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Show rter' ? V L 1. vV Mentors a V of the Month Tlf&vi'' Ul2x wr K 1. Page 13 XAX Jd Cowboys fall to Juan Diego Pages VOLUME 72 NUMBER 13 600 2003 begins this week The holiday season is upon us for shopping, time for fun, time for Hometown Holidays in Kanab! - time appreciation for their loyal hometown customTo show ers, dozens of local businesses have joined together to kick years shop-at-hom- e promotion. This years drawings will be held at South Central Commu- nications, Dukes JCPeryaey Catalog, Glaziers FoodT&Wn, Kanab Country Auto and i Honeys Jubilee Foods. The grand prize lineup for this year includes $500 shopping sprees, $250 in groceries, cash prizes and much more! Heres how it works: for every $10 that you spend at a participating business between now and Saturday, December 20, you will receive a Hometown Holiday s drawing ticket (see full page ad in this weeks SUN on page 3 for a list of partipating sponsors). Fill out your tickets with one full name and a phone number (for verification only, no one will call), and drop them in the barrel at that weeks drawing location. Then come back on Saturday for your chance to win hundreds of great prizes from all of our generous local sponsors! The exact person named on the ticket must be present, so bring the whole family! Your tickets will stay in the barrel week to week until they are drawn - the earlier you shop in Kanab, the more chances you have to win! We hope.you have a wonderful holiday season, and we thank you for shopping in your home town! WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 12, 2003 COLOR COUNTRY'S HOME TOWN NEWSPAPER Hometown Holidays off this 14 & 15 jfn fo-- Initial appearance scheduled in animal cruelty case V By Dixie Brunner Gavin Demont Ewell, 22, of Toquerville, and Jeremy Douglas Katzenbaeh, 20, of Hurricane, have each been charged with one count of second degree felony criminal mischief and one count of aggravated cruelty to animals, a class A misdemeanor. The charges are a result of a Kane County Sheriffs Office investigation into the killing and mutilation of two horses owned by Jeff and Jessie Allen ofKanab. The dead horses were discovered on a private ranch near Zion National Park where the Allens kept some of their horses. The mare, Tetra Fare, was discovered on August 17 and had been shot at least four times in the side. On August 18, Deputy Randolph Westphal from Germany is biking across America giving talks on Brinkerhoff, Officer Hal Stout his way of his own personal battle with cancer. Photo by Gordon Milligan. and Allen discovered the stallion quarterhorse named St. Biking for cancer victims By Myrna Cox was asked by Gordon Milligan to interview a man who was staying at the Thunderbird Motel. It proved to be a most interesting and impressive in- terview. I met with Randolph Westphal on the third of November. The German man, with a strong accent and positive attitude, was most eager to tell his story. than the suggestion that he had a short time to live. I had to live. I had to fight for my life Westphal said with enthusiasm. I eat normally and do everything in moderation. I bike for the cancer patients who look to me for courage. He began his trek across Tschecheir, Hungary and the continent of the Alps. In seven short weeks he had accomplished his goal. Shortly after tbe trek, Weshphal sold all his posessions and came to North America once Shem. The horse, valued at approximately $30,000, had been shot many times and mutilated. Discovered at the scene were several items ofevidence includwith a rock tied ing a inside, a tube of silicone caulk, .22 casings, tire tracks, a wooden stick and several .22 slugs inside of the horse. T-sh- irt According to the Allens, attrocities to the horse included cutting his ears off, shoving a stick into hs rectum, shooting up his leg through his hoof, cutting out his heart and gutting him, and writing profanities with a caulking gun in silicone onto the horses carcass. The and rock were allegedly used for smashing the horses skull. The initial appearance for Ewell and Katzenbaeh will be on December 5 in Kanab Fifth District Court before Judge David T-sh- irt Mower at 9:00 a.m. New faces on Kanab City Council By Dixie Brunner Kenneth Elgin and Steve Peres There will be two new faces on were chosen to serve. the Kanab City Council in J anu-ar- y when they take their oath of office. New council members Steve Mower and Tony Chatterley will join incumbent Carol Sullivan on the five member council. They are replacing seats held by Treva Bamson who n In did not run for and Montreal, n again. physician asked him to Tony Wright who lost his elecspeak with cancer patients. This tion bid for a fifth term in office helped chart the course of his by only 15 votes. lifetime quest to encourage cancer victims as he bikes across Vote totals were as follows: the world. Linda Alderman-34- 2 He has crossed the Rockies Tony Chatterley-50- 7 and Alaska in 30 to 60 degree Margaret Sue Jones-42- 4 weather. He has local sponsors Steve Mower-69- 5 from all across the country who Carol Sullivan-59know of the biker and give assis- Tony Wright-49- 2 Randolph Westphals dream was to emigrate to the U.S. and make a home in the states. He departed from Germany in 1986, but was confronted with a problem of aquiring a residence permit. Very disappointed, he decided to tour the states with his traveling companion, a Mala-mut- e dog dubbed Shir Khan. His travels were abruptly halted when a family crisis took him back home to Germany. While in Germany he was diagnosed with cancer in the advanced stages. The lymph glands were tance. In 1994, destiny would give affected and multiple surgeries In other election news, there were performed. He was in and Westphal yet another obstacle will be four new members on the out of hospitals for 20 months. Kane County Hospital board. The will to live was stronger See Biking, Page 25 Tony Chatterley, Marie Hatch, well-know- Tony Chatterley-91- 2 Kenneth Ellgen-77- 0 Marie Hatch-84- 4 Nina Laycook-73Steve 4 Peres-88- 3 See ELECTION, Page 2 re-electi- on KANAB WEATHER . 0' Courtesy: Frank Swapp Family i |