Current JHUNT News

Last Updated:  10-15-00


    I went to camp again this summer.  It was my seventh summer.  I had so much fun once again.  I hope that it isn't the last summer but I think it will be.
    After camp I came out to school at Western State College in Gunnison Colorado.  I really like it out here.  It has taken time to get back into the school lifestyle.  I love the area out here.  I am fairly certain that I will live out here the rest of my life.  I have really had a good time. 

last years news

Well I went to camp this summer.  It was my sixth summer in International Falls.  I really had a good time.  I had very good campers in my cabin both sessions.  I was very lucky.  I am planning on being on the 2000 staff.
    When I got home that is when the fun started.  I had to tell my parents that I was not going to school this year.  They weren't to happy about it.  I explained that I wanted to take a year off, think about what I want to do, choose an new school, and make some money for school.

Work News
    So I looked for a job.  I found one within a few days.  It was a carpentry job with star construction company.  I told the guy that I could not start the next day because I had to go kayaking.  So basically I skipped the first day of work.
    I started the job after a wonderful day of kayaking.  This job was very tough.  I worked my ass off all day.  It had to be the hardest job I ever had.  When I got home from work I would go to bed.  It was so tough.  It was worse than working on Heinle's crew for 8 hours!  Then my boss made the job even worse.  This guy is a complete ass hole!  He treated me so bad.  He had no respect for me.  He called me every name in the book for no reason.  He went out of his way to make my life miserable.  Then pay day came around.  He gave no one a check.  Everyone was so mad!  The he suddenly moved all the work to past Cleveland.  We had to commute an hour each way.  It was horrible.  Then I come to find out that he moved up there.
    Well I worked the job three weeks.  I could not put up with the job anymore.  The one of my friends dad offered me a job.  He said that all I had to do was drive an off road dump truck all day.  The work was 1/2 half an hour way from my house.  He also added that he would pay $15 an hour!  I jumped right on that.  That was double what I was making.
    I started the job September 27 and have been working there ever since.  I like the job.   I usually drive the truck shown below but lately I have been doing other things.  I have been building offices, laying pipe, directing traffic, messing around with man holes, doing water taps, and doing grade.  Now that it is winter, I haven't been working as many hours as I would like.
 
 


from volvo.com

    In February I ended up get laid of that job.  I went on unemployment for 4 weeks or so.  Then I started a new job in the factory.  I assemble things and drive a forklift.  I can't wait to get out of here.

School News
    I had to figure out what I wanted to do before I could figure out what school to go to.  I decided on majoring in Outdoor Recreation.  After figuring out the major I decided that I want to go to Western State College in Gunnison Colorado.  I applied and got accepted.  I have also sent them money to reserve my spot.  It looks like the perfect school for me.  Gunnison is the perfect place to study outdoor recreation.  The Gunnison Valley has some world class white water,  real good skiing, and good backpacking.  Then they have things called wilderness pursuits.  I guess you sign up for them and go out on trips with your class mates.
    Guess who from camp goes there.  Brandon Roberts.  It will be awesome going to school with Brandon.  Guess who else goes there.  Erica Black.  It will be cool going to school with her.  It will really rock if Rita comes and visits.  It would be great to party with Rita.

Kayaking News
    The season has basically come to an end.  I might go to the New river next weekend.  I bought a new kayak at Gauley Fest.  It is a very good one.  Since camp I have gone kayaking about 6 times.  This year I have gone about 20 to 25 times.  I have been getting some use out of my kayak.  Check out the kayaking page to here all the stories.
    This spring I got into a kayaking accident and I am not allowed to kayak anymore.


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