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Show 8 The Magna Times, Thursday, March 15, 1990 Memories and Alice Hardmans kids were proud of their Uncle Nick. To them, he was a hero and some of his many exploits bigger than life. Left to right, Legrande Sadler, Alice Thomas, Muriel Sadier Griffith, Millie and Mary Thomas. Also Ted, Sadlers dog. Photo courtesy of Evelyn Goble. Coonville LXXXVI His name was Yagaiki by W. Kent Goble Magna Times Feature Writer PROLOGUE Yagaiki shivered, the chill causing his bare back to tingle. It was dark and the night was to be filled withfearfiil and uncertain sounds that seemed to rise and fall with the murmuring of the nearby river. At any moment he expected one of his dreaded enemy, the warlike Crow, to pounce upon him in his hiding place amidst the brush on the banks of the north fork of the river that his tribe, the Shoshone, called the Piupa. What a terrible predicament he had plunged himself into all on account of that boy who had, earlier in the day, been tormenting him as he tried to break a wild colt for his big brother. At the time, the consequences of his retaliation seemed too fearful to remain and face, so he had fletUBut now, ms thwart the swarm of hungry mosquitoes that had been feasting on his blood, he was beginning to have second thoughts. The parents of the boy had been plenty angry, that was for certain. Especially after the kid had gone screaming at the top of his lungs into the nearby wickiup yelling all the while that Yagaiki had tried to kill him. He chuckled to himself, the humor of his thought momentarily relieving the calamitous nature of his present circumstances.' The kid had had it com- ing, and he thought of his mothers startled expression as he responded to her inquiry as to the cause of all the ruckus. Yagaiki , she had demanded sternly, what have you been doing ? TRYING TO KILL A BLAMED KID Still filled with self righteous indignation, he had exclaimed defiantly that he had simply been trying to kill a blamed kid. Then he had saddled his roan pony and galloped out of camp just ahead of the kids furious parents. Now he was almost certain that they would bum (him) as soon as they got hold of (him). This was indeed one of the darkest moments of his young life. Barely 13 and already being hunted by bloodthirsty mosquitoes, the warlike Crow, and two angry parents who would surely skin him alive if he managed to survive his other tormentors. LIKE LITTLE STATUES The stranger paused in his storytell- ing to survey his audience, and it was precisely as he had hoped. There was not a sound in the little kitchen although perhaps a dozen kids were seated about him. Every eye was focused, wide and unblinking, upon his weather-line- d face. In fact, they were sitting so still that they looked like little statues, so he continued his story. RIDING THE WILD COLT He had been riding the wild colt with a lot of other boys watching him. For his age, he was considered one of the best horsemen among the Shoshone so it was natural that the other boys would watch him with a mixture of awe and envy. Amongst the cluster of boys, however, was a kid with whom he had knocked heads before. The boy had a long stick and he was jabbing at Yagaikis pony at every opportunity. Finally, Yagaiki had had enough. Reining the frisky colt, he confronted his agitator. See here, young man, he exclaimed in Shoshone, what do you mean by jabbing my horse? In a surly, defiant manner, the boy retorted that he wanted to get even for their previous fight by making the wild horse buck Yagaiki to the ground. But Yagaiki wasnt about to let him ride out his bluff, and he responded that if the boy jabbed his pony again he was going to break (his) damgo black neck. SOME NECKBREAKING Well, it wasnt long until the boy took another jab at the pony and its bareback rider, and thats when .. . v children to remember that giving Yagaiki a hard time could have very dire consequences. THE STORY ENDS Young Evelyn Sadler (Goble) was one of the dozen children clustered about the stranger as he had told that wonderful yam about the Shoshone boy in his homespun language. Now, as they surrounded the table in their Grandmother Hardmans kitchen, the spell lingered on even though the visitor with the good natured smile and laughing blue eyes had finished speaking. HOMESPUN DRESS He was a stocky man of average height, Evelyn remembers. And he was all dressed up in a suit and hat too. But, she adds, his pants didnt have an ironed crease down the front and I thought to myself that my dad would never have allowed that because he was an impeccable dresser. AN UNFORGETTABLE DAY But, the missing crease aside, the stranger wasnt someone youd easily forget because it has been more than 75 years since his visit and Evelyn Goble still remembers that day with vivid detail and the visitor sitting at the table with Frances Ann Hardman telling his exciting story. The table was against the south wall of the kitchen just beyond the door and window and this side of the pantry door. And there was a cabinet cupboard in the comer by the door. HE WAS UNCLE NICK Nope, listening to Uncle Nick Wilson as he told his Indian stories was an unforgettable and spellbinding experience. You see, Uncle Nick didnt have to (Evelyns great-unclmake up any of his stories or even embellish them one lick because they were all true right down to the very last one. And that, folks, is probably why Uncle Nick never had an ironed crease in his suit pants, because he was more at home in buckskins than in white mans clothes. You see, Uncle Nick was ... Yagaiki ... the Indian boy. WHAT HAPPENED TO YAGAIKI? Again the stranger paused, this time satisfied that the children in his audience had followed him faithfully through the details of his story. He chuckled as one of his little friends timidly asked the obvious question, What happened to Yagaiki? His blue eyes twinkled and he smiled his big, knowing kind of smile as he put the finishing touches on his Indian story. It seems that Yagaiki decided it would be better for (him) to go back and face the music. FACING THE MUSIC Gingerly, Yagaiki picked his way through the brush, pausing occasionally to listen for sounds that the Crow might be on his tail. But only the incessant buzz of mosquitoes and the croakng of frogs broke the silence. As he neared his encampment, several Indians came upon him and exclaimed, Yagaiki, we are hunting you. Trying to act nonchalant, he replied, What for? as if his absence had gone unnoticed in the camp. Relieved that he had been missed, Yagaiki asked what kind of