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Show - Quince ways there is something new and exciting to wit- of the JSicfdovis ness. It is an absolutely fantastic winter! In speaking to about it other people I have heard them exclaim - it What fun to enjoy the artistry which only winter brings: The delicate icy patterns which form on wilThe majestic low trees. reminds me of when I was a kid. I relate to that. It seems that in my childhood, winters were so much more encompassing and snow so much deeper. Ive been beauty of pine trees - boughs heavily flocked with snow. Jack Frosts artistry in a chain link fence, changing from dainty lace to bold, wondering, masculine designs. Two layers of thin icicles bent through freezing and partial thaw on the edge of a if however, those winters were as monstrous as I remember them. Ordid it only seem that way because of my immaturity and small size? Whatever the real truth was of them, steep roof to look like grasping, clawing fingers. Al . my memory makes those winters unforgettable. I recall another memorable winter. The winter of 1949 was a whing dinger, with impassable, monstrous drifts.. Vaguely it seems there was another in the fifties, and one in the sixties. But unless I can find accounts of these latter two, my memory allows no in- THE SAN JUAN RECORD Wednesday January 20, 1992 a trip when I left alone at 3 a.m. in a blinding snow storm. It stormed all the way to Salt Lake. When I left the city a couple of days later it happened again. Storm all the way. Fortunately, I was much younger then! Another trip this one' to Cedar City. I would be takdividual recollection of ing my parents to bid them, or others I may have farewell to my sister and her family before they left experienced. There are winter trips, for an extended stay in the however, which in whole or Samoan Islands. It was a part, will probably never be stormy day and we debated about whether or not to forgotten. The date is of little consequence. There was leave. We had just about decided not to go when some college students, arriving from there in. late afternoon, told us the road was fine. We left by five. At Shirt Tail Corner we ran into fog and icy roads. The roads stayed icy, and the fog didnt lift until we reached Cedar City the following morning at five. It was a long night. Enough of eventful winter trips of the past. Its been a long time since Ive seen the kinds of storms weve been having this winter. The snow is stacked in heaps alongside the road, and at - Lady Bucks have At 50 SAVE Hear the action on a programmable scanner radio a Monitor police, tire, aircraft. Hams, weather, taxis, railroads security and lots more no crystals to buy Direct keyboard access to over 23.000 frequencies Reg 179 95 -- to 129 . 53 second quarter , . as Courtney Young came off the bench with a hot hand. The third quarter was all Monticello as they scored 32 points. Catherine Franklin hit the mark for eight and Goodwine for 12 to increase their lead. Jolynn Eardley contributed eight out of ten foul shots and Melanie Dunow was strong on de- Pago 11 various locations where it has been pushed into great mounds. The snow has dropped itself from some roofs, others have been cleared by men. Still others have snow piled high and deep, maybe too deep. The roads are bare in a few spots, but in most locations that blanket of white lays as a thick covering over everything. It is as if luxurious this ermine blanket were a healing covering over the earth. A covering of renewal for the new growth which must take place when the winter is over. Blue Mountain is always a welcome sight. But when she is so well blanketed with snow per peaks seem loftier, more' powerful and with greater promise of what she has to offer. If winter continues with the same velocity for the rest of the season as has been displayed up to now (and still more than two thirds of winter left) Blue Mountain may look lofty indeed. If such does occur, this season will be a winter which all who experience it will never forget. road trip Jekyll-Hyd- e The Lady Bucks road trip to Altamont and Duchesne turned out to be a Jekyll-Hyd- e situation. The Bucks hit the court at Altamont with high energy level and ready to play ball. At the end of the first quarter they had an 11 point lead with Janalyn Walker and Kelcy Goodwine leading the way. They did not slow down in the ! - Duchesne went ahead 6 to 0 in the first couple of minutes and the Bucks were able to tie the game a couple of times but never went ahead. In the third quarter the Lady Eagles outscored the Bucks 14-- 7 to build a 10 point lead. Monticello rallied in the fourth quarter with Eardley hitting for six as Coach Esplin moved her outside to try to loosen the game up but they were unable to close the gap losing 37-4- 4. Monticello will host Mon- ument Valley this week and travel to meet the Moab team. Individual statistics: fense. 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