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Show - Page 13 Basin LIFE September 4, 2001 Uintah Basin Standard I LOVE EACH ONE OF THEM, I REALLY DO! Local artisan can "bearly" stand to sell his wares By Therena Morrill The lint thing "Rabbit did after shaking my hand waz to introduce me to Gibb and Molly, who were standing inside the living room. They were very polite and well behaved, but most of all they were adorable. The moat adorable bean Ive ever met. I immediately forgot that they were made of wood. "Rabbit James Maxwell began creating his bean two yean ago. Already experienced making wooden hat racks with a pocketknife, he decided to stop by at Daniels Summit one day to look at the carved bean on display in the store. Ithinklcould lu that, declared Rabbit to his wife, Dode, so be went home and gave it a try. And hes been creating the little fellas ever since, every spam minute he has. In all, Rabbit has created 170 bears, each one with his or her own personality and name: Buford, Mitzy, Ringo, Ollie, work like a madman 11 hours a day... thats Im called Rabbit. "Its just so enjoyable to create them out of nothing, said Rabbit. 1 love each one of them ... I really do. The MaxwellB have quite a little business going. Rabbit creates the beam in their garage and Dode does all of the book work and handles all ofthe money. "Dode is a big help to me, Rabbit explained. Shes exceptional. She can see whenl have one ear too long or one too short, and she will pointit out to me. I love her for it, too. The tools of Rabbits trade am three chainsaws and a foredom. He JamesRabbit Maxwell poses with his friend Griz, the wooden HANG1NGOUTTOGETHER bear, outside.their home in Tabiona. Cattlemen Summer Steak Fry be Cattlemens summer steak The Duchesne fry will County Sept 5 at 6 6 p.m. at Craig Thomass ranch in Tabiona. Call Shane Rowley at for information or questions. uses a big Huskavama saw to shape the large log that is waiting patiently to become a bear. Then he sixes down to smaller saws as he gets more detailed with his creations. The foredom is used to put the final touches, sue has facial features and hair, on the critters. But Rabbit cant shape the facial features until he has inserted the bears marble eyes. "I have to have them looking at me first, he explained. "Once they're looking at me, the artist m me takes over and I can create their personalities in their faces. "Griz was Rabbits first bear, and as such he has earned a place of honor at the entrance to the Maxwells driveway. Griz stands 13 feet high and is 10 feet in circumference. He took four months to make, and hes the only one of Rabbits bears that has teeth. "1 like them better without teeth, said Rabbit. "Theyre more friendly that way." Originally from Eureka, Utah, Rabbit has lived all over the United States. He helped tunnel the subway in Washington D.C., and has been a miner in Texas, Montana, Oregon, and California. Now he works for the state road department and 848-638- Recreation Center Discussion The next Uintah Basin Recreation Committee meeting will Wednesday, Sept 12 at 6 p.m. in the Roosevelt city building. The committee is discussingthe possibility ofbuildinga community recreation center featuring a swimming pool, track, racquetball court and gymnasium. Get inor volved by being there! For more information call 722-964- Neola & Clean-u- p 353-417- 4 Barbeque The Neola community clean-u- p and potluckbarbeque will be Sept 8 at 8 p.m. Meet at the park. Everyone ia invited. Questions should be directed section leaders. to clean-up NortheastCounseling Open House There will be an open house for the N ortheast Center Counseling Office on Wednesday, Sept. 5 from 1 4 p.m. at the Fort Duchesne gym. Pass the word and plan to drop by for a ftin visit and tasty re freshmen ta. A Service Coordination Meeting will be held the same day and place from 9:30-1a.m., prior to the open house -- 1 Rabbit Maxwell is TOOLS OF HISTRADE a gifted chainsaw artist, seen here creating one of his unique bears in his garage. Road Trip Reading Duchesne and the Uintah Basin Bookmobile staff The County Library invites all Reading Road Trip USA summer reading program participants to a special closing social, Wednesday, Sept. 6 at 7 p.m. at the Crossroads Sr. and Community Center. Please note this is a date change. If you participated in the program and have not received an invitation, contact the library staff at or the Bookmobile staff at 722-444- 738-282- 8. 