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January 2008:
All updates can now be found on the 2008 Mission Reunion blog at http://costaricamissionreunion.blogspot.com/
December 2004:
Here’s the latest from Loren Ashcraft: I think Loren deserves special thanks for
sticking through this unexpectedly lonnnnng project. I have viewed the DVD’s and they are well
worth the wait.
Happy
Holidays Everyone!
Well,
there's good news and there's better news. The good news is that the
project is finally finished! The better news is that it will ship
this week! You should have it in your hands in the next 7 to 10
days. If you haven't received it by then, send me an e-mail so
that I can solve the problem.
The
following is a letter that I have included in each of your mailings, but I
will include it here as well for reference. Thanks for all of your
support and encouragement over the past year. Have a great Christmas, and
enjoy the DVD's!
(Letter)
Enclosed please
find the long anticipated mission DVD/s you requested.
DVD #1 has the map of
DVD #2 has the palm
tree in
Both discs will play in a standard DVD player by simply inserting the disc and pressing “play” or “enter” when the menu screen appears. Each disc has a “Scene” menu in the standard DVD mode that will allow you to jump to different sections on the disc. It is accessed just like any regular DVD menu. There is also a section where both President Eagar and President Muren give us messages.
The high resolution picture and video files are accessible only by computer. To access the computer files, you must have a “DVD” drive in your computer. Double Click on “My Computer”, then Right Mouse Click the “DVD” drive which contains the disc, and choose “Explore” to see the files. The “readme” file in the photo directory will allow you to see who provided each photo.
Be careful not to scratch the
disc, or get your finger prints on it when handling it. If the disc skips or
pauses, check for finger prints or deep scratches. If it is dirty, clean it with a slightly damp
clean soft cloth. If you have any questions,
contact me at Ironrod@Comcast.net.
Thanks for your patience and support during the past year. I hope you will enjoy the video, and that it will bring back good memories and emotions from days gone by.
Have
a Very Merry Christmas, and a Happy
Sincerely,
Loren Ashcraft 
Note: Some of the older first generation DVD players may not play this type of disc. If your disc fails to read, it may be your player. Take it to your local electronics store and try it there. If it will not play in a new player, then the disc itself may be faulty. Let me know and I will replace it. Also, at this point it is fairly easy to make additional discs if any of you need more.
Note from the webmaster: Here’s a sample of one of the 2500 pictures that I hadn’t seen of my LTM/MTC group. The DVDs are of excellent quality. I found the video of Pres Muren to be especially touching. It was great to see him and was just taped a couple of months ago (Oct 04).
September 2004:
Hello Everyone,
Hope everyone is well and happy! I just wanted to give you an update on the status of the DVDs. It appears that this has become a "career" project that never seems to end, but there is a lot of progress that has been made. When you are dealing with 2500 of anything, it takes some time, and I have come to discover that first hand.
I took vacation time in July as I reported to you earlier and spent 60 hours working on the project. Because I had to constantly color correct and touch up photos I was using in the multimedia show, I finally decided to spend a block of time, no more than I minute with each photo, color balancing and touching them all up. At one minute a piece, it took 40 hours to process all 2500 photos. The good news is that both projects will benefit from the improved photo quality. The bad news is that it is taking more time than I planned. Sorry.
In the process I discovered that a large number of photos were not included in the original photo DVD (DVD #2) and when I got them all included, the total playing time of the photo DVD with 2500 photos went from 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours and 20 minutes to view them all, and that's at 3.5 seconds only for each photo! I have divided the DVD into 50+ chapters so that you can search the DVD by topic and view sections at a time without having to see it all in one setting.
I managed
to get the 2 hours and 20 minutes on the DVD video part of the disk, and then
included 2500 high resolution JPG photo files in a directory on the same
disk. Instructions will be included with the DVD to help you view or print
the photos from a computer from the Hi-res files.
I have sent
this photo DVD (#2) out to half a dozen people to check it for problems or
mistakes before duplicating all of the disks. Final duplication and
shipping will happen when DVD #1 is ready.
DVD #1: I have put another 20+ hours
of work into DVD #1 (the multimedia show) in July, and I am estimating about 30
more to completion, however I am a little nervous about estimating anymore
because I have been so off on this project. Thank you everyone for you
continued patience. It should be worth it, to capture and share so much
of our mission experience. I am taking more vacation time this
coming week and should be able to get another 20 hours more work
completed. (my family is ready for this to be done too).
My current
goal is to have it completed and into duplication by Conference. YES,
it's almost been 1 year, and I, like you, am anxious to finally get the project
completed. (my family is too!)
