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Show Out in the Valley of the Gods a crumbling monument to Goulding contem- Around The Hat by Doris Valle Jim Harrison, Gouldings Operations true at last. Since the Lees packed their and the early days of World War II, many people have dreamed of making the old stone house into a beautiful home. More than 20 years ago fires burned in the fireplaces and lamplight gleamed from the windows when Vivian Connor, using the name of Connie Cartwright, lived there alone. My mother found much Its everything Harry peace and happiness in that old house, said Bob Con dreamed of, she said. Building few belongings drove away during She loved what the tiny trading post, built in the late twenties, has become. Quality and Mary - Gouldings. and Cortez. After Connie Cartwright died, Paul and Dorothy Valle bought the house, planning to restore and modernize it and use it as a residence. But Pauls work took him to Albuquerque Clarence Lee, and Buck Lee is being restored. Walking into the foyer of the old Lee ranch house last week I could almost hear Mary say, Its our dream come Manager, called to tell me Leona Mike Goulding is in the hospital. Prognosis? Shes failing, Jim said. Mrs. Goulding is 87. Perhaps she is ready to join her husband, Harry. I am glad that the La Font family brought her back to the Valley. I know she was very happy to spend the last few years in the shadows of the towering redstone cliffs where she and Harry became a legend and established a monument which will live long after them. I - poraries nor, who now lives in us a call VGivc A 678-214- 0 Materials and there was neither money nor time enough. Walls began to crumble. Then Cody Bearpaw put a down payment on the ranch He later was property. joined by partners, Bob and Vonnie Mueller. For a time the house again knew fire- light and lamplight. In December, 1991, Lee Dick and Gail Goeken from Saratoga, Florida, took possession of Lees Ranch. Today solar powered lights shine across the Valley of the Gods through custom-cu- t thermal pane windows -panes cut to fit the existing window openings. Twelve solar panels on an active tracker, which follows the sun, charges DC batteries. An inverter transforms the battery power to AC (house) power. Eleven watt compact fluorescent light bulbs (equivalent to standard 60 watt bulbs) shine on floors of soft red brick and wall to wall carpets overlaid tique rugs. The old stone Deal with the people who know the building industry SAN JUAN BUILDING SUPPLY Blanding 678-200- 7 BLUFF Clemma Johnson MOAB MONTICELLO 225 South Main F. Bennion Redd . 259-584- Grayson Redd . 8 Box 705 Shirley Ramsay . . 6 Georgia Hamblin . . . 672-226- 3 Joe M. Eaton . . . . BLUFF RENTALSTO587-2424V- Scenic B-- 480 spring, secluded acres 18 lots included. Owner financing available. 303. 360 feet of choice hiway frontage in Cottonwood Addition. Low down and owner financing. 304. Silver Dollar Bar. Ideal location for business. 3,750 square feet. Low down. Owner financed. 307. One lot in Cottonwood Just right for your trailer home. Addition. 3. Investment Solid oak and wood stove. cabinets, large fenced lot with fruit trees, Priced under $60,000. and many extras. 8. Beautiful three BR, two-stor- y log home, 5 years old. Country setting on 56 Few minutes Loaded with extras. acres. Contact Lex Realty from town. Peaceful. for fact sheet. $117,500. Flexible financ- Owner may consider leasing with ing. Hook-up- s for trailer house option to buy. on property. 2.5-bat- h home 10. Spacious near hospital. Carport, shop area, storage Includes adjoinarea, fenced back yard. ing biding lot. with large at13. tached garage. Huge lot with fruit trees and lots of flowers. Two storage hidings. Located between schools. 14. Bldng lot across street from Grist Mill Inn. $900 down, SlOOmonth at 84x120 feet. Good opportunity to get bldng lot for current or future bldng. 15. Large home with many possibilities. 4 miles east of town. Includes 16. Milt Nielson property. 9. MONTICELLO MARKET 120-fe- opportunity. Street frontage property with 4 residential rentals. Includes biding lot on side street Rentals are scarce in Monli-cellso high potential for this property. 4. Opportunity. home. New siding, roof, furnace and other features. Large lot. $10,000 down with owner financing. Call us for price. 5. Bed and breakfast potential. Five bedroom, older home in very good shape, with room to expand or remodel. Comes with a proven income making and park to help make Owner financing available. payments. 