[Spam] [Vision2020] newcomer? oldtimer?

[lfalen]

I like your post. I remember your father-in-law. I have been in the general area since 1958 when I came north to go to the UI. I have some relatives buried in a cemetery next to Dwarshak Dam( about 1920). I am still a newcommer. 
In 1958 the enrollment was about 2000. The dairy barn was whee Hartung theater is today. The Veterinary building and the Navy ROTC building were where the Ag Science parking lot is. There has been a lot of changes. An Uncle of mine lved in Willis Sweet about 1925. He was in Pear Habor the day after it was bombed and until a few years ago was a volunteer at the Navy Museum in San Francisco. 
Don Theopolus was President and Jim Kraus was Dean of Agriculture. They were great people and knew most of the students and their parents.
Come listen to Mike Wendt tonight and have some pancakes and sausage.
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From: "keely emerinemix" kjajmix1 at msn.com
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 10:56:58 -0800
To: vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: [Spam] [Vision2020] newcomer? oldtimer?

> 
> 
> I've enjoyed reading the various posts about what constitutes being part of 
> Moscow's history.  I guess my family has a unique perspective . . .
> 
> My father and my father-in-law were born in Boise back in the 30s.  They 
> graduated from UI, and my Castleford-born mother-in-law attended for two 
> years.  My husband's family homesteaded here more than a century ago -- 
> those would be the Mixes -- and my grandfather was a muckracking journalist 
> in Boise for decades (he was an Emerine).  My in-laws stayed in Moscow after 
> college and left in 1976; during that time my father-in-law, John Mix, was a 
> co-owner of KRPL, a state legislator, and the Voice of the Vandals.
> 
> My husband Jeff and I moved here in February 2002.  I'm on the school board, 
> he's president of the Latah County Historical Society board of trustees, and 
> our kids are settled in to Moscow High and Moscow Jr. High.  We bought a 
> house a stone's throw from where Jeff grew up, because it had a porch from 
> which we can enjoy views of Tomer's Butte and Paradise Ridge, just as he did 
> during his childhood.
> 
> All of this makes us feel good about Moscow, but doesn't give us any more or 
> less right to be heard on issues involving our town.  To some, we're 
> old-timers by blood; to others, annoying newcomers.  But what I think really 
> matters is this:  Moscow is our home, and we don't plan on ever leaving.  I 
> would say that I hope to die in the 83843 zip code, although not any time 
> soon, and I hope my sons decide to stay here.  Regardless, I'm planted and 
> the roots are only growing deeper.
> 
> It's worth fighting the good fight for our local history, our public 
> schools, our environment and economic vitality, and anything that makes 
> Moscow a healthy, functioning place to live.  I think we're richer when we 
> listen to all of our neighbors and consider past, present, and future in our 
> deliberations.  All growth is not sprawl; I think a new high school has 
> benefits, even if located on the edge of town, that far surpass its "new 
> Moscow" location, and any school anywhere has inherent benefits that a Super 
> Wal-Mart can't begin to equal.  I remain steadfast in my opposition to aSupercenter simply because it's bad for my town, in the same way that last 
> spring I supported the new high school because it was good for my town.  
> Good people can disagree, but let's not shut off opinions because of the 
> duration of residence of the speaker.
> 
> And to the one charming old-timer here who constantly tells me that I have 
> "that strong, angular Mix jawline," well . . . the genetics are impossible, 
> but the compliment is appreciated ... I think.
> 
> keely
> 
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