At the end of 1949, Glendon's father, Ivin, received an invitation to work at the weather bureau in Lander, Wyoming. Although winter weather in Colorado may have similarities to Wyoming, the family was not without its challenges upon their arrival. From Glendon Gee's history:
On February 11, 1949, we left Denver to make our home in Lander, Wyoming. We were invited to Brother and Sister Wallas Marinus Hales for breakfast, then they took us out to the airport where we boarded the plane for Riverton. We stopped at Cheyenne for a few minutes, then at Rawlins. The ride was rather bumpy because of down draughts but we thought it was great fun. We were nearly to Riverton, but had to turn and go to Rock Springs to land because the runway at Riverton was too icy.
We stayed at the airport all day and until about 11 o'clock that night. Then we were taken to the Park Hotel to stay until the weather moderated and we could fly to Riverton. We stayed in Rock Springs until 11 a.m. Sunday then took a taxi to the airport and were soon on our way. We arrived in Riverton all safe and found a ride to Lander with Merval Goodrich, the theater manager who was there to get a film. It was indeed cold and miserable on the way to Lander and we were happy when we were finally here. Martell climbed in the window of our house and opened the door so we could get in. We were rather disappointed with our house but we soon made it seem like home. On Monday morning the 14th we went to school and registered. It all seemed new and strange to me, but the boys and girls were friendly and I soon grew to feel one of them.
I played a baritone solo at the commencement exercises. I also gave a short talk about myself. I worked at home during the summer hoeing the garden and taking care of my rabbits. In August my cousin Tony and his father, Marion came to visit us for three weeks. We had fun. We had a tree house and would go up and down from the tree on a pulley. One day Tony fell from the tree and hurt himself. we were so worried about him but most fortunately, he wasn't hurt badly and, in a few days, he was about playing again.
I entered High School in Sept. 1951.
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| (Above is a photo of Laurence, Martell and Glendon) |
(Uncle Laurence: This was the first day of high school for Glendon. The freshman had to dress up as a baby. They had to roll up one pants leg. )
I played in the Music Festival at Riverton and played my baritone horn. I rated a 2* on the solo. I also played in the band and went to Casper with the band. Gave a 2 1/2-minute talk in Sunday School Nov. 15, 1953.
Ordained to be a deacon 19 July 1950 by Ivin L. Gee
