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Show local Education ComorencQ Brans 125 to f.loab for Throe-Dew Llooi loin NU'Immi iiiii.ilh cci p.ut of the X Sutc of l'l.l ' represented , Moab this p-1-1' week when leaders of stale and local education associations mot hero lor leadership confer-' confer-' eiue. 1'ho success of t ho - ofl' o.itPls mooliii could ho : ' summed up hv comments from p.ic tuip.mts- Praise r.m high for (ho community and organizers organ-izers of tho mcetini: schedule " with comments such .is "How van we ovor lop this?" or Whv can't e have tho . nuvtini! horo not year?" ami ' "I never imagined a business ' meetini; on a riverho.it -- but 1 .-.' like it! Association presidents a rut " presidents-elect atteiut a workshop work-shop each year to outline plans and receive leadership train-ins train-ins for the coming year. This .''year marks the first time this , function has been held away from a college campus. The " holiday atmosphere didn't detract from the efficient completion of business how-"1 how-"1 : ever. If anything, the relaxed pace led to more efficient and productive meetings according to I'EA president-elect Walt Prothero. The conference got off to a ll nig ts.nluig'.') start l'huisd.iy night with tin- first meeting being held aboard the Canyon King, paddlew heeler of l ev's l ours. I'ap'n l ev cast off w ith I .( passengers on board including Mo.ib's Mayor, William Wil-liam 11. McHotigald, entertainer entertain-er Slim M.ihcry, and some .10 to -10 family members of workshop participants. Tho officers responsible for conducting the night's business busi-ness meeting alternately discussed dis-cussed plans for the meeting and rushed to the rail to w atch w ildlife along the river such as be.ner. snowy egrets and even two Canadian geese. The novelty of watching Tex's First Mate, Millie, mark the water to avoid sandbars and Chamber Cham-ber of Commerce Secretary Joyce Murray cooking a pot of beans on the Canyon King's bow also contributed to the less than even planning session. Light and shadow contrasts on the cliffs along with well placed clouds in a late evening sky caused a flurry of picture taking that would gladden the heart of any shareholder of Eastman stock. Prepared Supper Instead of serving supper on a sandbar as planned. Tex tied M the Canyon King up along the bank using a strong tamarisk to hold the paddlew heeler in place. While the crew prepared prepar-ed supper, the official meeting got under w ay w ith a round of introductions initiated by UFA president, Lowell Itaiim. Among Am-ong those introduced who covered various business topics top-ics and words of w elcome w ere 111-A president-elect Walt Prothero. local OFA president, Ted Sorensen, a nit Mayor Hill Mcllougald. After the business busi-ness session, local GFA president-elect Aleene Niel-son Niel-son introduced entertainer Slim Mabery. Hv now it was late enough for everyone to be ravenously hungry. They descended on the crew still busily barbeque-ing barbeque-ing hamburgers. The salad bar and bean pot presented no serving problems but the good captain and his crew were behind on serving the hamburgers. hambur-gers. Bill Lythgoe of the Weber Education Association either volunteered or was shanghaied for cooking duty. Whatever the ease, it didn't look like he was particularly disturbed by the fact that he was surrounded by some of the best looking crew members f j -. r, i ' ' v """ v I " v f -V T. ' . Y: l ' - ; I F S V i ) -, . K r-.."- ; , i -aS - s Among the educational and civic leaders aboard the Canyon King for the first meeting of a 3 day leadership session last week were (left to right) L EA President Lowell Bauni. v-19"5-"6L'EA President-elect Lucille Taylor, current President-elect Walt Prothero. Moab a. Mayor William D. McDougald and GEA President-elect Aleene Niclson. available on any boat or ship. After everyone had been led and it came time to cast off, the skipper found he'd misjudged mis-judged the strength of the tamarisk he'd tied the boat to. Heloie the "King" was freed, several other "volunteers" had been pressed into duty to untie the now taught lines. From that point on it was smooth sailing hack to the dink. Although it was dark on the return trip, several exciting excit-ing moments occurred as beaver were often sighted as well as mule deer and a spectacular tree full of snowy egrets. A Great Met ting As the boat tied up to the dock at 11:30 p.m. someone was heard to remark, "I'd be mad as if any other meeting lasted this long, but this was great!" Friday, meetings resumed at 8 a.m. In Star Hall where goals of the Utah Education Association and National Educational Edu-cational Association were presented. pre-sented. After this session the group split up into units to map local goals for the coming year. When the morning business session was over, Dick Reynolds Rey-nolds presented a slide show of the area's scenic attractions. attrac-tions. Then everyone traveled I i ' : V '; . .-. a. v." - . L .rU J ,:. , 1 - -.--,A ' --. v -- - t, A catered lunch near Balanced Rock in Arches National : Park was one of the highlights of the recent leadership : to Balanced Rock in Arches National Park for a catered lunch. The balance of the afternixm was open for anyone who wanted to explore the park further. There was a special guided tour through the Fiery Furnace which many joined. At 6:30 p.m. the evening session got under way at the Grand County High School as current presidents attended a National Education Association Associa-tion sponsored session dealing with various aspects of organizational organi-zational plans oriented towards to-wards improved community relations. Presidents-elect attended at-tended workshops on UEA services and procedures and the legislative process. Final Session The final session of the workshop began at 8:30 a.m. Saturday in Star Hall with a discussion of common prob-. Icms and a summing up of what had taken place over the past three days. At 10:30 a.m. the conference adjourned and local association presidents met in a business session. Council President Dave Fullmer Full-mer praised the media coverage cover-age of the conference. He said it was the first time in his experience the local press had welcomed the UEA leaders m with such complete toverage of the events of the conference. confer-ence. The members elected Kenion Harvey of Blanding as president-elect of the Council of Local Presidents. The last chance to get together was the final luncheon lunch-eon at the Ramada Inn where unofficial discussions took place and a prize drawing was held. Two Snukkapawnus Primitive Pri-mitive plaques, donated by Mil Pimpell, were won by George McKay, Executive Secretary of the Jordan Education Educa-tion Association. While this leadership conference con-ference was differct from any held before, the general opinion was that it was one of the most successful and enjoyable to date. Many of the participants said they plan to return to Moab with families and friends. Local organizers of the program, Aleene Nielson, Vivian Arthur, Pat Richeson, Joy McClatchy, Millie McDougald McDou-gald and Ted Sorrensen wish to thank the many local people who helped make the conference confer-ence a success. State officers were warm in their praise of the arrangements and facilities facil-ities provided by Grand County School District and the GEA. ichool held in Moab. Participants were state and local association presidents and presidents-elect. . , - . - - . ,N h " ' ' is-'. ! . 'r I i - J . " i ; ;-s I ; .: I Chamber of Commerce secretary Joyce Murray served as a crew member on the Canyon King during Thursday night's cruise with 136 educational leaders and their families. The pot of beans cooking on the bow really did get warm enough to eat by the time supper was served. ' |