IN MEMORY OF OUR NEPHEW, RICK and HIS GUARDIAN ANGEL BARN~~~ Compliments of "If Barns Could Talk" by Doug Mollonen

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Richard Wayne Rigby,


12/5/1959 ~ 12/9/2020


Richard Wayne Rigby, 61 of Mt. Pleasant, Utah, passed away December 9, 2020. Richard was born on December 5, 1959, in Mt. Pleasant, Utah to Richard & Sherril Rigby. He graduated from North Sanpete. He married his beloved wife Lori Lynn Shand on October 7, 2008, they enjoyed 16 years together.
Rick, as he was known to friends and family, was a devoted father, husband and son.
At the coal mine, Rick was a fire boss, always looking out for the safety of his fellow miners. He loved his country and served honorably as a combat engineer in the 1457th Division of the Army National Guard. He served in Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom. He sustained an injury in Iraq that gave him chronic back pain. We are so glad he is now pain-free. Rick was an avid collector and outdoorsman. He supported the community he lived in as a volunteer EMT and at the local food bank. He loved his country, but above all, he loved his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Rick was a loved, beautiful human being who always tried to do the right thing and didn’t always succeed. Above all, he worked to provide the best for his children. He loved them individually, although some at a distance. He had a very special relationship with his youngest son Ricky. They spent their time watching movies, playing video games, and talking on long drives.

Rick is survived by his mother, Sherril Rigby, wife Lori Lynn Rigby; his four children Robert (Rachelle) Rigby, Karl Rigby, Melissa (Peter) Hartwich, and Ricky Rigby; siblings Blake Rigby, and Sue Ellen Rigby; grandchildren Jim, Khloe, Emery, Liam, and Max. Preceded in death by his father Richard; brother Jim, and sister-in-law, Shelly Rigby.

A celebration of life will be held Friday, December 18, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. at the Mt. Pleasant Senior Center (101 E 100 N). Online condolences at rasmussenmortuary.com

 

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"Legend of Mt. Timpanogas" From Our Archives

  

Once upon a time, in a land far far away (okay, not that far away.....just down in Utah County) lived a beautiful Native American princess named Ucanogos. Minutes after her birth, her mother died from complications, and the sole responsibility of raising her fell on her father's shoulders.

Ucanogos was a very happy child, and loved hiking in the mountains above their little village. As the years passed, she grew more beautiful with each passing year. Her beautiful flowing hair grew longer and longer, and the longer it grew, the more she reminded her father of his beloved wife. As the beautiful princess grew, so did the list of many young men in the village that longed to have her by their side. Being his only daughter, her father tried to find a suitable gentleman for her to marry. Nobody was ever good enough for her, and many young men were turned away.Feeling discouraged, Ucanogos went for a walk up the beautiful mountain trail above the village. Her favorite quiet place were the caves at the top of the mountain pass. This was the only spot where she truly felt at peace.One day while exploring the caves, Ucanogos heard a noise. Out of the shadows appeared a handsome young man named Timpanac. He had sparkling green eyes, broad shoulders, and a friendly smile. He had been sent by his village leader to explore the villages and mountains beyond, and had been led to the beautiful caves. Something about these mountains and caves had sparked an interest in him, and he could not stay away. The beautiful princess immediately fell in love, and knew that this was the man of her dreams, the one she had been waiting for.Excited to tell the entire village that they had found each other, Ucanogos and Timpanac decided to wed immediately. They headed down the path towards the village, but a mountain rainstorm quickly blew in. Not familiar with the mountain path, Timpanac slipped and fell, plunging to his death. Devastated, Ucanogos vowed she would not live without him. She lept off the mountain, plunging to her death. When she landed in the grass below, she fell onto her back, her flowing long hair cascading behind her. Her knees were up, and her arms were out to her side.Legend has it, that if you look close enough at Mount Timpanogos, you will see the silhouette of the beautiful princess: laying on her back, her flowing her cascading behind her, and her knees bent upward. This is where she is forever laid to rest, watching over her village town. If you walk the mountain path and venture into the caves on Mount Timpanogos, you will see where the great spirit melted their hearts together to create the Great Heart Of Timpanogos, a stalactite inside the cave. Take the tour of the caves with a guide, and you are sure to hear of this great legend, and view the stalactite. Is this legend true? Gaze at the mountain, and venture into the caves, and decide for yourself! You canread more information about hikes and tours on the Mt Timpanogos website. This is a hike that I remember doing as a young child. The path is paved and a great hike for families. Remember to take a jacket, even in summertime, because the caves are a little bit chilly.This story and legend varies depending on who you talk to and what area of Utah they grew up, but the above story is the one that was told to me. Here are a few different versions of the same legend:

