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Show A8-T- he Tlmes-independe- Thursday, March 10,1988 nt, IService Award winning "Canyons Edge" is traveling to Colorado soon held March 5 for Aldeti B. Newell church at 1st North and 1st East as the labor contribution for his father By and other family members. . Later they moved to a farm in what is now the Walker subdivision. As a young boy he often went with his father, who drove freight wagons between Thompson and Moab, a trip foat took four days. He drove may wagons himself as a young man and told often of bringing most of the brick and building materials for the original L.D.S. the Moab area. He continued similar work for the rest of his life and worked for the Forest Service, the Park Service, the Bureau of Public Roads. He directed the construction of over 1500 miles of roads in the forests and deserts of Utah to service mining, ranching and recreation. Some of his heavily used roads in the Moab area are the Shafer Trail, onto the Colorado River, the Min- eral Canyon Road onto the Green River and the road around Fisher Point on the North end of the LaSal Mountains. On March 20th, 1933 he married Irma Beach and to this union were bom two children, Patricia Peterson and Allen C. Newell. He is also survived by eight grandchildren, Bryan, Mark, Kirk and Paula Peterson; Roxayn, Allison, David and Robert Newell. He loved the LaSal Mountains and was an avid deer hunter for all of his active life. For many years there was an annual reunion of the Newell and Beach families during hunting seasons at the "Tin Roof cabin. After he retired, he and Irma spent most summers at his beloved Mountain home. To his many family and friends a stay at the "tin roof cabin was a warm and loving experience never to be forgotten. He will be missed, but his love, example, and friendship will always be next meeting of the Provisional League of Women Voters of Grand County this Saturday, March 12. Utah State Representative David Adams and State Senator Omar Bunnell will be informing their constituents in Grand County of the bills, resolutions and appropriations that passed the Utah State Legislature. The breakfast meeting will start this Saturday at 10 a.m. and last until noon. It is being held at Arches Dining Room, 182 S. Main, next to the Ramada Inn in Moab. Each legislator will speak for approximately 20 minutes concerning the bills that passed that they feel die award-winni- ng orado communities; Telluride, Aspen and Grand Junction. To Arches . . . James Dixon has been awarded the High School Senior position at Arches National Park. . Canyonlands Natural History Association and Arches National Park have created a position for a graduating senior to provide an opportunity to gain public contact skills and to leam the basic management principles of a bookstore business. James will work with National Park Service and Canyonlands Natural History As- With the recent acquisition of portable equipment, the artistry of Colorado Plateau images coupled with an almost poetic narrative laced with Native American story and music soundtrack, can be adapted to many theaters. In February, "The Canyon's Edge" was shown at Hansen Planetarium in Salt Lake City. On March 4th and 5th, the show was presented at The Nugget Theater in Telluride. Mesa College in Grand Junction will host a March 15th double showing and Aspen High School Auditorium will be the scene of a March 17th presentation. Canyonlands Field Institute, producer of "The Canyon's Edge," has sociation personnel providing visitor interpretation and will assist with the bookstore operation. This is the first year that the position has been available. Upon successful completion of the season, James will also receive a $500 bonusscholarship. ATTENDED FUNERAL Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn Taylor of Grand Junction and Homer Taylor of Blanding were here to attend the funeral services for their cousin, Alden Newell which were held Saturday at the LDS Church on 4th North. HERE FOR BUSINESS Mrs. Velma Pauls Bloomer, formerly of Moab, was down from Mancos, Co. one day last week on business and while here attended the Senior Citizen dinner to meet many Legislators set for League meeting Sat. Anyone interested in the decisions made at the Utah State Legislature's recent session will want to attend the h, show, "The Canyon's Edge, will have been seen by audiences in three Western Slope Col- He was a graduate of Grand County High School. During the depression of the 30's he worked as a foreman in the CC Camps and supervised the construction of many roads and conservation projects in Alden B. Newell Alden Burdick Newell passed away ,t his home in Moab on March 3, 988.' He war bom on August 7, 1907, the second child of eight children bom to George Almon Newell ifid Rebecca Dalton. He was a member of the L.D.S. Church and Was the last surviving member of his pioneer Moab family. CHe spent his early years working on his father's ranch, which