Ingram Chronicle
Vol. 3 No. 2
We got an interesting phone call the other day—from a YPD detective—about some items recovered by the YPD from their raid on some houses here in Yuma! They found several items that seem to be mine—including my PDA, which showed several phone numbers for the Ingram family—Alex, Bob, Chris, Harold, and Dorothy! That has to be out of my denim bag. They also have my digital caliper scale. And a large number of car keys—seeming to include at least one set of old Ford keys—maybe those of Brian's that were taken from the house with all the other stuff.
Your mother and I went to the Yuma PD to meet the detective, and the detective showed us several pictures of the materials recovered from the people responsible. The items we were able to identify were my Casio PDA, my digital caliper scale, and Brian's key ring with the Ford pickup keys and his guitar pick pouch attached. Of all the items taken, that was all that we could recognize. The detective said that the break in the case was the taking of a truck with ATVs and tool boxes and camping equipment from the parking lot of one of the motels. That gear belonged to a group of people from Texas, and has been released to them. The materials were located in a trailer house out in the county, around County 16th and Avenue B. The patrolling Yuma County Sheriff's deputy probably noticed the stolen truck in the yard, there, and passed the word on to the Yuma PD.
One of the suspects they named was a boy who lived down the street from us, and knew Brian. That youth had to be the one who entered our house and took the things, but he was not one of the three perpetrators shown on the Wal-Mart surveillance video using mother's Visa card. Those Visa charges were high, but have been taken off of our account as fraud adjustments. We are willing to go to court if called to help the prosecution of the suspects.
We have our continuing studies of my health--I've begun to use a CPAP machine to increase the air pressure into my nose while sleeping to overcome my sleep apnea—as Bob Ed has reported his same treatment! I guess that problem runs in the family—like father, like son! I am experiencing better sleeping—fewer periods of awakening in the night, and feeling more rested in the morning. As the ads say, you can't beat a good nights sleep for resting the body! I hope that I shall be better able to keep alert in meetings—at church and at school.
We have had a good stake conference, with a visitor from the Second Quorum of Seventy, Elder Shirley Christensen. Very good meetings for the Priesthood Leadership, Adult and General Sessions. There have been changes in the Sixth Branch and San Luis Branch Presidencies, but no major changes in the several Wards of the stake. The general theme was the greater development of personal testimonies and strengthening the family, by more personal and family prayer, more personal and family scripture study, and better family home evenings.
Our meeting of the Yuma County Retired School Employees Association was at the West Wetlands City Park, with the All-Arizona School Retirees Association State President, AnJi Craig-Wooten, present to visit our group, and the presentation by the Yuma Parks and Recreation Development Manager, Roger Blakeley, on the development of the park over the past 14 years, largely by volunteers from the community, including many Eagle Projects, and School Class Projects, such as cloning cottonwood and desert willow trees, and then planting these trees along the river and throughout the park. Many have grown very large and quite tall along the banks of the river, where the beaver haven't gnawed them down. He spoke of one rather large beaver that had learned to climb up on the protective screens placed around the trees, to keep the beaver away, and do his gnawing at about the five foot level! His hope was that the progeny of this one wouldn't learn too well from him, and proceed to deforest the park!
This park is to be the location for the new statuary garden of the pioneers. The garden is to include several statues, a statue of one of the early Spanish explorers and colonizers, either Father Garces or Captain De Anza, and a statue to represent the Army of the West (Mormon Battalion) of 1847, that members are raising monies to pay for casting the heroic statue of one of the men of the Battalion.
Mother, Rosie, Chris and Terri will be going to Salt Lake City over the Easter break, and should be there about one week.
Have a Happy Easter!
Dad