• Wikipedia
• Ballet version
• Deseret News
• Timpanogos Storytelling Festival

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia.


Read more about Utah's Mysteries and Legends!Mt. Timpanogos at Sunsetcourtesy of Wikipedia KATHY: I have climbed Mt Timpanogos twice. In 1937, following a BYU summer school concert sear the Aspen Grove trailhead that was promoted as a community climb of the mountain, I climbed thru the night to summit a daybreak. And again in the summer of 1988 I climbed it with my daughter Tracy. It was a much easier climb at 17 than 67. I regret never having climbed Mt Nebo. lee  

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FROM CHARIOTS TO SPACE SHUTTLES ~~~ Submitted by Larry Staker

Railroad Tracks  
 
The  U.S.  Standard railroad gauge  (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches.
 
That's an exceedingly odd number. Why was that gauge used?
 
Because that's the way they built them in  England , and English expatriates designed the  U.S. Railroads.

Why did the English build them like that?

Because the first rail lines were built by the same people who built the pre-railroad tramways, and that's the gauge they used.
 
Why did 'they' use that gauge then?
 
Because the people who built the tram ways used the same jigs and tools that they had used for building wagons, which used that wheel spacing.

 Why did the wagons have that particular odd wheel spacing?
 
Well, if they tried to use any other  spacing, the wagon wheels would break on some of the old, long distance roads in  England , because that's the spacing of the wheel ruts.
 

So, who built those old rutted roads?
 
Imperial  Rome built the first long distance roads in Europe (including  England ) for their legions. Those roads have been used ever since.

And the ruts in the roads?
 
Roman war chariots formed the initial ruts, which everyone else had to match for fear of destroying their wagon wheels

Since the chariots were made for Imperial  Rome , they were all alike in the matter of wheel spacing.
 
Therefore, the  United States standard railroad gauge of 4 feet, 8.5 inches is derived from the original specifications for an Imperial Roman war chariot.
 
In other words, bureaucracies live forever.
 
So the next time you are handed a specification, procedure, or process, and wonder, 'What horse's ass came up with this?', you may be exactly right.
 
Imperial Roman army chariots were made just wide enough to accommodate the rear ends of two war horses.
 

Now, the twist to the story:
When you see a Space Shuttle sitting on its launch pad, you will notice that there are two big booster rockets attached to the sides of the main fuel tank.
 
These are solid rocket boosters, or SRBs  The SRBs are made by Thiokol at their factory in  Utah .
 

The engineers who designed the SRBs would have preferred to make them a bit larger, but the SRBs had to be shipped by train from the factory to the launch site.

The railroad line from the factory  happens to run through a tunnel in the mountains and the SRBs had to fit through that tunnel.
 
The tunnel is slightly wider than the railroad track, and the railroad track, as you now know, is about as wide as two horses' behinds.
 

So, a major Space Shuttle design feature  of what is arguably the world's most advanced transportation system was determined over two thousand years ago by the width of a horse's ass.

And you thought being a horse's ass wasn't important!
 
Now you know, Horses' Asses control almost everything.

Explains a whole lot of stuff, doesn't it??!!