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Show 2 - WARMING TIMES - APR 1992 Why We Came What brought each of us to Castle Valley? This will be a question I'll be asking people over the nextfew months. Here is Ken Drogin's story. Ken grew up in the Los Angeles area of California and studied landscape design at Cal Poly in San Luis Obisbo. His dream was to find a piece Valley, and Ken worked on the vines. of land where he could plant trees, lots of trees. He worked for a year after college to save money, then headed for the Southwest to find his land. After traversing New Mexico and the western slope of the Rockies, he turned back Some of these vines produce wine grapes, Seyval Blanc, bought by Arches Winery. Four years ago Ken and Alice started the nursery. Ken’s favorite aspect of Castle Valley is the space. He appreciates not being crowded while having good friends and neighbors close by. When asked for his recommendation to new toward California, discouraged, thinking he’d have to work another year to make more money. He had found nothing he could afford. ' someday I’ll fill up the whole ten with trees.” Ken’s original plan was to have a fruit orchard. He planted Mayberry’s orchard, installed the drip system, and maintained the orchard for six years. At that point vineyards were started in the lots of trees.” Were he to do something differently? “I’d build a house that was said, ‘No, I don’t want to be that far out just a box, and then I’d be done by now.” I laugh, thinking of how many of town.’ This guy said, ‘Well, let’s just other unfinished houses I’ve visited in on my way back to California. A real estate agent brought me out here. First I take a ride out there and look.’ And so sure enough, we drove out here looking at the river, thinking, ‘This is pretty Castle Valley. And knowing I am soon to join the ranks. Thanks, Ken, for an impromptu interview. —Joan Sangree Youth Clty Councnl of the hill and I saw Castle Valley—I YCC is part of the Utah Commu- was hooked, that was it! That was in nity Progress organizatio, the purpose 1977, 15 years ago.” Ken’s first lot was between Bailey of which is to provide incentives for community-wide identification of needs and resources,meeting of goals, and projects and programs to meet and Pace Lanes. After two years he realized this was not good farming land: “Too rocky and not a good well.” So he traded with Joe Kingsley for his present lots. Ken laughs, saying, “I’m these goals. The YCC provides opportunities for young people to identify and solve community problems. only farming a quarter-acre, (but) Thank you! ‘ ji l DMA International, Inc. would like to thank all our Customers, Friends, and Supporters who '1 helped make the concept of turning a 2,200-acre ' ranch into one of the best homesites for us to (5 \ \‘I V involved youth unique recreational, educational, social, cultural, and athletic activities. Moab YCC is sponsored by Moab City and the Town of Castle Valley. All three of C.V.s representatives—Sulena Williams, Kiri Wagstaff, and Nicole Wagstaff—have been elected council members. They will attend every meeting and coordinate activities. YCC will be organizing and implementing the May 2nd Castle Valley Clean-up Day. — Kiri and Lois Wagstaff Castle Valley Trash Day Saturday, May 2, is the date for this year’s big trash pick—up. Each year the Grand County road crew brings some heavy equipment out to Castle Valley to help us with our larger trash items. Usually we get a big bucket loader and several dump trucks. neat.’ And then we came over the crest g:-:..:=':t,\\;‘ Mayor and Town Council. It offers residents, Ken laughingly says, “Plant “I just happened to stop in Moab 5/0 YCC is designed so youths will gain knowledge about the American political system by working with the live, work and play. Look for more information at the front gate as May approaches. The procedure for the last three years has been to haul our trash out to Castle Valley Drive where the road crew picks it up. The County crew is not allowed to enter private property to pick up stuff. The junk must be out on the road easements. Please do not put out general household/kitchen garbage—this pickup is for larger trash items you might have trouble getting to the county dump by yourself. If trash is set out on side streets, you must notify the road crew. They will not check each road. Normally we have a person from CV volunteer to coordinate the pick-up. If you would be willing to do this, please get in touch with John Groo or myself. If you plan to set out trash, please make sure it’s piled or contained in such a way that it won’t blow all over the valley if the wind should come up (when the wind comes up, not if!) Try We could not have done it without your help. \ \ ‘ Families from all over the United States, some from Canada, France, Mexico, and Germany have come here to make this Valley special. I "if: é'.’ Thank you, Q!!!" _ " : /—‘\\ €42) Joe and Cindy Kingsley ‘ \ \\.-f-' to get the trash out Friday or early Saturday morning so the crew can see how much work they’ve got. The road crew can handle items as large as cars and have done so in the past (yes, they accidentally took the wrong car at least once, but who’s perfect?) But if you have large metal items that could be reused as scrap metal, maybe we c0uld get a local wrecker to recycle it. —Jack Campbell |
