Anthony Buck Goes Opera!

Sorry I've been so delinquent in any sort of response to reunion information. I have been working in Ohio for the summer and have been very busy. Just wanted to let you know I have been married to Desiree Steenblik for almost exactly 7 years now. West Lakers may remember her, but we didn't meet until a blind date in 1998. We have no children, but within the next year will have 5 college degrees between the two of us. I am currently working on a Master of Music degree in Voice. Desiree is finally going to finish a bachelor's in International Studies. I am very happy with my life and owe many of my successes to Mr. Butler and Mr. Christman for getting me going on the right paths.

I don't have access to any photos of me since I am writing this e-mail on somebody else's laptop in a hotel on the way home from my summer gig, but you can find some photos of me on my Myspace or Facebook accounts. I won't be around for the reunion, but hope all is well.

ATB
atbuick@hotmail.com

Dan Hastings Marries a Hottie!

In Jan. 1998 I left to serve a mission, where I lived in Concepcion, Chile and the surrounding areas thru Feb. 2000. I contracted mono while I was on my mission (it’s not what you think), so I put school off for a while after I got home. When I finally decided to get going with life again, I started up a wild social life (yeah, right).

One night in Aug. 2000, I went to a singles’ dance @ Trolley Square Mall, and met a hottie named Angie Taylor (from Taylorsville; booo!). We were married Aug. 15, 2001. Since then, life has been pretty much a blur, since Angie somehow got pregnant about four months later (oops). Emma Claire was born on Sept. 30, 2002. Since my wife had developed Celiac Disease after our first daughter, we waited a while to have our second; Hannah Eve was born on May 2, 2006. Our daughters are our life.

I have worked as a collections agent for Discover Card down in Sandy for the past five years. I get to keep up on my Spanish there, so I’ve been willing to stick it out until just recently. Now that I’m almost done with my BS in Accounting at the U, I’ll be moving on ASAP. I also just recently became a loan officer with a mortgage broker here in West Jordan (Cardinal Mortgage Services).

Dan Hastings
patolucas84119@yahoo.com

Jodi (Bodenhofer) Wickham--For Time and All Eternity!

We all know 10 years is not very long. Sometimes it feesl like yesterday. However time has happened and many changes have taken place. A few weeks before I graduated from Granger I met my husband to be Wayne Leslie Wickham. During the end of 1997 Wayne asked me to be his wife on Oct. 10, 1997. I knew then I would be the luckiest women alive for he would be mine forever. Wayne is the greatest at everything from basketball to golf. He is the funniest person I have ever met even-- funnier then me. He is so fast for being a 6'4, 300 lbs man. He could part the sea. If you were in his way look out the Volley ball would be in your face, and you on the ground. I love him so much. He surely loved me. I could see it in his eyes everyday. On June 12, 1998, I married my soul mate and, best friend forever in the Salt Lake Temple.
Unknowingly to us we were pregnant two weeks later.

Brody Wayne (8 1/2) was born Feb. 27, 1999--smart, sweet little boy who spoke like a five year old at two. A little like his mommy in personality. Two years later another sweet boy Devon Robert, (6 1/2) on Jan. 11, 2001--sweet little boy that knows what he wants and goes and gets it like his daddy. Our lives seemed complete. I worked for many companies in finance and management. I owned a few companies too. Wayne worked for a wonderful company who always has his back, Central office suppliers. Four years later we were expecting our 3rd child. A little girl Emarie Elizabeth on March 23, 2005 (2 1/2). The girliest and sweetest of all girls. I have met my perfect match to me. These kids are so sweet and so special to us. They are our light and truth that there is a Father who loves us and that it is not all in vain and is better then we can imagine. Our lives went on and we are so in love. We are the greatest friends ever.

On July 26, 2007 my husband passed away in his sleep. I woke up with this feeling that something was wrong but I was not afraid. It was familiar to me and in moments I learned it was my husband talking to me in spirit. His heart had stopped in his sleep and he was gone. Now life as I knew it could have ended there but it did not. My husband loved me so much that we made our love last forever. He let me know when I found him in the spirit that all would be well and this is only a small time on earth. It is not the end and I will see him again. He is always with me and lets me know I'm loved, always. I can't wait to see all of you guys. Wayne and I (mostly me) were talking and looking forward to this event. However he will be with me in spirit so if you feel a push, it's him (ha,ha). May God be with you and let your light so shine before men. For the Savior knows your heart and is always there even if you don't feel he is there. He was there for me in my most needed time and he will be there for you. Have a great day.

