The Great White Throne in Winter

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 Mom and I traveled to St. George to visit the '09 Parade of Homes, some of our former neighbors, and a trip to Zion's National Park. On Thursday, February 19, 2009 we visited some of the new homes in the Home Show and was impressed with some of the newer features in the homes. The interior decorators are going back to dark wood cabinets, doors, moldings, etc. Not sure that we like the new look. On Friday, February 20, 2009, we took our friends, Marge and Vaughn Jenkins, to Zion's National Park and had a very enjoyable time. The Great White Throne, shown here, is very beautiful with the winter snow on it. There was snow in a lot of the places along the road and trails leading up to the Narrows at the top of the canyon. Stopped and had dinner at Ted and Allen's Sports Grill in Hurricane. It was an enjoyable time for us to enjoy Southern Utah.

Zions Canyon - February 2009

A View of the falls at the Temple of Sinawava in Zion's National Park.

Zions Park - February 2009

Nothing quite as pretty as snow on the Checkerboard Mesa in Zion National Park.

Salt Lake City Police K-9 - "Kip"

While serving as a police officer for the Salt Lake City Police Department I had the opportunity to be assigned to the K-9 Unit. My partner was Kip, a beautiful, male German Shepherd about 4 years old. He was able to live at home with us and became a trusted member of our family We worked the shift from 7:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m., five days a week. Our normal area we worked in was the downtown business area of Salt Lake City.

We became a real team and I always felt very secure in my duties as a police officer when I had Kip with me. He was always alert and ready for any situation we might run into. Other assignments included building searches, crowd control, assisting other officers when needed to effect an arrest of someone. I worked with Kip for three years and was then transfered to another assignment. Kip was assigned to another officer to continue his service with the K-9 Corp.

It iIs Now February 2009

It is now February and we are looking back on the snow storm we had in early January. We have been staying home, close to the fire, the past few weeks. The snow is finally melting and the weather is warming up. Fair skies today and tomorrow with more storm expected on Friday. We are enjoying our time of service at the Conference Center in Salt Lake on Tuesdays of each week. Had a group tour of 90 people yesterday. With a little preparation we were able to handle the group without a hitch.