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Show THE SAN JUAN RECORD Thursday September 3, 1981 - Page 10 Fire victim dances at benefit for volunteer fire department By Deborah Marcus According to Jackie, she was burned while building a fire in an ht stove on a windy day. A wind gust sent a wall of flame rushing at her, scorching her face and hair and igniting her polyester clothing. She was able to muffle the flames about her head with a nearby couch cushion, but the fire continued to rage on The dire necessity for a full, local force in Li-S- al became painfully and tragically apparent last March 26. On that day, in the third LaSal fire-fighti- ng air-tig- fire in four months, Jackie Fuller was critically burned. Recapture her body. Instinctively, she groped her way towards the shower at the other end of the trailer. Overcome with pain, she extinguished the flames about her body with a comforter while collapsing on the floor. Never losing consciousness, Jackie became aware of a wave of smoke and fire sweeping down the trailer hall towards her. She rushed out the back door, into her car that she jumped wryly reports had the key left in it for once and drove to the nearby house of friends. Within 30 minutes she was in the Moab hospital. During that time span, the home she shared with her husband, Dale, had to the ground. burned Jackie is currently wearing a Jobst elastic body suit to help heal the skin grafts that cover over 31 percent of her body. She underwent extensive care and surgery at the Burn Center at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. She is now regaining strength in her muscles and feeling in her nerves. Developing (Continued from page 1 It dates to the period known as Basketmaker in, spanning A. 0.450 -- 750. This occupation period is significant in that it marks the beginnings of fully developed agricultural and pottery making activities, pre-histo- ric as well as concentrated village life, of Aanasazi Indian inhabitants of the area. The appearance of a large pit structure in such an early village site is thought to be rare and early evidence of the deve- lopment of some of the more complex social and political institutions characterized by later Southwestern P uablo commun- ities. The chamber structure, still to be fully excaveted , is thought to be a great kiva once utilized for communal ceremonies. Other excavated structures in the le archicomplex indicate tecture of partially consisting underground suppit-sty- pole-and-m- erstructures ud overlaying Pictured at the fund - raising barbeque for the LaSal Volunteer Fire Phil and Nancy McFarland, Fire Chief A1 Department are: (1 to r) Sagrillo and his wife, Connie, and Dale and Jackie Fuller. Jackie,' wearing a Jobst suit, was critically burned in a March fire that destroyed her Photo by John Noxon home. good spirit, she danced with her husband at a recent fund raising barbecue for new equipment for the LaSal Volunteer Fire Department. The Departme nt, which was and under trained a year soon have a new fire will ago, new trucks, prompted and building work of LaSal by volunteer ped citizens. The building is being funded with county funds and the trucks will be donated by the State. Ten women and 15 men from LaSal have been attending fire drills held by the Moab fire department. The volunteers are advance life saving and taking emergency medical technician courses in both Grand and San Juan counties. Part of the $2,800 raised at the barbecue may be used to purchase air packs for portable oxygen units. Fire victim Jackie Fuller echoed the sentiments of many in LaSal when she said, Now we have means to assure us that tragedies can be avoided. I thank -- -- t Sotfutn available from sites. He says that archaeological sites must be discovered intact for full extrapolation of vital cultural data. Most crew members will leave Recapture by September 5. Some will remain until the end of the month to continue work on the village complex. Their work will not interfere with, nor delay, construction of the Recapture Dam or highway project. The public is invited to visit the Recapture site and laboratory in Blanding, as well as work as volunteers. Interested persons should contact Winston Hurst or inBland-in- g. Asa Nielson at 678-28- by & i Sunday Municipal Airport ro ' SspAemfesr 5 Farmington, , M. Cl. rO' Ai Saturday 1 & Sunday :00 p.m. m&m JIM MdXONSmV 66 THE SUIX1BTOS Heres a Traffic Fact for Drivers If your car wanders onto the soft shoulder of the road, dont try to pull it back on the pavement imYou could lose mediately. slow down, control. Instead, check for oncoming traffic, and then carefully steer your vehicle back onto the roadway. BOOTS! Cortez 565-307- Dealer Displays Tremendous display of Antique - Experimental - Classic Aircraft Gate Opens 10:00 a.m. POST BOOT SHOP THE HITCHIN 445 N. Broadway WESWONTECS Come Join the Fun at the Farmington Air Affair Best Selection Lowest Prices in Town . 9 5000600c000000fl0000 & Admission: Adults $3.00 Children $1.00 (126vr) Paid for by City of Farmington Tourist Promotion Committee h .family and friends, neighbors and people unknown to me who helped my, and are now helping others by coming to this benefit and supporting us. God, my Hurst asserts that despite extensive damage to Recapture trash middens and burials resulting from relic collecting activities since the 30s, the excavated houses are surprisingly well preserved. Artifacts and soil samples re- covered from the Recapture site are expected to reveal significant information about changing Anasazi Indian patterns in southeastern Utah. Hurst asserts, however, that Despite popular opinion to the contrary , the digging of trash middens and burials for relics has permanently obliterated the amount of inf or motion nnrm?1lv use-wit- |