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Twenty scats from wild animals are pictured on the front of the shirt, including the substantial contribution of a grizzly bear, the dainty deposits of a New Mexican ridge-nosed rattlesnake and the curvaceous droppings of a black-footed ferret. The West A different kind of T-shirt got an airline traveler in a whole lot of trouble recently. Lorrie Heasley of Woodland, Wash., thought she'd give her parents a laugh when she got off a plane at Portland, Ore. So she chose a shirt that featured photos of President Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and .Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, along with a motto similar to the title of the movie Meet the Fockers. "I thought it was hilarious," she said. She -never got the chance to find out if her parents agreed, because she never arrived at the airport. During a layover in Reno, Nev., some passengers complained to employees of Southwest Airlines that her T-shirt was offensive. Heasley agreed to cover up with a sweatshirt, but after it slipped, "she was ordered to wear her Tshirt inside out. or leave." reports the Reno Gazette-Journal. That tore it: Heasley, 32, a lumber saleswoman, walked off the plane with her husband. Next time, she says, she'll pick a different airline. Oregon A 25-member Geographic Names Board has begun eliminating the word "squaw" - a word offensive to many tribes - from 180 places in Oregon, as mandated by the state Legislature in 2001. But picking new monikers for those peaks, valleys and 89 creeks is anything but easy, reports The Oregonian, and some replacements are proving challenging to people think it's clever. Some think it's irritating." Nevada Until we read the Reno Gazette-Journal recently, we didn't know that outhouses took trips, much less competed for prizes. Now we know that Virginia City, population 900, is in its 10th year of hosting the annual "World Championship Outhouse Races." Pushed, pedaled and pulled, oneholers arc raced down the former mining town's historic C Street to The caves are definitely not fancy: They lack electricity and offer few amenities besides wood stoves and mattresses. But they are cheap, renting for $5 a night or just $25 a month. pronounce. If a federal board the cheers of some 1,000 watchers. approves, for example, Squaw Privies come from all over for the Creek near the town of Sisters will event. And the winner for 2005? become Whychus Creek, derived The Oietyme Classic, beating by a from " the place we cross the nose (tightly held between two water" in Sahaptin, one of the lan- fingers) the Urinator. guages of the. Warm Springs Idaho tribes. Other Native American An 89-year-old man in central names on tap: Qochyax, pro- Idaho with a penchant for digging nounced "coke-yaw." and has begun to rent out caves to Moohoo,oo, which sounds exactly tourists. The caves are definitely like what it is, the Paiute word for not fancy: They lack electricity owl. Maret Pajutee, the Forest and offer few amenities besides Service ecologist leading the wood stoves and mattresses. But agency's effort to rename sites in they are cheap, renting for $5 a central Oregon, says of night or just $25 a month, and they Moohoo.oo Mountain: "Some have a nice view overlooking 51st ANNUAL GART WORLD'S S P O R T S ««re AUTHORITY, HEARD AROUND THE WEST SKI i *\v* LARGEST 8L SNOWBOARD SALE • • - ] • * . * ' . \New Ski&X/C Ski Mounting Half Price New Ski Thine! 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The cave developer is Richard Zimmerman, a former 1 construction worker known as "Dugout Dick" to locals in nearby Salmon. A loner, Zimmerman has spent decades carving out a dozen or so caves that extend up to 100 feet into the hillside. Now he's decided that it's time to stop digging and start promoting tourism in this remote mountain area. Two tourists - one from England and one from Spain - have tried a cave stay, but they failed to relish the experience, Reuters reports. "It's not for everyone," Zimmerman admits, but "I expect the trade will pick up any time now." Wyoming Vandals struck the night before a home tour opened in Jackson Hole, stealing 40 signs and changing the words on some from "Parade of Homes" to "Parade of Wealth." Many of the homes cost $1 million or more, according to the Jackson Hole News & Guide. Betsy Marston is editor of Writers on the Range, a service of High Country News in Paonia, Colo, (hcn.org). Tips, of Western oddities are always appreciated and often shared in the column, Heard around the West 10th annual religious conference scheduled The Religious Studies Programs at Utah Valley State College and Westminster College are presenting the 10th annual Religion and Humanities Conference; Nov. 3 and 4. At this year's conference, titled "Religion and Democracy: Challenges and Prospects," participants will explore the ways in which religious beliefs and practices relate to democratic forms of governance. "Given the current efforts of the United States to build democracy in Iraq, it is important to explore the extent to which Islamic beliefs and culture is compatible with democracy," said Michael Minch, assistant professor of philosophy and co-organizer of the conference. "Christian traditions have wrestled with similar questions since the emergence of modern democratic cultures. Catholicism historically has had a complicated relationship • with democratic forms of government while certain traditions within Protestantism were influential in their formation." Events will be held at both Utah Valley State College and Westminster College. Thursday's presentations begin at 10 a.m. at UVSC in the Learning Resource Center, room 243 (faculty seminar room). Friday's presentations begin at 10 a.m. at Westminster College in the Gore Auditorium, with a concluding session at 7 p.m. A full schedule of presentations is available at www.uvsc.edu/phil/religiousstudies. All events are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Brian Birch at (801) 863-8759 or birchbr@uvsc.edu or Michael Popich at (801) 832-2411 or mpopich@westminstercollege.edu. Utah History meeting set The Utah Division of State History will hold a strategic planning meeting on Thursday, Nov. 3, from 1-4 p.m., at the Rio Grande Depot, 300 S. Rio Grande St. (450 West), Salt Lake City. All interested individuals and groups are encouraged to attend. Public input gathered at these meetings will help shape history efforts in the state. The strategic planning process will identify priorities for the future, and public participation is vital in ensuring that the final plan meets the needs of Utah's citizens. After the public meetings, the division will draft a plan for further public comment. This is last of a series of meetings. Meetings have also been held in Logan, Price and St. George. Those who are unable to attend may e-mail their comments to krogers@utah.gov- For more information, please contact Wilson Martin at (801) 533-3552 or Alycia Aldrich at (801) 5333556. |