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Keanne & Pete Married!

Keanne & Pete got married at the Camp Douglas Chapel (University of Utah) on September 15th! It was Grand! I was honored to walk my sister down the aisle while the piper played his bag pipes. Aunt Ann and Uncle Terry were able to join us from overseas. It was so great to have everybody there, it was really a great day. Best wishes to Mr. & Mrs. Haden, we love you!

Scofield Triathlon 2007

The Scofield Triathlon was held on August 11th. Scofield reservoir is about 90 miles southwest of Salt Lake City, tucked away high in the mountains about halfway between Spanish Fork and Price. It is actually quite near Huntington Canyon where the coal mine collapsed on the miners this past summer. It is the highest elevation triathlon in the United States at 8000 feet above sea level. Believe me, I was feeling it! There was no air! I was sucking wind. Despite the lack of oxygen I did very well and ended up with a personal record! It was such a fun event. They had a big barbecue with a live band after the race. It was a big party.

I also did the Alta Canyon Rec Center triathlon on September 4th. It was held at a local rec center, and was a outdoor pool swim. It was really a fun event put on by Sandy City and Alta Canyon.

Jenny Update

Dear Family & Friends,

David Hodgson, of Richmond North Yorkshire, was formally charged in court on 19 May 2007 with Jenny’s murder. He has been remanded in custody. Ann and I were informed last week that a trial date has been set for 14 January 2008. The case will be heard at Teesside Crown Court (Middlesbrough), presided over by a High Court Judge. To date, there has still not been an application for bail, though we still expect this to happen (or an application for dismissal) at some point.

We don’t know too much more at this point, though the Police will be visiting us in due course to brief us on various aspects. We will keep you all posted as and when we can.

Ann and I went to Richmond a couple weekends ago for Richmond Live, which is a 2 day outdoor music event. Jenny’s band played there a few years ago when their band won their heat of the Battle of the Bands competition. The only other news is that August 2nd was my first day as a civilian and it feels kind of spooky!!! After over 34 years of service in the Army, my engagement came to an end with my last day in service on August 1st. I’m taking a bit of a sabbatical in the meantime and will probably undertake a few more courses at Uni or College during the autumn. I’ve done quite a bit over the last year as part of the resettlement package provided by the Army, so I’ll be a student again…along with all the bad habits that will bring! Ann is working away part time and bringing in the beer tokens to support me!

Brian & Ann

Hogle Zoo 2007

Mo spent the weekend in St. George on a long deserved girls trip, so the boys and I spent one day at the zoo while she was away. Hogle Zoo has made many improvements over the past couple of years. The “Asian Highlands” tiger habitat being the most recent, and the elephant and rhinoceros homes rebuilt just before that. They are great San Diego Zoo type habitats. Hogle Zoo also does a great bird show with eagles, hawks, owls, parrots, and ravens swooping, diving, talking, and “stealing” the show. It is fantastic, the best part of the day.

Mo’s Birthday 2007

As a surprise for Mo’s 30th birthday I repainted the wainscot of our master bedroom with the Ralph Lauren river rock paint, and purchased the quilt and bedding Mo had her eye on at the Village Quilt Shop (Thanks Peggy). Check out the picture below. You can “click” on the picture to view a larger image. The bed in the picture is the bed I built for Mo for her 26th birthday. Love you Babe, I’m looking forward to the next 30!

Echo Triathlon 2007

Monique and I have competed in a couple triathlons since the summer started. The first was the Utah Summer Games (USG) on June 16th. The USG is part of the Trifecta series in St. George, so we are familiar with the course. We had a great time, and both improved our times over the Kokopelli triathlon held on the same course last fall. It’s a bugger of a bike ride. Last Saturday (July 14) was the Xango Echo triathlon at Echo reservoir. It is an excellent event, well organized and very popular. There were almost 1000 athletes participating this year! It is a great course, and Mo and I both improved our personal best times. Next up for Mo is a tri held at one of our local rec centers, and I am competing in the highest elevation tri in the U.S.A. at Scofield reservoir on August 11. Then both of us are competing again in the Kokopelli in September.

Jenny Nicholl

Well everyone,

It’s two years today that Jenny left home and never returned. Over the last 2 weeks, Ann and I have been putting up some new posters in and around Richmond. Despite the recent development with the arrest and charge, we know we still have difficult days ahead and we felt we needed to keep the profile high, that Jenny has still not been found.
To that end, we designed about 4 new posters based on that theme, rather than appealing for information to back up the charge. The posters have one of 2 phrases printed on them as follows:

a. Two Years on and I’m Still Gone. Does Anyone Know Where I Am?

b. Two Years and Too Many Tears. Does Anyone Know Where I Am?

These words are printed on various watermarked backgrounds, including a full page colour photo of Jenny, and an Audio Angel (full size and smaller multiples), and a black and white still from a video of Jen playing in the band. All have details of the blog and CrimeStoppers at the bottom. The Audio Angel is a silhouette of a girl with wings and a guitar and it appears in all the posters, either as a large grey background watermark, or a small black & white image.
The Northern Echo has printed an article today and we have also placed a memorial in the North Yorkshire News which shows a picture of Jenny flanked with 2 animation’s of little guitars. It reads:

“Unseen, unheard, you are always near, yet we don’t know where you are? So missed, so loved, so very dear. Loved and remembered by Mum & Dad, your brothers and all the family”.
“Our Wee Jen”

Brian & Ann.