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Show Feature America SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS 11 WEDNESDAY JUNE 14, 1995 the F.B.I. Building and John F. Kennedy Center. We sightsee, and they point out the Federal Continued from Page 10 Triangle (a group of federal women in the war. buildings), and the Watergate Our tourmobile crosses the complex. Every neighborhood Potomac River and enters has distinct characteristics of Americas largest military cem- its own. And there are those etery. Arlington National Cem- neighborhoods, everyone is quick etery was established in 1864, to note, that you stay out of when and holds more than 90,000 the sun sets. That night, Chrisser and Pat graves. It is almost too much to cook us lobster and shrimp. We grasp. We pause at John F. Kennedys laughed a lot. Our best day so grave and silently gaze at the far. eternal light and remember the Day six. We go back to the Smithsonian Institution. Forme day he died. Our tourmobile stops at the seeing the National Museum of Tomb of the Unknowns. It is the American History and the Naresting place of four soldiers tional Museum of Natural Hisknown only to God. Sentries tory is a most. Jim has to pull me away from an exhibit of First guard the simple white-marbl- e structure twenty-fou- r hours, Ladies gowns. Later we walk to the famous week. We meet our seven days a kids for dinner. It was an adven- Union Station. We both agree that today is taking all our enture in superb dining. four. Its Saturday. Pat ergy. That evening we have dinDay and Chrisser drive us to Balti- ner with our children in a gourmore, MD. The countryside is met restaurant in Washington beautiful and green. We tour D.C. The food is sumptuous dinthe water front and an ocean ing. museum. I push a cookie into my Day seven. We say our mouth hoping for a burst of en- goodbyes, and await the airplane ergy. That evening Pat cooks that will take us away. I felt a while Jim, Chrisser and I enjoy stab in my heart. After several a glass of wine. days in Omaha, we say goodbye Day five. We tour the area again. My emotions run amuck. But our vacation isnt over. with our children. Our nations capital is overflowing with pic- Homeward bound we visit Crazy ture postcard sights. The pros- Horse Monument in South Dapects of visiting them all seems kota and Devils Tower in Wyoremote. We drive past such ming. I am delighted to be back in places as Washington National Kanab. Yet, I cant wait to pack Cathedral, I wo Jima Statue, the Supreme Court, the Library of my bags and take off again. All I Congress the Old Post Office, need is a knee replacement. Corley locks up jail memories By Dixie Brunner Cecil Corley has spent years consorting with drunks, rapists, drug dealers and murderers... and hes enjoyed almost every minute of it. But after ten years of working for the Kane County Sheriffs Department, the past eight as jail administrator, Corley says its time to retire. Corley, and wife Ardith, moved to this area from California in 1977. Cecil was serving as Kane County Fire Marshall, when he got tapped to work in the Kane County Sheriffs Department. SheriffVinnie Riddle asked me to put in my application, recalls Corley. Out of 24 applicants, I wound up with the job. Corley attended law enforcement academy for further training. Asjail administrator, Corley has dealt with a variety of colorful individuals and issues. Onewoman Corleys jail housed, tried to murderher husband with a steak knife. A man from Cedar City was jailed here for security reasons after he murperformed an execution-styl- e der on his victim. I was really proud ofour jail staff. He was here alongtime, and nobody ever found Cecil Corley retired recently after 1 0 years working for the Kane County Sheriffs Department. Corley worked the last eight years as the jail administrator. that he especially enjoyed. Court was impressive about Corley was duty was one ofthe most interest- his capacity for kindness. Ive ing parts of my job, said Corley. seen him sit on the floor with the Ive enjoyed watching our last inmate, and talk them through three county prosecutors. DTs (alcoholic detox). Some individuals become combative and abusive when locked up, Corley said that its occasionally hard to keep your cool, Back behind those bars, theres a whole negative world back there. You get to the place where you know you get to go home and they cant. You dont lower yourself to their standards. out about it. Kane County Sheriff Lamont Court duty was another of Corleys responsibilities, and it Smith speaks highly of Corley. happened to be an aspect ofhis job In fact, the retiringjailer trained the Sheriff. Smith says that while Cecil commanded respect from the prisoners, he always treated everyone fairly. Cecil always taught jailers to try to understand and respect the prisoners, said Smith. He taught me to The worst part of my job, said Corley, was seeing young people not learn from their exi periences. Corley said it troubled him deeply to see young people repeat the same mistakes. Since Kane County Sheriff is a political position, Corley has endured the negativity of elections. He says he has attempted to cope by just doing his job and staying out of the politics as much as possible. Ive been under four sheriffs. But the only boss hell have to answer to now is his wife Ardith. They hope to have more time to enjoy their three children, and nine grandchildren. Corley said that he also intends to spend his and drunk ignore drugged retirement taking care of his people, said Smith, and to real- wife. She has spent 42 years ize that when they got ugly and looking after me-- I think Ill abusive, it was nothingpersonal. spend the next 42 years looking Sheriff Smith said that what after her. Now serving Baca's Famous Burritos No trip to Washington D. 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