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Show r A2 The Tlmes-lndependen- t, Thursday, Jan. 24, 1985 (fantaetifo. . . . Looking backward files of Through the The WmHHWWWHHHHHWWWWWWtWHW oft-tim- es four blocks in Salt Lake Valley, it seems. Implications are kind of The Appropriations Subcommittee dealing with the Utah Travel Council budget, for example, spooky. does not have one member representing the rural parts of Utah that the Travel Council promotes so heavily. Hopefully that parkland promotion wont be killed by the city legislators, but a lot of other rural projects of real merit will, as metropolitan lawmakers growing more frantic with each passing week over rising waters of the Great Salt Lake and Utah Lake look for unbelievable amounts of cash to deal with a problem that probably cant be dealt with adequately with any amount of money. Those few lawmakers who do represent the outside world where less than 20 percent of Utah residents actually live will have their hands full defending their areas and the folks who live there, despite their own private political philosophies. The new legislator for Grand and San Juan County, Rep. David Adams of Monticello, has already found that out, and has jumped in with both feet. Im sure that Dave will find himself voting to support a few concepts that he might, as an individual, be philosophically opposed to. And Im sure he will do so, because he has demonstrated man who himself to be a truly wants to do a good job of representing the interests of the people of the two counties he serves. At this point, Im impressed. Hes indicated that he sincerely wants input from the folks down here, and has made public how he can be reached, either by mail or by phone. Give him a call or write him, if you feel strongly about an issue. Youll find he will listen to your viewpint. "Sjt The Great American Rock Hunt I wrote about last week with, as Bill Davis would have said, tongue placed firmly in cheek, has gotten a lot of comments and a lot of laughs. It was a lot of fun, and were glad our readers are enjoying it with us. fair-mind- ed It seems like any time we take a about it later, wherever it was we went becomes a popular destination for a while, which tells us the newspaper is read, at least. Such was the case last week. We had decided to make a continuation of the big rock hunt in a different location. This time we went across the river, parking the truck upriver from the boat dock, but below one of the park services famous vehicle barricades. There are some great petroglyphs up river a ways, but more importantly the place provides access to the upper levels, where we were headed. This is beautiful country, and relatively easy hiking, with just a bit of climbing involved. Judging from the tracks, there is quite a herd of deer which runs this country, and doubtless some of them saw us, but we didnt see any of them: We saw only one set of other footprints in the area, laid down some time ago by the looks of them. We saw a fairy city of small rock pieces, up ended as per card or com cob houses, some of them several stories, but no more than about a foot, high. The footprints of the builder(s) were gone, but two pepsi bottles remained. We saw ancient stumps of juniper trees. They appear to be older than pioneer harvests, and presented their own mysteries. The I found a 38 special shell, and the business end of an unknown gauge bullet, possibly shot before the area became part of Arches. We didnt find anything else of note, except a beautiful view. Oh, yes. We did find, as stated earlier, that people read the paper. Looking across the river at Lions Back, there was not a time when we didnt see people over there. There hadnt been a footprint the week before. We found our son and his friends on motorcycles on the slick rock trail, and yelled at them, but they didnt hear us. We found other folks, who were not deafened by the engines of motorcycles, could hear us, and exchanged some hellos across the chasm. Mainly, we found a most enjoyable afternoon, made more so by the fact we were down to shirtsleeves, and this in January. We gathered our various items of clothing on the return trip. To anyone who may wish to make this hike, I recommend that you do on purpose what we did rather by accident, and leave some brightly colored object at the point where you gain the topside, so as to know where you should descend. I also recommend that if you are allergic to the tamarisk, as we are, you commence with antihist and eye drops immediately upon returning home, if not before. Times-Indepehde- nt (SSPS 6309-200Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Moab, Utah under the Act of March 3, 1897 Second Class Postage Paid at Moab, Utah 84532 Official City and County Newspaper .Published Each Thursday at 35 East Center Street Moab, Grand County, Utah 84532 POSTMASTER: Send Change of Address to: The Times- Independent, P.O. Box 129, Moab, Utah 84532 Samuel J. and Adrien F. Taylor Publishers and Editors Assistant to the Publishers Hazel Bradley Dorbthy Anderson Hon Drake Circulation Manager Production Foreman, Sales sub-zer- was vigorously Times-Independe- supporting a vote in favor of the tax. 40 Years Ago Moab area residents passed away during the Four prominent dramatic show, Captain RacketL The thermometer had dropped to 4 below zero severalnights' this week, and a heavy snowstorm was experienced. 