Alvie's College Graduation 2010

15 May 2010 Alvie John Guy Hafen graduated from UNR. University of
Nevada, Reno. The ceremony started exactly at 8:00 a.m. We met in the garden area of the campus. It was a little chilly at first but by 9:00a.m. we could feel the warm sun. Alvie had 9 family members to witness this event. We all had a great time and here are some of the photos taken that morning.


The graduates linning up
Here come the graduates, almost on a run. The University of Nevada, Reno Brass Ensemble played and it was excellent. We could of stayed there all day and listened. I've never been more moved by our Natonal Anthem.

We wondered if anyone was going to show up.

Aunt Linda looking so pretty and sooo excited to see all of us. :)

Alvie came to see us afterthe ceremony so we could get some pictures . Thanks Alvie, I know we are pests but it doesn't happen very often, graduating from college I mean.

Sariah,Alvie and Grandma Pearl. Grandma Pearl and Grandpa Pete traveled from Ivins, UT to see the first of 3 graduations this month. Sat. 15 May 2010.

Grandpa Pete, (John) and Alvie.

Uncle Clair and Aunt Linda Evans came from Boise, Idaho to see Alvie. They hadn't seen him for about 18 years. Boy has he changed.!!!! Clair and Linda had rooms at Circus. They were very close to campus.

Sariah and Alvie Hafen. Sariah was thrilled that her brother graduated.


Uncle David Munsterman,Alvie and Pamela. Pam got all of our rooms at the same site so we were able to caravan together.

Very proud Mom.

Sariah,Annette, Alvie and John after the graduation. John saved 11 seats for us. We all arrived at different times, we were glad we didn't half to search for our seats.


Annette, Alvie and John

Proud of their son.

Pam and David just waiting to go to the Grand Serria where we stayed. A real "plush casino resort". Thanks Pam.

There were 2000 graduates and boy did they do a great job. Everything went smooth and we had a great time. This was after everyone had left ---but us. We needed our Taxi, Annette.

Pam waiting for Annette to bring the car around.

Pretty nice looking building. They had a private party for the first graduating class and they had VIP seating on the balcony.

This is the oldest building on Campus. They were having a private party so we couldn't go inside.
The entry way into the resort. They were magnificant.

Look at these Pony Express riders. They were handing the mail pouches to one another as they carried the mail to other territories. This is the 150 year anniversary of the Pony Expressss and many communities were reinacting this wonderful event. This was inside the building near the registeration desk.

Eliza and her water polo team

Eliza's water polo team getting ready to play in the Summer Games , Cedar City, Utah.
They didn't win enough to medal but they had fun and they are learning. They go to state Mother's Day weekend.
Eliza's team came in fourth place. They are a young team and will make a name for themselves in the next few years.
We are really proud of Eliza and her team. Eliza is the youngest one on her team at this time.

IRON MAN IN ST GEORGE MAY 2010 :)

Keeping the spectators off the road.

My friend Shelli and her family and neighbors. They wated to throw the softball, run the bases but they liked the kicking the soccar ball and seeing who could score the most goals with 3 tries.

Kamery, her youngest comes into our home and heads for the cookie jar. They call me Grandma Pearl and I enjoy that. They like to swim and look at the swans but they have never gone frog hunting like the Oceanside California grandchildren. That has been reserved for them.

More friends, they moved out of the ward and we miss them.

John had his activities on the little legue field. They had a softball throw,running the bases for time and the best event I thought was kicking soccer balls into the net. They had 3 tries and it was fun to watch, sometimes the girls were better than the boys.

Different modes of transpsortation. The best one was the covered wagon with the tractor picking up people from various places and bringing them to the park.

Zoomba, a new fast excerise demonstration for young and old alike. What a work out!!!

Eliza wanted to ride the mechanical bull.

Keep your arm up Eliza!! OH! NO! He proved he was king. She had fun and so did the young men controlling the bull.

John Karen and Eliza.

Off we go to the park. This is quite a memorial dady for Ivins and St. George. There were many roads blocked. Many people of Padre Lakes took their lawn chairs and waited for the bikers to come down our stree. One grandmotherr came to see her grandson, he wavaed thanked her for coming, sid he loved her and continued on. She even had balloons for him to see. Everyone there cheered for him, I wish I knew who it was.

This beautiful sign greeted us and we all got volunteer shirts for helping.

The city of Ivins wants to make this a yearly event. They had a great turnout.

St .George has a 5 year contract for the Iron Man

There will be 72 qualifying slots available to the 2010 Ford Iron Man World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii in addition to a professional prize purse of $50,000.

The day begins with a swim at the Sand Hollow Reservoir. The bike course will lead athletes through the towns of Hurricane and Washington before making its way toward the city of St. George. At the end of a picturesque, two-loop section, the bike course will offer views of Snow Canyon before heading into downtown. After entering transition in St. George’s historic Town Square, athletes will begin the two-loop marathon course that heads out for a climb toward Red Cliffs Desert Reserve. This challenging course will wind through Pioneer Park, neighborhoods along Diagonal Street, with a turnaround point located at Main and Tabernacle Streets. The race will finish alongside Heritage Tower with a backdrop of downtown St. George.