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Show UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. Abril 10. 2001- - Pace 25 occup , The Deters have space for their animals and clean sir, as well as the friendly small town atmosphere that they appreciated in Oregon once more, however, it wont be home without the pleasure of their music. ." Dsn, a member ofthe Society For j the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in . America, and member of many quar-- ; teta in his lifetime is working to orga-- , j nise achaptor in the Uintah Basin. To : do that he needs to find one quartetof four men who will organise under the society. "After we get a quartet we're off . and flying. ..Utah Valley hasoffered to bethsaponsoringchapter, "Dan said, adding that he ia working in conjunction with Ken Bassett, Vernal City on the effort 'Manager " j "We are bolding our first meeting in the Vernal City Offices conference ; room and inviting anyone interested to attend. The most important thing that we do ia sing. The organisation baa to happen so we can sing," Don ; explained. The meeting will be held Thursday, April 26, at 7 p.m.. . The Society will offer an established chapter, "music, coaching and anything else available to the society," Dan added, saying that they are hoping to attract folks who are interested in quartets. To be part of the quartet would require a weekly rehearsal lasting two, two and one half hours and occasional performances. A charter would also be invited to compete in annual competitions. Liz attended many ofDans "gigs over the years, he has been to many of her performances. Though still, "unloading Ryder trucks, and organizing their belonpngs she is eager to begin takingstudents as soon as she can. ' Once the chapter is underway Dsn will turn his attention to Jacking up the sagging center ofthe old hotel and exploring wiring and plumbing. There is much to do, however, he admits to slowing down over the last couple of years - so the project will take some , - The Morales sheer sheep for a business. They can shear hundreds of sheep a shy. Although the MAN POWER. task is difficult, some shearers shear as many as 170 sheep a day. . in-tu- m THE CHUCK WAGON The Morales's chuck wagon is a converted school bus. The bus has been converted into i 'm! Jnitwtij ttan i iuiioaiilirI I .H 'l)U& ' Jd . " pV"n,,pf onttr ntnU GUY-Univer- shy time. This doesn't trouble the Deters. ing out all the kinks so we will have a There is time enough for repair and better model. We will send it up with remodel and the eventuality of openthe astronauts, Christensen coming their door for guests one day. It mented. The device they tested was a dewill all come in time, as long as there's time for music today and all the to- scendant ofthe "Aik Heart artificial heart equipment flown earlier on the morrows. space shuttle. The overall program is called Hearts in Space. Most of the time they worked on preparing for the flight, said George M. Pantalos, associate professor of Continued from page 9 surgery at the University ofIouisville Health Sciences Center, who accomfeeling you get. Christensen and Fowler found panied them. Formanyyears, Pantalos themselves floating upeide down a worked with the Hearts in Space profew times while taking measuregram in Salt Lake City. Christensen is the son of Lynn and ments, and had to watch what they were doingas one moment they were Katherine Christensen of Roosevelt. up on the ceiling and often their feet In between Union and his current were up over their heads and didn't University of Utah studies he served know where they were going. They a mission for the Church ofJesus Christ Saints to Mongolia, were alert enough to get plenty of of Latter-Da-y which is located north of China. data. Itisacontinuingpnyect. Our goal is to get the artificial heart in spaceon another shuttle flight. We are work CHRISTENSEN roller-coast- er rwwiMiMUMiMMiMMMMau V Continued from page 9 After the wool is gathered, it is compressed into PACKING THE WOOL bails. The bail compressor takes two men to operate. After the wools is compresed into bails it is sold for approximately 30 cents a pound. BUSY of Utah student. Lane Christensen sits down while "vomit comet, a NASA gravity project. the aboard data collecting HARMONIZING FOR FUN-D- an Deters, second to the right has been applying his second tenor voice singing in barbershop quartets for the last few years. He recently moved to the Basin, purchased the old Gusher Hotel with his a charter Barbershop Quartet here. wife Liz and would like , K. , . "ll 'HilRIlii-Mi- l IIIWMMBllilf' a kitchen and dinning area, so the men can eat wherever they are. Cook Guardo Mireles, prepares many hearty meals for the rest of his company while they are on the road. ,n ' WEST RIDGE FINANCIAL every year, stated Alton. That includes Moon's sheep and one herd in Uintah County. The band is made up of 14 men, including shearers, herders, wool packers and a cook. Together the men can sheer and package wool (him several hundred sheep in one day. "This year there were onlysix shearers," noted Alton, adding that in the past there have been as many aa 12. As a result this year it took2(Uys to shear his lierd ofsheep, usually it only takes one. Even though it took extra days for the sheep to be sheared, a couple of shearers managed to shear 170 sheep a day. The old school buses that transport the Morales from location to location have been transformed into a home away from home. They haveabus with bunk beds, as well as abus with a built Brings to the Basin a ft Mew Program through Rural Housing Development which offers: in kitchen aid dining area. Alton grewuponasheep ranch. His father, Orven Moon had sneep before him, and his father before him. My granddad and his brother started the business inabout 1924, stated Alton. Now it isAlton and his three sons who run thefamily business. Altogether they have approxi- 100 Financing mately 1,300 sheep, which Alton says , fi f s. S .s- v -- Vs i lb, j - V - : v.r JSrS . ft ' .mir. ... I v ;y ' V i . v .. ji ,Vg-v- eventiresofrunningauchalargeherd at times. "I've had all the fan I can stand, he laugha. SVJtT-- : e'V. "iT.Tf- - ,r; ' .. u ii. ra t . . y. , v X .. used to run. 1 can remember when there were lOor 12 herds around, he reminisced, noting that was about 30 years ago. Now Alton has the last remaining sheep herd in Duchesne County. Unfortunately the sheep business is not what it used to be. "Years ago you could n j n your whole operation on the wool money, explained Alton, now that is not the case. Too many things have replaced wool. Alton stated that a sheep former would even be ahead not to shear his sheep. The sheep, however, must be sheared to prevent disease. It costs Alton 12.60 toshear each sheep. When the wool is sheared it is packed into bales to be sold. On an average each sheep' produces about 10 pounds of wool. The Moons sell the wool for 30 cents a pound. Last year the Moons sold about 900 head of sheep, every year they ship lambs toeaste m Wyoming, or central Colorado. Last year Altonssons drove the sheep to California to be sold. Sheep herds are far and few between,The old timers age getting old, and young timers are not interested, said Alton about the dwindling sheep herds. He admits that he 5. Great Low Rates L 1 i! wasnt very for along, yet it sold quickly, necessitating that the Deters stay with their daughter for a time until their home in Gusher could be Refinance youi-- 1st and 2nd mortgage and save 100's of dollars! 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