School's out

School's out again and summer's here. For two in the family, Debbie and Terry, came graduations from high school and an end, at least for now, to formal education.

Debbie graduated from Ogden High School on the evening of May 30 in commencement exercises held in the Weber State College stadium under clear, cool skies. She was one of nearly 400 graduates. Claudia, Michael Adam, and I, Ray, Richard, and Shauna, and Jerry (who had been staying with us) went to Ogden to see Debbie graduate. Baccalaureate was held Sunday evening, May 26, in the Ogden High School Auditorium. Earlier, on May 16, Debbie had graduated from seminary.

Terry graduated from Ferndale High School on the evening of Monday, June 3, in commencement exercises at the Ferndale High School. Terry was a straight A student the last two trimesters of his senior year.

In other news, Kyle has finished Kindergarten and is eager to start in the first grade in September. He reports that he can put a model car together all by himself now. During the summer he is taking swimming lessons.

Kristine has been chosen as one of the cheerleaders for next school year at Ogden's Central Junior High School. Kris was also a straight A student for the last term of this school year.

Jerry has done well this last semester at his classes at Boise State University. He received two As, two Bs, and one C. It looks like he will be attending classes this summer, since any operation has been put off indefinitely.

A moving experience

Jerry and Gary have moved (on March 5) to a new two-bedroom apartment at 3824 Nez Perce in Boise. The new Zip code is 83705. Jerry is scheduled for a spinal operation the day after school is out at Boise State University. The doctors say it will be risky, and at best he will be layed up for six months. Please remember him in your prayers.

Bits and tidbits

Lyle is going into his third year with Transcontinental Refrigeration. For 1973 he was their number five man in sales. He placed second in their Christmas contest, which won him a nice cash prize. Evidently he has a few problems getting gas, but nothing severe yet. He's thinking of adding a second regulation gas tank to his car. If the fuel situation get bad enough, they are considering moving from Ferndale when school is out in June to some place more centrally located.

Dale left from the Salt Lake International Airport for Bolivia the day following Christmas. Harry and Hazel Pledger, Dad and Mom, Jackie, Gail and Lynda, Kay and Claudia, and families were all there to see him off.

Jackie is keeping busy these days. Besides going to school and early-morning seminary, she works part-time at the Dairy Queen, takes piano lessons (and cleans house to pay for them), is first counselor in the MIA program, is Primary librarian, and tries to get in her service hours. If all that's not enough, she's thinking of taking dance lessons.

Randy and Scott play city Little League basetball every Saturday and do pretty good at it.

Kyle was recently honored at "Someone Special" week at school. He shared his baby pictures, a favorite record, and some pictures he had drawn.

Claudia (mine) is pregnant again. We're expecting another boy August 19, two weeks short of Michael Adam's first birthday.

Stan is living at home again. He hasn't had any luck so far with his job hunting but is hopeful of getting on at the big Fred Meyer's complex opening in May.

Jackie spent a week in early January in southern California with the Don Carrolls of Nampa.

Ike received two lumps of coal for Christmas. Although intended as a "mischievous boy" present, it's not such a bad gift in these days of fuel shortages.

Lyle and Barbara started off the year with Scott in the hospital with a severe sinus infection and inflammation. He spent a total of six days there, hooked up to the IV bottles the whole time, getting massive doses of antibiotics through his veins. He is alright now, except for occasional headaches.

Jerry is now a full-time student at Boise State College (which officially became a university on February 22). He works weekends and two nights a week besides. Sometime in June he is scheduled for an operation.

Dad has made a rug since Christmas.

A few weeks into this semester, I decided that trying to go to law school part-time along with everything else I had to do just wasn't working. So I dropped the two law classes I was taking and it has made life so much easier.

Barbara is in a bowling league again this year. She bowled her first 200 game ever in January and followed up two weeks later with a second 200 and a 534 series. She even beats Lyle once in a while now!

Miscellaneous tidbits

Thirteen-year-old Kristine, an eighth grader at Ogden's Central Junior High, has kept a 3.9 GPA for two years in a row now. She reports that gym is her favorite subject and that U.S. history is her least favorite.

Last April when Ike turned eight, he joined the Cub Scouts. Only a week later he entered the Pinewood Derby and captured first place, beating out everyone in both the eight- and nine-year-old categories. He continues to progress in Scouting and will receive his Wolf badge in the next pack meeting.

Ray and Sheryl are enjoying their new home in Heyburn just out of Burley. More specifically, Ray reports he is busy searching films and researching Cleverly genealogy and has found at least two new names on the pedigree. He promises a more complete report in the March newsletter.

Kay is now serving as Seventies group leader in the Bountiful 36th Ward.

Larrel Palmer, son of Ken and Berniece in Tooele, is a freshman this year at BYU. By coincidence, he is a member of the BYU 11th Branch, the same branch in which Dean serves as second counselor in the branch presidency. Larrel is doing an excellent job as sacrament coordinator.

Last summer Ike placed third in a tennis class he was enrolled in.

Jerry no longer works as a milkman, by doctor's orders, and is now attending Boise State College as a full-time student.

Claudia and I will be traveling to sunny (smoggy?) southern California to spend Christmas with her parents, the Langes, in San Gabriel. If yoy watch the Rose Bowl parade on New Year's Day, look for us in the crowds. We'll probably be there.


The Cleverly Newsletter, Dec 1973 [Vol 1 no 2]

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving. A time to pause and reflect on our many blessings. A time for televised football. A time for family gatherings and much, much food. This year for the Thanksgiving holiday Gene and Cheryl hosted Jerry, Jackie, Mom, and Dad in their new trailer home near Adrian. Gary spent the day with his family in Nampa. Darrel went home for a few days to be with his family. Claudia and I spent Thanksgiving Day in Ogden with Gail and Lynda and family. The following day we also visited briefly with Grandma Batt and Uncle Harry and Kay and Claudia. For Thanksgiving Kay and Claudia stayed in Bountiful with the Peterson clan. Ray and Sheryl drove to Provo to stay with the Crandalls. Grandma Batt and Uncle Harry stayed in their Farmington home and had Uncle Ken and Aunt Berniece (the Palmers) in from Tooele.


The Cleverly Newsletter, Dec 1973 [Vol 1 no 2]