60 Years Ago The unprecedented cold weather had provided a perfect highway to the new oil well located on the Colorado River 15 miles below Moab. The river was frozen solid, and the equipment was skidded to the location on the ice. Nine sleds pulled by horses were being used to move the equipment to the wellsite. week. They were R. Lee Kirk, J. W. Moore, Mrs. W. E. Parks and pioneer Amasa Larsen. Paul Stark of the Stark Funeral Home in Fruita was in charge of the funerals. A home talent show was scheduled at the Ides Theatre, with proceeds to all go towards benefiting the Infantile Paralysis drive. Legislation settling a controversy between the Ute Indians and Grand County stockmen as to the use of 220,000 acres of land long-standi- ng Hospital news notes . . . Stewart, Janet Shumway; disch: Glenna White, Angel Randall. Jan. 22 admit: Brenda Bohn; disch: Rodney Dalton. Jan. 16 admit: Judith Gahr, Crystal Day, Michael Wallick, r Duane Dull; disch: none. Jan. 17 admit: Glenna White, Sherry Youngblood; disch: Vickie NEWBORNS 3BomHOSPITAL to Crystal and Jan. Ellis, Ervin Holtz, Ralph Compher, Crystal Day and baby girl. Jan. 18 admit: Walter Mason; disch: Jessie Eshom. Jan. 19 admit: Helen Holyoak, Angel Randall; disch: Judith Gahr. Jan. 20 admit: Rodney Dalton; disch: Leona Keep, Sherry Youngblood, Walter Mason. Jan. 21 admit: Max Day, Sherry 16, 1985 Marlyn Day, a girl, Kira Lindsey, 20 in., 7 lb. 6 oz. Bom Jan. 21, 1985 to Janet and Bud Shumway, a boy, Jacob, Kayne, 20 in., 7 lb. 1 oz. Bom Jan. 22, to Brenda and Kenneth Bohn, a girl, Vanessa, 20V4 in., 7 lb. 2 oz. Moab club members plan to attend convention The Womens Literary Club under the direction of President Ann Pool met Sat., Jan. 19 at the Civic Center for their regular monthly meeting and program on the arts. follows: G.F.W.C.-U.F.W.winter board meeting is Jan. 26 at the Salt Lake Hilton, in Salt Lake City. Several members from the club and district will attend. The newest project of G.F.W.C. is child abuse and this was delegated to the home life committee; Presidents reporting: Hugh OBrian Youth Scholarship. Education chairman Judy Hart gave a report on her research on the needs of the C. jaunt into the hills, and then write The temperature had not risen above freezing all week, and o temperatures had been recorded each night. The warmest night, in fact, was 12 below zero. A special election had been called for Jan. 31, where voters were being asked to support the levying of a one mill tax to run for 20 years for the support of a county hospital. The The editor complained that enough money had already been spent in Moab on dance halls and saloons to have paid for a complete community water system and electric light plant. A number of prominent people in the community had announced the upcoming performance of a home Refreshments were served, a business meeting was held. Highlights on the agenda were as by Adrien Taylor Five drilling rigs were now boring for oil in Grand County. 80 Years Ago George Sutherland was elected by the Utah Legislature to represent Utah in the U.S. Senate. An epidemic of diptheria had resulted in the complete closure of the school system in Moab valley. Hostess for the event was the arts committee consisting of chairman Joanne Key, Marilyn Rose, Jean Von Pelt, Anna Coffman, and Nola Franklin. Many Trails . . . nt and the Grand Valley Times By Sam Taylor Being a rural legislator these days is no easy task. Vastly outnumbered by their urban colleagues, rural legislators must if they really care about constituent concerns devote vast amounts of time and energy to protection of rural interests, even if means violating some that of their own personal convictions. It wasnt always that way. When I first became a legislator in the early 1960s gad, that seems like a long time ago, there were 8 Senators representing the Wasatch front, and 19 representing the rest of Utah. Each county in Utah was guaranteed by constitution at least one member of the House of Representatives. Rural Utah was well represented, and members could pretty much be themselves voting their personal philosophies pretty much without worrying about defending Issues that were mainly rural-Uta- h One beneficial. area representative in the old days, for instance, stated that in his years in the House he had a policy of voting no on every bill, and claimed he was right 90 percent of the time. He may have had a point, and obviously saved a lot of time in not having to read and study the bills that were under consideration. His operational mode wouldnt do rural Utah much good today. One session in which I served, I became so deeply involved in bills having to do with the reorganization of the executive branch of state government that I had little time to spend on constituent concerns, although I tried. There were a lot of other rural legislators, though, who managed to watch the store while I was involved in what I considered loftier pursuits. The U.S. Supreme Court changed all that, though. Reapportionment laws passed in the late 1960s after legislators were ordered by the