We're
almost there!
Feel free
to email me with any questions.
Your servant
and friend (I hope),
Loren
July 2004:
4 July 2004 -
Here’s the latest from Loren on the DVD’s:
Hola Everyone, I
have been trying to get a minute to give everyone an update on the mission
DVDs, but haven't been able to until now. I have continued to
work on the DVD between assignments, and believe I am within 18 hours of
finishing. I have scheduled time off of work in July
(14th-23rd), when I will be able to finish the edit and begin the duplication
and distribution of both DVDs. Thanks for your patience and
understanding. I will get update information on the master list for
those of you who wanted to add to the order, and there should be an
updated mailing list for everyone to check right after I return from
Since I sent the
past update, I have been to
My kids haven't
seen much of me for a few months, so yesterday I took them and some of their
friends on a 14 mile hike up Mount Timpanogos to
April 2004:
The latest from Loren: April 14, 2004
Several weeks ago I was given a special assignment for General
Conference. It began the second week of March and has just ended this past
weekend. As a result I was only able to put 25 hours into the DVD Project since
my return from
Here is the current status:
DVD #1 (the Multimedia Show) is now 75% completed with about 35 hours more to go. I have been able to recover most of the "Pres. Eagar" video tape visit from before the reunion, and that will be included on DVD #1. DVD #2 (the Photo DVD) is in the replication (duplication) process. It will play all 2500 photos in a regular DVD player, and the high resoultion photo files will be accessable on a computer with a DVD drive using windows explorer. The plan is to mail both DVDs at the same time to save on mailing costs. I have completed the graphic design on the DVD labels and they are currently being printed, and will be ready when the DVDs have been replicated.
As for the 3 people who's names didn't show up on the consolidated order list, I have gone back through to check everyone's order as it was sent to me on the "hand written" mailing labels done at the reunion, and with the orders sent directly to me by mail, to be sure no one was overlooked. The list I sent previously matched the paperwork I received. For the three of you who paid, and who's names did not show up on that list, don't worry. We will make sure you receive the DVDs you ordered, and there is no reason to pay again. I will be updating the list with your names by this coming weekend, including a couple additional email orders received in March. If there are any other problems or missing names, please let me or one of the committee members know, and we will make sure it is resolved.
I am grateful to be part of such a wonderful group as you. Hope you are all well and happy!
March 2004:
Mar 1 – Removed all email addresses and phone numbers from the alumni list. It is a known fact that evil people scan the internet for email address and then send out solicitations for pornographic material using those email addresses. If you have received such emails from anyone on this list, please understand that those individuals are not responsible for such material, nor is anyone associated with the reunion.
February
2004:
Feb 27 - Added list of paid DVD orders as received from Loren Ashcraft
Added family photo to bio of Marcia Parker Keach.
January
2004:
The latest from Loren Ashcraft on the DVD: Happy New Year Everyone!
Hope that this has been a good holiday season. So that everyone knows what time it is in this New Year I have included a very precise time clock. Just click on the link: http://yugop.com/ver3/stuff/03/fla.html
Here in
Well, the purpose of this
e-mail is to update everyone on the Costa Rica Mission DVDs. Originally
they were scheduled to be done in November. However, a last minute assignment
from work took me to
Last week as I was doing the final work on the DVDs, we had a power surge, and then a blackout. The power was out for only about ten hours. However, there was a power supply problem and two raided hard drives in the computer system (120 Gigabytes each) were burned out. (See photos attached) And of course, that is where the project was stored.
I have been able to recover the scanned slides from backup sources, and DVD#2 (the high resolution slides sent in by everyone) is about ready to be duplicated. However, DVD #1 (the multi-media presentation everyone saw at the reunion) is currently off-line. If I can find the same series hard drive, I should be able to replace the integrated controller boards and recover the files for DVD#1. I have attached photos and information here in case anyone happens to have the same drive and would be willing to replace theirs with a brand new one, free of charge. Of specific interest is the number that comes after the dash in the model number. (See Photo) In the mean time, I have located several possibilities in the area, after checking with about 40 sources. I should know about them by this Saturday, Jan 3rd. I hope Western Digital will be able to get back with me after the holiday break (by next week) should my leads not pan out.
What does this all mean? (No, I haven't skipped the country!)
DVD#2 is headed for duplication next week, and should be ready to ship by Jan 15th.
DVD #1 will be ready for duplication by Jan 15th, if I am successful in recovering all of the files from the hard drive raid array.
