Utah's PRIDE

Facebook Utah's PRIDE Group

2011-07-21T21:54:00.002-06:00

Hey--for anyone out there who may read this:

Fb admin, in their perpetual wisdom (hear the sarcasm) archived our old Utah's PRIDE Group.

We've frantically tried to add as many of the members back as we could to the "new" Utah's PRIDE 1986-1996 group--but are still missing a bunch!

So--if you see this, and realize you're either still only on the old group--or aren't on the new group yet--

Please find us again on Facebook--and ask to be added--we'll be happy to add you back!!!

Our greatest apologies (for something completely out of our control, unfortunately!)

PRIDE Happy New Year Lunch 2011

2011-01-01T10:12:00.000-07:00

Golden Corral

8860 South Redwood Road
West Jordan, UT

01 January 2011
11:30am - 1:30pm

Reservation is under: "Pride Team"

Map

We hope all that are in town that day will be able to make it! Sorry for the short notice. Facebook failed us this year. :(

PRIDESTERS ... On Stage!

2010-02-01T17:38:00.002-07:00

Some of our friends are performing on stage this month!

Kirt Bateman is directing and Phaidra (Benincosa) Atkinson is starring in

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at the Midvale Performing Arts Center, located at 695 W Center St (7720 S). Midvale, UT. The show will run Thursdays - Saturdays from Feb 4th to Feb 20th.

Visit http://www.pinnacleactingcompany.org/ for more information or to order tickets!

For the location, click here: http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Midvale&state=UT&address=695+W+Center+St&zipcode=84047-7123&country=US&latitude=40.610659&longitude=-111.910139&geocode=ADDRESS

BTW .... Tickets are 2-for-1 on opening night (This Thursday).

PRIDE Happy New Year Lunch

2009-12-23T17:15:00.002-07:00

Golden Corral
8860 South Redwood Road
West Jordan, UT

02 January 2010
11:30am - 1:30pm

Reservation is under: "Pride Team"

Map

We hope all that are in town that day will be able to make it! Sorry for the short notice.

RSVP on Facebook!

Message from Chris Timothy

2009-10-16T17:46:00.002-06:00

Got this message recently from Chris Timothy. Thought I'd pass it along to everyone (since it was to everyone)!

"Hey!

I just went online and googled myself and found out that you had entered information that was so wonderful about me. Thank you so much. My heart is still with PRIDE! I am so sorry that I missed the Reunion this past summer. You are all the very best forever, and don’t you forget it!

Chris"

PRIDE Lunch - September 2009

2009-08-23T16:05:00.003-06:00

02 September 2009
11:30am

Rumbi Island Grill
148 East 12300 South
Draper, UT

Map (Click on Draper after the page loads)
Menu

We'll wait til 11:45am to go through the ordering line. If you arrive after 11:45am, order as soon as you arrive and come find us in the seating area.

This is close enough to the point of the mountain that both Salt Lake and Utah Counties are invited.

We hope to see you there! (RSVP on facebook - or comment on this post if you don't use facebook)

PRIDE Reunion Ordering Information

2009-08-17T09:21:00.001-06:00

Hello all,

I know not everyone is from the 94-96 years....but some of you may be interested in ordering anyway:

First, if anyone is still interested in ordering the PRIDE Reunion 94-96 book that Anna DeMille put together for us, the cost is being held at $41.70. Please contact Anna at idohm@mac.com. Please note that she is in the middle of moving from North Carolina back to Utah right at this moment (P.S. she has 2 books that were pre-ordered, but not paid for, so has 2 books ready for ownership!)

Second, Spencer Hale has put the following together:

The Final Curtain (the final 10 year reunion held in 1996 for ALL of the PRIDE years, with videos from ALL of the years) on DVD

The 1994-1996 Team Videos on DVD

And is finishing creation of a 1994-1996 Reunion Video DVD

Each individual DVD is $15 alone. If you want to purchase the Final Curtain and 94-96 video DVD's together, the cost is $25.00 for both.

Spencer has been crazy busy all summer with the Wedding Season in UT (the life of a Wedding videographer!)...so sorry it has taken time to get the orders mailed out to everyone who ordered and didn't pick theirs up at the 94-96 reunion.

If you would still like to order a DVD/set of DVD's....were unable to order one at the reunion, and/or are from a different year, but would like a copy of the DVD from the Final Curtain, please contact Spencer at:

spencer@halefire.com

He is planning on putting up an order page connected to his Website soon, but again, has been crazy busy. So, for right now contact him to order and shipping info./costs.

Also, please note to the couple people who were interested in a PRIDE song CD, all the original recordings of our beautiful voices have been uploaded onto the PRIDE website that Jeff Lister has put together in Mp3 format, so anyone can burn their own CD for FREE :)

Here is the website for the "Download" page:

http://www.utahspride.com/downloads.php

Thanks everyone!

