Wednesday, March 28, 2012

After the new gable went in, rapture rays.

Preston, Idaho. Shots taken about 19:15. Looking S. W.
They may have to sand blast the rest of the rock so it will all look the same. Or, wouldn't it be easier to darken the new rock?






































There is sure to be more comprehensive photography at the following web page soon. http://oneidastakeacademy.blogspot.com/
From 3rd East looking West, rapture rays.

Catholic church bottom left.

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Interesting Web Page 18 March, 2012

http://www.boonesmithwildlifecapture.com/

Friday, March 16, 2012

Cougar Caught in Preston Friday Morning 16 Mar 2012


Around 06:00 Friday morning Nancy Beckstead, was heading to her job at the Preston Post office. Heading East through the light on Oneida, she turned her car headlight to verify she had seen what she thought she saw. Walking along on the N. side of the side walk was a mountain lion. She said it tried to get away by ducking into the small entrances to buildings along the way. She called it in.

A few minutes later the lion, which was some where by South Fork Hardware (old Anderson Lumber) by now ran out into the street and was gently bumped by a car driven by Louis Mendoza. The cat ran W. and at one point unsuccessfully tried to jump through a plate glass window at or by U&I. The cat headed South and ducked W. by the NAPA store where it jumped an 8' chain link fence. Louis called it in and drove around behind the NAPA store to locate the animal. The cat had gone slightly N. Westerly from the fence about 90 yards where another tall fence stopped it. The cat held tight there as officers/fish and game and some local cat wranglers laid plans to capture the cat. While waiting for something to happen onlookers (myself included) laughed as they saw a scraggly house cat running from the area.

The cat was taken somewhere Westerly to be released by F&G officers.


The rest of the story is told in the following pictures & video.


Thursday, March 8, 2012

8 Mar 2010 Picture From Top Of Grain Growers Of Academy Move



Picture of Academy move taken 12 Dec 03 from top of Grain Growers tower/silo. Academy is on corner by Webb Funeral.



Wednesday, March 7, 2012

7 March, 2012 Preston Grain Growers Catches Fire

Click on picture to enlarge it.
By 16:00 the upper portion of the fire was engulfing the top 25% of the building. When these pictures were taken around 17:00, the top portion was gone.
A dark brown plume of smoke with orange fire could be seen from most areas of Cache Valley.
One eye witness who works here said he was loading a truck and looked over to see smoke billowing out from under the lower eves. Another said someone was doing maintenance work but wasn't sure if that was the source cause of the conflagration.

A shaky video of the area taken from corner of old Tractor/Milo's/Chinese restaurant building.



Above: Looking S W.
Above: Looking S E.
Above: Onlookers N W of Fire.
Looking S W.
Looking S E.
Looking S E.
Looking S E.
Looking S E.
Looking S E.
Looking S E. In years past the building on the left housed kerosene etc.


Looking S W.
Looking S E. Spraying from west side of mill.
Looking S W.

Looking W
Detour sent traffic up 1st E.

Looking N W to the right of main building.

Looking N W. Fire was behind the high point seen above.
Looking N W. West side of mill.





West side of mill.
Looking N E from West side of mill.
West of mill.
West of mill looking S E.

Looking N W. Commodity shed in back ground.
Looking S E Smoke is now coming out of the old store building now.
Looking N E.
N E
Looking N W as sun is starting to set.

Looking W.
Around sunset looking W and a bit S.
S W
S W view from Stokes.