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Show JUNE 15,2006 Page 10 T H E GARFIELD COUNTY INSIDER BRYCE VALLEY AREA NEWS ...by Vicki D. Syren 679-8687 or vickidiane36@hotmail.com Congratulations to Natalie Pollock on becoming the Region winner of the Arbor Day Contest. She submitted her art work at Bryce Valley Elementary and won there. From there they sent it to the So. Utah Region contest and Natalie was the winner. The presenters from the Forest Service in Cedar City came to her Second Grade class and made the presentation of a certificate, a $50.00 savings bond and a bag of gifts. She was pretty excited and we are all proud of her accomplishment. This is quite an honor for this Second Grader. Natalie is the daughter of Gayle and Marie Pollock of Tropic and the granddaughter of Janet Pollock also of Tropic. Great work Natalie. For many years LaDora Baugh has had her third graders collect cans to turn in for recycling. They then would use the money to plant trees around the School. It helped to make the school look so much nicer and also to keep the classrooms cooler. This has all been a part of the Arbor Day Project over the years and students and teachers alike have supported the cause by saving cans and turning them into the different drop stations. We have some beautiful trees growing around the school grounds. The pull tops of these same cans are taken off and sent to the Ronald McDonald House to fund their projects and for helping sick children and their families. It gives them a place to stay while they are undergoing treatments at the hospitals. The tops are recycled and the money helps to keep the Ronald McDonald House running. It is a wonderful project and the entire student body should be very proud of their efforts. Thanks to Done Baugh for heading up this project for sp rnany years. These same students and their parents and teachers put together a Cook Book. They used it as a fund raiser and when the recipes were all collected and put together they sold the books. The money was then used to do Humanitarian Projects. One of the projects was to buy fleece and make quilts for the Panguitch Care Center. They also contributed to the Hospital Foundation to help get other needed items for the Care Center. The money also helped by being used to put together school kits for the students in the area that are seasonal so that they would have some tools to keep up on their math and reading skills. The kits had things like rulers, crayons, pencils, activity books, and papers to name a few that could be used by the students. Every person involved should be patted on the back for a job well done. Thanks to the leaders of these projects. The Fourth Grade students in Mrs. Gayle Moore's class wanted to tell the Utah Red Cross Chapter thanks for a job well done in the Katrina disaster area. They wrote letters praising the Red Cross and letting them know how wonderful they were to have been there to help where they were needed. The Fourth Graders received a latter of recognition and thanksfromthe Red Cross. They were delighted to hear from them. Good goingPourth Graders. Gary and Sandy Johnson celebrated their 33rd wedding anniversary by attending the St. George Temple and spending a night in a motel in St. George. The next morning they were surprised and excited to meet up with Spring Seiler of Tropic who was also staying in this same motel. She was in St. George on business. The Johnson's then journeyed to Zion National Park for several days of vacation and spent the nights in Springdale. Gary and Sandy hiked to Observation Point, a strenuous eight mile hike. They encountered such beautiful scenery! Gary had worked as a Park Ranger in this park 39 years ago and is aleays happy to return to enjoy its beauty. They were surprised to run into Laycee (Mangum) Johnson who was hiking with her group of Young Women and their leaders. It is a small world afterall when you keep bumping into people from home. Sandy later joined her daughter, Rebecca Albrecht, and her three children in Beaver. They all traveled up to Salt Lake City to stay with another Johnson daughter, Rachael, Rebecca had meetings to attend while Sandy took care of the grandkids. Sandy returned to Minersville with Rebecca- and her family to continue to help out with the grandchildren. Ruth and Brady Carter and their three children live in Minersville also. Sandy says she plans to spend the summer there fulfilling her grandmotherly duties. Remember the song..."I Looked Out My Window..." Well I looked out mine and was surprised and delighted at what I saw. In the field next door there is the cutest little baby Llama. It is black with a big white spot and it has so much fun running up and down the field and teasing the chickens and other animals. There is so much joy in watching its delight with itself. This beautiful little baby belongs to Danny and Wendy Brinkerhoff. Then across the road in Pete Mangums field is the cutest little colt. It also likes to run up and down the field and it is so fun to watch it interact with the other bigger horses. Of course there are also the birds at my feeders that fill the air with delightful music, the baby chickens that follow their mother everywhere and the wonderful, beautiful peacock that loves to come visit my yard and help the birds by cleaning up the bird seed they drop. Can't forget Herb Baugh's little lambs. They are the cutest and funniest things to watch. They are never still and they just wander all over. I miss them in the field next door, but since someone is remodeling a cabin there they stay away. You have to go to them now but it doesn't matter they are so cute. What adds to all this wonderful animal watching is the tourist watching and seeing their reactions to the baby animals. Oh yes, there are calves as well. What a beautiful time of year is spring and early summer. Happy Father's Day coming up to all of the Dad's out there. Hope you all have the best day. We love and appreciate our Fathers. Have a nice week everyone. PEOPLE OF THE WEST CELEBRATION AND SUMMER SOLSTICE EVENT On June 24,2006, everyone is invited to celebrate the people who lived and settled this area in the "People of the West" celebration in beautiful Parowan, Utah, and experience the phenomenon of the Summer Solstice sunset that evening at the Parowan Gap. Although the first day of summer is really June 21, this celebration and summer solstice event will be held on Saturday, June 24th. The celebration of the "People of the West," the Native Americans, pioneers and mountain men includes traditional food, crafts and live entertainment at the Parowan Town Square Park from 1:00-6:00 p.m. There will be demonstrations by the Paiute Tribe, and the Old Rock Church museum will be open during that time for visitors to view remnants of the past. Then travel 10.5 miles west of Parowan to the Parowan Gap Petroglyphs National Historic Site for the summer solstice sunset observation at 7:30, which will be held near the petroglyphs at the west end of the gap. Listen to interpretations regarding an ancient American solar calendar and the "zipper glyph," from a scientist's point of view, plus hear viewpoints from a representative of the. Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah. The observation of the sun setting in the middle of Parowan Gap begins at 8:30 p.m. These events are sponsored by the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah, Parowan Heritage Foundation, Cedar City-Brian Head Tourism and Convention Bureau, and the Bureau of Land Management and are part of the National Antiquities Act Celebration. For more information please call the Parowan Visitor Center at (435) 477-8190. Community Mortgage LENDER "Giving You A Better Option For Your Mortgage Needs" Free Prequalifications - Give us a call. - Construction Loans -Lot Loans - Purchases - Refinance - Interest Only Loans - Investment and 2nd Homes - Home Improvement Loans -100% Financing Wayne Ott 435-590-6082 Sherrell Ott 435-679-8671 |