PRIDE Lunch - July 2009

2009-07-08T14:36:00.002-06:00

Calling all Pridesters! Preston Thorne is in town and would like to hook up with friends from PRIDE - so we are setting up a PRIDE Lunch while he is here!

On Monday, July 20th, we will be gathering at the Goodwood Barbecue restaurant in Draper. We will meet at 11:45, and hope to get a good-sized crowd.

Menu:
Go to http://www.goodwoodbbq.com/ then click Menu, then Lunch Menu

Map to restaurant:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Goodwood+Barbecue+133+East+12300+South+Draper,+Utah&sll=40.284764,-111.676712&sspn=0.209258,0.43293&ie=UTF8&cd=1&ll=40.666056,-111.952057&spn=0.416145,0.86586&z=11&iwloc=A

PRIDE Reunion 94-96 Photo

2009-07-01T01:27:00.003-06:00

Now if this doesn't capture the way it used to be... I don't know what does. ;)

Props to Mindi Larson (Baker) for this photo... she posted a bunch more on our Facebook group; so get over there and check them out. Thanks, Mindi!

PRIDE Reunion 94-96

2009-06-29T06:00:00.002-06:00

Well Jeff summed everything up beautifully! Thank you everyone for your help! It was awesome to see so many people, and to be able to reconnect! Thank you especially to the Committee members: Ginger G., Mindi B., Carly R., Missy G., Brad L., Spencer H., and Anna D. (hope I didn't forget anyone!). Thank you especially to Jarin B. as well for coming, bringing the music, and calling Jeff :) And thank you Donna and Jaci for hosting us at their house! I know I said this there, but seriously, thank you for your support everyone--and you're welcome! It was great to plan---but I couldn't do it without everyone's help and cooperation!

Anyway--will get pics up soon! And thanks Mindi B. and Donna for being willing to send group pics (as I don't think my camera was in with the pile of camera's in order to get those pics!!!)

Thoughts on the 94-96 Reunion

2009-06-28T17:52:00.003-06:00

I should let Mary start this post, but I'm going to because I got here first... ;)
(Feel free to still leave your comments, Mary.)

I wasn't able to attend the park portion of the reunion, but I crashed the night party at Donna's house; and I'm so glad they welcomed me there. Despite it not being one of the year's I was on PRIDE, it turns out I had plenty of ties to people who attended (Jon Best, Spencer Hale, Kat Newell, BJ and Cheri Denison, Jack Threet, the Newbold clan, etc.)

I originally wasn't going to go, but Jarin Blackham (who provided the music) persisted in encouraging me to come, and I'm so glad he did.

Mary and the planning committee (forgive me for not knowing who all was involved) did a bang-up job putting together a very enjoyable reunion. It was really fun to sit back and watch as everyone from the final two years of PRIDE watched their video yearbooks from back-in-the-day. It reaffirms to me why Mary and I share the same passion of trying to do what we can to keep the PRIDEsters in touch.

For those of you that missed the reunion, you missed some good times. Jarin provided background music during dinner (the food was most excellent.) One of the PRIDE songs came on and Sonja (sorry, I don't remember her last name) got up and started busting out the moves! It was awesome to see someone remembered the dances! :)

The reunion committee also provided PRIDEster trivia and photo recognition games which were fun.

Afterward, we went inside to take group pictures (as soon as one is uploaded, we'll get it posted here... my apologies, I forgot my camera!!!) The group was having so much fun gabbing together (just like old times) that it was near impossible to sync up to snap the shot. Holding to tradition, we pulled a "1-2-3! Take PRIDE!"

Then we watched a video Spencer Hale put together from the events of the day and "now" pictures of the PRIDEsters; followed by the two video yearbooks from the final two years.

I had to leave after the first video yearbook, so I'm not sure what happened after that. I'll rely on you PRIDEsters that attended to fill in the gaps (make sure to tell about the park event too!)

Thanks to all that came, especially those that this event was important enough to come from out-of-state to attend. It means so much to everyone to see you!

I had so much fun, I'm looking forward to planning a 1991-1994 reunion in the future!

So everyone that attended the fabulous festivities, we want to hear from you! Please share with those that weren't able to come your thoughts and feelings about your experience; and thanks again to everyone both on the committee and those that attended, that made this reunion such a special success.

What was it the video said? "Once a PRIDEster... always a PRIDEster."

PRIDE Reunion Update

2009-06-14T22:06:00.000-06:00

Hello all attending the 1994-1996 PRIDE Reunion:

The information about the reunion has just been updated on the PRIDE Group event page.

Also, for those who have RSVP'd for the dinner: $ for the dinner is due by this Thursday, June 18th. All those who have RSVP'd received an e-mail with payment information. If you have any questions, please e-mail pridereunion9495@gmail.com

Thank you!

