Posted by Debbie Curry in Event Wednesday, 28 July 2010 12:18
Cottage demolition project still needs volunteers. We are planning another work evening for Aug. 4th, 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm. We are trying a week night instead of messing with the weekend.
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- One more dump truck
- A place to dump the debris.
- Volunteers from the community!
The hole the Curry’s have dug is already full and it is too dry to burn. If you have a dump truck that can be used and/or a place where we can dig a hole to bury the debris contact Richard or Debbie Curry. Hope to see you on the evening of August 4th (a Wednesday)!
Posted by Jacob Andersen in Arbon School, Community Announcement, Event Friday, 23 July 2010 12:57
There will be a service project Saturday, July 24 (tomorrow), to demolish the cottage that sits next to the school. We will be meeting at 9am at the Arbon Elementary school. The project shouldn’t take more than a couple of hours if we can get enough people to help.
If you have plans for the afternoon/evening of the 24th of July, this project may not interfere with those plans as this will be completed in the morning.
Thanks, and we hope to see you there!
Posted by Myra Blau in Arbon School Wednesday, 21 July 2010 14:34
After a total of 22 years, Cindy Pierce has retired from teaching at Arbon Elementary School.
She came to Arbon as Cindy Bradley in 1974 after she graduated from BYU with her teaching degree and a special interest in rural education. She had applied for work in several small towns in Idaho and Colorado but luckily Steve Lusk hired her to work here. She met and married Ron in 1976 and they lived in The Cottage until they moved to Washington in 1977.
Todd Fitch was one of her early students and when asked what he remembered most about Cindy’s teaching he said he remembered Ron coming to the school and teaching them to build huge kites. One day they were playing with a kite and the string broke. It flew out into Barry Williams’ meadow and they went after it. He said they had to wade across the crick to get it so they decided to take the long way back to the school. Mrs. Peterson was very angry with them for taking so much time to come in after recess.
Cindy and Ron moved back to Arbon again in 1991. Cindy went back to work as a teacher o while their house was being built, the entire family of 6 lived in The Cottage. Robin (Neeser) Claunch was living in her double wide trailer behind The Cottage so they were neighbors as well as coworkers for those two years. Robin said Cindy is a “great friend and confidant.” She was supportive and helpful not only with teaching but also in her personal life. She loved sharing kid and grandkid stories. Robin said,
“If I had a problem I knew I could always go to Cindy. She always gave me a shoulder when I needed one.”
For the last few years I have been privileged to work with Cindy as a substitute teacher. I have found her to be very considerate and patient with the children. She worked to understand each individual and their own special needs. She has the wonderful gift of quiet diplomacy.
When I asked her if there was anything she wanted to add to this article she said, “I promise not to believe half the stuff your kids said about you if you promise not to believe half the stuff they said about me.”
I believe the intelligence and ethics of the children who have graduated from Arbon Elementary speaks volumes for the quality of the teachers.
Thank you, Cindy, for all the years of dedicated service!
Posted by Melinda Campbell in Event Monday, 19 July 2010 12:42
If you are interested in looking into your family’s roots, and helping each other with theirs, we are meeting every third Tuesday at 7:00 at Melinda Campbell’s house. We are meeting this Tuesday, July 20th. If you have a laptop, please bring it.
Please call ahead so that we can be sure we have enough laptops to accomodate those attending. Call 335-2187, and leave a message if no one is home.
Thank you!
Posted by Jacob Andersen in Community Announcement, News Friday, 9 July 2010 12:24
Come one and all to enjoy an “old fashioned picnic with old fashioned fun.” On Saturday, July 10 (tomorrow) members of the community will meet at the Arbon pavilion across the street from the LDS church. Anyone who has ties to the valley (and anyone else who would like to come) are invited.
Some of the activities that will be going on are:
- Hay rides
- Races
- Water balloons
- Volleyball
- Eating contest
- Quick Draw
- Softball
- Games
There will be old-time photos taken at the event, so you’re invited to come dressed in old fashioned attire. We’ll see you there!
Posted by Hank Fitch in News Wednesday, 7 July 2010 19:42
Arbon Valley Mines
W
hile riding my dirt bike on the Onion a few years ago, I stumbled across a trail that made switch backs up the mountain, and led to quite a few old, abandoned mines. Most of them were caved in at the entrance, except for one that was still open enough to crawl down into.
Once inside, I was blown away by how big of an operation must have gone on there. There were still tracks for a cart to carry out excavated dirt, and you could still see the places where the miner had drilled holes into the walls. After going straight into the mountain for about 100 feet, the mine split into three different tunnels, one going straight, while the other two veer of to the left and right. The tunnels to the right and straight were caved in, so I went left. After walking down the mine a little longer, I found a huge rusty tank of some kind that had pipes coming out of it heading further into the mine. I could also see that behind the tank, was another dark tunnel, going back further into the mountain.
After deciding to stay on the path that I was on, I followed the pipes from the tank and the tracks to a pile of old boards, going out across a huge gaping hole. I later realized that what I was looking at was what was left of an elevator and an elevator shaft. Since I could not see the bottom from shining my light down, I decided to try to throw a rock down the hole and count the seconds until I could hear it hit the bottom. After the rock left my hand, it fell into the pitch black darkness for about 4 seconds, and then hit what I thought was the bottom. About three seconds later, I heard it hit the actual bottom of the hole.
Once back outside, I took a quick look around the area and discovered an old collapsed cabin, and the pile where the miner or miners dumped the excess dirt and rock. After being in the mine, I began to come up with some questions that I would like to know the answers to.
- Who owned the mine, and what was being mined out of the mountain?
- Was the mine ran by a small group of people or was it a much bigger operation?
- How long ago were the mines in use?
These are just a few of my questions and I would like to know more about the mines. I would really like to learn more about the history of the mines and Arbon Valley, so if anyone has any information about them, submit a news story to our editor or send me an email at, arbon_ite@hotmail.com .
