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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS Community WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 3. 1W7 Birthday Open House for George Holland Roger (George) Holland, born on a farm at the edge of the swamp in Georgia on Septembers, 1910,turns87 this coming Saturday. George remembers leaving home at age 11 and heading down the road with a nap sack on his back to Heaven Knows Where. He turned 12 years old in Hong Kong. Employed as a g cabin boy aboard a freighter, George began an adventure of world travel including Central and South America, Hawaii, Alaska, Canada, all of Europe, Russia and all across the United States. George lived through the Great Depression. He survived Come and enjoy a fun and delightful evening of family entertainment with the as millions did working whenRainbow Factory. A touch of folk, a twist of excitement, a pinch of humor and ever and at whatever he could. heaps of musical fun for audiences of children and the young at heart. They He was a migrant farm hand will be performing Monday, Septembers, 1997 at 7:30p.m. at the Kanab High the country in across working School Auditorium. Sponsored by the Kanab Variety Arts Council. the wheat harvest, the berry harvest and the fruit harvest. He moved from place to place either by Model T or by freight Italian immigration was one farming, and ranching - as well train. of the largest influxes of south- - as service related businesses in He was a Captain in the Civil ern and eastern European the cities. Most Italian workers Conservation Corp. (CCCs) George made his contribution groups into Utah. While a few at that time were single men from northern Italy had immi- - who intended to be temporary to the 2nd World War effort asgrated in the 1870s after being residents ofUt&h until they had signed to the ordinance depot converted by the Mormon mis- - earned enough money. west of Flagstaff, Arizona. few after a of the bulk He is self educated and beever, years,' many program, Italians came to Utah during Italians decided to establish came a master carpenter, cabithe period from 1890 to 1930, families and settle in Utah. net maker and construction suin response to demands for la- - . Restrictive emigration legia-bo- r perintendent. He supervised the in the mining and railroad lation by the U.S. government in the 1920's effectively cut off industries. These immigrants mainly the flow of Italians to Utah, were attracted to four counties- - Ties between immigrants and Carbon, Salt Lake, Tooele and their families to Italy the work available in ues to be strong, due to a con-coand metal mining, mills, nection that has withstood the For the second year in a row, smelters, refineries, railroads, test of time. Governor Leavitt will declare September as Drive Friendly month in the state of Utah. Since the inception of the program in September 1996, nearly 400,000 Drive Friendly brochures and 115,000 stickers have been distributed to Utah residents. The Drive Friendly program was developed in response to the growing number of incidents resulting from traffic congestion, aggressive driving and road Featuring authentic Mexican food rage. Traffic has increased cooked by the Escobar family! sea-goin- Italians decided to stay in Utah ' How-siona- ry contin-Weber-f- or al Mexdcasa esttaisrasat HHMMMIIHIHaHHMKMailHHHNaMHMMMHBMHMMMnUMlIMaa 373 East 300 South 644-373- 9 (formerly Red Rock Cafe) Hours: 10 a.m. 9:30 p.m. Closed Saturdays Now with 3 locations to save you - Kanab Hatch Cedar City construction of many state and federal government buildings and schools throughout Arizona. After retiring he was the Water Master here in Kanab for many years. He was on the Kanab City Council and the City Justice of the Peace. He first met his wife to be at Lees Ferry while there on a construction job. He built and added to some of the buildings that are still there today. He married Ardeth Button on February 26, 1938 here in Kanab. They have been married for 59 years. They moved their family from Flagstaff to Kanab in 1948. Two sons, Robert Daniel and Roger Frank are extremely proud to call George their dad. George has two lovely daughter-in-laws, five grandchildren and five which are all proud of George and love him very much. He is a Class Act husband, father, grandfather, and the best friend we could George Holland He also loves to vegetable garden and grow flowers. George was a serious amateur photographer in his younger days and his movies and slides still entertain the family today.. We wish Grandpa George a most special and happy 87th birthhope for. Even though he is tormented day. lie is such a special person with arthritis and has difficulty and deserves a special day. Anyone who would like to wish gettingaround much, he says he wants to tough it out and help George a Happy Birthday is welhis grandkids go on missions come to stop by Roger and and graduate from college. Kathleen Hollands home at 600 He loves and respects all chilNorth 200 East on the evening dren and is always concerned ofSeptember6from6-8p.m- . No when one is hurt or feelingdown. gifts please, just bring a smile. great-grandchildr- en great-grandfathe- r, Gov. Leavitt declares September as Drive Friendly month nearly 15 statewide since 1992, and frustration and anger are beginning to lead to abusive acts and even violence. Individuals swap insults and hand gestures, neglect to signal, tailgate and often cut others off. None of these actions are necessary and only make situations worse. The Drive Friendly program focuses buckling up children, Observing road signs and signals, Traveling at safe speeds and Never drinking and driving. It is important for drivers to realize the toll that aggressive driving has on themselves and others. During the Labor Day on: Weekend alone, it is estimated Respecting other motorists, that four Utahs will die in traffic Sharing the road with mo- crashes. According to a recent AAA study, between the years torcycle and bicycle riders, Wearing safety belts and 1990-19912,828 individuals were injured or killed as a result of aggressive driving. This includes 94 children under the age of 15. With aggressive driving 6, 7 each year, Utahnss must realize their part in this growing problem and increasing practice safe and courteous driv' ing habits. For more information or to request Drive Friendly brochures, contact the Utah Safety Council at or 801-262-54- 00 |