Reunion Book Preview

2009-06-12T10:58:00.000-06:00

Anna DeMille has posted a preview of the PRIDE Reunion 1994-1996 book. It's awesome!!! So, if you've ordered it and want a pre-view--here you go. If you're still not sure if you want to order one, check it out! She's still taking orders, and we will have order forms at the reunion, so contact Anna if you're interested!

Book pre-view link:

http://web.me.com/idohm/Team_D/Blog/Entries/2009/6/10_The_PRIDE_reunion.html

Kat Newell on the IMDB

2009-06-08T06:20:00.005-06:00

Hey all,
Kat Newell (1992-1995) gave us permission to post the link to her space on the IMDB! (Sorry, Kat, that it took me so long.)

I'm still backed up on posters some of you have sent to post here, I'll hopefully be getting to that very soon too.

Thanks all for your interest in keeping us all in touch and remembering good times from our PRIDE pasts (and presents.)

Answers to Questions on PRIDE Reunion 94-96

2009-06-02T17:39:00.001-06:00

A bunch of questions have been flying about the upcoming PRIDE Reunion 1994-1996, so here are a bunch of answers!

Thank you those of you who have RSVP'd already by e-mailing pridereunion9495@gmail.com. If you have RSVP'd, you do not need to RSVP again! If you have not RSVP'd---but are planning on attending (even if you have stated you are coming on Facebook) PLEASE RSVP via e-mail.

If you plan on attending the dinner--you need to pay. It is $15 per person, $30 for couple. So far we have about 22 people who have RSVP's for the dinner.

The park is "free" (meaning, we did pay a small fee for the reservation), so if you cannot come to the dinner, feel free to come to the park. If you have RSVP'd just for the park--THANK YOU!!! If you plan to come, please just let us know by sending an e-mail to pridereunion9495@gmail.com. Kids are very invited to the park!

Yes--you can pay for the dinner via Paypal--please e-mail at the same e-mail address if you would like to do that.

No--no more information is being accepted for the book (sorry!)--but if you get it to me (via pridereunion9495@gmail.com) by Friday, June 5th!!! And it might make it into the DVD.

Spencer is working on further info. on ordering the DVD's.

YEA!!! We got 10 pre-orders for the book--so we got the special price!!! If you would still like to order a book, e-mail Anna DeMille at idohm@mac.com.

Donna's address will be sent out soon to those who have RSVP's and PAID for their dinner :)

Who needs to pay for the dinner? Anyone who plans on eating and/or attending :)

So, PLEASE--if at all possible, RSVP for the dinner by this Friday, June 5th so we can finalize the head count ASAP.

The last day to send money for the dinner will be Monday, June 15th. (Meaning: It has to be in the mail by that Monday so the money can be sent to those in charge of food by that Wednesday).

Yes--we are working on a way for those of you who cannot attend, (i.e. live out of state) to possibly Skype or videocam in!!! More info. to follow...

Okay--hopefully that answered everyone's questions....Hope to hear from you by this Friday!

P.S. on the book

2009-05-15T22:00:00.000-06:00

P.S. on the book:

We have been able to gather current pictures from 51 of the 1994-1995 members, and information from 59. (Pretty good for having approx. 65 members from both years!)

Just thought everyone would want to know as you decide about pre-ordering a book :)

PRIDE Reunion 1994-1996 Books

2009-05-15T17:11:00.002-06:00

Hi!

For all of you who want to PRE-ORDER a PRIDE Reunion 1994-1996 book, PLEASE e-mail pridereunion9495 @ gmail.com (without the spaces) by Wednesday, May 20!!! We need 10 pre-ordered books to get the special price of $41.70 (includes shipping and tax), and only currently have about 5, so if you want to pre-order, please e-mail ASAP!!!

Thought Those Who Know Chris Timothy Would Want to Know

2009-04-05T23:14:00.004-06:00

Utahna Carlson Timothy
Utahna Carlson Timothy "She is more precious than rubies... " Proverbs 3:15 Myrtle Utahna Carlson Timothy, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her family on Wednesday, April 1, 2009 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She had been suffering from a long illness. She was 78 years of age.

Born of Swedish immigrant parents, November 15, 1930 in Midvale, Utah to Carl Gustave and Emma Anderson Carlson. Her childhood was full of Swedish activities and memories of the Swedish community and relatives in her youth.

She graduated from Jordan High School in 1947 and was the Queen of the "Days of 47" that same year. She was on the Beetdigger newspaper staff and sang in the school choirs.

She attended the University of Utah and met the man of her dreams and married Merlin R Timothy on December 17, 1948 in the Salt Lake Temple. They were happily married for sixty wonderful years.

An active member in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, she held many positions in her church service: Sunday School and Primary organizations, Stake YWMIA President in the East Midvale Stake, Stake and Ward Relief Society President in the Monument Park Stake, Member of the Young Women General Board, and served in both the downtown Salt Lake City Mission and the Florida Tallahassee Mission with her husband.

