The Jewett Family.

One of the greatest treasures we have found here in Idaho is the Jewett Family; Randy, Wendy, and JD Jewett. AS a matter of fact, one of the primary reasons we moved from Carey to Fairfield was the opportunity for Jeff to be coached by Randy. We met Randy and JD during the track season Jeff’s freshman year. I spent some time talking with Randy and knew almost instantly that he and I were cut out of the same cloth. We were impressed with his passion and concern for his athletes and we wanted Jeff to be a part of his program. Jeff and I visited the school early in the summer after his freshman year. Julie, Jeff and I drove through Fairfield several times mulling the decision as to whether or not we should move or just stay where we were. Finally, after two weeks of football practice at Carey, Julie and I just felt compelled to come to visit Fairfield again. We called Randy up and asked if we could come walk through the school one more time. That was a Friday afternoon. We walked through the school on Saturday morning. Spent time talking with Randy, met Wendy for the first time, and met JD again. Julie, Jeff and I were all convinced that Fairfield was supposed to be home for us. We attended the little Fairfield Branch the next day and one week later, we lived in Fairfield.

As the year progressed and I got the opportunity to work with Randy in coaching both of our sons in the discus and shot put with him and as we traveled and spend hours and hours together, we began to feel that the Jewetts were much more than friends, they were family. We look forward to a long and enjoyable future as Jeff has Randy for two more football seasons and two more track seasons. Our only real regret is that JD was a senior last year we will not get to coach him during track this next year. The successes that Jeff and JD had made this past year one of the most exciting, fullfilling years we have had in track ever.