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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY Community Save the Earth. ..For 2000 and Beyond e Globe and a Pack by Mayors Karen Alvey and Joy Jordan. Activities for Mark Saturday, April 17 on your calendar for the fourth annual Earth Day Celebration in the towns of Fredonia and Kanab. The Earth Day Committee invites our friends and neighbors to participate in the Earth.. .for 2000 and Beyond. On Saturday, well kick off with the presentation of the 1999 Earth Day poster contest winners. This contest is sponsored by the Earth Day Committee in the Fredonia, Moccasin and Kanab schools. Overall Grand Prize winners will be help-ingusSa- presented with awards that Leave-No-Trac- a roadside on cleanup Highway 89A and a the day include maintenance project for the Squaw Trail in Kanab. Festivities will begin at the UtahArizona border at 9 a.m. (Utah time) with Earth Day activities starting after the open- ve ing ceremony. For more information on how you can get involved in Saving the Earth. ..for the next millennium in your community, contact Maggie Dowd at 520- 5 or Liz Kolle at 435- - in- 643-739- clude binoculars, a Geosafari 644-431- 1. Private thoughts ofa phantom gardener! . ...well it had to happen and it this coming fall. on the third and fourth of April. All the hard work in our' yards and whats to become of it? Its simply too early to give up, because I simply have too much I want to do and accomplish. Theres a lady around the corner who is so busy but has a beautiful stand of peas in her backyard not affected one bit by the snow. Even though the dogdugup my beautiful pea patch, its still not too late to plant again remembering to soak those seeds overnight to help crack the shells so they will germinate earlier. Why not plant sweet peas for the pure beauty of fragrance? I saw a man plant a long row of dwarf burning bush in his front yard a couple of weeks ago so he could see bright red colored leaves against his yellow colored trees did-snov- v none-the-le- ss I understand it was Ills idea and not hers!.! Traveling down a local street last week I saw a beautiful display of tulips, daffodils and narcissus in the front yard of a home, but what made them so special was they were all arranged in Easter colors. That garden display was not planted yesterday, but instead took some forethought for it had to have been planted last fall. Qh how I wTish at times we could plant spring bulbs in the spring instead of the fall, but thats the way of Mother Nature because those bulbs need to be chilled in the winter to bring us the enjoyment of such flowers in the spring. A few inches of snow didnt slow my eagerness to get back, into the garden. We needed the moisture! -- APRIL 14, 1999 Grand Canyon Earth Day presentation Charlie Neumann, of Willow Creek Coffee & Books, recently completed a 30 day trip down the Grand Canyon. He will present a program of slides and commentary of one hour. The meeting will convene at 6:30 p.m. with a Mexican The. presentation by Charlie will be at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 22, 1999. The potluck and presentation will be held at the United Church, 530 S. Highway 89A in Kanab. Everyone in the community is invited to this presentation on Earth Day 1999. pot-luc- k. Kiava Plateau Archeology The Kiava Archeology Chapter of Arizona and the Arizona Humanities Council is sponsoring a slide show and presentation from Dr. Miles Gilbert. The presentation will be in the Fredonia media center at 6:30 p.m. (AZ time) today, April 14. Miles is speaking on Archeology and Archaeostronomy at Casa Malpais in eastern Arizona. Dr. Miles prefers to be called only Miles, but with hi s background he could have many titles. He is the author of three books and is working on Encyclopedia of Buffalo Hunters and Skinners. Miles has worked as a Forensic Anthropologist for the FBI, Arizona DPS, and other locations. The main direction of the talk will be on the two observatory gates at Casa Malpais that show alignment to the winter solstice sunset bringing a shaft of light to a bear paw petroglyph on that date. This will be a very enjoyable evening and everyone is welcome. Thanks again to the help from the Arizona Humanities Council. Further information from Wayne at 644-597- Let the tourist know: 9. T fresh" food"! Who you are... What you have... Where you're at... 6 kK Tl Fredonia now a By Kristi Littreil When it comes to animal wel- Fredonia now ranks among some of the most progressive cities in the United States. We just celebrated our First town, said ani- control officer Tom Corrigan, That means none of the home- less animals the town picks up are ever destroyed, except when theyre sick and suffering with- out hope of recovery. Fredonia now joins a select group of cities, including San Bozeman, MT, and TX, which have adopted policies. This year, Las Vegas will hoist the flag and Los Angeles, which has numbers of homeless ani- mals, has announced a plan to stop the killing. Whether youre a big city or a town, the problem is the same, and so is the solution. Ten ago; 17 million dogs and cats were being killed annually in pounds and shelters across the nation. But, thanks to strong spayneuter and adoption poli- cies, that number is now down to 5 million a year. Since Tom became Fredonias animal controLofFicer last year, hes pursued a policy of Finding homes for eveiy stray dog or cat he picks, up. They are up to Best F riends Ani- mal Sanctuary for spaying and neutering and some are featured as P et of the Week in the South- ern Utah News. Weve had a lot of support from Town Marshal Mike Mellor and Mayor Joy Jordan, too said Tom. To encourage them to adopt an extra pet, Fredonia residents can now get a multi-dolicense so long as all pets in the household are spayed or neutered and the home has been inspected. Better yet, the Fredonia Town Council has just given Tom the green light to form a humane society. This will enable him to apply for grants to build a better shelter on land that will be granted by the town. Tom is also Captain of the Fire Department and President of the Chamber year as a no-ki- ll no-ki- ll no-ki- ll Five-yea- r- No-Ki- town ll But animals remain his First love and, as animal control ficer, his beat extends from the KanabFredonia border to the Grand Canyon. Hes often to be found on the Kaibab rescuing of-far- e, that have been lost or some-mtimes just dumped. dogs al I always wondered: If you dont take charge and help the animals, who will? he says, Tom grew up helping animals in New York - rescuing them and placing them in good homes, He earned a degree in communi-Francisccations and then worked in tail for many years. After meet-striing his future wife, Lori, he moved to Fredonia where Mark e Whipps, then the animal trol officer, asked Tom to work part-tim- e with him. Tom also volunteers at the Best Friends clinic during spayneu-smal- l ter week and takes animals to s Las Vegas on Best Friends o, re-Aust- in, ct con-hug- adop-year- tion days. Hes also helping to develop an adoption program for Best Friends on the Internet and will be building a web site for Fredonias new humane society, Some of the animals that Tom has rescued now live with him and Lori. They also, foster dogs and cats looking for new homes, My most recent and cutest cue' is Lambert, a American Eskimo mix who ply walked right up to the animal shelter front door. Lambert is being fostered by Tom until he is old enough to be adopted. res-ne- w sim-broug- ht Whats the hardest part of his job as the towns animal control officer? Trying not to fall in love with the dogs and cats before they get adopted, he says with a grin, g 164 E 300 S Kanab 644-880- 0 Posters ! Brochure Distribution Call Lake Powell Communications at t t I V' A i UJ J $ ! f La i ,f H i k un 1 f f of Commerce. Hes on the Planning andZoningCom-mittee- , is an emergency medical technician, and owns his own business Fredonia animal control officer Tom Corrigan .. celebrated Fredonia's first ll year. ... JUamp Rentals. no-ki- |