If not, the worse case scenario is that I will have to start over on the presentation edit, which will take between 30 and 45 days to complete. (The second time around may even be better.!?!) We are really hoping for the "recovery" option!!
Many "desculpes" for the delay! If it ends up being a total re-edit, you can expect to receive the DVDs in the mail within 45-60 days from now. I was going to send DVD #2 out as a separate mailing, but the cost to send out two packages and two mailings was not feasible. Thanks to everyone for their patience.
I will be sending a consolidated list of all who have requested DVDs later this week, so that everyone can check to verify that they are on the list.
Thanks again,
Loren Ashcraft ashcraft@uswest.net
December:
Sun 28 Dec 2003 – From Tom Cavanaugh: “I called and spoke to Loren. He said this week he
will send out a note to all of us. Evidently, SLC had the biggest storm of 30
years and while he was on the computer he had a fried hard drive...he talked
all the computer talk I don't understand...Bottom line at best he said if he
can get his drive restored this week next week the DVDs will go out. If he has
to restore the drive himself it will take him 150 to 200 hours to do so. The
DVD 2 is ok but all his data of DVD 1 is somehow wrapped up in this drive loss.
Be looking for his message.”
November:
Sun 2 Nov 2003 – Received an update on the status of the DVDs: "The videos/dvds will be finished with editing
by the end of November. The first shipments of them should be going out during
the first two weeks of December."
Loren said he has been swamped and unexpected assignments have come up.
He is leaving for
October:
Sat 18 Oct 03 – Added bio of David
Lee. No news yet on when the DVDs
will be available.
Mon 13 Oct 2003 – Added bio of Joel
Hatch.
Wed 8 Oct 2003 – Received four new bios: James Tehero, Richard Taylor, Larry Hartman
and Arvid Smith and posted them on Sunday 12 Oct.
Fri 3 Oct 2003 – We had a wonderful reunion! Have received much feedback already.
We will post several of the comments on this web page later next week.
Note: The web page will stay operational for the immediate future.
We will also include the web page on the DVD to be distributed in a few weeks.
If you did not get your bio written up, there is still time to do so – submit it by Oct 18th.
The primary feedback was the desire to have the next reunion sooner than 10 years.
Here’s a picture of the organizing committee after the
reunion was over.
Thur 2 Oct 2003 – More last minute RSVP
adjustments. Final number is 400 RSVPs.
Wed 1 Oct 2003 – Added bio of Tim Wilson. Made a few last-minute RSVP adjustments.
September:
Tue 30 Sep 2003 – Received 4 more bios today – lots of DVD requests and RSVP changes.
Posted bios for David Holmes, Brent Bowman, Dan Olsen, Greg Iverson,
Leda Ramos, Rahn Price, Nancy Homedew, Sherma Bunderson, Elizabeth Quinney, Chris Chaffin,
David McLean, Randy Hortin,
Corey Pace, Melanee
Anderson, Mike Barkdull and Nathan Low.
Mon 29 Sep 2003 – Have been averaging 50 reunion emails a day for the past week.
Received 12 new bios today. Not sure if they will get posted before the reunion.
Sun 28 Sep 2003 – Sent out last mailing to entire list. Added bio of Kathy Burnham.
Added bio of Larry Manning.
Received two other bios – hopefully will post tomorrow.
Sat 27 Sep 2003 – Added bios of Sondra Ferré and Randy
Creager.
Fri 26 Sep 2003 – Added family photo to bio of Phil Wing.
Added bios for Steve Christensen and Jon
Duke.
Thur 25 Sep 2003 – Added current family photo to bio of Maughan Parkinson.
Added bio of Jerry Pulley. Added another picture to bio of Bruce Chapman.
Added a news update to bio of Eliana (Vilma) Zeitun. She wishes she could be at the reunion.
Added bios of Vernon Blalock and Martin
Hill.
Wed 24 Sep 2003 – The organizing committee met again today via teleconference call.
Added bios of Gary Lamph, Mark Squires, Bruce Chapman, David Johansen,
Cindy Bilbro, Jerry Spangler, Greg Garrett, Chris Brady, Fred Gill, Tana Martin, Brent Jarvis,
Randy Goodman, Maughan Parkinson and Ricardo Baldi. Updated bios of Joel McIntyre,
Daniel McLaughlin and Dave
Frame. Added photos of
Tue 23 Sep 2003 – Received 7 more bios. RSVPs up to 386 now.
Mon 22 Sep 2003 – Another 50 emails today as a result of yesterday’s mailing.
Received 7 new bios. Will edit and post them over the next few days.
