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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY MARCH 3. 1089 Coimmunity Fiddlin around southern Utah 4 a , Domestic Blitz . i Get those fiddles tuned and Contest and Acoustic Bluegrass shoes ducted Festival to be held the weekend those By Dixie Brunner off cause were going to have a of There will be July come time cash for each awarded July great prizes dab in smack the here music category. So you right middle of Kanab. There will be bluegrassers get your instrustrummin, struttin, eatin, and ments tuned and your bands a gawkin goin on, so get that cal- practicin and send in your regendar marked and call all your istration (its in the stuffer of Oh no...two coughs.. .Ill just relatives in for a fun weekend. this issue). Heres your chance tough it out. A bluegrass festival and con- to strut your stuff, rent a food or to town and along crafts booth from Bonnie Riding. test is Women want to quickly get with itcoming there will be a quilt show Just give her a call and she will over their illnesses quickly and and art festival. Just for fun, we fix you right up. move on. Men want to languish. few ofthose invite a wed and Mom will be Grandma Whether they refuse to treat- thought western movie star hanging out their quilts for ment to demonstrate how tough to come and strut their stuff. lookin and all those artists will they are, or because they truly The middle school football field set up their goodies for you to fear doctors, getting men to see will be the site of the first angawk at. Featured a physician is like pulling teeth. nual Southern Utah Fiddling Tom Mix, Miss Kitty, Tonto, and My theory is that its genetic engineering on Gods part when he is making boys. When he is done carefully fashioning all the DNA, he adds the whining gene for male identification. I mean I dont like to criticize, but all maladies are bigger when a man has them. My friends husband was in bed for a week with a hangnail. Women, heck, they could give birth with nary a toe-tappi- ng 16-18t- h. 16-18t- h, I feel your pain...really! Theres a significant difference between men and women when theyre sick. I realize Im in controversial territory, ie., I live in a household of men, and want to remain on speaking terms. And lest I be look-a-lik- es chastized from my brother-in-lafor being prejudiced against g those individuals of the w outdoor-plumbin- look-a-like- persuasion, I must make a disclaimer-th- e following statement is a generalization. Men are whining wimps when s, they are ill. I know this for a fact because several male individuals which shall remain anonymous, but have the same last name as me, have been sick of late. Ive tried to cheerfully nurse them back to health, but quite frankly, my Florence Nightingale attitude has rapidly fallen by the way-sid- whimper, while crossing the plains in a covered wagon. Mooooom, calls the pathetic Rachel, arent you done voice from the bedroom, could husband calls, e. et, Im hungry. you come here. Sure hon, I attempt to respond lovingly, (for the fifth t;me in ten minutes). What can I do for you? Can you set that glass of ice water you just brought me a little closer, he croaks. I dont want to have to reach for it. I wouldnt want you to get a strain, I respond under my breath, as I move the glass. are What, cant hearyou-ear- s plugged. I said, this illness has been a pain, hasnt it? Yeah, he affirmed weakly. Do you think you could make me some soup while youre up? Men will quickly counter that we are ill much more often than them, and my answer to that is, and your point is? We have more plumbing! Which brings me to the next subject. Women often comment that if childbirth was left up to the men, there wouldnt be Tavez Emery of Orderville says, Oh Momma, if that chick was many children. I disagree, because I believe that one guy would have one and get so much mileage out of it, others would take up the challenge to show whos more macho. Theyd sit around during football games on Sunday afternoons, bragging about their childbirth accomplishments What, eight pound baby in six hours? Big deal! I gave birth to twins with no pain killers. Everyone is finally getting healthy at our house, and thats a good thing. My patience and energy is running thin. Moooom, calls another son from the bedroom, I dont feel so good. Could you bring me an Men never suffer in silence-the- y want you to feel their pain. If they aren't feeling well, everybodys going to hear about it. And they never admit to feeling better. Youre lookingbetter, honey, you comment. long, illustrative Im not. Im much .Well coughs... sicker than the last time...three aspirin? And would you make loud coughs.. .you checked. sure the water is cold enough Lets make ah appointment this time. Here we go again. with the doctor then. Four, ILIIUJ.I Jl. J .III'WIIWUM.IIUL it U1L III JU' IIJUI Jl IIIM Jiw JM H PH ll, .l .IIJ I 'd John Wayne will be struttin around trying to win a prize in the best Western Movie Star Contest. So. ..Come One! Come All!! The Kanab Chamber of Com- Look -Like merce and the Kane County Travel Council invite you to at- tend and participate in the festivities. If you have any questions or donations, give one of us a shout. (Cheri Waara, Terry Cottrell, Bonnie Riding, Linda Clark, Dillon Cunningham, Terry Griffin, Thea Van Baal, Jen Kaufman or Susan Markham). Remember to look at the stuffer in this issue for more Festival info. American Legion Auxiliary meeting Tonight, March 3, 1899, 7:00 p.m. at the Legion Hut the Auxiliary March meeting will be held. Plans will be finalized for the Girls State Tea to be held Sunday, March 14 at 4:30 p.m. at the Library in the meeting room. On Wednesday, March 17, 1999 at 6:00 p.m. a free dinner will be held at the Hut for Legion and Auxiliary members to celebrate the American Legions birthday. Auxiliary ladies will be contacted for salads and desserts. If you pirn on attending, we would appreciate an R.S.V.P. Please call Betty or Bob Tha-ti- dance with her for sure. Photo by Myma Cox. bit taller, ompson at 644-281- 9, i;3GnaH Ann ITaims My" 22 Pasi(se Eaena 05 at raatinve , (SeuSs (Must purchase and use in March only) Hours Tues. thru Fri. - 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ml I repair major appliances, furnaces & commercial restaurant equipment! - Over 30 Years Experience -RKB Services Roger K. Barney 644-355- 0 Resident of Kanab for over a year. Call for an appointment. Located in the Heritaqe Center at 310 South 100 East ... U . i . V v U r,( U I U i 4 - at i |