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Show Parelli horsemanship instructor to teach Vernal seminar David Ellis, Parelli Natural Horsemanship Premier Five Star Licensed Instructor will be in Vernal Aug. 30 to Sept. 2 to teach advancing horsemanship in a four-day clinic at Western Park. David has been involved with horses since 1953. He was raised on an oil lease in the western side of the great San Joaquin Valley of Cajifornia. Beingfar removed from any town, horses became his primary toys. As a boy he found himself helping the neighbors with problem horses, and was soon teaching kids from town how to ride. It wasn't until 1985 while starting colts and "fixing" problem horses that he met Pat Parelli at Bishop Mule Days. Certain that Pat was "holding out" on trade secrets, he was dared by Pat to come to a clinic to see for himself the worth of Natural Horsemanship. By ndon David knew there was something to this technique. He and Pat hit it off and the rest is history. In 1995 David earned approved instructor status and 1997 saw him as the newest course instructor. MUSEUM QUILT SHOW ENDS lggsr ft I "Quitters on the Edge" have an amazing display of their quilts at the Uintah County Western Heritage Museum. During the county fair, many people were able to wander through the 48 quilts which exhibit an age-old folk art. Imagination and skill "expanded the traditional American quilt making to include a wonderful new art form. The colors, textures and designs create a delightful kaleidescope effect." The show closes on Friday and Christine Smith urges, "This exhibit is one of our most popular exhibits - please come and vote for your favorite quilt." Admission to the museum is free; donations are appreciated. The museum is beside the Western Park conference center and arena, at 328 East 200 South in Vernal. Hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. On Saturdays the museum is open 1 0 to 4 p.m. But the quilt display will be gone by Aug. 25. 1 : , Ill 1 I I 2 3 J!JJL 7JLAA. J 4 2 Z 6 AAJL 8 JJB4 7 1 3 J : To solve Sudoku, enter digjts so that every row, column and three-by-three sector contains one of each digit 1-9. . -ih (V 1 1 ' r... Sincel997,PathaskeptDavid working nearly every weekend throughout the United States. David has also taught Parelli Natural Horsemanship clinics in Sweden, Canada, France and Australia. David has taught at the Parelli International Study Centers in Pagosa Springs, Colo., and Ocala, Fla. Along with other course instructors in-structors from around the world, David directed the instructor learning sessions at the international inter-national study center during the instructor intensive courses, and regularly is called upon by Pat Parelli to mentor upcoming instructors in his professionals program. As a Five Star Premier Licensed Instructor, David is approved to teach Parellis' programs from level 1 through level 3. In addition he is approved ap-proved to teach young horses, difficult horses, start colts and conduct cow clinics and specialty events. "I attended a six-day clinic with Dave Ellis in Cedaredge, Colo., the last two years," said Vernal resident Jacque Hobbs, who will host this year's clinic. "I enjoyed the clinic so much, I FRIDAY. . (3tah Dave Ellis really wanted to bring him to Utah and he was gracious enough to accept my invitation." The clinic is full at this time but auditors are welcome to attend. at-tend. Auditor's fees are $25 per day and will all be donated to the Utah Animal Adoption Center horse program. For more information infor-mation call Hobbs at 789-2367 or e-mail hobbseasilink.com. ! -f .1 Challenge Your Mind With Verw! Express 4 6 I 8 1 1 I 3 i 7 I S 2 3 3 9 1 4 5 2 7 6 8 7 2 5 6 3 8 9 1 4 115 6 3 8 4 2 7. 9 3 2 7 6 5 8 H 847921 35 6 AJ7.A 2A 9A1. JLJL IA Ai.AJL 51 4 8 7 3 j 6 92 Field Houoe of Natural Miotory State Park Muauem Utah's newest dinosaur museum, the Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum, opened in June 2004. New exhibits and displays cover the 22,000 square foot facility, inside and out. Vivid murals and tile floors help visitors connect con-nect geological time to real-time places in Vernal. Life-size replicas of dinosaurs sneak into the museum mu-seum through windows looking out onto our new Dinosaur Gardens. Curious visitors, both young and old, can do their own investigating with books, models, puzzles, and bones and chisels. Visitor Information: 435.789.3799. www.undiscoveredutah.com $1 OFF OUTDOOR FUN at Northeastern Utah's State Parks. . Visit any or all of our area state parks with this coupon. Red Fleet State Park Starvation Slate Park Stetnaker State Part Utah Field House of Natural History Museum OFFER EXPIRES OCTOBER 1. Z007 NOT VAUD DURING HOLIDAYS Traditional storyteller uses modern techniques Cesspooch finds joy In sharing Uintah Basin Newt Service In 1906over 300 Utes illegally left the reservation and went to South Dakota seeking help from the Sioux. Larry Cesspooch wants to use film to tell their tale. Traditional stories told through modern techniques is one way to describe Cesspooch, a native of the Uintah & Ouray Ute Reservation, who is gaining wide acclaim for his skill as a Ute storyteller. "Ialwaysembraced technology tothepointthatisdoesn'tovertake the traditional," Cesspooch explained. "Technology is a way to reach the world." The story he is currently working on to show the world is one that has personal relevance. His mother's family were among those who traveled to the Sioux reservation near Fort Meade, S.D. The Sioux had expressed friendship toward the Utah Indians in decades