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Show 8 - RAINBOW TIMES - AUGUST 1994 More GROWING from Page 1 More OLD TRAILS from Page 1 the ranchers living in Castleton. there were quite afew miners who mined in the La Sal Mountains. We went to the dances on horseback, or in a buggy, values go up, but in our area they are still rising. Spanish Valley, with land prices much higher than Castle Valley’s, is also experiencing skyrocketing taxation, Smouse says. Mayor Smouse states that many Castle Valley residents have asked why real estate taxes have risen so sharply. Rising land taxes are a general trend all over the state, she says. In addition, Grand County is hurting for funds. By simply walking past the courthouse lawn, or lack thereof, folks can see that rights, and cattle rustlers were everywhere. Uncle Sid, myfather's brother, workedfor both the Pittsburg Cattle C0. and Taylors. He took part of his pay in cows, and when he had a From the time I was eleven years old, I spent my summers riding with hundred head, he persuaded myfather, John E. Pace to movefrom Payson, Utah, to Castle Valley where they Uncle Sid. After I quit school, most of my time was spent cowboying. More next month. would establish a cattle ranch with summer range in the La Sal Mountains. So, in 1891 myfather traded his home in Payson for a bunch of two- the county’s on a tight budget. Accord— year-old heifers, which he and Uncle ing to Smouse, our taxes are based on the needs of Grand County depart- Sid drove to Castle Valley, a distance of about 210 miles. They bought the ments, such as the General County filings on a ranch therefrom Mart Fish. When my mother came to the ranch, they rode horsebackfrom Moab over Matt Martin Point on the west side of the valley. My older sister. Ireta, a Fund, the Fire Department, the Library, and Water Conservancy. Taxes are assessed partially through formulas mandated by the Utah State Legisla- ture. Some Grand County residents are wondering if we can put our heads together and create alternatives to this baby, was pinned to a pillow across the saddle horn infront ofMother. My trend, or if we can only sit back older brother Lynn, about two years old, rode behind Father. They had to helplessly and watch the inevitable. come over the rim of the valley down a There are other areas inundated by very steep trail. I was born July 30, 1893, in Castle Valley. I had two sisters younger than I, and a brother. One of my sisters died tourism which are looking for solutions. Though acting very late in the game, Aspen is working on incentives to keep local residents in place and to discourage the influx of outside investors. As part of an intensive plan to support affordable housing, Aspen created a real-estate transfer tax in 1989 and modified it in 1990. Such a tax on the quick buying and selling of land goes into an “affordable housing” pool for residents. Rather than heavily taxing the local resident who intends to live permanently in the area, investors looking for quick money are targeted for taxation. —Daniel Shellabarger and usually danced all night. with refreshments at midnight. The younger children were put to bed on the tops of the desks which had been pushed back. at the age offive with scarletfever. I went to school close to the ranch in Lower Castle Valley. There was also a school in Upper Castle Valley at Castleton. I graduatedfrom the eighth grade in 1908. I then went to school one year in Provo, Utah, and one year in Logan, Utah. That was the end of my education. Myfolks wanted me tofinish high school, but I decided] had gone long enough. At the two school houses in Castle Valley, we had lots ofdances. Besides Hats Off . - to Grand County's Canyonlands Community Recycling Center, recently nominated for this year’s Outstanding Rural Recycling Program awarded by the National Recycling Coalition. You’re doing a great job! REUSE,REDUCE, RECYCLE . . . Smart shopping is as important in reducing waste and conserving resources as recycling. "Precycling" can cut your household garbage by as much as 20%. CANYONLANDS COluMUNITY RECYCLING CENTER accepts aluminum cans. glass bottles and jars. corrugated cardboard. computer paper, white ledger paper, newspaper. tin cans. non—ferrous scrap metals, and carpet pads. For more information, please call 259—8772. THANKS For the best rest out west. A Bed and Breakfast 801 —259-601 2 Eric Thomson & Lynn Forbes Thomson CVSR 2602, Moab, Utah 84532 FOR RECYCLING |