Jodi Wickham
Cjjbdnr@aol.com

Julianne Homer Bellydances?

So, yeah. 10 years. Wow. So much has changed, and so much has remained the same. Well, here goes nothing. Right after graduation, I went to Dixie College where I'd been honored with a ¼ tuition academic scholarship. I enjoyed my time there studying business artistic communications, but I decided to cut it short. While I was there, I started my own bellydancing troupe and we began touring pretty regularly through the greater metropolis areas of southern Utah and northern Arizona. The duality got to be too much stress and I was forced to drop out of school in order to give my performing career a fair chance. I loved my time as a bellydancer, but the fast-paced world of show business got the better of me and after a few years on the road, I had to give it up and spend some time in rehab.

During the time that I was trying to clean up, I got married and moved into a polygamous commune up in northern Idaho. Merrell was very sweet and giving, but I found I needed more boundaries and control from a husband, so I left. Throughout this time I'd kept in touch with an old high school friend and former flame of mine (also a 1997 Granger Grad), Scott Steele. Our relationship had remained strong through the years and only got more intense as time wore on.

After having three gorgeous kids together, we finally decided to just jump in and tie the knot. He is definitely the love of my life, and I am exquisitely happy. We were married on Friday, the 13th of April, 2007. We are working vigorously to get things together and right in our life. At the moment we live in the basement of his father's house, and we feel very blessed to have a permanent address for a while. I'm back in an out-patient rehab, which is going great this time around. I have the awesome opportunity to work as an assistant manager at our local Arctic Circle. Scott is working as an oil mechanic at Sam's Club and also sells his hand-made hemp jewelry at farmers' markets and craft fairs around the state on the weekends. We are working hard together and expect to be able to get the kids out of state custody sometime in the next few months, hopefully before Christmas. Their foster mom has been really good for all of us.

I also hope to be able to start bellydancing again as soon as I can drop the extra hundred pounds I've gained as I've fought with addiction. As a part of our "life renovation," we've also had the excellent opportunity to start our own small business. We are currently fulfilling our dreams as well as those of our friends and neighbors as Amway representatives. We are able to offer many valuable and worthwhile household products and cosmetics that are Earth-friendly and made in the United States by organic farmhands. If you are interested in purchasing any of these products or, even better, becoming a representative yourself, please, please, please feel free to contact us. We'd love to talk to you about what we offer. As far as the reunion goes, we'd love to come, but my current probation restrictions don't allow me to cross county lines. Still, life is good and we couldn't be happier with our life. Mostly.

Julianne Homer
juliannelady@gmail.com

Editor's Note: Some artistic liberty went into this post :)

DeEsta (Gailey) Peterson Marries a Dermatologist!

Many wonderful things have happened over the years. To start off, I attended Ricks College for 2 years. I then received my mission call to the Ohio Cleveland Mission, what a joy & life changing experience it was to serve. I returned home from my mission to Puerto Rico where my family had moved. They had become close friends with Mike & Nichole Peterson who had moved there with the military. Mike insisted that I needed to meet is brother Chad when I got back to Utah.

Chad and I dated for a couple months before I left to attend school at Utah State. After a semester there, with Chad and I continuing to travel back & forth from Logan to Spanish Fork to see each other, we were delighted to get married on April 17, 2003. We then moved to Kingman, Arizona where he would finish his medical training. (I think I came in to the picture at the perfect time, he was done with medical school & just had his internship and residency left to finish!).

We have since been blessed with our first child, Cameron, who will be 2 years old in October. He is truly the joy of our lives! He definitely keeps us busy & on our toes. Chad will finish his Dermatology residency in July 2008 upon which we will relocate and join a practice with his Dad in Spanish Fork, Utah. We have enjoyed being away and on our own, being involved in our community, church and place of work here in Arizona. On the other hand, we are very exited to move back “home” to be close to family, friends, and the familiar surroundings of Utah!

DeEsta Peterson
deestapeterson@hotmail.com

Amanda (Mecham) Erb--A Familiar Blind Date!

