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Show V Western Legends pictures Page 10 Cowboys win opener Page 15 r VOLUME 71 NUMBER 2 600 WW'V7n?XUpJsMMHP!B)Xn!p.mBl.'sW.-.iV"MAW)rtyW!ipr- vik MMc . .:: jr- :.'W..A: :'::? x A v'--- Bush encourages new logging legislation after Labor Day recess : :v i e ..A - , vx :wx; ' During his visit to the charred remnants of Oregons woodlands last week, President Bush implored Congress to untangle the bureaucratic knots that restrict fire prevention measures on the nations forests and public lands. The devastating 2002 wildfire season has, to date, destroyed nearly six million acres of old growth forests, habitat for threatened and endangered species and other valued landscapes. 2002 is on pacerto sur-pa2000 as the worst wildfire season in several decades. House Resources Subcommittee on Forest and Forest Health Chairman Scott Mclnnis, who has been drafting legislation oyer the August recess to lessen the gratuitous bureaucracy that has crippled forest managers, '' r?. - "si" r V v h I XI r' VT.Am: .IX M A ,. fv A ..... AA-A- Kt ,y X ' J ,'1 I 4 sl ' A A AT -r V-- J '1 ! V I.; H ir'" . ' i 'A I .' A r ' '- 4- A,' . v t V fr- f ss S :. - - i "( -- Ti ' V'1 'ivA ? 4 ' A 4? - v - JK4 y uI ; 'v A vV- ' WEDNESDAY AUGUST 28, 2002 COLOR COUNTRY'S HOME TOWN NEWSPAPER ' i. 4 .. ' J 4i 134 ; j S 74. r kL0fiXv welcomed the Presidents call for action. Mclnnis, who said his I , .. wildfire plan i , '.v. (,.: ' iysdil6iW(w,. substantially dovetails with the Presidents, ...... ;A a is preparing swift action on the Director Earl Bellamy (I) and actor Robert Fuller (r), along with the late Dale Evans, were enshrined into the Little legislation after Congress reconWith the three new venes from Labor Day recess. Hollywood Walk of Fame this past weekend at the Fourth Annual Western Legends Round-up- . the'Walk. in Brunner. Photo by Dixie Were going to compare notes honorees, there are now a total of 10 x va'WavsaA- .. . The stars gather ai Western Legends By Dixie Brunner The handsome men sitting gether at Parry Lodge evoked much excitement in their day. They were members of a unique, fraternity, one that, within its to- - membership, had acted, rected, performed stunts and en- tertained on. TV and, the big di- - screen for over 50 years. We have the time of our lives whenever we get together, com- mented actor Rober Fuller of the1 reunion with his film colleagues, Parry Lodge was a natural place for the stars reunion since many production companies and movie stars ate, slept and par- tied here during Kanabs Little . Hollywood boom years. I remember putting my mat- tress.on the bottom of the pool and going to sleep there, said Hollywoods heyday , some Fuller, adding that he wds quite didnt. But they all shared warm surprised the next morning sentiments for this beautiful when the pool started being southern Utah location. filled. Ive traveled through this area I would always have a party .. before, commented actor Peter at the end of our shoots here, Brown. Everyone seems so said director Earl Bellamy, add- - friendly and the food is good. I ing that occasionally theyd get love Utah. The actors and stuntmen in pretty wild. Someone asked me once how I got by with it, I told attendance spoke of how movie them as long as I had owner making had changed through Whit Parry with us, we were the years. TTiey make a heck of a lot just fine. honFuller and Bellamy were more money for one thing, said ored this year and added to the Brown to a round of laughter. Kanab Walk of Fame on Center They have swelled heads, said Robert Hoy of stuntmen Street. While a number ofthe stars at today. In our day if we were Kanabs Western Legends doubling for an actor, we didnt Round-u- p did star in films in go around talking about it. We this area during Little ' didnt need to have the public- . Round-u- p ity, we didnt want the credit. Actor Alex Cord added that he doesnt care for the shows which tell howthe movies are made. I think it spoils the magic, said Cord. Nobody used to know how things were done. Kelo Henderson, star of the g series 26 Men, be- lieves that the film industry hasnt changed for the better, Theres way too much violence and profanity these days. All the stars agreed that they enjoyed doing westerns the best, Westerns, were most of our bread and butter in the 1960s, said actor Jon Locke, As for leading ladies, most of the stars agreed that Stephanie Powers was the one that they most enjoyed working with. long-runnin- with the President, and begin moving legislation ASAP. We dont have the luxury of time, and we dont intend to wait. In subcommittee oversight hearings earlier this summer, Mclnnis warned that 2002 was well on its way to becoming among the most destructive wildfire seasons in American history, and joined with Forest Service Chief Dale Bosworth, western members of Congress and fire scientists in calling for reforms to untangle t'he Forest Services analysis paralysis, as Bosworth has described it. Concluded Mclnnis, Looking backward, this wildfire crisis is unprecedented in the last several decades. Looking forward, this fiery carnage is going to continue for decades unless we take bold and decisive steps. For those critical of President Bush, Senator Daschle, and those of us trying to stem this destructive tide, I say the alternative is totally in Kanab Ted Markland, a perennial bad guy in the movies, said, I liked working with actress Ruth Ro-mail, but I usually ended up ei- ther kidnapping or killing the women. |