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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS Community Local artist to create Downwinders1 Monument O c committee would like to thank Representative Mike Noel and his wife Sherry for their gracious donation. The Noels were the first to kick off the Downwinders Memorial Fund. The nounced the beginning of a powerful and locally meaningful large-scal- e project. Johnson is seeking financial support to fund the creation of the Wind g memorial WaH", a 90 with of names the engraved who those have lost their lives as a result of radiation exposure from nuclear testing in Nevada. A "downwinder" cancer survivor himself, Johnson hopes to draw attention and validation to the tragic loss of at least 15,000 people as a direct result of nuclear testing in Utah and other states since the 1950s. The monument will be erected in or near Washington County the region most heavily affected by the group of deadly cancers known as Downwinders Syndromeand has already drawn the strong support of Representative Noel and Senator foot-lon- -- ad-ho- By Elizabeth Doyle 501 (c)3, tion, County Hospital non-prof- it organiza- established the Downwinders Memorial Fund at State Bank of Southern Utah. If you would like to make a donation to the further creation of help the Wind Wall, mail a check to the: Downwinders Memorial Fund, 355 North Main, Suite 1, Kanab, Utah, 84741. tax-deductib- & le ANIMAL SOCIETY those coats life rehabilitation permit, which all trying to copy their look! A couple more recent stories means she gets to walk on the wild side again. from the sanctuary: - Before she came to Best Beaglemania Seven adorable Beagles Friends, Dr. Laura focused on exotic animals. As an under- Obviously, very few sheep live toddled into Best Friends this outtheirwhole natural lives, says week from the Oasis Animal JenReid,wholooksafterthehorses Sanctuary in New York. and farm animals at the sanctuThe three-da- y drive was made Even for who two used staff are Oasis members, who sheep by ary. n wool ... at some point their wool say the were and snuggled most of the days are over. And theyre not usually put out to pasture after that. trip. And the Days Inn in CinSo its an adventure, each cinnati, Ohio, welcomed the spring, not only for the sheep, whole party overnight with open but also for their shearers, when arms, offering newspapers to lay Baa Baa Ganoosh, Baa Baa Lu, out across the hotel room floor. and Sebaastian head off to the The upstate New York area, fab-seve- Watch for updates in upcoming issues of the SUN. For more 1 or barbers in Orderville. information, call s a web the visit at And its a fair exchange: for haircut in exchange the www.thewindwall.org. wool. Shearing, says Jen, makes them more comfortable in the summer, which is important because sheep can easily overheat. Their ages range from about five to seven. Thats not very old. But its hard to find out what a sheeps natural lifespan should be, says Jen, because so few of OS CDP TS SSSDCD them ever reach it. Do they like their hair-dos- ? They seem to. But their roommates, the goats, think theyre 15 to uGB from Best Friends Off with Barbara Williamson Best Friends sheep are the oldfounded the Color Country Reest that the shearers in Orderville gional Health Care Founda- have ever encountered. tion in May 1993. CCRHCF, a Kane News 0 & Matheson. Kanab artist and longtime resident Jesse Johnson has an- 6 WEDNESDAY MARCH 31, 2004 644-416- first-clas- You have until April Open or Add to your IRA. (Individual Retirement Account) well-behav- graduate, she spent six months in Botswana studying baboon behavior. She also worked as a zoo caretaker for several years and studied exotic animals at as a vet grad student. on a wide range worked She has of animals, everything from weight poison-dar- t frogs (this includes shots & treatments) to elephants. Her cre- ed UC-Dav- is raisin-- dentials include neutering nearly 150 tiny bats - Probably the world record, she said. She admits obtaining her federal permit is exciting because it gives her a chance to work with eagles again. She worked at the where Oasis is located, has a strong hunting community. So they get in a lot of beagles who were purchased for hunting and later abandoned. But its hard to imagine these cuties being abandoned by anyone. Their names could have been used by Disney to name the seven dwarves. Lets go down the list: Blinky, Sparky, Baltimore Zoo, the only licensed eagle rehabilitation facility for a area, which meant she treated lots of eagles. Im really proud of our flight Pumpkin, Herman, Travis, Alfredo, and Moondoggie! aviary here at Best Friends. Dr. Laura Goes Wild . . . Again Because of our facilities we can Best Friends veterinarian Dr. do eagle rehabilitation, and there Laura Lodwick recently ob- arent many sanctuaries set up tained her federal fish and wild for that. tri-sta- te - You can deposit up to $3,000 per year. Individuals 50 years of age and older are eligible to deposit an additional Contributions may be tax deductible, $500.00. please consult your tax advisor. - - - - i? M CERT meeting on March 31 State Bank. OF SOUTHERN UTAH www.sbsu.com Experience the Difference In Community Banking Visit any of our 13 locations to Open or Add to your IRA Today! Member FDIC Kane County and Fredonia Emergency Services will hold a CERT information meeting on Wednesday, March 31, 2004 at 7 p.m. at the Fredonia Fire Station. r P . fW L- - I'? ... ',VvW P i $. Cl s 51 ! 1 i; C Jj ' - vt:i 2 'll f ,'sv ", K ... A Jtr'Z, 4' i ' & This meeting is for anyone &;r A;' ' ' ti? ' .J V i.K'S . , interestered in CERT and for ..v-! X those who have already taken a CERT class. We will be setting 4 V ' t the dates and times for the next course and follow-u- p training for team members. Before and after photos of the sheep by Troy Snow. - , .5 it ' . ' . - |