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Show Page 2 April 30, 1980 Clearfield Courier BuHdeir mates atsdnenudc Bog homes Editorial comment Mloire than n By Nancy Lynne Krzton If you recently passed a row of log cabins under construction at 2700 N. 1000 W., perhaps you thought a colony of pioneers had arrived from the past via a time warp. In fact, what you saw was the thriving business of mmSss all 0238 - If you listen closely if you strain to hear the beautiful sounds behind the rantin g and raving of the local daily media - you will hear the 1 me and cry from the Clearfield High studentbody Hey - look at us - we are just people - your sons and daughters - no better or virorse than our peers around the - Pleasant View resident Barry Homes, who like his father and grandfather world- - The mud slingers would have you believe differently going so far, in their frenzied search for more readers, as to misconstrue statements made by the local police department to have it a ppiear that they, too, (the police) believe that Clearfield High has more than its share of misfits - when in fact the' Clearfield police, as all other knowledgeable factions in the area, are the first to proclaim, as we do, Clearfield High is the greatest school in the world! The student body takes second place to NONE, (and this, from an old Web2r High Grad). Listen to the beautiiful voices of some, 1500 strong - and be proud! , Clearfield Courier Sun Chronicle Ben Lomond Beacon Sun Times These papers am published weekly at Roy, Utah, 5388 S. 1900 W. Mailing address: P.O. Box 6 or Salt 207, Roy, UtaFn 84067. Telephone Lake 359-2- 6 h 2. All new it and photographs for Wednesday papers mus't be in the news office by 5 p.m. Monday, pictures may be included without charge either tak en in our office or submitted by our 825-166- readers. J. Howard Stahle Owner-Publisher-Edit- Asst. Publisher Ad. Mgr. Courier Editor Chronicle Editor Beacon Editor Staff Staff Staff M. Glen Adams Mrs. Bo mule Stahle LaVoro Wayment Dave Homer Nan q Lyn n Krzton Cindy Shy Pam Zaug g Trade Bail ley Mickie Worthen and exclusive lingerie they carry at their STRICTLY FEMININE Inc., newly-opene- d Nancy Lynn Krzton. before him, builds log homes because he loves wood, and the outdoors. Barry started building log homes about four years ago. I wanted to build the best log cabins and homes a person could make, he said. He learned the ropes from his craftsman father in Kathie East display some Jackson Hole, Wyoming and boutique. Photo by then got to work. To date, Barry Homes Construction Inc. has built 12 log homes and 7 log cabins. Another 15 are in the wind. Barry, who majored in art at college, has an eye for I think ladies are getting beauty and quality that has attracted clients from back to more lingerie, Ogden, Salt Lake City, Mickie said. Heber, Midway, Huntsville, What you wear underneath is as important as Kamas, and Plain City. One of his homes, located what is on top, Kathie Dee Events Center in near noted. Ogden, has been submitted Name brands carried by as a showpiece to Sunset Strictly Feminine, Inc. inmagazine. clude Vasserette, Jenelle of For Barry, building is not California, Snowdon, The just a business its an art. Twins, Inc., Fancee Free, I like to get back in the old and Forget-Me-No- t. hand done stuff, and not just turn out a house a week, he Kathie characterized the said. lines as being somewhat When Barry was young, he exclusive yet still affordable lived with his grandmother to the average woman. The ladies will have some ' in a log cabin at 18th St. and Washington Blvd, for a time. special bargains during their It had a real warm grand opening celebration he remembers. I feeling, May just in time for loved it. Mothers Day. He tries to reproduce that The store is open Monday feeling in all his homes now, through Saturday from 10 using huge strong standing a.m. to 6 p.m. Its a bright dead timber to make sturdy, new addition to shopping in authentic structures. the North Ogden area. Barrys workmen hand-pelodgepole pine brought Strictly Feminine opens in No. Ogden By Nancy Lynn Krzton Theres a springy, relaxed feeling at Mickie Worthen and Kathie Easts new lingerie specialty shop, Strictly Feminine, Inc. on the corner of Washington Blvd. and 5th Street. The warm earth tones, hanging green plants, Mickie redesigned her hair salon to blend in with the decor of their lingerie store, and an open door between the two invites customers to use either or both facilities. Mickie and Kathie each alternate working between the salon and the boutique, trading off every other day. velveteen chairs, and dried Weve been talking about doing this for three years, Mickie said of starting the lingerie shop. We both have 'always loved neat lingerie. planned. Theres nothing like this at I feel people like to go this end of town. Weve found somewhere comfortable and a lot of people are real exnot be hurried, Mickie said. cited that weve opened. Here, they can take their They say theyve been time, shop and relax. waiting for something like Theres not any pressure. this." Mickie and Kathie, both Strictly Feminine, Inc. trained hair designers, just features loungewear, opened their boutique adswimwear, and accessories in addition to lingerie. The joining Mickies Hair Flair, Mickies business, two weeks store also carries a line for ago. new mothers. flower arrangements all create that air, just as Mickie and Kathie had - 0, el :rw the way-wi- th a drawknife. Photo by Nancy Lynn Krzton. in from Idaho and Wyoming with an old drawknife just as the pioneers did. The men hand fit the logs and join them with hammer and chisel. Cabins are built on Barrys Pleasant View business site and are relocated to the mountains in the summer. Log homes are made on site. Some of the homes range from 4,000 to 5,000 square feet in size. His own log home, built by Barry and his wife Marcia three and a half years ago, is a 1,600 square feet rambler with three bedrooms, two baths, and a full basement. We drew our own plans and everything, Barry remembered. It took three years to plan, and seven months to build. Barry and his wife handcut and peeled the logs themselves. The average log in the home weighs 800 pounds. The beams in the ceiling weigh than more pounds. The house 1,000 is decorated with Barrys paintings and some choice wooden pieces built by Barrys grand- father. A stone huge fireplace in the living room the intensifies natural beauty. homes ' His house, like all the houses he builds, is an original creation tailored to please the occupants. We sit down with people and scratch out what they want. Then we draw a plan, Some Barry explained. people like to finish the home themselves. Barry said he is happy to show people the cabins on his business lot and the home he has built for his family in Pleasant View. I would like people to call before coming to the home, he noted. If Barry is not at home, hes probably out working on another original creation somewhere, or enjoying the great outdoors. The wonderful thing about his work is that he can do both at the same time. 1 show log cabin in Pleasant View demonstrates one possible design for those interested having one built for themselves. Photo by Nancy Lynn Krzton. BARRY HOLMES' in ft AMERICA'S BEST DRESSED SANDWICH I.- - i $ t Blimpie two for the price of one special at these stores only: OY5600 So. 1900 -R- W. 2463 OGDEN i - r Washington Blvd. log home was designed and built by Barry Holmes and his wife over three years ago M Vew- Photo by Naqcy Lynn Krzton, - THIS HANDSOME in - : - folk fir r 'VvSv-ijir- . K- ..1 ol. A... U jif i f |