&L3 W. SothI'aruicgton,*Tew Mexico 8?&0LApril t, 1967

Iear Eighth Gr*der ta 198?tMy rame ts fg,ae ldcl,leilr I l*as born in $alt Leko Cityr Utab on January

t?, L953, I uas the son of $arren and &.rlene ldclTelLr Eight aott f an ).ivingln Faratng$on at lbe e.boue addtress. I an a.ttendlng }lernosa Jr. Iiigh $choo1aad. am an etghth gra<i-er there. Bhere a.re ti:ree wing* in the school now anda grmnasiumr I like going here very su.ch. Irl* taklng $pani$h thls year aslast yea,r. frmenjoylng tt and I thtrdr lrm dolngallright. My teacher laSn&r'Itsh thls year 1* l&s. $g;don aad hsr student teacher, l{rs. J-*raml}.}or Ls theone that ls raakl:g:as &o thls, Welre all trriting the*e Letters to some stud"eatln the etghth gra.d"e ia 1987.

this year I ma,de the footla3"L, baeketbaLl, arld th.e \rabh tes.mo Yesterdayue had a tratlrpeet at Aztec Jr' i[lgh $chool. trt aaq 3e#,]1y a l"ot of f\ur. He

Loet thor:eh :l*d that rEesn{ t, quite as eics as it e ouJ.d }pve been* Thexe are onLytuo jaali€ 'ht€h echocl"s here row a,:rd only one hj"gh schael, AL:*o*t aLl. of, theeveat* that take ple.ce here are at the high scbool* Bhry iuve al"L ki"a*s of&tsxne$ and. tblags there aad i,ih,en aa kportant peroon eons$ they rrsuaLlq, spea,kthere. I{e are go{ES to }m,ve two of our tracheet* thare and th.*y rea134r trav*a *1ce trackr. CIr:r c*aeh thi.* year ie Gary Boberts, I[*t* real]+ good. and r.ie allliies hlu, fr m eaterori la the ]rtgh jur*p the 50 yard &*hrth* 1S0 yard d*sb and.tl:e &40 ]Brd*rela,F. I realLy u*uId. LiJre to be la mor€, but they on}y aLlowus to be *.n four eveats,

Scho+L thie year tra,s lcen pretty fun. ghe school has ha,d about f,or:r ii*ncesand. *hey hav* al1 been raal {b$. I pla,y with a band cal}e<l the }oiats ef Interest,ans rare playe* for a lot sf dauces aaf' rsere malrlng pretty gcod money from itfor a lrtrLLe* X like pL*ying the g:rritar anc. X also pIa,y the piano. Boek I a roII*eems to be qutte popu.le.r now Caye a*C,- follmock is na*v{ng in fast* the S*atl"eswere t:ICI tcg: srrrgl:€ group for *,bout three y6s,rs aud I dont t evss know if youh*rrre over heayd ef them, $ome of the other grsw$ the! ar* potrular ao$ are tlm:olti.ng Ston*sn The Byrds, ?he Yardb;rrilsg fhe kve *Ie,rk 5"1ve, *i:e Surtlet,Herroanr* Serpits, t'he Anin'e,ls, and *i:e "4,ssoc1*tion. $o*:e of the eirgle singer*are }onotan, 3ob }yle,n, an* Kelth.S?:re*e grory$ *,IL laa've a real groovy sou;rd.and reallg strLngs.

Itvo sent eorre ::Lcturcs I got froa a I*Sff: ne.gauin* oa the kln$ of carswe have sol, and there ls also an article on the Sr4:erscatc transport that theiJ*S. j.s pla,nning on bul1ding, ffhese a.re so$e *xaryle of th* kfu:d af advertise-ments that a,re usarl nswr

I ltk to ratch ?"Y. soustims , a3.though we donl t have a eoLor eet, aaditt s a L*t of Eta* 116y6 ln 8un*et lfrght* you caa laok out north *.nrl e*e $hokeChemy, nhlch ts, rlght nsu! rr.st $opulat*e ldtir t+o many houses. $*rmlngtonls nci too btg right ao!d', only about 301000 pe@ler You c*,n Look out of ourback ;nard *.nd ee* the only' *,irport ln Sbrr*ington. ffhere is a 1ot of weed.s aattbrusi: across tlre strsot *,nir not nach else.

!{y fat}:sr ls t}:e t*rmirel rffi,nager fo:' fiarrett Fvcig!:.tLfures Inc* }rere iaFa:.mlngton an* rlgirt nor+ all sf the cou:rtriee tru*k workers e.re ou etrike.I'io d-onrt know whet is gaing to come of it, but' ?re hope it uiIl be cl*ared upsoon. l$erve beeu. ge**lng calLs sn the teJ-opirone 413. ds,y from men who wa,nt toknoi,r lf th*y are goillg tc }e worlsing or not* ?he f*amsterle lInLon ls th* oneikat has g:oxre elx siril..:e for highor i{age$ I gue s*. Itts a13" hinri of nixe a uprigh.* no$. }lly *e.&t * terr,rl*al ls siiUa,tsd- on tl:e rsest side of tor,^nr JU*t B*s*the rtvsr. I*r s not very blg, bui r-rdre gpttln$ the sost bust&ess of the ter*:::inals around h&re,

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Bhere 5.s hard,ly anSrthing ard.uu*. or:r schooL. fhere is Juet a lot of wbed"eanei stuff all aror.m* ltr A era&lL stresm runs along the uorth sldo of it aadne h*.ve a lot of f\rn at lhe ead of the year throwlng aL1 tho girle into it*Our footba.j,l" f,ield ls o'tr the trest slds of, the school and. lre stilL havsnt SotreaL good. gra.ss on lt. Bhe track ru$$ arolrJrd the fieLti an* it 5.s just an old"dirt Brack ths,t gets grcded every once ln a l*hile to keep it la sl:apa* :, i,

There are oaly two lndcor th*atres irere a::ri twa out.i.oar thoaters+ He li}<eto go to the movies a l"ot. Shere e,ro & Lot of things to do arorrnd here anc weha,ve a *eal nlc+ svrimmlng BooI s&1"1e€ Sreokslde, which ie at the bottou of$unset iEights.

She war ln r/iet Sa.a is stilL goia& on after atrout four ar flve years aadFre*ideat Johnson still iwop* *eadlng ncn an& supd-le*. over there and itte coetinga Lot of *o*,ey s,nd. te.xes er* gol"16 up }lke re,d* ktrssia i* *t1L1 gi.vl*,9 xlfr sonstrothl"e, but :rothtng seriou* Sstr P6ece talks imep rrs fros all out rr.a"rn btrtare*r t *olvlng anythiag ia Yiet }?*,si and I Sont t kaos, wh,en it w[].i. be ov6]:

1l l4 sending yoll a Srieture of agrseS"f ead. hcpe 3rou doat t laugh too hard..Ird appresiate it i.f yourd try to fiad out ryhere I am and send re a l"etter ln198?, Ir rl sure l"ike to he&r fro:r you an*- how tl:at soffioae got #y lette'r.

Yor:rs truly,$ane 3{c$eiL

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