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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS - Thursday, May 1, 1980 - Page Six ALTON NEWS We are all glad to see the bright lights shining through the darkness at night time from the home of C'leon and Nlildren Jackson, who returned this week from an extended visit with relatives and from friends, extending D.C., where Washington, their daughter, Rita, lives to Logan, Utah where their daughter. Carma and Mar-dealive and on to Lehi where their son, Melvin, and family live. They report a very special and interesting trip to these many areas and fun times together with their family members. Mrs. 11a Mae Campbell, with her family Jennifer. Jana. Jerily and McKay, returned Sunday evening from a fun trip to Eager, Arizona where they saw Trisha Ann, new granddaughter and niece, born to Lovd and Jillvn Dillic, on April 22nd. Mrs. Geneva Workman and joined her daughter husband. Yvonne and Leonard Heaton, and motored to Idaho for a wedding last weekend. It's good that many of us here are jogging around town for health reasons. T his gives us an opportunity to stop and see our neighbors. Since our phones are so undependable, especially if we really need them in an emergency, we are learning firsthand what the Alton people have had for a long time. Miss Kellee Jo Brinkerhoff along with her brother, Kyron, Shane Esplin and William Penny, motored to Salt Lake-Citfor the weekend to visit their sister, Tina, and husband, Jeff Esplin. Beth Nielsen enjoyed a day at the St. George Temple Wednesday where she attended three sessions and enroute home stopped in Hurricane to visit her daughter, Wanda, making the day a special one. Burton Anderson came home to see his mother for the weekend from SUSC in Cedar City. His luck hasn't been all that good the past while - he had the misfortune to fall and pull the tendons in his leg, putting him in the hospital and is now wearing a cast. We hope all will be well with him soon. Donna Brinkerhoff received word that her father, Arthur G. Pledger, was seriously ill and in the hospital in Ogden so she and Lue spent the weekend there helping out. The Horace Maxwell family are enjoying a weeks visit w ith their daughter. Zelda Robertson, who is here from her home in lehi. Visitors at the Maxwells the past week were Roger and Bessie Tsini-ginand children from Arizona and Don and Vclva Simper of Cedar City. Aunt Ldia A. Jensen, who has been in the Valley Center at Cedar City was released last weekend and taken to the Young Rest Home Carolyn was with him in Alton in St. George. Im sure that on Sunday. Anita Heaton was home for she would enjoy a visit from all her friends when they are in the weekend from Bryce St. George. Valley where she is wrapping r The Howard Spencer family up her most enjoyable with a visit teaching experience enjoyed Friday their daughter, Carla Nan, there. Anita has just signed a to teach Home and husband Lee Gordon contract Carlson, and children Heidi, Economics in Parowan. She Scott and Melodie of Boise, will be going to school this Idaho. They were here to summer in Cedar City. We attend the funeral services of wish Anita lots of success in her new plans. Gordon's mother, Mrs. BeverJoann, Vane and Dane ly Melba Bennett Carlson, which was held in Cedar City Campbell spent the weekend with son, Leo Campbell, and on Friday. April 25, 1980. his family in Page, Arizona. Mr. and Mrs. F.lvon SpenLaRue Campbell enjoyed a cer and children came from their home in Salt Lake City to good visit with her brother, spend the weekend with their Charlie Goulding, and some of parents. Howard and Ella his family on Sunday. Dot Heaton and her sister, Spencer and Susie Reece. Lonna Rose, had a very Mrs. Margaret Bauer reattendturned home this week from enjoyable experience a workshop up north ing her visiting daughter, Cheryl, a grand and family in Salt Lake City together. They had and helping out with the sisterly gab session and lots of fun. family w hile Cheryl was in the Delila Heaton spent a lovely for hospital major surgery. weekend with her family in St. Mrs. Leah Brinkerhoff George just recently. The spent time last weekend occasion was the wedding of visiting her mother. Charlotte her niece. Cannon, in St. George where All of our Cub Scouts e Kai-bet- l first-yea- y Thalia's Attic GIFT SHOP (Across from Post Office) i ) u ,V Las Vegas to stay with a We enjoyed a visit Sunday with Delbert Palmer, who is our High Councilman for this area and who prticipated in GIFTS FOR ALL Baby Items our sacrament service, giving us some very special informa- Plants tion. Flowers arranged or by Many from here motored to Kanab for the funeral services of Josephine Heaton and Rell Little last week. Both hold special memories in our hearts and our sympathy goes out to the stem Items Hand-mad- e t ' she has been ill and confined to the hospital for some time. Leah took her mother down to daughter. Melba Terry. pn MEN FEEL FREE TO COME IN FOR THAT SPECIAL PERSON -. -o- If their families. KOLOR KOUNTRY DRAPERIES Now you can enjoy