Utahna started the Junior Utah Opera Guild for college age students in 1970 and was a member of the Allegro Women's Chorus. She loved the piano and played for years at dance studios, church and home. Her favorite song to play was "Bless This House."

She worked along side her husband at Sharp Cars, Inc. and Auto Express Rent-A-Car for over twenty years as the Financial Officer. Her family always came first in her thoughts and her deeds. Many of her nieces and nephews came to live with her for a period of time when she could have her wonderful influence on their lives. She was committed to making her family understand which things in life are the most important; the gospel of Jesus Christ, loving one another, and having integrity in your life.

Utahna was not a "sports enthusiast," but because of her family she was an awesome water skier, snow skier, marksman, and hunter of pheasants and deer. She enjoyed planting and working in her garden. She loved to work on genealogy, which filled her spirit. She was a consummate teacher of all things by example and direct instruction. She had many friends who felt her goodness through her service to them in simple ways. She continually thought of others and their comfort above her own including her family and friends, whom she loved unconditionally and with her whole heart.

She is survived by her husband Merlin R Timothy, daughter Christine Timothy, son Carl Timothy, and son Scott Timothy (Lori), and her grandchildren Peterson Timothy (Jenn), Lynda Timothy, Madison Timothy, and her sister Elna Ashcraft.

She was preceded in death by her parents and sister Ruth Nix (Ken).

Funeral services will be held Monday, April 6, 2009 at the Monument Park 15th Ward, 1320 So. Wasatch Blvd at 12:00 p.m.
A viewing will be held at Larkin Sunset Lawn, 2350 E. 1300 So, Salt Lake City, Utah from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 5, 2009 and also from 10:45-11:45 a.m. prior to the service taking place at the church.

The family wishes to thank Dr. Nasfat Shehadeh and his staff for their loving care.
The family also wishes to thank the Harmony Home Health and Hospice for their excellent and sensitive care, with a special thank you to an angel named "Lily."

With grateful appreciation in lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Huntsman Cancer Institute at http://www.huntsmancancer.org/.

**I know the Newbold family just lost a grandmother as well. Our thoughts are with you at this time.***

Save the Date 1994-1996 PRIDE years Reunion!!!

2009-02-22T23:50:00.001-07:00

PRIDE
Reunion
for
1994-1996
Save the Date: Saturday, June 27, 2009!!!!!

Get together with your friends and their significant others first at 2:00 p.m. Bring a sack lunch, and we will be meeting at a local park (Salt Lake Valley—address to be announced) so the kids can play, and the adults can reunite!

Next, get a baby-sitter if you need one! Meet at Donna Newbold’s new house (full address to come!) in South Jordan, UT for a catered meal/pot luck viewing of old and new PRIDE videos, chatting, reminiscing, and fun (adults only)! Spencer Hale, who runs Giant Brothers Films, will be transferring the old PRIDE videos to DVD—and will be creating a new DVD for us for the reunion (will be on sale that night)! Anna (Perrenoud) DeMille, who is a Heritage Maker consultant, will be creating a Reunion book for us (Please e-mail for info. Page—pridereunion9495@gmail.com)!

Cost: $15.00 per person/ $30.00 per family.

Please make checks out to PRIDE Reunion and mail to:
PRIDE Reunion
PO Box 3692
Lawrence KS 66046

**Please RSVP by sending your check by May 15, 2009!

Reservations Set for Pride Lunch Tomorrow (Thu)

2009-02-18T16:58:00.002-07:00

Reservations have been set for 11:30am tomorrow (Thu, Feb 19th), at Ruby Tuesday, in Draper. I have reserved a few extra seats for people who may be able to come at the last minute. Hope to see you there!

Click here to see the map and address.

Click here for the menu.

First PRIDE Lunch of 2009

2009-02-10T12:08:00.000-07:00

It's time again for a PRIDE lunch! The more pridesters we get there, the better it is!

On Thursday, February 19th @ 11:30am, we will meet at Ruby Tuesday, in Draper (Just off the 123oo So. exit). We would like to get an idea of how many people will be attending, to make sure we get a big enough table. Please either leave a comment on this post (coming or not coming) or join/respond the event created in the "Utah's PRIDE 1986-1996" group on facebook.

Click here to see the map and address.

Click here for the menu.

More Pictures

2009-01-24T21:56:00.005-07:00

Sorry these took so long for me to upload! Here are more pictures of our snowy, but successful and fun lunch at Golden Corral right after Christmas!

Spencer and DeAnn Hale.

Preston Thorne with Jeff Lister, and Jim R. in the background.

Jim R. and Jarin's wives and kiddos :)

Yea for 94-95! Spencer H., Preston T. and Mary P.

Enjoy!

