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Show News Notes from Hanksville . . . By Barbara Ekker The Hanksville Ward Relief Society, under the presidency of Mrs. Gladys Johnson, presented their annual St. Patrick's Day Birthday Dinner March 17 at the Ward recreation hall. The Relief Society had its beginning in 1846 in Utah. Mrs. Pearl Peysert Redman Red-man and her daughter, Mrs. Lester Robertson from De Beque, Colorado visited the Ekkers Friday, searching for information on Mrs. Redman's brother-in-law, Ollie Peysert, who was in this area during the 20's and 30's. Horace Ekker told them that Ollie had died in Denver in 1936. He was wed to a Moab lady by the name of Redd who pre-ceeded pre-ceeded him in death. A cabin bares his name in the Henry Mountains. Anyone knowing more about Mr. Peysert please write to Mrs. Lester Robertson Rob-ertson or Pearl Redman at Box 96, De Beque, Colo. 81630. Mrs. Redman's first husband was Paul Peysert, Ollie 's brother who passed away in 1914. Mrs. Redman is 87 years old. Jansen Construction Co. of Price, Utah, began the steel work this week on a Cuckler pre-engi-neered all steel building that will be the Town Hall in Hanksville. It will house the ambulance, a fire-truck, fire-truck, have a meeting room, kitchenette, two restrooms and an office for the Justice of the Peace. Kelly Taylor has been placing signs about the area regarding his Wayne Wonderland Investments and Blue Valley's Fre- Imont River Ranchos properties prop-erties west of town. Kelly makes his home in Fremont Fre-mont and has numerous properties for sale. Sixteen Bullfrog students, stu-dents, two teachers and a Halls Crossing parent stopped in Hanksville with the Jess Ekkers enroute home from two days in Kanab where they participated partici-pated in the Kane County School Spelling Bee, where Lori Shaver, daughter daugh-ter of Mack and Jan Shaver, was a finalist. They also competed in basketball tournaments ,for their grade levels and did very well. Steve Johnson, teacher " at Bullfrog, has two aids, one of which is Jan Shaver who accompanied the group. Mrs. Amy Devore from Halls Crossing drove one vehicle. They were boarded by Kajiab families. fam-ilies. There are 35 students at Bullfrog, children of Park Service and Marina employees, em-ployees, Shoot-A-Ring Creek residents who work for Plateau Resources, and residents of Halls Crossing, across Lake Powell from Bullfrog. It was quite comical when it was mentioned how may counties the children had to pass through to get to Kanab and back into their own county again. Julaine Ekker, daughter of Everett Ekker and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Riter Ekker has named her new daughter Manda Lee. She arrived March 15 at the Richfield Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Darys Ekker are in Pocatello, Idaho visiting their son, Perry Dee, who recently . underwent major abdominal abdom-inal surgery. Roy Ekker and Dale Whitelock, Provo, were in Hanksville last week, regarding re-garding mining properties in the Henry Mountains of Mr. Ekker's fathers. Mr. and Mrs. Kay Erickson have been in Salt Lake this past week at the bedside of his father, Harold Har-old Erickson, who has been in intensive care at the LDS Hospital. Mrs. Julia Ekker Ches-katy Ches-katy is visiting her older sister, Reba Bennett, in Denver this week from her home in La Mesa, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. Ken May visited several relatives in Hanksville on business from their offices in Green River with Tri-State. Vicki is returning to the University Univer-sity of Utah March 24 to further her education. Laurence "Shorty" Hale was very lucky last week when his trailer was engulfed in fire following a butane explosion. He had been laying carpet and had bent a fuel line to his refrigerator and didn't notice the leak until he lit the stove to cook supper. He received burns about his face and hands and extensive damage was done to his home. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Bon-nema Bon-nema of Fort Collins, Co., have arrived "home" for a few weeks. They leave their mobile home parked here the year around to they can get away from his house contracting bus iness in Colorado. . Rita Ann Ekker, daughter daugh-ter of Mr. and Mrs. Jess Ekker, is attending the Utah Boat, Sports, and Travel Show this week at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake as a representative of the Dell Webb Corp. who have three marinas on Lake Powell. Mrs. Lester Robertson and her mother, Pearl Redman from De Beque, Colorado have been visiting visit-ing Mrs. Robertson's daughter, Sherry Morgan who is an . employee at Bullfrog. Mrs. Helen Falconer, who is a resident of the San Juan Nursing Home in Blanding, accompanied Mrs. Bates to Green River thursday where Mrs. Bates met her son who had arrived by bus. Miss Falconer's neice, Barbara Ekker, and children from Hanksville met her there. Mr. and Mrs. La Vor Brown and Mr. and Mrs. Wade Grundy have spent several days at Lake Powell, Pow-ell, stopping to visit the Clive Grundv familv on the way home to Ix8, The officials of the State Tax Commission met Mar. 20 at the Steak House with 30 area uranium miners regarding obtaining security sec-urity from ores to guaranteed guaran-teed payment of ad valorem valor-em taxes as stated in the Utah Code. Miners were asked to sign affidavits at mills and buying stations so that 4 of each ore settlement be deducted and placed in a bank or savings institution where it will earn interest until taxes are due in November. Novem-ber. Or the miners could post a security bond. This law becomes effective April Ap-ril 1. Tax commission officials present to answer questions and give instruction in-struction were Chairman Vernon L. Holeman, Robert Rob-ert H. Cooper, Director, property taxes, and E. L. Osilca, Jr. who is senior valuation auditor. Helen Falcon drove to Green River Wednesday with May Briggs from Blanding. May was meeting meet-ing her son who came in on the bus. They were met by Miss Falconer's niece, Barbara Ekker and children. |