Added a recent
photo to bio of Dave Silva taken at
Sun 21 Sep 2003 – Added a couple of pictures to bio of Brent Blackburn.
I don’t know the story of the rock. You’ll have to email him yourself and ask about it.
Added another photo to bio page of Ralph Cornell. Sent out another mailing to the list.
Can you name the missionaries in this picture? They’re competing for the short tie contest.
Added a page
referencing all the recent emails for
historical purposes.
Sat 20 Sep 2003 – Added a link to info on Nils
Lindstrom on Mission.net.
Thur 18 Sep 2003 – Added bios of David Smart, Herbert Orell
and Loren Ashcraft.
Wed 17 Sep 2003 – Updated bios of Phil Wing and Tom Cavanaugh.
Added bio of Daniel McLaughlin (of the sawdust hill skiing
fame).
Tue 16 Sep 2003 – Continued receiving RSVP’s and bios.
Added bios of Scott Peterson, Craig Smith, Steve Price and Bruce Webster.
More bios edited and posted: Brent Goddard, Don DeCamp and Allen Gerritsen.
Lots of emails and phone consultations back and forth with the committee.
We’re going to need
to move to another chapel to accommodate the tremendous response.
Mon 15 Sep 2003 – Added current photo to bio of Bruce Webster.
Responded to nearly 50 reunion emails today – that’s a record.
Received four new bios that will be posted in the next couple of days.
Now up to 329
RSVP’s. Will we all be able to fit into
the chapel?
Sun 14 Sep 2003 – Added bio of Brent Blackburn.
Sent out another email to everybody on the list.
Sat 13 Sep 2003 – Added photo to bio of Cory Allen.
Fri 12 Sep 2003 – Added bios for Mark Pugmire and Jeff Reynolds.
Added a little more
info to bio of Phil Wing – he promises more to come.
Thur 11 Sep 2003 – Added info on Susan Anderson. Updated RSVP list.
The reunion
committee met via teleconference again at 6:30am this morning.
Wed 10 Sep 2003 – Added photos to bio of Venus Millet.
Added a couple
dozen RSVP’s – up to 270 now.
Tue 9 Sep 2003 – Added bio of Paul
Barlow.
Mon 8 Sep 2003 – updated RSVPs as they were received during the day.
Added bios of Marcia Parker and Bryan
Stephens.
Sun 7 Sep 2003 – Added a few more phone numbers to the list.
Added bios of Stephen Barton and Michael
Dowse. Updated RSVPs – now up to
212.
Sat 6 Sep 2003 – Sent out mailing to all 365 on the list.
Added photo to bio
of Richard Clutter. Updated lots of RSVPs.
Fri 5 Sep 03 – Added bio of Gary
Witte.
Wed 3 Sep 03 – The reunion committee met at 6am today via teleconference call.
Added bios of Kevin Moss, Eric Sturgess, Steve Perkins and Venus Millet.
Mon 1 Sep 03 – Happy Labor Day! Added some RSVP’s.
Received a few bios and will post them in the next few days.
August:
Thur 21 Aug 2003 – The reunion organizing committee met via teleconference.
Started adding phone numbers to the alumni list for the calling committee.
If you do not want your phone number listed, please let me know.
NOTE: The main alumni list and the sorted
alumni list may be temporarily out of sync for a while.
Tue 19 Aug 2003 – Added bio and family photo for Richard Hair.
Sun 17 Aug 2003 – Added bio of Ray Shelton and link to Ricardo
Baldi.
Fri 15 Aug 2003 – Added bio for Jed Barton.
Thur 14 Aug 2003 – Added bio of Marlene Townsend.
Added family photo
to bio of Brent Romney.
Tue 12 Aug 2003 – Added bio of Denny Kartchner and Barbara Stonehocker.
Received email from Pres Eagar’s caregiver. Pres Eagar will be at the reunion!
Wed 5 Aug 2003 – Added bios of Christine Ellis and Susan
Bliss.
Mon 4 Aug 2003 – Added bio of Robert Bonham.
Sun 3 Aug 2003 – Added bio of Andrew Skidmore.
Sat 2 Aug 2003 – Sent another mailing to the entire list. Here’s a copy of the email.
Added bio of Don Olsen (75). RSVPs are up to 135 now.
July:
Mon 28 Jul 2003 – Added picture of Bence Family to
bio of Kathy Knudson Bence.
Sun 27 Jul 2003 – Added bio of Richard Clutter.
Thur 24 Jul 2003 – Happy Pioneer Day!
Fri 18 Jul 2003 – Added bio of Kirk Nicholls.
Added photo to bio of Doug Handy.