1 Writers Group Meeting The Duchesne County Library Writers Group will meet Tuesday, Sept 1 1 at 7 p.m. at the library. Brings piece of writing toshare and test your writing skills orjusteqjqy the eveningrenewing and making friendships. For more information contact the library staff at 722-444- 1. Parties Cougar Football Tailgate Union Cougar Booster Club will be held the of each tailgate parties night home game at Union High. Food will be served from 6:30-6:4- 5 p.m. by the concession stand at the south end ofthe football field. Everyone is invited to support Union football and eiyoy great food with the entire family. Prices are $15family, $3.5Qadult, $3student with activity card and $2.5012 years and under. The next home games is Sept. 7 against Ben Lomond Basin Community Gatherings Basin Community Gatherings, an evening of fim.friendshipand service, will begin Sept. 8 at 6 p.m. at the Cedar Bear Ranch on North Myton Bench. Activities include a dinner at 6 p.m. (Bring your own meat, a potluck dish, plates, utensils and seating) and karaoke music, fun and games from 0 p.m. A $2 donation ia suggested and the gates are open to anyone. Basin Community Gatherings will be held the 2 Saturday of every month, year round. For more information call Randy Enman at 1 or 722-107- 1st The 1 454-376- 9. Annual Kings Peak Celebration Annual Peak Celebration will be from noon to Sept. 14-1-5 Kings 8 p.m. at LC Ranch. The celebration features: arts and crafts booths, falconry demonstrations, breathtaking scenery, recreation and hospitality information, and entertainment. For more information call the Duchesne County Chamber of Commerce at New Book Club A new book club has been formed. The club will meet Tuesday, Sept 18 at 7 p.m. under the pavilion in Constitution Park.The greatest books and ideas of all time will be discussed. The books will be as eclectic as the people. Kindred spirits are found in surprising places-ples-se come. Single Adult Day in Nine Mile Join the Uintah Basin Single Adults andJim Brown for "ADay in N tne Mile Canyon Saturday, Sept. 22 . The excursion leaves the Roosevelt Stake Center at 9:45 a.m . Bring the following: a sack hinch, lota of water, a full tank of gas in your car, a spare tire , sun screen, a cameraand a friend to share the fun! For more information contact Lorie Evans at 722-030- 6. Area Quitters Meeting An area will be held Tuesday, Sept. 1 1 at 7:30 p.m. at the quilters meeting Moon Lake Building. Plans will be made for the coming year. For more information call 722-921- Family History Center Available Searching for your roots? The F amily History Center is a great, free resource available to the whole community. There are free classes beginning in September. For more information contact Bobbi Winterton, director, at 722-378- 7. American Legion Meeting The American Post 64, Roosevelt, at 8 p.m. Legion regular meeting will be Sept. 5 Nine Mile Canyon Gathering The annual fall gathering of the Nine Mile Canyon Coalition will begin Friday, Sept. 7 at 5 p.m. There will be dinner and a campfire program. Sat urd ay mornin g there will be breakfast. Tours will be conducted through the day and the F reemont Feast. Saturday night at 5 p.m. To reserve meals, contact the Nine Mile Canyon Coalition, P.O. Box 402, Price, UT 84051. OPY ; has made his home in Tabiona, where the woods frill of little bears waiting to lie created. "The little critters are all still out there in the woods. I gotta go fetch em and carve 'em, and create them, Rabbit said. And thats exactly what he does. He goes out and finds logs, drags them home and goes to work. Because hisjob with the road department is seasonal, in the winter months he has the time to work seven days a week on his bears. "I work like a madman 10 hours a day, laughed Rabbit. "Thats why I'm called Rabbit because I run like heck vhen Im working and then when I finally stop, I sit down. Just like a are just rabbit. The average bear takes about 30 hours to make, and once they're finished, Rabbit and Dode can hardly stand to sell them. "The very first bear that I sold was really hard, said Rabbit. "ShehadTloveyouDodecarvedonherpaw and I had to sand it off to sell her. Dode cried. Even though Rabbit makes his bears to sell, lie names each one and he can tell you where the bears have made their new home. But if youre planning to take one of his bears home for Christmas, Rabbit says you hod better get your order i n fast because his bears are inudc with tender lovingcare and that doesnt happen HYPNOSIS- - WHAT'S UP? More to hypnosis than meets the eye By Katie Hansen Sandwiched between several personal ads, Victoria F eldts direct words leave one wondering what to expect when they call on Heartfeldt Farms Hypnosis. Will there be beads, incense, star charts and an old woman wrapped in gauzy material? No, at least not at Heartfeldt Farms. Victoria, acertified hypnotist, greets her clients in her Vernal home in an easy manner and dressed no way of finding the answer . During Victoria's sessions, no questions are asked or tapes made, with the exception of past-lif-e regression. And nobojy clucks like chickens either, she said, remarking that clients often ask if she is going to make them sound like a chicken. The chicken" question is something Victoria runs into quite frequently; clients are often nervous about what will happen while they are in a state of hypnosis. Hypnosis is not what people think, she detailed, adding that only in story land or movies does someone who has comfortably, (jeans, cowboy boots and jacket). Her calm presence is emphasized by the room she has chosen to do her been hypnotized "stay under. work in - a small cozy room with an Thoughts flow continually through d Adirondack feeling. your head she commented, Your mind walls Bccented by dark coo 1 colors crenever shuts off. People have the power ate a peaceful relaxing feeling that to bringthemselves