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Show nHnnRqi 80UTHXSN UTAH NEWS - WEDNESDAY Feature APBn,fs.mir The Quitters Hands By Myrna Cox Material on the table lies, tis only woven threads, havrmagjcally her hands will make, quilts for peoples beds. The colored squares so tenderly placed together one by one, with satisfaction budding when she can say; tis done. Such a bundle, filled with love, Will find another place, The warm th upon a winter night, Brings a smileto someones face. Countlessthreadsanduntoldhours, As patchwork seems to grow, How many beds and hearts are warmed. The count, she may not know. Good deeds perhaps, are quilting blocks, sewn together one by one? As growing blankets fill the earth. Until the day is done. time I wrap up in the quilt Nellie has gone beyond the regular service in her quilting venture. Homeless persons are now getting some of the benefits from Nellies warm, home-mad- e quilts. She has received some donated material to help in her quest to share with the homeless folks, whos population, unfortunately is growing daily. Her quilts are possibly world wide. She has operated a bed and breakfast for several years. Many foreign travelers have taken quilts to their homelands. The colorful array of tied quilts are sold from her home in Orderville. Usually a huge selection of different colors are available in sizes from baby to queen. They are tied with bright yarn and machine bound for Nellie Frost has a room in her home which contains colorful, fluffy, hand-mad- e quilts. These find to in themselves seem quilts friends many places. Relatives, Managing grief and loss What we call lifo Is a journey ness of it weighs me down at By Myrna Cox Since the death of my son, John times to the point when I wonder to death, and what we call death Cox, who died as a result of an if I can stand again, and face the is a passport to life. automobile accident, and his day with the challenges of my cousin, Justin Lamb, who died in life. I know that you do not see December from an industrial ac- - the leaden weight inside of me. cident, I have accumulated many Your life goes on. Mine stands healing words and advice from still. This heaviness inside of me many of you, and other sources is real, I feel it, I wear it every-whic- h have helped me heal. day, every moment that I breathe. JusIt may be easy for you to say: and to As a tribute John tin in a way of honoring their Get on with your life. It is not April birthdsys, I wish to share so easy for me to get on with my some of the information which life, when someone I love has has been so helpful for me and moved on. To tell me to get on with my life is like telling me to my family. Kane County has certainly turn my thoughts and heart from seen its share of losses the past my loved one and join your life, several years. Many young men I cant today. I am still healing, and beautiful young women have I am incapable of doing some been taken. The ugly death things right now. So PLEASE called divorce, and tragic losses ALLOW ME TO HEAL. Let me cry, let me talk, allow are a part ofour lives. The young Houston father who left a family me some anger, some insecuricaused us all to mourn. Yet, we ties and some limits that I may all must heal in our own way. choose. Let me understand in my Healing is hard work, we each own way, what I am feeling so h manage it differently. I share when your turn comes, I will reyou, not to reopen old sciously remember you and wounds or to remind you of your spect your time for grieving losses, but to remind all of us and,allowyoutoheal.Ifwewant that everyone is healing in one way or another. PLEASE ALLOWMETO HEAL I am not the same today, aslwas yesterday. My life has changed There is an empty hole, where a There is nothing formidable about death, but the consequences of it and these we can regulate and control. The shortest life is long enough, if it leads to abetter life. Deep sorrow hath no tongue. Allow the love of Christ to mend a grieving soul. In memory to all whose lives have touched our hearts in a special way. To JOHN and JUSTIN, I write my epitaph for them, not upon the granite that marks their resting place in the cemetery, but I will write my epitaph for them upon the tablets of my heart, engraved - eternally - forever. Of all the wonder t that yet I have heard, it seems to me most strange that men should fear seeing that death, a necessary end, will come when it will comeM. (Shakespeare) con-wit- and strangers are recipients of the beautiful quilts. I personally have a quilt I call my "Nellie quilt. She gave it to me at a time in my life when I was straggling with a great loss. I find myself curled up on the sofa quite often with my blanket I recall with fondness the gesture, of kindness that accompanies me to the sofa each loved one (mce laughed, played, and loved The space seems larger than a crater at times. I long to fill the space. I dont know how. I try in u2dont judse me. I am inside my mortal framework. The heavi- - wearinga-leatThea- rt, SeafoodStealis Authentic Mexican CVpen 11am 332 West 300 North 644-322- 2 IRYIPnf Continued from Page 1 They also agreed they will use newspapers as well as other avenues to get the word out. Although the process will take three years, one question asked was if there will be interim decisions, for example the road situation. Meredith said that once we agree on wording we'll make (3ID3D FirCWOOd the signs and get them up. But cautioned, We have to be program starts May 1 he careful to remember, the decision maker on the planning is N'Jrtl.Kaibab Ranger Di fuelwood the Secretary of the Interior." tnct Another concern expressed. Inn.tS8tartrogMayl.Manyof the areas remain open to fire- What will happen if people come wood cutting and gatheringwith this year to see the monument the exception of a limited area with no facilities or restrooms to on the east side of State High- handle waste? Meredith anway 67. This area has been iden- swered, We are going to have to tified by an interagency team to deal with it. That is why we are be the prime habitat for Kaibab keeping a low profile. No broPinchusion Cactus. chures are out inviting people to The district fuelwood program come. We're telling people facilihas only slightly changed from ties are limited and roads are past years. This has become nec- not touring roads " essary to protect this rare cacWho will handle garbage, noxtus. Activities such as d ious weeds, roads, fires, etc? Mr. travel associated with firewood Meredith replied that the BLM cutting has caused serious im- offices in Kane and Garfield have pacts on the cactus. A conserva- on the ground management. tion plan was developed in order Commissioners lamented they to protect the relatively rare were still working on the same plant and prevent it from being budgets and now have these listed as a threatened and en- added concerns. dangered species. Cooperation Garfield County Commisis needed by wood cutters in sioner Louise Listen stated, order to minimize further damLitigation is in process with age to the cactus. Garfield, Kane and UAC, (that A map showing the open means 29 counties are united) fuelwood cutting areas is avail- with state and institutional trust able at the Forest Service Office lands. We want you to know it is in Fredonia and the Kaibab Pla- in process. We don't want it to teau Visitor Center at Jacob interfere with our working relaLake. Fuelwood permits are $5 tionship. per cord with a three cord miniSuperintendent Meredith conmum. For more information, call cluded, We know there will be 5 (520) or visit the office some rough times, but we can . v, in.Fredonia. . work . together:" off-roa- Open 7 daysweek Vl 643-739- vvv |