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Show rv i. m , g yrir 'rtTTt 'T "" I 1'T'ff'il I 1 Tt TT'f TlI I' j tTTTTT'f "f f,l,T l1 6A Emery County Progress Castle Dale, Utah Tuesday December 2, 2003 The Talk of the Town Thurl Bailey speaks to Crowd he boasted of holding Dr. .J to only 47 points that game. Bailey encouraged the audience to autographs for the crowd. Thurl Bailey signs By PATSY STODDARD, Editor so he nailed a garbage can to the wall. I w as cut from the bas- Thurl Bailey participated in fireside recently at a the Finery High Auditorium Seth Bolt played the prelude music. Cindy Foote and Tony Oliverson were inslrumental in putting together the program and inviting Bailey to the county Bailey said that he speaks at firesides about oner1 a month Bailey expressed appreciation for the audience that had driven to hear him. Bailey said with such a wide variety ol ages m the audience he hoped he could say something to connect with everyone there in some wax "I ketball team in seventh and eighth grades and I wondered how was going to make it il I kept getting cut The coach told mo was wasting his lime and that I was not meant to he a basketball player tried out again as a (Hr ninth grader The old coach had lelt and a new coach wasat the school walked down tin' hall to look at the paper to see it had made the team and mx name was the lirst one on the list, ol course, tin list w as in " alphabetical order The new coach look a special interest in Bailex and encouraged him to believe in himself He came to school an hour early to work w it h him and spent an hour alter practice helping Bailex to ported his garni'. Alter high school. Bailex received 3.3(1 scholarship offers to colleges and In' choose to go to North Carolina Alter winning a championship at North Carolina, Bailex was dralted by the tri-sta- love the gospel. I I I I 1 am not good at quoting the gospel, but was baptied in lllfl.T and that " was a great moment in my hie Bailex said that he has played a lot of basketball in his day but lie's inner seen anything like church basketball and he wondered who discovered it llewas completely unprepared lor church hall whim some Iriends encouraged him to come out and play with them. Hi said someone stole till' basketball Irom someone and Ibex threw them to the lloor and no lout was calk'd Bailex said he retired from church hall liter one game. Bailex said he became interested in basketball when he was vears old and he about was watching a basket ball game with his dad Hr .1, (dulius Erving), became Bailey's hero as he watched him sprint the floor with his hair m a bush aim knew waving back and forth that someday wanted to be like I)r. .1 so learned everything about him asked mx dad to teach me how to play basketball, I he wondered where con Id n t get any Itali was "It better than this," said Bailey Bailey talked about the lirst garni' that he played in for the da.. Frank Fayden was the coach and he told Bailey to get 3 in the game The da were playing the 7f iers and the first player to come up to Bailey was Dr. J. and he shook his hand and congratulated him on a great college season and welcomed him to the NBA It was Bailey's job to guard Dr d that evening and I I , Bailev said when vour name is called you go up and a representative Irom the team is there to give you a jersey with your name on it. This was a dream come true lor Bailey and , 12-1- .la. Flail I I dream and think big. Bailey said as he played ball in Ftah he learned a lot about the church. Everyone he met w as really aw esome and they all gave him a book of Mormon and that he probably had l3 of them in his lihran all signed with nice things vv ritten on the cover page. Bailey talked about the search he had been on for the truth. He talked of going to church as a youth to the Southern Baptist church vv here there was a lot of loud singing and people standing and shouting. He vv as told they vv ere doing that because they had the Holy (ihost. Most of the people were older that were up front shouting. so Bailey wondered if he had to wait until he was older before he could have the Holy ( Ihost. Bailey asked a lot of questions of members of the Jazz that were EDS and they answered questions for him about the blacks and the priesthood. The Jazz traded Bailey to the Timbenv olv es after eight y ears. Bailey talked about his failed marriage. Bailey returned to Salt Lake to host a basketball camp and was talking to coaches for the camp when he found Cindy. He hired her to coach the kids and one day at camp she came up to him