My Grandma By Everett Fairbourne

As you may know my grandma Chriss Pope has recently passed away, and the sad thing is, is that she was really loved as a grandma, mother, wife and friend. However, we are all staying positive because we all know she is in a better place now. Being in her presence was nice to me. Family parties will not be the same without her.  One Christmas, I promised her I would giver a hug every day. I did that as a Christmas present, because obviously I had no money, except the 50$ she just gave me for my present. I kept my promise for about half a year until I moved and we became more distant. I learned that you can never really get enough hugs. One time at our family camping trip to Yellowstone she came from all the way from her mission to spend time with us, she gave all the little kids vests and told us we were the deputies and she made me the sheriff.  She was my boss and supplier, it was fun spending time with her. She was funny and great grandma, and I was lucky to have her as my grandma. She will be missed but never forgotten.                                             

Cannibal By: Alta Fairbourne

It felt like Christmas morning while we were getting ready to leave; I was so excited. I love going to Lagoon more than anything in the world.  I have been going every year; I haven’t missed it once. Today at Lagoon was going to be the best ever because they had the new, huge roller coaster

– Cannibal.

When we were parking in front of Lagoon we realized how huge Cannibal is. It’s a brown skyscraper that reaches into the clouds and it has a roller coaster track that looks as if it is falling out the window and dropping straight to the ground, only to zoom back up in the sky, moving into never ending twists and turns.

We decided Cannibal was going to be our first destination. Mounds of people were scurrying to get in line for the new attraction. The long line stretched all the way back to the Tilt-a-Whirl; it was at least a 2 hour wait. We were a little bit bummed when we saw the line, but the wait was going to be worth it. Once we reached the front I could feel the butterflies swarming arou

nd in my stomach. The soaring sounds of the carts running and faint screams played all around us as we waited to get on. We watched the carts plunge from the building. Some of my cousins were having second thoughts but we were going to make them do it. Even Grandpa was a little scared!

It was our turn. We sat on the vinyl purple seats and pulled the restraint to our waists. The ride slowly started to wheel forward and we went into darkness. Powerful beating music that matched my heat beat filled the room. We came to a dead end then out of nowhere we gradually started to lift up. It was so intense and dramatic it actually felt like we were about to be sacrificed to cannibals. The beating music began to fade as we got higher then a bright light shone from outside and we could see the whole of the Great Salt Lake. Our cart began to edge forward about to drive off the drop; I started to scream bloody murder. We swooped down the wall, dropping straight along the vertical building. It felt as if my stomach was floating within my body. Up, down, around and upside down we went; we even sped through a waterfall. Actually I think we were more upside down then upright.  Once the ride came to a halt we were so ecstatic. We desperately needed to do it again. It was absolutely worth the wait, and it was exactly what I was imagining!

 

The rest of the day we scrambled around going on all of our other favorite rides at Lagoon, laughing, smiling and having a great time. We actually even waited in line to go on Cannibal again! Lagoon is super fun and awesome and I can’t wait to go again next summer.