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Show 6A Emery County Progress, Castle Dale, Utah Tuesday, November 10, 1998 Letters to the editor Curiosity leads Doug and Don to roll their own At one point in my growing up days, we moved into the large brick house on the north end of town on main street (which, I believe was originally owned by William Hitchcock). The upstairs part of the house had never been completely finished. At the head of the stairs, one room was walled off. To the east, the floor had been put down, but no walls. To the west, the rafters had never been covered. Whenever we ran out of ideas for things to occupy our time out of doors, or bad weather was brewing, we found the floored area to the east to be an excellent playground. I suppose thats why Don Cox and I found ourselves there one day. Now, the one bedroom up there belonged to my older brothers, and the younger family members were strictly forbidden to enter the room. Like most families, we were given warnings of what might happen to us if we ever invaded the older siblings privacy. In spite of that, the moment came when the curiosity of two young boys got the best of us. What could be behind that forbidden door that would inspire such threats? In a moment of weakness (ignoring the threats and warnings), Don and I opened the door a crack, and peered nervously into the forbidden room. At first glance, there was nothing to be seen out of the ordinary. Some unmade beds, and a lot of clothes scattered about the room. We were about to retreat, when something strange caught our attention. It was just a small gadget, but neither of us had ever seen. one, and couldnt make out what it was. We moved in closer to get a better look but it still didnt dawn on us what it was, until we spotted a bag of what turned out to be smoking tobacco, and some papers used to roll your own cigarettes. I suppose ever since the advent of tobacco, almost every kid had decided they needed to try it out. Anyway, thats what we decided that day to try it out. It took a lot of trial and error to get the first one rolled. After that, it was a breeze. There was no one else at home at the time. Nevertheless the window in the room that pointed to the south Crime Prevention: Happy 71st birthday to me Dear Editor: I was almost a Halloween baby, and have gone through life doing a lot of spooky unorthodox things, which have both delighted and unnerved my friends and rela- take your breath away, and where the stage coaches used to stop in the Pony Express days. Nothing much has changed here. There is an Indian reservation about five miles away (but now they are running qasinos for a living) I am planning on throwing Moose Jaw, Alaska, in a two myself a small birthday party room log cabin. I worked in and inviting two cats, one town as a librarian until one possum, two blue jays, and a day a big earthquake threw few big black crows along all the books onto the floor with a scrawny squirrel who and I fled back to my cabin. all eat here every day. They That summer I read a lot, share a common meal of dry hiked, fished, and watched cat food, peanuts, popped the salmon running up the com and water. river to spawn. I also worked My next Safari will be to in tent city Anchorage, and the south, as it is too cold to met one Eskimo called Spoon, go north this year. I plan to leave just before because he made a spoon out of his open hand and ate that Christmas to travel in my nice Mercury Marquis car way. While I was there a big (driving alone as usual). My brown bear came down to my destination each day will be cabin one night and left big, where I decide to camp out, deep scratch marks on my and my food will be whatever kitchen door and big foot- the Mexican people cook for prints leading off into the for- themselves. Hopefully I est. should arrive in Guadalajara, There was Beans Cafe Mexico (a 1,500 mile highway) which fed all the transients about the middle of January. free breakfasts and suppers, Bank of America has not and the Salvation Armv fed onlv eiven Dermission for me them lunch from a portable to drive their car (almost paid off) but even granted me an wagon. There were two catholic extension on my payments so priests, natural brothers, who I could have money to go! I now can run the computer had a tent made into a small chapel and played a record I am carrying with me and player with music. The Indi- the software which translates ans and Eskimos sat on the English into Spanish. People are the same all over ground and took communion from a common wooden the world if you smile a lot gave us a good view for keeping watch. Frankly, I didnt like the stuff at all. It kept me coughing and choking all the while. Still, I tried to keep up a tives. front of enjoying the experience, like I spent one birthday at a man. We were on our second round, when spotted the old brown Model A Ford coming down the road. We quickly put out those last cigarettes, headed downstairs and out a back bedroom window. From there, we made a beeline across the property to the west and out onto that street. As we made our way along the street toward Dons house, we were congratulating ourselves on the ingenious method we had used to make good our escape. Now, Dons parents owned the one little store in town, and, once we arrived there, Don suggested we go in the store and find something that would cover the smell of tobacco on our breaths. I cant speak for Don, but at this point I was having a strong feeling that can only be described as regret. I hadnt really enjoyed the experience, ( Continued on page 7A) we Its No Laughing Matter A ARP 1995. A Public Service Presentation cup. I like traveling alone as I could go where and whenever I wanted to go but I was much younger (55 years old then) . Today I am preparing for another birthday, while living in the desert of Banning, California, where magnificent sunrises and sunsets almost . and hug them some. It should be an interesting and stimulating experience for me. I will try to send a note to the paper.once in a while to show the readers what I am doing. Doris Saigeon Banning California Disappointed pool is closed Dear Editor: Valorie has done her best, I recently attended the felt the city just wasnt open Castle Dale City Council to the idea. First, the agenda meeting where a decision was changed and the pool isabout the pool staying open sue was moved down the list, year round was finally put to making it seem like a less prirest. ority. Second, arms were I must say I was quite disfolded when Valorie apappointed. Being a large proached to speak. I atwoman often has its ob- tended with an open mind. stacles in todays society. Six A prayer was said asking the I Property identifying belongings by marking them with specific numbers helps prevent theft and increases the likelihood theyll be recovered if lost or stolen. Learn the numbering system recommended by your local law enforcement agency and apply it to your personal property. months ago, before the aqua-siz- e class was implemented, I would hardly go out of my house. I was leery about being out in public. Aqua-siz- e gave to me a quality of life I cant explain. It helped me to change my health habits, emotionally uplifted me and gave me respect for myself and from others. It gave me a sense of being. Its certainly a shame that it has to close. I would like to take my hat off to all of the people who made a hard honest effort to keep the pool open, and express special appreciation to Valorie James. Although powers that be to give everyone an open mind Hmm. I guess the old adage is you cant fight city hall. One last comment, as we approach the Christmas Season we often hear shop Emery County. Upon leaving the council meeting I was told several ladies were planning to car pool to Price to continue their exercise program. Isnt that sad, they want us to shop Emery County and yet they offer us no services. Janet N. VOICE OF EMERY COUNTY SINCE Talk to family about the nature of rules in Have you and others in your household been out for a walk in the country or park recently? Every season you have a chance to observe all kinds of creatures following their inner rules. Moles burrow and pile their dirt. Swallows flock for their journey southward. Leaves change color and begin to drop as the trees prepare for winter. If you havent taken such a walk lately, why dont you? As you do so think about (and comment on) the laws or rules that govern the lives of those creatures you see. These rules were not decided on by the home Why not sit down with everyone who lives in your household and write down all the rules you can think of that you use in your house. Some rules may have been verbalized before and some may not. You might enjoy trading lists with a friend to see how they are the same or those creatures. Birds and animals do not differ from generation to generation or year to year in how they behave. They cannot choose to do otherwise. They never establish a home relationship as we human beings do. You might find it good to talk about this with your family or household after you get back from different. your walk. This way you can begin to be more conBut we humans have many different ways we interact with one another in our scious of what you expect from one anhomes. Each household sets certain rules other. It can tell you something about for itself. In a particular part of the world why your living space is more home or there are some agreed basics, but these house. You may decide to change some of your rules. are not as many as you might think. Dudley Orangeville 1900 Administration Editorial Kevin Ashby Publisher Linda Thayn . Office Manager Doris Quinn Editor Cole Clarke . 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