February 26,
2012 Sunday 8:52 pm
The members of
the North Lake Branch are hungry for gospel knowledge. When Lane teaches a gospel doctrine class,
they pay close attention, and always comment afterward how much they learned and how
much they appreciate it.
There isn’t
much in Christmas Valley. The community
was named after nearby dry Christman’s Lake, east of the present townsite and
the site of the former Lake Post Office, which ran from 1906 until 1943. So you see, it wasn’t originally named “Christmas”
Valley at all, but was named after a man surnamed “Christman.” The story goes that a land developer, in the ‘60s
or ‘70s, advertized broadly a resort development in Oregon, located in “Christmas
Valley.” Back then, this area was the
back of beyond, and few knew where it was or what it looked like except
those who had ranches there. This
developer presented photos of the lots available for purchase as being in an
area lush and green. People bought lots
sight-unseen, only to discover, on inspecting their purchase, that they had been
deceived, and that the soil here was lucky to be able to support sagebrush. There was a golf-course and country-club, with
a small, man-made lake, which are still there in a very small way. The only restaurant we have been able to find
is at the edge of this lake, and we walk on the shore often, being in the RV
park attached to it, entertained by the abundant waterfowl which have made it
their home.
There are two
hardware stores, two motels, one small grocery store (which is just slightly
larger than a convenience store), a clinic, and various other businesses. Ranching is the major business here.
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