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Show The Salt Lake Tribune J3 SUNDAY Sunday, March 31, 1996 Story of aeae es Teaches Life’s Lessons ByMike Capuzzo Willie Morris, the author of My Dog Skip, is astonishedat the reaction of dog and cat lovers to his lovely memoir of growing up ina small Southern town with a medium-sized fox terrier. His fans are equally astonished to learn that Morris and his wife, Joann, live with four cats now. No dogs. “The response has been amazing,” Morris said, while traveling from Philadelphia to Denver to San Francisco to Houston to promote the Vintage paperback ($9). William Styron, author of Sophie’s Choice and noted great American writer, is reading My Dog Skip aloud to his dogs. “One woman asked me if I would sign the book to Cindy,” Morris said. “So I asked her, ‘Are you Cindy?’ And she said, Cindy is my cocker spaniel.’ ‘No, I've been signing books to dogs that are alive and dogs that are in heaven. I've even been signing them tocats.’ Such a response is no surprise @ Continued from J-6 Holyoak. Melissa and Larry Phillips bought a HouseBlessing and Jim and Barbara Gaddis boughta golf vacation. Friends of Salt Lake County Commissioner Brent Jensen, Janet and Al Hasna, and David and Ann Dee were checking out silent-auction tables, as were Gary and Cynthia Nicolaysen, Shari Bailey and Grace and Bruce Jackson Jenifer and Mike Gibbons came with Carl and Joyce Woolsey, and Jeff and Karen Nielsen madethe auction-table rounds. John and Overson and Kristie Maxfield had manysuggestions for a honeymoon trip — “It is a trip for six. We can come with you" — but were ignored, Overson and Dolan, egged on by emcee Tom Barberi and auctioneer Richard O'Keef, Patsy Jo McNamarachatted with got into a bidding war for seven yards of concrete. Dolan won the bid — it’s for a patio, he said — but the evening's big winners were Salt Lake's boys and girls. Fremont: east to the Wellsville Mountains Overnight on Salt Lake Mineral’s diking operation broke up the barren land- Desolation Isle @ Continued from J-1 plank, When all was composed, she wentin search of the three children.As best she could she explained what death was, then took the children in and showed them their father's face. All kissed him and knelt and prayed beside him.” Kate eventually left the island and remarried. But she always remembered her time there. She died in Seattle at 85 in 1942 Kate's daughter, Blanche, took herashesto be buried next to the judge's remains at the Fremont Island gravesite. That night, repeating a ritual started by Fremont and Carson, Smith built a driftwood fire. The lights of the city could barely be seen. Until a full moonrosein the eastern horizon, thousands of stars guarded the lonely campers. Reading from Morgan’s book, Smith told the story of Jean Bap- tiste, the grave robber banishedto this island, reportedly detained from movingtoo far by a ball and chain. Noone, it seems, knows exactly what happened after that. Baptiste survived on provisions left in a shanty by some sheepherders and then apparently built a raft and escaped the island, Morgan wrote that, about 1890, duck hunters found a humanskull in the mud. In 1893, another hunter found a skeleton nearby. The Salt Lake Herald reported that “around the leg bones was an iron clamp, and in ing to lift this up a chain was found attached, necessitating a little dig- ging up of the ground, andthere, attached to the chain, was an iron ball.” Thenext day, the party hiked to football. He could also drive. surprised to see the fox terrier cruising behind the wheel of a green DeSoto. Morris worked the pedals as Skip held on to the steering wheel. The writer proudly notes that he hasn't met anyone else whose dog could play football, as Skip could. I once took care of a dog, Trooper, who had manytalents. Aside from stealing a steak right off the grill, he could play great defensive basketball, sticking to me like drool while I attempted (unsuccessfully) to dribble around him. But football, no. Morris was impressed with someone whosaid his dog could eat an artichoke properly. “We didn't even have artichokes when Have you evertreated your dog gan to itch? Could some of the Looking south, they saw cut into an outcroppingof rock. Hiking back to camp, the ad- for fleas when suddenly you be- City homeof his boyhood. Walker Percy, the late, great Southern novelist, once said it’s important for writers to live in authentic proximity to the significant eventsof