I went to Southern Utah University right after high school and graduated 4 years later. I had the opportunity to go to England, Ireland and Scotland the summer of 2000 with some college friends. (Technically I was there for school, but I only took one class so I could have fun). My last year of college I was set up on a blind date with Kyle and we found out we knew each other from school. We were married in the fall of 2001 after I graduated. We now have 2 beautiful (if I say so myself) children. Kaden was born in December of 2003 and McKayla was born in June of 2006. They both have so much energy, we sometimes wonder how we keep up. I am currently working full time at ADP, and helping my husband with our rental properties and his investing business.

Amanda Erb
erbhome@gmail.com

Justin Busby--A Concert Proposal!

For the last Ten years I have been doing what I think we all have been doing, trying to make a place for myself in this vast world. For fun I enjoy Las Vegas, outdoors and concerts. I make a pilgrimage to Las Vegas at least once a year to support Nevada’s economy. I go camping, bike riding and huntin’ as much as time permits and I go to as many concerts as the budget will allow.
My wife and I knew each other for years before we got married or even dated. We dated for close to three years and I asked her to marry me at Country Jam ‘05, on stage with Montgomery Gentry in front of 15,000 people. About a year later found out that she was pregnant and been busy being a father since.

I am currently employed at Officemax as a Production shift supervisor. I have been there for a little over eight years. I have been to Phoenix, Chicago and Jonesboro, Arkansas for work. I love to travel for the company, ( all paid expenses).

Justin Busby
bigbadbuzz69@msn.com

Remember Paul Jensen? Think Sir Lancer...!

This is such a great opportunity to fill in and get caught up on the class of '97. I hope every one is happy, successful and wealthy. I have been progressing as of late and will summarize the past 10 years in a few paragraphs.

Shortly after graduation, I fulfilled an LDS mission to Seattle, Washington. I love that area and hope to live in that area again someday soon. I would say my mission was a success and returned home to marry Alyssa Barker one year later. As she finished up school at BYU I completed a program that got me hired on with the 2002 Winter Olympic Broadcasting Crew at the Soldier Hollow events. While it was an amazing experience and I learned a great deal, I realized that that was not the industry for me. I then received my associates from UVSC in Orem, Utah. I then transferred to the University of Utah and received my bachelors degree in communication with an emphasis in public relations in December of 2005. Through out most of this time I was a sales manager for an HVAC store front and started raising a small family with Alyssa. Chamberlain Paul was born in November of 2002 and Savill Ester was born March of 2005. We are currently expecting a third child to be born on September 4th, 2007 and plan on naming her Naomi Myrle. There is no doubt that my family is my greatest source of happiness and they constantly remind me of how great life is.

Our children really keep us busy and Alyssa is doing a great job of raising them as tend to work a lot. Chamberlain is a sponge for knowledge and loves anything to do with dinosaurs, crocodilians and Star Wars. Savill is a very girly girl and still manages to lay a little hurt on her older brother. She loves swimming and all sorts of activities that allow her to use her very strong set of lungs, allowing her to reach some very high pitched screams. Other that that, we find ways to stay very busy with life in general.

I am currently working in promotions and managing a portion of the worlds largest promotional campaign, working with WalMart and various name brands in the food industry. I anticipate occupational changes occurring in the near future and hope to put my schooling to greater use. We recently bought a home in Sandy, Utah and are loving life as a growing family.

I am always eager to hear how everyone is doing and expect to see many of the class of '97 making headlines or making history. I am so grateful to have been associated with such a fine group of people and will cherish my time in your presence. (another picture coming soon!)

Best wishes and fond memories,

Paul Jensen
AKA: Sir Lancer

sirlancer25@hotmail.com

Sherice (Brown) Angell Returns to the WVC!

After graduation I moved to Price, Utah and went to the College of Eastern Utah for one year. It was a lot of fun but I had to move home because I had to have jaw surgery. After I recovered from that I went to work at Chili’s Restaurant. I started there in 1998 as a hostess and soon became a trainer and went out of state to open new restaurants. It was SO fun! In 2001 I became a bartender and stopped going out of state. While working at Chili’s in 2003 I met my soon to be husband, Steve. He was a police officer for the West Valley City. Him and some of his police buddies would come and eat there every night (they would get half off their meal). A lot of meals later we finally had our first date. We got married November 13,2004.

