FROM THE VAULT!

Our family newsletter is 30 years old!!!

Everyone met in Utah in late August 1982 for a family reunion. During those couple of days we had a Family Council meeting and formed a Family Organization. For the next year, these were the assignments:

Legal Aspects: Jess

Genealogy and Personal Histories: Claire

Welfare -

        Food Storage: Kathi

        Gardening: John

Upgrading Family Home Evenings: Linda

Family Reunions: Mom (Grammy)

Newsletter:Kathi

From that very first issue of the family newsletter, called FORMAN FAMILY FOLDEROL, Sept 1982.

MOM'S NEWS (Grammy)

Mom is back at work after a very lazy week at Kathi's. (The lazy wasn't of her own choosing!) At one point she went out and weeded John's flower bed. She's sporting a new haircut.

COTTRELL CONUNDRUM

Julie is the first grandchild to go to school. How do you like kindergarten, Julie? Mark is digging through all the work accumulated while he was away. Linda is busy as always with projects and is trying to form a Joy School for Jeff.

VAN NATTER VIGNETTE

John is growing a beard! Ian has his first pair of shoes - Snoopy sneakers! Heidi began her second year of Joy School. Kathi is busy making plans for her Christmas boutique - the Sugar Plum Shoppe.

BAKER BAILIWICK

Jacob is happy to be home. Claire is hoping to start a Joy School for him. Calvin is busy catching up at work. Too bad vacations just mean more work.

MOULTON MONTAGE

Annette and Jess have decided that Nette and the babies will drive out with Jess at Christmas.  Annette would be so outnumbered on the plane with two babies that she wouldn't stand a chance! So they'll take it slow and will drive out together. (And then check into the closest padded room!)

I have a set of extras from the 2 years (Sept 1982-Dec 1984) we did the newsletter as a single sheet, so if you want them, speak up, otherwise they are destined for the trash heap.