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Show THE SAN 'JUAN RECORD, Thursday, February 8, 1979 - Phge 4 t i Tractors donated for Navajos, Eskimos Studen ts visit Navajo culture class By Beryl known facts from their per- Bachman sonal experience. Culture Bluffs Navajo kind in of the its first class, entirely different classes and sets of students Two came together in Bluff the night of January 30 to blend into an audience for a third group, Navajo speakers, offer- students from Twenty-tw- o Wasatch Academy at Mt. Pleasant, Utah, met with Bluff Two farm batteries to new paint jobs. The Ferguson was donated by William Cox. Each tractor is fully with a plow, disc, cultivator, harrow and leveler. Dr. Dale T. Tingey, director of BYU Indian Services, said the Ferguson will be shipped by boat, along with one soon to be donated, to Eskimos inside the Arctic tractors recently Center at Brigham Young University have been assigned to be used by Navajo Indians in northern Arizona, and by Eskimos in northwestern Alaska. The tractors a Ferguson and a large 706 Far mall were donated by members of the LDS Church living in the Idaho Falls North Stake. Lynn Mvckelsen, stake president, supervised the arrangements for the complete reconditioning of the tractors, everything from new tires and Circle. From Kotzebue across the strait from the Soviet Union, the tractors will be shipped by dredge up the Kobuk River to the villages of Kiana and Ambler. The tractors must be hauled by dredge because there are no roads in the area These will be the first large tractors working in the two villages, the director Last summer, some said. powered garden tillers were donated to BYU and hauled by Indian Services to the area to help some 300 familes prepare soil for garden projects. Rabbit -- guard fencing was also donated to protect the gardens from the wild animals. Dr. Tingey said all the gardens had a bountiful harvest and excitement is already run Perform a death-defiyiact. nri Have regular medical chech-ap- o. Give Heart Fund American Heart Association' tJ4 ; ning high for the coming sum- mer. For some Eskimos, it was their first time ever tasting n fresh their own home-grow- he said. garden vegetables The large Farmall tractor is already working on neyly cleared land along the Little Colorado River near Cameron, Arizona. The Cameron project is located about 50 miles north of Flagstaff and involves the cultivation of more than 1,000 acres of virgin land. Another 4,000 acres will be added in the future, helping to solve a major unemployment problems for the Navajos living in that area of the vast reservation. Last fall a large 6 bulldozer and equipment donated to BYU were sent to Cameron to begin the clearing operation and making a series of diversion dams to carry water about nine miles. The first 100 acres. Dr. Tingey said, will be planted in March, including 50 acres in barley and 10 acres each in combinations of alfalfa, wheat grass, yellow sweet cloD-- ver, orchard grass and Press. Wasatch Academy, a coed school, is celebrating its 103rd year by making its annual student expedition a Four Corners project, entitled Men and Mountains. Faculty leaders Dr. Fred Thompson and Paul Olmsted, have brought their 9th through 12th graders for a weeks stay in Bluff to pursue the studies. Winter at Dead Horse Point park By Gordon W. Topham Dead Horse Superintendent, Point State Park The views off Dead Horse Point are extremely beautiful this time of the year, with white snow, red rocks and canyons. These colors and conditions beautifully contrast each other. We even have enough snow for ski touring! The visitor center is open fog-fill- ed from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, and winter camping is allowed on the point itself. Anyone wishing to visit the park should be prepared with warm clothes and adequate foot gear. Due to the cold weather and abundance of snow, visitation at Dead Horse Point State Park has been slow. Yet, during January we had over 600 persons visit the park, represending a 30 "per cent increase over January of 1978. We also had an increase of 28 per cent in the number of hearty souls $8.99 All Sweaters $9.99 All Vests $9.99 All Coats 1 2 Price the Moab Film Development Committee. Lear Levan Productions of New York filmed this advertisement near the neck area of Dead Horse Point State Park. r.iAncuo?Di:.3 THIS SPACE CONTRIBUTED BY THE PUBLISHER per- ennial rye. All Blouses $7.99 Ladies Pants All All Dress (Except Jeans) seeking a real winter experience by camping at the point. Dead Horse Point is also now starring in a recently - released television advertisement filmed for Toyota pickups, under the guidance of yea uwAM taira. $6.99 Pants wn Company, whose first book will be published in June by the University of New. Mexico ng, All Shirts &!i ad- well-kno- described as marvelous information. It makes me want to study about Navajo people right away. Both Mr. Toledo and Mr. Benally took their listeners briefly through the Emergence legend and origins and recorded history of the Navajos, then added unusual and little - donated to the American Indian Services and Research periences. Tuesday nights dition of Mr. Benally brought in a Navajo leader and student of his peoples history, as well as training coordinator for the Superior Oil Schools adult Community education class in Navajo Culture, to hear Eddie Toledo and Clyde Benally present accounts of the reservation and the Navajo people. The meeting, scheduled to last only half an hour, instead continued to 10 p.m., due to what one young W&satch members Navajo Indian students Shonnie Allen, front, and William Nakai test drive two tractors donated to BYU by members of the JDS Church in the North Idaho Falls Stake. The tractors will help garden and agricultural projects for Eskimos in Alaska and Navajos in northern Arizona. un- der the Community School program, is now in its second quarter and is increasingly popular. Led by Bluff third grade teacher, Eddie Toledo, and his wife Mary, the course covers a wide range of research studies and student ex- ing eloquent historic and personal accounts of their people. eye-openi- San Juan County, offered Help us move...take advantage of these Moving SPECIALS!!! B-l-- G As of March 1, 1979 Our New Location will be the Corner of Main & 1st South (The former 1st Security Bank Building) GD33Q0EGQ $6.99 Jeans gup $9.99 All Pants Suits $13.99 All Sweaters $9.99 All All Jump Suits $5.99 Ladies Coats All 12 Price Purses $2.99 |