Kiri Price (Reeves) Blog Added

2009-01-24T16:43:00.001-07:00

Kiri Price (Reeves) now has a blog; which has a lot of pictures of things she and her family have been up to. Go check it out!

Post-Christmas PRIDE Lunch Aftermath

2008-12-28T07:11:00.005-07:00

Despite the entire Great Salt Lake being blanketed over Utah in the form of snow during Christmas day and the day after, we had a great turnout at the Golden Corral.

Attendees included PRIDEsters from 1989 to 1995: Jarin Blackham and family, Jim Remley and family (whose blog we just added to the site), Preston Thorne, Spencer and DeAnn Hale, Mary P. and Jeff Litster.

We had some fun conversations about old times, video games, facebook, blogs, video games, reunions (past and future) and... oh yeah, video games (Sorry ladies! heh.)

Thanks all for coming. It was a great time. We hope that any of you that live out-of-state will let us know when you come to Utah so we can get together with you during a free moment; and that more of the PRIDEsters that do live here will be able to join us on future get-togethers.

Happy New Year, everyone!

Pre-Christmas PRIDE Lunch with Wendy Johnson (Rickertsen) POSTPONED

2008-12-17T09:53:00.006-07:00

(Edit 2008-12-18)
POSTPONED!!!
Wendy had to skip town early; but Jeff is good to go with whoever still wants to. Otherwise we'll postpone til Wendy returns to Utah in January.

Sorry we'll miss you Wendy!

Thursday 18 December 2008
11:00am
T.G.I. Fridays at South Towne Mall
130 West 10600 South
Sandy, UT
(801) 553-8005

Be there, or be hungry.

Post Christmas PRIDE Lunch Correction

2008-12-16T16:32:00.004-07:00

Jarin reminded me that it's actually a Golden Corral at about 700 east and 7200 South. I've been away from UT for so long, I don't remember where everything is anymore! So--plan on Golden Corral--not Hometown Buffet!

*EDIT by Jeff:
Jarin reserved a room for us there; under the name "Mary"

*EDIT by Jarin:
We have the room from 11:30a - 1:45pm. It is pretty big, so bring your family if you can/want!

Friday 26 December 2008
11:30am
Golden Corral
665 East 7200 South
Map
Menu

Please come if you can! Especially PRIDEsters from out-0f-town... We love to see you! Pass the word along!

Post-Christmas PRIDE Lunch

2008-12-16T12:19:00.003-07:00

Okay--so the plan currently stands that we'll have a post-Christmas PRIDE Lunch on Friday, Dec. 26th. Meet at 11:30 at the Hometown Buffet in Fort Union (I believe it's off of 7200 South in Murray. I (Mary P.) will be in town--so anyone else who is in town, feel free to drop by! (Oh, and hopefully buffet style will be good for the kids).

Merry Christmas and hope to see you then!

December PRIDE Lunch (Before Christmas)

2008-12-06T23:11:00.003-07:00

Wendy Johnson (Rickertsen) [1991-1993] will be in town from 12 December through 18th December.

We would like to set up a lunch with her during that week. Stay tuned for details. I'm in the process of finding out where and when will be convenient for her.

We're excited to be having out-of-town PRIDEsters come to visit. Please make sure to contact me if you're coming into town from out-of-town so we can set up lunch/dinner with you!

(I'm still working on details for the Mary Pearson (post-Christmas) lunch too.)

Stay tuned...

December PRIDE Lunch (After Christmas)

2008-11-24T18:48:00.003-07:00

Hey all! I know we're not even done with Thanksgiving yet, but trying to plan ahead. Are there any plans in the work for a December PRIDE Lunch? I know last year we met in Utah County. I'll be there around Christmas--so I could be to a lunch the Friday or Saturday after Christmas (although please don't plan around my busy schedule!) Anyway...I know this time of year is always tight for everyone....so wanted to put the word out early :)

Mary P.

Kim Burton (Garner) Blog Added

2008-10-22T02:42:00.004-06:00

I so regret being hesitant to get on FaceBook. Thanks, again, to Mary Pearson for setting up a PRIDE group there!

I found Kim Burton (Garner) [1990-1992] there; interestingly not through the PRIDE group. She went to high school with Emilie Nunes (Copier) who ended up later being roommates with my wife, Gwen. What a small world we live in.

Anyway, Emilie found me and added me as a friend, then I went trolling through her friend list and found Kim. :)

Needless to say, I'm more than stoked to be back in touch with Kim. And you can be too... check out her blog right now!

Welcome back, Kim! You're as beautiful as ever and we're happy to be reunited with you.

Dave Ennenga's Blog Added

2008-10-05T22:01:00.003-06:00

I got in touch with Dave Ennenga on Facebook and he shared his blog with me. I now share it with all of you that would like to see what he's been up and perhaps get in touch with him.

If you haven't already, make sure to go join our Utah's PRIDE group on Facebook!

