Downey-Drew Barnes has been selected by American Legion Post #21 to represent Marsh Valley High School at Gem Boys State this year.
Drew, the son of Tom and Sharilyn Barnes, is a junior at Marsh Valley, where he serves as aan officer in the Ffa and is active in VICA. He is also active in his church youth group and participates in local service projects.
He is employed by Morgan Evans and assists on the family farm, and spends spare time restoring his 1962 Chevy BelAir, hunting and enjoying time with family and friends.
Boys State will take place June 9-15 at Albertson College in Caldwell. During the week's activities, boys learn of the workings of government and how to pass legislature.
Shawn Henderson has reported to the MTC in Provo in preparation for leaving on his LDS Mission to the West Indies. The son of Monte and Linda Henderson, Shawn is also the grandson of Cal and Joyolin Henderson and Eldon and Betty Ann Bingham.
He is a graduate of Marsh Valley High School, where he was active in FFA and track. He is an Eagle Scout and a private first class in the United States Marine Corps.
Ted Gambles of Swan Lake and Debra Brower of Downey will exchange wedding promises in the Logan LDS Temple this week and be honored at a reception in Downey. Ted is the son of Betty and the late Phil Gambles, and Deb is the daughter of Idonna and the late Orene Brower.
Deb is a graduate of Marsh Valley High School, Ricks College and Brigham Young University. She served an LDS mission in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and has been a teacher for several years in Las Vegas, Nevada. She now teaches second grade at Downey Elementary School and serves in the Young Women presidency of the Downey Second Ward.
Ted is also a Marsh Valley graduate to attended Brigham Young and Idaho State Universities. He served and LDS mission in Munich, Germany, and now works for Freedom Plastics in Preston.
The newlyweds will make their home in Swan Lake.
Robert and Louise Wilding had a wonderful day Sunday as their son, Todd and wife Jennie blessed their baby daughter, Samantha in the Downey First Ward. The new baby was welcomed home by big brothers Austin, 4, and Jeffery, 2. She is the Wildings' 11th Grandchild, and number 12 is due in December. Her maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Curtis, West Valley City, UT.
Samantha was blessed by her father with a large group of uncles and grandfathers standing in the circle. Many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends of the family were present for the event. With the Wildings were all of their children: Shawna Wilding Engen, Pocatello; Steve Wilding and children Megan and Zachary, Layton, UT; Brad and Brandie Wilding, Riley and Hailey, West Valley City, Utah; Deanna and Wade Jensen and twins Kai and Carter, Pocatello; and Janet Wilding Hansen, McCammon.
The family enjoyed a dinner following church services.
Jay and Elizabeth Hartvigsen hosted a group of friends at their mountain home at the base of Oxford Peak Saturday. Pot Luck was served with Jay's outdoor cooked salmon and pork.

Adam Simpson and Nellie Christensen exchanged wedding vows May 17 in the Logan Temple. He is the son of Steve and Patty Simpson, Downey, and she is the daughter of Alan and Janis Christensen of Tremonton, Utah.
The newlyweds were honored a a reception in Deweyville, Utah, and an open house in Downey. They will reside in Logan.
She is a graduate of Bear River High School and Snow College, and is employed at Terra Star in Logan. He is a graduate of Marsh Valley High School and attended Ricks College before serving a mission in East Toronto, Canada. He is now attending Bridgerland Applied Technology College in Logan, where he is working toward a degree in computer and electronic technology.
We had a real house full of people all this week at the Greaves home. My mother, Dorothy Garrison of Beloit, Wisconsin; my sister, Laurie Terwilliger, her son Mark and his wife Chrisy and their daughter Savannah, 4, also of Beloit; and Laurie's son Jeffery, Boston, Massachusetts were here for the first time in two decades.
Of course, all our children wanted to come and meet the relatives, so we also had Bryan Greaves and daughters Ashlynn and Kaytlynn, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; Keralee and Jordyn Greaves, Chubbuck; Russell and Stephenie Howe, Alixandra and Nicholas, Las Vegas, Nevada; Randy and Michelle Greaves, Jessica, Christopher, Michael and Mathew of New Plymouth, Idaho.
One night we slept 24 folks in our tiny house-every floor, bed, couch and even recliner was taken-one gigantic slumber party that went on for most of the night as cousins got to know each other. Friday we invaded Sears in Pocatello to take a family photo. The photographer was wonderful, and we really frazzled her with that many small children (the oldest was 8).
We took a four generation photo of Great Grandma Dorothy will all her granddaughters, a group shot and Great Grandma with all of her grandchildren. They will be treasured photos in years to come and well worth the four hour struggle! (I hope!)
The Terwilligers left Sunday for the trip home, which included a visit to Jackson Hole and Yellowstone Park and another stop at Mount Rushmore.
Karl McQuivey has been engaged to create an addition to the new Downey sign north of town. With the upcoming launch of the Downey website, the Chamber of Commerce and Gem Community Committee agreed that the web address needed to be added, so Karl will do the wood work.

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