punishment he would receive when he returned to camp, to which his Indian rescuers responded that he had done just what anyone else would have done, so he grinned happily, his remorse suddenly replaced by euphoria. RIDING WITH THE BRAVES Now, as the encampment moved east ... to the Teton peaks, Yagaiki rode along proudly amongst the young braves on his roan pony while the boy he had almost killed was forced to come along with a greasy rag around that caused the other his neck, named at Hercules Bacchus Don L. Sticinski has been appointed vice president vice president, ELV (Expendable Launch Vehicles) Projects at Hercules Bacchus Works. In this position, Mr. Sticinski will be responsible for programs which include Delta, Pegasus, and Taurus. Mr. Sticinski has been with Hercules since 1980 and has held various positions, including Program Control management Trident-- I (C-- 4) Manager. Before joining Hercules, he served in the U.S. Navy. He is currently a Commander with the U.S. Naval Colorado. Mr. Stacinski is a native of Lock Haven Pennsylvania. He and his wife Debbie live in Salt Lake with their two daughters, Jenny and Katie. Richard B. Wetherell has been appointed vice president, SpaceStrategic cousin suffers from QMy A .:ziQw comwmjii that are serious enough to warrant emergency room care. Your cousins condition rethe sulted when the retina portion of the eye that absorbs light and then transforms it into a visual message detached itself from the back of the eye. While loss of vision due to retinal detachment can be debilitating, your cousin should not give up hope for leading an otherwise normal, i James Trelease James Trelease, author of the nar, tional Read Aloud Handbook, will discuss the value of reading aloud for all ages and suggest techniques to encourage childrens reading at a free lecture at Whitmore Library, 2197 East 7000 South, on March 29 at best-selle- f p.m. Mr. Trelease, who is described in School Library Journal as full of energy and contagious enthusiasm, presents 150 lectures annually across the United States. His presentation addresses how reading awakens the imagination, how to coax children away from television, selecting reading for all ages, and how families and educators can work together to make reading a mutually rewarding experience. Mr. Trelease wrote Read Aloud Handbook after twenty years as an g newspaper writer and artist. The book has sold more than one million copies in thirty countries, and for every includes'a list of age as well as useful hints on how to make the reading experience work. The public is invited to attend this free lecture. For more information, call the Salt Lake County Library System 6. at award-winnin- read-alou- ds 943-463- sustain.eyoJnuries 35,000 i 7 partial vision caused by retinal detachment. The doctors told her there was nothing more that could be done to restore her vision. With todays medical technology, I find this hard to believe. Many people take their eyes for granted, not realizing the important role eyesight plays in their lives. When vision is impaired or lost, the results can be devastating. Each year, nearly 11.5 million Americans suffer from some form of visual ment and", ; a)prMhatel JWSSfey County libraries to present iit)i Reserves. He has a BS in Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy, an MSSM from the University of Southern California, and an MBA from the University of t v Propulsion Marketing and Advanced Programs Division, Bacchus Works. In this position, Mr. Wetherell will be responsible for managing advanced technical and development programs for space and strategic programs. Mr. Wetherell has been with Hercules since 1963 and has held various technical and management positions, (D-5- ) including Trident-I- I Program Manager, Small ICBM Implementation Manager, and Delta II Program e) g rawhidefrope river the kidshead and jerked him off his pony. But, that scared (Yagaikis) colt and (it) broke and ran, dragging the other kid along behind, nearly choking him to death. Blood was pouring out of his nose and mouth, as he lay in a bloody heap in the dirt. But when Yagaiki loosened the ropes noose, the kid leaped up and started for camp, licke-t- y split, at every step (groaning) as bad as a dying calf. Two new vice presidents are well-balanc- life. ed services are limited a basis by on provided some private practitioners. Low-visio- RICHARD WETHERELL Manager, Director of Strategic Planning and Marketing, and vice president of Marketing Composite for Structures. Before joining Hercules, Mr. Wetherell was employed by North American Aviation, Rocketdyne Division, and the Marquardt Corporation in engineering and supervisory capacities. Mr. Wetherell has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Utah and has done graduate work in fluid mechanics at UCLA and business management at the University of Utah. He and his wife Lois live in Bountiful. Their three grown children, Diana, Steven, and John, and their families live in the Salt Lake area. n However, many large hospitals and medical centers staff clinics with specialists in the field of low vision, as well as often making optical devices available to patients on loan. For example, a bioptic telescope, which allows a person to see at a distance, can be prescribed to improve vision. A patient does not have to be legally blind to benefit from rehabilitative vision therapy. Legal blindness is defined as vision of 20200 or less that cannot be corrected using conventional spectacles; 2020 vision, on the other hand, is low-visi- on generally regarded as normal Westminster alumni conduct phonothon The Westminster College Alumni Association will contact 7,000 alumni during the annual fundraising phonothon through March 22. Alumni, student, faculty, and staff volunteers will man the phones in Carleson Hall from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday evenings during that period. The number of people making calls during the phonothon is crucial to its success, said Director of Alumni Helen Olpin. Westminster alumni interested in helping should call Ms. Olpin at 488-411- 1. Janice Aoki, Class of 1988, is chairing the event. According to Aoki, this year alumni gifts to Westminster are being solicited for scholarships, campus maintenance, faculty enhancement, and student and library services. vision. If you have any ques- tions about these services, contact an ophthalmologist or optometrist. HealthMatters is a public service of the Magna Times and Pioneer Valley Hospital. Send your health questions to: Magna Times 9145 West 2700 South Magna, UT 84020 |