Show I LL I News Items Item I By Mrs b brI barbata rb t i 1 Thursday evening the elementary elementary elementary elemen elemen- tary school presented their annual annual annual an an- nual Christmas program Mr Mrs Ricketts' Ricketts lower grades began hegan the program Janet Albrecht open opel- n M the program program m with w a n prayer Then num fl n entitled Christmas at llean lIJe School followed with the following numbers V welcome b by Top Tops y 3 Stone Song All 1 I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth by Kerry lerry Bruce Druce Ekker Rodell Whitby Scott Hubbard and fete Tele Johnson nil Ml of whom wham were verc minus their front teeth Trio Suzie Snowflake Snowflake Snow Snow- flake by Neva Rita nUa and Sybil Christmas poem by Neva ray Fay Ekker er Jumping Jacks Novelty Novelty Novelty Nov Nov- elty number b by Kerry terry Bruce Rodell Ro- Ro d dell deli Scott and Pete rele Trio by Coleen Nona Lee tint and Johnson Im lorn a n Little Tea Ten tot Pot Christ mas bias read reading by Desiree Ekker I San Santas tn's Pack by byOn byh On IY h ory Terry Teny Albrecht Connie Noyes and Trudy Hunt Humorous reading When SanIn Santa San San- ta tn Had lend by Gloria Glor Glor- ia John Johnson on Reading Mittens l by Scott Hubbard Original Composition Composition Com Com- position o by hy Mike Hubbard shopping poem by I John Exstedt Exstedt Closing by Kenny tenny Noyes Miss l Phyllis Ekker fol fol- I rl 1 1 U Y y nj Christmas Then the tippet grade under the direction of Garth Baker tinker I presented a t ton on one act play entitled Too foo roo Much Christmas with I Ib b W Ik r Linda Whitby I Jay Ekker Fe Tern Pern Hunt tune Linda Exstedt Marlon Marion Wells and Doe Doc Doctor Doc I i j tor Exstedt Linda Wilby recited recited re reo cited Just Before Defore Christmas ImAs Im I'm I As Good As AI Can Be lie These numbers numbers num num- numbers I bers were followed by the sing sing- i Ing of Christmas Carols by the ellUl group with solo numbers by Katy Gordon Topsy ropsy Stone I and Phyllis Ekker I Santa arrived on schedule and I gave candy and oranges to the tha group of children and listened to their many requests before I continuing his rounds in Wayne county I I Mr l and Mrs Mart Robison j I spent Thursday and Friday at at Temple Junction taking care of the cafe and service station I Ifor i ifor for Riter Ekker i Mr and Mrs Calvin Hays and i i Erin with daughter are arc visiting Mrs Hays clays parents Mr and und I 1 j Mrs Harris Harris' at ut Cisco j from their homo home in Iowa Also home for the holidays was Date Dale I Harris who has been attending school at Wasatch Academy at Mt J Pleasant Miss Una Thomas Thoma Mr Harris Harris' sister also visited from her home In Grand Junc Junc- tion Then the group visited Monday with Mr horns Harris sister and family Mr and Mrs Horace Horace Hor Hor- ace Ekker In Hanksville I Mr and Mrs Everett Ekker and children spent Christmas in Salt Sal t Lake City with Mrs Ekker's Ekkers Elc- Elc kers ker's parents Mr and Mrs Reed Baker linker They planned to return home borne Monday evening I Robbe and Eddie Stone are home over the holidays with their parents Mr and Mrs E. 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E Stone Robbe has been attendIng attending attend ing school at Cedaredge Colorado Colorado Colo Colo- I rado and Eddie Is working with with I Willard Pease Drilling company in Moab I Mr and Mrs Martain John and son and Mrs Nettle Noyes I and daughter spent Christmas Christmas' I Iday day in Green River visiting Mr Ml I and Mrs Bill Formo and family Mrs Barbara Ekker and children children child child- I ren and Miss Helen Falconer I I I spent Christmas Eve in Green River with Virgil Baldwin lIe He lIeI was WS unable to spend Christmas in Hanksville with his daughter daugh daugh- ter as his furnace for his garage garage garage gar gar- age decided to break down Corthe for Cor forthe forthe the holidays The Ekker girls gave their wishes to Santa beCore before before be be- fore Core returning home Mrs Effie EWe Horn Dressel well known In Hanksville is in the Mesa Memorial hospital in Grand Junction for medical attention Families of the Great Western Drilling company have moved into Hanksville during the last week Am Among ng the families are the Easle's and D D. 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D Marshalls Great Western I will be drilling in the area near i the White Rock four miles west of town The rig was slacked stacked at Poison Springs two months ago and at present is being moved to the new location Home for the Christmas holIdays holidays hol- hol from their schooling are arc Cheryl Weber Shirley Hunt from Green River liver Don Ekker from Springville and Robbe Stone from Cram Cedaredge Colorado All students will be home until Jannary January January Jan- Jan j uary nary 3 I Mr and Mrs Ralph Baker Balter I visited their son Garth and wife Thursday from Crom their home in Teasdale and attended the Christmas program i j Mr and Mrs Sidney Ricketts are spending their Christmas Vacation vacation va- va va 1 cation in Illinois visiting Mr I Ricketts' Ricketts family Mrs Ricketts teaches the four elementary grades in Hanksville Mr and Mrs Garth Baker spent Christmas Eve in Teasdale I with Mr Bakers Baker's family and then drove on to Idaho to spend the remainder of the holidays holida's with Mrs Bakers Baker's parents Mr Baker Balcer teaches the four upper grades at the school here Mr and Mrs Darys Ekker and son La Mont were in Hanksville Monday to see about their trailer court and to park trailers for Great Western Drilling Drill ing company Mr and Mrs Darys Ekker drove to Gateway the along with members of his orchestra to play for the McFarland and Hullinger Christmas party Mr 1 and Mrs Lloyd Mecham Mr 1 and Mrs James Olney are employees employees em em- of the company there and are well known in Hanks Hanks- vill ville i Scott Whitby is visiting his parents Mr and Mrs Glen Whitby Whit Whit- by from his employment Glen Whitby who Is employed in Moab with Willard Pease Tease was also able to make it home for Christmas Gar Kane Gar Kane employees have been in Hanksville the past two weeks connecting power to the theMe Me Martain l John ranch and the Frank Noyes home Harold Ekker and Lowell Lowen LaBranch LaBranch LaBranch La- La Branch are spending the Christmas Christmas Christmas Christ Christ- mas weekend in Salt Lake City with their families Frank Lawler Lawler Lawler Law- Law ler is staying at the mine during their absence Mr and Mrs Glen Ekker are arc taking care of the four year old grandchild of Mr and Mrs Ellis Tafe while her mother is recuperating recuperating crating from an automobile accident accident ac ae ac- ac in Georgia Mr Tafts Taft's son and his wife and family of four were driving from Georgia to o spend the holidays with their parents when the accident oc- oc cur cured ed Mrs Ellis EIlis Taft went to Georgia to get the children and care caie for them until their mother is out of the hospital Glen Ekker took his son Alfred Alfred Al- Al Al Al- fred to Richfield Monday for medical attention after he ran rana a nail through his face while tearing down a corral at his home Mrs Connie Hoggatt aped d daughter Sandra accompanied Mr 1 and Mrs Darys Ekker to Hanksville Monday They willbe will willbe willbe be moving to Gateway soon as Robert Hoggatt is an employee of McFarland and Hullinger there |