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Show Page A4 Many Trails by Adrien F. Taylor have devoted this column in large part to local issues in the last few months. It being January, and not a whole lot of stuff going on besides remarks about the weather, Im going to write this week about my other love. Besides newspapering, that would be fiber arts. come from a long line of what my mother used to call needleworkers." Im fortunate to have specimens of my mothers own work, and both grandmothers in addition to things that Sams mother made. And despite what used to think about working out my own destiny, it has finally made sense to me that its in the genes. My father having been a writer, the newspaper thing is also in the genes. Its no wonder felt cheated and frustrated to have stumbled upon spinning so late in my life (about age 50), but have been trying to make up for lost time and plan to continue doing so into the coming years. In our family room is a wall hanging made from my very first spinning. Its a lesson in perseverance! Knitted lace has made a tremendous comeback in fiber arts circles in the last few years, and Ive gone right along with the flow, so that am now taking some of the old patterns and reinterpreting them in my work. Theres really not much new under the sun in knitting patterns. From the New Zealand trip last spring brought home some really lovely yarns, including things havent seen in domestic yarn shops. And then one day, a fellow spinnerknitter at a retreat was working with the oddest combination of yarns for a scarf. Whats that? asked. Eyelash yarn. Well, discovered fur yarn and eyelash yarn and feather yarn. Knit up on big needles, size 14 or larger, they make fabulous shawls, scarves or boas. Remember the boa.? That flapper era thing? Its back. And to celebrate the New Year, Im going to teach a little class at the MARC beginning Jan. 24. You can knit your very own boa. Heinselmans in Provo is partnering up with the MARC to have a variety of yarns in different colors and finishes available, and were ordering extra, because these ffTtmgg-ttftcpgttfrg- Thursday, January 8, 2004 ttt Castle Valley Comments by Ron Drake things are addictive. Why so? Well, theyre mindless knitting. Starting with between 8 and 12 stitches, one simply knits to the end of the row, turns, knits back, and so forth. Simple, and simply fabulous. When said little class, its true. Twelve students maximum. We'll meet Jan. 24 to get started, and then meet again two weeks hence to finish up. Call over to the MARC if you want in on this thing. And if we have an overflow of students, Ill teach it again. Im also going to be doing a little teaching of spinning on a hand spindle, so if anybody wants to take that up, give me a call and well go from there, -a-ftshould have seen the train coming, but just B wasn't watching. Hence, we have a fat little section this week, and just this flimsy A section. No. Nothing crucial is missing.Things might be in some rather places. We usually run the obituaries on page A4. This week theyre on A2, and there is quite a little flock of them. Interestingly, we didn't have any obituaries in the two big holiday newspapers. That's not unusual. Morticians and editors agree: people try to wait until after the holidays to die. Morbid? Maybe. So then the editorial columns and letters to the editor are crammed onto pages A3 and 4. But it's January. There is not a lot of advertising to support the news, but then there's not a whole lot of news either. The Bluff Balloon Festival wouldn't ordinarily have made page 1 . But now maybe a bunch of Moabites will bundle up and drive down there for the festivities. As said, the train was coming down the track, and just wasn't looking for it. I I I I I I 12-p- I odd-lookin- I I I I I g. g I I -- aft- made for the staff this Christout and the old uranium era mastmas, pulled head to put on them. It's about 50 years ago now since the boom hit Moab. So thought it would be fun to resurrect that artwork and use it again. It's on page 1 this week. We had T--l I Letters to the editor policy does not necessarily endorse the opinions published in letters to the editor and guest editorials. The l welcomes opinions from its readers concerning any subject pertinent to Southeastern Utah. Letters should be to the point and must include the writers name, address and telephone number. Letters may not be used to replace advertisements, or to list and thank sponsors or participants to a particular event. Letters to the editor will be not be accepted from any candidate who has filed for political office or from anyone writing in support of a filed candidate. Anything unsigned, of a libelous nature, or containing defamatory statements will not be considered for publication. All letters must be typed or legibly written, and be 400 words or less. Letters are subject to editing. Mail to Letter to the Editor, P.O. Box 129, Moab, Utah, 84532. Deadline is Monday, 5 p.m. to editormoabtimes.com. The Letters may also be sent via may not accept letters from persons who write more frequently than once every four weeks. Changes to letters to the editor after submission will be accepted only in the most extreme circumstances. The Times-lndepende- nt Whitney was bom to Jeff and Trudine Whitney. Trudines brother, Tony who was an EMT and an Air Force medic with OBGYN experience at Hill Air Force Base, assisted them. In spite of his experience, he still got in a lot of trouble with the ambulance association for his participation in the delivery. Others of our children have been bom at home in Castle Valley including Amber Ehlers who had their street named after her. It was different said Rick Fullam about the annual fireworks display last Thursday morning promptly at midnight. Some of the higher shots got totally lost in the fog, he said but the only alternative was to not shoot them at all. In addition to Rick, Bill Riggs, Bruce Aldrich and Jim Smouse spent the whole day setting up the display and the weather looked fine but during the evening the fog rolled in and obscured some of the show. Even though some of them were lost in the fog, they still reflected an eerie glow across the valley and were still a lot of fun to witness. There were 50 of the big four inch shells, 150 of the three inch variety and 250 of what they call shots and exhibition cakes, the ones that didnt get lost in the atmosphere, for a total of 450 shells. Many of the smaller 250 candles, cakes and