We have 4 children between the two of us. He had two from a pervious marriage, a boy Spencer 11 and Shannen 9. I had one child from a pervious relationship, a boy Jarren 7 and we have one together, William 3. We bought a new house in a quiet neighborhood in West Valley and love where we live.
In 2004 I left Chili’s and started working for Marriott Vacation Club. After working there for 2 years I left to work for the Utah State Courts as a court clerk, I loved that job! Currently I am a Real Estate Agent and I work with Ulrich Realtors. I work on a team with Joann Spencer’s husband. It is hard work but I really enjoy it. I’m sure I will be doing this for some time.

My husband retired from the police force in June of this year after 11 years of service to join me in the Real Estate field. We love working together! I love being married and having children. We have tons of fun as a family.We love to go to Moab every year for the Jeep Safari, camping anytime we have a free weekend and to Little Sahara (sand dunes) to go 4-wheeling.

Sherice Angell

sherika179@hotmail.com

Aubrey (Thomsen ) Aguirre--"Way, Way, Way Beautiful!"

I can't believe how fast time flies, and it is so good to hear from so many of you! I've been up to a lot over the past 10 yrs, including getting married, starting a family, and becoming a registered nurse. Here's the skinny on my last 10 yrs:

After High School, I attended SLCC. I was on the College Leadership Council, and also a Cheerleader (We took 3rd at nationals!). During my 1st year there, I started dating the Student Body President of SLCC. I got to know him better as we traveled together on road trips, etc, and 2 years later Sim and I were married. I finished my Associate degree, and became a Certified Medical Assistant and Radiology Tech for a Family Practice office.

In May of 2002, our handsome boy Sim Jr. came to the family. He is the cutest, smartest 5yr old, and has a heart of gold, and his dad's olive skin! Our gorgeous diva girl Oaklie came just 2 1/2 yrs later. If you have never seen a 2 yr old with a french pedicure, come to our house! Despite the fact that she is 2 going on 16, she is the sweetest little girl, and tells me every day that I am "way, way, way beautiful!"

Last year I finished nursing school (talk about grueling!!). I graduated with straight A's and high honors on a nursing department scholarship, and passed my RN licensure test with flying colors. After graduating, I got a great job at Primary Children's Hospital on the surgical floor. I worked there part-time for several months, but every time I walked through the door, I wondered why I was there taking care of these children, when mine were at home. I decided to put the hospital on hold for a few years to raise my little darlings.

During nursing school, I was offered a teaching job at SLCC. I have been an instructor there for 3 years now. I teach Clinical Pathology, and Medical Terminology classes for the Health Science division just 4 hours a week at the Community College, and I am home with the kids the rest of the week. My husband Sim has a wonderful job at Staker/Parson Companies. He is the Senior Network Exchange Engineer/Administrator for all the Rocky Mountain states, and his company takes good care of us.

In our spare time, my husband and I help fund micro credit banks and education programs for impoverished nations. We currently have a bank, and several education programs in El Salvador, and another bank in the works. It is so awesome to see how just a few people here can help so many people in El Salvador become educated and financial independent. Our hope is that we can help others around the world to have a taste of what we have here.

I have been blessed with so much! My sweet husband, 2 darling kiddos, and a beautiful home! Not to mention I still see my best friends once a month (Aja, Kacee, Steph, Krissi, Kelli, Amanda, Sharane, Emily, and occasionally Wendy). I hope to see more of you around. I didn't realize how much I missed all my high school friends until all this reunion stuff. Please say hi at the reunion! Even if it has been 10 years. I am so proud of all the class of '97 has accomplished. Who would have thought we'd all turn out so good, huh! Hope the next 10 years is good to you all!!

Aubrey Aguirre
a-cupcake@comcast.net

Jonathan Kirk-- Too Much To Believe!

I have done a lot that I hope I can sum up... it follows a random flow of thought, so I hope there's some coherency here. I've magnified my love of words into a lexicon of verbosity. I haven't traveled out of Utah or Idaho very much, but I have traveled within my self, within my mind. I have worked on knowing myself & discovered many interesting & delightful things. I have gone from believing in God to being an atheist to finding another God who (both) suit my tastes better.

I have gotten into mindless debt, paid it off, & gotten into more debt of worthier reasons. But, school loans suck. I left high school for Snow College... I was a music major there... stage fright got the better of me... I then dropped out for a few years. When I started my college studies again in 2002, I pursued Latin at U of Utah, after which I attended 1 year at SLCC where I decided to pursue a French Major, taking French & Japanese. I then transferred to Idaho State U... I studied Latin (once again, because I gotta keep it up or lose it), Russian, Ancient Greek, German, Spanish (ever try to do a semester of work in 4 weeks? It was intense.), Eald Englisc (with a guided reading group, I read all 3,000 lines of Beowulf: "Hwæt! We Gardena in geardagum,/þeodcyninga, þrym gefrunon,/hu ða æþelingas ellen fremedon./Oft Scyld Scefing sceaþena þreatum," )... I attempted Old Icelandic... but that only lasted for a summer...

