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Show TOE JUAN. RECpRefoesday, f March J?(19M ;,Pge Qt?: LINDA NIELSON Linda Nielson, age 51, of Blanding, Utah passed away February 15 at the San Juan Hospital in Monticello after an illness of two years. She was born February 11, 1939 in Moab, Utah to Floyd Walton and Clara Jones Nielson. Her father died 19 years ago, and her mother died seven years ago. After the death' of her mother, Linda resided with her sisters, Myrna and Corinne. She was their beloved sister, who taught them much with her pure spirit and unconditional love. She was blessed with the love and concern of her parents 16 grandchildren and 42 as great-grandchildre- n, she considered them her children. Linda attended the first Transition Center in Blanding, a San Juan School District program. This may have been the crowning point in her life as she began learning and living with much greater Her joy in life grew self-sufficienc- I keep holding my breath expecting the winter doldrums, hardly daring to believe that Spring is truly here. Last year those frigid and dreary grey days seemed to go on forever. I guess nothing is an unmixed blessing because a mild winter means a dry summer, but my spirits rise as the sun lingers longer each day. Its wonderful to wake to a bird song and a golden light behind the curtain. There was rain today but it was a gentle spring rain. Female rain. Soft and gentle and quiet. Sneaky really. I didnt even know it was raining until 1 went outside for a walk and had to go back for a hat lest my hair be in a state unacceptable to the general . public. Male rain? Well, to quote my authority on Navajo matters, Taylor Black: It comes in on a y. from day to day as school. The outpouring of love and interest she received from Transition Center teachers and schoolmates was very gratifying to she-attende- her. With others from the Transition Center, Linda attended Special Olympics in Provo where she was crowned with fanfare, roses princess and ribbons. She felt she deserved the honor because she had worked so hard. Linda is survived by Corinne N. Roring of Monticello, Myrna N. Kimmerle, Norman Nielson and Richard Conway Nielson, all of Blanding. Funeral services were held by the family on February 17 at the Blanding First Ward LDS chapel with Bishop Sandy Nielson conducting. Interment was in Blanding City Cemetery. big wind making a lot of noise, with thunder and lightening. ' Typical masculine behavior. Always roaring around, full of sound and fury. I suppose the Female rain is typically feminine. Just calmly doing her thing without talking about it. Placidly and surely but very very firmly doing what she intends to do. Of course, I could use a little Male rain soon as heavy-dut- y buds are swelling on my trees. Last week the ends of the branches were stark black lines etched on a dark gray sky. Now they are looking almost feathery. The bright new green of the leaves will be vivid across the park very soon. Very soon Ill be weeping as I pay the water bill because those trees get exceedingly thirsty come the long days of blazing sun. But Ill worry about things like that when they get here. In Mexican Hat the River Runners come along with the birds. This time last year we were worrying about those two young men from Flagstaff who were ice bound somewhere below the Mendenhall Loop and had to be brought out by Social security helicopter This year A representative of the Social Security Administration will be in Blanding from 10 a.m. to noon at Social Services, 22 North 1st East on: March 8 and 22 The representative will be in Monticello at the court house beginning at 10 a.m. on: people reporting a wonderful trip between Sand Island and Thursday, March 15 The Social Security rep- resentative is in Cortez every Monday and Tuesday (except holidays) from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3:30 p.m. already have had several Mexican Hat. I presume a few hardy souls have tried the run all the way to Clay Hills. Unfortunately they .dont have much water, and I can see detergent suds when I walk upriver from the boat landing here. Ah, well, they can take a nice bath as they go. I slipped away from my work only twice last week. One day there was a research hike to ascertain travel routes of the "N Card of thanks the family of Linda Nielson, express our gratitude and heartfelt thanks to the many friends and neighbors in Blanding and Monticello for their helpfulness and concern during the lifetime of our sister. Thank you to Dr. Warren, the San Juan Hospital staff, the volunteers, the EMTs, and the nursing home staff. To Rachel Black and Lila Semadeni, thank you for your loving nursing and friendship. Thank you to Transition Center teachers, students and bus drivers for caring service beyond the call of duty. ' We appreciate the many acts of kindness, and the gifts of flowers and food. Lindas family We, a? m mm (sm mmw -- (0) un irj IMDSI miln 0 GO & HMfSiaii) emm i fijfSE Mb & 8i ilillii lidili' we tUfiMUYfiYi (flGMIy ll Sltf ,1" Ancient Ones below the with a magnificent view of the magnificient expanses of canyon below where a cattleCedar Mesa. Included was examination of petroglyphs and an attempt to locate the most logical place to climb from the floor of the Valley of the Gods to the top of the Mesa. Then there was a hike on a sandy ridge of Cedar Mesa above Johns Canyon. The way man once homesteaded beside an everflowing spring. Toward the west there is a panoramic skyline vista featuring the ancient Anasazi camp sites faraway peaks are fascinating. mystic mound of Navajo Mountain with the snow capped Henry Mountains glowing in the distance. At least, I think thats the Henry leads through dozens of Mountains. Anyway, the -- |