their past. This is Southern novelisttalk for “near home.” “AndI believe that,” Morris says. He took a long way back. In 1967, at age 32, Morris was the star editor of Harpers magazine in New York, recruiting the writers Styron, Norman Mailer and David Halberstam. He had a black Lab then, a dog namedPete. “Pete was the only retriever I PET CARE asked for advice on howto get rid sitosis’’ is used to refer to this emotional disorder. Why does a person who thinks cometo a veterinarian for help? Usually there is a long history people resort to the veterinary profession. When these people cannot show the veterinarian samplesofthe “bugs,” they usually do not come back Don’t affected people realize the “bugs” are imaginary when they cannot produce any evi- MARY ELLEN GORHAM from furniture, bedding, tooth- paste, ete. Affected people sometimes believe miscellaneous bits of debris such as dirt, sand, lint, scabs or dandruffare bugs. Theclassic case of this was ‘‘cable mite dermatitis,” in which 10 employeesin a physics laboratory of a national agency complained of prickling,tingling and creeping sensations they thought were caused by insects or mites. Investigation revealed that the installation in their laboratory of It is strange. These people believe the supposed “‘bugs” change colors, appear and disappear in and out of the skin, and emerge MELBA BRIDGES ‘e HAPPY 90th BIRTHDAY: leet "MidgeFanset Elis emer Dress up your home for Spring! ne, Stratford Le my Avenue. No #1 as sits please. 2% fe SeShe ah te aa eat te od ee ling © pngagenneT! <3 A pmommeginenis < fed near the wisps of snow. At the ridgeline, the group looked north BLAINEB. BITNER Mecham, David and Karen Bitner, Roger and Louise Bitner, Charlene and Gene Hall, Mark Bitner (decer Julie and St. I, Brian and ya Al Jensen, wa ren. endship is a cherished gift, we sees request Miss Catherine Neddo was married on tion was givenat the Salt Lake Art Center lby the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hal Neddo of Phoenix, Arizona. A luncheon lwas hosted by the groom's parents, Mr. jand Mrs. Phillip Glenn ofSalt Lake City. bride is now attending the Univer sity of Utah majoring in public relations. ‘She affiliated with Chi OmegaSorority. Thebridegroom is atterding the Uni versity of Utah, majoring in Biology. He fulfilled an LDS mission in Brazil loyalty and love are the best thingsofall, and the mostlasting, and that is what Old Skip taught methat I carry with me now.” ris’ memory came 122 heartfelt pages; and Skip, dead for 40 years, returned to live. Send your animal and questions to Mike Capuzzo, Wild Things, P.O. Box 376, Moores- Skip left Morris with the lesson that dogs, not magazine editors, town, NJ 08057. a powercable for a new scanning machine had dislodged bits of Mr. & Mrs. Brent Egali Knaus—Eggli Erin Knaus and Brent Egali were mar. ried Saturday, March 16, 1996 at Log Haven. A wedding luncheon was held in their honorfor close family and friends immediately following the ceremony. The bride, daughter of Frank and Julie Knaus of Sait LakeCity,is a travel consul tant for Melroy Travel. The groom, son of Darwin and Barbara West Egali, also of Salt Lake City, is a Retirement Specialist for Fidelity Investments and is currently completing a degree in Financeat the University of Utah, Another woman slept nude on newspapers with the legs of her bed in pans of creosote solution. rock woolfibers that had collect- migated her house and even sprayed her husband every night from head to toe with a weak mixture of carbolic acid and DDT. Usually the main complaint is Can an affected person ever hopeto get rid of the delusion of parasites? ritate the skin, which reinforces the belief that the bugs are there. These people tend to bathe fre- The people who havea psychological problem must seek help from a professional trained to quently, which dries out their skin andaddsto theiritchiness. What are some homeremedies ee people use to get rid of the deal with this type of disturbance. If the cause of the patient's psychosis can be eliminated, the phobia will often disappear. You won't believe what they try. They may move from house to housetrying to escape. They ruin furniture and clothing by dousing them with antiseptics, bathe in insecticides and boil all family Mary Ellen Gorham, Pullman, Wash., is a contributing editor to DVM, The News Magazine of Vet- clothing every day. erinary Medicine. Bountiful jj) 2 3 s x =S 295-0495 East of Kmart 2 = = @ 23 and we