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Show P BEDROCK (HOMES ' 'vf:-.fsetCK n -- Fredonia High School baseball Page 10 :r;:;., SOMft HOVifS lr.g..y...fwiryfM my fS ) Pdibiiito a Red rock Homes Open House Page 16 VOLUME 65 NUMBERS WEDNESDAY APRIL 3, 1996 COLOR COUNTRY'S HOME TOWN NEWSPAPER 50c Road supervisor Cox resigns By Richard Negus bbisowxmtxds.'PoIitkal Bull is what caused Kane County roads supervisor Sherman Cox to resign. Cca tendered a letter of res- started the office hack then was By Dude Brunner CoEnmiseon at its March 25 Kanab since has changed helping people End good paying meeting. HesaM be had grown Karen first Alvey opened the Job opportunities said Alvey. weary of the fact that Ms Job seems subject to the wMms of Job Service office here over two the BLM, Forest Service and decades ago. She was going to every other agency that has work for six months, just long enough to get the employment set foot in the county. office located in a small room fliTgniTtjgsT-inirtpParmll yaid behind Chefs Palace a good he wished that Cox wouM Cox said his mind start. 21 was made up, and that. Ms years Alvey, the resignation would be effective later, much-belove- d Friday. Joe' Judd" made a to accept. Steve community figr needed a man to play movie. Powell Since in a Major she couldnt find anyone locally for the role, she called the Salt one-arm- ed Lake protheses center. They found one man willing to play the part, but he was missing the wrong arm. The next gentleman refused due to the fact he was going to have to go down the Colorado, and be dumped into the water and ure and Job swim. He told Service man- visothat Cox might reconsider me that ager, is retiring. fey Friday. part,said Alvey,butthat the people, cost esafmrrta third rif a milEim dollars, with private landowm-wr- s rrn ftlhe rnrtirty payirnga third the federal gEwnprament paying the rest. The cncnmis-sasnsigaedogcnt- he document. Bcpersaid tfeprocessjsknmwn as Vegetative Mfprdjrtfori) to thfina m Washington D.CL, plowing and chaining to those who speak English. tbs fffwrrmr'gswTni that a frill has: hed love to play the Tve just alMuddy Creek Howard Roper brought the ways enjoyed, Muddy Creek Restoration working with with only one arm, his swimming was limited to going in around said Alvey of her long career. Karen and LaDell Alvey moved to Kanah 35 years ago from Page, circles! During Karen AlvesJob Ser- vice tenure, the when LaDell got a Job workfor ing G a rKa n e Power. They raised three office has moved four times, and has had employment rates ranging from as low as 2.5 to children here; Michael, Julie passed the State Legislature as high to o3rcate funds to rural coun- and Brent. The ties with problem roads, He Abneys later got Jab Service manager Karen Ahey(1) entertains one oftier many Japanese as 12.8. She said that the said a Kane County comntts-EMm- involved in ranch-- 1 herds. ANey is retiring this Friday after 21 years with Jab Service. will sit cm the commit- - ing and raising thoroughbred booming in Kanab, Job Service skills most employers are looktjMk the pro-- race horses, and LaDell started facilitated many interesting ing for are fairly basicThey are his own successful business con- employment opportunities for lookingfor honesty, integrity and ock forward to getting this structing transmission power local citizens. They came to us someone who has strong work lines. When the Abneys moved to recruit temporary extras for ethics. AfKtTWTT3ll ifyi'p In the capacity ofherjob, Alvey to Kanah, it was a community of the movies. Alvey added that Utah Parks been honored often. She has has 1500 movie about studios the sometimes people. only received awards from numerous for wouM 21 350 locals the In as as hire years working many lapceposal forthecomdy discovsources at a time to work in the movies. including, Kaibab Industopmtaqpete majxctventtuetD Job Svice, Alvey has Southern Utah University, ered the old adage,the more They always had a lot of odd tries, Service. and Job more the change, they requests. isoratkn ra Utah. He szM tbee thmgs; be true. While to same the Job Service interaction with Alvey said that she has fortu1230 stay be as as fezr may many issues some movie area the employment industry provided nately been blessed with great fecetscnlake PoweS tfcatare not who have helped her resome major challenges, as well loenaed in Utah. Coasty Asaes- - have changed, many have mained thp sarnie. as a few fangh Alvey recounts in every way possible. She is See COMMISSION, Pcge2Q The biggest challenge when I a time when one company especially proud of certain ac er complishments ofher office, such as resume writing assistance and employment workshops. I think that weve provided services to people in the area so they wont have to leave. One of the worst things to happen to this area is the Kaibab Forest Products closure said Alvey. It hurt so many people. Alvey said that many ofKaibabs employees have been placed in Jobs outside of the area. But Alvey isnt bleak about area employment. I think that the future of Kanab will be good. She sees the tourism and service industry strengthening, and thinks that the people here will be a big part of its success. Kanab is diverse and cosmopolitan. The people here are wonderful. But Karen Alvey is special, not just because she has been good at her job...but because she always went the extra mile and then some. Karen has been my friend and mentor for manyyears , said Rosalee Coleman, manager and of Colemans Exxon. so and if Shes theres ever a problem, Karen is always the first one there to help co-ow- good-hearte- d, See ALVEY , Page 3 KANAB WEATHER March Predp. -- 1 .0 1 rs Courtesy, : Frank Swagp Family |