6. Large commercial biding with Between 2nd and 3rd S on loading dock. Main St. Chain link fence and macadam. Set up for offices with large working space. New roof. 7. SPECIAL. Nothing down. 100 owner financing on brick, home with attached garage, storm win Main o, 18 prime acres next to golf course. Beautiful, pristine setting and Main Street frontage between 2nd and 3rd So. Ideal for motel, restaurant or any commercial venture. Three-bdrhome. Ad17. joining apt rents for $200 or buyer could install connecting door to convert to one Convenient location. large family home. $59,000. Some owner financing possible. full-bloc- k B-- l. BARGAINS Great views from this 4 bdrm, 3 home on 2.25 acres north of Coal and woodbuming stove Blanding. bath EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY A cement porch 75 feet by 100 feet with a lattice work roof stretches across the front. Well live out here all summer, said Dick. Problems? Well, thereve been a few. Cows had sheltered between those old stone walls. Theyve been discouraged with a board fence around the property. For a time Goeken proudly displayed the blisters on his hands. He personally dug 115 fence post holes. Three rattlesnakes have been slain, as the new home owners insist that Lees Ranchhouse is no longer Rattlesnake Haven. And the small wooden structure beside the house, the one with a Mexican Hat carved in its door, is slated for permanent retirement as a usable facility, although the rattler which lived under the floor there also has suffered a violent Juan Campus CEU-Sa- n by Stan Byrd Wendel and Lucy Phelps and Shane and Melody Musselman are the new hall directors for the dorms. Both couples are newlyweds, and will attend -- classes while staying in the residence halls. They will assist students at the dorms and implement dorm poli- cies. A Utah Arts Council town meeting was hosted on the campus. Council members met with residents to solicit suggestions for bringing more art programs to rural Utah. The cafeteria was recently remodeled, and now sports a new tile floor. Lunch is being served for the students. Residents of Montezuma Creek, Bluff, and White Mesa may catch the CEU-SJshuttle to attend classes in Blanding. Classes wont be finalized until winter quarter at Montezuma Creek so students from those areas may use the shuttle to attend classes in Blanding. The shuttle stops twice daily at Whitehorse High, Twin Rocks Trading Post in Bluff, and at the C White Mesa Store. Call Sandra Capitan in Montezuma Creek, or for schedule and fare C information. ending. canyon setting, Asking UNDC office building by Elk 4300-sq-- ft and 20 Ridge Restaurant. rooms on main floor. Several rooms in Secluded patio and lawn partial bsmnt. Could be converted to mofor relaxation. tel annex, rooming house, recreational center or office space rental. Some owner financing. $120,000. Two homes on This could Currently rented. be the investment youre looking for. Negotiable terms. New Listing 5 acres in NE Blanding next to Otis Wrights home. BExecutive-typ- e 5. home. Formal DR, 5 bdrms, 2 12 baths, swimming pool. Many features. Also, former Quality Ford Dlrshp bldg with 3 acres on busy highway. Also, 30 acres in city limits. Prime Development Property. New Listing Comfortable 1250 sq-home with full bsmnt. 0.45 acres. Owner transferred. 10 acres north on Highway .39 acres. -l 191 Student body officers for the first semester at Monticello Elementary School are Kimberly Young, president; Jamie Redd, vice president; Angie Brandt, secretary; and, Amy Bronson, historian. Courtesy photo Time for fall field work Plow Shares Chisel Points Drill Points Plow Shins 3-- ft near Quality Ford location. Conveniently located. Masonry home, 3 bdrms. With appliances. $9,000 down. Quick occupancy. Twenty-fiv- e acres. Beautiful setting. acres near new Food- town store. Ideal for subdividing. Check with us for FmHA, VA and HUD housing er BLANDING accommodate plumbing and electric lines, is metal, with 13 inches of insulation. An oversized garage attached to the rear of the house has roughed in plumbing and will one day be another bedroom and . . . when we get bath. more money and energy. Then well just keep going backward for another garage, Goeken said. Campus notes fenced. $150,000. H dows, fireplace 300. 15 acres in SW corner of SEC 26, T40S, R21E adjacent to Guymon Ranches. $22,500 with 10 down. Owner financing on balance. 301. Commercial acreage. Good location with water connection. 302. Old Painted Horn Trading Post. Has operated past year as art gallery. Fronts on US -- 191. Living quarters and storage unit where it is accessible for irrigation. The new roof, raised to trees. 0. BUYS well water in a 750 gallon Pnjje 9 can heat home. Also has electric heat. Reduced to $55,000. B-Secluded parcel north of Blanding with unfinished log cabin. Good well. Great buy at $25,000. B-home. Lovely Full bsmnt (can be rented). Cinder block Circular asphalt driveway. Fruit garage. ITLE INSURANCES! PROPERTY MANAGEMENT! MAPPRAISING1H ceiling ing three bedrooms are fitted with water conservation low flush and low shower valves. Water is trucked in and stored in two underground cisterns with a total 2,500 gallon capacity. A solar powered pump stores 377 West 300 South BLANDING walls and beams have been cleaned but not changed. Three bathrooms adjoinmassive Finley Bayles toned tiles sand hued with an- THE SAN JUAN RECORD Wednesday September 30, 1992 See us for good business and investment opportunities in San Juan County Great Line Of Batteries Be Ready For The Cold Weather CARHART FEED & SEED Call us for unadvertised and commercial residential listings 281 N. Guyrene Dove Creek 677-223- 3 |