Court to do so, almost destroyed rural representation in the Utah Legislature and similar bodies nationwide. Now only a handful of men and women from cities not a part of the Wasatch Front sit in Utahs legislature, and theres a state representative for every three or Times-Independe- developmentally disabled which included all the schools and handicapped programs. After much discussion members voted to buy six chairs for the handicapped children of Grand County Training Center. The president invited all to an pre-scho- ol open house for Jen Pope on Jan. 27 at the solarium of Allen Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Pope is a longtime Literary Club member (57 years) and past president of the club. Speakers for the program were coordinator of the Senior Citizens Program, Dixie Leech and her assistant Lucille McCormick. She explained the program and requirements, toured the Seniors area, and showed the ceramics room. Mrs. McCormick displayed the molds, mixer, and other tools. On display were many beautiful ceramics made by the Seniors. The club was the sponsor of. a committee to raise funds for a Senior Center and this Center is the outcome of the work of the committee, city and county officials, businessmen, school administrator, and many other citizens. It is an ongoing civic improvement project of the club and in this 1984-8- 6 administration a decision will be made to spend money on a special project for the building - something in the beautification line. The next meeting will be Feb. 16 and any interested women of Grand County is invited to attend or call 4 for further Mrs. Pool at Civic-Seni- 259-560- information. Letters to the editor. Dear Editor I received Backcountry a copy of the Management Plan (proposed) for Canyonlands National Park. I read it with interest. My reaction is that having already of the taxpayers of this kept 95 country out by failing to build the roads and facilities, as promised when the park was .created, the National Park Service now appears to be taking aim at the remaining 5 and backpackers) with 39 pages (single spaced) of (four-wheele- rs rules and regulations designed to enhance the experience of the handful of hardy souls that will visit this century. I tend to agree with the comment made last month in Moab when a resident was asked where the safest place to build the Nuclear Repository would be. Said he, Hell. . .right in the middle of . . Canyonlands. . .aint never gonna be nobody therel Sincerely, Buckley Jensen Monticello, Utah To the Editor: As a scleroderma patient who has suffered alone for too many years with a disease that few people have ever heard of, I am attempting to locate others who suffer from scleroderma (systemic sclerosis). My New Years resolution is to correspond with as many scleroderma patients as possible. Doctors tell me there are 300,000 of us. Perhaps your readers can assist me in locating others like myself. I can be reached at 21 Brennan Street, 21, Watsonville, CA 95076. Thank you, Diane Williams i Subscribe Now to Stye imwKiJniiepeniieni Name . Address . State. Sfivffcssrtcm UtsSi 8B0 .Zip. IlMwhtrt 120 in the Book Cliffs was recommended to the U.S. Senate by the Committee on Public Lands and Surveys. 20 Years Ago J. W. Corbin, president of Midland Telephone Company since 1923, had announced his retirement. His son, J. Wallace Corbin was named to take his place as chief operating officer of the independent telephone company serving Southeastern Utah and Dove Creek, Colo. W. R. McCormick, president of Stand Metals Corp., announced that Moab was being considered along with some sites in Colorado for a major metals milling facility. Dennis Byrd had been appointed justice of the peace in Moab, to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Otho Murphy. Employment at the Texas Gulf Sulphur potash mine and mill had passed the 200 mark. An Athena Missile was successfully fired from Green River to the White Sands Missile Base in New Mexico during the week. Bud Lincoln and George White were making plans to fly to Hollywood on behalf of the Moab Chamber of Commerce to discuss using Moab as location for moving pictures with various production companies there. Mayor Norman Boyd presented Moab Jaycee President John Zimmerman a special award for all the civic projects undertaken by the civic club during the past year. Senior Citizen news ... . by Violet Wiler I Sunday saw a flock of Robins here in Moab, wonder what they could mean. Saturday and Sunday were so beautiful, so warm and sunny, wasnt it wonderful. The pot luck supper held Sat., Jan. 5 was a big success, lots of delicious food. Weather was rather chilly but all presnt enjoyed the food, companionship and dancing. It was nice to have a covered dish dinner on Fri. , Jan. 18. It has been a long time since we were allowed to have a noon time covered dish meal. We have some very good cooks, and there is always plenty of food. Much laughter can be heard before the food is served and after the meal is over. It gets pretty quiet while everyone is eating. We enjoy teasing Dixie about calling the numbers on our tables. All want to be first. Saturday, Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. a birthday party was held to honor Marie