Mon 14 Jul 2003 – Added 6 more RSVPs – up to 126 now.
Sun 13 July 2003 – Added bio of Lee Hinkle.
Fri 11 July 2003 – Added bios of Vicki Spence Stith, Kent Thompson and David Green.
Tue 8 July 2003 – Added bio of Cory Allen.
Sun 6 July 2003 – Added bio of Douglas Handy.
Fri 4 July 2003 – Happy Independence day. The reunion is 13 weeks from today!
Thur 3 July 2003 – Added bios of Jay Rollins & Scott
Beatse & updated the RSVP list.
June:
Sat 27 June 2003 – Added a missing Elder – Scott
Beatse. Updated the stats.
Thur 25 June 2003 – Added bio of Hawley Wilson and updated RSVPs – up to 106.
Tue 24 June 2003 – Added photos to bio of Walter Blanco.
Added bio of Don Allphin.
Mon 23 Jun 2003 – Continued posting responses of
RSVP’s – up to 92.
Sun 22 Jun 2003 – Added bios of Jonathan Caless, Gladys Zeitun & Vilma Zeitun.
Also added bios of James Blumberg and Mark Bailey.
Marked Ernest Walengren
as deceased. Thanks to Randy Rigby for the
notice.
Sat 21 Jun 2003 – Updated RSVP list – up to 80 now. Have 5 new bios to add.
Added a note about Pres Eagar. Mike Lacey visited him back in May.
Did a test scan of a 35mm slide. What do you think? Did a second test.
Fri 20 Jun 2003 – Added bio of Zane Shaeffer and email for Mark Keller.
Added page for the location – includes address directions, map and schedule.
Sent out mass email to all 360 on the list (400 if you count 2nd addresses).
Added bio for Steven Batt. Added RSVP column to master lists. 50 confirmed already!
Ron Williams (1-8-78) has offered discounted hotel rooms at his hotel in WoodsCross.
Added bio for Vickie Chellson.
Sun 15 Jun 2003 – The webmaster got a new high-speed scanner for Father’s day.
The scanner came with an attachment to do 35mm slides. Somebody send me one for a test.
Added scans of civil war stories submitted by missionaries – thanks to Tom Cavanaugh.
Here’s a link to
some very interesting images of the 1972
Managua earthquake.
Tue 10 June 03 – Added a very well written bio from Ken Minch.
Mon 9 June 03 – Here’s a link to the Costa Rica Mission 1965-1968.
Added scan of bio page of Pres Muren from the yearbook.
Sun 8 June 03 – Added bio of Maria Quesada.
Tue 3 June 03 – Added a page about missionaries and Sandinistas.
Added a master page of all web pages on this site so far. Added bio of Walter
Blanco.
Mon 2 June 03 – Added a few more emails, corrected several dead hyperlinks.
Created MIAList1 – All missing Elders & Sisters -
Non-US. MIAList
is now US only.
Sun 1 June 03 – Added bio of Margie Moulton Elwood.
May:
Sat 31 May 03 – Added email of Carlos Arocho &
link to bio of Randal Reese.
Thur 29 May 03 – Added bio of Steven Tiede (9-6-77).
Tue 27 May 03 – Added some family photos to bio of Ralph Cornell.
Updated a few things on bio page of Bruce Webster from Mission.com.
Added list of names from 1978 & 1979 Christmas Cards – some names not on Alumni list.
Thanks for Marc
McLemore for sending this list last month – haven’t had time to add them in.
Mon 26 May 03 – Happy Memorial Day! Added email of Gladys Zeitun.
Also copied comments from Victor Solano from Mission.net (1977?).
Added email for
Evan L Bergeson. Added info on Dwight Brough & Lydia
Sandoval.
Sat 24 May 03 – Added email and bio of Jan Murray Smith.
Tue 20 May 03 – Added yet a few more email addresses.
The reunion
committee met via teleconference call today.
Here’s a copy of the minutes.
Mon 19 May 03 – Added a couple more email addresses.
Fri 16 May 03 - Added email of Lorraine Wood.
Thur 15 May 03 – Added bio of Gaylen Lawyer.
Wed 14 May 03 – Added bios of Scott Budge and Eric Kraus.
Tue 13 May 03 – Added bios of Richard Miles, Chris Peterson and Brett Parker.
Added another picture to Tim Malone’s bio (thanks to Tom Cavanaugh).
Removed duplicate entry – Chris Peterson (8/76) and Christian Peterson (10/76).
Added picture of Brett Parker family to his bio (lifted it from their family web page).