I won a scholarship to study in France from Pi Delta Phi, c'est-à-dire, the French National Honors Society... it helps to have an academic advisor who is your chapter's advisor and who is also the vice-president of the national organisation. Sometimes it's not a bad thing to be at a 3rd rate, backwater university. I was impressed with the rail system in France. When I was there, I discovered excellent coffee, wine, cheese, & bread! My host family had a "father" who was only 7 years older than me & 2 host "sisters". The 9 year old made fun of my exact French that I had worked so hard on. Do you pronounce every consonant when you speak English?

I sang in the ISU Concert Choir 2 different years... a year ago, I sang with them in an excellent concert hall, a surprising & blessed addition to little Pocatello, a town of 60,000 . Our director demanded the best from us... we grappled with literature that professional groups tend to do... each rehearsal was a physical, psychological workout... I was known by the name Longlocks by those in my Beowulf group, but I have since donated that hair to Locks of Love. I graduated from ISU with a BA in French, minoring in Linguistics. I'm glad I attended college, because I don't think that I would've learned about linguistics... I still study & read a lot... with interests ranging in religion, language, linguistics... I expect if I am to find a wife, I will have to change my modus operandi.

I have gotten to know my grandfather a lot better; he has been my religious mentor... funny thing, since my parents divorce during my 1st year of college, I found other "parents", counselors who have helped my cultivate a desire for a love of life, a love of God, a love of self. I count 3 mothers & 3 fathers in my life: my biological parents (of course)... Cathy (Scott's mom), Sahmiel (my grandfather & Patriarch), Mahaleenah (my Matriarch), & Azrael (my spiritual Teacher).

I have traveled a little on the political road... I left high school being conservative (without really thinking about issues) to espousing the far left, to returning to a conservative-just-right-of-center position, to abandoning the whole thing altogether... I voted for the Green Party my 1st election... I didn't get to vote in the last presidential election, because I forgot to file for an absentee ballot for Utah (I wanted to vote in the Utah governor race)... & didn't register in Idaho.

I have stopped being a rabid, nationalistic Canadian... I have grown to deeply admire the Constitution of the United States & the Declaration of Independence... I am now less interested in whether I'm Canadian or American... I am a citizen of God's Country, being a "...sojourner from afar, walking through a native land in which [I am] a stranger."

I was a vegetarian for 8 years of the last decade, but have only returned to omnivore-hood fairly recently. I have discovered wonderful films, like V for Vendetta & Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain . I haven't gotten an ipod yet, though I have broadened my CD collection with wonderful music with the likes of Yann TIERSEN... I have thinned my collection, getting rid of dark music that I once had need of. I have just recently bought the excellent CD Maudite Moisson, a Québécois group called Le Vent du Nord.

I have started cultivating a love of writing... beginning this endeavour with a poem to God about my feelings resulting from the attacks on 11 September 2001... in bad French--I hadn't had any classes in years... I have written haiku (they're pretty easy) & have gone on to the harder sonnets... I've written 4 so far: 1 for a girl who took a break up with her boyfriend bad, 1 for a woman who needed a life saver from the woes of life that were drowning her, & 2 for a girl I liked. A lot of what I have written was for this same girl I adore. Unfortunately, things turned a little bad between us 8 months back & I haven't wanted to write since... But, here's something hot off the presses, in the style of Beowulf & the ilk of Old Englisch heroic poetry, a summary of my last 10 years: http://guerrierduforet.blogspot.com/

Se sias enraumassa, respiras un pau d'essènci de lavando: acò destapo lou nas!
~Health advice from Prouvenèço

Thanks for reading!

Jonathan B. Kirk
mouetteduruisseauboise@gmail.com

Shannon Fallis Helps Rebecca!

Wow, you guys are getting old!!! My first big accomplishment happened right after I finished High School. I invented Post It Notes. haha! That's for all of you Romey and Michelle fans out there!