Mindi Larson (Barker) Blog and IMDB List Added

2008-09-06T10:36:00.004-06:00

I added Mindi Larson (Barker's) blog to the blog list and added years to the names (please correct me if I've made mistakes...)

I also added a list of IMDB pages for PRIDEsters that have continued to perform and have a page there.

If you have a blog or IMDB page... let us know so we can get it up there.

Latest Blog Entries Added to Sidebar

2008-08-20T23:46:00.002-06:00

I've added a section for PRIDEster blogs on the left sidebar above the list of PRIDEster sites. Each listing will show the latest entry title for that blog and they'll be listed in the order of newest to oldest.

If you're a PRIDEster and would like your blog listed... comment here and/or email me and we'll get it listed.

Enjoy!

PS: Jarin, Jered and I had a great time at JCW's ... Sorry we missed everyone else. We'll have to see about doing a dinner again in the near future.

Nothin Beats a Burger

2008-08-06T11:04:00.003-06:00

We are meeting on Friday, 15 August at 11:45am at JCW's in American Fork.
map.

Spread the news like fry sauce on the bun.

I look forward to seeing all of you UT County (and SL County if you can make the drive) Pridesters.

Utah's PRIDE group on Facebook

2008-06-21T23:14:00.005-06:00

So--it's now official! PRIDE has joined the Facebook revolution! There is now a group on Facebook for Pride-stir alums! It's called Utah's PRIDE 1986-1996, and there are already 5 members! So, if you have a Facebook account, come check it out! If not, then create one and come join the fun!

May PRIDE Dinner at the Price Funny Farm

2008-05-04T22:23:00.003-06:00

Kiri Price's (Reeve) parents have graciously offered to host the next PRIDE dinner at their place!

Sunday, 25 May 2008
5:30pm
Prices' Home
1025 East 13200 South

BRING YOUR OWN MEAT; the Prices' will supply the rest.

Email for directions. or call 801-572-1022

Help us spread the word! And please plan on coming if you plan on being around Salt Lake County for Memorial Day Weekend! We'd love to see as many people there as possible.

Like usual, please leave a comment and let us know if you're coming and how many adults/children you're bringing with you.

(You can leave comments without having a Google account... just be sure to click the Name/URL option and leave the URL blank if you wish... DO put your name.)

Thanks! Looking forward to seeing you all.

There's Just Something Wonderful About Hanging Out With Good Friends

2008-04-11T22:55:00.005-06:00

Back Row: Jarin Blackham, Melissa Pond
Front Row: Viet Le, Jeff Litster, Jered Plouzek

You decide what happened in this picture.

Leave a comment and tell the story you think this picture tells. :)

Tonight we had our rescheduled dinner with Melissa Pond as the Guest-of-Honor. There's something special about reuniting with old friends; and it's amazing to see how, even though you haven't seen the friend in over ten years, it's as if you had spent time together last week... and picking up where you left off is effortless and wonderful.

We felt that tonight as the five of us got together with our families and enjoyed excellent food and great company. There was much chatting, Wii bowling, and attempts at getting some pictures (if you wonder why the smiles are so cheesey up there; it's because that was our third attempt and we were all laughing pretty hard.)

We really enjoyed catching up with Melissa and are sorry for those that weren't able to make it.

We wish Melissa, Alex and Roxey the best of success in Los Angeles. Melissa and Alex will be continuing their pursuits in their acting careers. I made her promise she'd let us know when she lands roles so we can all check her movies out. :)

I look forward to more of these in the future. It really does rock getting together with old friends! Thanks all for coming tonight; it was awesome.

New Grubb Coming Soon

2008-04-06T10:37:00.004-06:00

Sean Grubb (1991-1992) has some exciting news...

From an email to Jeff Litster:

PREGGERZ!

That's right! Our newest addition should be here in time
forChristmas. We're not sure exactly when, but he/she should behere
sometime during the holiday season. We'll keep you all posted as
information develops.

Love,

Sean, Rayna, and Rani

Congrats to the Grubbs!

New Melissa Pond Dinner Date

2008-03-31T23:01:00.003-06:00

Not to be confused with a Dinner Date with Melissa Pond; sorry single guy PRIDEsters... she's happily married and we're excited to meet her hubby and baby daughter!

Come join us for a night of fun and reuniting before she heads to California!

We're all getting back on the health bandwagon, so we're giving it another go... this time it will be:

Friday, 11 April 2008
6:30pm
Jeff Litster's House
(Taco Soup and potluck sides/desserts/drinks)

(Contact Jeff to get directions; please be sure to RSVP by leaving a comment on this post so we can know how many are coming and can make enough Taco Soup.)

When you leave your comment, tell us how many people you're bringing and what side-dish, dessert or drinks you're bringing (no alcohol please; we're PRIDE after all!) ;)

We'll see you there...