Added email addresses for Fernando Pavon & David Denton & Orin Kevin Pugmire.
Added recent family picture to bio of Don Pulver. He hasn’t changed a bit!
Mon 12 May 03 – Added emails for Brett Parker, Christian Peterson & Jose Valladares.
Added yet another email address for Reid Ricks (that makes three!) and his bio.
Added photos to Joseph Bradbury’s bio page of his beautiful family.
Added comp list for Scott McCullough. Bio to be added later.
Sun 11 May 03 – Happy Mother’s Day! Corrected email for Raymond Race.
Marked LaMar & Evelyn Bluth as deceased per email from Raymond Race.
Sat 10 May 03 – Added Scott McCollough to the list.
Added scan of LTM Dedication program– Sep 27 1976. Were you there?
Added emails for Martin Hill, Gary Marchant, Dennis Chapman & Christine Wangsgard.
Added the names of six Elders from Scott McCullough’s group Aug 1980.
Fri 09 May 2003 – Added family photo to bio of Brian Maxwell.
Added email for Clyde Rydalch & Jeff Heaton. Rearranged 15 bio pages with family photos.
Thur 08 May 2003 – Added short bio of Bruce Webster. Added email for Stephen Todd (1975).
Added bios of Brian Maxwell, Joseph Bradbury & Forrest Williams.
Wed 07 May 2003 – Added email address for Jonathan Caless.
Corrected email for Kevin Moss. Added bio of Quinn Swingle.
Tue 06 May 2003 – Made some minor modifications to Tom Cavanaugh’s bio at his request.
Added beautiful family photo to bio of Brent Holladay (large file size – may load slowly).
Added 20 more email addresses that Phil has tracked down mostly from the 1975-1976 years.
Added better picture to bio of Ralph Cornell at his request. Added scan of Reunion Program Oct 93.
Mon 05 May 2003 – Added bios of C. Russell Davis, William Don Pulver and Brent Holladay.
Sun 04 May 2003 – Removed duplicate entry for Greg Todd King. Updated bio of David Silva.
Added emails for Gerald Hintze, Venus Millet Johnson & Margie Moulton Elwood.
Added a couple of links directly to their bios on the Costa Rica Mission Page: Bruce Hough & Calvin Davis.
Sat 03 May 2003 – Added bio of Jeff Shepherd. Added email for David Green.
Added info on Eric Sturgess. Added email for Raymond Race. Removed duplicate – Harry & Clif Smith.
Marked Earl Hansen (July 75) as deceased (climbing accident). Added email for Steven Maybe.
Added emails for Jeffrey Reynolds, Rahn Price & Lee Cammack.
April:
Wed 30 April 2003 – Added short bio info for Iris Alfaro. Added 2 or 3 new emails.
Tue 29 April 2003 – Added bio of Kevin Benson. Kevin died of Cancer in 2000.
Added 5 new email addresses.
Mon 28 April 2003 – Posted revised bio and added photos for Marc McLemore.
Added emails addresses for Larry Manning & John Moffat.
Sun 27 April 2003 – Added bio of Mike Burton.
Sat 26 April 2003 – Added bio of Ralph Griffin. Added a short story about Elder DJ Webb.
Added 77 Elders and Sisters from 1974-1975 time period. Thanks to Ralph Cornell for the list.
Thur 24 April 2003 – Added bio of Jim Dame.
Wed 23 Apr 2003 – Added email for Marlene Townsend & Vicky Spence.
Mon 21 Apr 2003 – Added current photo to bios of Robert Burdette, Robin Hiatt.
Added bio of Curtis Webb.
Sun 20 Apr 2003 – Happy Easter. Added bio of Kathy Knudson Bence.
Sat 19 Apr 2003 – Sorted the bio list into alphabetical order. Sent out general mailing to all 280 on the list.
Made a few corrections and additions from several responses already received from the mailing.
Sat 12 Apr 2003 – Added 32 email addresses that Phil has collected over the past 10 days. Up to 280 now!
Added 36 missing Elders and Sisters from 1979-1980 timeframe. Thanks to Tom Cavanaugh for missing pages.
Added bio of Marc McLemore and some beautiful pictures of Mike Lacey’s family to his bio page.
Fri 11 Apr 2003 – Added bios of John Chamberlain, Dana Doggett, Alan Beard, David Bergin, Keith Neeley,
Mike Lacey, Todd King and Steven Padilla, Walter Brooks, Terry Frazier.
Wed 9 Apr 2003 – Added bios for Gerald Shelley & Russ Hultgren & Robin Hiatt.
