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Show MU t t , A THE SAN JUAN RECORD I I Wednesday ' AM U. April 18, 1090 - Page 2 u f MM '. - I. i v y lawns sported new robes in that delightful color. Fruit trees were in full blossom and flowers of different varieties were showing off their finery. Gorgeous sight. Sprinklers spraying out their life giving water also offered thrills and hope that the growth would Utah Navajo. I hope you will try to feel our suffering, and then demand the taxes and royalties from the oil be used to alleviate our poverty. Letters to The Editor Dear Editor: I am one of approximately a dozen well users who live between the water treatment plant and golf course in Blanding. We live above the water treatment plant, so we are completely dependent on Your kids would not be able to do as well in school because there is not enough light to do homework, or read, and there is no way' for them to own a computer. You would spend by Herbert Keams I am a Navajo, living on the Utah portion of the reservation. I wonder if you have ever thought about what your life would be like if you were a Navajo living in San Juan County. You would have to live without running water. To get water, you would have to go to a reservation border town, sometimes as far away as 75 miles one way, to haul water in containers. If your vehicle breaks down, you might run out of water completely until you can afford to fix your truck. your evenings chopping the wood you hauled 150 miles because that is the only way to keep your children warm at , ' You would never have enough water to cook or clean your house the way you want. You would send your kids to school without a bath because there is no way to keep them as clean as you would like to see them. You would have to live without electricity. You would not know about news from the outside world because you would not have a radio or TV. If you really wanted electricity, you would have to spend a lot of your income oil generators and fuel to run them. night, and the wood is necessary for cooking. You would have to spend a lot of your income on going to a border town for a laundromat, car wash, or paying 50 cents to take a shower. If you lived in Aneth, inside the oil field, you would wake up at night, unable to sleep because of the fumes. Your eyes would be irritated, your breathing would be difficult, and you would have a constant headache. You would ask your tribal government and your county government and your state government and your federal government for help, year after year, but no one would listen. Instead you would watch the pumps banging away, knowing that the riches are filling the treasuries of these governments while their neglect eats our wells for water. I am not only concerned, but I am frightened by the City of Blandings plan to drill five wells all around where we live. I already had a fear of my well going dry. If that happens, my home will become inhabitable. The idea of five wells tapping into my own wells source is appalling. I realize that the City of Blanding must do what it can to obtain water, but I hope the city will be willing to look at other sites and not jeopardize what many of us have worked so hard to obtain. Sincerely, Sharon M. Kent Dear Editor: This letter is addressed to the coward who shot and killed my little boys black lab. Jeb was a very smart and loving dog. We all loved him very much. He loved to play ball and would play ball with anyone who walked by the house. If you could have seen the faces of my sons when they found him dead under our porch, would you think twice about shooting someone elses pet? I really doubt it. You have caused a lot of heartache and I hope someday you will suffer the same as you have made us suffer. , Lila Reeves Blanding 1U0T . starring Jessica Tandy , W& St Bad Influence (R) iPGl (No $1 Nite) lltUI MHWllS MONTICELLO 7:30. & 9-J- pm pm 9:30 pm ..... 9:30 pm starring Rob Lowe. James Spader MEG RYAN Mon Family Nite $8 . 7:30 Friday, April 20 Driving Miss Daisy (PG) . 7:30 pm VOLCANO fejfflSOli fflli April 19 (PG-1- 3) starring Kevin Costner JOE VERSUS THE TOM HANKS Thursday, Revenge (R) Note time changes 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Mon & Closed Tue & Thurs Wed . 9:30 pm the apricot trees. The' other fruit trees were beginning to leaf out. Some were showing promise of flowers soon' to come. That promise was yet to be fulfilled on most of the cherry trees. A limb on one tree, however, was resting on a barrel.- beauty. There are many thrilling songs to listen to, none more pleasing than that of the meadow lark. Its gratifying to see the splendor of the colorful duck on to see him the little pond before his lady fair, preening and to contemplate the happiness they will share as they make their home in preparation for the little ducklings which will come. In early spring I must put out of mind that the gopher mounds are becoming more numerous every day. Ignore the fact that the prairie are soon going to be putting up dog-dominiu- no-vacan- these things I must take pleasure as I and ignore, watch the prairie dogs. They Yes, look so innocent, so alive and inquisitive. Watching them standing on tip toe to survey their world! Cocking their heads to one side, and then the other to gain the full benefit of sight and sound. Its a captivating experience enjoyed in the springtime. Utah Quarter Horse Association is sponsoring a horse show in Moab on April 27, 28 and 29. The show is open to all owners of registered Quarter Horses. For stall and show information call Maxine The 686-233- 1. Saturday, Bad Influence Driving Miss Daisy 0894-327- 3 ASoc,, Best News Story Ay Best Feature Photograph 0894-3273- . 7:30 pm 9 30 pm Call for more information on shows . , playing Mon. - Tue - Wed - ). Postmaster: Send address Box 879, to P.O. changes Monticello, Utah 84535. The San Juan Record is a member of the Utah Press Association. PUBLISHERS J.A. Martin April 21 .... Published weekly by San Juan Record, Inc., at 937 E. Highway 666 Monticello, Utah. Second class postage paid at Monticello, Utah 84535 (ISSN the ISSN cy signs. Moab horse show San Juan Record suns warmth The actions, their songs, their weariness and frustration. Enough said. Ill leave my soap box to express my pleasure of the season. Such pleasures are many. There is a great thrill in discovering the metamorphosis of the trees. The leaves bud and begin to uncurl. Their unveiling is subtle and quiet, so much so that one must be aware and alert. Without such watchfulness the realization may come suddenly, overnight, that the tree is fully clothed. We were beginning to see some of these signs in Blanding when my companion and I made a trip to Utahs Dixie. Green was already the color of the season there. Trees and at - converted that resting place into an incubation station. In that welcome, added warmth the buds on that limb were in full, beautiful bloom! Spring brings again the sounds of delightful birds. Im no ornithologist. Sad to say, I cannot identify many of these wonderful feathered friends. Yet I enjoy them their April 19 - 25 Forbidden Dance April 20, 21, 23, 25 continue. When we returned to our own fair city, it was to discover that all the popcorn had popped on .is soon swallowed up in Deeter away at your childrens dignity, dreams, and ambition. I know how it feels to be a I enjoy the seasons. Each brings with it alterations in color schemes ' and shapes, interesting changes that add new dimension to the beauties which surround us. The spring and fall seasons, however, have a flaw which I find difficult to accept, let alone enjoy. The flaw is no reflection on the seasons themselves, or on their Creator. The flaw is imposed, by brilliant minds. In theory it allows more working or recreation time, whichever way one looks at it. I have a difficult time looking at it with anything but disgust and distain. When I hear move the clocks this burr under my saddle becomes more of an aggravation. The days and nights give no more light or darkness because of the change. But the perception of the length of each, compared with the clock, causes a long period of adjustment. Any profit gained from the change I.K. Adams SUBSCRIPTION RATES San Juan County .... $10.00 Outside County Foreign. Newsstand - U.S.A. .. $11.00 $16.00 254 |