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Show 2 - MUDDY TIMES . FEB 1992 A Good Place I’ve only been here for a year now. Long enough to feel the winds that brought the Indians their name for this valley, windy valley. Long enough to witness the wild blooms of a desert spring. Long enough to fall in love with the smell of sagebrush and juniper. Long enough to know the taste of river mud and to feel the tug, the power of the river’s current. I think that I will never tire of watching the sunrise over the tower, turning the LaSals into gold-capped mountains and the red rock pink. Most every evening I walk about the valley, sometimes down the dirt roads, other times clinging to the cliff sides. This place has become a part of me. I have internalized this magical landscape and discovered precipices, washes,,and canyons I never knew before. This valley will never leave me, even if I should leave here someday. I feel blessed to be here. And I understand how difficult it must be for the old timers of the valley to share this treasure, this bounty. And yet, in all my travels I know that rarely have I experienced such a welcome. I thank you all, you who have shared your knowledge and experience with me. For I have been here long enough to have frozen pipes, a dead cold battery, long enough to run out of firewood or gasoline. And always there has been one neighbor or another to lend a hand. With the fire last summer on Holyoak lane, I watched you all working together to help each other and thought, Ah yes, this is a good place to raise my children! —Ji1 Kulander West of Moab. She is dedicated and enthusiastic about representing our town, and suggests that we submit a well-thought-out recreation plan which she can present to the Board. A Tip for Proving Up Water Rights CV. is sending a general statement of recreation needs this week to let the rights, one of the best ways to do it is Board know we are interested in their an effective technique is that even assistance. though you may be planting only 6" There are other programs available to towns in Utah. Developments such as playing fields could be facilitated through the State Land and Water Conseervation Fund, which grown trees. Instead of plowing up some bare soil and pretending you’re irrigating something on it, consider promotes the acquisition and improvement of outdoor green spaces. Help with trees and shrubs for shade and wind protection could come from the Division of State Land and Forestry. Each of these programs provides assistance through cost-sharing and will have its own criteria for assistance. The town’s share might be in the form of money, labor, or both. Mayor John Groo is currently in contact with planning consultants from the Utah State University. With their help we will develop a cohesive plan for the Town Lot. Recreational needs for both adults and children are the prime consideration, and any ideas you have are important NOW as we begin to set priorities. Please phone any member of the town council with your suggestions (see list on page 4), or put a note in the Newsletter Suggestion Box and we will make sureit is delivered. John projects this fall as the groundbreaking time for our Town Lot development. It is exciting to think of an open place where Castle Valley citizens can visit and have fun together. —Joan Sangree For those who haven’t yet gotten around to proving up your water to plant trees. What makes this such seedlings, you are given credit for full some drip irrigation lines and a mixture of trees and shrubs along the lines. A major benefit of this approach is that the trees are growing while you build your house, or increasing your property value while you are doing other things. A minor benefit is that you won’t be creating clouds of dust in the years ahead from the bare land you’ll not plant again. A little grass, a garden, and lots of trees is a great combination for proving up water rights. The new State program that may provide matching funds for individuals planting windbreaks and wildlife habitat tree stands could really help with water projects (see related article). John Groo has done a huge amount of work for all of us, not only by setting up and handling many water rights applications but also by single-handedly securing additional water rights for the Town and for people who had let their water rights applications expire. If you’re new here and don’t know about the water rights system, call John for more information. —Jack Campbell Community Recreation Possibilities Recreation for the Town of Castle Valley will be one of the purposes of our new Town Lot, and there are some state and county programs to assist us in this area. The Grand County Recreation Board has annual funding available ($50,000 for 1992) for developing community recreational facilities and programs. Originally created to build storage facilities, summer recreation - TREES . GRAPES - ROSES . NATIVE PLANTS . FERTILIZER . IRRIGATION SUPPLIES . FRUIT TREES SHADE TREES . Low VOLUME / LOW PRESSURE IRRIGATION SYSTEMS DESIGN & INSTALLATION . XERISCAPE HEADQUARTERS . programs, and playing fields. Castle Valley’s board representative is Trish KEN &ALICE DROGIN 0 259-8274 oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo the Equestrian Center, the Rec Board 15 now focusing on other community needs. 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