Tue 8 Apr 2003 – The webmaster is back from vacation. 4 or 5 new bios submitted. 75 emails to answer.
Received, scanned and added current family photo of Dale & JoEllen Guthrie to add to their bio.
Thur 3 Apr 2003 – The webmaster takes a much needed vacation
for a week to visit family in
Wed 2 Apr 2003 – Received bios to be posted from John Chamberlain, Dana Doggett, Alan Beard & David Bergin.
Also received about a dozen new email addresses.
Tue 1 Apr 2003 – Added 6 new Elders with emails. Added bios of Ronald Mason & Mark Jensen & J Lee Bradshaw.
March:
Mon 31 Mar 2003 – Added emails for 2 missing elders: Denny Kartchner & Blair Barton.
Sun 30 Mar 2003 – Added info on Raymond Race.
Sat 29 Mar 2003 – Added bios of Lyle LeFevre, Colleen Harris, Dave Silva, Keith Rasmussen & Robert Loosle.
Wed 26 Mar 2003 – Added emails for Clint Randall and Laurel Hooper. Added a couple of missing Elders.
Tue 25 Mar 2003 – Added bio of Dave Winkler.
Thur 20 Mar 2003 – Added info on Thomas Fletcher (from Mission.net).
Wed 19 Mar 2003 – Added info on Anabelle Flores. Added a few more emails. Added bio on Waldo Ray.
Tue 18 Mar 2003 – Added a few more email addresses and one more name to the list. Created MIA List.
Mon 17 Mar 2003 – Added an email address or two. Added info on Dave Whittaker and bio of Shawn Packer.
Sun 16 Mar 2003 – Added emails for 3 sisters from Jo Ellen Guthrie. Added some more photos to Tim’s bio page
Added info on John Fronk and Dave Riley.
Sat 15 Mar 2003 – Added another dozen email addresses and two new sisters to the list.
Thur 13 Mar 03 – Added bios of Jo Ellen Corbitt and Kirk Yates. Added yet 10 more email address from Phil.
Wed 12 Mar 03 – Updated bio of Ralph Cornell at his request. Added 10 more email addresses from Phil.
Tue 11 Mar 03 – Corrected a bunch of bounced email addresses. Added another dozen email addresses.
Added bios for Ralph Cornell and Robert Burdette.
Mon 10 Mar 03 – Updated bio of Richard Rodarte at his request. Added picture of Pres Muren’s Family from 1978.
Added comp list for Wayne Shupe. Added a few more emails. Added bio of Susan Lathrom Smith.
Added info on Elmer Barrientos and Raymond Bence.
Sun 9 Mar 03 – Modified bio of Joel McIntyre at his request.
Sat 8 Mar 03 – Sent general email to all 182 on the list. Added bio of Shauna Peck Hooper and Kevin Colver.
Fri 7 Mar 03 – Added info on Kim Juretich (lifted it from mission.net). Added 20 more email address from 1995 reunion.
Thur 6 Mar 03 – Added a whole bunch of email addresses of Elders and Sisters Phil has contacted. Info on David Taggart.
Wed 5 Mar 03 – Added email for Ralph Cornell, Alan Clawson, Jerry Pulley. Phil Wing recognizes but doesn’t name landmark.
Added new Elder – David Taggart (1975). Jerry Pulley first to name the landmark – The cathedral of Suyapa outside Teguc.
More emails added: Marlayne Mullins, James Blumberg, Cynthia Bilbro, Eric Schwarz, Terry Frazier & Ray Bence.
Tue 4 Mar 03 – Added a picture of this famous landmark, a popular place to visit on p-day. See if you recognize it.
Sat 1 Mar 03 – Added bio for Vern Hixson. Added an experimental form for submitting bio info. Seems to be working.
February:
Fri 28 Feb 2003 – Added email for Scott Peterson, Ron Williams, Kent England. Added page of Reunion Committee assignments.
Thur 27 Feb 2003 – Added bios of David Anderson and Gordon Quayle along with a dozen more email addresses.
Added mission song and a poem about Managua Missionaries.
Tue 25 Feb 2003 – Added email and info on Dave Frame & Gordon Quayle.
Mon 24 Feb 2003 – Posted bios for Ray Layton and Bill Luckow. Added emails for Scott Kelley & Shauna Peck Hooper.
Sat 22 Feb 2003 – Added email for Joel Hatch.
Fri 21 Feb 2003 – Added bio for Gerry Sanders. Added 3 or 4 new email addresses and one new Elder.
Thur 20 Feb 2003 – Added about 35 email addresses & 1 new Elder – wow! Phil has been very busy. Thanks again Phil.
