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Show Page 9 JUNE 8,2006 T H E GARFIELD COUNTY INSIDER ESCALANTE NEWS , plateofdreams@scinteniet.net ...by Chris Haycock, 435-826-4832 Memorial weekend was a blast togethers and to have somewhere to take wasn't it? Some moments a blast from the kids for a picnic during the week to the past as some of us was able to catch get them out of the house. Yes, you elected up on old friendships and with family the council members to take care of this members that haven't come home in a type of stuff but unless they can hear your voice how are they going to know what long time. As every year the Porter Reunion and you would like to take place. Don't let a the Woolsey Reunion was held over Me- few make these choices for you. Go to morial weekend. A pretty good turnout the council meetings. If you can't make it as I hear from spokespersons from both to the meetings call a council member or the mayor. Find out what is going on and families. Warren and Kathy Woolsey will be see what you can do to help. "Made ya think" Which is bigger a gill coming back home off their mission in or a gallon, a carat or an ounce, a gram or South Africa around June 7th. Judy Griffin was excited to let us a pound, a ream or a quire, a bale or a know that her and Lynn have a new bundle? Also I would like to apologize for not grandson. Mom and Dad, Kelly & Branden Stubbs named him Dreydon. getting a column in last week. My e-mail Judy and Judilynn went to Spokane and wasn't working and I didn't think about spent about 10 days in Spokane helping faxing. It won't happen again if I can help Kelly. Kelly's husband Branden has been it. Thank you for your support and inforgoing to school in Spokane and will be mation. Please call or e-mail me and let graduating. I believe Judy said that he will me know what is going on in your life. be going into Physical Therapy and they I'd like to also say HAPPY BIRTHwill be moving to Kanab. How great to DAY to my son Vince Shaffer. 32 years be able to get so close to home. on June 4th. Calvin and Martha Schow is celebrating 50 years of marriage this weekend. Saturday June 1 Oth they will be having a Boulder get together from 6:30 to 8:30 at the LDS Mountain church and would like all to join them in their celebration. Realty, Inc. The ^Heritage Festival had-a really great turnout. I believe it's getting bigger every year. The Sons of the Utah Pio245 East Main neers served a delicious breakfast at the P.O. Box 9) Torrey new Lions Club Pavilion. The Arts and 425-3200 Crafts show had a good turnout in spite www.bouldermountainrealty.coni of the wind. The kids really enjoyed the Cathy Bagley, principal broker magic show, to hear the laughter of the Dean Gledhill - Sales Agent adults as well as the kids, its a time when Escalante. 826-4378 everyone can let down their guard and wonder "how did he do that?". The Bar ROCK SEEP. 40 acres adjacent to Grand G Wranglers a big hit as always. The play Staircase National Monument. Close to "Our Home Town" was sold out I was canyons. 4 miles east of Escalante. Well told. permit $75,000. The Potato Valley Lions Club served a mean dinner for everyone later on. BROKEN BOW RV & CAMPGROUND. The Riding Club put on the first MeA good business in an ideal location. 29 pull morial Day Ranchers Rodeo. Megan through RV sites with full hook-ups. New Richins is reigning Queen and Audrey laundry and shower house. Office and Porter is Princess. The rodeo had a remanager's living quarters. 2.4 acres. 495 ally great turnout of contestants. The West Main, Escalante. $260,000. events were put together real well and the stock was fresh and ready to go. The COMFORT, SIZE AND APPEAL. Four Riding Club wants to thank all the brave bedroom, 1836 square foot home in excelsouls that didn't let the wind scare them, lent condition. Three baths and many exfor coming out and supporting this new tras. Storage shed, patio, fenced and landevent. scaped, mature fruit and shade trees. One Escalante 4-H horse program is havshare of irrigation water. 485 West 400 South, ing a show in Escalante at the Rodeo Escalante. $150,000. Grounds on June 17th. Mark it on your calendar and go support our kids. TEN ACRES in Boulder with slickrock, pinDid you know that there may be a yon, juniper and hillside overlooking the chance that we may lose our old city valley. Well electricity and ready to build. park? Folks get involved help the town $95,000. council with ideas on how to use the park. I know we use to use it for family get Artists, Crofters, and Food/Drink Vendors Wanted! EBENEZER BRYCE FESTIVAL and HooDoo CHILI-COOK-OFF SATURDAY • June 24, 2006 Tropic Main Street Vendor registration deadline 6/10/06. App. fee $20.00. Space Fee $50.00 due by 6/17/06. Space size, 1O'x1O'- outdoor only. i. Second year at this site. % Est attendance- 500. £ (App. Fee waived to Garfield Cty residents?} Event categories: $ Art and crafts, historical festival, chili cook-off. Contact: John or Marsha Holland, c/o BVBA, P.O.Box 233, Tropic, Utah 84776 A STRUGGLE WELL WORTH THE EFFORT By Todd Stottlemyer But a strong sense of duty runs Throughout the history of American politics, two groups of citizens have had through this segment of our population: a major impact on the outcome of elec- 96 percent believe that every citizen tions. One group is known as the "silent should participate in government, if only vote" or the "stay-at-homes" - regis- to vote; 82 percent agree that business tered voters who don't care enough owners are leaders who have a responabout the future of their nation to take sibility to show the way in matters of the time and effort to go to the polls and public affairs and other key components exercise their democratic right to cast of society. This year would be an easy time for a ballot. The other group is America's small-business owners to be "stay-atsmall-business owners. Small-business owners care a lot homes" and not participate in their govabout their government. An NFIB Re- ernment. It's a tense time in Washingsearch Foundation Poll about political ton, with frequent nasty clashes eruptparticipation found that a disproportion- ing between political leaders who believe ately large percentage of small-business in the promise and potential of the Ameriowners - 95 percent - are registered can free enterprise system and those who see it only as a source of tax funds to vote and an almost-equally large for even larger government programs share - 84 percent - usually do so. and projects that bleedliard-eamed dolAnd hundreds of those small-busi- lars away from the nation's true needs. ness men and women will be in Wash- Major issues ranging from immigration ington, D.C., this month for the 2006 policy to out-of-control health care costs NFIB National Small-Business Summit. to excessive government regulation They will take a message to their sena- spawn charges and counter-charges. tors and representatives that they want But these, and otfjer threats to the affordable health insurance, less regufuture of our nation, are the very realation, a fair tax code and an end to frivo- sons why the entrepreneurs who create lous lawsuits. They will be speaking for and successfully grow the nation's 25 the millions of small-business owners million-plus small firms can ill afford to who account for more than half the jobs stay at home when political duty calls. in America. There is still time for small-business Few segments of society have more owners who care enough about the most legitimate excuses than small-business important segment'of the nation's owners to stay home, to skip a major economy to make thelrip to Washingevent like the Summit or an election day. ton June 1 8 - 2 0 to affirm the smallNot only do they have enterprises to lead business sector's belief that achieving and manage, but in many cases, they good public policy is a constant struggle, are pretty much their business' entire but a struggle well wgrth the effort— labor force. and the time. |