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Show Page A8 Castle Valley Comments by Ron Drake Harley Sportster during the 64th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally last week. For Charleen Radley it was a dream come true, something she has wanted to do for most of her life. And last week she did it. She participated in the 64th annual From the dusty old files of 25 years ago, we see that Fire Chief Dave Durrant and members of the fire Harley Davidson Motor Cycle Rally at Sturgis, North Dakota. It is Sturgis department were offering an advanced first aid course to residents of the community. course was The taught by Bob Deglas, Barbara and Kevin McGann and Durrant and cost $5.00 per person. Members of the Castle club spent a week Valley at Buckeye Reservoir. Leader Cindy Johnson said the group enjoyed a variety of activities and placed third in the cooking competition. They included Jeff and Shawn Pueblo, Tina and Missy Plastow, Colleen and Shannon Pueblo, Kris Johnson, Anne Dastrup, Kim Stucki, Lou Ann Schmidt, Nicki Ricketts, Jack Young and Becki Fenton. Andy the largest such rally in the world that draws participants by the hundreds of thousands and they come in droves from all over the world. Lodging reservations must be made a year in advance if one hopes to get a motel room because 32-ho- ur 4-- H every motel is full within a 500 mile radius of Sturgis. Nearby Sundance, Wyoming with a population of 1,060 swells to over 100,000 people for the event. Charleen took her 1997 Harley Davidson 883 Sports- ter Hugger to Sturgis in a trailer but put on nearly 1,000 miles after she got there going on different runs during her four days there. She went to Mt. Rushmore, the old western town of Deadwood, Crazy Horse Monument, Custer State Park, Devils Tower, Sundance and other towns within a 300 mile radius including Huelett, Wyoming where the town hosted a free meal to all the participants. The main rally centers around Sturgis, however, and when they are all there, the bikes are parked four rows deep and 22 blocks long down the main street. They include old and new bikes and many custom motorcycles of all shapes and sizes. Charleen recently added a new engine guard to help displace the heat, a new cooling system and a comfy new seat to her Harley to make the ride even more fun. Everyone is nice, she says, and everyone helps each other in addition to a pit crew that is on duty to repair bikes free of charge when needed. She rides the Harley a couple of times a week around Thursday, August 19, 2004 lEtmeg-htbgpcnbe- nt Unique book on Moab area movies back in print After a lengthy period of being out of print, the popular the valley and to work at the Castle Creek Winery where she is employed as the winery manager. Charleen loves the bike and also likes to take it up into the mountains. It is really nice at 8,000 feet, she says, and she sees a lot more while on the bike than in a vehicle. She would advise taking a motorcycle safety course to learn, among other things, where to be so drivers see you when driving among cars. She also advises people to follow their dream, she is glad she followed hers and was able to have the experience of a lifetime at the Sturgis rally. Because the rally sometimes will conflict with the grape harvest at the winery, she wont be able to go next year but the year after, shell be there. Charleen Radley sits on her Che Moab-are- a movie-makin- g book Where God Put the West is back on shelves at more than 25 retail outlets in the region. Lo- cal h au-- t o r Bette Stanton and Canyonlands Natural History Association have teamed up to produce a second printing of the comprehensive that chronicles historical piece more than 120 movies and television series that were made in the region. The book, originally printed in 1993, is loaded with photographs and stories about Hollywoods presence in southeastern Utah from Moab to Monument Valley. It begins with acknowledgements to the people who encouraged the movie industry to locate here for early westerns such as Stagecoach, filmed in Monument Valley, followed by Wagon Master and Rio Grande filmed in Professor Valley near Moab. The book chronicles the happenings behind the scenes, talks about sets and props, details a number of notable movies filmed in this area and provides a complete list of all the films made from 1925 to 2002. Where God Put the West is the only book of its kind to record the locations, promot- ers, directors and stars of the silver screen that made movies in this area. It also gives credit to all the people who were involved whod never been mentioned, says Stanton, who grew up in Kanab, which during its heyday in the 1940s arid 50s was known as Little Hollywood. She worked as an extra, a stand-i- n and a double in several motion pictures there, and during that time her father put together Kanab Pictures Corporation and produced a western. Stanton served as executive director of Grand County filming, said Stanton. The film industry wouldnt have been so important here if it hadnt been for the support of a broad community. Stanton credits that commeffort to lure and unity-wide support the industry to this area for the success of filming here. You dont just compete for scenery, she says. Tou compete for crew and re- Canyonlands Natural History Association Executive Director Cindy Hardgrave says her organizations partnership with Stanton has been a positive thing. Because of the community ties to the book, we felt very strongly about the need to help get it We felt it was a shame for it not to be available to the public, and we are extremely proud to be associated with it. Hardgrave says the new edition is selling like hot cakes. The public response has shown us that it was the right decision to help get it things. We wouldnt have had the film business without the community. Similarly, Stanton credits the community with helping to create Where God Put the West. The book couldnt have been done without the contributions of the community, their experiences, their funny stories and their photos; the whole thing. The Commission from 1984 to 1993. Her uncle, George White, was a Moab movie committee founder, and through him she learned of the history Times-Independe- was also nt very helpful in providing and heritage southeastern Utah has in the film industry. Stanton notes that the Moab-Monume- A few sources and many other Economic and Community Development and the Moab Film in- formation and documenta- tion. After it went out of print and unavailable in stores, the book was exceedingly difficult to locate and in some cases sold on the Internet for many times its cover price. The book boasts a slightly redesigned cover but still features a photograph of John Wayne leading the cavalry in a scene from Rio Grande on location in Professor Valley. nt Valley Film Comevolved from which mission, the Moab movie committee, is film comthe longest-runninworld. in the mission George White was a key g figure in the film industry here, and he made many promotional trips to Los Angeles to hype what Moab had to offer. But it wasnt just Georges minor corrections and deal, there were many, many who were involved in making the Moab area successful for some updates have been added to the text. d. Where God Put the West joins two other pieces published by CNHA that profile the film industry in the region. Cinema Southwest, An Illustrated Guide to the Movies and their Locations, had also gone out of print a couple of years ago and was revived with the help of CNHA. That book details movies made in California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas, and how the desert landscapes in those states have appeared in American film. CNHA also wrote and published a moviemaking booklet that provides the public with a quick read and provides resources regarding film making here. Bowthorpe helped with transportation and several parents visited on parents day. A petition was being circulated around the valley to be presented at a hearing of the public service commission for telephone service. Pat Drake and Mary Cluff had the petitions to be signed. Twenty years ago, the property owners association hosted an ice cream social for the residents of Castle Valley, Castleton and residents along the river road. The association furnished the ingredients and asked others to bring ice cream freezers to make the homemade ice cream. The fire department responded to a lightning strike west of Round Mountain that involved a cedar tree. Ten years ago, Mayor Valli Smouse presented Hannah Lowry with the annual $1,000 scholarship check to help with her first year at college. The Drake family hosted a wedding reception for son Bobby and new bride Lisa. fixed for your fall fixer-uppe- r. The Solutions under the auspices of the of MOAB introduces Friends of .? the Parkway and individuals are invited to Z.50 CITY .. - , , .r .:' .v. r. v" .... ii' y1 APR Prime for the life of the loan I Groups adopt small section? of the Parkway.', Each group will agree to remove trdisH and recycling from their section on a monthy basis. We Wilt track amounts ; recycled at Canyonlands Community Recycling aftd publicize u the benefits gained. . Home Equity Credit Line i. Fall is flying and summers dying, but theres still time to save big on a Home Equity Credit Line. 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