Amyanne rigby
Tracing our Revolutionary Roots
Happy 4th of July. On July 4, 1990, I was nearly 16 and I had the chicken pox. I passed the long itchy days in preparation H and with a...
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Amyanne rigby
May 31, 20222 min read
Henry Rogers Cleveland
I hope your faith is strengthened because of what Henry did and that perhaps you even view the temple a little bit differently because of...
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Amyanne rigby
May 28, 20225 min read
Honoring the Great DGB
"They might not need me- yet they might- I’ll let my Heart be just in sight- A smile so small as mine might be Precisely their necessity-...
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Amyanne rigby
May 1, 20223 min read
Growth and my hometown
Our family’s roots run deep in Cedar City. Henry Lunt, the first person named to settle Cedar City, arrived here in a snow storm on...
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Amyanne rigby
Mar 19, 20223 min read
Remembering Clyde
I grew up in the original part of town on 2nd East. To me, it was paradise. I learned to roller skate on that street, raced my...
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Amyanne rigby
Feb 22, 20224 min read
Our Own Heart to Heart Story
I have a reoccurring nightmare…. I am scrunched up in a hospital corner in a metal chair clutching our baby's infant carrier. While my...
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Amyanne rigby
Feb 7, 20222 min read
Kickin' Valentines
Kickin' Valentine's was a time honored tradition in the 80's. Ever heard of it? You know when you left a Valentine on a friend or...
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Amyanne rigby
Jan 31, 20222 min read
Love, Laugh and Gather Treasured Memories!
When we were kids, my cousin Shane and I bid on a Billy Goat at the Cedar City Livestock Auction. It is a very vague and distant memory....
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Amyanne rigby
Jan 22, 20221 min read
'EM
17 Minutes of labor. 3:17 am January 17, 2005 January 17, 2022 17 years old Seleck said, "It's going to be a girl." Stockton said, "It's...
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Amyanne rigby
Jan 19, 20224 min read
Hodson, A Classic
It’s tradition that keeps a city close. It’s tradition which leads town residents to call a town, home. Cedar City’s tradition of...
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Amyanne rigby
Dec 31, 20213 min read
Christmas Treasures
On the night before Christmas Eve, a vintage vehicle decorated in Christmas lights pulled up in front of our home. I was a little taken...
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Amyanne rigby
Sep 19, 20212 min read
Lucile and my 7 Word Memoir
hot rolls, tin cups, baker's secret cake Maleck was the last of my babies I placed in my grandmother's arms. How glad I was the two of...
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Amyanne rigby
Sep 15, 20211 min read
Autumn Splendor
Autumn explodes in a kaleidoscope of color: orange, red, yellow leaves lingering on oak trees waiting... for the moment to drop.
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Amyanne rigby
Aug 12, 20213 min read
It's a Dog's Life
Do you like dogs? Up until COVID hit, I did not like dogs. In fact, as a kid I literally maneuvered my baby sister between myself and any...
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Amyanne rigby
Jul 25, 20213 min read
My Faithful Black Mormon Pioneer- Sarah Ann Mode
Today is Pioneer Day in Utah as I sit at my computer letting my fingers do the talking. The sun is about to set and firecrackers are...
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Amyanne rigby
Jul 21, 20212 min read
We all scream for ice cream!
What’s your favorite ice cream flavor? Me, I am a chocolate kind of gal, but every now and then I let my taste buds wander. My love...
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Amyanne rigby
Jul 13, 20213 min read
A salute to summer- Chevy trucks, snow cones, and baseball
Our ’71 Chevy made its final drive down Cedar’s Main Street last week (Next week it will make a new home with a vintage car collector). ...
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Amyanne rigby
Jul 5, 20212 min read
Praying for the cows
Cows. “Stand perfectly still and don’t worry they are just as afraid of you as you are of them,” my grandfather instructed as I was...
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Amyanne rigby
Jun 27, 20212 min read
Summer Dreams extinguished by COVID
My summer dream was to be in London, England this month celebrating my best friend, Suzanne’s, birthday. Yep, my daughter and I had found...
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Amyanne rigby
Jun 23, 20212 min read
The Great Outdoors and our favorite Dad!
Growing up, the extent of my outdoor experiences included driving through national parks and camping in the backyard. But we did have...
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