Right after high school, I went to Salt Lake Community College and graduated with a degree in General Studies. During that time, I worked for Girl Scouts of Utah as an outreach program leader. I helped write programs and run activities for children attending "high risk" schools. During the summers, I would head up to Lilliwaup, Washington where I worked at Camp Robbinswold. I got to spend my time hiking, singing, sailing, canoeing, kayaking, riding horses, backpacking, swimming, and dying my hair bright orange! Where else but summer camp can you get away with such things? (and one time, at Girl Scout Camp....)


After my third summer as a Unit Leader at camp, I decided I needed a "real job." I was kind of interested in recreation management so I applied to work at local community centers. I was hired to work at the Jewish Community Center teaching preschool (ya think? Preschool, me?) Well, I just knew it would be a short lived job (I gave myself 6 months tops) and 5 years later I was still teaching and loving every minute of it. It's been fun to watch "my kids" grow up! My first class ever is now going into 5th grade.

During that time, I met a lot of cool families and started house sitting, babysitting, and nannying. One day, a woman approached me about babysitting her granddaughter (2yrs old) who was in Primary Children's Hospital due to a serious head injury during a family camping trip. I started helping relieve some family stress by hanging with Rebecca in her hospital room while her parents/grandparents took a much needed break.

When Rebecca got all better, I continued helping her family with babysitting and housesitting. During that time, Rebecca was diagnosed with PDD a brain disorder on the autism spectrum. Her family was very proactive in testing out all the therapies they could find to help Rebecca be successful. I was lucky to be a part of this, I was trained on the programs they were interested in and was able to help Rebecca with her therapy. I got to explore many different career options Speech Pathology, Occupational Therapy, ABA Therapy, etc. It was a great learning experience!

I had been teaching preschool and helping her family for a long time, and I decided it was time to go back to school. After a long time of trying to decide what to do, I enrolled at the Universtiy of Utah and was going to start taking classes to become a speech therapist. I had to decide what to do for employment so when Rebecca was required to have a full time aide help in her first grade classroom I jumped at the opportunity! I quit my job as a preschool teacher and moved from preschool at the JCC to first grade at The McGillis School. This past year, I was attending school in the evenings and working full time at the McGillis School. I loved every minute of working in a first grade classroom. I started thinking "should I change my major?" Yes, I did, 3 times actually! I went from speech to Occupational Therapy (I'd still love to do this, but the cadavier lab FREAKS me out!!!), and now I am going into Human Development seeking a child life specialist certification.

So, I have to go off for a minute and let you all know what child life is. A child life specialist is the person who is there to help the chidlren get out emotions, frustrations, thoughts, feelings, energy, etc while they are staying in the hospital. No, it's not a therapist. No, It's not a doctor or nurse. A child life specialist plays with children while they talk out their problems, etc. They are the activity people in the hospital. Ok, I just had to explain, cuz most people don't know what it is.

As many of you have learned with your own kids, children grow up. Now my life is taking another serious turn, and I am no longer going to be helping Rebecca. She has been doing so well lately, they are not going to need me anymore. I am super sad, but also very happy to know how much I have helped this child (and how much she has taught me!!!!) Since Rebecca didn't need me anymore, I got a job nannying for the summer. I have spent this summer hanging at the pool, playing lego's and building teepee's out of sheets and blankets (did you ever do that as a kid?) at the same time looking for a job. Since I am attending school full time, and I am soooo close to graduating, I have the worst school schedule ever! Finding a job that would work with my school schedule was difficult. But with the help of some great parents (of my kids) and friends, I got a job as a rehab aide at an elderly care center. So I am once again in for some big changes, but I am looking forward to the challenges that are soon to come.

It's been an experience growing up and getting old! haha! But i've loved every minute of it! I regret not keeping in contact with more people, but I look forward to seeing you all soon. Unfortunately, I am not able to attend the evening event, but I hope many of you will be there with your families. I am bringing Shaun's daughter, Victoria, because he will be working! Much love to you all!

Shannon Fallis

fallsha@aol.com

Jeff Spotten--Mr. Handy!

Well just after high school I served a mission in the Canada Toronto West Mission, And shortly upon arriving home met my wife, Sharee (Evans) at the singles ward. We dated and were married in Nov. of 1999. We had our first child Madison Ann in Jan. of 2001.