out of hypnosis. soothes nerves. Although Victoria received her cliniThe session begins as Victoria gracecal training in Salt Lake City, her fully slides into a light rocking chair roots in hypnosis stretch further back to her youth. with pen and notebook in hand. "Most people just need to clear out Growing up in the Ozarks, Victoria clutter, detailed Victoria. "I give learned herbalism from the mounpeople room to move from where they tain residents and hypnosis from a are." very old osteopath. Much of Victorias work does not Hypnoeis is not somethingyou can learn onyour own, she remarked, even revolve around entertainment, alif there are tons of books on the subregresthough she does do past-li- fe sions, which she considers strictly ject. "I am not a psychologist, she entertainment Some people have distinct memories that are not con- stressed, adding that delving into nected with anything hypnosis can be used to try and explain those memories. However, Victoria noted there is Clients tell Victoria hat they want her to work on and she assesses the stress areas in their life. This part of the session is important because Victoria doesn't want to give generic sessions. If clients don t tell her why they comeshe has to guess. Consequently, what is important to her client may not be important to Victoria. After Victoria has made an assessment, she draws her clients into the warm heavy world of hypnosis. First, she uses soothing words to relax the physical body, next she relaxes the SEE HYPNOSIS on page 3 Light-panele- ON THE FARM- - Victoria Feldt, a certified hypnotist, has been practicing in Vernal foraboutavear. I lere. she is pictured at her home w ith hcrdogC'huck. . SHE ANSWERED THE CALL AND CAME BACK TO UTAH St. Elizabeth church has new minister By Aldon Rachele Its a Utah homecoming for Salt Lake City East High School graduate, Melanie Sunderland, now 44, who moved to White rocks, Utah a few months ago to serve as minister at St. Elizabeth Episcopal Church. She recently received a Master of Divinity-degre- e from Virginia Theological Seminary and expects to be ordained this fell. She has gone through a long process toward ordination, and will become a deacon for six months to a year with the next step becoming a priest. Sunderland was graduated from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbanwith a degree in community health education and also received a master s degree in the same field at New York University. Why did she decide to enter the religious field? "I see it as more of a calling than a decision. I decided to answer the call, and I desired to come back to Utah. I visited White rock last December and felt a strong calling to be here. Sunderland said. Workingin the health field guided her toward the spiritual side of life, and she learned through the prevention aspect ofher work how important spirituality is to physical health. She plans on study and youth programc at St. : H.i 4 f a MINISTER-MelaNEW Sunderland is a minister at St. F.lia-bet- h Church in Whilcrocks. Utah. She has been serving the area for the past two months. me Elizabeth's, and getting the commu-nityactiv- e again. Until she is ordained, a priest will be available every other Sunday to celebrate the Holy Eucha- rist at St. Elizabeth's Church. Sunderland officiates morningprayer on those Sundays when a priest isn't available. The congregation is predominantly Native American, but it isn't a closed community. Services are held Sunday at 10:30 a.m. The church is open to anyone,Sunderland remarked. Ms. Sunderland has lived in Utah (Salt Lake City), Illinois, New Jersey, Virginia, and has spent the past two months living in Whiterocks, a small quiet town. I'm getting used to not having a variety of services you find in the city. I love theen vironment and heingaway from the noise and heet ic li fe of t he hig city,Sunderlandcommented. "I wry much eiyoy the people ofWh iterocks. They are lovely people Sunderland expressed that she is comfortable in the town of Whitenx-ks- , and has met some deeply faithful pei ple. Stic wants to make friends and he part of the community, and is impressed with the rich, cultural tradition of its people. She hopes worshiping and studyingtnget tier will slrengt hen t he community. Sunderland hi ipestosee the people deepen their faith. She hopes they can come together as a community to see how God is at work in their lives. In her spare time she enjoys working on projects at home. I've been studying so long that I haven't had time to develop hohhies. I would like to learn photography. I'm focused more on the community right now. getting settled in and learning the ropes. she said. The first time she visited the L'intah Basin was when she roup'd the Dinosaur National Monument several years ago She has also done camping. I love the oul of doors. The land is wonderful and I enjoy the dramatic to moungeographical cam tains. White rock; is right at the foothills I'm looking forward to doing some exploring. she commented Sunderland replaces Father Si Eliahet h's Church. People are free to call her if they have any with questions or would like to her. The phone number is Two-Bulls- . .So.l-4279- . |