the luxury of custom drapes in your home or place of business. Now Serving the Kanab area LYN AVERETT CARPETS Did you know that in the beautiful emerald isle way across the ocean there is also a little town called ALTON? Not only that but we had some visitors here in town early this week from Alton, England. The English couple visited Orval and Gerta Palmer and viewed our (or their) namesake town. Gerta and Orval presented the couple with a copy of the Southern Utah News and received in return a copy of their local paper. Will Heaton, stand up and take a bow! Will has just completed his first year of law school, which is quite an It was the achievement. hardest year of schooling Will has ever had and he hopes that there wont be another quite that bad! Will is now home for the summer and looking forward to his late June wedding to Carolyn Jones of Cedar City. - 644-524- 2 DECORATOR BUNDS a in attended the Kanab on Saturday. Along with their den chiefs and den mother, and other helpful mothers, they hosted a very popular booth at the event- -a rubberband gun shoot. The guns were handmade by the boys themselves with help from some of the dads. The Cubs want to thank all a who bought tickets. You are helping to build a good solid scouting program for our boys in town. It's a beautiful day in e and out! And we wish all of you the- same. Scout-O-Ram- Scout-O-Ram- Alton--insid- WrvTlfThm On April 24 the Valley track students participated in an track meet in Panguitch and came away with fixing honors. The boys took first place and the girls second, losing out to first ' j point. In place by only addition to this, Shane Esplin, Derek Lamb and Lvnette Maxwell each brought home four blue ribbons. Friday and Saturday our Drama students went to BYU for the State Drama Meet. They all did really well, and our play received an excellent rating. invitational On Monday we went to Zion for our last school party of this year. The buses left school at 9 a.m. and returned at 3 p.m. What happened in between was hiking, eating and water fights. For lunch we had hamburgers, carrot sticks, cake and punch. And the whole day w as topped off by nearly everyone being involved in a water fight. Even our librarian, Maryllis Heyborne, got wet, (against her will of course). Tuesday, 45 of our students traveled to Cedar City to participate in Vocational Day, competing in business, agricultural and home economics events. Last night. April 30 was the annual FFA Parent and Sons Banquet. Outstanding work by chapter members w as honored and the new officers were installed. This is always a highlight of the year for the boys and their parents. The meal was prepared by the FHA. This is another busy week for our track teams. Today they are gone to the Region meet, which is being held at the college in Cedar City, and tomorrow the girls go to an invitational meet at the BYU, followed on Saturday by a BYU meet for the boys. Monday, May 5, the band will compete in the Region Band Festival at Dixie Coll- ege. Also on the slate for next week is the FFA judging contest for our judging team. Among the large graduating at Brigham Young University on April 18 was Ted Ferron DeMille of Kanab. DeMille received a Master of Education Degree with a in major counseling and guidance. He is married to the class former Janet Williams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Williams of Kanab. Maybe, with luck, we can get everything done. KANAB NEWS NOTES Mr. and Mrs. Ken Raban (AnnaMarie) from St. Johns, Arizona, and Mrs. Scott (Nanclle) Brown from Flag- staff surprised their parents, the Doyle Smiths, and Rick and Gina Lynch. They came to see their mother who was in the hospital for medical attention. Save On This 8 Piece Set Living Room rr t different directions - what with track meets, weddings, school trips and just plain gadding, it keeps one dizzy trving to keep up with it all. Talk about the irony of it all: sons Cleo and George Lamb came home to fix some handrails with which to help their father, Merrill Lamb, in getting into and out of their home and while the boys were here working, Mr. Lamb stepped outside to help supervise the job and fell and broke his leg. The ambulance was called and quickly took him to the hospital in Cedar City. Mrs. Florance Lamb went to that city to stay with a friend and be close to her husband. Mr. Lamb, we wish you a speeding mending job. Mrs. Ramona Hafen and some of her family came from Santa Clara to visit with her mother, Mrs. Mercy Chamberlain. Mr. Ben Blackburn stopped in town last week to visit with his father, Mr. Gam Blackburn and also stopped to say 'Hello' to old friends. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Henderson have been on an exciting trip into Texas where they went to see their daughter, whom they havent seen for over four years. Lots of miles to cover but such fun awaiting the end of the trip. The 83rd birthday of Alvin Crofts brought family mema bers together (daughters and Lorus) and friends. Mrs. Janet Coleman and Mrs. Jeanne Goulding went to Tropic to visit with family members there. At the home of the Eugene Russells, their son Sterling and wife, Lori, and daughter, from Provo, also Brooke, young master Robert Russell, son of Kelly and Shelly Russell, spent one week with while his his grandparents mother accompanied the Spanish group on their trip to -- Le-or- Mexico. Shala Miss Sorensen, daughter of Betty and Hans Sorensen, traveled to California to visit with her sister, Dreena, and her family for a few days. It's so good to have Mrs. Mera Hoyt back home with us; we wish her the very best of health. Mr. and Mrs. Webster Adair and their (Golda) daughter, Cheryl, traveled to Don't forget the Valley Band's Spring Concert to be held next Thursday. May 8 at the FHS gym. The band has really been working hard for this and they are looking forward to a good turnout, so everyone be there. As you can tell by this column, we are really busy with trips and activities stuffed into each of the fifteen days of school we have left. Adios, Amigos! Kanab Man BYU Grad Lots of activity going on in the Valley with here different groups going in Mr. and Mrs. Clark (Flor-ene- ) Lamb and their children Darwin, Wesley, Boyd, Cheryl and Jolene all went to California last week to be on hand for the wedding of their oldest son, Brian. The family also took in a fun time at Disneyland while they were there. On Friday Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Russell traveled to St. George for the wedding reception of Genes sisters Ann) (Margaret daughter, Carma. Saturday evening friends and neighbors of Mr. Ernest Esplin gathered at his par- - (Willard and and his bride, Krista. Mrs. Bernetta Beckwith is now at the rest home in Kanab where she can receive constant care, and brother Leo Beckwith went to Page with his son. You people of the Valley remember them and where they are, O.K. The wedding reception of Mr. and Mrs. Robin Button took the following people from here: Arel and Cecilia Chamberlain, Mark Chamberlain (grandfather), and Phyllis and Rochelle Esplin. Alvin Crofts 3rd from Welcome, Welcome home, with children and Mrs. Jane Bryner, after nine birthday days of traveling she is once again back home with us. It's good to have you back. She has spent most of the winter back east with her son and his family. Its good to see folks out Kids, Grandkids and Great cleaning and clearing up their Grandkids made this week in all look You off could lots. for Alvin Crofts of directions through this valley special Utah. They all on Saturday and see curls of Orderville, him celebrate his 83rd helped smoke where weeds and trash on April 24. were being burned. The ditchs birthday Alvin has been visited by were being burned. The his family from near and far. ditches are being made ready for the irrigation water and Joyce and Jerry Jacks came from Las Vegas, bringing with from the looks of the tumbling them 2 of Alvins great great stream thats going down the and Cloyd creek. There will be plenty grandchildren. this year. Its a good feeling to Clare Reed of Manila, Utah. Nanny, his goat, presented see things come to life and him with twins the day before for. cared looking Were any of you like me on his birthday. Nanny and her kids are a small part of Sunday. I moped around all Alvins just barnyard animals. He day wondering why I was so tired and out of it. Towards cares for sheep, chickens, chicks and two fat cats. evening when every clock in baby He plans to add a horse to this my house told me a different He receives much time, I knew why, I just gave family. from the outdoor life pleasure away a whole hour of my life. Now just how long do those and all its natural creatures, clock changers think we can go great and small. All his life has been spent on giving away an hour? Its the great hunting, enjoying hard enough to try and stay ahead as it is why cant they fishing and woodcutting in leave us alone. Its hard to this area. He enjoys excellent change old folks, huh? So, until another time left enjoyed celebrating grandchildren. Alvin Crofts Honored On 83trd Birthday health and attributes this to his outdoor activities. Alvin was the guest of honor cookout at the at a dutch-ove- n Sand Dunes Sunday. All his children were there, also his brother, Harvey, and his wife Everetta. Good food was enjoyed as always when prepared by the chefs. We best dutch-ove- n also enjoyed stories told by Alvin and Harvey about this area where they used to ride in their youth, driving sheep and cattle to the winter range. This exciting history was taped for future enjoyment. Alvin has had a busy life and is very proud of the fact he is a veteran of World War I. Plans are already in the making for next years birthday party. Alvin received a birthday card from President and Rosalyn Carter, which was a nice surprise for him. Many more, Dad, we love - The News Items From Kanab Dixie Brown flew to Kanab from her work with the Forest Service in Williams, Ariz., for a day last week and worked at the Fredonia office, also visited briefly with her par- you! 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