Sent: 3/3/2010 12:31:57 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time
Hi Myrna,
I came across an old Xmas letter from you that says (your grand daughter?) Siovhan was working as a TV news producer in Eugene. We watch Eugene news as that's where the TV stations are, an hour away. Is she still there? What station? And HOW to do pronounce that name??? Just curious.....
Hugs, Toni
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:49:21 -0400
This is the one I sent a few weeks ago.
Myrna writes:
Add a little to this, please, Melanie and respond to both of us.
Melanie writes: "Sha (short a) von" is the way the way the name is said. Yes, she is still there and is still working.
In a message Melanie writes:
Siovhan works as the noon, five and six o' clock news producer for KEZI. She puts the news on their web page as well. She gets to tell the anchors and the reporters what news to read, she tells the reporters what stories to cover and then works with the tape editor to make sure that the content fits in the time slots. She loves doing this kind of work, but gets tired of all the bad news and the sensationalism that follows bad news. She has been in Eugene for almost two years and says it is starting to feel like home for her. She loves to go to the coast. She has been to the Sea Lion caves and that area several times, although she now works on Saturdays, it makes it a bit harder to do sight seeing.
Melanie Bolton
Toni writes:
Hi Melanie and Myrna,
I was going to explain what relation I am, but I'm not sure I know. LOL I guess Myrna and I are 2nd cousins (?). (Note from Myrna: Toni is my second cousin. Her mother, Betty, and my mother, Elaine and her sister Renee were cousins. Jessie, her grandmother, and Vivian, my grandmother, were sisters. Because of our grandmothers, we had some fun times as kids.) Anyway, I just thought I'd share a 'small world' note with you. My brother Don P. Fexer, who lives in Eugene, is married to Kimberly (Days) Fexer & her Mom, Marilyn Days was the receptionist at KEZI for MANY years! I guess she died before Siovhan started there (she was only our age Myrna) but I bet she works with a bunch of people who knew & loved Marilyn. She was a VERY likeable and popular, but outrageous, platinum blond who knew everyone & had a million friends, although maybe was not the type of gal you'd be drawn to..... I don't think she ever quit smoking, she was loud & somewhat 'rough around the edges' if you get my drift, but was a lot of fun. Her daughter Kim (my sister-in-law) is nothing like that... quite reserved and lovely.
One of MY friends, Betsy Yraguen, lives here in Roseburg but works for KEZI selling advertising here in town. Our local affiliate (also in Eugene) is KVAL & so we watch that more often.
Anyway, too bad she didn't overlap with my folks in Eugene (they died in 2003) cause I'm sure Mom would have been thrilled to meet her!
I can relate to her just now feeling like Eugene is home. I only lived there 3 years and was JUST starting to make some good friends when I met Craig & decided I better move to Roseburg and keep him for myself before some OTHER gal snapped him up! I'm sure it was the right decision, but I miss the "city"..... (hey, Eugene is still very small compared to L.A. where I lived most of my life, but Roseburg is even SMALLER).
My step-son (Craig's son Niles who just turned 21) has a girlfriend from Eugene who is Mormon, Jennifer (oops, can't think of her last name right now), & they are both at college in Phoenix AZ now. Her parents also have a chocolate shop I think... maybe she'd know them... probably not, I suppose. I don't remember how many Wards are in Eugene...... more than one though.
OK, enough rambling. If Siovhan is interested in river rafting on the North Umpqua (in our back yard) or going to Wildlife Safari (the place with the animals in my FB photo album) it's about 10 miles south of here (Eugene is 65 mi. north of here). Or visiting the Hair Wreath while it's still here (I'm going to just keep it until my sister comes to visit next time) you are welcome to give her my email address and/or phone number 541-672-4313 and I am going to forward her info to my brother. He & Kim have a GORGEOUS home in the south hills of Eugene and they are good Christians, but not Mormon. Their only child, daughter Hayley is in fashion design school in Portland. I have 2 guest rooms too.... for any of you.
OK, this time, I'll shut up, thanks for the info. Catch ya later, hugs, Toni (Fexer, Cole) Jackson.
Melanie writes:
My youngest daughter and I went out to see Siovhan last year. I know where Roseburg is. Mikaela, my youngest, and I went to see the Wildlife Safari, after hearing how fun it was from my husband and Siovhan. (We were actually chased in our rental car by a buffalo...fun, I know.) Anyway, my mom has included Siovhan in the email, so she will be able to respond to you herself about the other questions. I don't know too many people from her station, I know stories and I hear names, that's about it. I do watch her news on the internet, so that I can stay informed of what life is like for the Eugene-ites.
Thanks.
Melanie
Myrna writes:
David (Childs), you would be 2nd cousins with Toni as well. You live in that area of the world and so maybe you would have access, or maybe not, to the channel Siovhan works for.
Toni writes:
Who is David? I should probably know... but don't... & where does he live? I wish I had time sometime to make a family tree, with photos! I remember making one when I was in Primary or something but it only included back to my grandparents. It would make a cool reference guide to the family & who's who because I really don't have it clear in my brain... I know it's all written down somewhere but I don't take time to find it & read all the handwritten entries. It has been informative just 'listening' to you... thanks! T.