past, and the Utes were hoping for an alliance with the Midwestern tribe. "They left here in the summer months," Cesspooch explained about his ancestors, "and got there in the winter. They found the Dakota people were defeated and in no condition to help." After several years the Utes were forced back to Utah. Earlier this month Cesspooch traveled to where the Utes would have stayed. "We went to Thunder Butte, a small community about the size of Ouray," Cesspooch started to tell his tale. "All the community came out for a powwow to welcome the people back." While in the area, Cesspooch shot footage of the country and. interviewed Sioux tribal members who remembered stories they were told about the Utes who came looking for help to overcome the restrictions on the reservation. He helped dedicate some of the graves of Utes who died after the 1906 journey. "It was so cool," Cesspooch explained, "because (Sioux tribal members) took care of those grave sites. They had them in a barbed wire fence. Nobody had iolrtd them; We had Our crew go upfnd fence tbmfal&f?. i. Cesspooch hopes that this work will be completed by the 100-year anniversary of when the group returned to what was then known as the Uintah Valley Reservation. This is not a happy story, but a sad account of Indians who did not want to be confined to a small section of land. This was a group of people 2y -' '3 I Nit - i All roses, perennials Ute history whose traditional territory had encompassed a large area from northern Colorado to northern New Mexico. Like many of the other stories Cesspooch has told in his career, he feels this one will help people understand each other better. Fostering better understanding helps people learn to respect one another, he believes. - Storytelling has always been a part of Cesspooch's life. "A lot of the stories I use are some of what my grandmother told me when I was younger," he explained. Cesspooch has spent considerable time in classrooms and on the road relaying the legends of his people. He has told stories at the Park City Literary Festival, and at the Blessing Ceremony at the Sundance Institute. He has been the guest storyteller at numerous cultural exchange events. He often uses puppets to help children more easily understand his parables. Cesspooch is writing and illustrating a set of small books that tell the Indian legends. He describes these as "little handfuls of native knowledge." One book is about Mowaub and Star Walker. Mowaub is the last old native storyteller. Sky Walker is the new generation storyteller and comes to take Mowaub's place. During the transfer, each animal comes to Foibttiq btSn nMila( tttfn fvpt imt H mftetmt &k Lung Cwftd, tell Star Walker their story. "A lot of our younger people don't get thestory and knowledge like they used to," Cesspooch said. "My presentation may be helpful. Hopefully they have more insight and make personal changes about how they treat others, animals, or plants after hearing what I have to say." Cesspooch honed his craft as a youngman,learningfilmmaking .while attending college, in New Mexico. After graduating, he returned home to the Uintah Basin and worked for the Ute Indian Tribe as editor of the - Ute Bulletin and tribal public "relations spokesman. He also oversaw the tribe's Audio-visual department. Now retired, he is free to work at the pace he likes, telling the stories he has always loved. While many of Cesspooch's stories are traditional, he uses modern media to tell the stories with a blend of modern ideas that express his beliefs. As a matter of fact, Cesspooch, a father of 7S (l 5 ItAaoam i) la tot ilf. fc 3 auttacAtJ fiHaf IWZS i90S7t To Dk for in Dm Fork WIS Sf ft. 2 anaUechti fuf ' 26f9Sf(l 2 12 UlU f 8 c lot SI25sf.fl 2 uaUacAAfaf wurftii iulscapuif - mS 686020 Basin Nursery 3150 North Vernal Ave. 789-5600 trees & shrubs M Off : ) jT - IIM I. w.' ' Ji, Ute storyteller Larry Cesspooch uses traditional and modem methods to deliver his message. Cesspooch believes that telling stories allows him to teach not only Ute children about their heritage, but helps to educate others about the tribe's culture. three, compares life to a pinball game. . "The Maker" gave everyone a body, he related. These bodies are like the pinballs in a pinball game. The Maker also gave everyone gifts to be used during this life on earth. "The gifts bestowed upon us by our Maker are the nippers in this giant pinball game," Cesspooch explained. All people are bounced around, but their gifts can put them back in the game. 1 Find out more: Larry Cesspooch, a full- blood Ute Indian, says that although he loves writing and illustrating the stories he tells, his first love is film. In 1970, Cesspooch gradu ated from Union High School and, realizing he would soon be drafted into the military during the Vietnam War, he decided to enlist. During his time in the service, he was trained as a radioman. On the merit of artwork he submit ted upon completion of his 16-month tour of duty, he was accepted into the Institute of American Indian Art in Santa Fe, N.M. While there he became interested in film making and graduated from The Anthro pology Fibn Center in Santa After college he got a job with the Ute Tribe's public relations department. Since his retirement, Cesspooch said he has enjoyed being his own boss because of the flexibility it gives him to tell stories and control every step of production. , Crissy Kremfrt Reaftot, GRI7 435-790-4930 . (faring, Creflfire & Gommitted!! ASPEN BROOK REALTY, INC. - 1340W.Hwy.40 Vernal, UT 84078 435-789-7555 p m j m - m Cf 1 U il 1 1 f CJ U L 7 |