Dull, Bessie Bennett, Maxine Smith, Gen. Pope, Leona Dunkerly, Geo. Wiggins and Walter Burge. Six delicious cakes decorated the serving tables. The cakes were baked by Virginia Halley, Patsy Allred, Margaret Wiggins, Maxine Smith, La Von Grey and Violet Wiler. Fiddlers La Var Hibl and Kathy Hawks accompanied by Fran Townsend at the piano played Happy Birthday and everyone joined in singing. Bessie is happy to be well enough to attend our meals and parties; Marie has been attending quite a few years; Maxine enjoys the fellowship; Geroge and Walter have been coming for about a year or better and enjoy being with us. George and wife, Margaret, had been hosted to a dinner by their daughter to celebrate their 39th anniversary. Walter has met a very nice lady, Nola Franklin, and enjoys her company. Leona enjoys living in Moab and likes the people. Her son is coming in a few months to try to take her home with him. We do not wish him success. We like having Leona with us. La Var, Kathy and Frank played danceable nummany bers and many danced. The dancers kept asking them to play more toe-tappi- Progressive relaxation is a deep relaxation technique that tensing-relaxin- . : , - sometimes called wandering ' and refers to having ; distracting thoughts. Dont be mind discouraged when you notice that you are thinking of something else. . Gently allow the thought to pass mind and return to j' through your focused breathing. Deep relaxation will occur as you maintain patience and continue to return to focused attention. After fifteen to twenty minutes, open your eyes and slowly return to a normal level of activity. The recommended amount of meditation is once a day. This will achieve results and reduce tension with a couple of weeks of daily practice. It becomes easier and faster to achieve deep relaxation when practiced each day. For a more detailed outline of this meditation technique, contact Four Comers Mental Health Center. Life Cycles is presented as a public service of Four Corners Mental Health Center, Southeastern Utah Social Services, and Southeast- era Utah Health District, and is intended to assist individuals and families to improve the quality of fife. WEATHER songs. After the entertainment, cake, ice cream, coffee and punch was served. Many enjoyed Hanging to taped music the remainder of the evening. Thtise who do not dance enjoyed watching and visiting. The next scheduled event is a pot luck supper to be held at 6:30 p.m. Sat., Feb. 2. We have lots of fun at these meals so you Senior Citizens who have never attended, why not come and renew old .friendships, and make new friends too. Tuesdays are still ceramics day, come out and make something beautiful. We have a cute valentine mouse you could paint. Louis and Maxine Smith had as guests their son Norm and his wife Ann at the party. It is always nice to meet relatives or friends of our Senior Citizens. We hope to seen Ann and Norm again. They do not have too far to come as they live in Price. was1 developed in the 1920s by Edmund Jacobson. It is based on the idea that in order to produce relaxation' the person must first learn to' recognize tension. Begin by selecting a quiet place, and sitting or lying in a comfortable position. Close your eyes and; concentrate on the various muscles in your body, group by group. Begin by tensing the muscles in your hand into a tight fist. Feel the effort it takes to keep you hand tightly' clenched. Next let your fist open and your entire hand relax. Be aware of the difference in feeling between-tensand relaxed. Continue' this tensing and relaxing procedure; with each muscle group in your, body. First hands, then forearms,, upper arms, feet, calves, thighs,, buttocks, abodmen, shoulders, neck, face. Become aware of which muscle group stores most of your' tension. You can repeat the g procedure slowly' for those problem areas. When all muscle groups are relaxed, you can stay in this relaxed state for ten or fifteen minutes. Allow a few minutes to slowly come back to a normal state. With practice you can learn to relax very quickly. At first your should practice at least once a day and you can notice a reduction in your level of tension within two or three weeks of daily practice. Some ' people notice results even sooner. What Is meditation? Meditation is an ancient way of achieving deep relaxation and there are several meditation techniques. Although meditation is associated ; with Eastern religious practices, there is nothing mystical about it. Like other techniques of deep relaxation, it is a way to focus attention, help quiet and calm your , mind, and free you from normal, jA busy activity temporarily. Meditation techniques 'sometimes use a word as a focal point, a color, your breathing, or an object. One way to start meditation is to select a quiet place and set there comfortably with your eyes closed. Relax your muscles and focus on your ; breathing. Breathe through your , nose in an easy, natural way. With . ' each exhale repeat silently the word ' or color you have chosen. Continue this pattern of regular breathing and meditation for about fifteen min-utes. The second stage of meditation is For All Your Printing Needs Call Us First! 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