Linda English Hone:  

I was born a poor black child ... wait, no that was Steve Martin. Okay, I was born in 1953, Linda Ruth English. My family moved to Kearns when I was not quite 5 years old, I don't really remember being anywhere but at home in Kearns with my family. The years in Kearns flew by, my childhood turned to young adulthood and then vanished into this middle age. I watched Kearns grow and prosper. Where the high school sits now were the fields I played in as a child. Across the street from there is now the Youth Center, the underpass didn't exist back then and you had to be mindful of the railroad tracks. I remember we would put pennies on the tracks and wait for the Kennecott train to squish them - it was great sport! Kearns was an endless activity for me and my sisters. We would peddle our bicycles to the swimming pool down by Kearns Jr High and spend our summers in the cool water. You could get chocolate coke for a nickle at the Woolworths counter "luncheonette" and fresh roasted nuts from their candy counter. It was much simpler then.... I remember all the hub-bubb when the High School was being built. My childhhood playground vanished into concrete and brick rising on the hill. It was a very exciting time! The class of 1971 was so large we went on split sessions with the Junior High until the school could be completed enough for us to move in. Part of our class remained at Kearns Junior and the rest of us went as the ONLY Freshman class Kearns High eve...Expand for more