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Show I fJers Notes from Hanksville . . . By Barbara Ekker Funeral services for Kathleen Kath-leen Walton, 24, 2065 Wilson Avenue, who died June 12th 16 miles east of Hanksville 1 while on a 30 day survival trip sponsored by Brigham Young University, were held Tuesday at Monument Park 10th Ward LDS Chapel. Kathy was born April 13, 1951 to John and Ruth Hamilton Walton. Graduated Grad-uated with honors from Southern South-ern Utah State College at Cedar City in 1973. She was a member of the school concert band, marching band, acapella choir, concert mistress, violin soloist, named outstanding musician and woman who contributed the most to the school in 1972-73, homecoming homecom-ing chairman, and member of the Morman Youth Choir. She was a school teacher in Cedar City. She is survived by her parents and brothers and sisters, Mrs. John Hamilton, James H., Carol, Kristin, of Salt Lake; Mrs. Mary Ruth Bearson, Bountiful, and Paul D. serving an LDS Mission in Germany. Teasdale and Torrey's Girls Softball team played Hanks-ville's Hanks-ville's Hustlers in a game Wednesday with the score ending 66-12 in Hanks-ville's Hanks-ville's favor. Hanksville's team is captained by Kim Sellers and includes, Brenda Sellers, Neva, Rita, and Sybil Ekker, Patsy Rasmussen, Co-leen Co-leen and Nona Lee Johnson, Lori Bullard and Cindy Jack-' son. Their coach is Mrs. Steve (Carolyn) Hatch. This was their second game in competition competi-tion with their first win being June 11th with Loa of 40-24. The team has been invited to participate in the Softball tournament in Moab later this month. Capitol Reef is planning a quilt display for the Visitors Center for the month of August. They are interested in as many different quilts as possible and the quilts will not be judged. They can be old or new and preferably made and owned by residents and past residents of Wayne County. If you are willing to loan your quilt contact the extension office 836-2662. Anyone interested in applying apply-ing for the job at the Hanksville Tourist Information booth for the summer is urged to call the Extension office in Loa, 836-2662. July 11th is the date chosen by Coral Wyllie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Wyllie, and David Brinkerhoff, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bliss Brinkerhoff Brinker-hoff for their wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Page and children, Mr. and Mrs. Karl Chappell, and Mr. and Mrs. Austin Chappell enjoyed a barbeque at the Harold Ekkers Sunday from their Salt Lake homes. Mr. and Mrs. Kennard Chappell, Lyman, and Mr. and Mrs. Scott Durfce were guests at church services Sunday. Both men are high councilmen in the Stake. Mr. and Mrs. Chappell visited their daughter daugh-ter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Ken Noycs while here. Debra May moved her mobile home to Green River Friday. She has taught school here for the past two years. She is presently working at the Green River Missile Base and her plans for next fall haven't been made. Leo Hopkins, former FAA communicator at the Hanksville Hanks-ville airport, visited old friends and enjoyed a week of camping and fishing from his present home in Washington state. Mrs. Delia Chaffin is recuperating recu-perating from surgery at the home of her daughter in Calif. Art is working on his property near Woodruffs in the Henry Mountains. They make their home in Teasdale. Joanne Linder is here visiting the Riter Ekkers from her home in Arizona where she's been working with the Bureau of Indian Affairs in an adult education program. Mrs. Ruth Nielson, Green River, and daughter, Mrs. Gloria Hampton from New Mexico visited the Guy Robi-sons. Robi-sons. Slim has been hospitalized hospital-ized in Moab but is home now. Cindy Crocker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Crocker, and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bennett, and great grand daughter of Mrs. Edna Ekker Robison was married Saturday the 7th in afternoon church ceremonies to David Ryan of Denver. A reception followed at the home of the bride with 65 guests in attendance. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Ekker are spending the weekend in Provo visiting the Roy Ekkers and having eye examinations and new glasses. "Butch Cassidy, My Brother" Bro-ther" by his 91 year old sister, Lula Parker Betenson; "Wild Bunch at Robbers Roost" and "Rim Flying Canyonlands with Jim Hurst" by Pearl Baker are available in Hanksville Hanks-ville through the Hanksville Chamber of Commerce. Karen Sue Schisslcr, daughter daugh-ter of Mr. and Mrs. Don Schisslcr, was among the graduates of North High School in Denver June 4th. Karen is the great granddaughter grand-daughter of Mrs. Edna Ekker Robison. 