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Show xKmmt& ... Citizen concern over local lo-cal problems of drug abuse and law enforcement, conflicts, seems to be just as great this week as last, and we hope it continues. Over four hundred pr. sons attended a meeting Tuesday night to hear District Judge Edward Sheya explain the role of the courts in the whole matter and to answer questions. ques-tions. From all reports the meeting was felt to be ex t rem e 1 y worthwhile. We hope this interest isn't jast a Hash in th? pan. All too often, the public pub-lic becomes aroused over a particular problem for a miuil period 10 ume, ana then runs out of gas. Unfortunately, Un-fortunately, most people whose actions make thern wary of an aroused public realize this national fact of life knowing in the backs of their minds that if they just sil tight, ev erything will be all righl, given time. We hone that the group which has been growing in numbers the past ten days continues to increase in size and concern over finding solutions to obvious community problems. prob-lems. sjt Moab merchant Hal Johnson has recently gone into the back-packing spoit with real enthusiasm but he's a back-packer after af-ter my own.' heart. Last week, while making an overnight hike in the Needles section of Canyonlands, Canyon-lands, along with his s ms and Russ and Chad D )U-oghue, )U-oghue, Hal put aside uhe freeze-dried meat and dehydrated de-hydrated eggs and pulled steaks and crabmeat cocktails cock-tails from his -pack. There's nothing like going fiist class. sjt I finally found someone who's enthusiastic ovir my new facial disguise. Ife: L i'. . fSbr; c : u Dick Smith at busy Canyonlands Canyon-lands Resoi i (see picture i couldn't conceal con-ceal his de light ovei" my new appeat-ance. appeat-ance. Someo2, OlIIUH llUU'l'VUI, v.- heard to mumble in the background, "Misery loes company." sjt Speaking of Dick Smiih, we've got to mention thac he's a great host. After arriving at the Needles section to find the Squaw Park campground completely complet-ely full to overflowing, we were greeted by Dick at Canyonlands Resort, tucked tuck-ed into an isolated sk's canyon behind his establishment estab-lishment and made to f?fil extremely welcome. Thi Resort is now under full operation, and crews there are experiencing the finest business they have eye.- had. And they really deserve de-serve it. The Resort has stuck it out through a lot of pretty lean years, and is in line for some good ones. |