don't take American Express. Shespentherentire waking hours cleaning, scrubbing and steriliz- ing her home.It cost her all the moneyshecould lay her hands on to pay for cleaners’bills, She fu- itching. Scratchingthe itch canir- =& 2 s © x Friday, March 15, 1996 to Mr. Damon Glenn in the Salt Lake Temple. A recep- ing dog, for in the struggles of life, of the dangers, toils and snares of my childhood hymns, them any other way. Out of Mor- x grass formed a lush green carpet. Nearthe top, on the north-facing slope, a small herd of feral sheep Mrs. Damon Glenn child and having a loyal and lov- and cats. You can't write about Hallelujah! Hallelujah! dence? perspective changed. Neddo—Glenn “In remembering moments such as these, I retain the sad- sweet reflection of being an only ed on someolder equipment. The tiny fibers were responsible for the employees’ discomfort. This the top of the island. The cheat ‘The family of Blaine Barr Bitner extend anopen invitation to all friends and relations to attend an 80t in to bed. count of his time at Harpers that took almost four years to complete, he sat downto write simply for the pleasure of it. Simply for the pleasure of it is why anyone should write, and this is why it's always wise to write about dogs Do affected people think the “bugs” bite? he would never forget the view from the highest point. “T'll remember how desolately HAPPY 80TH * BIRTHDAY ~ The family of Melba invite friends & familyto anOpen Hous n her honor, Saturday, Apnl 6, 1996, from3:6 attheRivertanSe Ward big, 88 ad, Riverton. no gifts cae licked his wounds, hit the sauce and disappeared. After writing New York Days, a difficult ac- Medicine at Washington State University have been ofineffectual visits to dermatologists and/or other doctors before FremontIsland. Stranded for a South,” he said. Now 60, Morris lives in Jackson, Miss., not far from the Yazoo You are not alone. Veterinarians at the College of Veterinary When asked later for his feelings about the island, Smith said night on this desolate place, his autumn Saturday,” Morris writes. “Old Skip and stretched out on the cool, wet grass. I used the football for a pillow and he lay down beside me and wegazed up at the stars until it was time to go logical explanation and a thorough and repeated vacuuming eliminated the complaints. he or she is infested with bugs park manager. Now, on the lonely nights when Antelope Island is all but deserted, Smith will look at old slides and photographs of his night on Long Island, is where Morris retreated after losing his share of literary wars in the big city. He Morris says “He hated the ocean.” Theocean,at the eastern end of imagination. venturers looked quietly at the land of blues, greens and grays beautiful it was, with its lack of water and lackoflife,” said the Skip and I weregrowingup in the good meal, too? Most often those itches can be blamed on your surrounding them. They thought of mountain men, explorers, grave robbers and pioneers. As they watched Hall bring his boat one seemed eager to leave. teach. “Bynow it had been a long trieve anything,’ fleas think that you might be a of imagined mites or insects that seem to be crawling on a person's body. The term “‘delusion‘of para back from Antelope Island, no ever knew who didn't wantto re- Vets Treat Parasites: Real (on Pets) and Imagined (on Owners) A railroad causeway and Great snow-covered Deseret Peak Stansbury, Carrington andHatislandsstretched across the lake's west side. Just west of Fremont Island's high point, Sorensen discovered Kit Carson's small cross WILD THINGS Folks in Yazoo City, Miss., were to Promontory Point and north- scape. Skip found that driving madeit much easie! r to chase cats. MEE Eze Hallelujah! Hallelujah! AKETHE * y NS et ‘ e? ¢ oe7 Warcuers Ivrropuces ANew Way er tue Resurts You Want & THE BreakYou New, Introducing The Freedom Plan, Theradical new weight-loss plan designed for the way youreally live. You'll findit easy to follow during the week. Then on the weekends, youcanrelax and indulgea little — andstill get results. It’s the perfect balance of freedom and control. Get started with The Freedom Plantoday. For the location near you, call . 1-800-729-8746 Bring the coupon below in to any Weight Watcher's location for $5 OFFthe Ist week registration fee. Use ONE for yourself, and share ONE vith a friend Join Now. This discount offer ends April 27, 1996. ll NO Contracts. 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