Melissa's farewell dinner will be rescheduled

2008-03-14T14:39:00.004-06:00

It is with great remorse that we have to cancel the dinner tonight. With so many of us sick with various colds, coughs, sinus stuff, etc. it will be better for everyone if we stall for a bit. Jeff and Melissa will work on scheduling another evening, before she makes her way to LA. Once a new date is chosen, we'll post it to this site, and contact those who have left comments on the other post. Hopefully those who weren't able to come tonight will be able to join us for the rescheduled dinner!

Thanks for understanding. We hope everyone gets well soon!!

MMM.....Dinner

2008-03-07T14:31:00.013-07:00

Melissa Pond is moving away.

It was a good reason to have a pot-luck dinner at Jeff Litster's House (Gwen is making Taco soup). Come and enjoy some time with Melissa before her exodus to Los Angeles!

Please leave a comment if you are planning on coming and let everyone know what you are bringing (side, drink, dessert) and how many people are coming (adults, children). We can't wait to see all of you.

Date: Friday March 14, 2008
Time: 6:30pm
Where: Jeff Litster home (Riverton)

(For directions please email Jeff)

PS: Melissa's baby daughter is finishing recovery from RSV; Jeff has twin infants and Jered has a baby daughter as well. If you have sick ones, please arrange to leave them home with a sitter so we avoid getting the wee ones sick!

13 March 2008 Update: Jeff's kids woke up with coughs yesterday morning... they seem to be the morning/evening-only coughs and we're not sure if they're colds or allergies or what... they don't seem serious yet but 3 of my 5 have them. If everyone's still comfortable coming, I'm still willing to host Friday and we'll keep the kids at bay as much as possible (they're pretty good about covering their coughs with their arms (instead of their hands) to help prevent spreading. Please comment and let me know who has concerns...

Jered also mentioned his baby daughter has a cough too... I don't know the status of Melissa's daughter's RSV recovery...

If need be, we can reschedule, or go somewhere else. Sorry for the late notice, but it came on sudden for all of us. Please let us know by leaving comments here whether or not you'd still like to go for Friday night. I'd like to make it work if we can.

14 March 2008 Update: Unfortunately, we have had to cancel the dinner for tonight. With illnesses affecting so many of us, we will enter a holding pattern to let everyone get better. Jeff will talk with Melissa about alternate dates, and we'll let everyone know as soon as one is chosen. Thanks for understanding, and everyone: get well soon!!

Jon Best - Young Film Star

2008-01-24T03:00:00.001-07:00

Utah's PRIDE's own Jon Best (1994-1995 White Team) had a role in a film called "Silent Night, Deadly Night" (as well as a few others)

Here is a scene someone posted on YouTube that is hilarious!!!

Jon did a great job in this scene... he looks petrified as the psycho old man goes off on what I call his "Santa Rant-a"

Enjoy! "You better run.... RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!!!" :)

utahspride.com is not responsible for any content that may arise in subsequent YouTube videos after the clip.

January PRIDE Lunch - Utah County

2008-01-20T23:35:00.001-07:00

Happy New Year! We're going to meet for some Mexican dining this month at Maria Bonita's Mexican Grill in Orem. We hope you can join us... it's tasty and relatively inexpensive.

31 January 2008
11:30am
Maria Bonita Mexican Grill (click for map/directions)
(801) 426-9328
171 W 800 N
Orem, UT

Please let us know if you're coming, by commenting on this post.

December PRIDE Lunch - Utah County

2007-12-07T06:58:00.001-07:00

Thursday, 27 December 2007

11:45am

The Pizza Factory (click for Google map/directions)

291 West 400 North

Lindon, Utah 84042

801-785-4464

From Jered:
The easiest way to get there is to get off I-15 at the Pleasant Grove exit with the BMW dealership on the east side.
go east (right) to 700 north (it should be the first light)
take 700 north to state street and turn south (right)
go south down state street about 5 blocks, it is on the east side (south east corner of state and 400 north)

We don't want to leave this set in stone... if any are in town that would like to join us, and need a different day/time during that week, please let us know and we'll accommodate.

See you there!

December PRIDE Lunches 2007

2007-12-05T01:29:00.000-07:00

Hey gang... Like last year, we'd like to try to do the December Lunch around the Christmas holiday in case any PRIDEsters are in town and would like to join.

I'm thinking sometime between 26 December and 28 December... What do you think? Please comment and let us know; we'll plan accordingly during the business week of 17 December - 21 December. (EDIT: I re-read that and realized it sounded like we were going to plan a lunch for sometime during the week of 17 December - 21 December. Forgive me, I originally meant that we would post the details for the December lunch DURING the week of 17 Dec - 21 Dec. However, we've had a lot of discussion already amongst some of us and we'll be posting the Utah County lunch today and revamping if needed as it gets closer.)

