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VVr ts: CEU Fine Arts tour The annual CEU Fine Arts Tour to Santa Fa and Taos New Mexico found the group lltenlng to Spanish and Puebla history at a Spanish Colonial Photos by Lonnie Behunln Village Area author speaks to students about writing Kirsten Christensen News Editor Stories of Indian wars itrulge burials of Indian chiefs and of even tual peace with the white sculcrs were told by Madoline Dixon in a speech given in the College of Eastern Utah library October 12 Dixon has written three books Peleetneet: A History of Payton Utah These Were the Utes: Their Lifestyles Wars and Legends and Peteetneet II She told some of the stories from her books and spoke about how she got started writing in the presentation sponsored by this CEU Library and the Eagles Nest Used Books Store One story Dixon related was of a Ute Indian chief Chief Walker who lived in the Manti area Chief Walker had been terrorizing the white settlers in the valley when he rode into Manti on his white stallion to talk with a Mormon leader Bishop Marley Chief Walker told Marley that if he wanted to prove that he trusted Chief Walker then he should let the cheif take his son to show trust that the baby would be returned safely Tbs other people around Marley were upset by the suggested method of proving trust between the Indians and white men However Marley agreed to the test of trust and Chief Walker left on his horse with the baby Two days put with no sign of returning the baby and on the third day Chief Walker wrapped in white blanket rode back into Manti with the baby on the horse with him The baby's skin had been tinted with tea I Most of the group toured the area's numerous art gallerias while others took a breather and watched one of the world's largest hot air balloon shows wmxs y Library sponsored reading by $ UV- - i i and he wu dressed in Indian clothes beads and moccuins Dixon said that after the tut of trust there wu no more killing between Chief Walker’s people and the white settlers On the cover of her first Peiee-ncct (sounds like 'petite neat’) book there is a picture of Chief PeteeneeL Dixon joked that she had been asked numerous times if she couldn't have found a better picture of herself for the cover of her book She said when she first started writing she bought a second hand manuel typewriter for $12 She gave up many of the typical things women do such sewing and knitting and instead spent her time writ- - ''Yr f u ing "When I first started writing on my typewriter I pulled out a big bread board in this kitchen to set the typewriter on" Dixon said "From there I could see when someone wu coming up the walk and I could hide the typewriter before they got to the door I didn't want people to know I had crazy ideu of being a published writer" she explained But now she enjoys talking about her writing and encourages others to try writing "It isn't euy to get your work published" Dixon said I had to publish my books myself because they are not the kind you find on the best-sellshelf she said She suggests writers and potential writers get involved with the writing organizations such with to Writers Utah of help League work and skills gelling writing er u Emmett Smith (BRUCE WILLIS) pays his respects to some of the men he knew In the Vietnam war at the Vietnam Memorial In Washington DC In Warner Bros' powerful and touching drama In Country In Country "in" movie fall quarter In Country a powerful contemporary drama star- ring Bruce Willis and Emily Lloyd ami directed by filmmaker Norman Jewison for Warner Bros release will open here soon In Country is the portrait of one family's struggle seen through to heal the wounds caused by Vietnam the experience of a young woman in rural Kentucky (Lloyd) whose father wu killed in the war and her reclusive uncle (Willis) a veteran of the same conflict It is a contemporary story of a young girl coming to terms with a war that still rages in the hearts and minds of those she loves It is the first feature film to focus on the homeland survivors IS years after the conflict-l- he children of those who fought and died their family friends and the veterans themselves It is a portrait of one family's straggle to heal the wounds award-winnin- g u caused by the war in Vietnam Bruce Willis' popularity the star of television's with the success of his wu expanded Moonlighting feature films Blind Dale and lut year's smash hit Die Hard Emily Lloyd drew international raves for the Wish You Were Here and went British comedy-dram- a on to star in Cookie The exceptional ensemble rounding out the cut includes Joan Allen Kevin Anderson Richard Hamilton Judith Ivey Peggy Rea and John Terry Norman Jewison hu directed some of the most d and popular films of lut two decades including Moonstruck Agnes of Cod A soldier's Story Fiddler on the Roof and The Cincinnati Kid His films have received 45 Oscv nominations and 12 Academy Awards u highly-acclaime- |