4-H Cub Camp for all 4-H members, leaders and parents will be held July 8 and 9 at the Single Tree Campground on the Boulder Mt. County Agents and 4-H Council members will also be in attendance. Each club is asked to prepare a number for the Camp Fireside program that has the Heritage theme. Margaret Bullard is Hanksville's Hanks-ville's Council Member. The Miss Wayne County Queen Contest was held June 20th at the Wayne High School Auditorium with Mrs. Candy Blackburn in charge. Miss Corrinnc Talor was crowned queen with Donila Hunt and Dana Nelson as attendants. Miss Trudy Hunt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rco Hunt, returned last week to the States after spending a month in England with her grancl- mother and other relatives. She toured other areas. She is presently managing the Poor Boy Motel. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Ekker and daughter Mrs. Stanley (Pug) Ritter and two children from Reno arrived Friday to spend a week with his mother, Mrs. Edna Ekker Robison and other family members. Prior to their visit here they were in La Mesa, California with Bruce's sister and family, the Larry Cheskaty's and enjoyed Sea World and the San Diego Zoo. I'm sure you've all seen nightly on TVthe clips from a movie, "Vanishing Point". The crash scene was filmed at the Muddy River Bridge north of town. Now this bridge will itself become a "Vanishing Point" as the new bridge completed over the Dirty Devil River is open for travel and will do away with this one land hazard. Mrs. La Vern Taft and daughters, Mrs. Cula Ekker and Mrs. Juanita Rodgers left by commercial airlines last week for Detroit, Mich, where Mrs. Taft purchased a new automobile and then they planned to drive to New York and then return home the northern route thru the Dako-tas Dako-tas and Wyoming. Mr. and Mrs. Geoge Morrell have been helping their daughter, Lynette, and husband, hus-band, Dale Johnson move into their mobile home this week from their home in Loa. Steve and Connie Rasmus-sen Rasmus-sen and daughter, Stephanie, have moved here from their former home in Vernal. Steve is a brother of Mrs. Sherry Ekker. There is a new game fish planted at Lake Powell and it's the striped bass. Since 50,000 were planted last July their phenomenal growth has lead them to be included in the 1975 proclamation for the first time. The threadfin shad was planted earlier to provide a forage for the striped bass tood supply. Threadfin is a fine forage fish as it never grows to more than 6 inches in length. The daily limit and possession limit will be two striped bass until the stripers stri-pers become better established. establish-ed. A story is circulating that's cute to the reader but not to the poor soul it happened to I'm sure. It all began when the nights became warm and windows were opened to get any passing breeze. Then a light rain shower began and really cooled things off. At one household the couple awoke to what they thought was a prowler and dear hubby ventured downstairs and looked look-ed about. Thinking he'd get a better view out a window he stepped upon a coffee table. About that time a wet tabby cat brushed past his bare calves letting the home owner know he was the 'prowler' but he was so startled he lost his balance on the table and fell thru the w indow. The wife ran outdoors and helped her battered and bruised husband indoors across the front room carpet and straight to the bathroom. Half finished with her Florence Nighingalc role, wify remembered the blood on the carpet and returned to the living room with tissues and cleaning solvent in hand to mop up the slain. Returning to the bathroom she tossed the tissues in the John. Realizing hubby was hurt worse than a few bruises she called for an ambulance. So while wailing for the boys in white, hubby decided to use the time wisely to do what ciinics naturally so cased himself onto the John, lie lit a cigarette. ..tossed the burning match into the John which exploded and severely burnt his posterior. The ambulance arrived and loaded the 'victim' on a stretcher and started out the door. Since it was raining, the steps were slii k and the barriers went one way, the stretcher another, and the battered and burned victim, another. Upon his arrival at the hospital be was treated for a broken shoulder from the window fall, a dislocated shoulder from the slniclicr fall, third degree hums from a match fall all caused by a wet tabby cat coming in out of the storm. Mr. and Mis. Rodney Gage mill children visited their aunt and uncle, Harold mid Nell I'kker Sunday. They have spent II week ill Horse Valley but make llirir home in Salt Lake. I |