall at Lyle's church in Parma. There was an opening song, "Could I Have This Dance?" Afterward Lyle's bishop gave a few words of counsel and then performed the marriage. Chairs were rearranged, and the guests were able to enjoy cake, punch, nuts, and candies.

Some, but not all, of Lyle's children and grandchildren were present for the occasion. And four of his brothers and spouses (Jerry, Gene and Cheryl, Dean and Claudia, and Dale and LeAnn). A number of others were present, from both our family and Nina's family. Kay and Karen were unable to come up from St. George, and Rex and Jackie were at a Sayer reunion at Red Fish Lake.





Apparently Lyle and Nina first knew each other way back when they were students in high school at Adrian.

Both Lyle and Nina have houses of their own. Lyle told me that for now they were going to live in her house in New Plymouth.

2 Quote of the month

There is something deep within us that sobs at endings. Why, God, does everything have to end? Why does all nature grow old? Why do spring and summer have to go?

~ Joe L. Wheeler

3 This month in our family

Everybody!
Wed, Aug 1: Full moon (Full Sturgeon Moon)
Thurs, Aug 2: National ice cream sandwich day
Fri, Aug 3: National watermelon day
Sun, Aug 5: Fast Sunday
Sun, Aug 5: American family day
Thurs, Aug 9: National rice pudding day
Fri, Aug 10: S'mores day
Sat, Aug 11: Play in the sand day
Tues, Aug 14: National Creamsicle day
Wed, Aug 15: National relaxation day
Sun, Aug 19: National aviation day
Sun, Aug 26: Women's equality day
Fri, Aug 31: National trail mix day
Fri, Aug 31: Full moon (Blue Moon)


Lyle's family
Thurs, Aug 2: Patty's birthday
Wed, Aug 15: Elizabeth Marie Price's birthday
Mon, Aug 20: Tom's birthday
Tues, Aug 21: Bentley's birthday
Tues, Aug 21: Shanel Burdett's birthday
Sat, Aug 25: Aleesha's birthday
Mon, Aug 27: Valerie's birthday
Tues, Aug 28: Becky's birthday


Gail's family
Fri, Aug 10: Craig & Kris Foley married 1982
Sat, Aug 11: Steven & Cassy Robinson married 2005
Sat, Aug 11: Lincoln John Cleverly's birthday
Mon, Aug 13: Sawyer Logan Cleverly's birthday
Sat, Aug 18: Marcus's birthday
Tues, Aug 20: Airicka's birthday
Tues, Aug 20: Ryan William Harned's birthday
Thurs, Aug 30: Gail & Lynda married 1955
Fri, Aug 31: Craig Foley's birthday


Kay's family
Thurs, Aug 2: Taylor's birthday
Mon, Aug 6: Rhett & Celeste married 1993
Thurs, Aug 9: Chad & Nicolle Higley married 2002 
Tues, Aug 21: Stockton Brady's birthday


Gene's family
Fri, Aug 10: Terry Packwood's birthday
Sat, Aug 11: Bob Ellis's birthday
Wed, Aug 22: McKayla Packwood's birthday


Ray's family
Sun, Aug 12: Eugene & Sharae DeMartini married 1995


Dean's family
Tues, Aug 7: Rachael Hodson's birthday
Sun, Aug 26: Rebecca Hoff's birthday
Tues, Aug 28: Cade Hoff's birthday


Dale's family
Mon, Aug 6: Sarah Rager's birthday


Jackie's family 
Sat, Aug 25: Jolene Sayer's birthday

4 Bits and tidbits

Gail and Lynda's family

A report from Angie Craine dated July 3

Melissa had a baby in May. Not sure of the date, but her name is Meleigha Zoe Montano.

Not sure on the spelling of the first name.

My Richard has been in chemotherapy treatments since March for stage 4 rectal cancer.

It metastasized to his lungs. He has been very ill and has lost about 60 pounds since March.

Mom is expecting another grandchild (John and Morgan) and a great grandchild (Josh and Veronica) early this next year.

Craig Foley was set apart as the bishop in their ward last July.

Bill completed the Ironman triathlon in May, with a bad knee.  But he is an ironman.

Zander Duay had a seizure at the Laramie Rec Center pool last week, and had a 

grand mal seizure while in the hospital. They don't know why or how. It was pretty

scary.

I think that is all the latest. Mom might have due dates and birth dates. Everyone else is doing well.

Others in the family
Following the wedding festivities when Lyle and Nina married on July 21 (see item 1 in this newsletter), Jerry and Jim, Gene and Cheryl, Dean and Claudia, and Dale and LeAnn gathered at Dale and LeAnn's house in Nampa to visit further throughout the rest of the afternoon. They concluded with dinner at the pizza buffet in Nampa where Keisha works as a manager.

The next day, following Dale and LeAnn's midday church meetings and dinner with Dale and LeAnn and Micah and Keisha, Dean and Claudia drove across the state for their week at Lava Hot Springs in southeastern Idaho.