In the fall of 2001 we moved to Phoenix, Az. where I went through flight school. While in school our second child Clayten Lee was born in September of 2002. After I graduated I instructed for about a year. We then decided it was time to make our way back to Salt Lake, so in October of 2004 we made the move. I started a Buisness in 2005 called Mr. Handy that involves remodeling homes, (I had been doing this type of work for a while and only thought it was the right move) and that along with Installing wood flooring for R C Willey keeps me pretty busy these days.

We purchased a HUD home when we arrived back in West Valley and have also been having fun rebuilding that and plan to sell in the spring after our third child is born in Feb. 2008. The future is a little uncertain as the airlines are comming back to where they were before September 11, and alot of pressure to get back in the air by friends from school! So we are excited to see what transpires.

Jeff Spotten

svspotten@msn.com

Becky (Wadsworth) Heiner's Poopy Diaper Degree!

Hi everyone! It has been so great to read about all of you and yourwonderful lives. It is exciting to see what life has brought to everyone and I decided to join in on the fun. After graduation I attended SLCC, worked at an elementary school as a Title One aide, and taught dance. I always kind of regretted my decision not to go away to college, but was grateful a year later when I was still around to meet the love of my life!

Ryan (another Granger alumni from 95') and I met at the homecoming of a mutual friend in December of 98'. I admit I was reluctant to go out with him as I feared we would have nothing in common. Luckily I accepted and discovered we had a lot more in common than I had thought and learned that sometimes opposites really do attract. We were married May of 99' and it has proved to be the best decision I have ever made!

For the next 2 years we worked and went to school. Ryan continued to pursue his lifelong goal of becoming a firefighter. He was hired on the West Jordan Fire Department 2 days before I found out we were expecting our first child. Recently he attended paramedic school and is now a firefighter/paramedic for West Jordan. He has a rain gutter business on the side and is very busy, but happy. Ryan and I bought a home in West Valley (close to our families) and have 2 little girls that I am blessed to stay home with. Savannah is 5 and Olivia is 3 and they bring so much joy to my life!

I am currently continuing my degree in "Poopy Diapers" as I have once again sacrificed my body to the pregnancy Gods. We are expecting yet another girl in early October! I am huge and Hot (but not in the good way) and am looking forward to the fall! I am hoping to pursue my life long dream of opening my own dance studio within the next 2 years. Our life is simple but we are all disgustingly happy and really couldn't ask for more. I wish you all 10 more years of happiness and success!!

Becky Heiner

heinwad@hotmail.com

Wendy (Wariner) Arlint- Love At First Sight!

Right after high school I could not wait to go to college at Utah State University. There I met the man of my dreams and fell in love at first sight. Tyler Arlint and I were in married in June 0f 1999 and were blessed with our first baby girl a year later.

My husband is a professional photographer and a musician. He began taking pictures during college and apprenticed with a photographer in Logan, Utah. I graduated from Utah State with a Bachelor in Science and stayed home with my little girl. We later moved to Tyler's home town of Saint Ignatius, Montana, which is on the Flathead Indian Reservation. There is a population of 1,000 people and there is plenty of open land...so come join us! We had our second daughter Ella in Montana, and have been here since 2002.

My husband and I have many interests that we enjoy doing together. We have made a CD together and we sing for many different occasions such as: weddings, funerals, parties, and fund raisers. We love making music together and have enjoyed sharing our talents with people around us. We have a website that contains our pictures and music at http://www.tyarlint.com/ Some of our unique picture experiences have been:Miss Montana, Mr. Montana (in the Cosmo, Nov. 2006 issue), New York Weddings, and some interesting Montana weddings with knives and shotguns and drunken bridesmaids. My husband thought it would be nice to work in the winter months and so he is currently working on his music education degree. I am working on my masters in elementary education and will be finished this December. I am extremely excitedto almost be done!

We just bought a couple of acres of land and we will be building our own home starting this month. Tyler has built many times before but never for himself. He is an excellent carpenter. We are really excited to start this new adventure. Property in Montana is beautiful and many people like to live here due to the hunting, fishing, and the slower paced life that Montana has to offer.

I currently work for an after school program and have been there for four years. I am a director for the after school activities. I love working with the children in the school and am really happy to provide them with a safe place to be after school. Many of the children at the school have rough home lives and they are often talking about their parents serving time or how they are alone. There are many children who enjoy coming there and it is a safe place for them to be for a while.

The last 10 years have been wonderful, and I am looking forward to the next 10 years. I love life, my family, people around me, hiking, fishing, laughing, living.

Wendy Arlint

arlintphotography@gmail.com