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Show Cross Currents Page 10 METZ MARKET November 7, 1997 7 Basliets & Pottery Join the Celebration, Saturday, Nov. 8 Come Meet the Chefs 8c Taste the Goodies Plus Free Shipping on All Orders November 8 thru the 16 Just off Main 1 Open 7 Days & 8th A Week 259-603- 0 mi. S Dgo Mall Huy 160550 259-581- 1 looking tor a Great Gift (deaf Pentax and Cortez Camera hove the answer! PENTAX PENTAX f ex--5 i r zx-i-oi tafoxa&b atZffataafffflef ffffawrp Sa'Zt fafZ tV Z?aera fiap 5 far liarrarfy Cortez Camera 1740 E. Main in Cortez Open Mon-S- at 9--6 970-565-40- Ann Glogau, Canyonlands Field Institute instructor, teaches Wydown Middle School students about the geography of the San Juan River as the class sits on top of Comb Ridge. The Abajo Mountains are seen in the distance. River the limits of the land arc often forced to leave it. Later in the evening, the moon is at its fullest, lime Creek runs along one side of lined with rock slabs and pole roofs cov- the camp where some students retreat to ered the brush and mud, occasionally can for journaling. Across the river a steep, be seen. The students learn that while a red wall acts as a movie projector for the home like this might be cold, dark and full moon to entertain and illuminate. sometimes damp, the ancestral puebloans Flashlights are left in tents while everyone built according to die dictates of the gathers in a circle for sharing journal From page 11 land. Its possible, just possible, that you can buy this beautiful country home for $100. It is nestled high in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains thirty-fiv- e miles south of Durango, Colorado, host to some of the best down hill skiing in the country. A group of citizens in the Four Comers area have donated this Navajo white stucco, three bedroom home to the Boys & Girls Club of Aztec, N.M., and it will be raffled off on December 6, 1997. Funds raised will be used to build new facilities for youth activities in northeast San Juan County. The dwelling contains more than 2300 square feet under a reddish-brown tile roof. This includes a two car garage. Its a honey. It is located at 804 Anasazi Drive in the northeast part of Aztec, a village of fifteen hundred homes. About half the citizens have moved here to retire because its near the mountains but just out of the heavy snowfall area. Even in the nights are cool. And it doesnt hurt that some of the finest fly fishing in the world is only minutes away on the San Juan River below Navajo Dam. Walk two blocks and you will be standing on the edge of the vast hunting grounds of ancient Pueblo Indians. Here, you can hike for hours through juniper and pinon trees seeing only deer and other wildlife. There are five golf courses near, none more than fifteen minutes away. The home will appraise now for more than $150,000. Two years from now when an 18 hole golf course is completed adjacent to this property, its value should skyrocket. People are retiring here from other areas because the taxes and living expenses are lower. This is not like a major lottery where your chances are only one in five million to win. We will sell only 3500 tickets, so you have a decent chance at this prize. Each ticket costs $100. You do not have to be present at the drawing to win. We have tickets now, but dont wait too long. To purchase a ticket, send check, or money order to Boys & Girls Club, 201 W. Chaco Street, Aztec, N.M. 87410. Please print your name, address, and phone number. A ticket will be mailed to you. It would help if you sent a self addressed envelope. To use a Visa or Mastercard or for additional information, please call 1 800 8 or 505 mid-summ- er 589-260- 333-247- 1 Although the students already have a textbook understanding of the ancestral puebloans culture, this trip is meant to put what they know into perspective. They learn that the ancient architecture is more than just a history lesson; it reveals a lifestyle and conveys the social organization and population of these people. They also will learn what the mins, as ancient as they are, still teach: Those who cannot resolve their differences seldom last for long. Those who cant live w'ithin readings. This is the last night on the river, and students are expected to have several pages filled with thoughts and observations. The teen-ag- e awkwardness becomes apparent. Many preface their readings with a qualification that mine isnt every good. But what follows, as the readings go around the circle, is a testament to the creativity children can have when put into the environment. |