OCR Text |
Show Feature Big SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS it War: never May happen again plans Water-bi- g ; University of Utah students s By Dixie Brunner linage is everything.,.tp an have taken Big Water as their individual... to an organiza-'- , community planning project, tion... to, a community. What They are currently develop-yo- u are known for or how.you ing a master plan which will are perceived, is essential for include an infrastructural for the town based on growth and develop-io- n By Barbara Pyles ; vi-futu- ment t Veterans Day is a time to pause and remember the veterans of g all wars and for services and their campaigns sacrifices. Many veterans still bear the scars of war. Their sacrifices did not end when they peace-keepin- re resident surveys. Big Water Has had an image The Kane County Commis- - every-collecti- mate price for our freedom. Our sympathy, and humble thanks go out to their families and friends. In 1918, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day in the eleventh month, the world went wild. World War I, the war to end all wars had ended. November 11 was set aside to honor those men and women for the sacrifices they made during that war. In the United States, the day was called Armistice Day. But it was unrealistic to believe that World War I would be our last war. Shortly after, Armistice Day became a national holiday, Americans once again felt the iron heel of war. Men from every city in the Union fought in World War II. It was a war where magnificent support was given by the American people. After Hiroshima and Nagasaki were destroyed by the Atomic Bomb, many believed war would never happen again. Then in the 1950s, alongcame the Korean war. Three years of fighting cost many young Americans their lives. These men and women died so others might enjoy the joys of freedom. As for the wounded and disabled in a conflict downplayed as a Police Action, the number was well on cre-pow- er s. - .. ? tour-renam- not always positive. Largely due to some residents- practice of there was the inevi- conflict and dislike of the government. The 70s brought clashes with the Federal government. Area economics were fickle to the community lying just ' south of the Kaiparowits Pla- - well-publiciz- ed teau. Promises of lucrative mining projects came pe- - riodically. ' The proposed Andalex coal mine was to be Waters economic redemp- - tion, i but those hopes faded the creation of the Grand Staircase-Escalant- e National - Monument,. Lake Powells proximity pre- sented Big Water with its only stable economic hope. Boat stor- age facilities popped up, as well as convenience stores, catering to the growing boater popula- tion. But frustration and division troubled the small community. Fast forward to the present, Big Water is trying to its image into that ofa progres- sive, growing community. I ran for mayor last year in attempt to unify the town, said Kimble. He said he saw two issues crucial to Big Waters growth. It was my hope that we could first of all pull to-as a community, and get the water district back into the control of the city. v One of the first steps Mayor Kimble and the four member Big Water City Council took' to solicit outside help, , v re-defl- ne - - ed Even more exciting Big Wa ter economic news was the cent historic land trade agree-tabl- e ment between the state of Utah, federal government and the Lands Administration. The land swap will affect Big Water perhaps more than any other community in the state. School trust lands within the raonu-coment,havebeentradedforBLM land outside of the monument. In Big Waters case, approxi-Bi- g mately 87 of land in and around the town has now come SITLA instead of BLM land. Thats good news for Big Wa- ter. SITLAs asset management al over 100,000. To quote one Top Sergeant: We were drafted, we volun- teered, we fought for you, we got wounded, we got slain, we gave be-wi- th geared to maximizing profits, Big Water government feels SITLA will be open to land sales and development, With these positive things happening, Kimble said that Today Americans also remem- ber those who served in the highly controversial Vietnam War. It took a long time for many Americans to appreciate what these men and women sacrificed. their dirty work. War: May it never happen The somber Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. again. was dedicated in November of 1982. The memorial is inscribed with the names of more than 58,000 U.S. men and women who lost their lives or are still missing. About 154,300 came home wounded. Before the war these men and women were living the Ameri Barry Clarkson of Allen Atkin Wells, I llc ATTORNEYS AT LAW Corporations, LLCs Wills, Trusts, Charitable Gifts and Estate Planning Real Estate Tax Planning - Bankruptcy 30 East Center Street, 2nd Floor JCanab, UT 84741 , ' 644-249- 7 Come see of 435-656-53- 00 whats new at Center Street Gallery and Music 164 E 300 S Kanab 644-880- 0 Big Waters future looks bright. We will need to keep a handle on controlled growth and try to create jobs to keep kids here. He adds that light industry and a retirement fa-cility might also suit the communitys plans. Kimble says Big Water has i pf Sheet Music A big selection of Christmas Music for the beginner and advanced Gifts for the Musician on your list Guitars - Complete Drum Set - Pan Flute an and lots more! -- Come in much to offer those wishing to live and develop there; An cellent school, low crime rate, low taxes, good fire protection and a great , climate, are all things which will maximize Big Waters chance to prosper. And after all, image is every-wa- s : thing. "W ans Day. T FRESH FOOD 1 style has historically been ex-geth- can dream. Yet they left their homes to go to a place that most of them never heard of to stand up for freedom. These youngmen and women did not deserve to be spit upon and jeered at when they returned home. Many did not live happily ever after; the war had killed their dreams. Again in the Persian GulfWar, men and women left their families. They didnt ask, why me? Instead they did what they were called to do. Abraham Lincoln once said: To care for him who shall have bom the battle, and for his widow and his orphans. Of course there will always be those who fail to appreciate the sacrifices men and women in the military make in their behalf. These are the people who always want someone else to do rea. Congress realized that peace was equally preserved by veterans of WWII and the Korean War. In 1954, President Eisenhower signed a bill 11 as Veter- , School, Institution and Trust - three years, we won the cold war. We got cold, hot, wet, we got disabled. Although the Korean War was called the Forgotten War, there are those, who will never forget these quiet warriors. On July 27, 1995, the Korean War returned home. And how could Memorial was dedicated in we ever forget those valiant men Washington, D.C. to all those and women who paid the ulti- who served so gallantly in Ko- problem, admits Big Water sion made a concentrated effort mayor Tom Kimble. V . to cooperate with Big Water in Colorful would , probably their planning process. Kimble best describe the image of the ' said Commissioner Steve small community on the Ari- - Crosby has been an invaluable zonaUtah border. Big Water, asset to that end. Steves been or Glen Canyon City as it was such a help to us, said Kimble, originally named, began as a He has done ten times of trailer homes which thing he said he would do While the monuments supplied housing for dam and workconstruction ation caused residents heart-erplant burn, the interpretive center in of this time period During planned for Big Water may pro-th- e early sixties, a number of vide the Kolaids. The center is bars and houses of ill repute, projected to employ as many as sprang up. The remote location 12 monument employees, with and border proximity facilitated the possibility of future offices partying without much law en- - for National Park Service, as forcement scrutiny. well, as Fish and Game Alex Joseph became mayor of personnal. The interpretive the newly incorporated town center will help U8 funnel from Glen Canyon 'ism to Big Water and Kane to City Big Water. Alex polyga- - county sites, commented mist lifestyle brought addi- - Kimble, as well as enhance tional attention and scrutiny, visitor safety. , 17 WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 11, 1998 and see whats NEW at cf' Center Street Gallery and MUSIC er 'k-- v ' Complete Matt and Frame Shop, Nice Selection of Decore Tabletop Frames c Display prints for home or office Udvim by Master Photographer 10 i f East Center 644-523- 0 ' i |