Opinions Page 2 The Gunnison Valley Gazette Be prepared Off the Cuff By ANDY HILL Saturday morning we decided to load up the fourwheelers, pack up a lunch, and head for the hills. It was a beautiful fall day, with nothing but clear blue skies as far as you could see. We tossed around the idea of taking coats, but decided that jackets would be just fine. After all, it was only September and we would never need a coat this early in the season. Boy would I be wrong. Around noon, as we approached Deep Lake, the clouds started to roll in and the rain started to fall. Soon it was clear that it was not going to stop and we found ourselves in the midst of a classic mountain downpour. Not only was the rain coming down fast, but so was the temperature. What was once a fine morning in the mid-sixties, was now a dismal afternoon with temps around 40. My how things had changed in the matter of an hour. As we sat under a big pine tree waiting for the storm to break, we discussed with our Thur Oct 2 Chicken Cordon Bleu Scalloped Potatoes Vegetable Jello w/Fruit Bread & Butter children about what we would do if we were really stranded in the mountains and could not get out. Thanks to my wife we had plenty of food, water, and warm clothes. But I had forgotten one thing that could have changed our situation if things had really gone wrong… matches. Luckily some fine folks from Mayfield were a bit more prepared than me and were able to get a fire going. (Thanks Glade!) Just make sure you watch out for large hornet’s nests before you get too settled in. So to all of those folks who will be heading to the hills this fall, here are some quick tips for being prepared. I know that I am no Bear Grylls, but take them for what they are worth. I can guarantee there will be plenty of hunters who will get lost and spend a cold, miserable night in the woods because they did not read this article. (They will probably use it to start their fire back at camp. Shame on them!) 1. Know where you are going – Whether it is deep in Bear Hole, or in Hell’s Kitchen, know where you are going and what to expect. If you are going to a new area, for heaven’s sake, tell someone where you are going and buy a map. If you are really unsure, buy a GPS. In our day and age of electronic information, there is no reason why you should not know where you are going and how to get out. 2. Carry basic survival items – You will be surprised how easy it is to put together basic items that could very easily save your life. May I suggest five items that you should never leave home without: matches (in a waterproof case), water, knife or Leatherman, toilet paper, and some basic food items. 3. Stay dry – I know that this is not always easy to do in a downpour or a driving snow storm, but you have to find a way to do it. One of the best places that I have found in under a big pine tree. Not only will this keep you out of the weather, but it will provide a natural shelter for you to find some dry material where you can start a fire. You will be surprised how comforting a little fire can be on a cold, rainy day. 4. Stay put – Last of all, if you are lost, don’t keep wandering around wasting all your energy. Find a safe, dry spot and stay put. It will be much easier for people to find you, and to keep yourself sane, if you can start a fire and wait for help to come. Hopefully this information will help someone out there. Even if it helps just one person, I would call it a success. Don’t ever think that just because you have been somewhere year after year, that you are immune from something bad happening. You just never know what situation you may come across. And if you are prepared, you may spend a cold night in the woods, but at least you will come out alive. Senior Lunch Menu Mon Oct 6 Mild Chili Cheese Sticks Apple Salad Corn Bread Tue Oct 7 Lasagna Green Salad Sliced Peaches Garlic Bread Cookie Club News By HARRIET BAUMGARTNER The regular meeting of the Ladies Club was held last week at Eula’s. We all brought a pint jar of something we’d put up in a paper sack and exchanged them in a drawing. I got a jar of Green Gage jam. I think the plums may have been picked too early because they were just a little bit tart. I believe Ruby brought the one I got. I know she has Green Gage trees in her back yard and the lid was the same one she uses all the time. I brought a jar of mustard pickles. Helen ended up with them. Eula served a sheet cake and we had a report from Rose on Social Security benefits. She told us it doesn’t look good for our grandkids with all the money the government has spent on wars and all the companies that keep going bankrupt. Helen told us about a couple who lived next door to her in Granger back in the 50’s. The man’s name was Eldon and he worked for Kennecott. Thursday, October 2, 2008 His wife Doris was a hairdresser in Kearns. Helen said it all started in 1957 when they bought a new Fairlane Ford and joined a bowling league. About a week later they bought a new gas lawn mower and had some company put up a chain link fence around the yard. She said they spent money left and right. Every Thursday night, rain or shine, they’d bowl. They wouldn’t even let the ward teachers in if they showed up on a Thursday night. Then Eldon’s shift changed and he had to work nights for several months. The bowling team got some fellow named Miles from Magna to take Eldon’s place while he was on that late shift. This Miles guy would drive over and pick up Doris and they’d head out to the Rancho Lanes. Before long, Doris went bowling every other night with that fellow. Eldon didn’t know a thing about it and by the time he got back on the day shift Doris was different. Miles had been teaching her a new way to hold the ball and let it go smoother. Before that she would kind of bounce the ball down toward the pins. The rumor went around that he even bought her a new ball and bag. The first night Eldon and Doris bowled together after he got back on day shift she was getting strikes left and right. She was different. He didn’t know what was going on, but he figured Miles was involved. Well, things got worse. Helen said she used to watch out the bedroom window to see when Eldon would get home from work and the minute he came through the door Doris would start in on how long the grass was, or how come this and that wasn’t done. She just nagged the poor guy to death and she never let up. A week or two later she came home in a brand new Ranchero while Eldon was cutting the lawn. Helen said it was like World War III. Eldon turned off the lawn mower and got in the car and drove over to Hayes Bros. and traded the Ford on a brand new Jeep. He quit the bowling team and started to wear his hair like Conway Twitty. They stayed together but it was like they were just doing it to make the other person miserable. Before long the bills came due and when they did, there wasn’t any way they could pay for everything and they declared bankruptcy. Helen said it was hard to imagine their friends had gone bankrupt. She said they lost everything they had. Just before the bank took the house, they had a yard sale and Helen said when she saw the bowling ball sitting there on the lawn she just cried. Poor Eldon never did find out the whole story. He ended up working in a saw mill down in Panguitch. The last anybody heard of Doris she had dyed her hair red and was dealing cards in Nevada. People need to stay away from borrowing and buy stuff with cash. 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