Playing catch up

The snow is no good to make a snow Destiny so we took some of her old clothes, stuffed them with news paper and stuck a stick up her cheeky. We made a sign so the mailman and cars passing by can read, "have a nice day, love Destiny". She loves it.

Destiny in gymnastics. She loves it and keeps up with all the other girls.

She founds some rollers and now we have to play with them and make her hair curly.

Warm and comfortable

My brother Randal

John Randal Bottenberg died Feb. 4 in Rough and Ready. He was 50.

He was born Sept. 25, 1959, in Whittier, to John Bottenberg and Donna Freeland.

Mr. Bottenberg was self-employed doing home remodeling through his business, Randberg Home Improvements.

He enjoyed fishing, hunting, woodworking, dog training and being with his granddaughters.

Mr. Bottenberg is survived by his wife, Mary Bottenberg; daughter, Rikki-Rae (Jimmy) Geck of Reno, Nev.; mother, Donna (Jess) Freeland of Hemet; father, John (Malada) Bottenberg of Sonoma; sister, Vicki (Greg) Feirer of River Falls, Wisc.; grandparents, Viola and Larry Schultz of Rough and Ready; and grandchildren, Skylar and Joy Geck of Reno, Nev.

His daughter is asking those who knew Mr. Bottenberg to send remembrances of him so she can have a book made for his grandchildren, who will learn about him through the memories of others. Please email me with any memories you would like to share.