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Show S7 Holiday in Puerto Penasco By Kathy Shore people trekked the border down Mexico way during the Easter holidays. The group, consisting of Blanding 3rd Ward Laurels, and Explorers, chaperones loaded into the families, Fifty-nin- e a-cr- oss campers, cars, and station wagons parking ternoon. spent in so the waiting in the Ward lot on Wednesday afThe first night was private homes in Mesa girls could perform baptisms in the Arizona TemIn the the meantime, ple. boys renewed acquaintances at the Harold Mosley home. Thursday evening camp was made in the beautiful Organ Pipe National Park, where a taco supper was enjoyed as a proper introduction to Mexico. Friday morning bright and early found the group sitting in le a line leading to customs! But patience, and a $5 bill got them on their way after only a couple hours of waiting. It was very exciting for many to make their first visit into a foreign country. Everything seemed two-mi- long-sufferi- ng, mysterious, interesting, and new. The poverty and relic cars still laboring doubtfully The eating, and traveling back home through beautiful Flagstaff, Arizona. Puerto Penasco will always be remembered by those who went. It was the first trip made by the girls since the Indian Branch was reorganized and the Lamanite girls were grateful for the opportunity to get to go. The boys will remember sleeping out under the stars and building San Juan Record latrines in Mexico, and spending nights at the air force base in Arizona (which was real cool, one boy reported). The girls will remember ro- mantic walks on the beach in Mexico, shopping in the quaint little town, and the temple baptisms. The children will recall hunting for shells rs and and shooting fireworks. The adults will remember Penasco forever as the spot they helped Erva and Jim Slavens Shumway celebrate their birthdays and it will be revered as the place where Norman Neilson, Kenny Shumway, and Jim Slavens all humbly apologized to their wives. All in all, a joyous good time was had by those who went. It was great to go and learn to know and love a few more people a bit better. Chaperoning that bunch of kids was a joy. In fact, they didnt really need us (except for adlate-nig- ht sand-dolla- GOLF TEAM FOR 72 lines up for the camera. From left: Milt Helquist, Kent Chad Black, Perkins, David Lacy, Gerald Black and Mike Redd. Corry Jones coaches the golf team, which has placed fourth at Moab and second at Monticello in tournaments to date. Miles Turnbull photo BRONCO ; over extremely narrow roads kept necks craning all the way to Puerto Penasco. The dusty, parched earth in that part of vice, transportation , food, Mexico wouldn't even support etc., etc.). Seriously though, the hardy saguaro cactus so it proves once again that San common to southern Arizona. Juan produces a special breed breath-takin- g a what of youth. Young people who can However, view to round the corner of control and discipline themthe little picturesque town and selves. Thank heaven for San see all the shrimp-boa- ts harJuan! bored at high tide. Kids ran everywhere buying sombreros, velvet paintings, fireworks, or just exchanging U.S. coins for Mexican currency to add to collections. Some brave souls even tried out a little rusty Spanish! There were By Blaine Jones those who believed that we had USU Extension Agent reached our destination, but Blaine Jones, USU Extenalas, it was discovered that this was the town Puerto Pen- sion Agent, Grand & San Juan asco, we still had to travel to Counties, announces that Mr. find the campgrounds and Glenn T. Baird, Supervisor, H and Youth Programs Utah swimming area called Puerto in which State is University Extension Penasco, English translated Rocky Point. A Service, will be present to good spot was found where conduct some youth leadership small children would be safe training meetings in the two and the group settled in for a county area. The schedule for the meetThat night couple of days. found a homey bunch of Morings is as follows: mon gringos sitting around a Tuesday, April 25th - CounCommissioners Room, ty cozy fire singing songs. A group of boys nad disCourthouse, Monticello -covered a napless bed of crabs 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. H Leadership Meeting and, having gathered up a nice H Its purposes and objecthose All cooked them. mess, tives to willing were invited sample How to develop programs to the delicacy. It somehow failed to compare with Del Monte. accomplish these purposes and objectives GibSaturday morning, Dr. The Role of the H leader bons, one of the chaperones, 7:30 9;00 p.m. took several daring souls for a Youth General Leadership ride (or a dip, it wasnt ever Meeting quite clear) on his sailboat. It must have been fun, for Understanding Young People, Needs and Interests Their at a it for long they stayed to work with them to How time. With some melancholy, develop programs in the the group began their journcommunity to meet these needs and interests ey back toward Arizona SatWednesday, April 26th -urday afternoon. Vehicles beBlanding gan their mechanical com3:00 - 4:30 p.m. plaints. One saw fit to scald Same as afternoon meeting Kenny Shumway and Don Smith in Monticello but both men swore that it - 9:00 p.m. 730 was no worse than their sunSame as evening meeting burns. Even when Jim in Monticello and Sam Shore began April 27th -Thursday, having transmission difficulMo-aties, people kept smiling, Courtroom, Courthouse in b believing everything would be 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. all right. And it was. Nothing Same as other afternoon was going to ruin this trip, it had been planned too long. meetings 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. Easter Sunday morning beSame as evening meetings fore dawn found the faithful before shivering on the grounds of the afternoon Although the Mesa Temple viewing the each day is designed meeting lovely Sunrise Pageant, preH sented by the Church of Jesus more specifically for Saints. leaders or those interested in Christ of Latter-da- y H leadership, anyone interAt 12 noon, a most inspiring fast and testimony meeting ested in working with youth, including teenagers themwas held on the temple lawn. The rest of the trip was spent selves, are encouraged to parin swimming in the motel pool, ticipate in both meetings. Extension Office News 4-- Navajo Tribal Educ. Reps Speak at SJHS Three of the Navmembers ajo Tribal Council Education Committee and a representative from the Division of Education, Navajo Tribe, addressed the San Juan High School and Junior High School Navajo students and Navajo parents on Monday, April 10. The assembly was held in the San Juan High School Auditorium at 10 a.m. The speakers encouraged each student to take advantage of the educational opportunities available through the Utah State Educational System in San Juan School District, San Juan County, Utah. Members of the Education Committee present were: John C. Martin, Chairman; Robert Billie, Member, Aneth; George Platero, Member, Canancito, New Mexico; and representing the Division of Education was Dennis Billie, Director, Department of Higher Education. ROBERT BILLIE, NAVAJO TRIBAL COUNCILMAN from Aneth, Utah, addresses the Indian students of San Juan High. 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