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Show Message t17. Page 2 Mills has given us an extension until October 16, but this means that they have toha... the coupons by then, so we must have them as soon &S possible to get them' mailed in time. Never (or hardly ever) a dull m01l18nt at a m1,.ion or retreat centerl SOlll8t~s itseeu as if emergencies are just a way of We. When we moved down here eight years' ago we of course put in a septic tank. Last year the leach line acted up and we enlarged that; this year we found that the tank had reached its capac1ty and needed pumping out. We knew about where it was, and after a few trial holes located it, and then called a company with the unlikely name of • "The Honeydipper SeptiC Tank Service Company: that spec1alizes in pumping out septic tanks. The system is back in use now, to everyone's relief. Young people from California have been here aJ'ld have done a urvellous job of cleaning the grounds up in prep.ration for the big event on October 3rd and 4th, We ' are most grateful and, like them, look forward to another visit next year. . This Spring we had some very strong winds (over 60 mph), and .the camper that the Canon used to use for field trips, and then to live in when we first \ came to Hat Rock Valley, was overturned. Twice. So it's now completely upsidedown. Fortunately, the camper had long ago been taken off the pickup truck. I am now in the process of salvaging as much as I can. This is B. J. saying, "OVERl" AND HEIBN ADm The last Message told about our Easter Confirmation class. Our Bishop says that St Mary's class is apt to be one of the largest and most enthusiastic, but we are always sad about the ones who cannot get there. One large family who live 35 miles away, · and on an almost inaccessible Mesa, all wanted to be confirmed. I wrote twice to the oldest girl in boarding school, and asked her to tell the fudly at Easter vacation the time of Easter mass and confirmation. A month after Easter the old pickup drove in with about 12 of the family. They beamed triUJllphantly and said, "You said to come, so here we' aret Well, we all had to shear our sheep last month." We le.arned of a very sick teenager on the top of this mesa, considered beyond medical help and becoming dangerous to young children. Our jeep had burned and we had no car that could take that road. We tried several agencies, but no one seemed to know how to get there. One day our good friend and service station owner, Paul McPherson, told us he was going up to get a pickup that had to be towed out, so I said, "Wait 5 mil'lltes, I'm going with you", and off we went on a scorching hot day without any food for the most perilous ride of our lives. It wasn't long before we broke one of our gas lines. We started at 2.00 p.m. and got back after midnight, just · as searching parties were being organized. The views all the way were breathtaking. When we finally found the family we were looking for (this was long after dark), we asked why they wanted to live so many hours away from stores, schools, gasoline, water and doctors. The answer was stunning in its simplicity. "We like it", they saidL .' The family realized that their teenager VAS getting beyond their con-trol and was in need of institutional care, especially for the safety of the yo~nger children. They agreed to let him go if we could find a place for him. The Public Health Service in Kayenta, Arizona, are now working on that. |