bouncing a basketball and said. I think can take you. If score on you, you have to raise my salary, if don't score I'll buy you I I 1 dinner. Bailey said, Well, she didn't score so she owed me dinner and this is when I found out she lived in Richfield So drove and drov e and thought I'd missed the 1 exit when finally came to I Richfield. found the house and knocked on the door and it opens and shuts again. I thought there was some mistake so I knocked I again and then Cindy comes around the house and she had been cry ing, she tells me have to leave and she would call me Liter to explain. She said it was because was black and not a member. Well. knew that one of those things was never going I I I YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING HEADQUARTERS Roxy - Fox - Check Hoodys & Beenies Billabong - Ezekiel - Quiksilver Out Our Selection Levi - Etc. - GUARANTEED LOWEST PRICES ON LEVI 501 -- Shrinks I $2998 I A 8 Relaxed j-- .. 550s I 517 Boot Cut Jeans $2698 I $2998 I place. Bailey came into contact w ith the FITS missionaries while in Italy. He lax ited them oxer to his apartment and he cooked for them. They asked if they could teach him the discussions and he said they could. They asked him about baptism and he told them he wasn't ready. They asked if Bailey had any questions, so he asked them about the blacks and the priesthood. The next time they came back they had the mission president Guys JEANS Billabong & Silver - Lucky - Roxy Billabong - Quiksilver Mens Suits & ence and then signing For Gals - Watches Gals 1 Benefit Raffle GET m-out! a. I jl Donation $5.00 per ticket. I BJij Tickets are available Vi OFF Fragrances Guys Gals & - Elsha Ultimo - Roxy 82 W. Main Price - Etc. Sportcoats and D.S. Stuart Drawing to be held 1 1 A.M, December 19, 2003 at Far West Bank Prizes include the following: by Arrow and Van Heusen GIFT CERTIFICATES GIFTS - MAKE TERRIFIC SMALL DOWN NO FEES - FREE GIFT WRAP PURCHASE - WITH ANY LAYAWAY NOW - NO TIME LIMIT at Far West Bank. By Hardwick, A.A. Fogley Mens Dress Shirts the family of Bradley Brinkerhoff who passed away from Lou Gehrigs Manager, Silver Tab buy one get one & ence with his son w ho called him out ot an important meeting to come home luvause he had something important to tell him. So Bailey went home and his year old son told him that he had learned how to spell Bailey said. Well, that's cool what can xou spell' Bailex 's son replied DM) Bailey linished the evening by singing a lew songs to the audi- 2ND PAIR THIS WEEKS SPECIAL Jeans all 50 OFF Manager Jeans Guys Thurl Bailey sings for the audience. with them 'Jay Clegg was a little guy. hut he was a giant of a man and he w as alxx ay s smiling. He told me that things work on I leax enly Father's time table and not ours and that when it was time for the blacks to have the priesthood it came about through revelation. There is a time and place for every thing. People are not perfect, hut the gospel is perfect It's the most perfect thingyou will ever find Bailey called his w ife in Salt Lake and he w as cry ing: she said ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN BUY ONE Photos by Patsy Stoddard as he signs autographs. you're going to be baptized $10 MILLION SWEEPSTAKES Jeans V Thurl Bailey towers over everyone to change. told her il she could just get me in the door, if they could just get to know me, that I'm a pretty good guy." Cindy went on to gel a job in Minnesota and had her own apartment as she and Bailey dated for three years, then decided to get married Her parents didn't talk to her for the three years she was in Minnesota, every time she tried to call they would hang up on her. Bailey talked of his experiences in play ing hall in Greece where he said lie had to drive the ears Irom the hack seat because lie was so tall Bailex didn't want to go to a foreign country again to play hall, hut ' lie felt like he should go and play in Italy and help out a team that had continually been in last NO SET PAYMENT Benelli Nova Shotgun Henry Arms .22 Rifle James Banasky Insurance Industrial Electric Big Gas Grill Far West Bank Turkey Roaster and Tools Far West Bank Lamb cut and wrapped 100 gallons gasoline B.K. Swift Stop and Shop A.IV. Accessory Package Allright Products Stop and Shop $60.00 Service Certificate ..........Transmission Express $60.00 Service Certificate Supreme Muffler and Brake Ultra Lube $30.00 Service Certificate Dinner for 2 Farlaino's Cafe $25.00 Gift Certificate (4) Cowboy Club FaiiWestJim U Printing Courtesy of Carbon Copy Centei bat finir bank bauixt iff yrf |