mines were timed pretty close together and created an awesome display that was even enhanced by the fog. As always, Bill and Rick are accepting contributions for next years fireworks, as the volunteer contributions are what finance the display each year. Besides working on our local show, local pyrotechnician Rick Fullam was busy around the new year delivering shows to other places around the west where local people fire them off. Besides furnishing the shows, he offers information, support and training for those doing their own. He is now gearing up for the Fourth of July. And speaking of babies, Ben and Emily Tuft Williams welcomed their first son into the world at 9:43 p.m., December 31 at the Logan Re- gional Hospital where Emily works as a registered nurse. Waiting until the New Year to give birth wasnt an option for Emily even if she had a choice. Silas Blaine Williams weighed 7 lbs, 12 oz and was 19 inches long with some big feet. The grandparents are Don and Janie Tuft and Richard and Jolene Williams, all of Castle Valley. Emilys due date wasnt until January 14 but her doctor felt it was coming sooner and didnt want her to travel home for Christmas fearing another Castle Valley birth. So Don and Janie went to Logan for the holidays, fighting the horrific snowstorm both ways. They no sooner got home when they got a call from Emily the following week stating she was going into labor and wanted them there, so off they went again. Don said he was thankful that Emily would want them there to witness her natural birth and is thrilled and proud of both of them. It is beautiful, as a parent, he said, when your kids are happy, its a blessing. I had a nice visit with the Minett family Monday afternoon in their home at the Day Star Academy. Amy and Brad recently welcomed their new baby, Elizabeth Sue into the world and she was also the New Years first baby, bom at 11:57 p.m., January 1. 1 actually met Amy and Brad earlier in the month when they sang a beautiful duet at the Day Star We have certainly had extremes in weather this year. Christmas time was the warmest in memory and the following week it turned cold. The first of this week the temperature hovered around zero in the mornings. Last New Years Day, the fog from the night before froze on everything creating beautiful frost and ice crystals. Dave Vaughn was impressed with the crystals around his house, some bigger than hes ever seen so he got some pictures. One picture appeared Sunday evening and Monday morning on KSL Television during their weather forecast. Academys annual Christmas program. They are new to the valley, having moved here last August and a wonderful addition to the community. They elected to have the natural delivery at home where there was a more intimate atmosphere. But little Elizabeth wasnt the first New Year baby from Castle Valley. Actually, she wasnt the first Elizabeth either. In 1982, just after midnight on January 1, Elizabeth T-- Times-lndepende- nt Allen Memorial Hospital Moab, Utah : Working hard for animal shelter Dear Adrien, I am writing because there have already been serious miscommunications with the city regarding the position of The Humane Society concerning the construction of the Animal Shelter. We are working very diligently to prevent future misunderstandings. We are writing a position paper and hoped to have it published next week. We have not yet submitted an article because we wanted to be sure it was accurate and also accurately represented our views. We are working very hard, as we have for the last four years, to provide the best possible services to the community and to minimize the numbers of animals who have to be killed because there is no room at the inn. Sincerely, -- Arlan Kevin Matteson, M.D. has joined the staff of Allen Memorial Hospital. Dr. Matteson is a board certified General Surgeon and brings with him a broad spectrum of medical training. He graduated from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in 1990. He travels from Cortez, Colorado every other week to hold clinics and to perform surgery. He enjoys running, tennis, hiking and camping. General Surgeon schedule appointments, please call Canyonlands Medical Center and contact Carla Garlett, Clinic Coordinator at 259-0022- 5. Lazere for the Board of HSMV Letter to the Editor: Recently, there have been some references made to the USA Patriot Act here in the I just wanted to remind everybody that the TRUE title of this legislative act is; Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001. HR 3162 RDS, 107th CONGRESS, 1st Session, H. R. 3162, IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED, October 24, 2001. WOW! Thats impressive, having the acronym spell out a rousing and totally misleading catch phrase! I wouldnt be a bit surprised to find that our friends in Washington D.C. (District of Corruption) worked many long nights over many months to come up with that one! This should certainly be a wake up call to those who doubt who the real enemies of the United States Constitution are. Heres a internet link to the text of this evil Times-lndependen- iT .. . What does USA PATRIOT act really mean? Allen Memorial Hospital Administration and staff welcome Dr. Kevin Matteson to our hospital and the Moab and Grand County community. To Letters to the Editor . . . piece of legislation, provided by the Electronic Privacy Information Center; t. http:www.epic.orgprivacyterrorism hr3162.html . If you havent read it, PLEASE DO! Is it an act of protecting Freedom, or the gateway to a Police State? I defer to wiser men than I: They that can give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Ben Franklin, 1755, to the Pennsylvania State Legislature A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government. - Edward Abbey We, the people, are the rightful masters of both congress and the courts - not to overthrow the constitution, but to overthrow men who pervert the constitution. - Abe Lincoln -- Michael Weber Moab Santa brought a baby elephant Twin Mattresses starting as lo' tmes $55 We need to make room per set FREE SET UP 6309-200- 0) as Second class Matter at the Post address: editormoabtimes.com ail Postmaster: Send changes of address to: The 435-259-75- P.O. Box 129, Moab, UT Times-lndepende- or FAX 435-259-77- NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION Member and ty PRESS ASSOCIATION Samuel J. and Adrien F. Taylor, Publishers Adrien F. 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