Tue 18 Feb 2003 – Added two new bios – Galen Darrough & Lynette Wood (Prince). Added a couple of new emails.
Sat 15 Feb 2003 – Link to pictures of meeting rooms at the
Fri 14 Feb 2003 – Added email for Robert Lunnen, Chris Severn, Quinn Swingle & David Waldie. Thanks to Bill Luckow.
Added comp list for Bill Luckow. Added 60 more Elders & Sisters from missing yearbook pages – Thanks Phil Wing.
Thur 13 Feb 2003 – Added email for Jeff Shepherd. Added two missing Elders – Dave Holmes & Chris Peterson.
Added bio for Robert Lunnen. Added email for Steve Berner. Got lots of email votes wanting to meet in the JSMB.
Wed 12 Feb 2003 – Posted bio for Russell Barney. Added Wayne Shupe. Sent two general emails to everyone on list.
Added email & Bio for Bruce Call. Added email for Dallas Shaw. Split this “What’s New” list to a separate page.
Mon 10 Feb 2003 – Updated a few more emails and a few current locations. Received some bad news about Pres Eagar.
Lots of email correspondence. Can hardly keep up. Added a picture of Bill Luckow and Galen Darrough
Sat 8 Feb 2003 – Added a sorted alumni list – sorted by return date. Added bio page for Doug Ericson with family picture.
Added missing Elder and email for Jim Gawrys. Updated return dates and current home cities for various elders.
Fri 7 Feb 2003 – Added a test scan of one of the mission yearbook pages. It doesn’t look too good to me. What do you think?
Added emails for Eric Sturgess, Gary Lundell, Steven Ostler, Galen Darrough, Ken Baugh, Alan Hilton, Ray Shelton,
Corey Pace, Kelley Ivoncovich, William Luckow, Mike Pinkston and Maughn Parkinson. Thanks Phil.
Thur 6 Feb 2003 – Added family photo to Richard Rodarte bio. Added email for Gerald Shelley.
Added maps and mystery picture – No longer a mystery. Phil Wing identified the picture as Reparto
Arriba,
Wed 5 Feb 2003 – Added bios for Richard Rodarte & Steve Peterson.
Added emails for Cory Angell, Scott Ruppe, Doug Ericson, Steve Peterson & Doug Handy (Thanks Phil & Richard).
Tue 4 Feb 2003 – Added Scott Ruppe, Rex Bosen, Nathan Low, Cory Pace, David Justesen & info page on Dave Stewart.
Mon 3 Feb 2003 – Added bios of Greg McCabe & Joel McIntrye. Added email for Tony Colindres. Slightly modified opening page.
Added story of Delgado family to
Sat 1 Feb 2003 – Created this new opening page. It needs some snazzy graphics. Moved Alumni list to a different page.
January:
Fri 31 Jan 2003 – Added email for Gerald Sanders, Jose Boza, Chris Brady, Kent Thompson & Joel McIntyre.
Wed 29 Jan 2003 – Added bio for Brent Romney. He added a great family photo a few months later.
Tue 28 Jan 2003 – Received contact information for Pres John Eager. He was contacted by Mike Lacey on Feb 10th.
Mon 27 Jan 2003 – Added bios of Tim Malone & Tom Cavanaugh. Added email for Ramon Turcios, Chris Brady & David Anderson.
Sun 26 Jan 2003 – Added email for Dale and Jo Guthrie. Pres Muren OK’s giving out his email address to any of his missionaries.
Sat 25 Jan 2003 – Completed the initial target list of 319
missionaries from the
Thur 23 Jan 2003 – Created page of target list of missionaries – 75 on the initial list. Added emails for Chris Chaffin & Richard Hair.
Tue 21 Jan 2003 – Received responses from Richard Rodarte, Elmer Barrientos, Dave Silva & Dave Stewart.
Posted reunion notice on
Mon 20 Jan 2003 – Posted reunion notice on the Costa Rica San Jose mission page.
Fri 17 Jan 2003 – Initial dialogs regarding location and format are pretty much finalized. Tom Cavanaugh added to planning group.
Mon 13 Jan 2003 – Pres Muren offers his full support in organizing a reunion for Friday Oct 3rd 2003.
Tue 7 Jan 2003 – Email dialogs begin between initial organizers: Brent Romney, Phil Wing, Mike Lacey & Tim Malone.
Mon 6 Jan 2003 – Received email from Brent Romney suggesting we organize a reunion.
Wed 25 Dec 2002 – Posted profile on Costa Rica San Jose mission page.
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