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Show CASTLE VALLEY TIMES RAINBOWTIM ES Castle Valley, Utah - Volume 3, Number8 - August15, 1994 - A Break In the Weather! A Love Letter to Castle Valley Thank you, Castle Valley for all you’ve done for me and my family, now and down through the years, the cards of encouragement, love, and the food. Earl and I have enjoyed seeing this valley grow and getting acquainted with most of the people as they moved in. This is a great place. There is no other place like it. I love you all. ——Nettie Hotz and Family Castle Valley Recollections Rainbow Season With a hot dry July barely past, we The following is an excerpt from Riding Old Trails, a book by James Curtis, published in Grand Junction, SID PA CE—GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO: Ourfirst ranch in the area of the La Sal Mountains of southeastern Utah was in Castle Valley, which is three miles south of the Colorado River and twenty miles east ofMoab, Utah. Our summer range was in the La Sal Mountains. Two of thefirst cattle companies to They are encroaching upon us— the throbbing growth pangs of Moab— spurred on by tourism and reaching even into pristine Castle Valley. Property taxes and land values are and the Lester Taylor outfit. This was in the early 1880s. Since the only boundaries were natural ones, there were many disagreements over range More OLD TRAILS escalating at such a rate that many on Page 8 landowners, as much as they are trying to resist, are fearing they will be unable to remain here. Such is typical in tourist areas. The welcoming our rainy season. A thunder storm pelted the valley. As the rain stopped the valley was graced by a 1976. Thanks to Michael Pair for dropping it by one day. —CC use the La Sal Mountains on the north and east side were the Pittsburg Cattle Company, financed by eastern capital, Growing Pains Hit had the pleasure, on August lst, of double rainbow glowing dramatically from surrounding dark skies. Contained within the valley, the rainbow stretched between Par-riot Mesa and Round Mountain. This is the beginning of our rainbow season. Single and double rainbows become common though always wondrous sights, as they follow August’s thunderstorms. The rain from these storms often comes in a wild cloudburst that lashes at the windows and dnims the earth. How much the rain penetrates is questionable. This first storm followed an early morning soft rain that saturated the earth’s crust enough to allow the later rain to penetrate. With dry tinder still so prevalent, we welcome any and all rain. Forecasts are for a dry August and September, but let's hope they're wrong. —Joan Sangree locals leave; outside investors replace them. Property values have doubled over the past year and are expected to CASTLE VALLEY PLAYERS! continue rising at about the same rate, according to Castle Valley Mayor Valli Smouse, who is employed in the Grand New Kids Welcome Saturday, August 27th, 2 p.m.at the Jorgens's ICE CREAM SOCIAL 8t RAFI'ING PARTY County Assessor’s office. Mayor Smouse states that present land values are still way below current market prices. Presently, land in Castle Valley is appraised at over $2,000 per acre and taxed at the rate of 1.28%. Castle Valley land is selling for $35-$40,000 to discuss our fall practices, sleepovers, field trips to Grand Junction to see plays! PARENTS, please come. We will be working in small groups this fall, and your help is needed. Also, instructions on helping your for a five-acre lot. According to Valli, tax rates usually go down as property children write their own plays. BIG PERFORMANCE in late January. For lnformatlon,call 259-4056. More GROWING on Page 8 |