was on the upper end of Poverty Flat, now known as Spanish Valley. He and his brothers rode horses to school for a number of years. mid-Marc- multi-med- ia announced that regular seasonal showings will resume in Moab at the theater in the Western Plaza Bam at the end of April. Opening nights will be free to the public as a preseason opportunity to Moab area residents. A special showing is also scheduled to the upcoming Rotary convention. "The Canyon's Edge" was the recent recipient, of the Utah Endowment for the Humanities Merit Award, presented in Salt Lake City on February 27th. Only twelve of the more than 70 projects funded by the UEH in 1987 received the prestigious Merit Award. Karla VanderZanden, Director of Programs for Canyonlands Field In . ar mail. The newly elected supervisors join Karl Tangren and Margaret Southard 'J jwho are incumbent supervisors on this Board, oi Ron Hagan, Randy Nelson and Greg Vetere of Green River have been elected supervisors of the Green five-memb- er River Soil Conservation District Board. They have been elected by focal land users to four-yeterms Of office which also begin March 15, 1988. The Utah Soil Conservation ar 1 Custom Cabinets? Call Chartrand (LaSal Factory) 686-233- 0 sequencing. In presenting the special recognition, UEH Executive Director Del-mo- Utah State University Horticulture Extension Specialist, Bill Varga, will be giving an ornamental pruning workshop on March 17, 1988 from p.m. Everyone will meet at 801 Locust Lane and do a walking pruning tour through the neighborhood. Sharon Myron, Grand County 1- -3 Extension Agent said, "Mr. Varga is exceptionally well trained in home landscaping maintenance and will be available to answer any questions." Some of the plants that will be used in the demonstration are forsythia, lilac, several evergreens, roses and others. The demonstration is free and everyone is invited to attend. For further details, contact the U.S.U. Extension office used in public programming." The principal designer of "The Canyon's Edge" visual imagery was Bruce Hucko, who along with photographer Tom Till, contributed the almost-50- 0 presentation. Author Tory Tempest Williams wrote the script and narrates the show. Dear Parent: The need for strong families has never been greater than today. Moral foundations are crumbling and strong pressures continually try to pull families apart. Parenting has never been more significant. Parenting by Grace is a course that will help us become better parents. It will teach us to apply the concepts and principles of parenting found in the Bible to our homes today. Parenting by Grace begins May 5th at the First Baptist Church, 8 p.m., for eleven weeks. I hope you will be a part of this important course. 7-- Sincerely, Pastor Don Falke For enrollment information call 259-731- 0. 259-759- 8. on Grand County. The remaining time will be devoted to any questions the audience might have concerning the recent legislative session. The Provisional League of Women Voters of Grand County is a political organization dedicated to encouraging active citizen involvement in government The group meets the second Saturday of non-partis- every month from September through May and anyone of voting age is welcome to attend andor to join the group. For more information, attend the meeting on March 12, or write the League of Women Voters, P.O. Box 205, Moab, Utah SEMI-ANNU- AL 84532. Commission carried out the election through the mail. The newly elected supervisors join Howard 'Silliman and John Vetere who are incumbent supervisors on Board. this The Boards of Supervisors represent private land managers in carrying out localized soil and water profive-memb- er XL Engineered For All Season Highway Performance V Steel Belted All Season Radial tection and development programs. This includes directing the technical assistance for project planning ofConservafered by the USDA-Sotion Service and coordinating the State of Utah Agriculture Resource Development Loan (ARDL) program which provides low interest loans to private land managers to conservation projects. The District Board's business is conducted in regular meetings which are open to the public. For time and meeting place, contact one of the supervisors. il BACK FROM ALASKA Mrs. Loretta Shafer has returned from a three months stay in Alaska where she had been visiting members of her family. Blackwell Outline OWL White Letters BW D.C. uropractic Clinic Iflocatedm - u ;; Built To Take You Anywhere You Wbnt To Go WRANGLER AT RADIAL Oil Filter, Chassis Lube & Oil Change Lubricate chassis, drain oil and refill with up to five quarts of major brand motor oil, and install a new oil filter. 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Merald White, Janie Walker and arroll Clark of Moab have been elected supervisors of the Grand Soil stitute, headed the UEH matching funding project to revise the show's narrative with more Native American the photographic Story and fine-tu- 259 - 7875 |