We're looking forward to seeing y'all and extend the warmest holiday wishes to all of you.

November PRIDE Lunch - Utah County

2007-11-14T01:54:00.000-07:00

We've decided to do the Utah County November Lunch the Wednesday before Thanksgiving; to give those that might be coming in from out-of-town an opportunity to join us.

Wednesday, 21 November 2007
11:30am
Wallaby's Steakhouse (Lindon, UT)
(Map & Directions)
131 S State St
Lindon, UT 84042
(801) 785-4447

So join us, will you not?! It'll be a Crazy Delicious time; and Jered Plouzek and I will be full of thanks to have others besides ourselves make it. :)

If you're planning on coming; please leave a comment on this post (You're not required to have a blogger account to post comments.)

How to Subscribe to Lunch Alerts

2007-10-07T15:34:00.001-06:00

For those of you interested in hooking up with the PRIDE lunches, we've made a way for you to subscribe to Lunch Alerts so you can be notified when they happen.

There are numerous ways/readers you can use to subscribe to these "feeds", but for those that are new to RSS feeds/subscriptions, I'll offer the 3 I find are the easiest and most readily available.

1. Google Reader - I recommend this one first, because you can set it up wherever, and access it from anywhere that has internet access. This allows you to take it with you, rather than having to set it up on a bunch of individual computers.

To add an alert to Google Reader:
Right-click the appropriate link in the left sidebar and select "Copy Shortcut" (Internet Explorer) or "Copy Link Location" (Firefox)... then open the Google Reader and log in.
Click the "Add Subscription" link in Google Reader and paste the link you copied from this site.

2 & 3. Internet Explorer 7+ and Mozilla Firefox 2+ - This option is probably easiest to implement, since you only have to click on the appropriate Lunch Alerts link on the left to bring up the feed results. If you're using IE 7.0 or above, or Firefox 2.0 or above, the page will offer you a panel at the top of the page that allows you to add a bookmark/subscribe to the feed so that you can receive these updates through your browser.

Firefox will actually help you subscribe using Google Reader too, which is EXTRA cool.

I know this is a very brief description of how to get your alerts going, but I'm short on time... so try with what I have now, and if it's not enough... leave comments and I'll edit it later...

Good luck! May the force be with you...

October PRIDE Lunch - Utah County

2007-10-07T15:04:00.000-06:00

09 October 2007
11:45am
The Purple Turtle in Pleasant Grove

Sorry for the short notice... Jered, Jarin and I actually came up with this last Thursday, but I made the sorry assumption that I'd have time to get it posted before the weekend.

My twins remind me that I have no free time anymore. hehe!

Anyway, we're hitting the Purple Turtle in Lindon and anyone reading this is invited to join us... click the name above to get directions to the Purple Turtle.

If you're planning on joining us, please leave a comment (non-anonymous) on this post so we have an idea of who will be there.

We hope to see you Tuesday! And next month, we'll be sure to give more notice.

Pardon our Dust While We Make Some Changes

2007-08-07T01:24:00.001-06:00

We're transitioning to a blog for the news on the PRIDE site. This will make it easier for us to post news (allowing more than just me to add items) as well as make it easier for us to notify people of things (see RSS description in the The Fate of PRIDE Lunches is Changing... post.)

While we complete the transition, you'll notice some links not working right, and some things missing from some of the pages. Please be patient with us while we work out the kinks.

We're excited with the direction this can take the site and hope you'll enjoy the new features as we get them implemented.

Please also welcome Jarin Blackham to the blog. He'll be helping me update content here. If you're a PRIDEster and wish to help contribute to the news also, please contact Jeff Litster (my information is in the contact list...)

Thanks for visiting! Check back soon... And please let us know about broken links or other things wrong with the site.

The Fate of PRIDE Lunches is Changing...

2007-08-07T01:08:00.000-06:00

We're excited to announce that Sean Grubb came through town, and we're sorry we weren't able to get more advanced notice out for a meal meeting in his honor.

Sean Grubb, Jarin Blackham and Matt Moon (and their families) gathered tonight at the Golden Corral in West Jordan for a PRIDE dinner to celebrate Sean's arrival in the Beehive State.

Due to the fact that some of us have now changed employment and are working in Utah County... we're proposing that we start having Utah County lunches and Salt Lake County lunches. If you're interested, please let us know.

If you are interested, we'll be providing links soon to enable you to set up your favorite RSS Reader program (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Thunderbird, Google Reader, etc.) to alert you when new lunches are planned. Of course, you'll always be able to check here for details.

We're doing this in an effort to not have people feel like they're being "spammed" when we invite them to lunch via email. This way, those that are interested can subscribe to be notified and others that aren't so concerned with it don't need to be bothered. You manage your own subscriptions, which saves us a lot of time and energy too.

Watch for more information on the RSS Feeds coming soon...