Castle Valley Times | 1994-07-15 | Page 8

8 - EARL'S TIMES - JULY 1994 3/ /t\ ‘ More EARL from Page 7 , _ ..,._.‘. . " ‘ ‘V‘ ->.~ . _ (3.. . ‘ "“W" "5 “546;: 2' jeeps, windmill parts, orsedrawn farm equipment. Afterrainstorms in the ’70s, road ruts looked likepictnres from World War I. Earl pulled many an early resident out of the mud with one of his horse teams. He always tried to minimize any road damage with the old (very old) grader. It was always z a. -".-:1.- \g/ /r\ \t/ /a\ \14 /t\ . u efiw- t-t of the fences with his son Dave. The sawmill operation Was run along with a spare parts outlet. Many times when you needed something for your vehicle or house, Earl had it, or he or Dave could make it! In those days we didn’t run to town very often. Besides being very handy fixing things, Earl was also very active in prospecting and “promoting” ideas. Many times during the early Property July/Aug Star Stuff (Compiled from Astronomy Magazine) July 1994 lS—First Quarter Moon 7:12 pm. MDT 16—First Comet SL-9 fragment strikes Jupiter 1:26 pm. 18—Moon is at perigee (228,580 miles from Earth) 12 noon 20—Brightest Comet SL-9 fragment breaking down. For backup, there was strikes Jupiter 1:12 pm. ' an old horsedrawn grader, although I 22—~Final Comet SL—9 fragment strikes never saw Earl use it. ‘ Owners Association meetings, Earl Jupiter 1:40 am. Full Moon 2:16 would outline his new ideas—how to In the spring of 1975 we had the pm. , last full blown roundup. The calves run a sluice box for gold, mine copper 28—Southem Delta Aquarid meteor were branded, cows dehorned, the bulls and silver in Paradox, and get gold shower peaks 5 pm. became steers. I had bought a horse “flour” out of the Colorado River. And 30—Last Quarter Moon 6:40 am. named Stars from Earl for $50, the best he had samples. Those meetings were Moon is at apogee (251,087 miles horse I ever owned. It was a real usually fun. from Earth) 5 pm. Besides these colorful memories, I _ cowboy horse and knew just what to do When Comet SL-9 strikes Jupiter, during the roundup. l was still a city think what I will always remember no one knows what to expect. Collision slicker and did not understand the about Earl and Nettie is how they will be on the back side ofJupiter. cows. After several false starts, Earl cared. Several times over the years they Jupiter’s rapid rotation will bring the firmly told me stop interfering, just sit would come down to the homestead area into view several minutes later. It on Stars and let the horse do the job. It just to see how things were going and will take a large telescope, steady worked! Things were relatively smooth ask if I needed help. Of course, if he seeing conditions, and familiarity with after that. Bob Degles and Annie could do some horse trading that would Jupiter's atmosphere to spot any McLanahan were part of that historic be a plus. Earl liked trading—anything. variations in the planet’s cloud patterns. event. As I recall, that was the last time Earl was a western pioneer. I feel the Hubble Space Telescope will be the corral complex at the main house privileged to have known and worked observing the event, as will the Galileo was used for cows, although Annie with him. ——-Ioe Kingsley probe. There should be some good used them for her horses for several coverage in the news and on TV. years. August 1994 Going to Miss Earl started his sawmill and 07—New Moon 2:45 am. “Old Earl” provided much of the early lumber for 12—Perseid meteor shower peaks. new construction. He also built many When we first met in 1985 I felt Moon is at perigee (229,574 miles the desire to get to know him and from Earth) 5:11 pm. Nettie better. I wanted to experience 13—First Quarter Moon 11:57 pm. the warmth, humor, and wisdom that The early morning hours of the was Earl. I enjoyed listening to tales 12th promise one of the best displays of about his adventures (and misadventhe Perseid meteor shower in many Canyonlands Llamas ANN BENGE tures), and I marveled at the amount of years. The waxing crescent Moon sets hard work he still accomplished Earl and Nettie supplied us with before midnight, and since the parent comet Swift-Tattle returned to the inner solar system in late 1992, a strong display seems almost certain. Venus remains bright and higher in the evening sky this month. On the evening of the 19th Mars passes less than 1° south of the open star cluster M35 in western Gemini. Binoculars will give you a good view of this ruddy 1st-magnitude planet as it skirts the edge of this rich star cluster. —Sam Welch wood, vegetables, useful information, many smiles, and no negative input. I guess that was the best gift of all. —Wilma Welch In the same week of Earl's death, two other CV familites lost loved ones—Aletha Williams and Dave Wagstaff's dad both died. Our sympathy CVSR 1911 Moab, Utah 84532 [phone] and love to their families and friends. \g/ /t\ \t/ /r\ \t/ /a\