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Show THE SAN JUAN RECORD Wednesday, August 18, 2004 - Page 2 Bluff: little town by Georgiana Kennedy Simpson Cooler weather and welcoming rains arent the only events raising spirits around Bluff. The Fourth Annual Bluff Kids Kamp was a big hit. The coordination and cooperation which make this camp possible represents the best of San in? Wednesday August B Open Public Meeting 1 8 with Candi- dates Huntsman & Herbert, 10 a.m., SJC Commission Chambers, Monticello. B Open Public Meeting with Cand- idates Huntsman & Herbert, 1 p.m., Blanding City Offices. B SJC Public Lands mtng, 7 p.m., Commission Chambers, Monticello. Thursday August 19 B Monticello Chamber of Commerce, B Open Public Meeting for uranium workers & survivors, 5 p.m., SJC Commission Chambers, Monticello. B Monticello Airport Committee, 7 p.m., Monticello City Offices. Com- mission Chambers, Monticello. Wednesday August 25 B Frontier Museum, noon, Monticello City Offices. B Monticello City Council, 7 p.m., Monticello City Offices. Also broadcast live on 103.5 KAAJ-LP- . Thursday August 26 B SJHSD Board, 6 p.m., SJ Hospital Conference Room, Monticello. them are firmly supportive. Help from these entities is essential for transportation, staff, artist and scientist residencies, food, and programs. As in years past, private inJuan County and our far dividuals and local businesses stepped forward. Desert Rose reaching supporters. Bluff Kid Kamp was started Inn donated over $1000 in food four years ago with $250, plus and supplies. Wild Rivers and a load of duct tape and baling Twin Rocks Trading provided wire. While the tape and wire vans. Other Bluff residents remain essential to the camp, volunteered and college stufinancial support from near dents from Blanding helped. Previous Bluff Kid Kampers and far have helped the camp returned as camp leaders helpdevelop into a more professional operation reaching fur- ing the staff guide younger ther to serve the children of children in activities. LeaderBluff and its neighbors. ship was shown by Evalina the such as Utah Atkin, Shariah Harrison, BritMelling Family Foundation, tany James, Felicia Yolwa, the Marion D. and Maxine C. Spencer Sampson, and Justina Hanks Foundation, the Castle Lameman. At 7:15 every morning, three Foundation, and the JEPS Foundation have provided vans set out to bring access to generous financial support for the camp to familys doorsteps. the camp, allowing it to fund Simply providing transportatransportation for children in tion in these remote areas of Bluff, Montezuma Creek, San Juan County have made the camps enrollment grow Aneth, White Mesa, and families living on the Utah Strip of from 38 campers in 2002 to 95 the Navajo Nation. campers this year, an increase In fact, the Melling Family of 250 percent! When children arrive at have become such fans of the camp, they move into different camp that they have committed funds for the next five activity areas. Local artist, years. In previous years, or- Joe Pachak, serves as our artganizers have asked for help ist in residence. He helped in from afar, but this year, they the creation of a beautiful ram came back to ask assistance sculpture. When not helping D 09 a Kent & Chris Adair Rodeo Queen Pageant Carol Sallee, Katherine Sallee, Joy Duval & Cindy Sallee Crystal Holt & Janalee Grover Spotted teach creative expression through drama and games. Children learned soccer from three talented VISTA volunteers: Jeramie Hildenbrand, Adam Cobel, and Karl Benish. unity VISTA volunteers moved railroad ties while Jen Davila and Renis Hylton, shoveled sand them kept journals and basketball remained a favorite acwith tivity of the camp, along games and activities specially designed by VISTA volunteer, Emily Cherne. Emilys talents have a far reaching impact in the development of an outstanding after school program as well as strong writing skills and drilled ties. It is a simple fact, the would not work except for the generosity of VISTA volun- teers and local community support. Look at the faces of the children. Their smiles provide the happy ending to this story. fieci6iaati We want to Call amn make you a loan 435-678-21- 11 TOLL FREE GENTRY CREDIT 146 N. Main St., Suite A Blanding, UT 84511 Licensed by State of Utah (?A0B Elk Susan Reeve & Cori Johnson Jim Keyes Heidi LeBlanc Clea Johnson Pearl Lewis Marcia Johnson Layne Livingston Brenda Freestone Deanne Randall Tulli Kerstetter Receiving Exhibits Mini-Livesto- Fair Games Children's Fair Heidi LeBlanc, Dayna Young & Katherine Bayles Cheyenne Adams & Karen Lee Gray Wangelin Gnger Tracy, Nell Dalton e issa RodeoUSA Agriculture Agent Style ReviewUSU FACS Agent Food Preservation Fine Arts Foods Home Arts Small Animals Vegetables Flowers u & Kim mer AmberC Shernll Bownng & Collette Curtis , Joe barton A ,, Barcruy Shumway an y reestone y via Stubbs Enc Hurs & John Adams Jared Petersen Anna tilhayn Tracy 4H Exhibits Children & Youth Creative Arts Senior Citizens Little Miss & Mister Contest Farm Bureau Talent Find Scrapbooking Show Motor Gross Junior Livestock 0pen Horse Show Miss San Juan County Coordinators rPair . im- provements and Kids Kamp to secure grant funding. Many of the children visited a riparian habitat on the San ffiQein o center building. This equipment was made possible by a generous grant from Utah Power and Light. Gaines Trucking donated six loads of sand, while Marx Powell and Antonio Davila leveled the area and moved loads of sand. Bluff Kid Kamp is headquartered at the Bluff Community Center for children from preschool to sixth grade. All of fflusnn? go unique ecosystem. Colorful and sturdy play. ground equipment now rises on the east side of the comm- Lincoln-Bouchar- Juan ounlv Fair Board To Lamar from Bluff Parks and ation, San Juan County, and the Mexican Water and Red Mesa Navajo Chapters. All of non-profit- s, noon, Wagon Wheel Pizza. Monday August 23 B SJC Commission, 10 a.m., that can and does Recre- Juan River to learn about its Laura Joe, VISTA volunteer Elliff leads children in volleyd ball while Amanda and Dawn Dilego Grounds Specialists , Maintenance Superintendent Fair Manager |